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Flexible with 2 days per week in our London Head Office - Park Street, London Bridge
Closing date: Thursday 12th December 2024 at 11:59pm
Whizz Kidz is transforming. It is an exciting time to join us as a Partnerships Development Executive as we embark on an ambitious strategy for the next three years. Sitting within our Corporate Partnerships team this role will support the Head of Partnerships and Partnership Development Manager to develop and delivery of long-term relationships with companies – both large and small – so we increase the number, scale and value of corporate partnerships with the goal of providing more sustainable support for Whizz-Kidz.
To achieve this you will proactively identify, research and quantify opportunities across priority sectors, manage your own prospect pipeline and work with internal teams to create a clear case for support that will help deliver shared purpose and shared value partnerships. You will play your part in helping build the Whizz Kidz brand, grow influence and drive income.
Whizz Kidz: the facts
Over 75,000 young people aren’t getting the wheelchair or support that fully meets their needs. Without the ability to be independent young wheelchair users are restricted in their ability to socialise and participate in society.
We’re here to change that.
As the UK’s leading charity for young wheelchair users (up to 25 years old), we empower young people by providing the wheelchairs, equipment, support and confidence-building experiences they need, and campaigning for a more inclusive society.
And we won’t stop until they are mobile, enabled and included.
The Fundraising and communications team at Whizz Kidz raises around 95% of the income to fund the work of the charity and supports the generation of funds through on and offline publications, develops our social media and website presence and leads on PR activities.
The person
As the Whizz Kidz Partnership Development Executive you will be encouraged to get into the heart of the organisation, understand our ambitions and use your passion, knowledge and skills to help identify and deliver new corporate partnerships. You will understand how to identify the right opportunities for Whizz Kidz and know what it takes to win and manage different types of partnerships. You will have solid written and verbal communication skills, be comfortable presenting and willing to develop and learn new skills. You will be keen to play your part in helping the fundraising and marcomms team maintain a positive culture, increase brand awareness and unlock vital income to create positive change for young wheelchair users and their families.
Key accountabilities
• Support the Partnerships team in generating long term sustainable income (unrestricted/restricted) from the corporate sector by developing income first multi-year partnerships
• Create and deliver engaging and targeted new business proposals, pitches and presentations as well as creating compelling and persuasive cases for support to help secure and establish successful new partnerships
• Support team to achieve its financial targets through new and existing partnerships
• Researching and quantifying opportunities alongside identifying and cultivating relationships with new prospects with a view to securing face to face meetings and long-term support
• Ensure frameworks and legal contracts describing and defining funding relationships comply with charity, HMRC law and fundraising best practice.
Person specification
Skills and knowledge
• Positive outlook with ability to think creatively, commercially and embrace innovation
• Negotiation skills with ability to make financial asks
• Written communication – ability to write compelling cases for support and adapt communications to different audiences
• Verbal communication and interpersonal skills – ability to network and build relationships at all levels – internally and externally
• Able to prioritise a varied workload, work calmly under pressure and meet deadlines
• Enjoy working as part of a team and on own initiative with a proactive outlook
• Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
• Open to challenging the status quo in order to achieve the best outcome for Whizz Kidz
• Good level of computer literacy, including databases
Experience
• Previous experience and success in a Corporate Partnerships role
• Demonstrable experience of partnership development, securing new business and relationship management skills
• Experience of researching, preparing and delivering high-quality new business approaches/pitches to help engage potential partners
• Confident managing a prospect pipeline including employee engagement, strategic and commercial opportunities across different sectors
• Comfortable networking and working with colleagues and stakeholders at all levels
• Previous knowledge of fundraising databases
• Good knowledge of fundraising and changing trends especially in the corporate partnerships’ environment
• A ‘can-do’ attitude, solid decision-making skills and ability to work independently
• Able to work flexibly and creatively to respond to the emerging needs
Please note: This post is subject to a Basic level DBS Disclosure, which will be sought prior to the confirmation of a job offer.
A few perks
The wellbeing of our colleagues is of paramount importance to our success as an organisation, and we want to ensure that our benefits package provides for everyone!
Annual leave: 25 days of annual leave per annum plus Bank Holiday (pro-rata for part time colleagues).
Christmas closure: In addition to annual leave, employees get three days of paid Christmas leave.
Cycle to Work: This is salary sacrifice scheme provided by Cycle Scheme Ltd (part of Black Hawk), which allows you to purchase a bicycle up to the value of £1,000, saving tax and NI.
Maternity, paternity, adoption and surrogacy: Upon completing 1 years’ service by the Expected Week of Childbirth (EWC) or Expected Date of Placement (EDP) in the case of Adoption or Surrogacy, anyone on maternity leave will receive 8 weeks full pay (inclusive of statutory pay) and a return-to-work payment of 4 weeks full pay after six months of having returned to work. Anyone on paternity leave will receive 4 weeks full pay (inclusive of statutory pay).
Pension: Automatic enrolment for all colleagues with the option to opt out. Contributions of 5% gross salary made by both Whizz Kidz and employees. We will match higher contributions of up to 6% of gross basic salary.
Simply health: Automatic enrolment in a fully paid for cash plan that assists you with everyday health costs. This scheme is also available to your families for an extra charge.
Season ticket loan: An interest free loan of up to £5,000 following the successful completion of the Probationary Period.
Wellness Days: Two days per calendar year for employees to take off for any reason that you chose.
To apply
For full details and to apply, please click the apply button.
Closing date: Thursday 12th December 2024 at 11:59pm
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Advocating for persecuted Christians in fulfillment of the ACN (UK) Strategic Plan for Advocacy. Working as part of a dynamic and growing team, this post would enable the successful candidate to expand the advocacy outreach of ACN (UK), while supporting the department’s other responsibilities including press and media work, research and article-writing, and the preparation of fund-raising materials (text and visuals).
ACN (UK) is a Catholic charity, supporting persecuted and suffering Christians around the world.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At Bipolar UK we are passionate about improving understanding of mental health and empowering people affected by bipolar to lead their best lives.
Every month we empower 1,000 people to stay well and we plan to support many more. We offer specialist information and resources through our website, host over 80 peer support groups monthly and offer a 1-1 peer support line and moderated eCommunity. We also work with research organistions and campaign to ensure bipolar voices are heard.
The Senior Marketing Officer will work closely with the communications team, stakeholders and an external agency to develop strategic, audience-driven campaign assets and deliver an impactful and integrated awareness campaign. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a lasting impact in mental health and improve lives across the UK.
The ideal candidate will have proven experience of developing, delivering and evaluating high-profile integrated marketing campaigns, working to tight deadlines, prioritising a high workload, together with excellent written and verbal communications skills and experience of developing a range of emotionally engaging content for multi-media channels is essential.
Knowledge of current digital marketing trends, an understanding of SEO best practices and experience of managing complex relationships with agencies, external suppliers, funders and a wide range of internal stakeholders is also essential.
An understanding of bipolar is desirable and we welcome applications from those with lived experience of bipolar either themselves or through family and friends.
Our mission is to empower everyone affected by bipolar to live well and fulfil their potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
OVERVIEW
If you are someone happy to take initiative, act as a service provider to our insiders, lend your hand to anything/everything with regard to building the organisation and are drawn to the idea of helping bring to life an ambitious new social enterprise, then we hope you will consider applying.
We believe that corporate ‘Insiders’ have been under invested in, under-utilised and often under-estimated in conversations about how we support a just transition.
You will be the only staff member but have a lot of brilliant people around you to provide support and we hope that with your support and leadership we will grow to a team of 3-4 over the coming 18 months.
We are looking for a self-starter who will flourish as a facilitator of insider groups, as a recruiter of Insiders, as an advocate and sector-builder for the insider community and as someone who can put the building blocks in place for an organisation that is set to grow and flourish.
To begin with, you will be hosted at non-profit Impatience Ltd who are providing hosting support to Impatience Insiders.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
We are looking for someone with at least six years of professional experience who is:
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Confident in supporting bold movement building and encouraging people towards action;
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Able to work delicately in high trust environments;
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Able to work collaboratively with partners;
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Energised to search and recruit for Insiders from a ‘cold’ start (e.g. building new relationships on Linkedin, etc.); and
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Able to help build the ecosystem which we are a part of.
We are definitely looking for an all-rounder and do not have a particular experience set in mind. We expect to get applications from people from a range of backgrounds including those who have worked in large professional services firms, civil society building, community organising, programme management, financial services, social entrepreneurship, consulting or public affairs.
We will be looking for people who have had to build things from scratch and are used to working with diverse stakeholder groups and holding a strong sense of purpose.
The essentials:
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You care deeply about the social and environmental challenges the world is facing and can see how industry can play a critical role in impacting these issues;
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You are a confident project manager - you must have a knack of keeping things organised and on track, being able to write clearly and distil information;
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You are a keen researcher who likes learning about new topics and presenting information back in written documents and briefings;
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You are committed to facilitating and organising in ways that support diversity, equity and inclusion;
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You have some facilitation experience and are comfortable building trust with individuals as well as holding space for confidential and sensitive conversations in groups. You have experience of supporting people to work through challenges and differing opinions to get to points of agreement and action;
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You are happy researching and approaching potential partners, Insiders, etc. without warm introductions and building a new community around this work;
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You are able to work independently with only light-touch support, self-start and manage competing priorities and multiple groups of stakeholders.
Helpful but not essential experience/skills:
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A background and experience of working within food systems; this could be through having worked hands-on on farms, in the public sector on agriculture policy, on corporate sustainability strategies, or through a master’s degree;
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A background in project management, public affairs, and relationship management;
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A background in movement building, community organising, facilitation and/or advocacy;
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Experience in fundraising and partnership building;
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Experience in sales, recruitment, hospitality and/or training;
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Experience of working in and pushing for change in large organisations.
You will have a few key aspects to your work:
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Own and organise the Insiders group. This will include seeking new members to expand our Insider group, while retaining current members by ensuring meetings and work are relevant, interesting and beneficial for members;
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Work with partners to turn insider insights into campaigns to influence change within the sector;
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Help plan and deliver the UK’s first ‘Insider Summit’ where we bring together people doing insider work across a range of industries and forms;
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Seed and support new insider groups;
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Help develop the methodology for insider group development;
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Build relationships with potential funders and pitch for further core or project-related funding;
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Project-manage external agencies that are conducting delivery work for each project, from conception through to delivery and dissemination with civil society organisations, government, media and/or investors.
For the right person, this will be an amazing experience that allows them to learn as they lead work and accelerate into a space where their knowledge and insight is directly impacting progress towards transforming the UK food system and other industries.
We’re flexible about location (within the UK), hours and type of experience, our priority is to find the right person to lead this work who is ready to hit the ground running and has both the track record and skill set to make a success of this. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100% sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application cover letter to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role.
The Impatience Ltd leadership team can be seen at: impatienceltd. org/our-team.
This project has Jake Hayman as the lead board sponsor as well as active involvement in oversight and management from Farhana Yamin and Aditi Shah.
The organisation is very much at a start-up stage with our only major funding coming to support this key role and one fellow team member over the next 12 months which is why this is an initial 12-month contract.
We hope the track record of the leadership team in building multiple successful thriving organisations will give candidates some confidence that this is an organisation that can grow and thrive and provide amazing opportunities to stretch themselves, provide career development and build their skills.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. Our multiple award-winning Income Generation department raises around 60% of the Charity’s total income, allowing us to continue to grow to make sure we can be here for every cat and dog, now and in the future.
Our Direct Marketing Team is part of this department, and recruits and develops supporters. We are seeking a Direct Marketing Officer to join this team on a fixed term basis until June 2025. They will independently manage and deliver a series of high standard direct marketing campaigns to recruit new donors, communicate with existing donors, and generate agreed income for Battersea through a variety of warm and cold marketing channels such as direct mail, print media, and digital promotion. This role will manage Battersea’s raffle product and campaigns associated with it.
This will be a very rewarding opportunity to play a vital role in giving the dogs and cats in our care a better life.
What we can offer you:
In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans
We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.
Our hybrid working model:
We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.
Diversity and inclusion:
At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.
By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.
More about us:
At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.
Closing date: 1st December 2024
Interview date(s): w/c 9th December 2024 (1st round); w/c 16th December 2024 (2nd round)
Start date: ASAP
To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.
Battersea is here for every dog and cat, and has been since 1860. We believe that every dog and cat deserves the best.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing date: Tuesday 17th December 2024 at 9am
Please note that the turnaround time between both the first stage and second stage interviews will be short.
We have an exciting opening for someone to join our senior leadership team for a fixed term period during 2025 overseeing our strategy and brand development. We need a strategic expert who understands politics, campaigning and how to get the best out of campaigning organisations - and win credit for that across key stakeholders and with the public.
The Director of Strategy and Brand will guide our strategic direction and public presence to amplify our mission, position 38 Degrees at the forefront of change, and build a resonant brand in the public sphere. They will partner closely with leadership to align 38 Degrees’ strategic goals with real-time social and political landscapes. By shaping organisational strategy, monitoring our progress, and refining public brand positioning, the Director of Strategy and Brand will ensure that 38 Degrees remains agile, cohesive, and impactful, continually driving growth and resilience in service of our mission.
The Director of Strategy and Brand will focus on formulating plans for our strategy, our tactics and how we are set up as an organisation to succeed.
Your background and experience
We are looking for someone who understands 38 Degrees, our model and our organisational culture already. We want someone who shares our fierce determination to change our country - campaigning to do so without fear or favour whoever is in power. You will have worked at, or with, a similar organisation to us, where our supporters are our purpose, and you’ll be ready to engage in discussions about strategies, tactics and way of working from day one.
You will understand the challenges we may face from a change of government. Our power is the passion, and number, of our supporters. You will have insight and experience on how an organisation like ours should respond to a new environment - and capitalise on the changed landscape.
You will understand not just the purpose and strategies of organisations like ours, you’ll know that we can only succeed if we have the right people, structure and culture. You’ll have experience of working in productive and positive environments, and you’ll have insight into how teams can be set up for success in a campaigning space.
You’ll be adept and experienced at project management, understand the pressures the team face working in a fast paced reactive environment and be able to get the best of people in this context to help deliver on longer term, strategic goals.
And most of all, you will be a positive, practical person who can work with others, bringing them with you, to solve problems in a collaborative way.
About us
38 Degrees is one of the UK's biggest campaigning communities, involving over a million supporters who campaign to make the UK a better place. We’re united by a shared vision to create a fairer and more respectful UK and a more sustainable world.
In the space of a week, millions of supporters could be campaigning on anything from protecting our NHS and stopping cuts to Universal Credit, to saving local green spaces and protecting our democracy.
38 Degrees is fiercely independent. We are primarily funded by small donations from hundreds of thousands of members of the public from all over the UK. This independence means we never have to hold ourselves back from taking on those with power and can truly listen to our supporters.
Why you’ll want to work here
The 38 Degrees culture is honest, kind, supportive, courageous, and respectful. We move fast, and frequently change plans to respond to events. We work hard but we also have fun. We regularly enjoy team away days and social hours.
Benefits include:
27 days holiday per year (plus bank holidays); Office closure between Christmas and New year; 9-day fortnight (office closed every other Friday); 4pm closure on the alternate Friday; Flexibility to work 90 days per tax year (30 day maximum per travel in any location as per approval process); one month paid sabbatical leave after 5 years of service; Employer pension contribution; 24 hour employee assistance programme; Enhanced family leave policies; Cycle to work scheme; Employer paid annual flu vaccination; Rental deposit loan; Contribution to eye tests/glasses; Learning and development budget
Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We’re especially keen to hear from people who’ll bring lived experience of the issues we work on and who’ll make our team more diverse as a result.
So if you’re Black, Asian or from any other minority ethnic group, if you’re disabled, LGBTQIA+, or if you’re from a working class home, your application will be especially welcome.
And thanks to our flexible home working approach and network of offices, we have a staff team that is increasingly based across the UK. We’re keen to continue diversifying geographically, so that we’re rooted in our supporters’ communities.
To make sure that we are able to reach our goal of a diverse team we have equal opportunities monitoring requirements. Your application will not be complete without the equal opportunities monitoring form.
38 Degrees is committed to inclusive working practices, so during the application process we commit to:
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Paying for childcare whilst you’re at 38 Degrees interviews or tasks
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Paying for your travel costs to the office and back – and for overnight accommodation if you’re travelling from a long distance for an interview although at present the majority of interviews are held online using zoom.
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Making any reasonable adjustments – for example ensuring we have a BSL interpreters organised in advance if you’d need one
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If there anything else you’re concerned about or think we could provide, please let us know.
To be successful in your application you must meet the essential requirements for this role and answer the questions below which are part of the selection criteria. Without completion of this task your application cannot be considered.
The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment.
Application Questions (max. word count: 2000 words across all questions)
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Our mission is to ‘mobilise a growing and diverse community to collectively campaign for and win change’. What challenges and opportunities are posed by the election of a Labour government to a campaigning community with that mission?
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Tell us about a time where you have been responsible for implementing an organisational strategy - what were the key challenges and how did you achieve positive results?
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38D is a digital first, people-powered campaigning organisation where millions of people do something small to add up to bigger political and corporate change. Tell us about a time you’ve worked with a similar model - and about how it can make a difference in the country.
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What is the most interesting campaign or campaigning initiative run by 38 Degrees in the last two years, and why?
The Vacancy:
RBLI Charity supports disadvantaged Forces veterans from all over the UK in a dynamic Village HQ, and through an award-winning national employability programme called Lifeworks which reaches unemployed veterans all over the UK.
At this time RBLI is undertaking an ambitious appeal to develop Britain’s Bravest Manufacturing Co. (BBMC) one of the largest social enterprise operations in the UK. The role is a key driving force within RBLI’s big gifts function. To support this £12.5m campaign RBLI is looking for an experienced prospect researcher with strong event experience.
RBLI’s Village and social enterprise factory are memorable places to visit and this is transformative for our relationships with our supporters and customers. Meeting staff and residents brings to life what their donations will be able to achieve. It is important for the Fundraising and BBMC teams to host supporters and customers both current and potential. Our visitors also include senior military personnel and dignitaries.
The postholder will work closely with senior stakeholders internally and externally and will take the lead in ensuring events and charity visits run smoothly and achieve their goals.
The company:
Royal British Legion Industries (RBLI) is a national charity that has been helping those in need for over 100 years, providing support to the Armed Forces community, those with disabilities and those who have found themselves unemployed.
Each RBLI division offers a service to help veterans live an independent life with whatever support they require resulting in the successful delivery of a full-care pathway on-site to help veterans of any age or background from across the three services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Executive Director of Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland)
Salary: £97,905 per annum
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time (30 hours over 4 days)
Location: London-based or commutable to London (minimum weekly), with some other UK travel as required.
Plus benefits.
Can you lead Friends of the Earth in our mission to achieve climate justice?
We are seeking to appoint an Executive Director to lead Friends of the Earth (England, Wales & Northern Ireland) at a crucial domestic and international moment for climate, environmental and social justice.
You will motivate, inspire and build the capacity of a growing and diverse network of people coming together to transform our environment into one which is flourishing, sustainable, and socially just.
You will do this as a passionate and effective advocate for an environment that’s getting better, a safer climate, abundant nature, healthy air, water and food. We work from the grassroots to the global in communities throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland to playing our part in the international network of our sister organisations around the world.
We are looking for someone with established credibility and standing within the environmental and/or social justice sectors, someone able to inspire our activists, staff and allies, and to attract funding and resources to enable our vital work; someone with outstanding strategic vision and organisational leadership as well as a collaborative approach to build and deliver transformative work internally and externally.
With exceptional communication and relationship skills and an empathetic approach, you will inspire and lead our engagement across the political landscape and engage with a widening range of communities. Fostering equity, diversity and inclusion, including our commitment to becoming an anti-racist organization, you will be key to our work in pursuit of a just and sustainable world for all.
CLOSING DATE: THURSDAY 2nd JANUARY 2025 (AT 23.59)
For more information please read the information pack.
HOW TO APPLY AND KEY DATES
Please apply by sending a curriculum vitae, supporting statement and Equality & Diversity form to the recruitment team, see how to apply.
Your supporting statement should be no more than 2 pages of A4 and address the key requirements of the person specification with relevant examples of your experience and outline why you are interested in the post. Please state if you wish to be considered under Disability Confident.
To ease administration, please combine into a single Word document. Please do not use PDF format.
We are undertaking direct recruitment via this process. Additionally, Oxford HR are assisting us via an executive search process. If you are engaged with that, please continue to route your application via them. All applications will be reviewed jointly.
Key dates:
Closing date: Thursday 2nd January 2025 (at 23:59)
First stage
1st Interviews: Wednesday 15th/ Thursday 16th January 2025 (online via Teams meeting)
Second stage
Meetings with key stakeholders: Wednesday 22nd/ Thursday 23rd January 2025 (online via Teams meetings) This will include meetings with representatives of our Boards, management, staff, Nations and the recognised union (Unite).
2nd Interviews: Wednesday 29th/ Thursday 30th January 2025 (in person at our London office)
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance including a 4-day working week with no loss of pay, excellent learning and development opportunities and a vibrant organisational culture.
Our staff body is currently under-representative of People of Colour, LGBTQIA+ people and people with long term conditions or impairments. We are committed to eroding these historic barriers, so as to create a movement in which people from all walks of life see themselves in, and so we particularly encourage you to apply if you belong to one of these groups or sit at multiple intersections of disadvantage. We are committed to the Disability Confident standard and will guarantee an interview to any candidates who declare a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the role.
Friends of the Earth staff who publicly represent Friends of the Earth (including all campaigners) are not allowed to also represent a political party. This is to ensure that there can be no confusion in the minds of the public about Friends of the Earth's party-political independence. Affected staff should also seek permission from the Senior Management Team if they wish to hold a non-public facing official role in a political party. If this is an issue, please do raise this with us as soon as possible.
Friends of the Earth is an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it. We lead campaigns, provide resources and information, and drive real solutions to the environmental problems facing us all.
We are part of an international community dedicated to protecting the natural world and the wellbeing of everyone in it.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £42,479 per annum, rising to £44,716 after 12 months in London (or £38,290 per annum rising to £40,526 after 12 months outside of London).
Location: Home based, or office based at Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, London N1, in line with NCVO’s flexible working policy or home working policy.
Closing date: 09.00, 2 December 2024.
Shortlisting date: 3 and 4 December 2024.
Interviews: 11 December 2024.
About the role
From local and national support services to green spaces, sports clubs, museums and the arts, voluntary organisations and volunteers are a vital part of communities across the country. As the membership community for charities and voluntary organisations, NCVO has championed volunteers and the voluntary sector for over a hundred years.
The Senior Practical Support Officer role is key to the delivery of NCVO’s support for small charities. You will be a key part of a small team, with a focus on managing and responding to enquiries that come in via phone and email to our Small Charity Helpdesk. We receive 400 – 500 enquiries a month about setting up and running a charity, with a particular focus on volunteering and governance.
Alongside the helpdesk you will also work with colleagues across NCVO on the production, and curation of content for our website and with internal and external stakeholders to produce sector leading practical webinars.
You will have a particular focus on volunteering, working with multiple stakeholders on a range of cross-organisational initiatives to ensure we develop and share best practice on involving volunteers.
Your good working knowledge of the voluntary sector, understanding of the specific needs of small charities and sharp focus on delivering excellent customer service will help us to effectively respond to the needs of the sector.
This is fast paced role and with good time management and attention to detail this role has a lasting/meaningful impact on the hundreds of charities we support.
NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector. We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work for us, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience. As part of our commitment to employing disabled people, all disabled candidates who meet the minimum requirement for all competencies on the person specification will be guaranteed an interview.
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please let us know. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a pre-interview task and will have one week to complete the exercise. Interview questions will be shared in advance.
Equity, diversity and inclusion
NCVO is fully committed to equity, diversity and inclusion in our sector.
We want this to be reflected in the diversity of the people who work with us. We welcome submissions from people from all backgrounds and identities. We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups in the voluntary sector and those with diverse, lived experience.
If you tell us you’re disabled (according to the Equality Act 2010) and your application meets the minimum criteria for each specification listed in the job description, we’ll interview you for the role. We’ll make reasonable adjustments during each recruitment stage to ensure it’s inclusive and works for you.
If you have access needs or require reasonable adjustments as part of the recruitment process, please email us.
About NCVO
We are the charity for charities. For over 100 years, NCVO has stood shoulder to shoulder with communities, championing and celebrating voluntary action.
Our membership is made up of around 17,000 voluntary organisations across England, from small, grassroots community groups and social enterprises, to large, far-reaching charities.
We believe that communities are strengthened by voluntary action. We therefore want charities to thrive and be empowered to deliver for people and communities.
We focus on empowering charities and volunteers by making sure they have the knowledge, tools, and resources they need. We advocate for and with our members, giving voice to those not often heard, and harnessing the collective power of partners to ensure the voluntary sector is valued. We bring charities together so they can learn, connect, and create greater impact.
As the voluntary sector and volunteering adapt to new challenges and a changing context, so must NCVO. We are therefore prioritising work to evolve as an organisation to ensure we live our values of ambition, inclusion, openness and collaboration in everything we do internally and externally.
We have around 80 staff and income of more than £7m per year. With our members at the heart of everything we do, our mission is to unite to champion the remarkable role of charities and volunteers. Because stronger charities make for stronger communities.
NCVO is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from everyone. Charity No. 225922.
Benefits for NCVO employees
NCVO offers attractive benefits including:
- 25 days annual leave for full time staff and pro-rata for part-time staff. After three years, annual holiday increases to 27 days. After five years it increases to 30 days (pro rata for part time staff)
- office closure between 25 December and 1 January inclusive
- the option to purchase or sell up to five more days each year
- five days volunteering leave (pro rata for part-time staff)
- two and a half extra wellbeing days off during the year
- enhanced pay for sick, maternity and adoption leave
- subsidised gym membership
- season ticket loan
- flexible working, including opportunities to work from home or off site
- monthly homeworking allowance for permanent homeworkers
- monthly office worker allowance for those who have to work from the office on a daily basis
- generous employer pension contribution of up to 8.5% of salary into our stakeholder pension scheme (linked to employee contribution)
- training and development opportunities
- the opportunity to join Hospital Saturday Fund health cash plan for free at the basic level of cover, or at a reduced rate for other levels of cover
- 24-hour free and confidential employee assistance programme.
We’re located a short walk from London King’s Cross station in a modern, accessible building overlooking Regent’s Canal.
At Compass Wellbeing, a subsidiary of East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT), we strive to enhance community wellbeing and address social inequalities across England. Our mission is to empower individuals and the third sector through innovative practices, advocating for holistic health solutions and fostering supportive environments for marginalised groups.
As the Fundraising Lead, you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Charity Lead and Board in driving the fundraising and outreach strategy of the ELFT Charity. Your primary focus will be coordinating and executing effective fundraising activities while also enhancing the charity’s brand visibility and public awareness.
Working closely with the Charity Lead, Board, and key stakeholders, you will help shape the charity’s objectives and support its long-term goals. This includes identifying and developing new fundraising opportunities, building relationships with donors, sponsors, and community partners, and ensuring all efforts align with the charity’s mission and values.
We offer a range of employee benefits, including 27 days of annual leave (increasing with service), a 5% employer pension contribution, paid volunteering leave, travel season ticket loans, NHS discounts, gym and fitness discounts, and access to occupational health and mental health support.
Our ideal candidate will bring substantial experience in managing fundraising and engagement strategies within a complex environment. You will have a proven track record of planning and delivering successful fundraising initiatives, building stakeholder relationships, and implementing innovative approaches to boost fundraising outcomes.
Excellent communication, leadership, and organisational skills are essential, along with a proactive and flexible attitude. The ability to inspire confidence in donors, partners, and internal teams is key, as is the capacity to work collaboratively with the Charity Lead, Board, and external stakeholders to advance the ELFT Charity’s mission.
Join Compass Wellbeing and help us create a future where every community enjoys high levels of wellbeing and equity.
To apply for the role, please click on the link below:
Job vacancies | East London NHS Foundation Trust
Compass Wellbeing invests in training, resilience, and empowering local voices; we bridge the gap between VCSEs and healthcare orgs.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about social justice and have a heart for young people?
You’re in the right place.
Citizen Church, launched in 2020, and is a Church in Wales church with three campuses in South Wales, and part of the Holy Trinity Brompton network.
Citizen’s vision is to play its part in the evangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society. Their mission is to break the stereotypes of church, to breach loneliness, to bring people home and to build the kingdom in Cardiff, Wales and beyond. Citizen has partnered with Resurgo to deliver the Spear programme in the heart of South Wales.
They are looking for a new Assistant Coach, to work alongside the Centre Manager, as part of the team at Citizen Church to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering unemployed 16–24 year olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.
The important stuff
Salary: £21,500 p.a. pro rata for part-time role (£10,750)
Hours: Part time, 2.5 days per week, between 9.30am – 5.30pm, Tuesday – Thursday (with some flexibility and occasional evening or weekend work for events such as Spear Celebrations)
Location: Citizen Church, Cardiff
Closing date: Friday 13th December, 9am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate)
Application: Please click 'Quick Apply' to submit your application for this role.
Download the application pack below for more information.
Personal qualities we’re looking for
- An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Citizen Church
- A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education
- High emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
- Confident communication and interpersonal skills, both over telephone and face to face; particularly a confidence in group facilitation
- An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
Key Responsibilities
Spear Programme
- Lead group sessions of up to 10 young people, using coaching skills to transform their mindsets, and to maximise their potential in stepping into the world of work
- Prepare and deliver coaching sessions on a weekly basis and find creative ways of developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees. This includes running application workshops with past Trainees as well as maintaining records and reporting on statistics.
Relationship management
- Build and manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, and other organisations
- You will support with job fairs, mock interview days and welcoming external visitors to the centre
Church Community
- The Spear Coach is directly employed by Citizen Church, meaning you are part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community
- Help to raise the profile of the Spear programme within Citizen Church and build a network of supporters and volunteers from the congregation
- Other ad hoc church responsibilities from time to time.
Please apply by submitting your CV and a Cover Letter
With young people, with organisations, for society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
VAL – Director Of Development
Are you ready to lead and inspire change in the VCSE sector across Leicester and Leicestershire? VAL is looking for a Director of Development to drive our strategic goals and make a lasting impact.
Hours: Full-Time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £49,564 per annum plus Enhanced benefits
Closing date: 11/12/2024 5:00 pm.
Interview dates: Monday 23 December 2024
Organisation: Voluntary Action LeicesterShire
Voluntary Action Leicester (VAL) is a sector leading Regional charity with a 60 year track record in “Helping Change Lives for the Better”. We are immensely proud of our track record in delivering excellent services and championing local voluntary action.
Supporting some 3800 local community organisations, we also provide direct support services such as our VALUES Learning Disabilities Service, VAL Spaces -Tenancy, Meeting and Conferencing Service, champion Health and Social Care through Healthwatch Leicester and Leicestershire as well as delivering various Employability Projects and training.
As Director of Development, you will work closely with our Chief Executive and Director of Operations and Services to expand VAL’s revenue streams, nurture key partnerships, and enhance our brand and reputation as a sector leader. In addition to providing operational leadership and management of your teams, your role will focus on growing revenue through our VALUES Learning Disabilities Service, VAL Spaces – Building Tenancy, Meeting Rooms, Conferencing Sales and IT Service ensuring ongoing sustainability, growth and success of VAL. You will develop and implement a business development strategy for VAL that supports growth in direct services, aligned to our Vision and strategic plan objectives.
With at least two years’ established senior management experience in development, implementation and delivery of strategic priorities you will need to demonstrate sound understanding of the challenges that the VCSE organisations face. A strategic and analytical thinker with financial acumen you will need to show the ability to turn ideas into action.
With excellent presentation and influencing experience, your communication style will be inclusive and self-assured. You will need to demonstrate resilience, and flexibility, together with drive and determination to play a key role in our future. You will be able to talk authoritatively about inclusive involvement, barriers which lead to discrimination and exclusion and be able to implement working practices that support equity and diversity. Knowledge of the voluntary sector and/or Learning Disabilities and/or Social Care is highly desirable.
You’ll need to be highly effective in building meaningful relationships with a wide demographic of stakeholders and ideally have demonstrable experience in business development and tenders, bid writing and building corporate partnerships.
A detailed job description, person specification and application requirements for this role can be found at our website, link below.
This is a rare opportunity to work for a sector leading diverse and ambitious organisation, with a vision for growth.
Join a dynamic and committed team at VAL, where you’ll have the opportunity to influence positive change and make a real difference to the lives of people in our communities. This is your chance to make a real difference in our communities while working with a passionate and dedicated team.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- Salary: £32,316 (London); £30,753 (outside of London)
- Hours: 35 per week
- Role type: Permanent
- Location: Hybrid - frequent in-person presence in London
- Closing date: 1st December 2024
- Interview date: Expected to be between 9th - 16th December
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
We’re looking for a motivated, communicative, and knowledgeable Public Affairs Officer to join our Policy and Influencing Team, to help us achieve the positive change children and young people with cancer across the UK, and their families, need in the health system. This means amplifying the voices of young cancer patients and delivering evidence-based campaigns that make change happen.
The Public Affairs Officer is responsible for supporting the Policy and Influencing Team with public affairs expertise to deliver the key components of our influencing work in England and UK-Wide (Westminster). You will help us influence the system for children and young people with cancer and their families, so we can change experiences of having cancer and ensure children and young people’s voices are heard.
This role is subject to a criminal record check. In the event of a successful application a basic criminal record check will be completed.
This role is a hybrid role, with frequent in-person presence in London required. As a London-based role requiring frequent travel within London, the advertised salary is reflective of our London pay scale.
What will I be doing?
No two days are the same at Young Lives vs Cancer. So, summarising your ‘day to day’ isn’t easy.
- monitoring the UK policy and influencing landscape, finding opportunities for our influencing work
- developing briefings and materials to deliver our influencing work
- building and maintaining excellent working relationships with elected representatives, officials, external partners and your colleagues too
- delivering our public affairs work in Westminster
- supporting our exciting campaigning activities
- monitoring and tracking the impact of our engagement and influencing work
What do I need?
The key skills we’re looking for in this role are:
- Have experience working in a policy or public affairs environment
- Have experience or knowledge of policy, public affairs and/or political processes and how to use them in your work
- Have effective influencing and relationship building skills
- Are comfortable and confident working in a diverse and changing external environment
- Are solutions-focused, have attention to detail, and able to analyse complex information
- Are an excellent communicator, and not afraid to get involved and engage with a variety of stakeholders and in a variety of activities and settings
What will I gain?
For people to reach their full potential, they need the right environment. As a member of Team Young Lives, you’ll be made to feel supported, valued and appreciated. Here’s how we do it:
- Flexible working: we’re open to working hours outside of 9 - 5 and we can talk through your flexibility requirements at interview stage
- Wellbeing days: four days a year to do what works for you – from catching up on training to going for a walk
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Great family/caring leave entitlements
- Enhanced pension
- Access to our employee savings scheme
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible. Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
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Today, 12 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer. We’ll stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
- £37,443 FTE (Outside of London); £39,449 FTE (London)
- 35 hours a week
- 2 year fixed term
- Home-based
- Closing date: 11th December 2024
- Interview date: 16th or 17th December 2024
Change lives in a life-changing career
When a child or young person is diagnosed with cancer, their whole world can feel like it’s falling apart. Independence is taken and confidence is stolen. Stability no longer exists. The future suddenly feels uncertain.
The impact of cancer on young lives is more than medical. That’s why we exist. Our specialist social workers help children and young people with cancer and their families navigate the emotional and practical impact of cancer. We remove barriers, solve problems and prioritise wellbeing. And we stop at nothing to make sure they get the right care and support at the right time.
We challenge the systems and policies that surround children and young people, we highlight gaps and campaign for change. Because we know what a better future could look like. And we know what we need to do to make that future a reality. We need to push harder, reach further and work smarter. And we need the right people on our team to help us get there. People like you.
About the role
We are looking for an experienced Senior Fundraiser to join our fantastic team of fundraisers who work tirelessly to raise funds for Young Lives vs Cancer. This is a role of variety, opportunity and innovation and we are looking for someone who embraces change and constantly strives to achieve more.
More about the role
It’s such an exciting time to join the Partnerships team at Young Lives vs Cancer
This role sits within the Philanthropy and Partnerships team. The team are incredibly friendly, supportive and full of ideas about ways they can support the Partnerships division.
Our current portfolio of partners include charity of the year, commercial and brand partnerships, strategic and pro bono. This role will be leading on our long standing, multi million pound partnership with J D Wetherspoon.
What are we looking for?
To drive our plans and maximise fundraising opportunities across our most successful corporate partnership; we are seeking a passionate, energetic, and strategic individual to join us.
Because this is a contract role, we are ideally looking for someone with existing account management experience in the sector who is able to hit the ground running.
The key skills we are looking for are:
- Management of corporate partners – lead the management of our biggest corporate partner, ensuring that agreed targets and objectives, including financial targets and partnership extensions, are met or exceeded wherever possible. Through exceptional storytelling, communication and presentation skills to engage and inspire senior decision makers and thousands of employees within the partnership.
- Leadership skills in order to inspire your direct report and collaborate effectively with colleagues from across the charity.
- Agility in order to react quickly to new, sometimes unforeseen opportunities and deliver results. Planning and budgets - produce annual plans, budgets, KPIs and partnership plans
Our commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Young Lives vs Cancer, we recognise that opportunities for too many people remain a condition of their sex, ethnicity, class, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation – or a combination. This has never been acceptable to us as an organisation. We don’t just accept difference, we value it, celebrate it, nurture it and we thrive because of it.
We’re on a journey to be reflective of the diverse children, young people and families we support. We know we aren’t there yet, and we’re passionately committed to taking actions and making changes to be a truly diverse, inclusive and equitable organisation. This includes taking anti-oppressive action and removing barriers in our recruitment practices. We particularly welcome applications from members of minoritised communities. Our Diversity, Inclusion, Equity and Belonging strategy will tell you more.
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging. CVs can be uploaded, but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history sections of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly and objectively.
Accessibility
We’re committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll always aim to be as accommodating as possible.Please let us know in your application form of any adjustments or access requirements we could make to help you with the application process and interview.
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Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home working or flexible location home working. Travel across the United Kingdom will be required.
Salary: £35,575 per annum for London based or £33,150 for home based
Hours: 35 hours per week
Closing date: Tuesday, 3 December 2024 at 10.00am
Interview date: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
This is a full-time permanent position.
Who we are looking for
As Community Content and Information Lead you will be joining Breakthrough T1D, as part of our Community Engagement team. This role will work at the heart of a passionate team who deliver information and support to people affected by type 1 diabetes (T1D) to live well with the knowledge, skills and confidence to manage T1D at all ages and stages, championing community voice at every stage.
You will be an enthusiastic person with an eye for detail with the ability to plan, manage and deliver our community-based content and information, using expertise and knowledge of new developments. This is an exciting time to join the team with ambitious plans to refresh, review and update many of our resources.
You will be an experienced information content professional, you may have worked for charities before in similar roles. You will be driven by insight, community feedback and unmet needs with the ability to be agile to adopt new approaches.
Experience required
Producing content and copy for multiple communications channels
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Championing and ensuring lived experience insights drive new/updates to information and content which are rooted in community needs representing the diversity of the community
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Immersing yourself within a beneficiary community
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Building, managing and cultivating relationships with healthcare professionals, support groups and or other relevant organisations
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Offering insightful guidance on developments and wider contextual work guided by external audiences and unmet needs
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Representing an organisation through networking or exhibiting at conferences, community events and other similar functions
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Experience of working with budgets
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Working within a community and building relationships with volunteers, new and existing supporters and stakeholders
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Demonstrating excellent communication and interpersonal skill
About Breakthrough T1D
Breakthrough T1D is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.
You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at Breakthrough T1D, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1.
Employee benefits
As an employer we offer:
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Hybrid working arrangements
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Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
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Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
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Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
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Season ticket and cycle loan
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Pension scheme
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Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
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Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development
Breakthrough T1D is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age.
Breakthrough T1D drives breakthroughs towards a world where no one lives with type 1. Until then, it makes everyday life better for the people who fac