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The Charity Communications Executive is an integral part of the RLSS UK communications team, within the Charity Directorate, with responsibility for supporting the delivery of objectives relating to the strategic framework. Specifically in the aspects of supporting building the RLSS UK brand and reach though multi-channel communications, including media engagement and PR, developing ways in which we engage with and educate communities.

The role will work in line with one of our key strategic pillars: ‘Building our Community’, across the UK and Ireland. This is a pivotal role, working closely with the Charity Communications Team, to lead our PR and brand as well as looking to drive membership and fundraising through communications.

KEY TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

Communications/Marketing

• Work collaboratively with the charity communication and marketing department with national campaigns to raise brand awareness and deliver vital water safety messages.
• Lead the organisation’s public relations; managing our media function including writing press releases, responding to and managing media calls, requests, and enquires, as well as briefing spokespeople for media appearances.
• Monitor, evaluate, and report on marketing communication performance to the Charity Communications Manager.
• Work with agencies, where appropriate, to ensure they are achieving specification and are delivering ROI.
• Ensuring that the RLSS UK brand is consistent, used correctly and is enticing and familiar to the public.

Membership Communications

• Manage the process, from conception to delivery, of the organisation’s staple membership communication, Lifesavers magazine, on a bi-annual basis. This includes –

- Project planning (including budgets, deadlines, relationship management etc)

- Content writing and creation

- Cross-departmental working to ensure content from relevant parties is received and collated effectively

- Editing and proofreading

- Supplier management, to ensure successful distribution

General

• To demonstrate and uphold the Society’s values and behavioural standards at all times
• Ensure compliance with UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 by complying with internal information governance policies and maintaining up to date documentation as part of RLSS UK’s compliance programme
• Proactively participate in the Society’s equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) initiatives and training, and to promote a culture of respect and inclusion for all staff and customers

This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive.  It is intended as an outline indication of areas of activity and responsibility and will be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.

 

PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes

• Marketing/PR qualification, or equivalent experience
• Previous experience leading on and managing projects, from inception to delivery
• Previous experience in creating effective communications materials
• Proven ability in copy writing and proofreading
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to multi-task and manage priorities
• Ability to work in a high-pressured communications environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including written and verbal, and interactions with media outlets
• Confidence to work independently, as well as part of a team
• Highly self-motivated to achieve and deliver results
• Creative and innovative thinker
• Ability to pay close attention to all aspects/details of any task
• Computer literate, including Microsoft Office Suite, Adobe etc

Desirable Relevant Experience, Skills and/or Aptitudes

• Undergraduate degree
• Knowledge and understanding of RLSS UK

 

CONTRACT: Permanent, Full Time (35 hours per week)

ORGANISATION: Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK)

LOCATION: Based at RLSS UK Head Office, Worcester
*Hybrid working may be considered, however the role requires working from Head Office for a minimum of 2 days per week

DEPARTMENT: Charity Communications

REPORTS TO: Charity Communications Manager

SALARY: £26,773.00 (Grade E)

 

WHAT RLSS UK CAN OFFER YOU

RLSS UK is a national Charity based in the heart of Worcester City, and we offer great staff benefits including -

• Free on-site parking when working at HQ
• Annual Leave based on 23 days + Bank Holidays
• Private Medical Scheme*
• Enhanced Society Sick Pay*
• Eye Care*
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Howdens Sports Benefits/Perks at Work
• Free RLSS UK Membership
• Free tea and coffee at HQ, including access to our wonderful Coffee Machine
• Company Events
• Bright, modern offices and more!

*Subject to eligibility criteria

YOUR APPLICATION

Please send your CV and a Cover Letter outlining why you should be our next Charity Communications Executive

Closing Date – 5pm, Friday 15th November 2024

Interview Date – Tuesday 26th November 2024, at our Worcester Head Office

Should you wish to discuss the role, any reasonable adjustments you may require throughout the recruitment process, or have any questions, please get in touch where a member of the RLSS UK HR Department will be happy to help.

RLSS UK are aa Disability Confident Committed Employer.

This is a new role with enormous scope to influence the digital development for one of the UK’s leading animal welfare charities.

The individual giving team is responsible for driving sustainable growth through donor engagement, stewardship and acquisition. We are seeking a Fundraising Digital Marketing Lead to drive the development and implementation of our digital fundraising strategy. You will oversee campaigns across multiple digital platforms, engaging with new and existing supporters to drive donor acquisition, retention, and growth. As a key person within the fundraising team, you will collaborate closely with communications and people across the charity to help us meet our ambitious fundraising goals through online channels. This role requires a creative thinker, a data-driven approach, and a commitment to making a positive impact.

We are looking for an experienced and strategic individual to spearhead our online fundraising efforts. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in digital marketing within the nonprofit sector, successfully utilising online platforms to drive fundraising growth. They will demonstrate expertise in building and engaging communities around a charity’s mission, effectively translating this engagement into ethical fundraising success.

The successful candidate will join a busy, friendly, and capable team working to maximise the charity’s fundraising performance.

St Columba’s House is a Christian retreat and conference centre in Woking with residential and day guests coming for a wide variety of purposes.  The Centre is owned by St Peter's Charity. Although we are a Christian charity, our guests come from all faiths and none. This role will co-ordinate and assist with all aspects of marketing at St Columba’s House. We are looking for someone who can promote our own programme of events and promote the House more widely as a venue for group bookings.

Our marketing activities include e-mail newsletters, social media, website, printed material and traditional advertisements. This role requires a broad range of skills: good visual, copywriting, organisational, computer and people skills and a flexible working approach to handle everything from designing promotional materials to keeping the website up to date, from using social media to handling guest data. A good working knowledge of Indesign or Canva, Wordpress, Photoshop, Mailchimp, Meta advertising, Facebook & Instagram is essential to the role. A good knowledge of photo and video editing would be an advantage.

Applicants need to be sympathetic to the work of St Columba’s House.  We offer a friendly, attractive place to work as part of a small team.

The pattern of hours worked and location can be negotiated flexibly within office hours Monday to Thursday. Some work in the office will be needed.

Applications by CV with covering letter . For a full job description visit the St Columba's House website 

 

 

Benefits

We value our team’s wellbeing, and in order to support it, we offer a number of benefits, including:

• 25 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays (pro-rated for part time hours)
• A bonus day of leave for your birthday
• 3% matched pension contribution
• Access to Rising Sun’s counselling service
• Clinical supervision
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Health care cash plan for you and your children for a number of health treatments (e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy etc.) as well as discounts in shops and attractions
• Up to four weeks sick pay in any 12 month period (eligible after probation period)

OVERVIEW

Rising Sun Domestic Violence and Abuse Service (Rising Sun) is an independent charity in Kent working to prevent domestic abuse and improve the lives of survivors and their children suffering from its effects. We have an ambitious vision for a world in which women and children live free from actual or threatened domestic abuse and all forms of violence.

Our team provide a range of services to adults and children who’ve experienced domestic abuse. We understand the impact of domestic abuse on survivors and so we listen to individual needs and respond in a trauma informed way. We provide one-to-one support and also deliver therapeutically informed group programmes to help survivors to recognise healthy/unhealthy behaviours in relationships and to understand the impact of domestic abuse. Bringing survivors together validates experiences and enables them to draw strength from one another.

As part of our passionate and committed team of approximately 50 staff, our aspiration is that you will thrive and develop in this varied role. You will be contributing to the invaluable work of the Rising Sun and making a lasting difference to the lives of those who are impacted by domestic abuse.

JOB PURPOSE

Liberty House provides housing and support for up to 5 homeless young women aged 16-24 who are single, pregnant or have a young child and have experienced domestic abuse.

The support worker will be required to take on key-working responsibilities for the residents at Liberty House, as well as delivering other support work within the house and within the wider Liberty team. This could be related to pregnancy and parenting, life skills, psychoeducational support, understanding healthy relationships and building supportive peer relationships within the home, and supporting them to live independently.

The post holder will work to provide a secure, stable and homely environment and to act as a positive role model to residents. They will build professional and supportive relationships with residents and colleagues.

The project works to empower residents, providing them with information relating to their rights and enabling them to make decisions based on their options using a trauma informed approach.

As a member of the Liberty Team (16 – 24 year olds), the successful applicant will work collaboratively with the rest of the Children and Young People’s team, as well as the wider Rising Sun team to support other programmes delivered within the organisation.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Service Delivery

• Provide holistic, trauma informed, practical and emotional support to residents of Liberty House through regular 1-2-1 sessions. Develop individual support plans, which address any practical and emotional needs the resident may have, such as accessing benefits, life skills and perform risk assessments where needed.
• Organise and deliver group sessions that focus on life skills and strengthening relationships.
• Encourage the residents in positive parenting.
• Manage relationships within the house, act as a conciliator, arbitrator and reconciler in disputes between residents.
• Ensure residents adhere to house rules.
• Assist with the day to day general running of the house and office, to ensure they are fit for purpose and safe for team members and residents.
• Conduct safety checks around the house. Ensure all faults/repairs are reported and that the Health and Safety Policy is adhered to at all times.
• Comply with organisational policies and procedures and adhere to confidentiality.
• Work effectively in partnership with other agencies.
• Work within our ethos of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at all times and instil these values in all areas of work, with service users, staff and external stakeholders.
• Encourage residents’ participation in service development, continuous improvement and feedback exercises
• Maintain up to date and accurate records and ensure reports and evaluations are completed as required.
• Be willing and available to work some evenings and weekends as required, as part of a rota for Liberty House team members, and also occasionally to support wider team activities such as representing Rising Sun at events (time off in lieu can be taken by arrangement with your line manager).
• Represent Rising Sun at multi-agency meetings as required.

General

• Demonstrate a commitment to continued professional development, being responsible for personal learning and keeping up to date on research, relevant legislation, policy and practice, and other literature relevant to the role.
• Uphold the rights of women, children and young people who have experienced domestic abuse, and proactively assess the gender specific, trauma informed needs and  the safety of children and women to ensure that any risks/needs identified are addressed, having full regard to Rising Sun Safeguarding Children policy and Safeguarding Adults policy.
• Lone working as required.
• Participate in clinical supervision, training and meetings as required.
• Work across teams and undertake such other duties, appropriate to the grade and nature of the work, as may reasonably be expected.

This job description sets out the duties of the post at the time when it was drawn up and will be reviewed from time to time. Duties may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Such variations are a common occurrence and cannot of themselves justify a reconsideration of the grading of the post.

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

Knowledge and qualifications

• Good understanding of antenatal and postnatal care.
• Good understanding of effective parenting, particularly for parents of young babies.
• Good understanding of the impact of domestic violence and trauma on survivors, children and young people, families and communities. 
• Knowledge of issues affecting survivors, and an understanding of the barriers they may face in accessing support.
• Thorough knowledge of safeguarding practice, procedures and legislation.
• Good understanding of the operation of the agencies working together to support survivors and their children such as social services, housing, police etc.

Experience

• Experience of working with young children and/ or babies and their mothers
• Experience of supporting women with life skills/ developing confidence
• Experience of multi-agency partnership work
• Experience of working alongside volunteers (Desirable)
• Experience of working with survivors affected by domestic and/ or sexual abuse (Desirable)
• Experience of facilitating group programmes (Desirable)
• Experience of working for a charity or not for profit organisation. (Desirable)

Skills

• Excellent listening, written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to form positive relationships with residents from a wide range of backgrounds and life experiences in order to build professional and supportive relationships
• Ability to work closely with young parents and their babies
• Ability to help residents in the creative use of leisure time with a view to building relationships and social skills
• Non-judgemental and non-directive approach to empowering survivors along with the ability to understand the individual needs of clients.
• Ability to manage conflict and to promote resolution.
• Ability to work well with colleagues, statutory and non-statutory agencies and responsibly on own initiative.
• Good task management skills and the ability to work effectively under pressure and to deadlines.
• Good data collection, monitoring and IT skills, including word processing and using databases and Excel spreadsheets.

General

• Able to set clear boundaries and a willingness to accept line management and make effective use of clinical supervision.
• A good understanding and commitment to confidentiality, safe practice and health and safety procedures.
• A good understanding of cultural issues, and commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and equal opportunities.
• Able to travel independently across East Kent where necessary to attend meetings.
• Willingness to carry out the policies and procedures of the Rising Sun and to work within its framework and core values.

Equal Opportunities Statement

Rising Sun is an equal opportunities employer. We recognise intersecting identities, and value what having a diverse team brings, both in terms of effectively responding to client needs, and engaging with each other at work. We encourage applicants from all sections of the community; especially from minority groups/groups with a protected characteristic such as B.A.M.E., who are currently underrepresented at Rising Sun. We are disability-friendly, and flexible working is available in the majority of roles. We strive to offer accommodations to all applicants who need them.

Safeguarding Statement

Rising Sun is committed to safeguarding those we provide a service to. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) check, a ‘right to work check’ in accordance with UK government Home Office guidelines, and to provide two references.

We request no contact from agencies or media sales please.

Team: Community Fundraising

Location: Scotland South (Dumfries & Galloway, South & East Ayrshire, North & South Lanarkshire, Glasgow, East & West Lothian, Edinburgh, Falkirk, Dunbartonshire, Inverclyde, East Renfrewshire)

Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday with occasional weekend working for events

Salary: Up to £32,013.24 per annum

Contract: Permanent

We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.

Will you join us and make life better for cats?

Responsibilities of our Community Fundraising Officer:

• This role supports the delivery, growth and reach of community fundraising in a defined geographical location and supports the development and delivery of a local fundraising strategy in line with the organisation’s broader income generation objectives.
• The Community Fundraising Officer will establish, implement, develop and maximize all community fundraising opportunities, increase income, deliver exceptional supporter stewardship and exemplary volunteer management, working collaboratively with the Community Fundraising Hub Manager and Community Fundraising Volunteer Team Leader to build on past successes and develop a diverse pipeline of community fundraising events and activities that respond to local audience needs.
• The role will also build and develop exceptional fundraising relationships with supporters and volunteers within the defined geographical location to harness the power of our local footprint and raise income and awarenes

About the Community Fundraising team:

• We sit within the Community Events team
• Our team is responsible for leading and supporting community activites to drive and grow our community fundraised income.
• We currently have a team of 30+

What we’re looking for in our Community Fundraising Officer:

• Evidence of raising funds in a community fundraising environment
• Planning, organising and delivering campaigns, activities and plans including marketing.
• Evidence of working to and achieving objectives
• Direct experience of working with volunteers 
• A valid UK driving license and access to a car

What we can offer you:

• range of health benefits
• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
• Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
• and much more, which you can learn about

Interested? Here’s how to apply:

Application closing date: 17th November 2024

Virtual interview date: 22nd November 2024

Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.

If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable.  You may be just the right candidate. 

If successful, your recruitment journey will include:

1. Anonymised application form

2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams

Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.

A new Labour Government has been elected with a mandate to deliver key policies to improve the UK’s environment and climate – from transitioning our energy system to one based on renewables and improving the energy efficiency of our homes and business; to improving our biodiversity and protecting our nature; cleaning up our rivers and beaches, and making our farming more sustainable. 

Labour’s Environment Campaign – SERA is the Labour Party’s affiliated environment campaign. We helped to provide the evidence and political will to develop many of these policies in Opposition and campaigned to elect a record number of Labour MPs to help deliver these policies in Government. Supporting environment and climate policies for the Welsh and Scottish Labour Parties ahead of the 2026 elections in each nation is also a key priority for us. 

We are a membership organisation, and the Labour Party members who subscribe to Labour’s Environment Campaign - SERA are our backbone. We also work with Labour politicians at all levels, trade unions, other Labour Socialist Society affiliates, NGOs, think tanks, and civil society organisations.

We are looking for someone with the experience to lead Labour’s Environment Campaign - SERA through its next phase of development, cementing its influence within the Labour movement on climate and nature matters. 

The successful candidate will have:

Essential

• Commitment to the policies, values, principles and objectives of the Labour Party and the wider labour movement, particularly trade unions and Socialist Societies, and to environmental and social justice.

• Experience of leading or senior management in an advocacy, campaigning or policy organisation

• Demonstrable knowledge of the political conditions in which the organisation operates, and a high level of political judgement.

• Excellent networking, advocacy and influencing skills.

• Experience in fundraising, income generation and financial management.

• Experience in staff management and leadership and the ability to enthuse and motivate. 

• Strong communication skills including the ability to represent the organisation effectively in public forums and the media.

Desirable

• A strong knowledge and understanding of current political and public policy issues and debates around climate and the environment.

• Understanding of the Labour Party and the labour movement and relationships with key figures within both.

• Ability to build excellent relationships with the environmental sector,  business and the media.

• Understanding and knowledge of the administrative, financial and legislative requirements of managing a political organisation.

• Experience working in a membership organisation.

This crucial role is part of the growing team we are recruiting to deliver on our policy and campaigning priorities.

Would you like to work for an organisation that makes a difference and improves lives every single day? The people who turn to us need our help to address the obstacles in their lives. In our 85 year history, we are the busiest we have ever been and people need our help.

Citizens Advice Hammersmith and Fulham is an award-winning charity that provides free, independent, confidential and impartial advice and information. We are a modern, innovative and progressive organisation working in a diverse and vibrant community. Weemploy over 50 people and have around 80 volunteers who help us to deliver information and signposting and generalist and specialist advice, undertake campaigning, and have a thriving portfolio of projects embedded within the local community. We are a flagship Local Citizens Advice within a nationally recognised network, delivering a multi-channel service including, face to face, telephone and digital channels.

About the role The role you are applying for is Training & Volunteer Coordinator which supports the administrative functions of volunteer recruitment, retention and training. We have many volunteers in a variety of roles, and the Training & Volunteer coordinator is crucial in ensuring volunteers have a positive experience. You will be responsible for leading the volunteer recruitment, including publicity, processing applications, arranging interviews and adding new volunteers to the IT systems. You will also be responsible for maintaining accurate records of current volunteers and report this regularly to the Training & Development Manager and Senior Management Team. You will assist theTraining & Development Manager by monitoring training and progression for all staff and volunteers through their learning and development plans.

Whatwecanofferyou: Wevalue our people and can offer a supportive culture within a high performing and award winning organisation. We are committed to being an inclusive employer and workplace to represent the diverse communities we service. We are committed to increasing our diversity and whatever your background, we welcome your application. Weofferanattractive remuneration package with excellent terms including:

● Pensionscheme
● Healthywork/life balance
● Generousholiday entitlement starting at 25 days per year ( in addition to bank holidays) and rising to 30 days with long service
● Accessto24/7 online wellbeing support
● Learning, development and personal growth opportunities

Closing Date: 5pm on 22nd November 2024

Test & Interview Date: Thursday 28th & Friday 29th November 

We reserve the right to close the applications earlier if suitable candidates are found, so we encourage early applications.

Key Responsibilities

To work closely with the Evidence & Advocacy Manager (EAM) to develop and implement a series of impactful evidence and research projects that support our advocacy messaging, as well as internal and external learning for inclusive programmes and advisory work. These projects will build on established workstreams alongside developing new ones to maintain and extend CBM UK’s evidence base.

Disability Evidence, Policy Research and Learning

With EAM support the ongoing CBM UK Research and Evidence workstream, through:

1. Translating evidence from our programming countries and projects to produce and contribute to a range of resources to influence FCDO and other stakeholders. Tasks to include managing and maintaining established outputs, such as the CBM UK Project Evidence Briefs and Disability Voices paper series, generating new thematic papers, as well as policy and position papers to enhance effective advocacy submissions, briefing notes, blogs and other messaging on key disability rights issues.

2. Working collaboratively within CBM UK and across CBM Global to help develop and to deliver new policy research, drawing on mixed methods and data sources including national and international databases, using qualitative approaches including participatory or citizen generated data, and new empirical work.

3. Supporting Programme staff to improve impact and learning practice in CBM UK funded projects, provide technical support for the implementation of programme related research and data collection, including MEAL.

4. Providing technical research support into the development of proposals for new grant funded projects, and, where successful, support the management of subsequent research projects.

5. Keeping abreast of new research and publications on key themes and priority concerns within the CBM UK Advocacy and Influencing Strategy, taking into consideration sector trends and developments, and ensure this is disseminated to relevant staff within the CBM UK Team.

6. Keeping watch on UK policy environment and conducting research and analysis to support CBM UK advocacy messaging on disability and human rights.

Dissemination and Communications

1. Maintaining and developing internal knowledge management systems for research and information on disability inclusion and rights, and related areas, to be used by Advocacy, Programmes and Fundraising & Communications teams.

2. Ensuring communication plans are developed with CBM UK and Global Federation colleagues for CBM UK evidence outputs.

3. Maintaining the Advocacy and Influencing pages of the CBM UK website ensuring rights-based communication and focus to support CBM UK and Global campaigns.

4. Liaison with Fundraising & Communications colleagues to amplify media stories, case studies and compelling evidence from country programming for advocacy purposes.

5. Participation in and building good relationships with UK-based disability and development networks, including relevant research networks and membership of the BOND Disability and Development Group.

6. Supporting the professional publication and printing of CBM UK outputs, for dissemination at advocacy engagements and public events.

Other

1. Work with other CBM UK teams to maximise cross fertilisation opportunities and integrated working.

2. Help develop a culture of enthusiasm and success, reflecting the ambitions of CBM. Play an active role across CBM, promoting positive working and innovation. Ensure that the values of CBM UK are understood by external partners and always reflected in communications.

3. Identify opportunities to initiate and contribute to new initiatives and events, both within CBM UK and externally.

4. Provide briefings and analysis for the CEO and other Leadership Team members where appropriate.

5. Carry out any other duties as required by the Evidence & Advocacy Manager, Director of Advocacy, and CEO.

Please download the recruitment pack for full details.

This is an exciting opportunity to work as a refuge worker within a refuge service, supporting women and their children fleeing domestic abuse. Your responsibilities will include supporting and advocating for women and children, taking part in the on-call rota, managing day to day running of the refuge; health & safety, safeguarding, supporting the service and deputy manager. 

Some of the key accountabilities are: 

• Providing practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse in accordance with Refuge’s philosophical principles. This will include conducting  key work sessions on a regular basis and keeping casework records up to date.  

• Welcoming new residents, explaining and arranging for them to sign occupancy agreements, ensuring that they are aware of their options for moving on to more permanent accommodation and to develop a proactive move on strategy for individual residents.  

• Establishing the risks to, and the needs of survivors of, domestic violence and their children through assessing their practical and emotional support needs throughout their stay at the refuge.  

• Developing individual support and risk management plans which address the risk of harm to survivors of domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse and their children, and to ensure that such plans are in place for each resident.  

• Ensuring that any issues in relation to safeguarding children or vulnerable adults are brought to the immediate attention of the service manager, or if unavailable another manager.  

• Working in partnership with other agencies and to advocate for survivors to ensure their needs are met.  

For more information, please view our job pack.

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. 

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

Are you a dynamic, motivated and committed professional who values making change, empowering others and enjoys seeing the positive impact of their work? Are you looking for a new challenge which gives you the opportunity to be creative and start a new project to benefit under-represented student groups? You could be the person we are looking for.

The University of Surrey Students' Union is advertising for a Student Voice Coordinator (Networks) to join our team of open-minded, flexible and values-led staff. 

The Student Voice Coordinator (Networks) will lead on the launch of the Union’s Student Networks project, support Network leaders and volunteers to develop and grow their memberships, and to run meetings, events, and campaigns where relevant to improve equality of opportunity at the University.

Fundraising Supporter Development Coordinator

About the role

CUF equips people and churches to build just and flourishing communities where they live, so everyone across England can access support when they need it most.

Our fundraising team is a valued part of this, and as our supporter development coordinator, you will coordinate campaigns, direct marketing appeals and other supporter communications, using fundraising best practice, to maximise Church Urban Fund’s income for all components of individual and church giving. This role will report to the Head of Fundraising and Communications.

 

Job Description

Location: Hybrid: Office base is in London with expectation for a minimum of one day per week in the office (The Foundry, 17 Oval Way, Vauxhall, London, SE11 5RR)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35 hours per week (flexible working arrangements considered)

Salary: £32,000 – £35,000 depending on experience.

Annual Leave: 22 days + 3 CUF discretionary days + Bank Holidays per annum.

 

Key Responsibilities

Instigate and undertake activities in the following key areas:

· Recruiting new individual supporters through on- and off-line channels, and by identifying prospects from within CUF’s connected audiences;

· Increasing lifetime support from existing individual givers through appeals, feedback pieces, and other engagement mechanisms;

· Being responsible for income and expenditure, including analysis of results and insight about data trends and ROI

How to apply:

For an informal chat about this role or for more information, please contact our Head of Fundraising and Communications, Kate Mulkern.

To apply, firstly please download and read our job pack on the careers page of our website. Then email an up-to-date CV and covering letter, outlining how your skills and experience fit the role profile’s responsibilities

Please note we will not consider CVs without a covering letter.

Closing date: 9:00am Monday 2nd December 2024 with interviews on Wednesday 11th December 2024 (in London)

Church Urban Fund is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Ukie is the trade association that represents and supports the UK’s thriving video game and interactive entertainment industry. Our small team supports a membership of nearly 700 leading businesses, helping them as they create some of the world’s most exciting games.  Our membership includes cutting-edge companies working across the interactive entertainment industry from Sony PlayStation, Electronic Arts and Microsoft to Improbable, Space Ape and Jagex. 

With a changing political environment and new Government there are several significant issues for the sector to navigate including online safety, the use of AI, long term skills and training challenges, and how to maintain the sector as an engine of growth in the UKs creative industries. We are offering an exciting opportunity for an ambitious, bright and determined policy and public affairs professional to join our team and shape how we engage Government and other external stakeholders on behalf of our members.

Increasingly we are working beyond the games and interactive entertainment industry, working on a cross sectoral basis with partners in the creative and tech industries. We also work with other relevant trade associations on an international level to share best practice and ensure we are able to react to and shape policy on a global basis.

About you
This role his is an ideal role for an ambitious, self-motivated individual who thrives in a small but dedicated team environment and who wants to develop their knowledge of policy making, engagement and campaigns at a trade body with a national profile.

Ideally you will bring:

• The ability to work accurately with a good eye for detail
• The ability to manage and meet deadlines and competing priorities
• The ability to work with a range of internal and external stakeholders with varied priorities
• A willingness to learn and develop specialist policy knowledge and how it affects the video games sector
• Excellent writing skills and the ability to condense complex policy areas into understandable briefings for stakeholders
• Good political acumen and the ability to spot trends and opportunities for engagement for Ukie and its members

What you’ll be doing

• The post holder will help advance Ukie’s policy work on aspects of UK and international policy impacting the games and interactive entertainment industry through:
• Monitoring policy changes and providing in-depth policy analysis, research, and reports for internal stakeholders.
• Relationship building and engagement with Ukie members and wider sector stakeholders, including attendance at internal and external stakeholder meetings and coalition industry groups.
• Support the Senior Policy Manager in research for Ukie’s external consultation responses, co-ordinating with members and facilitating internal forums for discussions on particular issues.
• Support in organising events and engagement with policy makers within Whitehall, Westminster, the Devolved Governments and with regional, combined and local authorities as well as with our global partners in the EU, US and further afield. 
• Assisting the policy and research teams with major public affairs projects and campaigns according to the UKIEs internal strategy and drawing on Ukie’s internal data and external partners where appropriate.
• Supporting and promoting Ukie at external political meetings, including our bi-annual Westminster Games Week.
• Support in raising the profile of Ukie and its significant policy priorities through external communications in partnership with the Ukie campaigns team, and through public scrutiny such as the use of written parliamentary questions.
• Acting as the lead point of contact for the APPG on Video Games and Esports to which Ukie acts as the secretariat and taking responsibility for liaising with its members.
• Lead on external policy communications such as the Ukie Policy Byte, the bi-weekly political newsletter, with support from Senior Policy Manager and Head of Policy where necessary.
• Be responsible for the team administration of internal stakeholder meetings, including sending out invites, taking minutes and preparing relevant material as well as maintaining up to date email lists of all stakeholders.

Relationship Management

• Develop and maintain relationships with games industry member businesses and a wide range of external bodies; including partner organisations, government officials and other trade bodies.
• Support the Senior Policy Manager and Head of Policy in the management of Ukie’s internal stakeholder groups – including Ukie’s policy group and its various working sub groups.
• Maintain stakeholder engagement trackers and act as a point of contact for external engagement with Parliamentarians, regional politicians and their offices.
• Support the Head of Policy and Chief Executive in any external engagements.
• Support the policy team and wider Senior Management team with other reasonable tasks as required

 Qualifications and experience required for this role 

Qualified by experience. You don’t need to hold a degree to apply for this role, but experience of working in a policy facing role, public affairs agency or regulatory environment would be advantageous. On-the-job training will be provided via Ukie or external providers where appropriate.

Hours of Work 

• Monday to Friday – 9.00am to 5.30pm
• Expectation that some evening and weekend work may be required to attend or run Ukie events as the business requires. 

This role profile is not exhaustive; working as part of a small and dynamic team, there will be an opportunity to tailor the role to your interests and ambitions in agreement with the Senior Policy and Public Affairs Manager and Head of Policy and Public Affairs.

There is also the expectation that you will be flexible to help the wider organisation and its other teams in accordance with its strategic priorities where necessary, as directed by the Head of Policy or Chief Executive where appropriate.

Contract: Fixed term – 12-month 

Working Hours:  37.5 hours per week

We require all staff to work a minimum of 2 days per week on average working in our London office/in person, in line with our hybrid working framework.

The Health Foundation is an independent charitable organisation working to build a healthier UK.

The Foundation carries out procurement activities to support its operations, run the secure data environment, run its campaigning programme, and disseminate learnings and findings for public benefit. The interim Head of Procurement will be responsible for the procurement framework and lead on a change programme to ensure our procurement processes are streamlined and support the delivery of our strategy.

The role will work collaboratively within the Corporate Services team and wider organisation to deliver changes to the procurement policies and processes, ensuring value for money, sustainability and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of procurement decisions.

With an expected start date of January 2025, This role will collaborate directly with teams in the Foundation to design the procurement approach for all major supplies and will be responsible for the review of the related contracts.

To find out more about the role and what we are looking for, please read the job description.

To apply for this role please submit your CV and a supporting statement Answering the following application questions. (Using no more than thirty words for each):

1. Please outline what, in your view, are the key aims of a procurement team and examples of where you have successfully achieved these aims.
2. What are some of the procurement challenges you expect to deal with within a charity environment.
3. Please tell us the reasons why this role appeals to you and how your experience would enable you to excel in this role.

Candidates should have the right to work in the UK at the time of appointment, as we do not provide visa sponsorship.

Application deadline: Monday, 11 November 2024. 23:59

Interview date: 25/26 November 2024

Our commitment to you

Our top priority is finding the best candidate, and that might be you.

We are committed to building an inclusive workplace that values diversity, which is why we encourage you to apply for our job even if you do not meet every requirement. We value professional and lived expertise and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. We particularly encourage those from underrepresented and underserved groups in this field, such as people of colour, people from the LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds to apply.

We encourage you to speak with us about your neuro-diversities, disabilities, long term medical conditions, chronic illness, mental health, wider health conditions and/or caring responsibilities etc. so we can work together on adjustments to make the recruitment process and work more accessible and enjoyable for you. We offer flexible working as well as a range of excellent benefits.

We are dedicated to an inclusive hiring process, where every candidate has the chance to display their skills in a comfortable environment.

So, come apply to join our team and let us work towards building a diverse and authentic workplace together.

The post-holder will work within Warwickshire Family Wraparound Service

Staff will be based within Family Help localities within Warwickshire - actual address to be discussed at interview or prior

Permanent with funding to March 2027

£38,390.76 FTE - £29,052.47 pro rata for 28 hours

INFORMTION ABOUT THE ROLE

We are excited to be expanding our services in Warwickshire. We want the Service Manager to lead and co-ordinate the delivery of family wrap around service, predominantly ensuring that all elements of service delivery for children and young people and families are successful and delivered to a high quality against the contract.

We are looking for a dedicated professional to join our team. A Service Manager with a passion for excellence in practice and service delivery. You will manage and inspire four practitioners providing guidance, support and professional development

This post has the following special circumstances:

-The post holder will work evening and weekends shift patterns

-The post holder will be required to hold a full driving licence and have use of a car for The Children's Society business.

In order to be considered for this post you will have to demonstrate that you already have:

Experience

-Experience in family support: Direct experience working with families facing complex social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) challenges

-Multi-agency collaboration: Proven ability to collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (e.g., health, education, social care) and coordinate holistic care plans.

-Community outreach: Experience engaging hard-to-reach families and providing accessible support in community settings.

Skills

-Extensive experience in leading and managing diverse teams, ensuring high-quality performance and providing supervision in challenging situations.

-Ability to coordinate staff work patterns, including on-call rotas, and line manage senior staff to ensure smooth service delivery.

-Strong ability to think creatively and respond to new, complex, or challenging situations, particularly in crisis intervention and safeguarding.

Qualification

-A qualification in leadership or management.

-Extensive experience of leadership/management with evidence of continual professional development.

-Managerial experience in working with children, young people and families in a similar setting, delivering support and structured interventions for the whole family.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY] 

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer. 

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more. 

Benefits

-Annual leave entitlement of 28 days plus bank holidays, increase depending on length of service - extra 2 days after 5 years and 31 days after 7 years

-Free eye test claim back

-Pension match contribution up to 8% can opt out

-Life Assurance death in service 4 x salary gets paid to nominated person

-Cycle to work 39% of bike costs can be spread across the year

-770 retailers discounts offered with You Star App

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

All people within diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, and particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities  

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with.  As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.  We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.  

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. 

   

The closing date for applications is at midnight on Friday 15th November 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Friday 1st November.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

For an application pack please visit the web site

http://www.childrenssociety.org.uk/about-us/work-us

or telephone

The Children's Society Recruitment team on 020 7841 4400

For an informal discussion please contact Lisa Millichamp Operations Manager [email protected]

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