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Having spent the last 6 months reflecting on and resetting our mission and core outcomes, this is a really exciting time in SOHK’s impact journey. We are looking for someone to join us in what is a brand-new role to lead the development of this impact management approach and roll out of the new outcomes framework across England, Scotland and Wales.
We are committed to broadening the diversity of our organisation and are keen to attract people from a wide range of backgrounds. For the right candidate, this is a truly exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic, growing and ambitious charity, where your contribution and ideas will have a significant impact.
ABOUT US
“School of Hard Knocks is about the development of the whole person. By enabling self-worth through an environment of genuine acceptance, participants move from a mind-set characterised by threat, instability and confusion, to one that promotes and maintains optimism, emotional resilience and ultimately life satisfaction. In essence the 'School of Hard Knocks' provides individuals the opportunity to find a meaning and purpose to life.”
Dr Mikel Mellick, Principal Lecturer, Practitioner Psychologist and SOHK Trustee
Which People?
We work with young people in early secondary who are not thriving in Education - presenting as disruptive & disengaged, or with Social Emotional Learning needs. We prioritise those from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
To what end?
1. Improved engagement with school.
2. Improved SEL skills
How?
Through a long-term blended programme of rugby coaching, group and 1-1 mentoring delivered by a consistent team of trusted expert practitioners.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Working closely with the regional delivery teams and reporting to the Director of Programmes, the key responsibilities will be to:
1. Manage our Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) processes. (50%)
- Work with the Director of Programmes to refine and improve the overall approach to SOHK impact management processes and the outcomes framework.
- Oversee the use of data collection tools and approaches that are appreciative of the practicalities, yet uncompromising in our ambition to achieve sector leading recognition with regard to MEL.
- Work with and support regional managers to ensure timely, accurate and regular cycles of data collection throughout the year.
- Provide coaching and support to the delivery team, including training sessions that will ensure a thorough understanding of MEL processes and measurement tools.
- Closely monitor survey completion rates, identify data collection gaps and devise a realistic plan to help fill these gaps.
- Work with the delivery team and Director of Programmes to create engaging ways to gather feedback data from young people participating in the programme, ensuring the centrality of youth voice.
- Design, plan for and implement the means by which long term outcomes are measured, post programme.
2. Oversee the processing and analysis of data (30%)
- Lead on the data processing, analysis and internal impact evaluation from our feedback surveys and data collection methods.
- Identify and implement new ways for data quality, accuracy and completion to be improved across the organisation.
- Alongside the Director of Programmes and Regional Managers, ensure that learnings are understood and embedded into the delivery teams so our programmes are constantly refined and improved.
- Establish regular feedback loops to the delivery teams – both formal and informal - creating a consistent and regular flow of data insights.
- Create a learning culture in which data isn’t scary or about performance management, but about learning, improvement and consistency.
- Undertake thematic analysis of qualitative data, including feedback from young people, team members and other adults, to identify any learning that can be fed back into programme design.
- Establish evaluation methodologies that ensure feedback from the young people on school of Hard Knocks programmes are heard and considered.
- Share back insights and learning from impact management to key stakeholders, with the support of the Director of Programmes.
3. Support our Fundraising and Communications (20%)
- Support the Fundraising Team as they identify, cultivate and inform existing and new funding partners by providing them with our insights and evidence.
- Support the Marketing & Comms Manager with insights, case studies and any relevant data as they curate compelling annual reports based around our impact.
ABOUT YOU
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Experience of designing and implementing evidence and learning frameworks.
- Strong analytical and quantitative skills, including experience with data analysis, and a clear understanding of the importance of data quality and management and its importance to analysis and assessment.
- Experience managing and analysing large sets of data, with an understanding of the importance of data quality.
- Experience of creating practical insights from data analysis work and working collaboratively to feed these back into programme improvement and wider learning.
- Experience in setting up structured impact management practices within an organisation, including regular learning and review points across the organisation.
- Experience of supporting colleagues to understand and engage with impact management and contribute to a culture of innovation and learning.
PLEASE NOTE
Even if you don’t feel confident that you possess all of the above experience, we would still really encourage you to apply – we want to hear from you!
Desirable Experience:
- Experience of interpreting and communicating outcomes from programmes to support a variety of publications such as bespoke donor reports, annual reports, bid applications etc.
- Experience within an education or charitable setting.
- Experience with database development and/or setting up an impact management database.
- Some understanding of the UK education sector, and any relevant government policy work.
- Some experience of working with young people.
Personal qualities:
- Excellent interpersonal skills with colleagues, partners and young people.
- Able to work proactively, efficiently and independently.
- Adaptable, creative and imaginative.
- Committed to the mission of School of Hard Knocks.
- Passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people.
TERMS OF APPOINTMENT
- Full time, £35,000 per annum.
- 3% employer pension contributions.
- Generous paid leave allowance of 25 days plus bank holidays, additional days awarded with service.
- Dynamic, entrepreneurial working environment with flexible approach to working hours and locations where possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting a South Locality Lead Coordinator (28 hours per week) to join a supportive team who are committed to making life better for Manchester’s unpaid carers.
This post is an ideal opportunity for someone with project management experience, who is passionate about support for carers and enjoys working as part of a team.
Carers Manchester South (CMS) brings together three organisations: Manchester Carers Forum, Lifted and Together Dementia Support. The work of the team is focussed specifically on South Manchester. The Team works closely as part of Carers Manchester to raise awareness and identification of carers, and to identify what support is needed for carers that isn’t already there. Forming one team made up of partner organisations allows members of the team to each bring their own skills, experience, knowledge and passion to work together to put the quality of life of carers at the heart of what they do. The postholder would be directly employed by Manchester Carers Forum and would lead this team.
We are looking for someone with a good understanding of the needs of unpaid carers, who has experience both leading a team and a piece of work in partnership with others to achieve agreed outcomes.
This role is focussed on the South of Manchester and will involve some travel in the area. Your office/admin base would be your home address.
We offer training opportunities, flexible working and a generous leave entitlement.
The deadline for applications is Monday 16th September 10am. However, we may close applications before this deadline if we receive a large volume of applications. Interviews are currently scheduled to take place on Thursday 26th September in central or south Manchester. We will contact successful applicants by email.
We are unable to accept CVs.
We welcome applications from everyone irrespective of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, faith and religion, disability and age. Appointment will be made on merit alone.
If you are disabled we will support you throughout the recruitment process with reasonable adjustments required.
Thank you for considering Manchester Carers Forum!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
At Pace, we transform the lives of babies, children and young people who have a neurodisability like cerebral palsy. Our mission is to help them reach their full potential – and our staff make it happen, every day.
Do you want to make a real difference in your next role, using your skills and experience as a Fundraising Manager? If your answer is yes you might just be the person we’re looking for!
You will play a vital role in fundraising for our primary and secondary school and students, enabling them to have a blend of therapies and education, giving them the opportunity to learn and achieve just like any other child.
This role is yours to shape as you bring together, manage and develop our corporate partners, community fundraisers and event participants to increase fundraising activity.
You will have proven event experience to develop and deliver 2 mass participation events each year. Leading with strong stewardship you will engage and grow your volunteer base to help staff your events, making them accessible and strongly community based.
Excellent communication and relationship building skills are essential, and as a highly motivated individual you will have strong attention to detail and the ability to manage your varied workload. You will also enjoy taking ownership of your work and have the ambitious drive to progress the public fundraising streams at Pace.
Position: Fundraising Manager
Reports to: Head of Marketing and Communications
Location: Hybrid - a mix of on site (we have 2 sites in Aylesbury) and working from home
Hours: 38 hours per week - open to discussion about compressed week, flexible working. Core hours are 10am-3pm
Salary: £35,000 to £38,000 per annum
Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays, increases with length of service
Pension: company pension scheme with contribution of up to 4%
What you will be working on:
- You'll create, organise and deliver 2 mass participation events each year using your event experience and research to engage and encourage people to get involved and take part, raising the profile of Pace in the community
- You'll develop a programme to grow your volunteer base to help staff your events, communicating with them to keep them engaged and motivated
- You'll nurture the current corporate partners and look for opportunities to increase the fundraising activity of their staff and partners and supporters through your events and organising and helping create fundraising events for them
- You'll develop your community fundraisers and work with them to maintain relationships and increase their involvement
- You'll be creating a stewardship programme for all 3 areas to update them with news and opportunities to get involved
This job is for you if:
- You have experience of developing and implementing events from conception to finish
- You enjoy managing varied workloads and working to deadlines
- You have worked with a range of internal and external partners and stakeholders
- You are attuned to people's needs and enjoy spotting opportunities to increase support
- You have proven experience of achieving fundraising goals or similar objectives - through direct experience or transferrable skills
Every child with a neurodisability like cerebral palsy has potential, their place in the world and a full life to live. At Pace we make it happen.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position Type: Full Time (37.5 hours per week), permanent contract; flexible working will be considered
Reports to: Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships
Location: Remote (UK) or hybrid based in our HQ in Truro, Cornwall. Regular travel to London and occasional travel within the UK will be required.
Role Purpose
Sitting within our high-performing Philanthropy & Partnerships team, this role is responsible for growing and diversifying ShelterBox’s partnerships with the private sector.
You will work with the Corporate Partnerships Officer to manage our growing portfolio of existing partners, ensuring each feels valued, engaged and inspired to continue supporting ShelterBox’s lifesaving work. You will also inherit a strong pipeline, and lead on unlocking new long-term, multi-faceted and strategic partnerships.
This role has line management responsibilities for the Corporate Partnerships Officer and reports directly to the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships. The wider team is made up of a Philanthropy Manager, a Trusts & Foundations Manager, a Stewardship and Research Officer, and a Philanthropy & Partnerships Assistant.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a creative, proactive and driven individual who will play a key role building strong relationships with decision-makers within businesses to help us deliver emergency shelter to the most vulnerable people hit by conflict, disaster and climate crisis.
You must be confident in presenting a compelling case for support, both in writing and verbally, and be able to build relationships easily, both externally and internally. Ideally you will have experience within a Corporate Partnerships or high-value fundraising team, although this is not an essential requirement.
This position is for someone looking for a dynamic and varied role, working with a huge range of stakeholders to identify and unlock opportunities to connect the private sector with opportunities to achieve impact. It is a perfect opportunity for a forward-thinking, articulate, and personable relationship fundraiser who wants to play a pivotal part in supporting vulnerable communities around the world to rebuild after disaster.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Relationship management
· Personally manage relationships with ShelterBox’s most valuable partnerships: building and developing strong personal relationships, maximising their support and negotiating renewals.
· Work with and support the Corporate Partnerships Officer to effectively manage and steward their portfolio of accounts.
· Seek opportunities to uplift and add value to partnerships by having a thorough understanding of ShelterBox’s work, networks and funding needs.
· Create and deliver stewardship and communication plans to ensure our corporate partners’ key stakeholders and staff feel part of ShelterBox; providing them with inspiring stories, unique staff engagement opportunities, and strong impact reporting.
· Deliver first-class grant management when securing restricted income (including tracking pipeline, contracting, reporting requirements etc.)
New business
· Proactively network, attend relevant industry events and conferences, and work with the Philanthropy Advisory Board and other connectors to expand ShelterBox’s connections within target sectors.
· Work closely with the Stewardship and Research Officer to identify potential new high impact partners, and develop strategies and tactics to engage.
· Develop bespoke cultivation plans for prospect partners currently in the pipeline, utilising varied and creative approaches to engage new audiences.
·support the Stewardship and Research Officer and Philanthropy & Partnerships Assistant with due diligence screening, ensuring our corporate partners closely align with our Ethical Partnership Policy.
· Develop detailed proposals, strong pitches and packages for support, by working collaboratively with teams across the organisation, particularly ShelterBox’s International Programme Department and Brand & Content teams.
· Deliver memorable and engaging presentations and pitches to a wide variety of audiences to inspire support for ShelterBox’s mission.
Strategy, engagement and data
· Working with the Head of Philanthropy & Partnerships, to refine and implement the Corporate Partnerships Strategy.
· Work towards an agreed income target and support the management of the Corporate Partnerships budget.
· Work with ShelterBox’s Learning and Development team to shape and deliver our training and staff engagement offering for corporate partners.
· Prepare for and manage emergency fundraising appeals to corporate audiences in response to major disasters.
· Develop and coordinate events to deepen corporate partners’ engagement, and contribute to the delivery of wider Philanthropy & Partnerships events.
· Maximise the benefits of the CRM to create and implement cultivation and stewardship journeys for corporate partners, keeping records updated and following Data Protection rules.
· Keep up to date on developments and trends in international development, with particular focus on the disaster response and emergency shelter sectors.
Team
- Line management of the Corporate Partnerships Officer, ensuring personal growth plans, objectives and success indicators are in place.
· Build excellent relationships with colleagues across ShelterBox in the UK and internationally.
· Act as a subject matter expert (SME) to provide knowledge and expertise in private sector partnerships with the wider ShelterBox team (UK and global affiliates)
· Be active in the fundraising sector, know and follow the latest fundraising legislation and codes of practice, seek out peer learning and peer mentoring opportunities, network and contribute.
· Undertake other reasonable duties as may be required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now seeking a Volunteer Officer to join our Programmes, Volunteering and Conservation Team on a full-time basis, working 36 hours per week, including minimum of 1 weekend per month.
The Benefits
- Salary of £32,666 - £35,644 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
The Role
As a Volunteer Officer, your main focus will be to manage volunteers to carry out important habitat management tasks at regular conservation group sessions and develop one-off flexible and weekend volunteering opportunities. You will also support on delivering our corporate ‘Park days’ sessions, as well as also working on the Hedgehog project in Regent’s Park. This role is varied and will see the successful applicant working primarily in the Regents Park and Greenwich Park, but with work across all of the parks when support is required.
This role involves a lot of in park time, working with and supporting volunteers on the ground in physical conservation work. On average the Volunteer officer will spend 3-4 days each week in the parks delivering sessions. The ideal applicant will be friendly, open, enjoy spending time outdoors and have experience working with and managing volunteers, in a hands-on conservation or park setting.
You will champion volunteering best practice, inclusivity and diversity across the organisation, develop volunteer resources and ensure the appropriate support and training is in place for volunteers, partners and the staff who manage volunteers.
Additionally, you will:
- Work with the Volunteer and Programmes Manager to plan, develop, deliver and evaluate other volunteer projects and programmes
- Write volunteer role descriptions, work plans, policies and robust risk assessments
- Ensure appropriate and accurate data on volunteers and associated activities are recorded
- Be aware of and always follow guidelines safeguarding of children and adults at risk.
About You
To join us as a Volunteer Officer, you will need:
- Proven experience of working with, managing, and training volunteers, especially conservation volunteers. With a strong knowledge of safe use and maintenance of all hand tools.
- In depth knowledge and practical skills in conservation, park, or nature reserve management
- Awareness of equality and diversity, health and safety and safeguarding
- Excellent people skills including team working, negotiating, problem solving and the ability to be calm and decisive in challenging situations
- Commitment to The Royal Parks’ values of being responsible, excellent, inclusive, open and respectful, and a commitment to supporting diverse and inclusive teams
- A flexible approach to work including significant evening and weekend working.
- A valid and current clean UK driving licence is desirable.
Excellent operational use of Microsoft Office, CRM systems and other IT solutions to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of the volunteer programme would also be advantageous.
A First Aid Certificate would also be favourable.
Other organisations may call this role Conservation and Volunteering Officer, Project officer, Volunteer Services Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, or Volunteer Development Co-ordinator.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please click here to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Volunteer Officer please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As part of our continuing commitment to environmental sustainability and improving the quality of life for beneficiaries through environmental initiatives, we are currently seeking an Environmental Programme Officer based in Birmingham.
Position: Environmental Programme Officer
Reports to: Director of Programmes and Partnerships
Status: Hours of Work: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Terms of Employment: Permanent (subject to 6-month probationary period)
Salary: £24k-£30k dependent on experience
Location: Office-based, Birmingham
Deadline for Applications: 30th September 2024
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis until the vacancy is filled. The vacancy, therefore, may close sooner than the deadline date.
Islamic Help is a UK-based international relief and development organisation that has developed rapidly since being established in 2003. Our programmes aim to help and empower disadvantaged communities in the UK and abroad; some of the key areas we work in are emergency response, WASH, education, livelihood and environment conservation.
What We Offer
Islamic Help acknowledges that our employees are our most valuable resource. Therefore, we provide a variety of benefits aimed at promoting their professional growth, as well as supporting their mental and physical well-being, and maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
- Holiday entitlement of 30 days per financial year (for full-time employees; includes bank holidays entitlement – due to the nature of the role, you may be required to work on bank holidays)
- Personal learning and development opportunities.
- Automatic enrolment into our workplace Pension Plan (option to opt out).
- Employee Assistance Programme for support with health & wellbeing, financial matters, and any other assistance.
- Free office car park for staff.
- Prayer facilities in the Mosque located below our office (Brothers and Sisters).
The Role
Key Responsibilities
- To support the charity in the development of a climate action strategy
- Develop and oversee Islamic Help’s climate change advocacy campaigns and projects.
- Liaise with relevant UN Agencies, attending forums, submitting reports and ensuring Islamic Help is represented on relevant wider coordination platforms.
- Work in consultation with the Director of International Programmes & Partnerships and various sustainability experts, to assist with the development of the Children’s Eco Village programme in Tanzania including site management, child-focused programmes, budgeting and fundraising.
- To identify individual programmes and priorities for children in the Eco Village for their development as well as environmental projects for the general development of the Children’s Eco Village
- To develop fundraising strategies in consultation with the team for the Children’s Eco Village as well as the projects within it
- Assist Islamic Help’s offices worldwide with materials and resources including sustainable practices as well as progress reports on ongoing projects and feedback on completed projects.
- Develop a climate action volunteering programme to get more people involved in Islamic Help’s environmental projects as well as campaigning and advocacy.
- To identify funding opportunities, locally, nationally and internationally that will contribute to the development of Islamic Help’s climate strategy including corporate and institutional markets.
- To develop Islamic Help’s environmental policy and lead on implementation of green and sustainable initiatives for the HQ and international offices
- To identify partnership opportunities, locally, nationally and internationally, for joint climate campaigns, with a view to build and broaden Islamic Help’s capacity e.g. skills, expertise, etc.
- To represent Islamic Help at climate events and conferences.
- Perform any other duties assigned by your line manager that are appropriate to your role within the organisation.
Attributes
Essential
- A degree in an either international development-related studies (must have environmental-focused module) or environmental sciences.
- A passion and unwavering commitment to climate and environmental issues.
- Be effective in a fast-paced working environment.
- To undertake all tasks and duties in an effective, efficient, transparent and wholly accountable manner.
- Have the ability to travel to various locations across the world to manage the progress of environmental programmes and to represent Islamic Help on various platforms including UN conferences and global environmental events.
- To undertake any reasonable responsibilities as required by the line manager.
- To promote and adhere to all IH policies and codes of conduct.
- Experience of working on Programme Quality, HR, Safeguarding and Risk.
- Excellent oral and written English.
- Must have driving licence.
Desirable
- Experience of working within INGOs and Partner/Field Office Management.
- Experience of working in-country within the countries that IH operate within.
- Knowledge of any of the following languages is an advantage: French, Arabic and Urdu.
How to Apply
To apply, please email your CV and covering letter detailing how you meet the requirements for
the post to our HR department.
We regret that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
You must have proof that you have the right to work in the UK.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, faith or disability.
Deadline for applications: 30th September 2024.
NOTE: Interviews will be on an ongoing basis and the vacancy may close before the deadline date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Summary
We're looking for a Media Officer who can help us amplify the voices of women leading the fight against poverty and spread CARE’s expert opinions on key humanitarian issues.
You'll work alongside our Senior Media Manager to secure high-quality coverage in national and regional print, broadcast, and online media. You’ll support our expert spokespeople, from our CEO in the UK, to women leaders in the Global South. You’ll play a key role in fundraising for our projects across the world and help us to influence decision makers.
The Media Officer will join the organisation at an exciting time when developing good communications is at the heart of our strategy. The Communications and Brand Team work collaboratively alongside the Advocacy and Programmes teams towards ambitious aims, in a friendly and supportive environment.
Why work for us?
By joining our team, you'll stand with women who are transforming their families, communities, and the
planet and help CARE to deliver long term solutions – from food to housing to healthcare. Are you
ready to be part of an organisation working in 100 countries and changing millions of lives?
At CARE International UK we affirm the dignity, potential and contribution of participants, donors,
partners and staff. Our actions are consistent with our mission. We are honest and transparent in what
we do and say and accept responsibility for our collective and individual actions. We work together
effectively to serve the larger community. We constantly challenge ourselves to the highest levels of
learning and performance to achieve greater impact.
About you
We’re looking for an energetic, proactive individual with experience in journalism and/or media
relations, who can help drive our media successes and ensure more people across the UK hear about
the global realities of poverty, emergencies, gender inequality and climate change, as well as about the
ways that CARE and our community of supporters are urgently working to address these. You’ll be able
to work quickly to react to the news agenda and deliver timely coverage, be confident pitching to
journalists, briefing spokespeople and have an understanding of and interest in the issues that CARE
works with.
About the role
You'll work on increasing CARE International UK’s media coverage, working with the Senior Media Manager to
execute our media strategy. You'll build strong relationships with key journalists and media outlets to improve awareness of CARE’s work around the world and drive fundraising and advocacy goals. You will be working collaboratively with colleagues in the UK and across the global partnership to support digital campaigns.
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight
poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places. We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We
stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Diversity and Inclusion Statement
CARE International UK is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive, respectful and safe work
environment where all persons are treated fairly, with dignity and respect. We are committed to
dismantling harmful and oppressive structures of power and accordingly centre gender equity in our
work to save lives, fight poverty and achieve social justice. The post holder agrees to promote and
uphold these principles.
CARE International UK operates fair, transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment practices and
actively encourages applications from candidates from a variety of backgrounds, and with a range of
skills and experiences. We are particularly interested to hear from candidates from Black and minoritised communities, LGBT+ candidates and disabled candidates.
CARE International UK is a disability confident employer. As part of our commitment to disability
inclusion we guarantee interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria for the role. To
be considered under the Guaranteed Interview Scheme please complete the relevant section in the
online application form. If at any stage of the recruitment process you require reasonable adjustments,
including a copy of the recruitment pack in large print or an alternative format, please contact
the HR Team.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any harm to, or exploitation of, a vulnerable
adult or a child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. Recruitment to all jobs in CARE
International UK includes, in particular, criminal record checks and the collection of relevant references.
Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do.
Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 8th September 2024 at 11pm
Interview date: Week commencing the 16th September 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Bid Manager
Full time (35 hours pw) – Fixed Term Contract until June 2025
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme
- Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,200 employees and over 29500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response and Night Time Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join SJA’s Bid Team, managing and producing tender responses across a variety of business areas including Commercial Training, First Aid and Health & Safety Supplies, Events, Urgent & Emergency Care, and other services. The role of the Bid Manager is to support the organisation in achieving revenue targets, business growth and strategic objectives through managing the Bid process and ensuring completion of high-quality tenders within the stipulated timeframes. Every win helps us to support and deliver more lifesaving initiatives throughout the country.
You will maintain and develop a bid library, tender pipeline and supporting processes, sharing best practice and learnings from bids which are won and lost whilst also analysing trends from tenders and recommending improvements or change to optimise the number of bids for which we can tender.
You will be driven and self-motivated with the ability and proven track record in producing high quality and timely tender submissions. A team player with excellent communications and writing skills you will also possess the ability to prioritise, plan and coordinate projects accurately and assess financial risk as an essential part of this role.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Experience
- Experience in managing, writing, or coordinating bids, tenders, proposals, or grants
- Strong project management skills, with the ability to prioritise work to tight deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure, working on multiple simultaneous deadlines
- Understanding of what makes a winning proposal and ability to see a bid through a client’s eyes
- Research and analytical skills to understand the commercial context of opportunities and how we can add value
- In-depth knowledge of tender and proposal processes, with knowledge of public sector procurement an advantage
- Good copywriting skills and attention to detail
- Excellent spelling and grammar
- Influencing skills, to help and advise internal partners at each stage of the tender and proposal process
- Continuous improvement attitude – sharing knowledge and best practice in workshops and training sessions
- Approachable and personable with an ability to build relationships quickly
About the Role
Manage the Bid Management process, ensuring all bid documents meet deadlines and have undergone appropriate levels of scrutiny. Chairing and organising bid kick off meetings with internal stakeholders. You will need to feed the information into the Bid Writer in a timely and organised fashion and ensure all bids are of consistent high quality to meet the customer or commissioner’s expectations.
- You will also, where required, need to lead on writing, creating and preparing expressions of interest, prequalification questionnaires, ITT responses and standalone proposals and presentations working closely with operational/technical specialists within the organisation & ambulance operation to ensure excellence in quality, accuracy and presentation
- Lead on the creation and support bid presentations; including the preparation through to participation of delivery to key decision makers
- Maintain the Bid library working with functions and the operation to collate relevant, up to date supporting information for proposals, ensuring its accuracy and accessibility
- Complete the bid/no bid tool and agree with relevant key stakeholders to ensure any tenders are aligned with both the relevant departments strategy, operational capability e.g. skills, vehicles and capacity
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply please apply below
The closing date for this vacancy is the 02/10/2024 however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Location: St George’s Hospital
Salary: (Salary Band 3.1) £32,356.69 (unqualified) or £33,000 (DAPA / IDVA qualification) up to £34,478.44 per annum
Unqualified IDVAs will start on the lower end of the band and after successful 6-month probation will have to successfully complete DAPA qualification to progress to £33,000.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term Contract ending in March 2025 (possible extension end of March 2026)
Closing Date: 3rd September 2024 at 12 noon
Virtual Interview Date: Week Commencing 9th September 2024
Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Major Trauma Centre (MTC) Youth Crisis IDVA at Solace Women's Aid.
We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.
Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.
About the Service
The Major Trauma Centre project support young people aged 11-25 who present at St Marys Hospital, Kings College Hospital, Royal London, and St Georges Hospitals who have experienced, or are at risk of, domestic abuse, sexual violence, sexual exploitation, honour-based violence, and any other form of violence against women and girls. We work with young people of all genders and sexuality.
This role provides intensive, crisis intervention support to young people impacted by domestic and or sexual violence who presents at emergency hospital departments.
The MTC project is run in close partnership with Redthread youth violence hospital-based charity, and together we deliver excellent holistic support for survivors, as well as training and advice for hospital staff.
About the Role
MTC Youth Crisis IDVA provide person centred, strength based, trauma informed high quality case work support and advice to survivors of abuse through needs and risk assessment while developing safety plans and working in close partnership with statutory and local agencies to minimise the risk of abuse. You will promote the service in the hospitals through building positive relationships with hospital staff, in particular safeguarding teams and clinicians, to ensure a steady flow of appropriate referrals while regularly deliver training to hospital staff to raise awareness of domestic abuse. You will appropriately respond to safeguarding concerns and represent cases at MARAC when needed.
Please note that : This position will require working pattern of two early shifts (7:30am to 3:30pm), two late shifts, (1pm to 9pm) twice a month. There will be one Friday late shift and one Saturday every 6 weeks.
About You
We are looking for a passionate person who is committed to Solace’s values to foster innovation and continuous improvement in working practice, who is flexible and open to new challenges, ideas and experiences as well as committed to diversity and anti-discriminatory practice with extensive experience of supporting survivors of domestic/sexual abuse and sound knowledge of safeguarding young people and vulnerable adults as well as excellent knowledge of interventions and legal policies around VAWG in order to offer survivor the best choices. You will have skills and drive to supervise and support development of Peer Mentors.
We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.
What we can offer you
We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:
- Flexible working
- Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Employer pension contribution
- Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
- Access to Inclusion Networks
- Daily clinical debriefing
- Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
- Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Flow & Restore yoga classes
- Meditation sessions
- Cycle to Work Scheme
How to apply
Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:
- Values, Behaviours & Competencies
- Knowledge, Experience and Skills
Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.
This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.
As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.
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Are you passionate about empowering individuals with learning disabilities and autism to access essential healthcare services? Join our team as a Healthcare Access Advocate, Hospital Liaison, and Workshop Facilitator at The Elfrida Society, where you will play a crucial role in advocating for service users, liaising with healthcare providers, and facilitating empowering workshops.
Why Join Us?
- Impactful Advocacy: Provide personalised support to ensure that each individual’s voice is heard and their healthcare needs are met.
- Collaborative Environment: Work closely with hospital staff and other professionals to create a more inclusive healthcare system.
- Empower Through Education: Develop and deliver engaging workshops that equip individuals and their families with the tools they need to navigate the healthcare landscape effectively.
- Supportive Community: Be part of a dedicated team committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of individuals with learning disabilities and autism.
About the Role:
This part-time, permanent position offers a competitive salary of £27,629 - £28,451.57 pro-rata, with excellent benefits, including a generous pension plan and holiday entitlement. Based at our offices in Islington, London, you will have the flexibility to travel and engage with various stakeholders across Islington and neighbouring areas.
What We’re Looking For:
We are seeking individuals with strong advocacy skills, excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, and a good understanding of the healthcare system. Experience working with individuals with learning disabilities and/or autism is essential, as is a commitment to promoting their rights and well-being.
Apply Today:
If you’re ready to make a meaningful difference in the lives of others and have the skills and passion to excel in this role, we want to hear from you. Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive and accessible healthcare environment for all.
The job requires an enhanced DBS check.
Our mission is to enable individuals with learning disabilities to lead fulfilling & empowered lives, filled with opportunities for growth and joy!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Evening / Night Assistant Domestic Abuse Worker
Rochdale
Perm
£10,347 + £50 per sleep allowance
Part time - 16.33 hours per week on a 3-week rolling rota
Our client
Morgan Hunt is working with a leading charity delivering quality support services to women, men and their families who are affected by domestic abuse, homelessness, and young parents across the of Northwest England. Improving the safety and life opportunities of the people who use their services and supporting them in their recovery. They support the people they work with to overcome the experiences they have had, empowering them to build up the skills and resources they need to take control of their own lives, access a tenancy of their own and maintain a quality of life in the long term.
We are currently recruiting for 3 Evening / Night Assistant Domestic Abuse Support Workers to join the team on a permanent basis following the successful acquisition of a new Refuge service in Rochdale. This is part time role, working 16.33 hours per week on a 3-week rolling rota.
The role
- To accept new referrals and complete move in procedures for new clients, including supporting flat turnarounds, cleaning, and re-stock to ensure there is no delay in accommodation any referral.
- Ensure the upkeep and security of the building and take responsibility for any cash and equipment.
- Maintaining an understanding and awareness of and adhering to all support plans and risk assessments and to update the Domestic Abuse Support Worker (DASW) of changes to risk or incidents.
- To provide feedback to the DASW regarding tenant's SMART plans and aims achieved, recorded documentation on client database.
- To complete risk assessments for activities both 1-1 and group work, incorporating safety planning, reviewing on a regular basis.
- To work with clients and other staff to devise an annual plan for client involvement, to actively engage the individuals and families within the Rochdale DA safe accommodation service, promoting lived experience involvement in service delivery and improvement.
- Facilitate evening group work and promote, monitor and evaluate involvement sessions in conjunction with the people using services.
- To work in-line with the project's budget, adhering to financial policies and procedures.
- To monitor the security and safety of the premises on an ongoing basis, including CCTV, front door entry system and alarm system.
- To be responsible and accountable for the efficient recording, storing and maintaining of client records including contact notes, correspondence, incident reporting, handovers, risk updates and outcomes achieved.
- Record and manage any anti-social behaviour or neighbour nuisance and respond appropriately according to escalation procedure.
- Address any instances of non-engagement or perceived obstacles to support via a trauma informed approach.
- To actively promote the service and the organisation.
- To ensure GDPR, confidentiality and professional boundaries are upheld in all aspects of daily practice.
The candidate
- Relevant qualification in Domestic Abuse / IDVA / ISVA or equivalent diploma / degree / NVQ 3 or equivalent work level experience and the willingness to achieve a level 3 qualification.
- An extensive understanding of individuals and families who have or are experiencing domestic abuse.
- Knowledge of working as part of a team, working on own initiative and managing time effectively.
- Ability and knowledge of planning, promoting, or delivering group work sessions with evaluation.
- Knowledge of providing support on agreed outcomes of assessment support plans.
- Knowledge of assessing and implementing risk assessments, including DASH Ric.
- Knowledge of the impact of multiple disadvantages, complex support needs and homelessness.
- Knowledge of welfare benefits and relative legislation.
- Knowledge of health and safety and lone working.
Benefits
- Auto enrolment pension plan which all employees are enrolling after 3-month probationary period.
- Health plan for all employees after completion of successful probationary period including free eye testing, access to counselling and reduced gym membership.
- Bike to work scheme
- Salary sacrifice tech scheme including all products from Currys.
- Christmas saving scheme - save January - November.
As this post is at women only project schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010 applies. An Enhanced DBS will be required for this role of Evening / Night Assistant Domestic Abuse Worker.
If you feel you meet the above criteria and are ready for a new opportunity, please apply today!
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to permanent vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer. Job suitability is assessed on merit in accordance with the individual's skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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Food and eating together is a vital part of being a community. Food brings people together. Good food makes people happy and relaxed and helps them enjoy meeting other people and sharing a meal together to get to know one another. The Othona Community provides good quality, home style cooked food, from wherever possible local suppliers to enable people to enjoy being together.
We are now seeking to appoint a Cook and Catering lead as part of our Residential Community Team.
The Othona Community at Bradwell-on-Sea provides programmes for retreat, activities, events and themed based family breaks. We also welcome groups from schools, churches, other faiths and charities to run their own programmes. Our accommodation consists of bedrooms and yurts for up to 60 guests, as well as capacity for people to camp. Our dining facilities can cater for up to 150 people. The average size of most groups is between 20 – 50 people.
Othona Bradwell is an open and inclusive Christian Community. We welcome people of all ages, abilities, backgrounds, and beliefs to our centre on the quiet coast of Essex. Through sharing in a daily rhythm of work, worship, study and play, we seek to learn how to live together and learn from each other.
We are a place where people come together to share what they have in common and seek to find a sense of unity together. Therefore, we create a genuine sense of community by sharing and celebrating our common unity. In community we explore the relationship between faith and life and encourage one another in caring for the world and its people. It is a place of welcome and acceptance for whoever you are.
Role Details and Duties
As part of the residential community team, we all undertake a variety of tasks on a regular basis to ensure the safe running of the centre, programmes, catering, community, mission and ministry. These will include:
- Providing a hospitable, warm and welcoming environment for everyone attending our programmes, activities and community.
- Cooking, catering, ordering, menu planning, including preparation, cleaning and washing up.
- Share time together with visitors and guests to listen, support and encourage them to participate in community to the best of their ability.
- General cleaning including bedrooms and turning them around for new guests’ arrival.
- Occasional reception & telephone call answering and responding.
- Responding in an efficient and polite way to the needs and issues which arise on a regular basis for guests and visitors.
- Following the Othona values and implementing them through our behaviours to demonstrate that we follow Jesus and his lifestyle of love and servanthood.
- On occasion you may be asked to deputise for the warden and other colleagues in their absence.
- Living together as the residential community team. Sharing the principles of Christian community even when there are no guests or visitors.
- Leading and supporting chapel services and reflections to be inclusive and accessible for all.
- Othona is a 'home from home' community for many of its visitors, with a welcoming and relaxing atmosphere that combines relative simplicity with safety and comfort.
- Any other duties as requested by the Wardens.
We may also consider applications from couples.
If you would be interested in a short-term role here then we would consider those able to come for 6-9 months.
Role Person Specification
Serving – Willing to serve others to ensure an enjoyable, safe and comfortable experience for all our guests throughout their stay and enable everyone to contribute to the community at Othona to the best of their ability. Servant hearted leadership is a key characteristic in Christian community life.
Hospitality – Committed to delivering a hospitable approach in all we do at Othona. This requires being welcoming, approachable, flexible, patient, adaptable, problem solving, reacting to various situations delicately and compassionately whilst always seeking to ensure we become community together.
Committing – Able to demonstrate a practical commitment to Work, worship, study and play which are the four 'strands' from which the daily life of Othona is woven. When we approach work, worship, study and play with practical energy and loving awareness, we all contribute to becoming community together.
Relating – Provide a clear understanding of the importance of relationships to enable community to develop. To be aware of equality, equity and diversity. To develop an understanding of the many factors that make us all different. Some may be relatively obvious: gender, age, race, religion, physical and mental ability, nationality, social background, sexual orientation. Others are less evident but equally influential and should be respected.
Affirming – Committed to providing a positive and encouraging approach to working together and serving our guests. Able to affirm our Othona ethos, way of life and community development. We embrace positive behaviours of affirmation, interdependence, simplicity, the contemplative way, stamina and sustainability, hope and commitment.
What we offer in return
- A deeply satisfying lifestyle in a beautiful remote coastal location
- Modest accommodation with all meals included
- Council tax, wifi and all utilities are included
- An allowance of £9536 per year, plus full board and lodging.
- Eligibility to join the non-contributory pension scheme.
- Flexible hours with 2 days off per week; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- A successful appointment will be conditional on the receipt of two satisfactory references and a DBS background check at the appropriate level.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £28,216.60 per annum
Location: Based from any of Shelter’s offices in England, or Homeworking in England with reasonable travel times to key Shelter locations (London, Sheffield, Manchester)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Leave: 30 days holiday per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time hours)
Closing date: 15th September 2024 at 11:30pm
*Please note, we offer the opportunity to complete an apprenticeship in a related subject alongside this role.
Are you an excellent communicator with an aptitude for problem-solving and knowledge of supporting projects? Do you have strong administrative skills combined with a passion for working with people with lived experience to help solve the housing crisis? Then join Shelter in an exciting new role as a Lived Experience Project Assistant and join the fight for everyone’s right to a safe home.
About the role
Helping co-ordinate Shelter’s Lived Experience programmes, you will use your administrative skills to raise the profile of involvement and coproduction activities. Whether it’s managing meetings, raising purchase orders, or responding to queries about our lived experience and employability programmes, we’ll look to you for support and insight to continually improve our systems and processes.
With a keen eye for detail and analysing data, you’ll be on hand to inform best practice for Shelter’s Lived Experience initiatives.
Don’t worry if your experience or skills to date don’t align perfectly with every part of the role requirements in the job description. At Shelter we are dedicated to building an anti-racist, diverse, inclusive, equitable, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role, we encourage you to tell us how your skills, knowledge, behaviours, and experience will aid your success.
With this role, we can offer the option of completing an apprenticeship in a related subject. This will involve spending approximately 20% of your work time completing education/ learning for the duration of the apprenticeship. We welcome applications both with and without interest in the apprenticeship.
About you
Your enthusiasm and initiative will be key to for developing successful relationships with colleagues across a large charity, as will your flair for creativity and problem solving.
Proactive and with strong IT skills, you’re not afraid to lead on the creation of regular Lived Experience Insight communications or activities and you have a clear dedication to promoting coproduction in the fight against Britain’s housing emergency.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
About the team
Delivering activities to raise the profile of involvement and coproduction, the Lived Experience Insight team works alongside people with experience of homelessness and barriers to work. People with lived experience steer the direction of Shelter’s work by helping design services, campaigning, getting involved in local events or speaking out against the housing emergency and we work closely with them to ensure lived experience is at the core of everything we do.
There will be an application information session on Monday 9th September at 10am, if you would like to attend, please contact the email address given.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement.
In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. In your Supporting Statement, you should provide specific examples of how you meet all of the 'About you' points in the relevant section of the attached job description in no more than 350 words per point and ensure you demonstrate how you address the Shelter behaviour below throughout your response:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Applications without a Supporting Statement will not be considered.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.
We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.
About the role
This position sits within our highly successful Strategic Business Development team, whose role is to support our teams across the world to identify, engage and win funding from some of the largest and most high-profile donors.
Working with colleagues from across the organisation, your focus will be on leading and winning medium-sized opportunities, from existing and new donors. Who these donors are is dependent on the skills and experience you can bring to the role.
Alongside this, you will play a critical role in supporting bid teams working on larger or more complex opportunities.
We are embarking on a new and ambitious strategy and the role offers an amazing opportunity for an ambitious business development professional to help deliver that growth.
About you
You have a solid track record in business development and are comfortable identifying, leading and winning funding opportunities. This could be from institutional donors, international trusts & foundations, climate finance, innovation funding, USAID or carbon finance.
You will be a pro-active, self-starter, who is confident at building relationships with a wide range of people; you have great project management skills; and it goes without saying you're an exceptional communicator.
You need to be self-confident, highly organised and a confident problem solver. And whilst you will need to be passionate for the cause, you also need to be a calm head when things get busy.
The role occasionally requires very intense periods of working – either where you are based or in the country where the bid is being developed. The ability to flex a working schedule and to travel occasionally is a requirement of this role.
Accountabilities
- Deliver exceptional relationship management for a portfolio of existing projects and donors, where the donor relationship is UK-led.
- Research, identify, engage and lead on winning medium-sized opportunities, from existing and new donors.
- Provide support to bid teams working on larger, strategic proposals.
- Support and promote the use of Practical Action's Business Development Processes
- Work with colleagues globally to ensure we maximize opportunities to engage with donors, for example at conferences, events or meetings.
- Represent Practical Action at events.
- Keep abreast of priorities in country offices to ensure they have the business development support they need
- Maintain accurate records within Practical Action's database
PERSON PROFILE
Person Specification
- Business development experience, in an international organisation
- Experience of one or more of the following: institutional donors, international trusts & foundations, climate finance, innovation funding, USAID or carbon finance.
- Good project management skills, with experience of coordinating bid teams and proposal development.
- Excellent understanding of the international development funding environment and key trends.
- Experience of representing your organisation externally at events or donor meetings.
- Excellent writing, analytical, and numeracy skills and the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information.
- Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
- Proven track record of making sound decisions, based on evidence, opportunities and risks.
- Commitment to development principles and Practical Action’s vision, mission and ambition.
Skills, Abilities and Competencies:
- Able to work with a high degree of flexibility and autonomy
- Ability to work as part of a team, to apply initiative and common sense and prioritise work accordingly
- Focused on getting the job done, including anticipating blockages and challenges and finding solutions to overcome them
- Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
- An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
- Enthusiastic and results driven
- A willingness to travel
- Fluent written and spoken English
APPLICATION INFORMATION
Why join us?
The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.
Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station.
In addition, we offer the following benefits:
- Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
- Hybrid/flexible working options
- 27 days’ holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
- Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%
- Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
- Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
- Bike to Work scheme.
Additional information
Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued. Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.
We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.
Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.
The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: Monday 16th September 2024. Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.
Interviews: It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week commencing 23rd September 2024
(If you do not hear from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.)
HOW TO APPLY
If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. For more information please visit our careers page. To apply please submit a copy of your CV (maximum of 3 sides A4) and send us a supporting statement.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Member Engagement Officer to guarantee outstanding service delivery for our diverse range of member committees and groups.
Through taking a lead on formalising operations, the role holders will ensure compliance with governance requirements and legislation, alongside innovation and continuous improvement in service provision for the benefit of our members.
Successful execution of the role relies on the highest degree of professionalism when liaising with high-profile external stakeholders such as Trustees, committee and group Chairs, and equally with staff across the matrix in IChemE.
Through providing the highest quality of professionalism and service delivery, they will be key contributors to achieving IChemE’s strategic goal of supporting a vibrant and thriving profession.
Located at IChemE’s Head Office in Rugby, these roles will work seamlessly with other teams across the institution, with our member groups and committees, and with other external stakeholders to achieve exceptional service delivery and standards.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.