Communication Manager Jobs

Department: Business Development Team
Location: remote – home working
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract
Salary: £40,000 – £45,000 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 15th September at 11.59pm
Expected interview date: Wednesday 25th September
Annual Leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)

Benefits:

• enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental pay
• family friendly policies
• 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS Pension
• free health cashback plan (Medicash) employee cover plus up to four dependent children)
• 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
• free confidential employee assistance programme (Health Assured)
• access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV )
• flexible working options; including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours and more*
• learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc.)
• employee health and wellbeing committed (menopause friendly, disability confident employer etc.)

Background

Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia; a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.

Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible for as long as possible.

Purpose of the job/About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Business Development Team at Dementia UK, where you’ll play a vital role in managing and expanding Admiral Nursing Services across health and social care settings throughout the UK.

As the Regional Account Manager, you will oversee a portfolio of both new and established Admiral Nurse services across various settings. Working closely with teams across Dementia UK, you will help implement, monitor, and quality-assure all services in line with our business processes. You will also collaborate with the Regional Development Leads and Area Business Development Manager, contributing to timely updates and reports on progress against action plans, the development of new services, and any services at risk, particularly within designated areas and restricted funding regions.

In addition, you will represent Dementia UK with key commissioners and stakeholders, influencing local dementia strategies and initiatives. Your efforts will ensure that Admiral Nursing remains a central part of local service design, supporting the overall delivery of Dementia UK’s strategy.

To succeed in this role, you will bring substantial experience in partnership development, account management, and project management. You will have a strong background in developing business cases, strategy development, and implementation, along with a focus on continuous quality improvement and innovation. Experience in the health and social care sector is essential, along with a solid understanding of government policies related to older people’s mental health, carers, and dementia.

Join us now and be part of a team dedicated to making a real difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.

Our Culture

In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.

Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.

Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate differences and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.

*Please note that any decision on flexible working is based on business needs

Are you looking for an exciting and challenging opportunity that makes a difference?

We are recruiting a full time Team Manager to join our dynamic Futures Together team (formerly the Full Circle service) within the County of Essex.  You will support to deliver a highly performing service that works with adults within the criminal justice system with multiple and complex needs. Our team of experienced staff help adults with a range of needs including substance/alcohol use, learning difficulties and/or mental health to improve their outcomes and reduce reoffending. The post is permanent and primarily based in the Colchester area but will require occasional travel across the county.

As a Team Manager, you will work to support the service to deliver its outcomes and targets. You will supervise staff in order to maintain a high standard for our service users, ensuring that any concerns relating to safeguarding and risk are appropriately managed as well as ensuring that adequate data is collected and reported on. You will represent the service across the County and will build excellent working relationships with our many partners.

To be considered for this role, you will need to:

• Be passionate and enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support.
• Have experience of working as part of a team and supporting staff in a supervisory capacity.
• Evidence excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Evidence managing a busy caseload and excellent organisational skills.
• Be proficient in the use of Microsoft Outlook/Word/Excel and be familiar with relevant database management systems.
• Have relevant experience of work in the field of problematic substance use, mental health, justice or another comparable field.

Join us and we will support you to

• Contribute to the creative development of our treatment and recovery approach to meet the needs of our service users, our commissioners and stakeholders.
• Achieve your potential with the support of an organisation rated as one of the Best 100 Not for Profit Companies to Work For.
• Access a range of learning and development opportunities to support your personal and professional development.
• Help change the lives of individuals within the criminal justice setting.

The Benefits

• Starting salary of £27,000, with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £31,750 over 5 years.
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year up to 30 days plus Bank Holidays).
• Benefits including high street retailer discounts, gym discounts, season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance.
• Supportive occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular well-being talks and activities.
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system.

This is an incredible opportunity for an organised and efficient person to take the next step in their career with our exceptional organisation.

We believe in being the best and that is why we strive to create a supportive and engaging working environment for all our staff where we will help you to be the best you can be and thrive in the workplace.

Our amazing team will welcome you with open arms, supporting you to get up to speed and helping you find your feet.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to be inclusive of those with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

So, if you’re seeking your next challenge as a Team Leader, please apply via the button shown.

We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix and we can get to know you. If shortlisted, you will be contacted for a face to face interview which will include a short presentation. All details of the interview and presentation will be provided in advance so that you can feel adequately prepared and we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required. 

Please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment

We're looking for a values led, (education) content minded and systematic project manager to join us a Conference Producer at We Are In Beta.

The goal is to grow our in person events offering for our community of MAT Directors of Education and School Improvement Leaders, which has already supported 85 MATs serving 90,000+ students.

Your role will be to produce face to face conferences that provide them honest, open and trusting spaces to share how they really achieve their results in practice.

Why?

So MATs can learn what’s working (and what isn’t), so they can deliver the best education possible to their students.

What's the role?

Your job will be to produce in person conferences, with a difference, for MAT Directors of Education and School Improvement Leaders.

Events where practitioners don’t just share what’s worked but also what hasn’t - openly and transparently.

The aim is curate powerful and practical warts and all stories, which attendees can ask questions about and dig deep into each other's work.

• What we avoid
  • Glossy key notes delivered by non serving MAT leaders 
  • Only sharing successes
  • Surface level panels that don’t explore how leaders do what they do
  • Lots of passive sitting and listening in big audiences
  • Not developing deep and lasting relationships between attendees
  • Where the events are geared towards promoting products and services more than the amazing leaders and their practice 
• What we deliver
  • Dedicated to giving serving MAT Directors of Education - from diverse backgrounds - the platform to share the work they are doing in the MATs right now
  • Sharing openly, honestly and transparently the challenges as well as the wins
  • Small group discussions about very specific topics where attendees can go deep
  • Workshop formats allowing speakers and attendees to learn from each other via intimate conversations
  • Where we do everything we can to help attendees get to know each other, stay in touch and work together long term.
  • Events where sponsors provide thought leadership not sales pitches

 On the speaker/content side, you’ll:

• research what’s important to MAT Directors of Education

• find serving MAT leaders who have expertise in those areas

• invite and book them to be speakers and

• support them to be their best on the day.

On the attendee/learner side, you’ll:

• communicate the offering

• design sign up and onboarding processes

• promote the event across our social media and email channels and

• ensure delegates have everything they need to get the best out of the event.

On both sides you’ll:

• promote the event far and wide

• lead the follow up and evaluation of the events.

 How you’ll be driving our mission forward

• Researching topics that matter to Directors of Education right now

  • Emailing/messaging them to ask what they’ve had success with and need help with

  • Creating a database of strengths and needs across the community

  • Reading education press, policy and practitioner led blogs.

  • Engaging with conversations on social media

• Finding, inviting and booking speakers

  • Using national datasets to find MATs and MAT Education Leaders who are succeeding against the odds

  • Digging into MAT practice and MAT leaders’ blogs/posts to build a list of possible speakers

  • Crafting emails that invite MAT Leaders you may have never met to speak at the conference

  • Following up and leading MAT Leaders through the speaker onboarding journey

• Supporting speakers to be their best

  • Designing editorial guidelines and communicating them with speakers

  • Supporting them to find a focus for their sessions and feeding back on the content

  • Gathering pre-event information such as speaker details, access need, session titles/objectives and resources etc

  • Automating workflows and emails using Zapier and Airtable

  • Sharing all pre-event information they need in good time

• Designing attendee sign up and welcoming processes

  • Designing and building pre-event registration processes and forms

  • Gathering pre-event information from attendees eg attendee details, access/dietary needs and 

  • Automating workflows and emails using Zapier and Airtable

  • Sharing all pre-event information so they can get the most out of the conferences

• Promoting the event across our channels

  • Working with a designer to commission graphics

  • Writing social media posts on LinkedIn and Twitter

  • Working with the Director of Educations at the MATs hosting the events to write sharable, top of funnel social media posts that inspire, entertain and inform Directors of Education

  • Designing, writing building email workflows and drip campaigns in our CRM (HubSpot)

• Ensuring delegates have everything they need to get the most out of the conferences

  • Tracking and auditing that all delegates have shared required pre-event information

  • Writing succinct emails which are delivered at the right time in a way that respects their workload and capacity

• Evaluating the success of the conferences.

  • Designing and building post event evaluation forms

  • Seek, gather and analyse customer feedback and user data to ensure member success.

  • Tracking and auditing evaluation completion

  • Following up with both speakers and delegates to maximise

Who are you?

• A values driven educationalist
• Technophilic project manager who has a spreadsheet for everything
• Curious and empathic relationship builder
• Entrepreneurial, innovative and flexible
• Analytical but also a content-minded story finder and teller
• Feedback embracing learner in the pursuit of mastery of your craft:

What experience and skills do you have?

It’s not essential you tick every box below. But the more boxes you can tick the better. We can help you gain and learn from the experiences you haven’t had yet.

• Education and/or school leadership/teaching: Knowing how the MAT and school system works is a must. Knowing who does what role in MATs will help bring the right people in the right conversations and the right time. Knowing and understanding the kinds of problems and types of conversations MAT leaders and teachers is also helpful for this role

• Conference production: researching topics, inviting and booking speakers, crafting promotional materials, shouting loudly and proudly about the events and filling up spaces is key.

• Project management: Planning, tracking and delivering on project objectives across several workflows on time, every time. Managing multiple audiences who are likely to be at different stages of their engagement cycle.

• Digital marketing integration and automation: integrating and automating digital marketing platforms like eg MailChmip, Hubspot, Airtable and Zapier etc. Automating drip campaigns and email workflows.

• Copywriting (and digital marketing and email workflow design): designing and writing posts and emails that convert - whether than be speaker invitations, promotional posts or conference onboarding emails.

• Customer Relationship Management: designing, building and automating CRMs including sales pipeline design and management eg HubSpot and Airtable.

What are the benefits?

• Exposure to the most inspirational and impactful MAT Education Leaders in the country 
• Opportunity to work within an early-stage, mission-driven organisation and shape its direction
• Flexible working culture/flexible working hours
• Pro rata £29,000-£34,000 dependent on experience
• Project-based and/or part-time contract based on performance milestones for the right candidate available - this role is approximately 3 days a week for 28 weeks a year in 2 x 14 week blocks: October-February and March-June to deliver 2 conferences.
• Free annual membership to all of our premium spaces across the community worth up to £1,197+VAT.
• Dramatically grow your network of MAT leaders
   

Project Scope and Time Commitment?

The aim of this role is to produce two conferences:

1. Trust Education Leaders Conference North (Feb/Mar) in Manchester
2. Trust Education Leaders Conference South (June/July) in Luton/Milton Keynes

Each conference takes about 14 weeks to plan and deliver working 2-3 days a week.

If you aren't available for these dates, please still register you interest as we have plans for more conferences coming up and we'd love to work with you on them.

Timeline:

• Applications open: 28th August 2024

• Deadline for applications: midnight Sunday 15th September

• Invitations to complete assessment task: weeks beginning 9th September and 16th September

• First round interviews: weeks beginning 16th and 23rd September

• Second round interviews: weeks beginning 23rd and 30th September

• Notification of decision /appointment : week beginning 7th October.

• Start date: mid October

We expect this to be a popular role.

We will be inviting people to interview on a rolling basis.

We advise submitting an application early.

How do you apply?

  To apply for the role please

1. register your interest via our wesite no later than midday on Thursday 5th September AND/OR
2. complete the application form we'll send you by the deadline above

 For the application form you’ll need:

1. CV - max 2 sides

2. Covering letter - outlining

   1. why you want to apply

   2. how your values, knowledge, skills and experience make you the best person for the role.

   3. a PS section at the bottom with confirmation of where you saw the job role; confirmation of your current salary and notice period; whether you have the right to work in the UK and a valid criminal check with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); any links to any portfolios/bodies of work you have completed in the past to demonstrate what you are capable of (this could be reports, writing, performance figures, social media campaigns, articles, videos); and indication of whether your availability will be limited during the recruitment period.

3. Contact details of references

For an informal and confidential discussion about the role prior to application, please contact the Founder  @niallalcock on X/Twitter or DM Niall Alcock on LinkedIn

Job Purpose:

The Operations Manager works closely with the CEO to provide high-quality operational and financial management to underpin our service delivery designed to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ community members and people living with HIV. The post-holder will:

• Drive the development and quality improvement of our financial policies, procedures, and business processes, ensuring that they are compliant with legal and regulatory requirements, as well as consistent with Trade’s values.
• Support the good governance of Trade’s work through the provision of high-quality, accurate management information and reporting.
• Be a team player able to foster team working and continuous improvement.

Closing date - Sunday 15 September 2024 at 11:59pm

Tentative interview date - 26 September (at the Trade offices, LE16AS)

Health Partnerships Manager

Permanent

Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 per annum, depending on experience, plus benefits

London N1

Full time – 37.5 hours a week 

We're a hybrid working employer, meaning you're currently required to come into the office a minimum of 2 days per week, currently Tuesday and either Wednesday or Thursday.

Closing date: 5pm, 18th September 2024

First interviews online: 30th September or 1st October 2024

Second interviews in-person (if needed): 8th October 2024

An exciting opportunity for a Health Partnerships Manager has arisen at World Cancer Research Fund. 

World Cancer Research Fund champions the latest and most authoritative scientific research from around the world on cancer prevention and survival through diet, weight and physical activity, so that we can empower people to make informed choices to reduce their cancer risk.

We are seeking a Health Partnerships Manager to play a key role delivering on our strategy to support health professionals, with responsibility for developing partnerships and marketing campaigns which progress this work and widen its reach. The role also line manages the Health Information Officer and supports the development and marketing of our cancer prevention information and support for the general public.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience of clinical/public health stakeholder engagement at all levels and of developing successful partnerships with other organisations. An in-depth understanding of the UK health sector and the educational landscape for health professionals is essential.

They will have a proven track record of developing marketing campaigns for health professional and consumer audiences, collaborating with creative specialists and deploying and optimising a range of cost effective marketing methods. Their understanding of good practice in developing evidence-based health information will enable them to support accurate and engaging communication across digital and print.

They will be skilled in communicating verbally and in writing and use their interpersonal skills to build and maintain fruitful working relationships internally and externally. They will be a strong project manager, deadline and results focused, with the drive to reach new audiences with our important messages and support. 

Application Details:

If you are interested in this role and feel you possess the necessary requirements, please submit a current CV and covering letter (maximum 2 pages) by the closing date. You must have current right to work in the UK.

Please note: Your cover letter should highlight how your skills and experience will benefit WCRF and equip you for the role.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we are only able to provide feedback to shortlisted candidates. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. 

Join a small commercial team with big ambitions for the public library sector. We are seeking a Commercial Manager to help us realise our plans to secure a menu of commercial contracts that all of our 175+ member library services can choose to benefit from, according to the skills and assets of their service, their focus and strategy and of course the needs of their communities.

Our Commercial Team

Currently we hold a single commercial contract worth around £3m per year delivered through 12 libraries. Our aim is to reach a point where we have a menu of commercial contracts that all of our 175+ member library services can choose to benefit from according to the skills and assets of their service, their focus and strategy and of course the needs of their communities.

In the current funding climate for local authorities and local government services, these contracts are not just about the income and the services they can provide, but about demonstrating nationally the power of the library sector, and how national services can be delivered locally through library services and the communities they serve.

This is a long term aim of ours – we are seeking to build the commercial team with this role and while it is initially a 12 month contract, our hope is that with the role in place we can generate the income to sustain and build on it.

Main purpose of role:

• Support the delivery of commercial projects across the library sector
• Lead the bidding process for new commercial projects
• Manage the mobilisation and setup of contracts and services
• Manage the ongoing delivery of commercial contracts and services including management reporting and contract / service optimisation to increase benefit to the libraries and sector
• Ensure appropriate agreements are in place with our network of library partners to support current and future commercial collaboration
• Ensure we have organisational documentation and accreditation in place to bid for large government contracts
• Support the development of beneficial procurement frameworks for libraries
• Support the development of commercial skills and capacity across the library sector
• Contribute to the growing commercial awareness and understanding within the organisation, its partners and its members.

Key relationships

• Works with the network of library leaders who are engaged in the delivery of our commercial contracts.
• Works with the Commercial Director, Chief Executive and Commercial Sub Committee to ensure effective delivery of commercial contracts across the sector, and managing commercial and financial risks
• Works with our commercial and contractual partners to deliver on contracted outcomes
• Works with the Advocacy and Communications Manager to support ensure
• Reputational risks are managed effectively

Please see the attached job description for a full description of the role, including person specification. 

Frequent travel within the UK will be required for the role.

Programme Funding Manager

Do you share our vision of a sustainable and fairer world where clean energy is accessible to all? With clean energy, both people and planet can thrive. Do you have the passion and programme funding expertise to help generate the income we need to enable people living in poverty to transform their lives through clean energy?

As Programme Funding Manager, you will lead our Trust, Foundation, and Institutional partnerships, working in close collaboration with colleagues in our UK, Nepal, and Kenya offices. In this role, you will drive growth in our income by building a robust funding pipeline, cultivating new business, developing proposals, winning major new opportunities, and providing excellent reporting and stewardship for our existing supporters. The PFM is responsible for an income portfolio of circa £1.2m in 2024/25 and for the future growth of the portfolio.

For more information about the role, please view the Job Description.

Application Deadline: Sunday 1st September 2024 (23.59PM)

How to Apply: Please submit your CV and a cover letter (no more than two pages), telling us how you meet the requirements for this role (please see the Job Description for both the Person Specification and Responsibilities).

Additional Information: Renewable World is committed to promoting diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities in our workforce. As this is a UK role, applicants must have the right to work in the UK. Due to the expected volume of applicants, we will not be able to acknowledge candidates who are not shortlisted.

Renewable World takes safeguarding seriously. All Renewable World staff will be expected to sign the safeguarding policy and follow the Code of Conduct.

The Role 

The role of the team manager will be to support the rest of the team in delivering interventions on a one-to-one and group basis. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, signposting and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The role will also include line management and supervision of support workers within the service. Team managers are responsible for management of their site; including report writing, audits and being the named manager for the site. This role directly supports the service managers in keeping to a high standard service.

We have 2 positions available. One at Hammersmith & Fulham for a full time position, and one at Hounslow for a part time position. 

Job Purpose

This role sits within our crisis alternative service, Safe Space, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00 (midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs. 

The objectives of the service include:

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
• To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc. 
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
• To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
• To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
• To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
• To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.

You can download a PDF of the job description for this role at the bottom of the page.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
• Guiding the team, responding to referrals and planning each shift in terms of staffing, activities and case allocation
• Understanding of risk and risk management
• Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
• Understanding of safety planning and de-escalation
• Experience of working with challenging behaviour
• Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans 
• Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
• Considering each person as an individual
• Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
• Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients 

​Person Specification

• Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
• Experience of line management within a mental health setting
• Experience of de-escalation
• Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
• Evidence of continual professional development
• Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
• Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
• Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
• Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
• Understanding of how to report and mitigate risks 
• Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
• Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
• Understanding safeguarding adults and children processes and legal requirements
• A good understanding of mental health conditions
• Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
• Capacity to work within an agreed shift pattern
• Experience of delivering information and advice (housing, benefits, debt etc)
• Experience of non-clinical, therapeutic interventions like psychoeducation
• Ability to work out of hours and on weekends

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Equal Opportunities

We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.

Job Description: Volunteer Manager

Reporting to: Regional Manager

Location: Speke, Merseyside

Contract: Permanent

Hours: 35hrs

Salary: £23,620 – £24,329

We welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Disability Confident Employer that welcome disabled applicants and provide reasonable adjustments.

About FareShare 

FareShare is the UK’s national network of charitable food redistributors, made up of 18 independent organisations. Together, we take good quality surplus food from right across the food industry and get it to nearly 9,500 frontline charities and community groups.

The food we redistribute is nutritious and good to eat. It reaches charities across the UK, including school breakfast clubs, older people’s lunch clubs, homeless shelters, and community cafes. Every week we provide enough food to create almost a million meals for vulnerable people.

Every year, more than three million tonnes of food go to waste in the UK, enough for 7 billion meals. Meanwhile, the cost-of-living crisis is driving millions into food insecurity. FareShare has a plan to help tackle the cost-of-living crisis using England’s surplus food.

We are fortunate to benefit from the support of major retailers, the media, sports ambassadors, and a groundswell of public engagement. As a result, there has never been a more exciting time to join an organisation at the heart of public consciousness.

FareShare’s Strategy & Vision

Vision: We have the vision of a UK where “No good food goes to waste”.

Mission: To use surplus, fit for consumption, food to feed those who are vulnerable in the UK by supporting front line charitable organisations that tackle the cause and not just the symptoms of food poverty.

Our Purpose: We are doers. We are a community. We change lives.

Our Values: Passion – for our cause and the challenge that lies ahead

Ambition – to go the extra mile and drive the change that must happen

Respect – for ourselves, each other, our volunteers, our partners and our beneficiaries

Collaboration – it’s only by working with others that we can be stronger

 Focus – on providing the best service possible so that we deliver and achieve the most for our clients/customers.

The role

We are looking for someone dynamic and engaging, with excellent communication and volunteer management skills, as well as a commitment to delivering a high-quality service in line with our mission and core values. In addition, to working with the team in the FareShare Regional Centre you will also work closely with the FareShare National Volunteering Team. You will work together to provide a consistent volunteer experience across the FareShare network, which is enjoyable, rewarding, and safe for our volunteers.  

You should be self-motivated, with experience of working within volunteer management and able to manage ad-hoc corporate groups, short term volunteering schemes as well as long-term and regular volunteers. Additionally, you should be able to deliver end to end volunteer recruitment activities and provide on-going supervision and support to volunteers, ensuring that their training needs are met. You should also be able to develop and deliver a range of local volunteer engagement activities. Furthermore, you should have experience promoting and championing the role of volunteers, so that they are respected and valued for their contribution to the organisation. 

Main areas of responsibility  

Volunteer recruitment  

• Develop and implement a regional volunteer recruitment strategy that will deliver an extensive pool of diverse and engaged volunteers to ensure the operational needs of your FareShare Regional Centre are met in a timely manner. 
• Recruit, build and maintain relationships with a wide range of regional volunteer sources, ensuring regular engagement leading to long term partnerships. 
• Regular liaison with the FareShare National Volunteering Team to capitalise on national initiatives. 

Volunteer engagement and communication strategies 

• Develop and deliver a regional engagement programme that ensures all volunteers have a rewarding experience, whilst effectively contributing to FareShare’s overall development 
• Promote volunteering, internally and externally in collaboration with the FareShare national team and ensure that the impact of volunteers is celebrated.
• Deliver the FareShare National volunteer induction programme to maximise the engagement and contribution of each volunteer. 
• Develop and deliver volunteer training, which ensures all volunteers are able to meet their potential and complete their volunteer roles effectively.

Policies and procedures 

• Implement volunteer management policies and procedures in line with guidance from the FareShare National Volunteering Team. 
• Develop new volunteering policies and procedures in collaboration with the FareShare National Volunteering Team. 

Making FareShare a destination for volunteering

• Enhance the experience of volunteering at your FareShare Regional Centre by delivering robust policies, together with effective engagement and communication programmes, so that volunteers enjoy what they do and can feel proud of their contribution and become ambassadors. 
• Liaise with FareShare Nationals Marketing & Volunteering Teams to promote and publicise case studies and examples of volunteer success stories. 
• To engage with other FareShare Regional Centres and the FareShare National Volunteering Team on a quarterly basis to deliver UK wide volunteering activity and share good practice.
• Work alongside the FareShare National Volunteering Team to evaluate volunteer experience and establish annual benchmarks for the FareShare Network, including volunteer satisfaction, conversion, retention, training, etc. This will be used for development of recruitment and engagement strategies.

Experience 

• Developing and delivering successful volunteer recruitment, training and engagement programmes. 
• Building relationships with external organisations and associations to create and promote volunteering programmes.
• Managing projects and associated budgets.
• Monitoring and evaluation of volunteer programmes. 
• Reporting on volunteer programme metrics 
• Experience of working with volunteers / adults with additional support needs (Desirable).
• Experience of delivering effective marketing and communications campaigns (Desirable). 
• Experience of using volunteer management systems (Desirable)

As an employer committed to Equal Opportunities, we will assess applications in line with these criteria that we consider either as being essential or desirable in this role.

Essential Criteria

• Good time management with ability to manage workloads, set priorities and meet deadlines. 
• IT literacy, in particular for Microsoft applications (Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint). 
• A commitment to equal opportunities and safeguarding. 
• An empathy with volunteers and an understanding of their needs. 
• Willingness and ability to travel in the UK. 
• Hold a clean UK driving licence and have access to a car

Desirable Criteria

• Strong presentation skills to promote FareShare as a destination for volunteering. 
• An understanding of, and enthusiasm for, FareShare’s mission and strategy.
• A commitment to continuous professional development. 

Competencies and behaviours

• Flexible and non-judgemental approach to people and work
• Able to demonstrate being a Team player
• Eligible to work in the UK

Benefits

Hybrid / Flexible working, with regular UK travel

28 days’ annual leave + 8 bank holidays

Employers pension contribution

Employee Assistance Program

Interest free bicycle purchase loan scheme

Season ticket loan 

Job Title: Finance Manager
Salary: £37,000 per annum
Location: Harmony House, Dagenham

About Us:
Harmony House is a community-focused charity in Dagenham dedicated to making a positive impact. We are seeking an experienced Finance Manager to oversee our financial operations and support our mission.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage day-to-day financial systems and provide regular updates to the CEO.
• Oversee payroll, budget setting, and financial reporting.
• Supervise the Finance Assistant and support nursery finance management.
• Ensure compliance with financial regulations and best practices.
• Lead on audits, grant management, and financial planning.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong experience in financial management, preferably in the charity sector.
• Proficiency in budgeting, payroll, auditing, and financial reporting.
• Excellent communication and organizational skills.

How to Apply:
If you’re passionate about making a difference and have the skills to match, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply with your CV and a cover letter outlining your suitability for the role.

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, so early applications are encouraged.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and proactive Sales Manager to support Clean Break’s commercial income generation, managing sales and marketing to maximise income potential. If you feel excited about increasing hires of our newly refurbished spaces and expanding the reach of our exceptional expertise, we want to hear from you!

You will bring experience of sales and marketing in the cultural, charitable or social enterprise sector and a proven track record of achieving sales with new and existing customers. Your will understand the close connection of our charitable cause to our need to generate revenue to continue our work.

You’ll have excellent skills in engaging customers, with experience of converting interest into sales and a talent for writing sales copy for different target markets. You’ll have a hands-on approach to sales with experience of working towards targets and will be skilled in monitoring finances for the development of concise reporting and sales projections.

You will be pivotal in securing new business for Clean Break’s training and hires offers, delivering marketing plans that work alongside our creative ambitions and developing lucrative relationships with a variety of organisations and businesses.

The deadline for submitting applications for this role is 12 midday on Monday 9th of September.

Please read the full recruitment pack before applying.

Because our work is about highlighting women’s experiences and providing gender-specific services to women, all of our positions are open to women only (exempt under Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9, part 1).

ARMA (UK) is the professional association for research management in the UK. We represent research leaders, managers and administrators, offering professional development and opportunities to build networks, knowledge and skills.

We are looking for a Conference and Major Event Manager to lead on the delivery of our successful annual conference and other major events.

The role includes, but is not limited to, project management, budgeting and financial management, marketing and promotion, sponsorship and exhibition sales/ coordination, venue selection and contracting, supplier management, speaker liaison, abstract management and delegate administration.

This role will work closely with our Head of Membership Engagement, the Chair of Conference and Conference Working Group to deliver an excellent programme and outstanding delegate experience. The role holder is also responsible for managing the relationship with our appointed Professional Conference Organiser (PCO).

Job description

MHFA England is looking for an individual to lead and manage organisational projects that form part of our planning and change portfolio. Projects will range from updating our product and services roadmap to supporting longer-term change programmes. 

The post holder will be responsible for providing the senior leadership team with evidence and recommendations to drive the key business decisions for change initiatives and project prioritisation, helping to shape the organisation’s thinking and direction. The successful candidate will have experience in leading projects from concept to completion, and be comfortable working to tight deadlines. The successful candidate will also have excellent attention to detail and outstanding communication skills, and be comfortable managing multiple projects and multiple stakeholders. 

Please refer to the job description for full details of the role.

About MHFA England  

MHFA England is a social enterprise and the leading provider of mental health skills and awareness training courses in England. Our vision is to improve the health of the nation, through normalising society’s attitudes and behaviours around mental health, by developing the skills we need to look after our own and others’ wellbeing.  

Please note, our hybrid working currently includes two anchor days per month in our London office and other meetings in our office where necessary on an ad hoc basis.

Looking after you  

Wellbeing is at the heart of all that we do and say, we are friendly and supportive organisation. We are committed to rewarding our employees with competitive pay, a flexible and supportive workplace, opportunities to grow and develop, and our promise that we will put your wellbeing first.  

Interested? How to apply 

To apply, please submit your CV and a cover letter. Early application is encouraged as we will be reviewing CVs as they come in. 

By applying for this job, you are confirming that you have read the MHFA England Privacy Notice and accept the conditions under which your details will be processed. 

This is an exciting opportunity to help Good Company realise it’s vision of creating a poverty-free future for our community through the development and delivery of an effective fundraising strategy.

Main responsibilities

· Development and implementation of a fundraising strategy including a portfolio aimed at generating in the region of £500,000 per annum, building on existing fundraising activities and developing new fundraising initiatives.

· Use the portfolio indicators to enable us to make informed projections regarding future income.

· Be proactive in identifying, engaging and building good relationships with prospective corporate donors, successfully securing them as funding partners. Deepen our engagement and grow our relationship with existing corporate donors.

· Work with the team to develop our church and faith partnerships to ensure these are increased, ongoing and become regular supporters.

· Explore and implement ways of promoting Good Company and its projects to successfully attract individual donors, some of which will be in the high value supporters' field alongside provide regular communications to current funders and run one off campaigns.

· Explore and increase our income from grant giving trusts and foundations. At times working in fundraising partnerships with support of external consultants and colleagues across the wider Trussell Trust network

· Implement a CRM system to oversee the above aspects.

· Share best practice and learning from other charities across the Trussell network.

· Support our partnership work with other Trussell based foodbanks in Surrey to address poverty.

Through this new organisational role, you will proactively create and grow fundraising income opportunities with individuals, community groups, the faith sector and grant giving trusts and foundations. You'll be at the heart of our local community, bringing our cause to life and building lasting donor relationships.

Through your fundraising expertise, you will have a proven track record of building relationships with individuals, community groups, trusts and foundations and other donors to achieve and exceed annual income targets. You’ll have the capacity to create and craft compelling proposals and appeals that successfully engage and attract donations from new and existing supporters.