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Can you write successful grant applications? If you have fundraising experience or would like to move into fundraising this could be the ideal role for you.
This is an exciting time to join us at the Medical Research Foundation, as we have recently launched our new five-year strategy to drive the life-changing advances of tomorrow, by laying the foundations for ground-breaking new discoveries today. A key part of this strategy will be to invest in our fundraising team to achieve transformational growth in voluntary income in the next 10 years. To support this growth, we are looking for a Fundraising Grants Officer to play a crucial role in raising income from potential funders.
Reporting to and working closely with our Senior Philanthropy Manager, you will be part of the philanthropy team and will make a significant contribution to delivering ambitious income generation plans from a range of income streams. Your main responsibilities will be to:
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive understanding of our research projects and research funding plans.
- Develop a pipeline of low value-high volume applications to Trusts & Foundations; research, tailor templates and submit applications.
- Work closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager on the development of a new programme of high value-low volume applications to Trusts & Foundations and support the submission of applications.
- Undertake research to identify individuals with an interest in medical research to support the development of a Major Donor fundraising programme.
- Undertake research on companies and assess their potential for partnership to support the development of a Corporate Partnerships programme.
- Organise meetings and events for prospective supporters and provide briefings for colleagues and senior volunteers.
- Work with the communications team to develop compelling case for support documents and other donor materials to attract support for our research projects.
- Manage and maintain records and monitor progress of applications and relationships, including working to agreed KPIs and ROI.
This is an excellent opportunity to utilise your existing skills and experience gained by making fundraising or grant applications, or through grant-giving or grant management, to grow professionally and perform a vital role in helping us to achieve our charity’ objectives to improve the future of human health. We would like to hear from you if you can demonstrate:
- Experience of undertaking research to identify and assess potential funding opportunities.
- Effective written communications with a persuasive writing style.
- Experience of successfully making or reviewing fundraising or grant applications in a charity. grant-giving organisation, research funding organisation or scientific setting.
- Strong research and analytical skills with excellent attention to detail.
- Working in an organised manner, managing deadlines effectively and responding flexibly to work priorities.
- IT literacy and experience in effectively using a CRM system for fundraising.
- Developing and managing effective working relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders.
We will offer you
We will offer a salary of between £29,000 and £34,000 depending on experience for a 36-hour week and double-matched pension contributions up to 10% max employer contribution. We would like a full-time employee but are happy to consider a part-time contract (min 0.8 FTE). We offer 30 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata) per year, excellent financial, health and social benefits and an opportunity to join a dedicated team making a difference to human health. We value spending time working in-person to develop strong connections with each other and with our mission, so you will be based at our central London office for a minimum of three days a week with the option to work remotely for the remainder.
We value the importance of having fun at work. We enjoy regular team lunches and an end-of-year party to celebrate our successes. Our Social Committee organises our out-of-work social calendar which includes excursions to local street food markets, visits to cultural venues and monthly after-work drinks.
Visit our website for further information and details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Role Summary
As our Senior Strategic PR Lead, you will develop and oversee a strategy pursuing global opportunities to influence and respond to developments that strengthen ProVeg’s impact of an international food awareness organisation. Using an evidence-based approach and real-life stories you will inform, inspire, and influence a changing food system. You will position ProVeg as a pragmatic, solutions-oriented actor within the ecosystem of plant-based, fermented and cultivated food. You will work with NGOs, companies, food-service providers, startups, investors, policy advocates, the public, and many others to amplify key messages.
We seek a dynamic, innovative leader in PR or public affairs who thrives on driving change and making a global impact. If you're passionate about shaping the future of food and have a proven track record in strategic communications, this role offers an exciting opportunity to lead ProVeg’s global narrative.Working with international colleagues, you will be a force to be reckoned with. You’ll help establish ProVeg as the go-to organisation helping the world transition to a plant-based, fermented and cultured foods system. You’ll build on our global reputation and credibility with a wide range of stakeholders.
You will develop a strategic and effective PR plan for ProVeg, and develop and oversee communications activities that promote, enhance, and protect the organisation’s charitable mission and vision.
Job Details
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Reports to: Global CEO
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Department: INT Communications
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Direct reports: Senior PR Manager
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Closely collaborating with: Senior International Communications Manager, Digital Director (web, brand and graphic design), Chief Strategy Officer, International Director, Director of Partnerships & Institutional Engagement, Head of Philanthropy, Country Directors, internal and external colleagues.
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Location: Remote, ideally in the UK, NL, PL, CZ, or, for exceptional candidates, potentially US (ET zone)
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Hours: 40 hour a week (36h possible)
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Salary: dependent on experience and location, around £45-48k in the UK (based on 1FTE of 40 hours)
Responsibilities
Strategic development and implementation
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Develop and oversee an effective PR communications strategy, including business/trade press and public affairs (EU and UN advocacy), based on ProVeg’s strategic principles, impact areas and global interventions.
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Be accountable for the development, delivery, and evaluation of the organisation’s PR activities.
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Create relations with key media outlets to increase visibility and dissemination opportunities
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Develop media relations and build relationships with PR contacts to continuously grow our impact.
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Secure media opportunities for the Senior Leadership and Executive Team and the Global CEO.
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Oversee and ensure the management of positive relationships with the media and relevant change agents, and external colleagues.
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Develop and update, as needed, clear guidance (e.g., core messaging and brand narrative) for the communications team to ensure public communications are aligned with ProVeg’s organisational strategy and communications approach.
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Increase ProVeg International’s profile, particularly in broadcast media, enhance the organisation’s credibility and inspire supporters and other stakeholders through the use of engaging communications.
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Safeguard the organisation’s brand by overseeing and managing the development of crisis communications plans and advising on emerging issues and PR risks and opportunities.
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Liaise with the Global CEO and the Senior Leadership Team on strategic communication alignment and/or adjustments, and coordinate and ensure synergies in terms of quality control, key messages, templates, strategies, etc.
Management and leadership
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Model excellence in (remote) team management by motivating, coaching, giving, and receiving feedback, supporting and developing teams and skills, and driving innovation and creativity.
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Advise and work with colleagues across the organisation, to ensure we maximise opportunities to raise awareness, influence, and deepen engagement with our audiences in order to support a variety of objectives.
Budget and resource management and evaluation
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Manage a dedicated budget for effective reporting and forecasting.
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Produce timely and regular management information for leadership that effectively explains performance set against OKRs, KPIs and the broader strategic plan.
Qualifications
Required:
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An excellent understanding of the plant-based and alternative protein sector and knowledge of food systems change.
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A successful track record (5+ years) in journalism (print or broadcast), marketing, or public affairs, developing and delivering strategic objectives across a range of communications channels.
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Strong track record in PR (including broadcast), marketing and/or organisational branding.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills, English to native level (or C1).
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Excellent networking skills and experience in building productive relationships with key media stakeholders and influencers.
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Strong project management skills.
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Ability to juggle a varied workload, delegate effectively and contribute as a team player.
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Strong team management skills and a commitment to motivating and empowering a team remotely in order to achieve their goals.
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High level of emotional intelligence and interpersonal skills – externally and internally; ability to balance diverse interests of different teams.
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A strong understanding of, and experience of using, quantitative and qualitative evidence.
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Strong problem solving skills.
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Experience of strategy development and target setting.
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A commitment to ProVeg’s values and guiding principles.
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An instinctive ability to positively contribute to and influence the wider team.
Preferred:
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A good understanding of data protection issues, including GDPR
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Experience of visual communication methods (video, infographics, etc.)
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Understanding of the third sector.
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International experience.
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Understanding and/or experience of policy processes and advocacy.
Benefits of working with us
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A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
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Provision of a work laptop.
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Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
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Career-development support.
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Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account
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We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
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And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
When?
Application deadline: 27 September 2024
Start: November 2024 (or sooner if possible)
Further information
Our Application Procedure
Submit your application and motivation letter and outline how you meet the role and person specification in no more than 2 pages, and please attach your CV.
The recruitment process includes:
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Online Cognitive Aptitude Test and a Personality Test.
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A first online interview with the People & Culture team.
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Online trial task.
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A second interview with the hiring manager.
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The final decision may require an additional interview, usually with Senior Management.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role: 2 year Fixed Term Contract
We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide inspirational regional team leadership for designated Regional and Area Associations and their volunteers. In this role, you will drive the delivery of outstanding member benefits, sports, and leisure events at a local level using local insight. You will lead your Region through a period of change and the role is expected to evolve with the exciting reform work we are currently undertaking across the organisation. With this in mind, the current responsibilities listed may change as the reform work progresses.
About Us: We are a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 124,000 members. Our vision is to inspire our members to explore new ways to be active and healthy. Our four organisation values are Passionate, Progressive, Supportive, and Social.
Closing date: Midday - Tuesday 17th September
We are a not-for-profit, membership, organisation for over 124,000 colleagues from the civil service and public sector.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
We want a world where no one dies from hunger. Life-threatening hunger is predictable, preventable and treatable. Join Action Against Hunger and together we will stop it in its tracks.
Action Against Hunger is an optimistic, inspiring place to work. We want passionate and dedicated people to help build a better world. We’re a creative team made up of people with a wide range of talents, styles and expertise. But we are united in our relentless dedication to end world hunger. No challenge is too big. With you we can do it. Join us.
This is a key role in the Operations department. You’ll be providing financial, administrative and coordination support to the Nutrition Team so we can play a role in ending hunger. You’ll support business development, track our finances, monitor our UNICEF contracts as spot areas for improvement in all we do. You will also have the opportunity to develop your technical skills in project design, literature review, drafting and editing of learning documents.
You’ll also engage with other teams within Action Against Hunger UK (e.g. finance,) the Senior Operations Co-Ordinator and Action Against Hunger’s International teams (country level, HQs) as relevant.
As part of the role, you will focus on day to day administration tasks (raising invoices, timesheets, etc.), attend technical meetings with the Head and Deputy Head of Nutrition, track the progresses of the different contracts and support the team on specific technical tasks. You will work with a very caring team which holds kindness and professionalism at its core. For more detailed information on the roles, please download the attached pdf Job descriptions.
Closing Date: 13 September 2024 at 23:00 Interview Date: Between 16/09/2024 and 07/08/2024
Please read the following carefully before making your application:
Then all you need to do is send your CV and write a covering letter explaining why you want the job and how your skills and experience make you the right person for the role. Please specify in the application which role you are applying for.
- For further information on pay and employee benefits please visit our careers page on our website
- As a UK based position, candidates must have the right to work in the UK
- We welcome applications from all sections of the community and we encourage as broad a range of candidates as possible. If you need any additional support to help you through this process, please let us know (contact details in the job pack)
- Due to the high volume of applications we receive, we will only contact shortlisted candidates, within two weeks of the closing date Unfortunately, we cannot provide individual feedback
- If you experience any technical difficulties in submitting your application, please contact the charityjob helpdesk.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Net Zero Property Officer
The Vacancy
We are offering this unique and exciting opportunity to join in the work of the Connexional Property Support and Environmental Engagement teams and the wider Methodist Church in helping to deliver the strategic target to make all our church property net zero by 2030.
You will be based in the Property Support team, working alongside the Director and colleagues within the team to provide the essential support and guidance the team offers to Trustees, Ministers, Connexional colleagues and the wider church. You will also be working closely with other Connexional colleagues outside the team, particularly the Director of Environmental Engagement and Action for Hope Implementation Officer.
In particular, your role will provide a crucial focus at a critical time - helping to guide Trustees and Ministers on how to make our church property net zero. Enabling them to make informed choices and contribute to the promotion and delivery of the Methodist Church’s Action for Hope strategy
Through your specific knowledge and experience, you will also have input into the provision of guidance, advice, communications, training and good practice for District Property Officers and the wider Methodist Church on net zero property matters.
This is an office or home-based role, with the post holder focussing on supporting churches nationally. You may be required to travel to our offices in Church House, London and other locations around the country as necessary.
About You
We are looking for someone who wants to make a positive contribution to the work of the Property Support team and be equally comfortable collaborating in a team environment or under your own initiative. You will have experience supporting a senior team, and preferably have relevant knowledge for the role such as environmental, climate or property in this context.
As the role will underpin and contribute to supporting the team’s work with external colleagues, particularly the District Property Officer network, it is essential that you are comfortable in engaging with a range of stakeholders, and have excellent organisational skills, particularly in terms of resourcing and training.
The role will be very collaborative with team colleagues, and therefore experience and ability to plan, research and assimilate new information alongside the analysis and delivery of projects will be an essential quality.
We are a collaborative team and therefore welcome applications from those who wish to contribute to the work of the team in a positive and proactive way.
If you meet most but not all the requirements, we still encourage you to apply. You may have other skills and experience that may be helpful to the team. If you want to know more about the role, then we will be happy to answer any queries – see the contact details below.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Closing Date: 23 September 2024 (shortlisting on 24 September 2024)
Interview Date: 1 October 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
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Interim Digital Marketing Manager (6 Month Contract), an excellent opportunity to join a National Children’s Charity, with Head Office based in Central London.
- Salary is based on Location: £41,189 (London) £38,390 (National)
- Remote working, able to attend 1 x a month the London Office.
As the Digital Marketing Manager, you play a pivotal role as part of the digital marketing, attraction, and public mobilization team. Through paid digital, social and approaches, you will shape attitudes, grow action, income and impact, and inspire new audiences to join with the cause focused on improving youth well-being.
Supported by the Head of Attraction and Public Engagement Manager, as the Digital Marketing Manager, managing an Officer, you’ll work with agencies to develop and implement attraction strategies. With colleagues throughout the charity, you’ll manage digital attraction activity including social, paid search, and PPC.
Key area of responsibility:
- Collaborate with colleagues to plan & deliver timely & effective paid search, digital marketing, social & programmatic campaigns across TMV to meet key objectives, innovating & testing new channels & platforms to grow audience engagement
- Deliver bespoke and integrated digital attraction campaigns that acquire new supporters. You’ll work with creatives and storytellers to create inspiring, and engaging content for digital marketing channels.
- Use Google Analytics and analysis tools to track, measure & report audience insights, trends & campaign performance against objectives, sharing learnings & recommendations to optimise campaign outcomes
- Oversee & manage digital platforms (Facebook Ad Manager, TikTok / Twitter, Google Accounts – Ads, Grants Pro, Tag Manager & reporting tools) and manage adtech and cookie policies to ensure compliance
- Support producers to continually improve the visibility of content, ensuring work is in line with SEO best practice.
- Advise colleagues to develop and optimise digital campaign content and creative that meets audience, channel and campaign objectives, ensuring it elevates voice & is rooted in the brand & storytelling approach
- Measure and report on performance and effectiveness of campaigns to inform future development. You’ll develop testing programmes to continuously optimise the performance of digital marketing activity.
- Support colleagues to work in integrated, multi-channel planning environments. Coach & upskill colleagues in paid digital marketing approaches, building culture of collaboration, digital innovation & rapid response; to unlock opportunities to engage audiences that will drive impact and engagement
To be successful as the Interim Digital Marketing Manager, you’ll have previous experience working in a similar Digital Marketing role such as Digital Fundraising within the charity sector, with proven experience of:
- Paid digital customer marketing skills, digital campaign planning, project management & delivery experience.
- Working with a Paid Social Media agency.
- Audience & channel led communication skills
- Knowledge of managing digital platforms for optimisation, along with reporting & analysis tools
- Creative & content development experience
- Knowledge of Adtech & marketing regulation
- Prior Line Management Experience
Community Catalysts CIC is a busy, buzzy social enterprise that tries hard to live up to its name. We’re working in partnership with Wiltshire Council and need an energetic, and imaginative person to coordinate things for us.
You will lead the Wiltshire Community Micro-enterprise Project which will support local entrepreneurial people and community organisations to offer new and creative care and support options for people who need help at home or in their communities. In this way we will help people to get the support they need to live the life they want.
To do this job you must:
- Understand the world of care - but maybe feel it could do with a bit of a shake up!
- Be a real people person - able to work well with all sorts of folks with confidence.
- Instinctively make connections - and join up dots that are sometimes less than obvious.
- Be able to spot what people are good at and nurture it.
Have a look at our website and the job description and person specification for more information about us and the job. You will be employed by Community Catalysts and based in the Wiltshire area.
Follow the link to download an application pack which includes the job description and person specification.
Closing date for applications is 5.00pm on 11th September 2024 and interviews will take place on 19th September 2024 in Trowbridge.
We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant
Department: Support and Inclusion
Reports to: Inclusion Manager
Location: Home based (some national travel, with offices in London and Lingfield)
Hours of Work: Part-time (30hrs)
Salary: £21,121 to £22,080 (FTE £26,050 to £27,232)
All year round, permanent
Young Epilepsy and St. Piers is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and promotes the welfare of all learners.
As part of our safer recruitment process and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will form part of this process.
An Enhanced Disclosure with relevant Barring Service checks and full referencing will be required before employment can commence.
Please provide a CV and supporting statement aligned to the person specification.
The successful applicant will be required to attend 1-day mandatory training in Lingfield, Surrey.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly motivated and enthusiastic Inclusion and Youth Support Assistant to join our team. You’ll be a key first point of contact for young people with epilepsy, their families and a variety of professionals – working with them to provide the training, resources, support and information needed to ensure all children and young people with epilepsy feel informed, confident and fully included in education, sport and society.
At Young Epilepsy young people are at the heart of everything we do, and the purpose of this role is to ensure that children and young people with epilepsy access and shape the support that we provide. This will include liaising with families and young people, schools and other professionals, all with a friendly, sensitive and professional manner. You will be supporting the development and delivery of our online and face-to-face workshops and will help build a network of professionals engaging with our services.
The need for our services is great, so this role will be an exciting chance to support our ambitious strategy. If you are highly organised, a confident communicator and are driven to support young people, we want to hear from you!
What we need from you
- Energetic, passionate, and proactive about young people, participation and inclusion in all areas of learning and play.
- Comfortable communicating with a range of people, on the phone, email or in person, to be a first point of contact with the charity.
- Dynamic and flexible, able to build strong relationships with a wide range of people including young people and professionals.
- Awareness of, or curiosity about, the youth landscape and what is impacting young people today, and able to put this through the lens of living epilepsy.
- Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other relevant software.
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding children and young people and working with DSLs.
- Eagerness to learn about epilepsy or coming with knowledge and experience of the condition.
Relevant experience working with young people is desirable but not essential if you have wider relevant experience and skills.
Your Benefits
- Comprehensive training and professional development opportunities
- Generous annual leave
- Occupational pension scheme
- On-site accommodation available
- Subsidised dining room
- Gym membership options (on and off-site)
- Your Rewards, giving you access to nationwide discounts and benefits
- Free parking on campus
- Access to a working farm and horticultural area
We are accessible by bus, by train via the East Grinstead branch of the Oxted Line and by car.
About us
Young Epilepsy is the children and young people’s epilepsy charity. Our purpose is to create a society in which children and young people with epilepsy are enabled to thrive and fulfil their potential. A society in which their voices are respected, and their ambitions realised.
We work with children and young people across the country, as well as many of those people and organisations who shape their lives - parents, health and care professionals, researchers, teachers, policymakers and more.
Informed by young people and drawing on our strong legacy of expertise in education, health and research, we have developed and published our 2020-2025 strategy.
This focuses our work around 3 key offers: health and research, voice and support and St Piers special education. Within these key offers we aim to:
- Coordinate research that improves diagnosis and treatments, and deliver cutting-edge health services
- Campaign for children’s rights, supporting them in school and college and providing innovation tools, information, and practical help for living day-to-day life
- Provide an innovative and creative environment for children and young people with epilepsy, autism, and severe learning difficulties.
For further details of these and other vacancies, please visit our website.
***No agencies please ***
Young Epilepsy strives to employ people that reflect the community it serves; therefore, applications from minority groups and people with disabilities are particularly welcomed.
Young Epilepsy is the operating name of the National Centre for Young People with Epilepsy. Registered Charity No: 311877 (England and Wales)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£55,000 per annum
Permanent
Working from home in Scotland with local travel and, at least quarterly, meetings in London
UNICEF ensures more of the world’s children are vaccinated, educated and protected than any other organisation. We have done more to influence laws and policies to help protect children than anyone else. We get things done. And we’re not going to stop until the world is a safe place for all our children.
This is a great opportunity to join the UK Committee for UNICEF (UNICEF UK) as a senior leader within the Rights Respecting Schools Team.
With knowledge and experience of child rights education in school settings, you will play a key role in the implementation of the RRSA in Scotland and across the UK. You will lead and motivate a sub team of colleagues and use your experience and insight to contribute to the ongoing leadership and development of the team and the Programme.
The successful applicant will have:
- Excellent knowledge of the CRC, the UK education landscape and the challenges facing school leaders at this time.
- Well developed ICT and communication skills and a clear capacity to lead, support and develop colleagues.
- High levels of personal drive and motivation with a proven commitment to effective teamwork and delivering positive change for children.
Act now and visit the website via the apply button to apply online.
Closing date: 9am, Monday 9 September 2024.
Interview date: TBC w/c 16 or 23 September 2024 via video conferencing (MS Teams).
In return, we offer:
· excellent pay and benefits (including generous annual leave and pension contributions, big brand discounts and wellbeing tools)
· outstanding training and learning opportunities and the support to flourish in your role
· an open culture and workplace with colleagues who share our values, enjoy their work and are motivated to do their utmost for children.
· the opportunity to work in a leading children’s organisation making a difference to children throughout the UK
Our application process: We a system called "Applied" that anonymises your responses and focuses on your actual skills that are relevant to this role. This benefits you by giving you a greater chance of expressing your skills in this objective selection process.
We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates, disabled candidates, and from men, because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at this level at UNICEF UK. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for children.
UNICEF UK promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace. We make employment decisions by matching business needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We welcome a conversation about your flexible working requirements, personal growth, and promoting a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
The successful candidate will be required to apply for an enhanced criminal records check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working with us. This will depend on the nature of the role and the circumstances of your offences.
We only accept online applications as this saves us money, making more funds available for us to help ensure children’s rights.
If you require support in completing the online form or an application form in an alternative format, please contact the Supporter Care line during office hours.
If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Please note that we only provide feedback to shortlisted candidates.
Registered Charity Nos. 1072612 (England and Wales) SC043677 (Scotland)
Post introduction
The Media Assistant supports delivering communications, projects, and events based on
the wider CCX organisational vision for the Media Team. It is their role to work closely with
the communications specialist and other relevant stakeholders to ensure information is
collated and circulated promptly across multiple platforms and business apps and assist
with community management and scheduling of social assets. Additionally, this role will
support project and event delivery, assisting with compiling project reports, tracking ticket
sales and ensuring that any information, assets or files are stored correctly and kept up to
date.
They are expected to perform duties with a high degree of independence, initiative, and
judgement, including knowing when to resolve issues and challenges directly and when to
escalate.
This is a full-time role, but part-time will be considered.
There is an occupational requirement that the post-holder is a Christian under Part 1,
Chapter 2, section 10 of the Equality Act 2010
Duties and Accountabilities
Principal
● Social - management of organisational business apps used to plan, schedule and
post social assets across CCX social channels; overseeing community management -
responding to any messages and supporting growth of our CCX community and
followers.
● Emails - collate information to create, schedule and deliver weekly/monthly emails;
monitor CCX inboxes and respond accordingly; update relevant external
communications teams and events pages
● Website - update and monitor to ensure correct information is communicated and that
the CCX branding is adhered to
● Stories - support the effective delivery of stories to the right audiences across CCX
communication channels.
● Events—Support and collaborate with the Events team to ensure necessary
communications are included and delivered on time, as well as any production help
when required. Monitor event ticket sales on digital platforms such as Eventbrite and
administer the use of promotional codes.
● Internal communications - support delivering press releases and internal
communications in collaboration with the Content team.
Secondary
● Team and Stakeholders - collaborate, gather relevant information and ensure an
ongoing exchange of information.
General
● Maintain positive and productive relationships with key internal and external
stakeholders of the Church of England, demonstrating an understanding of
stakeholder perspectives.
● Pray regularly for the work of CCX as the foundation for growth and multiplication.
● Participate in regular prayer times and occasionally lead team prayer and team
meetings.
● The post holder may be required to undertake any other duties (including training) that
are commensurate with the role.
We equip and resource the Church to plant, grow and pioneer, reaching new people, in new and renewed ways with the good news of Jesus Christ.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position type: Full time, Permanent
Responsible to: Website Manager
Direct reports: None
Location: Remote (UK) or hybrid based in our HQ in Truro, Cornwall. Travel to HQ in Truro,
Cornwall at least 4 x per year.
Role purpose:
This role is focused on managing the content strategy for ShelterBox’s international websites. Putting the user at the heart of every decision, the role will produce high-performing web copy, develop and optimise user journeys, and share insights across the Fundraising and Communications department.
Our vision for this role is to create best in class website content that other charities look up to. In addition to maintaining our relationships with existing supporters, we want to use our network of websites to acquire new supporters of ShelterBox, earn more engagement from younger audiences, achieve more frequent donations and get supporters to talk positively about supporting ShelterBox without prompting.
The successful candidate will join a friendly and ambitious team and play a key role in helping to make ShelterBox a global name. The role is full of variety, working with other teams within the organisation to deliver a range of strategic projects.
Who are we looking for?
ShelterBox is seeking a bright, motivated and proactive individual with a minimum of 2 years' experience working in a copywriting or website content producer role.
You will be plugged into the digital world and should have a focus on innovation, helping us to spot trends to engage audiences and test new approaches.
Excellent writing skills, grammar and knowledge of the English language are essential, as is an understanding of different audience needs. You should be able to adopt different tones and styles of writing when supporting projects from both our international programmes around the world and fundraising campaigns – from explaining the latest developments in the Syrian war to persuading people to take part in our latest fundraising campaign. You will be able to clearly convey ideas in a compelling and concise manner and bring passion and excitement when it is needed. Attention to detail is crucial.
This is a great opportunity to get ‘behind the scenes’ of a busy emergency disaster relief organisation and help us work towards a world where no one goes without shelter.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
Best in class content
· Produce best-in-class website copy and content that speaks to our different audiences
· Create high performing website pages with powerful and engaging copy and content to support fundraising and communications campaigns and appeals, helping to increase engagement and donations
· Ensure all webpages are visually optimised in line with our brand guidelines and look as beautiful as possible
· Plan and deliver the ShelterBox blog, increasing engagement and organic traffic
· Update and maintain existing website content, including case studies, country pages, and evergreen content, to ensure information is always up to date and performing well
· Provide training for fundraising teams to develop web copywriting skills
Planning, testing and auditing
· Create a website content plan that answers user needs, attracts new traffic to the website and improves SEO rankings
· Perform SEO audits, keyword research and monitor search rankings across the website
· Perform contents audits, identifying areas for improvement across current website and identify areas for improvement or the introduction of new content to the site.
· Build tests and implement learnings into content plans, using split testing and optimisation tools.
· Ensure website content is meeting user needs, running web surveys, putting the user at the heart of our content
· Analyse web content using tools like Google Analytics (GA4) and insight tools like Hotjar
· Define, develop and building reporting to help optimise supporter journeys
· Share insights, findings and best practice to ensure wider teams know and understand what is working well and how this can improve their areas of work
· Have an innovation focus with a willingness to fail, identifying and testing new products and trends with a view to increasing audience reach and engagement
International support
· Support our smaller affiliate websites by monitoring their content, prompting and helping those teams to update their pages
· Share our high-quality web content to all affiliate networks
· Support teams to improve quality of content with SEO training and recommendations.
· Share best practice insights, advice and training to all affiliate teams
Other responsibilities
· Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Finance Business Partner
Charity based in Belfast.
Permanent position
Hybrid working ( 2 days in the office)
Salary £50,000 - £53,000
Client is reviewing and interviewing on a rolling basis.
What's the Role?
The Senior Management Accountant will be reporting into the Head of Finance, your main responsibilities would be:
- Lead and manage a team of management accountants, providing guidance, support, and motivation.
- Act as the first line reviewer for the work produced by the management accounting team; such as monthly management accounts, budget builds, costing schedules
- Oversee the timely completion of all management accounting tasks and projects, such as pack to Trustees
- Serve as the main point of contact between the management accounting team and the Head of Finance and in conjunction with the regional directors' matrix.
What do you need to succeed?
- A full accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA or equivalent)
- Degree in Accounting, Finance, or a related field.
- Proven experience in management accounting, with a minimum of 3 years in a supervisory role.
- Strong leadership and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
- In-depth knowledge of accounting principles, financial analysis, and reporting.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Demonstrate experience of use of computerised finance packages and experience in excel
Where would you work?
Hybrid set up - Remote & Central Office, Belfast
- Paid accountancy subscriptions
- 5 hour working with flexibility around start and finish times
- Pension plan
- Death in Service
- Paid annual leave, which increases with length of service
- Free Parking at office
- Occupational sick pay
- Employer funded Healthcare scheme
- Savings on high street retail outlets and gym membership
ID: 1283Fundraising Officer
Service: External Engagement
Salary: Grade 2 Point 16-19: £28,513 - £31,022 FTE including Inner London Weighting (28 hours per week = £21,577.41 - £23,476.11 per annum, pro rata)
Location: London Head Office, N1 - We typically work 2 days a week in the office. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.
Hours: Part-time (28 – 37 hours per week) or full-time (37 hours per week). We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract type: Permanent Contract
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities.
We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the
importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today.
As Fundraising Officer you will supporting the Individual Giving Manager in the development of all engagement with individual supporters including individual giving (acquisition and engagement), digital fundraising, in memoriam, legacy and major donors. This position will be pivotal in writing and disseminating donor communications and will help co-ordinating email marketing.
The role will be closely supported by the Individual Giving Manager, and training and coaching can be provided to enable you to take on the responsibilities of the role.
Main Responsibilities:
· Supporting Individual Giving Manager in the development of all engagement with individual supporters including individual giving (acquisition and engagement), digital fundraising, in memoriam, legacy and major donors.
· Maintaining accurate records on the CRM database, including data entry, finance reconciliation work
· Supporting in the writing and disseminating donor communications, including appeals, e-newsletters, and relevant website fundraising pages.
· Help co-ordinating email marketing, [HK1] and actively participating in planning email campaigns.
· Supporting the development and implementation of digital campaigns to acquire new donors, including social media activity, email activity and website conversion pages.
· Using the CRM to analyse and report on campaign performance.
· Providing the team with wider administrative support as required.
Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):
· Strong digital skills; the ability to learn and feel comfortable with new systems including digital marketing tools and social media management tools. The post holder will work across many systems including Salesforce, Pardot, Google Analytics and Meta Ad Manager.
· Accurate administration and strong organisational skills and an attention to detail, including IT (Microsoft Office, Google documents etc).
· Solid understanding of delivering excellent customer service (internally and externally).
· Excellent attention to detail, ensuring accuracy when reviewing, amending and analysing data
· Experience of working in a team and managing work in pressurised situations without sacrificing quality of work, attention to detail or courtesy. The ability to organise workload and meet competing priorities.
· Strong interpersonal skills; proactive, positive and creative attitude to problem solving.
· Ability to work very occasionally outside of office hours and with occasional country-wide travel.
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Complete: the Application Form and send to inbox 25 (email address located on advert document)
· Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024, 11pm
· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack
· To learn more about our terms & conditions: Summary Terms & Conditions of Employment
· To help us fulfil our commitment to diversity and promoting equal opportunities: complete our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Anthony Grant (email address located on advert document).
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process
applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We are one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK and a charity with over 48,000 members. We provide opportunities for 300 staff and have an annual turnover of more than £12m.
It's an exciting time our growing organisation as the delivery partner for UCL’s new Student Life Strategy. In 2023 we received a multi-million-pound investment to enhance student life at UCL. The financial backing from our parent university is recognition of the transformative effect that extra and co-curricular experiences have on students at UCL – helping them develop skills, build networks, reduce loneliness and isolation, grow in confidence, and enjoy their time here.
We are looking for a Policy and Influencing Coordinator.
The successful candidate will provide, develop and support strategies that support our policy and national influencing capacity. The role holder will also contribute to the development of influencing strategies that deliver change locally and nationally.
The role is a full time and fixed term contract for 12 months. This role is also a hybrid working role, where 40% of the role will be on campus based.
Have you got knowledge and understanding of National and Regional influencing? Have you got demonstrable experience of working effectively on own initiative and experience of working effectively in a team? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.
Our ideal candidate will contribute towards horizon scanning and the scrutiny of relevant evidence, trends, and datasets to identify student issues, and support student officers and representatives to translate these into change objectives and campaigns. The right candidate will also maintain relationships with local and national movements and organisations, including the relevant regulators, to enhance the impact of our campaigning and influencing work. The successful role holder will support the contribution to University decision-making bodies, formulating reports and consultation responses, as directed by line manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
The Support Services Coordinator is crucial in helping with the administration and data management of the Support and Information team. We are a small and friendly team of 8, who need a coordinator with excellent I.T. and data skills who is keen to put these into practice to directly support bereaved families and the professionals who work with them.
This is a great role for someone with excellent organisational skills and a passion for the work of the charity.
Please answer the following three questions in your cover letter
Q1 It is 4pm on a Friday and aftr a busy week you still have the following tasks to undertake:
1. Complete the End of month statistical report for your manager and for Fundraising (this usually takes 2 hours to complete).
2. Post bereavement packs to 3 families
3. Email the helpline befrienders the weekend helpline rota.
4. Import Professionals e-Newsletter sign-ups into Raiser’s Edge (database)
5. A colleague has been locked out of the training platform and requires help.
6. Respond to an email from a bereaved parent asking for directions to the Family Day which is happening this weekend.
7. Run an urgent report the National CONI Lead requested this morning.
8. Email training certificates to delegates following completion of their online training evaluation
Please put these in order of priority and explain your reasoning
Q2 You have received an excel spreadsheet with a download of our online training evaluation forms, each form contains about 10 questions and you have about 100 answers already. You have been asked to analyse this data and provide a draft report with graphs, % and some simple explanation/analysis. Tell us step by step on how you will approach this task?
Q3 - Outline an example of where accuracy, thoroughness and timeliness of your record keeping has been important and explain how you went about achieving this.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.