Communications Jobs

Location: Hybrid working with 3 days in the office (Bradford)
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: circa £42,000 per annum
Hours: Full-time

Job Purpose:

- Lead, develop, and deliver an outstanding shared service operation.
- Take ownership of all people matters and performance, inspiring the team to deliver exceptional service.
- Provide HR advice to leaders and colleagues, supporting case work as needed.
- Ensure the colleague experience is exceptional, managing timely responses and high service levels.
- Drive a culture of high performance, aligned with SLAs and KPIs.
- Embed values, the employee brand, and a positive colleague experience throughout processes.
- Develop, deliver, and embed people policies and procedures.
- Lead reporting, dashboards, and data management for the People Team, ensuring compliance and efficiency.
- Manage all aspects of account management, from talent acquisition to workforce planning, ensuring 100% compliance and accuracy.
- Support the journey to become an Employer of Choice through strategic interventions and cultural initiatives.
- Streamline and automate transactional processes to drive continuous improvement.
- Influence and champion the people strategy, addressing business issues to enable leaders and colleagues to thrive.
- Manage HR systems and people data, ensuring accuracy and effective use.

Shared Service:

- Establish and lead a new shared service operation.
- Develop processes and procedures covering Onboarding, HR, L&D, Benefits, and reward.
- Ensure 100% compliance across all administrative functions and policies.
- Provide advice and support to colleagues and leaders on the employee lifecycle.
- Act as a key point of contact for colleagues and leaders, ensuring effective self-service.
- Develop self-serve materials and knowledge articles for ease of use.

Onboarding:

- Collaborate with Talent and Resourcing Manager to deliver outstanding onboarding experiences.
- Ensure clear timelines and KPIs are met, keeping leaders informed throughout.

Policy and Procedures:

- Review and develop people policies in line with UK legislative changes and organizational ethos.
- Develop leader toolkits for all policies and procedures.

Learning and Development:

- Coordinate and administer all L&D activities.
- Manage OD events, activities, and seminars.
- Report on and ensure mandatory training compliance.

Data & Data Compliance:

- Ensure 100% compliance across all administrative functions.
- Utilize HR insights to inform decision-making and drive improved outcomes.
- Develop HR dashboards and analytics to enhance service delivery.

Wider Team Support:

- Support in managing employee relations issues, investigations, and conflict resolution.
- Guide managers and employees, ensuring fair and consistent treatment.

Qualifications:

- CIPD Level 5 Qualified (or working towards).

Experience and Skills:

- Experience leading a shared service operation.
- Comprehensive understanding of the employee lifecycle and HR administration.
- Track record of delivering exceptional customer service.
- Strong analytical skills and stakeholder management.
- Proficiency in HR systems, processes, and UK employment law.
- Excellent communication and ability to challenge thinking.
- Experience in managing reporting, data dashboards, and compliance.

Personal Attributes:

- Highly driven and proactive.
- Organized with excellent interpersonal skills.

You may have experience in the following: People Services HR Manager, HR Shared Services Manager, HR Operations Manager, HR Service Delivery Manager, HR Business Partner Manager, HR Manager, HR Operations Lead, HR Service Manager, HR Specialist Manager, Employee Services Manager, etc.

REF-215 421

Here at Human Appeal we have an exciting opportunity for ?Marketing and Fundraising Manager to join our team based in Birmingham. You will join us on a full-time basis as part of an initial 1-year fixed term contract with a view to progressing into a permanent role. In return, you will receive a £40,000 per annum depending on your experience.

Human Appeal is a faith-based charity that aims to abolish poverty by providing humanitarian aid, sustainable development programs and championing advocacy for our beneficiaries worldwide.

As Marketing and Fundraising Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in aiding the International British Waqf. International British Waqf is a newly established organisation founded by Human Appeal. The aim of this organisation is to raise fund for investment, invest the raised fund in Shariah compliant investment projects and utilise the profit to further the charitable objectives of the International British Waqf. The Waqf Marketing Unit aims at marketing the Waqf products and services and raising funds for Waqf. The main function of the unit is to establishing and sustaining strong relationships with individual and institutional donors as well as to provide support to both HA Partners (including the Middle East and Emerging Markets) and field offices of Human Appeal. This is achieved through marketing of activities, issuing publications and all the relevant marketing collateral, online and offline, to empower Partners to promote and raise funds for the Waqf.

Benefits of joining us as our Marketing and Fundraising Managerinclude:

• 35 days Annual Leave
• Matched pension contribution
• Employee discounts and memberships
• Prayer facilities
• Opportunity to really make a difference!

Key duties and responsibilities of the Marketing and Fundraising Manager include:

• Ensuring developing marketing and fundraising strategic plan that include targeting institutions and individuals through various means, including (personal visits - via the website - social media – emails, and any other means)
• Increasing the rates of collecting funds from institutions and individuals on an annual basis (the fundraising target is approved by senior management)
• Increasing online conversion - increasing page values on the Internet - increasing our customer acquisition rate
• Ensuring the development of the fundraising department by appointing employees with relevant skill set in various fields to achieve the department’s goals
• Ensuring maintaining good working relationships with Human Appeal’s partners through direct communication and visits to increase income for Waqf.
• Ensuring maintaining good working relationships with all Human Appeal’s fundraising units related to raising funds and providing them with all relevant Waqf marketing materials and obtaining the necessary information
• Ensuring full coordination with the Waqf’s Programme department and exchanging information to develop marketing plans for investment projects

What we’re looking for in our Marketing and Fundraising Manager include:

• Must hold university degree (preferably in management, marketing, investment or any other relevant subjects)
• Digital / Marketing related qualification
• Relevant professional qualification CIM – desirable
• Minimum 3 – 5 years experience in a similar marketing and fundraising role
• Experience in managing relationships with, or working for, a digital / marketing agency.
• Experience in using analytics and monitoring tools to report on complex qualitative and quantitative data, with the ability to analyse and present information, compile reports, and make informed recommendations
• Minimum proven track record of project and events management with a minimum of 2 years’ experience.
• MS Office Suite
• Social media tools, including Hootsuite, Tweetdeck, and Sprout Social.
• Experience of using Google Analytics, Adwords, Double Click, Facebook Business Manager, and Bing Ads
• 5 Years fundraising/ marketing experience
• Speak Arabic and English

This would be an ideal role for an experienced Marketing and Fundraising Manager or EA looking to make a difference in a rewarding role within the Charity Sector!

We are looking to appoint this role ASAP and will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis so for the best chance of success please click ‘apply’ today to become our Marketing and Fundraising Manager – we would love to hear from you.

Disclaimer: Please be aware that due to the anticipated quantity of response, we will only be contacting candidates who are shortlisted to interview stage. If you have not been contacted within 4 weeks of your application, please assume that unfortunately you have been unsuccessful this time.

THE ROLE: Full-time (37.5 hours per week) / Permanent / Job description and application pack are available to download from our website.

Our mission is to help children and young people have a fair chance to be who they want to be. We do this by providing a safe home, increasing life skills and self-confidence, and improving emotional wellbeing and mental health.

Are you looking for a challenging and rewarding role where you are able to support young people by providing a safe environment for them to feel safe and comfortable?

Guildford Foyer is looking for a warm, reliable, and proactive Housing Night Worker to join our friendly and dynamic staff team, based in the heart of Guildford, Surrey.

The Foyer is one of our 24-hour supported accommodation services, housing up to 34 young people, aged 16-25 who have multiple and complex needs, including many who are unaccompanied asylum-seeking young people. Our specialist supported accommodation is a safe and secure environment where young people are supported to acquire the necessary skills in preparation for living independently and can safely explore their increased freedom and choice and develop the responsibilities associated with adulthood.

Your primary role will be to keep our service and young people, safe. You will help to contribute to a great working environment, with a calm, yet assertive manner, being able to handle potentially difficult situations. In addition, you will complete health and safety checks, ensuring the service is clean and tidy and reporting any repairs. You will be lone working as part of the role, so you will need to be comfortable with decision making and following procedures.

You will work a shift 21:30-08:30, on a four night on, four night off rota. Although these are long shifts, you will get four days off after, which can provide a great work life balance.

ABOUT YOU: We know that there are great candidates who will not fit everything described, or who have important skills we have not mentioned. If that is you, please do not hesitate to apply and tell us about yourself.

Ideally you will have experience working with young people, those considered vulnerable or with multiple and complex needs along with being able to demonstrate a real passion for wanting to work with young people. You will have an understanding of the needs of single homeless clients aged 16-25 and the ability to engage, motivate and inspire, with a strong commitment to changing the life of others for the better.

You will already have clear verbal and written communication skills, good IT and keyboard skills and the ability to self-motivate. You will be proactive in you thinking, with the ability to manage lots of tasks at the same time and keep appropriate records. In addition, you will have the ability to de-escalate volatile situations and manage challenging behaviour appropriately. 

CLOSING DATE: 12 August 2024 at midnight.We reserve the right to close this advert early if a successful candidate is found, so please submit your application as soon as possible. Successful candidates will already have the right to live and work in the UK.

An inclusive workplace: We are committed to policies and practices of equity, diversity, and inclusion and to supporting our people to make sure our culture is consistent with this commitment. We encourage applications from people from all sections of the communities that we serve. 

Accessibility: If you require assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact us. If you are local to our Head Office in Hove, we can provide you with a paper copy of the job advert and application form.

YMCA DLG requires all staff and volunteers to be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and to respond proactively to safeguarding concerns. Successful applicants are required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure (including the Children’s barred list and the Adults’ barred list) via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

Senior Finance Officer

Job Title:  Senior Finance Officer
Location:  Hybrid (with some travel required)
Job Type:  Fixed term until 31/03/2025 (subject to extension/becoming permanent)
Salary range per annum:  Band 4 (starting Mid–Mid2 (£34,772 - £36,262))
Closing date:  05/08/2024 9am (we reserve the right to close the role earlier)
Potential interview date:  w/c 05/08/2024

The opportunity

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated candidate to join our Operations team, under our growing Finance team at Standing Together.   If you are someone who shares our passion to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups then we would love to hear from you.

We are looking for a new Senior Finance Officer, who will support STADA’s Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, to bolster and develop our Finance function across the organisation; as the charity heads to meet the demands of its growth.

The Senior Finance Officer will work with the Head of Finance (and relevant internal and external stakeholders) to review existing systems, contracts and funding (income) arrangements; as well as explore and develop efficiency enhancing opportunities and contribute to building effective finance management processes and systems across STADA. They will support the delivery of several functions including: setting and monitoring of budgets, reporting of activity and funding across multiple funding streams, contribute to positive stakeholder engagement, oversee day to day financial activity and provide advice/guidance to inform development and delivery of our strategy and business plan. 

There is potential for line management within this role as it evolves. 

To fulfil this role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about ending domestic abuse. It is preferable if they have experience in providing line management support and supervision. They will have great organisational, analytical and adaptive communication skills. With a positive and inclusive style of working, they will be confident and able to work across a variety of teams (and other stakeholders) and  be agile to work on and demonstrate a solution focussed approach. For a full list of the personal specification, please see the job description attached.

About us

Standing Together was founded 25 years ago with the ambition to eradicate domestic abuse by transforming the way organisations and individuals think about, prevent, and respond to it. 

We are a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. The Housing Team at STADA, focuses on responding to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse, through influencing national and local policy and practice, across all relevant agencies, but with a particular focus on the role of the housing and homelessness sector as a part of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse. 

Benefits:

• 25 annual leave days Holiday plus all English bank holidays
• 1 day's leave for religious / cultural observation
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Training and development opportunities

Applicants must have the existing Right to Work in the UK and undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (paid for by Standing Together), in-line with Charity Commission guidance.

Here at STADA, we do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information. STADA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We aim to have a workforce which is truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.  We welcome and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences.

For more information

If you have any questions, or think you may be interested in this role, please contact us via email. 

Please also look at the job description and personal specification, which you can download from this page (on the righthand corner).

Interviews

Interviews will take place w/c 05/08/2024. We will email you if you’ve been successfully shortlisted to arrange an interview time.

REF-215 666 

About the role

Join our team at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as a Business Systems Analyst. In this critical role within the External Affairs Directorate, you will support the implementation of our new CRM system, ensuring seamless integration and data integrity across all College systems. This role is essential to our mission of improving healthcare for women and girls globally by providing accurate and timely information to support our objectives.

Responsibilities:

• Support the CRM replacement project, working closely with business and IMT teams

• Analyse business requirements, processes, and information needs, documenting them clearly

• Take an active technical role in a range of platforms and integrations, including CRM, SSO, and workflow software

• Lead workshops and discussions on technical requirements and project management

• Develop and maintain workflows, functional specifications, and technical documentation

• Monitor data access, system integration, and compliance with Information Governance legislation

For the full list of key responsibilities please check the recruitment pack.

About you

You will be a proactive individual with a strong background in business systems analysis, development, and database technologies. You should be skilled in modelling processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and championing best practices in data management and integration.

Requirements

• Proven expertise in CRM systems, technical design, and project management

• Strong documentation skills and experience in formal business and data analysis methods

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work with diverse stakeholders

• Commitment to data integrity and compliance with Information Governance legislation.

Our culture and benefits

As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January

• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation

• Enhanced wellbeing and family leave and pay policies

• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation

• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave

• Affinity staff networks

• Free lunch in our beautiful Union Street building

• Employee assistance programme

• Life assurance and income protection schemes

• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

•  Click on Apply to be taken to our recruitment platform, Applied. Please visit our careers website to download the full Job pack.

• Closing date:10.00 am on Monday 5 August 2024

• Interviews to be held: 14 and 15 August 2024

• We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy on our website.

We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Head of Policy and Public Affairs (19151)

Barnardo's is looking to appoint an exceptionally talented, experienced, motivated new Head of Policy & Public Affairs, to help the charity drive positive change for children and young people across the UK.

Key details:  

• Permanent. 

• Full time (36.25 hours per week).

• Hybrid – working at home or in one of our office hubs across the UK,with an expectation to travel to our office in Euston, London at least twice a month, and occasional additional travel across the UK. 

• Salary £65,256 - £69,917, with the opportunity to progress through a wider pay band, plus £312 office at home allowance. 

• Closing date: midnight, Tuesday 27 August 2024. 

• Assessment day: Tuesday 3 September 2024 in Central London. 

The ideal candidate will need: 

• At least five years' experience as a policy and/or public affairs expert in management/leadership-level roles, including substantial experience of working in the UK Government, Westminster Parliament, in-house at a charity or business, or at a consultancy.    

• Demonstrable knowledge of UK social policy issues, and a deep understanding of the opportunities and challenges associated with driving positive change for children and young people.

• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate complex concepts for a wide audience.

• Strong political instincts and ability to assist the Director of Strategy & External Affairs in providing high level, non-party political advice to the Chief Executive and wider Executive Team on the political context and its implications for the charity.   

• Excellent relationship-building skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with people across different disciplines and levels of seniority, to achieve shared goals.

Key responsibilities: 

This is a fantastic opportunity to help Barnardo's deliver on our Purpose: Changing Childhoods. Changing Lives.

In line with our new three-year Strategy and our theory of change, our Head of Policy & Public Affairs will play a critical role in helping us to drive positive change for children and young people across the UK.

The successful candidate will lead on the creation and delivery of a strategic plan for driving change alongside Governments and legislatures across the UK.

This will involve building relationships with key decision makers and creating opportunities for children and young people to share their views and experiences to help shape the future.

They will also be responsible for coordinating the development of Barnardo's policy positions on key issues affecting children and young people, based on internal and external evidence, and drawing on the views and experiences of children and young people, as well as colleagues from across the charity. 

Barnardo's is committed to a culture where everyone shares our values and behaviours, and takes an active approach to equality, diversity and inclusion. We particularly welcome applications from individuals who are under-represented in this area of the charity, including those from Black or Minoritised Ethnic communities.

Do you feel you have the skills and experience needed to deliver excellence on behalf of children and young people and to achieve positive change? If so, please click on the ‘apply now' button below, and we will look forward to reviewing your application.   

Further information:  

Shortlisting 

Candidates selected for the shortlist will hear from us no later than Thursday 29 August 2024. 

Assessment day 

The assessment day will be held on Tuesday 3 September 2024 and will include three elements:

• An interview with a panel, including a presentation to be prepared in advance 

• A session with a panel of young people Barnardo's supports 

• A timed written exercise 

Lunch will be provided on the day. 

Please be aware that due to a high volume of applications, this advertisement may close before the advertised closing date. We recommend applying for this role as soon as possible. 

London - Camberwell or Holloway Road with regular travel across London

Ref: ETE-241

Are you a proactive, target-driven and collaborative individual with a proven record of working successfully with socially excluded unemployed people with support needs and supporting them to move into sustainable employment and progress within work?  Do you have substantial experience of assessing the needs of children and young people who at risk of significant harm?

If so, join St Giles as a Senior Caseworker Employment, Training and Education where, working collaboratively with staff across St Giles Trust and externally, you will use your professional skills to develop a flexible, holistic and personalised pathway towards employment for clients; demonstrating consistently high levels of professional practice to ensure all targets are achieved.

About St Giles Trust 
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this exciting opportunity
Working in partnership with partner agencies, other St Giles Trust teams and referral organisations, you will identify and receive appropriate referrals to the project and build effective partnerships to support clients.  You will be responsible for an ongoing caseload of clients, regularly reviewing progress and applying case management skills to provide a personalised service and meet all set targets, and you will be expected to organise and deliver one-to-one and group activities to prepare clients for employment and to achieve their goals.

To help achieve this, you will carry out comprehensive initial assessments with clients to produce realistic individual action plans which are regularly reviewed and updated, while also actively supporting clients to navigate and access the provision and support available.  Leading on the development and maintenance of strong links with employers and potential work placement hosts to open up opportunities, line managing volunteer Peer Advisors and providing day-to-day support to Peer Advisors attached to the project are all also key duties.

What we are looking for

• Substantial experience of working on a high value, target-driven project
• Experience of delivering successful one-to-one and group employment activities, applying a creative approach to planning programmes, workshops and activities 
• Extensive experience of managing a caseload of clients presenting with support needs
• Substantial experience of engaging successfully with ‘challenging’ young people
• An in-depth knowledge and awareness of the issues faced by the client group
• Ability to assist with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project
• Excellent organisational, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written

· A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

To apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button. We encourage you to apply early as we will be shortlisting as applications come in.

Closing date: Wednesday 7th August 2024.

 

About Lepra

Lepra is dedicated to addressing leprosy and lymphatic filariasis (LF) and their consequences through direct support, advocacy, and the promotion of inclusive communities. We work in Bangladesh and in India, through our sister organisation, LEPRA Society. We work in partnership with people affected by leprosy and LF to improve detection, ensure access to treatment and care, and promote inclusion and wellbeing. We have just finalised our new Global Strategy for 2024-30, which will guide us in our efforts to accelerate progress towards global targets for leprosy and LF, and towards our vision of a world free from leprosy and LF.

Background & Context to the Consultancy

Our new Global Strategy introduces some new approaches and priorities to our work, including: our first ever global Theory of Change (ToC), the most detailed Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) approach ever, and a sub-strategy dedicated to research, innovation and technology: the Global Research, Innovation and Technology Strategy (GRITS). With the finalisation of the new strategy, and as part of our ongoing commitment to improving our impact and efficiency, we are now seeking a consultant to provide specialised research support and technical advice.

Purpose & Objectives of the Consultancy

The primary objectives of this consultancy are to lead the transitional phase of the GRITS, creating a detailed operational plan for its implementation; support the management of the existing research portfolio ensuring technical soundness, budget adherence and timely delivery; establish a sustainable pathway for research expertise to be led by in-country professionals.

Scope of Work

The consultant will be responsible for the following key areas over a six-month period:

Strategy Transition Leadership

• Lead the transitional phase of the GRITS.
• Identify and address any gaps or challenges in the current strategy.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure alignment and smooth transition.

Operational Plan Management

• Develop a comprehensive operational plan for the rollout of the strategy.
• Establish the initial GRITS processes including the Go no Go; steering group established and functioning.
• Define clear timelines, milestones, and deliverables.
• Ensure the plan is realistic, achievable, and aligns with the charity’s objectives and resources.

Support Existing Research Profile

• Review and support ongoing research projects.
• Ensure all research activities are technically sound, within budget, and on time.
• Provide technical guidance and support to research teams.
• Provide ongoing mentoring and coaching to staff and partners.
• Ensure that data sets and tools are appropriately designed and employed.

Pathway to Sustainability

• Create a sustainability plan to ensure research expertise is transitioned to and led by in-country professionals.
• Develop capacity-building programmes for local researchers and institutions
• Establish mentorship and training frameworks to support local leadership in research.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Engage with internal and external stakeholders, including donors, research institutions, and community leaders.
• Facilitate collaboration and partnerships to enhance the research profile and strategy implementation.
• Ensure transparent and effective communication throughout the transition process.

Monitoring and Evaluation

• Develop and implement a monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and impact of the strategy.
• Regularly report on progress, challenges, and achievements to the Lepra’s leadership team.
• Adjust plans and strategies based on feedback and evaluation results.

Safeguarding

• Support the implementation of newly developed processes in relation to the Prevention of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse (PSEA) and Safeguarding (SG).
• Ensure safeguarding measures are integrated into all project activities.

Outputs of the Consultancy

• Comprehensive operational plan for the global research, innovation, and technology strategy.
• Progress reports on the transitional phase and implementation status.
• Technical reviews and support documentation for ongoing research projects.
• Sustainability plan and capacity-building program for local research leadership.
• Monitoring and evaluation framework and regular progress reports.
• Learning workshops conducted.

Basic Details of the Consultancy

Managed by / Reporting to - Director of Programmes and Advocacy

Timeframe - 6 months

Number of Days - 4/5 days per week

Location - Home based / remote, with periodic visits to Colchester office.

Fee Rate - £250 per day

Payment Terms - Invoices submitted monthly, with accompanying timesheets.

 

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.

THE ROLE
The Grants and Trusts Fundraiser will inspire grant bodies, charitable trusts, and foundations to support our mission. This is a key role in growing our funding to achieve our ambitious 2030 strategy. As part of the Grants and Trusts team, you'll craft and submit high-quality funding bids and projects, working closely with colleagues, partner organisations, and funders. The role will lead collaborative project teams, to present compelling cases to maximise funding opportunities, ensuring projects meet organisational and funder criteria. 
Attending external meetings to foster relationships and develop partnership agreements is vital to the success of this role, as is staying updated on funding trends to identify new opportunities and maintain the Trust's reputation with top-notch bids and reporting.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home with time spent on site and project visits (once a month depending on the project). You will also be expected to attend a team/departmental meeting in Grantham each quarter.

THE CANDIDATE
You will have experience creating compelling propositions that lead to tangible outcomes, excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, and a proven ability to build partnership bids. Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines are essential, along with strong written and verbal communication skills. The role requires a confident, enthusiastic team player who can inspire others and work collaboratively. You will be self-motivated, able to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision, and ambitious in achieving results. Experience in project development and management, including budgets, and an understanding of impact evaluation and reporting are also necessary.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.

WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, a 25-day holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else. 
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible. 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. 

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on 3rd and 4th September 2024.

'Staying Close' Tenancy Support Practitioner - Essex

Permanent with Funding until March 2025

Hours: 37 hours per week

Salary: DNM £29,855.00

We are looking for an experienced Practitioner to join our dynamic, ambitious team, who have been twice shortlisted as CYP Now finalists!

The Staying Close Tenancy Support Practitioner will provide support to identified children in care/leaving care; increasing their knowledge and understanding; enabling them to find and maintain a tenancy. The service will provide practical support and training through face-to-face 121 support, virtual delivery and on a targeted group work basis.

The aim of the programme is to sustain young people (16-25) in appropriate tenancies, equipping them to manage on a limited budget, looking after and maintaining their home, and supporting them to manage relationships with Landlords, housemates, and neighbours.

Face to face and virtual sessions will run over a 6-8-week period, helping to build and nurture positive relationships with young people, supporting them with maintaining boundaries and developing communication to achieve programme outcomes, managing retention.

Working inclusively alongside the young people, focusing on both a relational & strength-based approach, building on their inherent strengths, protective factors and what they want to achieve through the programme. Focus will be on children in residential care/supported lodgings/semi-independent accommodation and separated migrant children.

Work a 37 hours per week flexibly to enable the delivery of the training modules according to the needs of the attendees.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-A relevant professional qualification working with vulnerable children and families e.g., Diploma/degree in social work, counselling qualification, professional youth worker or related NVQ or degree.

-Substantial experience of working with looked after young people or young people that are hard to reach and from diverse backgrounds, both on a one-to-one basis and through group work interventions.

-Experience of supporting adolescents who are dealing with complex and sensitive issues through offering advice and advocacy.

-Experience of partnership and multi-agency working.

-Experience of working on one's own and within a team.

-To demonstrate effective use and maintain case management systems, contribute to the administration of the project by undertaking tasks that support effective delivery of services, monitoring and evaluation of work and the maintenance of accurate records.

ABOUT THE CHILDREN'S SOCIETY

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

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

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

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is 13th August 2024.

Interviews will be held on the week commencing 16.8.24.

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Active Travel Project Officer 

(Midlands and East) 

£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours) 

(Ref: SUS4269) 

Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working 

Base: Home based, with an opportunity to work at the nearest Sustrans Hub 

About the role 

This is an exciting opportunity to work with Sustrans as part of the Delivery team. 

As the Active Travel Project Officer, you will support six schools in Derby to increase the number of pupils travelling actively to school by walking cycling or wheeling. You will deliver a programme of activities, both educational and physical, providing the pupils and the schools with the skills to increase activity.

You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people such as Local community leaders, as well as Senior Leadership teams with the schools, parents and pupils 

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans. 

About you 

You should have experience of working with children and young people and experience of delivering educational activities or practical skills to others.  

You will be excellent verbal and written communication skills including presentation and report writing skills.  

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

What we offer 

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.

Wellbeing 

28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working 

Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff) 

Staff volunteer days 

24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service 

We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes 

Financial 

Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans 

Bike, computer and season ticket loans 

Discount benefits 

London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London) 

Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary 

Family Friendly 

Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 

Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday) 

Additional information 

Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 11 August 2024.   

Face to face Interviews will take place i during the week commencing 19 August 2024 

About Sustrans 

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.  

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone. 

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.  

 We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.  

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.   

Successful candidates should expect to be appointed at the starting point of the salary scale and consideration may be given to a higher salary depending on the experience of the individual.

Ref: PSW-241

Are you a proactive, organised and compassionate individual with a proven record of working collaboratively with multi-agency partners and providing vital support, advice and advocacy to vulnerable people?

If so, St Giles is looking for a highly motivated Peer Support Worker to engage with and provide one-to-one Peer led support to people who are not only experiencing mental health conditions but who also present with risk and behaviours that bring them into the forensic arena.

About St Giles Trust 
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.

About this key role

Based within the Forensic Community Mental Health Team in Coventry and Warwickshire, you will provide emotional and practical support to your referred clients, and to assess, with reference to St Giles Trust/ Forensic Community Mental Health Team assessment practices, each individual, producing support and risk management plans based on these assessments.  We will rely on you to liaise closely with other St Giles teams with reference to referrals, avoiding duplication, and to support those referred to access and engage with suitable support agencies, while also developing strong relationships with statutory agencies.

An important element of this role is to deliver a holistic support service, working independently or with colleagues as the situation dictates, to each of your clients, as well as ensuring you close cases efficiently and positively, identifying a success plan for the client including agencies that can be used for on-going support/ if serious problems develop in the future.

What we are looking for

• Relevant direct or indirect personal experience of the criminal justice system
• Experience of working and engaging positively with people who have a history of substance use, mental health, offending or other vulnerable groups, reluctant to discuss their needs, and people who are angry and confused
• To have a relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one
• An understanding of the need to use support plans, to enable people to successfully access accommodation and support services
• Excellent IT, prioritisation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will require an Enhanced Child and Adult with Child Barred DBS Check.

We actively encourage people with personal experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing this client group to apply for this role.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.

To apply, please visit our website via the ‘Apply’ button. We encourage you to apply early as we will be shortlisting as applications come in.

Closing date: 12 August 2024. Interview date: 20 August 2024.

Previous applicants need not apply.
 

Corporate New Business Lead

Leatherhead, Surrey

Up to £34,000 per annum + benefits (including 25 days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey

(flexible working options available and part-time will be considered for the right candidate)

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an experienced fundraiser to help build income from corporate fundraising with an emphasis on securing long term and strategic partnerships.

Reporting to the Corporate and Community Fundraising Manager, you will be responsible for proactively generating significant income from five and six figure corporate partnerships by managing the new business pipeline, identifying new opportunities, building relationships and networking with key stakeholders and producing compelling applications and creative partnership proposals.

This is an excellent opportunity to build on previous experience and develop your skills in business development. Previous experience of securing high value, strategic partnerships in the third sector would be beneficial. The team has a proven track record in winning prestigious corporate partnerships which include: Macfarlanes LLP, Invesco, Knight Frank, Deutsche Bank, Nomura and high street names such as Kurt Geiger. Responsible for a third of the charity’s income the team are driven, highly motivated & results orientated.

What we’re looking for:

· A friendly, enthusiastic and experienced corporate fundraiser who achieves results through people – you are socially focused and resilient, enjoy networking and are able to quickly connect with others and build effective working relationships.

· A motivating, empathetic and persuasive communicator – you are an experienced bid writer and a confident public speaker with experience of presenting to panels or addressing large audiences

· Knowledge of different corporate fundraising initiatives, including charity of the year, cause related marketing and strategic partnerships – you understand the components of a mutually beneficial and multi-faceted partnership, and have proven experience of prospect management and winning new business.

· You thrive working in a busy environment on multiple priorities simultaneously – results-oriented and a fast learner, you respond quickly to pressure and a changing environment.

· Confident use of MSOffice and experience of using a database – you have strong attention to detail, won’t miss a deadline and record accurate data using CRM systems

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Access to the Blue Light Discount Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Time off in lieu

· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping

· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees. If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us, please visit our website. More information can also be found in our Candidate Pack.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

Closing date: 31 August 2024

First interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead on the 7th August, with second interviews on the 14th August. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.

Philanthropy Manager

Up to £45,000 per annum + benefits (inc 25 days holiday days annual leave and pension)

Leatherhead, Surrey (some flexible working options available)

About the role:

We are looking to appoint an experienced Philanthropy Manager to proactively lead the cultivation and stewardship of potential and existing major donors, trusts and statutory bodies, with a particular focus on driving significant income growth.

Reporting to the Director of Fundraising and Engagement, the Philanthropy Manager will drive the growth of a portfolio of existing supporters and new prospects giving at the five and six figure gift level, with a particular focus on generating major gifts from new donors. The postholder will think strategically to develop inspiring fundraising cases of support, and impact reporting working closely with Care service colleagues, the finance team and the wider fundraising and engagement team.

This role has line management responsibility for three experienced fundraisers who manage their own portfolios of Major Donors, Trusts, and Foundations.

What we’re looking for:

· An experienced and enthusiastic Philanthropy Manager – with a track record of achieving challenging income targets and effective prospect management. Applications will be particularly welcome from those with a background in a children’s charity or SME with ownership of strategic planning.

· A poised, confident and convincing communicator – you have strong negotiation, presentation and networking skills and the ability to quickly connect with and motivate others

· A helpful and supportive team member – you work collaboratively and stimulate others into action

· A goal-orientated and analytical problem solver – you respond quickly to varied activities and are able to adapt quickly to change, whilst focusing on the bigger picture.

· A high level of attention to detail and accuracy – you work at a fast pace handling details whilst maintaining accuracy.

· Confident use of MSOffice and extensive experience of Excel – you have strong attention to detail, are comfortable working with data, and produce high quality accurate work.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, this includes:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Time off in lieu

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme (we will contribute 5% of your salary and you will contribute at least 3%)

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and half day Christmas shopping

· A recommend a friend recruitment referral bonus

If you’d like to find out more about these benefits and working with us please visit our website.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed. For families living with childhood illness, time is everything. Right now, there are too many families coping alone with no support, no time to think, no time to make memories and no time for each other. We believe that no family should go through this alone, so we are here to change that.

How to apply:

To apply please send your CV and a covering letter to us via the link.

Closing date: 20 July 2024

Interview dates: Interview dates to be confirmed

Your covering letter should highlight why your application should be considered above others, and clearly state how your experience matches the essential criteria outlined in the Person Specification.

Interviews will take place at our Head Office in Leatherhead or virtually via Microsoft Teams. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all backgrounds. We are a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation.