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Are you a proactive, compassionate and collaborative individual with a proven record of engaging positively with young people, families, offenders, or other vulnerable groups? Do you have strong experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and the ability to assess clients’ needs?

If so, join St Giles as a Key Worker, where you will play an integral part in the new specialist multi-agency and multi-disciplinary Young Persons Team in Wolverhampton, providing a high-level service to vulnerable or at-risk young people (11-25) and their families across the different levels of need and support, from early help to children and young people in care.

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

As a proactive member of the multi-disciplinary team, our successful candidate will share best practice with other team members in relation to approaches and strategies to support and engage young people and their families to achieve best outcomes, plus work collaboratively to develop plans of support and promote programmes of social education, activities, support, advice, and information, using a range of multi-sensory methods.

We will count on you to build positive relationships and promote the value of lifestyle changes to the client group and their families and to ensure that the voice of the child and young person remains central to their support and that they are proactively encouraged to build and contribute to their own programmes.  You will contribute to multi-disciplinary assessments of children and families in need of support and provide both proactive planned programmes of support and an intensive service which will include interventions to support emotional wellbeing and health and substance misuse; creative arts activities; support responding risks of criminal, gang and/or sexual exploitation; mentoring; and sports activities. Maintaining accurate records of support and interventions is also a key duty.

What we are looking for

• Experience of engaging successfully with challenging people
• Experience in negotiating with partner agencies to establish links to further the aims of the project
• Experience of working to targets and recording information for performance monitoring
• An understanding of the client group and the challenges and motivations of young people
• Sound knowledge of using monitoring systems to record all aspects of the project
• Able to recognise the signs of child sexual exploitation (CSE) and take appropriate action
• Ability to set up and operate systems to monitor and report on work
• Excellent IT, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.

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.

Successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced Child Workforce DBS check, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable participants.

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.

Closing date: 11th Aug 2024, 11:00pmInterview date: To be confirmed

Previous applicants need not re-apply.

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Are you a proactive, organised and collaborative individual with a proven record in managing and coordinating tasks and programmes of work and managing a workload with competing demands?  Looking for an exciting and career-enhancing new opportunity? If so, St Giles Trust is looking for a Regional Support Coordinator to be an integral member of our Yorkshire team, acting as a central internal point of contact to ensure the overall coordination of HR, Finance, GDPR, facilities and administrative activities as well as providing periodic support to project teams.

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

This multi-faceted role will see our successful candidate support the Management Team with recruitment campaigns and the central HR colleagues with our safer recruitment processes. You will also help to coordinate new starter training and provide administrative support to the Management Team in ensuring employee risk assessments are carried out annually and recorded appropriately. 

We will count on you to ensure invoices, expenses and all contracts are submitted to finance in a timely manner and act as the point of contact for all local finance-related queries, while you will also fulfil a broad range of GDPR duties, such as developing, administering and coordinating the local data protection database and monitoring and reviewing new project set ups. Being the point of contact for landlords, external building managers and internal Support Services colleagues to ensure the needs of the team are meet in terms of office-based requirements and coordinating our local compliance with health and safety requirements are also key duties.

What we are looking for

• Experience of working in the voluntary sector, with an understanding of the pressures and demands
• Experience of providing administrative support to a large team and of using financial software
• Understanding of the importance of confidentiality and of the principles of Data Protection
• Understanding of the adverse experiences of our clients who are experiencing issues such as homelessness, substance misuse, debt, involvement with gangs etc.
• Impressive interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, proactive and professional approach to your work.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more.

A Basic DBS check is required for this role.

Closing date: 11pm, 20th August 2024.

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.

Academy of Medical Sciences
Finance Business Partner
Salary: £52,996 - £58,885
Permanent, flexible working
Hybrid working, 1 day a week in office
Office based at Portland Place
Closest Stations Regent’s Park and Great Portland Street 

The Academy of Medical Science are the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK. The Academy’s vision is good health for all supported by the best research and evidence. Their mission is to help create an open and progressive research sector to improve the health of people everywhere. They do this by supporting researchers with innovative funding and career development opportunities; helping create a more sustainable environment for delivering outstanding research, and helping researchers to work with academia, the public, policy makers and industry to make the greatest difference to health

Due to their ongoing growth plans they are looking for a Finance Business Partner to join their organisation. This role is responsible for supporting effective financial management and reporting for projects and budget holders based within the Academy’s Finance Team. You will spend the majority of your time interacting with programme managers and budget holders to support on budgeting, forecasting, analysis of budget variances and provide regular finance reports to them, including monthly management accounts to ensure financial control and effective decision making

Key areas of responsibility:

• Lead on the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process including preparing budget templates for completion by budget holders, summaries of submissions for review and scrutiny and reconciliations of departmental budget submissions from draft to final. 
• Work with Head of Finance to finalise the Academy budget for presenting to Director of Finance & Resources and the senior management team.
• Ensure that finalised forecasts and budgets are accurately imported into the accounting system and a full audit trail is maintained. 
• Assist the Head of Finance and senior management team with the preparation of multi-year forecasts and models for bids and scenario planning.
• Working closely with budget holders, act as finance business partner and critical friend by challenging assumptions and broadening their financial thinking in order to objectively assess risk and ensure consistency across teams with financial inter-dependencies.
• Providing adhoc advice to budget holders and programme managers on financial matters and contract agreements.
• Monitor expenditure on restricted funded projects to ensure compliance with terms of funding arrangements, manage grant claims and income and expenditure recognition, and discuss any over/under spending with budget holders and flag to Head of Finance as appropriate.

Who are we looking for?

• A formally qualified Accountant 
• Relevant experience in a finance business partnering, financial planning, budgeting and analysis.
• An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation.
• Ability to work on own initiative, assess priorities and be proactive.

Benefits of working at Academy of Medical Science:

• Salary progression framework
• Hybrid and agile working (typically 1 - 2 days a week in the office)
• 29 days’ annual leave including Christmas closure dates. Plus bank holidays
• Pension (the Academy contributes 8% of gross salary to a pension scheme, with an employee contribution of 3%, with matched contributions up to a further 5%)
• Life assurance
• Season ticket travel loan (interest free)
• Family-friendly benefits (enhanced maternity and paternity leave, coaching for parents returning to work)
• Subscription to Headspace and Class pass
• Staff training to support your development including EDI training

Academy of Medical Sciences is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.

Timetable:
Closing deadline:           Thursday 8th August
Interview                         14th August

To apply for this position please submit your CV and a cover letter to our exclusive recruitment partner Iain Slinn at Allen Lane.

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 Landscape Partnerships Lead (known as Treescape Lead internally) will lead in developing the Weald and Downs Treescape in South East England, where we want ancient woodland and trees across this extensive ancient wooded landscape to be valued, protected and restored. Ancient woodlands will be core areas for nature recovery within a resilient landscape. The Landscape Partnerships manager will lead an existing programme of partnership work, scoping out our current position and new opportunities, for our vision of transformational change at landscape scale. 

They will work with internal and external stakeholders to manage and develop partnerships, identifying appropriate mechanisms to plan fund and deliver a wide-ranging portfolio of projects. The role will be part of a UK network of Treescape leads working on the Trust’s Treescape programme across the UK.

The job title for this role is Treescape Lead as per the Job Description attached. 

THE CANDIDATE
Along with excellent communication skills you’ll have a proven track record in managing a programme of projects, as well as experience of working with and influencing multiple stakeholders to identify and develop shared objectives that deliver our strategy in the Weald and Downs treescape.  You’ll need to be an organised strategic thinker with capacity to assimilate and prioritise information from multiple levels and focus it on delivering key outcomes for the Trust. 

With a collaborative approach to achieving results, you’ll be talented at developing meaningful partnerships. You will ideally be based in or around the Weald and Downs area in Sussex, Kent or Surrey with a UK driving licence.

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, good 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 be held via Teams on Tuesday 10th September 2024.

About Us: 

Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.

At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:

Benefits: 

• 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
• Life Insurance
• Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
• A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
• Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
• Free Gym Membership
• Free breakfasts/snacks

Reports to: Management Accountant 

Based: Battersea Park

Salary: £27,427 

Contract: Permanent, Full Time

Work Arrangement: Flexible, Hybrid/Office

DBS: Basic

Role Overview: 

Reporting to the Management Accountant, the Finance Assistant will support the Finance Team, providing financial and administrative services for our business. The Finance team sits within our Central Services division. 

Central Services ensures the company operates smoothly and assists in working towards Enables strategic direction. Supporting the various services that make up Enable, Central Services consists of small and high output teams including Human Resources, Marcomms, Operations and Finance. Together, these teams make up the foundation of our business, driving our mission and fostering growth and development.

Main Duties/Responsibilities:  

• Accounts payable and receivables: controls and processes 
• Processing purchase invoices: entering and coding invoices (including VAT) in Xero managing the approval workflow (by cost centre budget holders) as required
• Setting up weekly payment runs, expense pay runs and individual payments as required 
• Maintaining the aged purchase ledger ensuring invoices are accounted for on receipt and tracked through to payment 
• Supplier set-up: ensure appropriate supplier information is obtained 
• Raising sales and recharge invoices on a monthly/quarterly basis 
• Bank reconciliation process 
• Posting cash journals to record payments/receipts from bank statements into the ledger 
• Processing and posting payroll journal
• Assisting with month-end processes 
• Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and other standard month end processes 
• Assisting with year-end accounts preparation and audit process 
• Assisting with general finance-related inquiries and correspondence received via the generic finance email inbox.

Skills and Experience:  

• Experience of Purchase Ledger, Sale Ledger and General Ledger management including month end processes
• Experience of bank and other balance sheet reconciliations 
• Supplier management 
• Proficiency in MS Office, Xero and other accountancy packages
• Attention to detail 
• Good communication 
• Ability to meet deadlines
• AAT qualified or part qualified ACCA/ACA - We are supportive of candidates undergoing their studies 

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts. 

Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website. 

Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a CORPORATE FUNDRAISERto join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of  £28,501 per annum 

About the CORPORATE FUNDRAISER role:

This is a remote role with occasional travel.

This role will provide both account management and new business support within the corporate partnerships function of the relationship fundraising team.

Reporting directly to the Head of Relationship Fundraising (which consists of corporate partnerships, community & events and philanthropy) the successful candidate will have responsibility for the account management of our small/medium corporate partnerships as well as supporting new business income for the team.

We have ambitious growth plans for corporate partnerships at Royal Voluntary Service and this role will provide crucial support to the team to help make this happen.

What you will be doing:

• Provide best in class account management to our current small/medium corporate partnerships.
• Play a key role in supporting the team to drive our new business pipeline – writing proposals, building relationships and inspiring corporates to support Royal Voluntary Service.
• Provide support to the Head of Relationship Fundraising and Corporate Partnerships Lead to manage and help secure high value partnerships.
• Lead on the use of Raisers Edge within Relationship Fundraising.
• Link with colleagues across fundraising and wider departments in order to provide the best possible support to our corporate partnerships.
• Assist in developing exciting new propositions for corporate funding.

Hours:  35 - Monday - Friday 9am-5pm

Benefits

• 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
• Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
• A great pension scheme
• 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
• Enhanced Family Leave schemes
• An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
• A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
• A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
• Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
• Opportunities to discuss flexible working
• Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
• The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society

What you'll bring as our CORPORATE FUNDRAISER:

• Experience of account management or new business within the third or commercial sector.
• Success in developing and securing relationships to achieve results within a fundraising, sales or marketing environment.
• Ability to deliver results as set out in a team or departmental plan.
• Tenacious approach to research and prospecting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail.
• Confidence in managing partner expectations and having difficult and sensitive conversations or negotiations where necessary, keeping the charity’s interests at heart.

Please refer to the role profile available to view on this vacancy for full details of this opportunity.

If you feel have the skills and experience to become our CORPORATE FUNDRAISER please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!

The closing date for this role is 20 August 2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.

At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.

Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.

Summary
Job title Programme Manager

Division Social Sciences

Department Oxford Department of International Development

Location Queen Elizabeth House, 3 Mansfield Road, Oxford, OX1 3TB

Grade and salary Grade 8: £45,585-54-395 (with a discretionary range up to £59,421)

Hours Full time

Contract type Fixed term until 31st December 2026, extension subject to funding

Reporting to Director

PLEASE APPLY FOR THE JOB ON THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD WEBSITE AND WE WILL NOT CONSIDER ANY AGENCIES.

The role

The role is a member of the Senior Leadership Team with responsibility for programme management, overseeing all aspects of the governance and operational management of the Young Lives programme, including delivery of the multimillion portfolio of grants including the £9.4m FCDO funded ‘Young Lives at Work’ project in addition to a growing portfolio of complementary research grants. To ensure successful delivery of this complex and high-profile research programme, the post-holder will demonstrate excellent leadership skills and expertise in all aspects of programmatic and operational management, working with significant independent responsibility. They will work closely with the Young Lives Director, Senior Leadership Team and Country Directors (in four study countries) to provide strategic and operational leadership of the programme and will provide support and expert advice on external representation and fundraising, including representing Young Lives to external audiences and funders (notably FCDO).

The post-holder will ensure a cutting-edge approach to monitoring, evaluation and learning across the programme; grip financial management and operational delivery; facilitate the country leads in delivery of their programmes and plans; identify issues and risks and constructively and rapidly problem solve to overcome or mitigate them; and develop and maintain excellent stakeholder relationships with funders and partners.

The post-holder will lead the Programme Management team of staff and multiple consultants, with direct line management responsibility for at least three staff members. As part of the Senior Leadership Team, they will also share responsibility for overseeing the culture and impact of the team and wider partnership, helping to get the best individually and collectively from a variety of partners with diverse personal and professional backgrounds.

As a senior professional in the Oxford Department of International Development, the post-holder will also be expected to operate in line with the overall mission and values and take every opportunity for collaboration with professional services and other research centres. The successful candidate will be educated to graduate level with a mission focused, flexible, can-do approach to work, self-motivation, resilience and will proactively seek to drive improvement and adaptation within the team.

Selection criteria

Essential selection criteria

· First degree, ideally with a professional qualification (e.g. MBA, DMS or Qualified Accountant)

· Proven experience of leading and managing a large team and ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of partner institutions, including in low and middle income countries

· Extensive programme management experience, including large scale funding proposals, financial management and project reporting

· Excellent analytical skills and the ability to assimilate and process information on a wide range of issues as well as the ability to think strategically and solve complex problems

· The ability to influence at all levels both internally and externally with experience of conducting representation and negotiations at a senior level

· Excellent time management and organisational skills; experience of working under pressure to competing deadlines and adapt to challenges quickly

· Excellent written and oral communication skills, in particular explaining technical and financial information to non-technical audiences and ability to produce user friendly financial and narrative reports

· Self-motivated, with an enthusiastic and energetic approach to leading a multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural team and ability to work with minimal supervision; ability to employ tact and discretion in building a strong team.

Desirable selection criteria

· Programme management experience of large FCDO funded programmes, including developing logframes, theories of change and risk registers.

· Knowledge of University of Oxford administration and financial policies and processes

· Willingness to undertake overseas travel

Please apply for the job on the University of Oxford website.

Community Connector

We’re looking for a Community Connector to develop innovative teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices.

Position: Community Connector

Location: Epsom

Hours: 37 hours a week

Salary: £30,300 (per annum)

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Pension, Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: Friday 9th August

The Project

An emotional and wellbeing service that supports adults aged 18+ in primary care who are experiencing a range of mental health difficulties. Patients are offered extended consultation times, quick and easy access to practical advice and tailored support for their mental health needs from a multidisciplinary team.

Patients can explore the situation affecting their wellbeing – whether that is an ongoing mental or physical health problem, loneliness, debt, or other issues. They can then be guided to appropriate resources that may help, including talking therapies, benefits advice, or an introduction to a local community group.

The role of the Community Connector is fundamental to the developing of these innovative teams and mental health services based within networks of GP Practices (Primary Care Networks – PCNs). The role supports the ongoing development and mobilisation of integrated primary care mental health services.

The Role

Providing a primary care mental health service within this context refers to:

• First level of intervention
• Ease of access
• A multidisciplinary approach working a range of professionals across PCN’s inclusive of GP’s, Practice Nurses, Mental Health Practitioners, Pharmacists and Psychiatrists.
• Supporting patients to access to a wide range of community services and resources including social care, housing, family, debt and employment support that contribute toward maintaining good health and wellbeing.

About You

Below is the essential criteria of the role:

• A diploma or degree in appropriate subject i.e. counselling, psychology, social work, probation, mental health, Health and Social Care (Level 3) or NVQ Level 3+ and/or a minimum of 2 years community experience of mental health work.

• Understand confidentiality, consent, and GDPR
• Ability to travel within Surrey and local area if required.
• Ability to work flexibly across operational hours and evenings and weekends, where required.
• To work co-operatively as part of a multidisciplinary team
• An understanding and ability to work to the confidentiality, consent, information sharing and safeguarding policies of the integrated service.
• Good communication and written skills and a commitment to accurate and confidential record keeping.
• Ability to interact effectively with the client group, colleagues and other professionals whilst retaining clear boundaries.
• Able to break down stigma and barriers associated with working with the client group.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the issues and needs of the client group.
• Knowledge and understanding of community working, lone working, and ability to maintain safety whilst working in the community.
• Ability to work to all the policies, procedures and standards of the Service and joint working arrangements with key partners.
• A good understanding of personal limitations, ability to identify when to seek advice and support

About the Organisation

The charity is a mental health and emotional wellbeing charity, supporting Surrey residents since 1994 in Banstead, Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell and Mole Valley.

Offering a variety of face-to-face and online services, available to adults (aged 16+) living in Surrey who would like to restore and/or maintain their mental and emotional wellbeing (no diagnosis needed). The services are free of charge, with no waiting list and no time limit.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, and the successful completion of a probationary period.

You may also have experience in areas such as Community Connector, Community Development Worker, Social Service, Social Services, Support Worker, Care Worker, Early Help, Social Work, Youth, Youth Worker, Support Service, Vulnerable Adult, Care, Care and Support, Social Care, Community Support, Community, Children, Young People, Family, Community Project Officer, Community Partnerships Manager, Community Partnerships Officer, Community Engagement Officer, Community Engagement, Mental Health, Health #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Coeliac UK currently has an exciting opportunity for a Food Policy Officer, to join our team in High Wycombe, with the possibility to regularly work from home by prior agreement with your line manager. You will join us on a full time, permanent basis. In return you will receive a competitive salary of £31,902 to £35,447 based on experience.

Coeliac UK represents over 60,000 members providing information and support to those affected by coeliac disease or following a gluten free diet. We also campaign on behalf of all those living with coeliac disease and undertake research into the causes of the disease.

The Food Policy Officer role:

As our Food Policy Officer, you will support the charity’s activities in relation to food policy and information with a focus on maintaining Coeliac UK’s food standards and food information

Key responsibilities of the Food Policy Officer:

• Monitoring Coeliac UK’s gluten free catering accreditation scheme including reviewing audit reports, feedback and corrective actions. To ensure menus and documentation are in line with Coeliac UK guidance.
• Working alongside the commercial team to assist caterers in their preparation for Coeliac UK’s gluten free accreditation scheme
• Attending meetings with caterers and manufacturers working with Coeliac UK.
• Managing the creation of quarterly reports for the gluten-free catering accreditation scheme
• Working with the Head of Food Policy in the development and review of food policy to draft policy positions and to contribute to the necessary intelligence gathering, horizon scanning and consultations to represent the charity.
• Being able to critically analyse the evidence and ensure that information on food and the gluten free diet is up-to-date.
• Providing administration for Coeliac UK’s Food Standards Committee.
• Contributing to the evidence base relating to food policy, standards, legislation and technology.
• Contributing to food research in order to develop the evidence base in the area of
  food and the gluten free diet, to inform charity policy and meet the charity’s
  business and strategic aims.
• Contributing to articles for Coeliac UK publications and consumer/trade press, as
  required.
• Representing and promoting the work of the charity amongst stakeholders from the
  food sector.
• Representing the charity by speaking at food events.

Essential experience, skills and knowledge required for the Food Policy Officer role:

• A motivated individual with initiative and a structured approach to work
• Good organisational skills.
• Excellent communication and inter-personal skills.
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Educated to degree standard.
• Knowledge in the areas of quality assurance, food technology and nutrition
• Understanding of scientific evidence base and research.
• Numerate with necessary skills to produce, monitor and interpret audit information, quality assurance processes and guidance documents.
• Ability to critically review scientific literature.
• Good IT skills - MS Excel, MS Word, MS Outlook, MS Power Point.
• CMS and website content management experience

If you would like to be considered as our Food Policy Officer, please apply now with your CV and cover letter. For your application to be considered, please combine your covering letter and CV into a single document for uploading purposes. We’d love to hear from you!

Policy Manager (Child Protection & Ethics)
£44,100 pa plus excellent benefits
London WC1 and home-based
35 hours per week, full-time
Fixed-term contract to August 2025 

The Policy Manager role covering the child protection and ethics portfolio is an exciting opportunity to ensure that the RCPCH is leading the way in children’s health.

You will be key in leading the College’s child protection policy work to ensure influential positions, advice and standards of care are developed using robust consultation with members in response to a dynamically evolving health policy landscape. For the first time, this role will develop policy positions and guidance using advice and discussion from the College’s ethics and law advisory committee, covering high profile and complex ethical issues for children and paediatrics.

Using a high degree of autonomy, you will lead policy development including horizon scanning, researching and briefing, often analysing complex information and using this to inform policy development and outputs. You will advise on and work collaboratively with others within the Membership, Policy and External Affairs division to communicate the RCPCH’s position to governments, policy-makers and other stakeholders, through consultations, printed reports, representation on committees, external facing meetings, online and social media. 

Supported in an ambitious, kind and hard-working Policy Team, you will be offered considerable training and development opportunities, including accredited courses as part of the offer from the College’s range of staff benefits.

This is a high-visibility role, working closely with paediatricians and child health experts, the College’s Senior Officers, and external stakeholders at all levels. You will be seen as a go-to expert in child protection and ethical issues relating to children and paediatricians, and will be required to demonstrate a broad knowledge of current health policy issues, with self-motivation, excellent time and project management and communication skills.

This is a high-impact role at the College calling for an individual with excellent interpersonal skills, able to influence and gain the support of others, and make recommendations for action. Listening to the voices of children, young people and paediatricians is at the core of what we do. It’s an incredibly exciting time to be part of these discussions; please get in touch to find out more.   

The Membership, Policy and External Affairs Division actively promotes the membership, stakeholders and the public awareness of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and core child health priorities.

The RCPCH sets and maintains standards for the education and training of all doctors working in paediatrics and child health in the UK. We advocate on child health issues at home and internationally. Additionally, through a variety of activities, the College influences the quality of medical practice for children in hospital and in the community.

The RCPCH has more than 23,000 members and fellows and employs around 200 staff, most of whom work in our London office in Holborn. We have a Devolved Nations team operating from Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Our College values: Include, Influence, Innovate and Lead, are important to us. These values ensure we bring out the best in each other, strive forward together to make the College a positive and dynamic place to work. 

The RCPCH wants to represent all the communities we serve. Appointment will be made solely on merit. However, the College is particularly keen to receive applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, and/or candidates with a disability who are currently under-represented at this level of the organisation.

The College operates a flexible and modern working policy, whereby our colleagues work in the office for a minimum of 40% over a 4 week cycle and the remainder from home.

Closing date: 12 August 2024.
Interviews: 21 August 2024.

Corporate Fundraising Officer
Community Southwark
London/Hybrid with a minimum of one day per week in the office in Bermondsey.
Part-time, 21 hours per week
Permanent
Salary £34,026 per annum (pro rata)
Excellent benefits including 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays, 2 volunteering days, 5% pension contribution, annual training allowance, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, and enhanced maternity and paternity pay

Are you an excellent relationship builder with a strong ability to create networks and connect others? Do you have experience of corporate partnerships with a track record of working with the corporate sector to affect positive social change?

Charity People are delighted to be supporting Community Southwark, the umbrella body for the voluntary and community sector in Southwark, with their recruitment for a Corporate Fundraising Officer.

With 1,000 not-for profit group members and over 60 years' experience of offering free services and making connections, Community Southwark supports charities, community groups and individuals through capacity building, networks and training. The charity has strong and productive links with funders, Southwark Council, businesses, and the local NHS, working in partnership to support thriving neighbourhoods and community led solutions to the borough's deep-rooted inequalities. The 2022-2026 strategy will enable a more impactful and sustainable Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), support the creation of a more inclusive and equal Southwark and a collaborative VCS able to influence change

The role and responsibilities

This is an incredibly exciting time for Community Southwark. This is a brand new role, and will be transformative for our members. The postholder will be integral in shaping how Community Southwark supports charities in maximising support from the corporate sector. This will be done through a blended approach of direct engagement with the corporate sector, and upskilling Community Southwarks' groups and charities via Corporate Advice Appointments and training workshops.

• Identify and engage new corporate partnerships for our members
• Deliver Corporate Advice Appointments to support with development of members corporate partnerships strategies
• Promote funding opportunities to corporate partners and stakeholders
• Develop inspiring stories and case studies across Community Southwark of successful and impactful partnerships
• Work with colleagues and partners across Community Southwark to increase the number of new corporate partnerships amongst members
• Support our mission, values and strategic objectives, and embed equity, diversity and inclusion to every aspect of your work

Person specification

Knowledge, Skills and Experience Needed

• An experienced relationship builder, creating networks and connecting others
• Experience of corporate fundraising and partnership development
• Strategic vision - able to think through opportunities and plan for the long term
• Excellent written and communication skills

Behavioural competencies

• Confident with a range of audiences, including those in senior positions
• High level listening, influencing and negotiating skills
• Extremely well organised, flexible and proactive

The role is based in the office in Bermondsey for a minimum of one day per week. The postholder will also be required to work in the community and may work the rest of the week from home.

How to Apply:

If you have the skills and experience for this role, Community Southwark would love to hear from you.

Please click apply to be redirected to the application page.

You will be asked as part of the process to upload your CV and answer 3 questions:

• Please outline your experience of building and managing corporate partnerships, explaining how you would use your experience to support charities and community groups to do this.
• Tell us about a time when you successfully secured a corporate donation.
• Please give an example of how you have organised and managed a project involving internal and external stakeholders.

Applications are being reviewed when received and interviews are taking place on a rolling basis.

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

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.

You will be working as part of the West Sussex night team providing mobile support to our 24-hour services, ensuring that our transitional properties are safe, secure, and welcoming through the night. You will be based at the Horsham Y Centre and will support the static night worker there during the night as well as undertaking your mobile duties. You will regularly complete building checks and monitor CCTV upkeeping health and safety regulations in accordance with YMCA DLG's policies and procedures. You will work to prevent any anti-social behaviour from impacting our neighbours and other residents. 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 work alongside other support staff to maximise the wellbeing of residents by completing one to one interventions with young people who may be experiencing mental health crisis and/or who may need medical assistance.

This is a mobile role, requiring all applicants to have a full valid, UK Driving Licence. You will also be lone working as part of the role, so you will need to be comfortable with decision making and following procedures.

You will work on four nights on, four nights 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 there are great candidates who may 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 and why perhaps you are looking to take the next step.

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 be an effective communicator who is able to deliver robust, clear handovers and build strong relationships with other members of your team. 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. 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.

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. If you are not local, we can post these to your preferred address. If you require these documents in another format, please let us know.

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).

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Are you a proactive, analytical and compassionate individual with a proven record of successfully supporting young people with SEND within an educational setting or alternative provision?  Do you have strong experience of working with children and young people who have learning difficulties, disabilities, mental health and/or have spent time in care?

If so, St Giles is looking for a Lead SEND Adviser to work directly with children and young people and use the knowledge gained from these interactions, our own data and your previous experience to influence systems, commissioning and services for children and young people.

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

This key role will see our successful candidate oversee the strategic development of the Alliance service Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) provision with the aim of maximising the progress of young people coming into contact with the service with SEND, including personal and social development.  You will also provide advocacy to support young people to re-enter mainstream education when required and ensure education providers carry out their statutory responsibilities regarding young people with Statement of Special Educational Needs, feeding into EHCPs.

We will also count on you to support and upskill Alliance staff in understanding the needs of SEND pupils, to develop plans to improve the support that the various systems around the child or young person can offer by increasing understanding of the child/ young person and their individual needs, plus support young people to undertake assessments to identify potential learning needs and neurodiversity.

What we are looking for

• Teacher qualified or similar professional qualification
• Experience of working on a target-driven project and a proven ability to manage a caseload
• Proven record of engaging young people via outreach and promotion
• Experience of supporting children and young people who are neurodiverse to thrive
• Experience working alongside the partnerships that exist to support neurodiverse children and young people
• Exemplary knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice
• Knowledge of the range of assessments available to identify potential SEND Young people
• 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.

Closing date: 18 August 2024 @ 23:45pm          Interview date: 26th August 2024.

Are you a highly organised, collaborative and compassionate individual with a track record of working positively with socially excluded children, young people or adults and the ability to engage successfully with individuals despite ‘challenging’ behaviour? Do you have experience of providing guidance and mentorship to young people who are being, or at high risk of being exploited?

If so, join St Giles in the key role of Embedded CYP Specialist Exploitation Caseworker where, through one-to-one mentoring, you will ensure children and young people are equipped to think critically, assess risk, and make better life choices and support them to overcome personal challenges and achieve personal goals.

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

Our successful candidate will focus on delivering specialist exploitation one-to-one casework and mentoring to identified at risk young people up to the age of 25 years and their families, and to establish and maintain positive relationships with these young people to provide emotional support, guidance and mentorship.  You will also address each individual’s needs and challenges, utilising personal experiences, local knowledge, professional skills and St Giles casework and mentoring materials to offer support and intervention. 

We will rely on you to assist children and young people in setting and achieving personal life goals, support a client’s attendance to youth court as and when required, and to develop positive, pro-social attitudes, behaviour and social skills with each individual. Working alongside statutory organisations such as YST and collaborating with professionals, you will support and develop strategies to minimise the risk to young people, while also maintaining accurate records (including case notes and engagement data) of interactions, progress, and outcomes, in line with St Giles’ delivery protocols.

What we are looking for

• Relevant direct or indirect experience of the criminal justice system or lived experience of the issues facing the client group (i.e. involved in gangs, county lines and/or knife crime)
• Understanding and demonstration of professional standards and accountability
• Empathetic and understanding attitude toward young peoples' needs
• Experience of working collaboratively with multi-agency partners
• Excellent record keeping and experience of using case management databases
• Impressive prioritisation, interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.
  

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.

As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting and promoting the safety of our clients. For this role, successful candidates must undergo an Enhanced DBS check with adult/child barred list, on the basis that the post involves contact with vulnerable Children and Adults, in accordance with Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). 

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 click the apply button.

Closing date: 11p.m. Sunday 18th August 2024