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Lead Youth Worker

Oasis Hub East Southampton

 16 HOURS PER WEEK Part-time 0.4FTE (There is flexibility in hours in discussion with candidates)

10 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT (with view to extend)  

SALARY: £10,428 per annum (£26,072 for 1FTE)

 Want to enable young people to have positive lives?

Want to be part of a supportive, dynamic, fun & quality team?

Want to make your community a better place?

Want to grow in confidence and experience?

Oasis Community Hub East Southampton are recruiting for an experienced Lead Youth Worker to work alongside the youth and community hub team in East Southampton.  This positive, adaptable and talented youth worker will help us to deliver detached youth work and mentoring. Supporting the development of a team and building youth leadership opportunities.

The role will be focussed on the East Southampton community surrounding Oasis Academies Mayfield and Sholing and the Harefield Hub space. Delivering detached work, alongside other partners using our Oasis Youth van; delivering mentoring in schools and supporting and developing a youth team.

Key responsibilities will be:

· To develop and deliver a youth work programme engaging with young people across East Southampton in school and community settings. To Include:

o Detached provision

o Positive activities

o Wellbeing support

o Mentoring

· To work alongside the hub team to increase opportunities for young people to influence decision making and develop their leadership.

· To line manage sessional youth staff and support volunteers.

The successful post holder must have:

· Proven experience of leading work with young people in formal and informal settings

· Experience working with challenging behaviours and attitudes.

· Understanding of monitoring and evaluation in youth work

· Knowledge of safeguarding practices and health and safety.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a growing team, working in a community and education setting.  As part of the package, Oasis offers:

· A pension scheme, offering 7% employer contribution.

· A generous holiday allowance, starting at 25 days per year plus 8 Bank Holidays, Pro rata.

· Policies which promote well-being and are family friendly.

Email your CV including a Supporting Statement. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs website for further details. 

Your Supporting Statement should be a minimum of one A4 page addressing the following question:

Please expand on your CV to tell us about how your character, qualities, experience, and qualifications/training will enable you to thrive in this job.

Candidates will be interviewed on a rolling basis as we receive completed applications.

Interviews will take place in Southampton

 We actively encourage applications from people of all ethnic backgrounds and minority and underrepresented groups. If you require any assistance to overcome potential barriers, please let us know. 

Oasis is committed to making a difference to the lives of the communities it works in, and as such you must show a willingness to demonstrate commitment to the values and behaviours which flow from the Oasis ethos.  We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. 

The successful candidates must have the right to work in the UK.  Oasis cannot assist with sponsorship or visas.

Oasis supports Equal Opportunities.  Registered Charity No. 1163889

·  To work within temporary accommodation provided by New Forest District Council (NFDC) provide intensive support to the victim / survivor and their child(ren) living within the properties.

·  To provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the NFDC resident and housing options.

·  To work with colleagues at NFDC to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.

Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.

It is essential that the postholder has a full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

At TLG, we’re passionate about building an exceptional staff team that love making a difference to struggling children across the UK. We are continually on the lookout for great people to journey with us and join our vision. An exciting new opportunity has arisen for a graduate to train up in the specialism of Recruitment & Onboarding, who would consider a career in this profession. We are looking for someone who is excited about research, networking, building relationships, and delivering to targets, connecting individuals to a vision, and providing a first-class welcome and integration experience as they join the team.

The individual will be able to build trusted partnerships with internal hiring managers, heads of departments and directors, to work on building talent pipelines for future roles at TLG. They will be trained in all aspects of recruitment and onboarding, working closely with the Head of People & Culture. TLG is interested in an individual that instinctively can make bold decisions, has insightful judgement, and a passion to work both relationally and strategically to maximise all opportunities to connect potential hires to our vision.  

The role aims to set TLG apart in our reputation and brand, accelerating our position in the market as one of the most exciting national charities to work for, attracting particularly those passionate about outworking a missional career.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve. 

Initial Interviews Online: January 15th 2025

Final Interviews In Person: January 22nd 2025

About the role

SSAFA’s Network & Community team, operating across the UK, are proud to announce this role as part of their strategic development plans.

This is a new fundraising opportunity to help provide support for serving personnel, veterans and their families ensuring that no-one battles alone.

Supported by the Statutory Grants Manager, this role is fundamental in developing, supporting and championing new and existing fundraising from health providers and local authorities. The aim is to increase income generation in this area whilst raising SSAFA’s profile within local authorities and health care provision. This initiative will require relationship development and bid writing skills to create effective proposals for support.

SSAFA is entering into an exciting period of strategic development within this proven income stream. If successful, you will be the part of a small team with potential for career development.

There will be an occasional need to travel across the UK and to work evenings and weekends at key events.

About the team

You will join a small, established and dedicated team who cover the whole of the UK. With regular team meetings and a variety of communication mediums you will be given ongoing support, training and mentoring throughout. We are a remote team and well connected to all colleagues. This supports and drives our determination and success.

About you

We are looking for an exceptional candidate who thrives on challenge. A determined, highly motivated individual, with a track record of securing significant funds. A natural communicator with proven success with bid writing and presentation skills. A confident networker, able to represent the charity to external stakeholders, build strong relationships, communicating effectively across the region whilst working from home. An ability to self-motivate with a can-do attitude is a must.

About SSAFA

SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, has been providing practical, emotional, and financial support to our Forces and their families since 1885. SSAFA, is a trusted source of support for the Armed Forces community in their time of need; last year our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 53,000 people in need, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.

SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. We are here for that person and their family – any time they need us, in any way they need us, for as long as they need us.

Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA

SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.

SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.

Download the full job description on our vacancy page via the Apply button.

No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.

Closing date: Midnight on 5 January 2025

Interviews: Virtual interview w/c 13 January 2025

Position type: Fixed term,12 months (Maternity Cover) Full time, 37.5 hours week, flexible hours considered  

Responsible to: Procurement Manager

Location: Truro, Cornwall (hybrid) or Remote (UK only – with required travel to HQ up to 4 times a year)

Role purpose:

This is an exciting time at ShelterBox and, as we grow, our Procurement team is crucial to ensuring we’re equipped with the supply infrastructure we need to work, fundraise, budget, manage data and ultimately deliver vital aid. In addition to working on Indirect Items, the Procurement Team is a skills resource for the rest of the business, identifying and supporting with best practice in procurement and negotiations at all levels.

The Senior Buyer will join a busy and dynamic Procurement team of four individuals (two Senior Buyers, a Junior Buyer and the Procurement Manager) and will quickly become integral to the day-to-day running of the Procurement function. It is expected that the individual will have previous procurement experience.

The Senior Buyer will be responsible for a variety of Indirect Spend and Suppliers, with a particular focus on IT and similar categories. Additionally, the Senior Buyer will support the Supply Chain team and the rest of the organisation as a subject matter expert on negotiation and Procurement activities.

Who are we looking for? 

ShelterBox is seeking a proactive individual with proven procurement experience to add capacity to the team. Attention to detail and diligence will be at the forefront of your skillset and you’ll need to be comfortable with numbers, data and sensitively posing challenging questions to understand business requirements.

We are looking for someone with excellent communications skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks with competing deadlines. The individual should be confident with developing and maintaining relationships both internally with other departments and externally with suppliers and partners.

This role would suit someone currently in a Procurement Role who is looking to expand their responsibilities and skillset. CIPs qualification is desirable.

Charity experience is appreciated, but we welcome applicants with appropriate experience in any sector. 

Main role and responsibilities

Support proper stock and services acquisition through market discovery, supplier due diligence activities, tight contracting procedures, contract management, negotiating contracts, identifying cost saving opportunities, and document preparation and filing to ensure best value, efficiency, and accountability to donors and beneficiaries.

Handling a variety of stakeholders and manage expectations as well as delivering on promised outcomes.

Support the IT function through the roll out of the new Business System Transformation project as well as the acquisition of other licences and equipment.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Management of a broad range of categories across the organisation, focussing predominantly on indirect, non-stock purchases with a particular focus on IT.
• Work with Senior Management to identify procurement improvement priorities by analysing forecast spend, supply markets and specification options.
• Design, plan and lead the tender process for a variety of buying categories up to a contract value of £2m
• Contribute to the specification-writing process, leading to formal technical, performance and supply specifications that can be used in tendering; it is expected that the individual will write the final versions of those specifications and hold them on file.
• Regularly review and improve procurement processes for allocated categories, adapting to organisational strategic change.
• Working with the team, assess and manage risk across all allocated categories.
• Write, negotiate and sign off contracts with suppliers to achieve the maximum value for ShelterBox.
• Develop and maintain appropriate supplier and contract management processes for all allocated categories.
• Report on cost savings and avoidance and added value.
• Upskill individuals across the organisation on commercial processes, offering strategic advice and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
•  Manage procurement-led projects such as procedure implementation, and software introduction.
• Develop and deliver sustainability improvements within the procurement function according to the Environmental Policy.
•   Keep up to date with legislative changes, industry trends and market developments.
• Sign off on expenditure as per the delegation of authority level.
• Maintain departmental databases.
• Ensure that the procurement administration is kept up to date and that all filing is in accordance with policy.
• Support procurement-related projects across the organisation.
• Uphold ethical and professional procurement standards at all times.
• Maintain commercial confidence for internal matters, and matters pertaining to suppliers.
• Represent ShelterBox as required.

  Any other duties as required which are deemed appropriate to the level and grade of the post.

Interviews for this role will be on 8th - 10th January 2025 and will be remote on Microsoft Teams. 

Executive Director for Children in Care

YMCA Robin Hood Group are seeking an experienced and committed Executive Director to oversee our Children in Care service.

If you are looking to step into a senior role where you will lead on the design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive continuum of care to support young people in our local community who have had a more challenging start in life, this is a wonderful opportunity for you.

As a not-for-profit operator, we put the needs of children and young people ahead of everything else. Our priority is to enable these young people to ‘discover who they are and what they can become’. 

The Role

As a member of the Executive Leadership Team, this role will focus on providing an outstanding environment for children to thrive in, whilst ensuring that we are compliant with OFSTED and other regulatory bodies. You will demonstrate expertise in Safeguarding and most importantly, act with entrepreneurial spirit to lead the growth of the provision.

Core Duties

• Provide strategic direction and ensure sustainable growth and development at a pace that matches our ambitions for rapid growth over the next four years. 

• Lead the growth of the provision through overseeing and project managing the sourcing and registration of new homes and services

• Manage the budget, assets and resources for this service area in excess of £10m. 

• Ensure that the service is well placed to take advantage of external funding opportunities, block contacts and service level agreements which support our growth and strategic aims. 

• Be responsible for the support of safeguarding all of children in our Children in Care Service, ensuring all policies and procedures are up to date and implemented effectively and work collaboratively with agencies involved in safeguarding (including LADO, MASH, Police and others). 

• Positively lead and be responsible for large geographically dispersed management and leadership team, more than 100 staff members, operating across Yorkshire and Nottinghamshire. 

• Work with the Directors in the Service to develop a workforce development plan that promotes effective recruitment of a skilled workforce, enables existing staff to develop additional skills to support the service growth, enables internal promotion, and engages staff to sustain the longevity of employment. 

Your Background 

With extensive experience of senior management in children's residential care, you will:

• Draw on your operational and strategic experience of driving growth in Children’s Residential / Children Leaving Care / Children Looked After sectors, including experience of opening new residential homes. 

• Show us how you have managed complex budgets including monitoring income and expenditure, forecasting and annual budget setting and generating surplus – responsible for budget size greater than £3m.

• Be able to highlight your experience of successfully implementing new services; sourcing funding streams; fundraising and writing funding bids and applications.

• Embody cause-driven leadership and be a true ethical entrepreneur and transformative leader.

• Demonstrate exceptional interpersonal skills, whether interacting with one of our young people, a member of staff or a member of our Board, you will act with professionalism and kindness. 

• Inspire and motivate to create a culture of team-work and technical excellence within your service.

• Show creativity and able to find new and innovative ways to enhance the care we provide.

• Be a thoughtful, considered and a calming presence at times of challenge

• Collaborate to work with internal and external stakeholders to maximise opportunity.

• Our North Star will speak to the very core of who you are; the relentless dedication that all children and young people have the developmental relationships that support them to connect with one another and their communities. 

• In line with our members of our Executive Leadership Team, we would also look for you to a hold:

• an MBA or equivalent business management qualification or, willing to undertake one with our support. 

• a higher/further level qualification in a relevant field (business, psychological, social care). 

Benefits

We offer the following benefits from day 1 of your employment with us: 

• Equivalent of 31 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) increasing 1 day each year for your first 5 years!

• Workplace pension with Royal London (3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution)4 x Life Insurance/Death in Service whilst in the pension scheme

• Reduced school holiday childcare places at YMCA Camp Williams Nottingham & Newark10% off in our hospitality venues including the Malt Cross and the Café at our Activity Village in Newark.

• Pastoral support

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Excellent opportunities for development and progression

• Support for further study up to post-graduate level 7 courses to support your development

• £500 refer a friend scheme applicable across the Group

• Regular ongoing inhouse training

• Eligible to join the Blue Light Discount scheme

• Staff events and annual celebrations

On passing your probation, you can select from one of the following additional benefits:

• Private medical and dental cashback scheme with Westfield Health and access to Westfield Rewards for high street discounts

• £120 cash annual contribution towards either: Travel costs or Childcare costs or Private gym membership

Closing Date – 22nd January 2025

Introductory Call – Ongoing to 22nd January 2025

1st Interviews – week commencing 27th January 2025

2nd interviews - week commencing 3rd February 2025

Location: Newark

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours

Salary: £100,000 to £110,000

You may also have experience in the following: Head of Care, Residential Care Manager, Residential Childcare Manager, Head of Childcare, Care Manager, Case Manager, Support Worker, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Case Management, Case Worker, Engagement, Director of Care, Director of Childcare, Childrens Services etc.

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We're Transforming Lives for Good, a national Christian Charity that helps churches to bring a hope and a future for struggling children. At an exciting time of growth, we're searching for a Director of Marketing, Communications and Advocacy to oversee and manage all aspects of our marketing and communication strategy. This position requires a dynamic individual with excellent communication skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead a department, different projects and influence across the organisation. As a Director, you will be part of the Core Team and involved in the wider leadership of the charity.

You will be part of a team that campaigns and communicates the work of TLG through a variety of channels and will champion brand awareness, creativity and consistency throughout the charity. You will also have a passion for advocating on behalf of struggling children and developing our influence in this area. As a growing charity, we are focused on becoming a household name in order to make substantial difference for struggling children across the country and we are expectant for the impact the successful candidate will bring to this role.  If you are passionate about telling the TLG story and raising awareness of the issues that children are facing in the UK today, we'd love for you to get in touch.

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.

Initial Interviews (Online) - 10th February 

Final Interviews (In Person) - 24th February 

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4 day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside the families and carers of Young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

Within the role as a Specialist Family Caseworker, you will provide support to parents and carers to help them gain greater understanding of the challenges young Londoners and their families often face and work alongside them to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want for their children and family.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here, we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4-day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and specialist knowledge to work alongside Young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside Girls and Young Women who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since 1st April 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee, of 179 hours’ holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete
the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in supporting the development and delivery of a 3-year Train the Trainer pilot programme in the chosen pilot locations in England or Scotland.

The pilot will train and equip local health care professionals, health promotion workers and local community workers with the knowledge and resources to promote breast awareness, breast screening and risk reduction messages in their own communities.

You will support the 2 public health development managers, train the trainer, with the development and delivery of the in-person programme, including, marketing materials, resource packs and ongoing support for trainees. You will also be responsible for the organisation of training delivery within the pilot areas.

About you

We’re looking for someone who has experience of working on public health focused projects, and engagement experience with a range of audiences from health or community-based organisations.

The right candidate will have a good understanding of health inequalities, the challenges they present to health behaviours and outcomes, and be passionate about addressing these challenges.

You’ll have strong communication and engagement skills and enjoy working to develop successful partnerships with a range of organisations, communities and stakeholders.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

These roles involve significant travel across England (Westminster and Leicester) or Scotland (Glasgow and Lanarkshire).

Therefore, these posts can either be home based or office based at our London, or Glasgow offices (if within reasonable commuting distance).

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.

Please confirm which location your are applying for in your application.

If you’ve any immediate questions please contact Breast Cancer Now recruitment (please note our offices will be closed from the 24th December 2024 to January 2nd 2025).

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: 9.00am on 13 January 2025

Interview date: W/C 27 January 2025 via MS Teams

Job Title: Research Coordinator

Service: Coram Impact & Evaluation Team

Reporting to: Research Manager

Salary range: £28,000 - £30,000 (or pro rata)

Work pattern: Full time or 0.8 FTE (for flexible working, including term time working)

Location: Flexible, with an expectation of working at Coram’s campus in London on average at least twice a week and at home the rest of the time.

Contract type: Fixed Term until April 2026 with possibility of the role becoming permanent. Start date: As soon as possible.

About the role

We are looking for someone with project coordination experience to join our growing Impact and Evaluation team as a Research Coordinator to develop and enhance the support function of the research team so that our research can help improve support for vulnerable children and young people, and ultimately make a positive difference in their lives.

This is not a research role but one focused on coordination and administration and would suit someone who is highly organised with extensive project co-ordination and administrative experience, preferably in a research environment. The Research Coordinator will be embedded in diverse range of projects, with exposure to a wealth of methodologies and approaches in research.

The successful candidate will provide wrap around support to the team and our portfolio of research projects by helping to manage their administration, including capacity planning and project allocation as well as organising research processes such as interviews, liaison with funders etc. They will also support financial administration and when needed bid applications, contracting and research dissemination. In addition they will work with our Research Ethics Committee and supporting the team’s work on ensuring equity, diversity and inclusion is at the forefront of our work. They will need to be flexible, pro-active, well-organised and willing to learn.

Working at Coram

As a valued member of Coram you will be entitled to a wide range of employee benefits including but not limited to:

• 25 days annual leave plus additional paid leave between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
• 35 hours per week with flexible working around the core hours 9.30am-4.30pm

• Staff are signed up to one of two pension schemes.
• Opportunity to join our various staff networks including our EDI forum.

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience and career including five days of Continuous Professional Development per year with a dedicated budget for external training.

About the application process

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe diversity is a strength. Our aim is to make sure that Coram truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. Therefore we are very committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community. This includes those from global majority groups, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, and those with neuro-diversity. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We will make any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage for applicants invited to interview to support them in the process.

Given Coram’s history with children’s social care, including adoption and fostering in England, we will provide a guaranteed interview for those that meet the essential criteria and tell us in their application that they are care experienced. Being care experienced means you will have spent time living with foster carers under local authority care, in residential care (e.g. a children’s home), looked after at home under a supervision order, or in kinship care with relatives or friends, either officially (e.g. a special guardianship order) or informally without local authority support.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Wednesday 22nd January 2025

We reserve the right to close this post if we receive a high quality number of candidates.

Interview date: Week commencing 3rd February 2025

Registered Charity No. 312278.

“Bogs and Bitterns": Somerset Wetland Restoration is one of twenty schemes being funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund.

As Species Survival Project Fund Coordinator, you will provide project management and co-ordination of the Species Survival Fund project and work on the development of specific species and habitat works at the Brides Mound and St Brigid’s Chapel site in Glastonbury.

We are looking for an individual with both hands on experience of delivering nature conservation work and project management expertise.

Project Coordinator - Species Survival Fund: 'Bogs and Bitterns'
Salary: £30,500
Contract type: Fixed term until end of February 2026
Working hours: Full time
Location: Callow Rock, Shipham Gorge, Cheddar. With opportunities for hybrid working

This project is funded by the Government's Species Survival Fund. The fund was developed by Defra and its Arm's-Length Bodies. It is being delivered by The National Lottery Heritage Fund in partnership with Natural England and the Environment Agency. “Bogs and Bitterns: Somerset Wetland restoration is one of twenty schemes being funded across the country. Within our project area we aim to deliver 50 hectares of wetland habitat restoring and expanding to improve and create quality ‘stepping stone’ sites of high quality biodiversity and to enable species abundance across the wider county. We are looking for an individual with both hands on experience of delivering nature conservation work and project management expertise.

As Species Survival Project Fund Coordinator, you will have two main areas of work. The main part of the role is to provide project management and co-ordination of the Species Survival Fund project, ensuring we are on track, including meeting budget requirements, collating information and reporting as required, and providing line manager support to the project Ecologist. The second part of the role is to also to work on the development of specific species and habitat works at the Brides Mound and St Brigid’s Chapel site in Glastonbury; here SWT is working in close co-operation with the Friends of Brides Mound and Southwest Heritage Trust and is funded by the Glastonbury Town Deal Fund.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

Responsibility 1: Manage the Project

• Share knowledge and expertise by:
• Providing project management and coordination and building relationship with key stakeholders.
• Ensuring concise information gathering and reporting for the Species Survival Fund project.
• Providing and sharing expertise on species survival, whilst coordinating evidence and monitoring of the project.
• Undertaking a wide range of complex, technical and professional tasks in differing situations, with a degree of personal responsibility and autonomy. It is important to be able to work both alone and as a member of the team.
• Adopting environmentally friendly working practices, setting, and maintaining high personal standards of efficiency and customer care and fostering a ‘can do’ culture based on ownership, initiative, teamwork, and exchange of information.  All staff are ambassadors for the organisation both internally and externally and are expected to always act in a professional manner. They are required to abide by organisational rules, policies and procedures as laid down in the staff handbook.

Responsibility 2: Line Management

Provide leadership and support by:

• Providing direct line management to the Species Survival Fund Project Ecologist to ensure best practice and to drive the project forward.
• Managing the workload, performance, and personal development of the Species Survival Fund Project Ecologist.
• Having budgetary responsibility for the project and expenditure.
• Keeping abreast of national and international species recovery programmes and relate these to Somerset.

Responsibility 3: Work with Partners and Volunteers

Provide leadership and training opportunities as an influencer for the Trust by:

• Contributing to discussions, workstreams and providing support to the developing St Brigid’s Chapel and Brides Mound Project.
• Leading on working with other partners to design and implement habitat works across this landholding.
• Enabling the development of volunteering and training opportunities with the Friends of Brides Mound so they are resilient as a community to continue managing this land as part of the nature recovery network at the end of current funded works.
• Working in close collaboration with the communications and fundraising teams to promote the project including the production of articles, blogs and social media posts.

General

• The job holder is required to follow and comply with all policies and procedures of Somerset Wildlife Trust which includes our health and safety and safeguarding procedures, ensuring the personal safety of all staff, volunteers, young people and vulnerable adults involved in the project.
• To carry out other duties relevant to your post as reasonably required by your line manager.
• To reflect the Somerset Wildlife Trust Values all areas of work.
• To work collaboratively with other Wildlife Trusts to share learning and achieve greater impact collectively.
• Somerset Wildlife Trust is committed to creating a more digital culture across the organisation. We aim to become more collaborative, agile and efficient through the use of digital technology.  A basic level of digital skills is expected of all staff with the opportunity to improve these skills with career progression.
• We are a Disability Confident Employer, as such we offer an interview to people with a disability who meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Additional benefits of working for the Somerset Wildlife Trust include:

• 7% employer pension contribution
• Life insurance
• An annual professional institution subscription
• Flexible and agile working
• Wellbeing support – EAP, wellbeing champions
• Diversity networks through RSWT/TWT
• Paid volunteer days
• Continuous Professional Development opportunities
• Minimum 33 days of holiday (25 annual leave + bank holidays)
• Active staff social events

Closing date: Tuesday 14th January 2025

The opportunity to make a real and positive difference to nature, communities and the climate.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

No agencies please.

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.

• Assisting staff and the people we support to present at conferences, workshops and other events with key stakeholders including MPs, Councillors and commissioners.
• Building relationships with key organisations and stakeholders, including the people we support and their families, frontline staff, volunteers and commissioners.
• Identifying problems and solutions that relate to the people we support and raising awareness of these issues on a regional and national level.
• Working collaboratively with the communications team to create engaging content for blogs, campaign emails, case studies, social media and PR.
• Identifying opportunities to strengthen the Trust’s campaigning identity.
• Providing regular reporting to internal stakeholders such as leadership teams and Trustees.
• Assisting with the organisation of virtual and in-person events that raise awareness of our campaigning work.
• Keeping up to date with changing policies and legislation in relation to vulnerable children and young people’s rights, social care and disability rights.
• Improving the Together Trust’s visibility in UK Parliament by supporting the Communications and Campaigns Manager to attend sessions, submitting evidence and nurture networks.
• Supporting the Policy and Campaigns Manager in their role, deputising for them where necessary.
• Championing diversity, equality and inclusion, in addition to meeting legal and charitable regulatory requirements.

• NVQ/QCF Level 3 or 4 or equivalent experience.
• Experience of researching and analysing complex information such as policy and legislation.
• Experience of writing and editing impactful communications.
• Ability to work with multiple teams to deliver campaigns including fundraising, communications and frontline service staff.
• Commitment to meeting the needs of the people we support so they are empowered to make decisions to support the direction of our strategy.
• Ability to help bring in new ideas with the ability to assimilate and make sense of complex data and research. 

Benefits

• Annual Leave 27 day holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 days after 10 years
• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit , up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service 
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
• Proud to be a real living wage employer
• Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
• Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
• Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
• Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session  in person or online
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home

Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you’ll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. 

You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

Battersea's Veterinary Clinic team is responsible for the health and welfare of all animals across Battersea’s three sites. The team achieves this through providing high standards of veterinary care in all clinical procedures, operative surgery, preventative medicine and infection control, and through assistance and guidance on all matters of veterinary care to other departments within the Home.

We are seeking an outstanding Veterinary Surgeon to join our friendly Old Windsor clinic team, all passionate about providing the very best care for the thousands of unwanted animals that pass through our shelter every year.

You’ll be providing clinical care for our animals on their whole journey through Battersea, from arrival to rehoming. You’ll be working alongside colleagues across the charity to make a difference for every animal that comes through our gates, whether that’s our large volunteer and fostering team or helping out at events. We are all here to champion rescue animals when it comes to finding the best possible outcome and strive for high standards of cost-effective clinical care.

Please note that this is a 9-month opportunity, at our Old Windsor centre.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year for full time employees (pro-rata)
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year
• We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Working with our animals:

Working with our rescues is a very rewarding experience. Your work plays a vital role in giving our dogs and cats a chance at finding their forever home. Everyday will be different and will come with its own unique challenges. We are looking for people with the resilience and adaptability to handle all aspects of this role. It is important to note that the role does involve a lot of physical tasks which are required to provide the exceptional standards of care to our animals.

Equality, diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we're happy to discuss any support or personalisation you may need during your application and/or interview process as part of our workplace adjustments. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 5th January 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 13th January - w/c 20th January 2025

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.