Community Jobs in Hertfordshire
Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Trusts Executive
Salary: £40,000
Location: UK remote - with a commitment to attend important meetings / training sessions in person in Haywards Heath or UK locations, up to 7 times a year. Availability to travel overseas for events/project visits up to one week a year, if required.
Contract: Full-time (35 hours) or Part-time (28 hours) with some flexibility around
hours worked.
About the role
Relationship Building:
- Manage and cultivate relationships with a portfolio of trust and foundation donors through bespoke proposals, mailings, reports, and meetings.
- Develop key relationships with CEOs, Directors, and Trustees to achieve planned objectives.
- Take personal responsibility for delivering agreed targets in line with the Trusts team strategy.
New Business Development
- Research, identify, and engage with new trust prospects in global markets.
- Work with Sightsavers' trustees, CEO, and senior figures to establish high-value funding relationships.
Cross-Team Working
- Collaborate across the organisation to deliver high-standard project proposals and ensure excellent grant management for existing donors.
Networking and Contribution:
- Actively participate in trust and foundation networks.
- Contribute to the overall direction of the Trusts and Corporate Partnerships Team by sharing information, insights, and fundraising materials.
Essential:
- Excellent written skills for proposals, bids, and reports.
- Experience in fundraising, marketing, or sales.
- Proven success in cultivating and maintaining donor/client relationships.
- Understanding of charity sector and international development issues.
- Strong presentation and writing skills, including project budgets and reports.
- Excellent communication, people, and IT skills (Word and Excel).
- Good analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Highly collaborative with strong listening and negotiating skills.
- Numerate with the ability to analyse complex financial information.
- Self-confident, proactive, and able to meet deadlines.
Please complete an application via our recruitment portal.
Closing date: 2 September 2024
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency (MDS) administered by the . Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
A brilliant chance to join the Wild Trout Trust as Comms & Marketing Manager to develop, manage and implement our communications and marketing activity. You'll:
- develop and implement our Communications & Marketing Strategy and Plan.
- develop communications and marketing activities to attract, retain and engage WTT members.
- working with external fundraising specialists, create marketing materials to inspire more support from legacies, major donors (including corporates) and grant makers.
- with WTT colleagues, spread word on key fundraising events to attract greater support and participation (e.g. annual auction, annual raffle) and develop new initiatives and marketing activities to further increase fundraising and revenue generation.
- develop and manage key WTT events such as national and local ‘Get Togethers’ and annual Conservation Awards.
- with colleagues, create and deliver a suite of communications and marketing activity through WTT’s own channels (e.g. website, blog, WTT social media) and external media (e.g. press, radio, TV, podcasts).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have eight exciting and fulfilling new roles in the North West and South Yorkshire Sickle Cell Children and Young Persons’ Peer Mentoring team
The Peer Mentoring programme aims to improve the health and wellbeing of young people (aged 10-24) with Sickle Cell Disorder (SCD) across North-West England (Liverpool, Manchester) and South Yorkshire (Sheffield).
Roles Available:
3 x Lead Mentor
5 x Mentor
We are also looking for a mentor administrator. See separate advert for details.
See below for further details on each role.
Lead Mentors : 3 roles
Positions Available:
Liverpool: 1 Lead Mentor
Manchester: 1 Lead Mentor
Sheffield: 1 Lead Mentor
Base:Flexible home working, with other locations to meet the needs of the young people.
Accountable to:North-West and South Yorkshire Programme Manager
Manages: Liverpool and Manchester: 2 Mentors, Sheffield: 1 Mentor
Salary:£15.00 per hour (sessional basis)
Length of contract:Fixed term, 12 months (subject to the outcome of negotiations with funders).
Role Purpose
The Lead Mentor will be managing the mentor team as well as working in partnership with the local NHS local patient/family Support Groups in their region. They will deliver mentoring sessions to young people on a sessional basis.
Mentors – 5 roles
Positions Available:
Liverpool: 2 Mentors
Manchester: 2 Mentors
Sheffield: 1 Mentor
Base:Flexible home working, and other locations to meet the needs of the young person.
Accountable to:Local Lead Mentor
Manages:N/A
Salary:£12.35 per hour (sessional basis)
Length of contract:Fixed term, 12 months (post will be continued subject to the outcome of negotiations with funders).
Role Purpose
Mentors will deliver mentoring sessions on a seasonal basis to young people. They will work with the Lead Mentor as well as in partnership with the local NHS and local patient/family support group.
To apply
Using the application form on our website only. Please note we do not accept CVs.
Closing date for all roles :
12pm Monday 30th September 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Comms Assistant will:
- create inspiring and impactful content to raise our profile and grow our network
- assist with developing ideas, research, planning and creating content for day-to-day social media comms and project work
- write and manage external communications
- support team members across the organisation to help create and edit content, promote our work and build our profile
- develop a social media schedule that strategically highlights different aspects of our work each week/month via written, image and video (long and short-form) content on social media, our website and our newsletter. .
This is a mixed and self-directed role with opportunity to contribute to a range of work and projects. We require some core office hours, by agreement and support team members to work flexibly to accommodate good work/ life balance.
Role Description
Communications
- Identifying opportunities to engage through websites, blogs and social media
- Support implementation of social media strategy ¥ Schedule and post content on social media platforms (primarily Twitter/X, LinkedIn, also Instagram, BlueSky, YouTube)
- Collaboratively generate and develop creative ideas for social media content—including written material, image and video content ¥ Identifying opportunities to engage through websites, blogs & social media.
- Update website copy and other content (using SquareSpace)
- Format documents in line with the company brand guidelines
- Generate creative ideas for social media
- Research trends across platforms (content, sounds, filters, keywords)
- Support team members to produce reports and presentations
- Identify potential marketing opportunities with aligned organisations and individuals
- Writing accurate, brand-appropriate copy for social media posts, newsletters, website content etc
General
- Be a point of contact and support team members
- Support online events and manage bookings
- Provide basic IT support to team members
- Work with our team and partners to enable Neurodiverse Connection to run efficiently in line with the overall company aims
Personal specification can be found in the application pack
Recruitment Details
How to apply
The application process is two stages:
Stage 1:
- Download and complete the application form
- You will be asked to enter some of your contact details and details of previous work.
- You will then be asked to answer 3 questions.
- You will also be asked to complete an optional equality and diversity form.
- Email the completed form to our recruitment email address.
Stage 2:
- If you are shortlisted you will be invited to attend an online interview and complete an online task
- You will be sent the interview questions 5 days ahead of the interview date.
- As part of the interview, you will be asked to complete two tasks that are relevant to the role (details in the application pack)
Recruitment timeline
- Deadline for applications: Monday 16th September 9.00am
- Applicants notified if shortlisted: end of Tuesday 24th September
- Dates of online interview: Tuesday 1st October between 9am-5pm
- Interviewees notified if they have been appointed: no later than Monday 7th October
We are a neurodivergent-led Community Interest Company (CIC) created to improve support and outcomes for neurodivergent people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced campaigner or engagement professional looking for your next challenge?
Do you want to work for an exciting social change organisation with the mission of enabling people, places and the planet to flourish?
With our new Design for Life strategy, we are embarking on the next chapter in our 270 years’ strong history of social impact, with a range of interventions to unite people and ideas to turn world changing ideas into world changing actions.
The Opportunity
We’re looking for a Fellowship Engagement Manager (North, Northern Ireland & Republic of Ireland) to help us achieve real impact by enhancing and deepening Fellowship engagement in the designated areas, fostering connections among fellows, facilitating fellows learning of new skills, and helping them leverage their expertise to drive tangible social change.
About You
What we look for in a successful candidate:
- Proven experience of initiating, facilitating and delivering a range of events and activities.
- Experience of building capacity or organising others to take action, this could be in a campaign or membership organisation.
- Knowledge of best practice regarding mobilising and sustaining volunteer-led networks.
- Ability to plan, multitask, prioritise, and work independently to meet deadlines.
To find out more about this role, please download our job description.
Apply
In order to apply, please click ‘apply for this job’ on our recruitment page and submit your CV. You will also be required to answer a series of questions. You do not need to submit a cover letter.
Please submit your application through the RSA website. We cannot accept applications via email. All applications will receive an automated response.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 9am 9 September2024. However, screening and interviews will be ongoing, so we may close the vacancy early if sufficient exceptional candidates apply.Please get your application in as soon as possible.
Please note that we cannot accept late, incomplete applications, and we can only consider candidates who apply through the online application process.
Inclusion Statement
As a social change organisation, we believe everyone, regardless of visible or invisible difference, should be welcomed to participate in creating a better future.
We aspire to maximum inclusion in our work and endeavour to challenge systemic inequity and all forms of discrimination. We therefore welcome applications from everybody who is committed to our vision and values and can demonstrate the skills, competencies and experience required for the role applied for.
Read full our commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion .
About Us
We are the RSA. The royal society for arts, manufactures and commerce. Where world-leading ideas are turned into world-changing actions. We’re committed to a world that is resilient, rebalanced and regenerative, where everyone can fulfil their potential.
The RSA has been at the forefront of significant social impact for 270 years. Our proven change process, rigorous research, innovative ideas platforms and unique global network of changemakers, work collectively to enable people, places and the planet to flourish. We invite you to be part of this change. Join our community. Together, we’ll unite people and ideas in collective action to create opportunities to regenerate our world.
We offer great benefits, including 29 days holiday (plus bank holidays), additional wellbeing allowance, free fellowship throughout employment and lots more! Read our full list of benefits .
A global network of changemakers enabling people, places and the planet to flourish in harmony.
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Grants Manager
We are looking for an experienced grants manager in this part-time, flexible role working on a remote basis.
Position: Grants Manager
Location: Remote
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week/flexible working available
Salary: £44,182 - £46,872 (pro rata) dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: Wednesday 11th September. We are shortlisting on a rolling basis and they role may close sooner than advertised
Interview Date: 16th and 17th September.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced grants manager to work closely with the Head of Grants and Assessment to develop and support grant management, including developing new systems, to ensure that processes are compliant, auditable, efficient, and timely.
You will also be developing and embedding grant policies and processes, writing grant procedures, documentation, overseeing payments, and reporting to Board and other teams.
About You
You’ll bring a good understanding of social enterprise finances, together with an ability to assess social enterprises, including understanding and assessing business models. Ideally you’ll have experience of bidding for and managing grants for a charity or social enterprise, or of starting up and running a social enterprise.
About the Organisation
Helping 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems, the charity run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. This is not a traditional school, learning is inspiring, action-based and accessible, supporting people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring.
Working here is engaging, exciting and demanding. If you are someone who enjoys creating solutions and contributing your ideas, you’ll enjoy working here.
Benefits include:
- 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata) + UK bank holidays
- 5% employer contribution to your pension
- Learning & development opportunities
- All staff have access to Wisdom, an employee wellbeing app
- Opportunities to train in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid
- Wellbeing initiatives hosted by our Wellbeing Committee
- Free eyecare vouchers
- Regular online socials & weekly catch-ups
- Team away days twice a year
- Flexible working is welcomed!
- Teams based around the UK (as well as in India)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Annual season ticket loan
If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page, please let us know
The organisation is committed to eliminating discrimination and actively encouraging diversity amongst the workforce by developing a staff team that mirrors the rich diversity found in the student population. The charity will not discriminate with reference to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, marital status or disability. However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In the organisations commitment to continue to diversify its teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from people who identify as:
- being from racialised and minoritised communities*
- and/or LGBTQ+
- and/or disabled, including learning and non-visible disabilities
If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or documents linked to below, please
You may have experience in other areas such as Grant, Grants, Grant Manger, Grants, Manager, Grant Officer, Grants Officer, Policy, Social Enterprise.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Unfortunately, due to our limited capacity we are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.
About TastEd:
TastEd is a small and ambitious charity made up of a passionate team of people dedicated to transforming food education in schools and nurseries. We envision a world where every child learns to love eating vegetables and fruits and has the opportunity to develop healthy eating habits for life.
We collaborate closely with schools and nurseries across the UK. TastEd provides educators with engaging resources, practical tools and professional development for integrating sensory food education into their practices.
TastEd can transform a child’s relationship with food and give them a liking for vegetables they never imagined they could have. We are inspired by the stories we hear from teachers, such as the one below. We hope you will also be inspired to apply:
“[One pupil] was so tentative at first and stood at the edge of the class but came to the table with friends after being reminded of the rule. He now has a side dish of lettuce with every school meal - this is huge. He lives on very basic plain foods.”
Purpose of the role:
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Lead the development and delivery of TastEd’s fundraising in line with our existing 5-year strategy (2024-2029).
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Ensure the charity is financially secure and can generate consistent income to support the charity's growth by developing a range of fundraising income streams
This role offers great variety and will particularly excite someone looking to lead on fundraising and play a pivotal role in the development of a small charity.
Key Responsibilities include:
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Fundraising Strategy Development: Collaborate with the Director to develop and implement a comprehensive fundraising strategy for 2024-2029, encompassing trusts and foundations, individual giving, major donors, and corporate partnerships.
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Diversifying TastEd’s funding streams through some of the following:
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Trusts and Foundations: Lead the identification, application, and reporting processes for grant funding opportunities. Build and maintain relationships with grant funders to secure year-on-year grants and new grant funding.
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Individual Giving: Develop and execute strategies to grow TastEd’s pool of individual supporters, including campaigns to increase one-off and regular donations. Engage with existing and potential donors through personalised communication and stewardship programs.
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Corporate Partnerships: Work closely with the Director to identify and secure corporate partnerships that align with TastEd’s values. Develop proposals and manage relationships to gain corporate support through sponsorships, donations, and collaborative initiatives.
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Major Donor Cultivation: Identify, cultivate, and solicit major donors. Develop tailored engagement plans to deepen relationships with high-net-worth individuals and secure significant gifts to support TastEd’s mission.
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Communication: Effectively communicate TastEd’s work and the vital need for our charity to a diverse audience, including donors, partners, stakeholders, and the wider public. You will craft compelling narratives that highlight our impact, engaging and inspiring potential supporters.
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Impact Measurement: Support the development of our impact measurement strategy, strengthening our monitoring, evaluation, and impact systems to ensure effective data collection that demonstrates our impact to funders and stakeholders.
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Compliance and Best Practices: Ensure effective systems, processes and legal requirements for fundraising are in place and adhere to the Code of Fundraising Practice and Fundraising Regulator requirements.
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Financial Management: Work with the Director and Treasurer to prepare and manage an annual fundraising budget. Produce timely, accurate financial reports and management information to track fundraising progress and inform strategic decisions.
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Reporting: Regularly report progress to the Director and Board of Trustees. Prepare written papers, policies, and reports for internal and external stakeholders as required.
This role offers a unique opportunity to lead and shape TastEd’s fundraising efforts, working closely with the Director and the board of trustees. Although the Director and the board will closely support you you will be the sole income generator for the charity, securing the funding needed to support our mission and expand our impact. If you are a strategic thinker with a hands-on approach and a passion for improving children’s health through innovative food education, we would love to hear from you.
Person specification:
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Passion for Our Mission: Genuine passion for improving children’s health through better food education in schools and nurseries. Driven by the belief that every child deserves healthy food and the knowledge to make nutritious choices.
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Senior Fundraising Experience: Proven experience in a senior fundraising role, having met ambitious targets and secured funds from various sources. Experience working for organisations with causes linked to food or education would be beneficial.
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Self-Starter: Able to work independently, take initiative, and drive our fundraising efforts forward.
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Strong Communication Skills: Excellent in writing and speaking. Skilled in creating compelling reports, presentations, and grant proposals, and can clearly convey our mission to different audiences.
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Leadership and Hands-On Approach: A strategic leader who enjoys planning and hands-on work, willing to dive into details when needed.
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Relationship Builder: Ability to build and maintain strong relationships with funders, donors, corporate partners, and stakeholders.
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Good Financial Understanding: able to develop and manage budgets, track performance, and produce accurate reports.
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Good Knowledge of Fundraising Regulations: understanding and implementing rules and best practices.
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A Team Player: Effective in a small, dynamic team, contributing to a positive and collaborative work environment. Opportunities: small, shape your role, training, professional development
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The role will assist with day to day operational tasks, providing managers and staff with effective administrative support in all aspects of Human Resources.
You will provide HR generalist administrative support for the full employee lifecycle, as well as support with the end-to-end recruitment cycle in line with The Churches Conservation Trust’s policies and procedures, best practice and legal requirements. You will assist with the provision of training and development of staff ensuring compliance with mandatory training.
To be successful in this role, you must be able to work as part of a small team, whilst also independently and proactively completing tasks. Excellent communication and IT skills, accuracy and attention to detail are essential requirements.
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our website to begin your application.
Please submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.
If you have any questions, please contact us.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Wednesday 28th August 2024.
The first round of interviews will take place remotely via Teams on Monday 9th September 2024. The second round will take place in London on Thursday 12th September. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
Job Title: Senior Project Officer
Directorate: Strategy and Knowledge
Team: Development and Implementation Team (Specifically Talk Relationships)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Home/Remote or based in any NSPCC office.
Date Written/ Amended: July 24
Context and Background
The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years and our organisational strategy for 2021-2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.
Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC Helpline and Childline. We work with schools up and down the country through our Speak Out Stay Safe programme, helping children to keep themselves safe. And our projects such as Together for Childhood help children who’ve experienced abuse, support parents, and work to transform the way communities come together to prevent child cruelty.
Our local services support children and families throughout the UK and Channel Islands. We provide therapeutic services to help children move on from abuse, as well as supporting parents and families in caring for their children. We help professionals make the best decisions for children and young people, and support communities to help prevent abuse from happening in the first place
Job purpose
Responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the NSPCC’s sex and relationships education service ‘Talk Relationships’, in line with our strategy, to time and in budget.
Key relationships - Internal
· Reports to Associate Head of Development for Child Sexual Abuse (this will change to the Project Development Manager for Talk Relationships in 2025)
· Colleagues in Development and Implementation Team
· Colleagues in other teams and directorates, including Participation, Policy and Public Affairs, Childline, Communications, Direct Services – in particular the schools service, Local Campaigns, and Income Generation.
Key relationships - External
· Other third sector organisations working in child protection, safeguarding, participation and online safety.
· Schools and education organisations. Professional bodies including education, social care and law enforcement.
Main duties and responsibilities
Project delivery
· Provide day to day support to the Project Development Manager to ensure the project plan is kept up to date, all workstreams have leads and tasks are on track
· Undertake tasks on workstreams as needed, this could include creation of content, contribution to service design and leading time limited projects
· Coordinate and attend internal and external meetings with a range of stakeholders, undertake tasks as appropriate to support the project
· Be able to work to tight deadlines and on multiple workstreams at the same time
Governance
· Support the creation of regular project reports and project board papers
· Ensure that project paperwork is up to date and that actions are undertaken
Quality
· Support the piloting and testing of services and approaches along with colleagues from research and evidence team
· Provide support to colleagues from the schools service and external partners in piloting but also in rolling out the Talk Relationships programme
· Support the RASCI quality assurance process
Relationships
· Manage a range of internal and external relationships with colleagues in other directorates and subject matter experts
· Manage activities with internal and external stakeholders such as holding events, briefings, focus groups and training
Responsibilities for all Staff within the Strategy and Knowledge Directorate
· Commitment to the NSPCC’s vision and purpose
· Commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care
· Carry out the responsibilities of the post in a manner consistent with promoting equalities and diversity, and which demonstrates respect for children’s rights
· Maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures
· Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/or work time requirements
· Commit to personal development around working requirements which will include attending training courses
· Commit to apply NSPCC’s values and behaviours to all aspects of work
• A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people
Person specification
1. Knowledge relevant to NSPCC strategic objectives, specifically the education sector, relationships and sex education
2. Experience of leading or significant contribution to the development of services, approaches or interventions
3. Evidence of use of project management skills and approaches
4. Confidence in engaging a range of professionals and stakeholders in a range of contexts
5. Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection principles and able to work to existing policies and procedures.
6. Highly organised individual, able to plan, monitor and implement projects/initiatives to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities.
7. Proven ability to work with autonomy and able to think logically and clearly to solve problems when they arise, working under pressure where required, whilst still retaining strong attention to detail.
8. Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of working collaboratively within a busy team which has to deliver their work to clear time and quality standards.
9. Able to demonstrate the use of integrity and judgment to manage confidential information.
This role is homebased/flexible but does require some travel within the UK..
Safer Recruitment
As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.
Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.
The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.
Our principles:
• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.
• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.
• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.
• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.
• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.
• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.
Location: Home Based
Salary: £50,000
Hours: 35
Department: Fundraising
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Re-engage is a charity that is positive about older age and committed to fighting loneliness so that people can have social lives and friendship groups however old they are. We inspire and enable meaningful connections and shared experiences within communities across the UK for people over 75 facing loneliness and social isolation.
We are looking for a Head of Fundraising and Partnerships to join Re-engage. Reporting to the Chief Executive, you will oversee the charity’s fundraising teams with responsibility for the whole range of fundraised income, as well as developing and supporting partnerships across the organisation.
With our ambition to grow over the next five years, this role will be critical to the success of Re-engage and our ability to reach more older people and reduce more loneliness.
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate a successful track record in at least two fundraising disciplines including major donors, corporate partnerships, individual giving, legacies and / or trust fundraising. You will have excellent verbal, written, presentation and interpersonal skills, line management experience, and be used to taking a proactive approach to your work.
As a member of the Senior Management Team, you will work with colleagues to deliver the organisation’s strategy, developing the necessary plans to achieve challenging income targets and support the development of productive partnerships to enable the organisation’s growth.
Leadership
Develop and deliver the organisation’s fundraising strategy
Provide leadership to fundraising teams, including line managing team managers
Maintain quality standards, including ethical standards, in donor stewardship and fundraising communications
Communicate with colleagues sharing information to ensure you have a well-informed and well-connected team
Fundraising
- Draft fundraising applications, cases for support, proposals and reports to funders
- Work with colleagues to set, achieve and report on targets associated with funder requirements
- Work closely with colleagues in Engagement and Service Delivery to ensure fundraising and income generation support the overall strategy and direction of the organisation
- Ensure all applications are recorded on the CRM (OPUS) to support planning, delivery and reporting requirements
- Work with fundraising teams to build pipeline of funders across different strands of activity
- Build cases for support and proposals to illustrate the work of the organisation, working with colleagues in Service Delivery, Communications and Impact teams
- Grow a portfolio of current and potential major donors
Partnerships
- Work with colleagues to identify potential partners who can contribute to both fundraising and broader organisational objectives
- Develop and implement stewardship plans for funders and partners to support long-lasting and constructive relationships
- Oversee the management of successful long term relationships with partners and funders, providing advice and support to colleagues as necessary to ensure high standards of stewardship
Organisational
- Play an active role in SMT and all staff activities
- Contribute to the development of Re-engage’s strategic direction and operational plan
- Lead by example, demonstrating Re-engage’s values and expected behaviours in your work with colleagues and external stakeholders
- Ensure all fundraising activities are carried out in accordance with the requirements of the Fundraising Regulator
- Ensure compliance with VAT, GDPR and data protection regulations
- Work with colleagues to make best use of OPUS, identifying opportunities to upgrade and further develop the system to enhance the work and efficiency of the organisation
- You may be required to undertake other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post and there will be occasional out of hours work required.
A full driving licence and own car is preferred, as this post will require travel across the UK as and when required, and quarterly overnight stays
Person Specification
- Significant experience in a fundraising role with demonstrable achievements in at least two fundraising disciplines including major donors, corporate partnerships, community fundraising, direct mail, legacies and trust fundraising
- Experience creating income products and packages from the needs of our beneficiaries
- Experience approaching and securing funding from a wide range of public funders, trusts and foundations, private and public sector organisations
- Experience managing and stewarding a varied portfolio of supporters whilst developing new prospects
- Strong interpersonal and networking skills, with excellent written and oral communication skills
- Excellent leadership skills with the ability to nurture and develop junior talent into high performing fundraisers
- Strong relationship building skills, with the ability to engage with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders
- A track record of growing fundraised income
- Proven ability to establish and maintain income forecasting systems and manage budgets
- Up-to-date knowledge of fundraising best practice and regulation, including GDPR
We are an equal opportunities employer
Re-engage is committed to encouraging equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging among our team of staff and to eliminating unlawful discrimination. We want the Re-engage team of staff to be truly representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best.
How we recruit
Diversity and inclusion are important to us. We want our team of staff to be representative of all sections of society, and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We understand that you may not meet every requirement listed, but if you feel you could make a valuable contribution to our charity, we encourage you to apply. You may be a great fit for this or another role.
We use the recruitment platform Hireful. Using Hireful allows us to reduce unconscious bias and subjectivity, and candidates experience a more skills-based recruitment process which helps us to hire the best talent for our roles
The application process includes an inbuilt anonymisation feature which removes identifiable personal data from your CV. To enable this please ensure your name you use on the application form matches exactly with that on your CV.
We also add competency questions to the process which asses your approach to real issues that you would face in this role. Each response is anonymised and reviewed separately by each hiring team member before the total scores are averaged to create a leader board of candidates. We would rather AI wasn't used for your answers as we want the real you, however we do reserve the right to reject applications if we feel the use of AI has been excessive.
The closing date is Monday 9 September at 9am
Interviews will be held on Friday 20 September
Benefits: Annual leave: 26 days plus bank holidays Remote working Flexible working Health: Bupa cash plan Pension Enhanced family friendly policies
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Mentor Administrator
Post:Mentor Administrator – Sickle Cell Children and Young Persons’ Peer Mentoring Programme
Base:Flexible home working in the intervention areas which will cover Liverpool, Manchester and Sheffield
Accountable to:North-West/South Yorkshire Programme Manager
Hours:Part-time (17.5 hours a week)
Salary:£11,500 (pro rated)
Length of contract:Fixed term, 12 months (post will be continued subject to the outcome of negotiations with funders).
Role Purpose
The Mentor Administrator will work with the mentoring team, as well as in partnership with local NHS services and local patient/family support groups, providing various administrative support tasks to ensure the delivery and smooth running of the Children and Young Adults Peer Mentoring programme. The post will be managed by the North-West and South Yorkshire Programme Manager. The post holder will have regular meetings for input and guidance to complete tasks to specified timelines. This role would suit an experienced administrator.
To apply
Complete the Application Form, and Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form on our website. Please note we do not accept CVs.
Closing date: 12pm on Friday 13 September 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marine Officer (Wales)
Salary: up to £28,907
Location: Home based (Wales and UK), some UK travel will be required
Full time: 35 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract until March 2026
Closing date for applications: 8th September 2024
First interview: 24th September 2024
Second interview: 4th October 2024
About Us
Our client is the central charity which supports the federation of 46 independent Trusts working for nature’s recovery across the UK, Alderney and the Isle of Man. The Trusts’ vision is of a thriving natural world, with abundant wildlife and healthy natural habitats playing a valued role in addressing the climate and ecological emergencies, and everyone inspired to take action for nature’s recovery.
Collectively, The Trusts have more than 900,000 members, employ 3,500 staff, look after over 2,300 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. The role of the trust is to ensure a strong voice for wildlife at a UK level and to provide strategic leadership, support and development for The Trusts. They provide shared expertise in areas such as climate change, digital fundraising, nature-based solutions, policy and safeguarding. They facilitate UK-wide communities of practice to share learning and replicate successful approaches so that together they are more than the sum of their parts. They support the individual Trusts to be a strong force for nature in their local areas and to work together to achieve even greater impact as a collective.
The Trusts are on a mission to bring about a people-powered nature and climate recovery by empowering people to take meaningful action for nature, and to create an inclusive society where nature matters to everyone, everywhere. They are ambitious in their desire not just to slow, but to reverse the declines in nature.
If you are a passionate marine conservationist looking for a role that will deliver significant benefits for wildlife and nature across Wales with one of the UK’s best-loved nature charities, then they have an exciting opportunity for you.
They are the largest non-governmental organisation working on marine in the UK, and are looking for a supportive, enthusiastic and knowledgeable colleague to join their team. Despite Blue Planet and more recently the Wild Isles series, we still have a job to do, to raise the profile of the sea and all that lives within it.
Our client know that our marine wildlife is under increasing pressure and we need to do more to conserve it for future generations – are you the person to help us do that? WThey are looking for an individual to join the Trusts delivering positive changes in marine conservation policy in Wales.
About You
You will be organised and motivated, able to take the initiative and lead the effective delivery of marine conservation policy in Wales. You will have an understanding of issues facing marine wildlife. You will likely have experience of advocacy work and ideally an understanding of Welsh environmental legislation. You are used to keeping accurate records and can present clearly and professionally. You are likely to have a keen interest in and understanding of UK marine conservation.
The Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst they are passionate in promoting their aims, they are not judgemental and are inclusive. They particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within their sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
Our client take our Safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please refer to the documents section to read the commitment statement
As a Disability Confident employer, they are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let them know if you require any adjustments to make their recruitment process more accessible.
Our client are committed to increasing diversity of its staff through its Levelling the field recruitment pledge and will offer an interview to any ethnic minority applicants that meets all the essential criteria for the post.
Please be aware they may not accept applications if they have reason to believe they have been wholly produced using generative AI tools.
This role may be subject to a DBS check
Home based within North or East Scotland - travel required within with area and occasional travel out of area including 121's and staff conferences (this role requires the post-holder to hold a valid driving license and have access to a car)
Ensuring the delivery of The Trussell Trust’s vision to end the need for food banks in the UK by developing an in-depth understanding of Trussell Trust food banks in their area and using coaching and assist to build and hold productive relationships to:
· Develop and execute a strategic plan for reducing the need for food banks’ services locally.
· Work alongside local partners to increase public will for long-term solutions to end the need for food banks.
· Develop and manage strategic relationships with key stakeholders to assist evidenced-based policy change at a local level and feed into activity to drive policy and practice at UK wide and national levels.
Role responsibilities
· Assisting trustees, staff and volunteers within food banks to develop their plans to end the need for their services locally through the strategic key areas of operations, volunteering, data, participation, church engagement, governance and stability, financial inclusion, stakeholder engagement, local influencing, referral pathways and signposting.
· Assist food banks to operate in a safe, legal and dignified manner (through calls, visits, training, meeting facilitation and our risk management and self-assessment processes) and assist the facilitation of good practice within the network and wider organisation (through cluster meetings, regional forums, road shows, webinars, peer support and internal meetings).
· Contribute to the development and promotion of support available to food banks through the Trussell Trust (including use of the digital hub, toolkits, partnerships and expert advice) and assist food banks with grant application processes, as required.
· Develop and manage positive relationships with relevant external stakeholders, including local councils and anti-poverty networks, to ensure the Trussell Trust vision is understood and able to influence local decisions, whilst supporting and empowering food banks to foster these relationships locally.
· Work with food banks to ensure that local churches (including church leaders) are connected to and have an understanding of the importance of ending the need for food banks in local communities.
· Support the development, and lead on aspects of delivery, of projects with food banks and external partners that contribute to ending the need for food banks.
· Ensure the voice of our network is heard throughout the organisation through reporting, information sharing and participation in additional working groups and projects.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Competent and efficient use of IT, particularly the main Microsoft Office programmes. Previous experience of Salesforce or similar CRM system is desirable.
· Experience of working innovatively and creatively.
· Experience of complex problem solving and responding to crisis situations.
· Strong organisational skills and experience of managing competing priorities within challenging timescales.
· An appreciation and understanding of the significance of Christian faith within our food bank network, and the ability to build effective relationships in contexts where Christian faith plays a major part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together. Food banks in our network are typically governed by or run in partnership with local churches from across a wide range of denominations and traditions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Programme Manager, Senior Policy Fellow
Terms: full time; 3 year contract
Salary: £44,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
Location: Remote working, with the opportunity to work from co-working space if desired and quarterly in-person team away days.
Start Date: September 2024, sooner possible
Line management: Project Managers, Project Officer and Project Assistant
Line Manager: Research Director
Closing Date: 1 September 2024. On submission of your application, please add ‘Programme Manager - 2024’ in the subject line.
You must have the right to work in the UK or Germany. Please note that the advertised salary range in sterling is based on United Kingdom employment terms and conditions. Salary offers for positions based in Germany take into account local tax and social security regulations, which may result in different net salary outcomes compared to those in the UK.
About BASIC
BASIC is an independent think tank whose mission is to safeguard humanity and Earth’s ecosystem from nuclear weapons risks and interconnected security threats, for generations to come. Founded in 1987, we have 36 years’ experience of convening meaningful dialogues across complex political divides, and a reputation for generating innovative, high-quality research and policy advice.
BASIC is a fast-paced, inclusive, and rewarding environment in which to work. We have experienced >5x growth since 2017, and our intention is to continue this growth trajectory. We have an exceptionally positive team culture.
BASIC sees its role as one of drawing together different perspectives within the nuclear weapons / security debate and pushing the boundaries of policy discussions. We cherish our independence and freedom of speech. We are independent, receive no core funding from any state, and our project work is funded transparently.
Role Description
The Programme Manager is a highly-efficient, well-organised, and internationally-respected member of the nuclear policy community.They are expected to be able to take primary ownership of project delivery management as well as lead the development of multiple new projects, including developing ideas leading to successful fundraising.They will have strong knowledge of several methodologies which could be used for new projects and will have a track record of winning funding, as well as some knowledge of funding relationships.
The Programme Manager will have specialisation in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Regime and will need to have a good general knowledge of global security and conflict resolution, and a demonstrable ability to design and carry out project management and research to a high standard. They are expected to be an internationally recognised researcher with a strong area of specialisation related to nuclear weapons issues, specifically in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty regime.
The Programme Manager will implement the Non-Proliferation Treaty Monitor (NPT Monitor), a platform that provides independent analysis and information on the effectiveness and implementation of the Treaty by the NPT-recognised nuclear-weapon States. The key objective for the Programme Manager will be to develop this project to a level where the NPT Monitor becomes a permanent and essential fixture of the NPT regime, providing significant analysis on treaty implementation for States Parties (especially smaller delegations), NGOs, and academia.
The Programme Manager will demonstrate exceptional leadership and vision within the nuclear policy community. They will have a robust track record of policy-relevant publications. A strong network in their area of specialisation is essential, and they are expected to maintain and expand it to benefit BASIC. The Programme Manager will also be responsible for line managing team members across multiple projects, demonstrating exceptional leadership and fostering a collaborative and high-performing team environment.
For the Senior Policy Fellow title, we expect a well-developed professional network, particularly in fundraising relationships; we expect the ability to manage large scale, complex projects with budgets exceeding £400,000/year; and we expect an independently developed vision for the growth and further development of the programme including a fundraising strategy to match this ambition. This role also demands a formal project or programme management qualification, although we are open to discussing the provision of training if this has not already been achieved.
Day-to-Day Responsibilities
1. Programme delivery
Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:
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Manage project timelines, budgets, and reporting requirements
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Line manage, mentor/coach, and provide pastoral care for the project team: policy fellows, project assistants and interns
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Write high-quality, policy-relevant research reports, op-eds and briefings
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Manage organisation of international roundtables, workshops and other events with track 1 and 2 participants
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Manage relationships with stakeholders and build BASIC’s network and reputation
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Independently represent BASIC at international meetings
2. Fundraising
Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:
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Build our programmes, by independently and confidently scoping funding opportunities
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Liaise with Programme Director about funding priorities and opportunities
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Manage projects with minimal day-to-day Director-level input.
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Develop new and existing relationships with funders
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Write and edit funding applications
3. Communications
Applicants will need to be able to demonstrate the ability to:
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Use online and offline communications skills to promote our / their work
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Confidently use online social media platforms, and if possible, press contacts
4. Office support
Applicants will need to be able to support the running of the organisation and colleagues with a range of administrative tasks wherever required.
Role Requirements
Essential Criteria for the role
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Educated to Master’s level
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8-15+ years of work experience in a think tank, research institute, NGO, foundation or government working on international security issues
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Passion and commitment to our organisational mission of promoting dialogue to advance global security
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Demonstrated ability and track record in leading the creative development and delivery of policy projects in the UK or internationally, including budgeting and reporting
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Ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from a variety of professional and cultural backgrounds and with broad variations in seniority and function
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Excellent analytical and methodological skills, and an organised approach to research
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Well-developed interpersonal skills, including evidence of working successfully as part of a team
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Strong track record of previous fundraising experience and success
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Experience organising policy roundtables and workshops
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Willingness to travel internationally when required
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Strong organisational skills and an eye for detail
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Good personal network in their research area
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Previous line management experience
Desirable Criteria
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Formal programme/project management qualification
Please note that, due to the large number of applications we receive, we are not able to acknowledge receipt of all applications and only shortlisted candidates will be notified. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, you have not been successful.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
- Supporting the day-to-day management of projects, proactively monitoring with delegated responsibility for tracking key outcomes and project deliverables.
- Completing reporting for internal processes through the provision of timely and accurate data reports and analysis.
- Take the lead role with audits carried out by the Department for Education of the NPQs.
- Experience of working within multi-faceted and complex projects.
- Experience of summarising and reporting on data to stakeholders.
- Experience of organising and storing information securely and systematically.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Customer service skills and able to take responsibility for progressing stakeholder queries.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Rosie Cottrell between Fri 9th and Fri 16th August:
- Rachel Rigby between Fri 16th and Fri 30th August:
- A salary of £38,918 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
- Strive for Excellence
- Show Compassion
- Respect others
- Collaborate
- Act with Integrity