Community Management Jobs

Grants Manager-Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

***Please download the job description for full details. Applicants must have relatable experience gained within any of DEC's 15 member charities***

[Trialling hybrid working: 2 days in the office per month, which is subject to change]

Compulsory 2-week office attendance during an appeal

Salary: £40, 560 per annum.

Contract status: Full time to December 2025, with the potential to extend

The Ukraine Humanitarian appeal raised £439 million and helped an estimated 6.9 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Grants Manager is integral in working closely with DEC colleagues and members to build and sustain, a solid understanding of the evolving humanitarian context. The Grants Manager will maintain strong oversight of the DEC funded programme including the reporting cycle, adaptive programming and facilitate strong and relevant engagement with DEC member charities and local partners and external briefings over the duration of the response.

Key responsibilities:

Communication and Collaboration

• Key programmes point of contact regarding the DEC funded programme, responding to enquiries from member charity programmes and other related staff, facilitating timely and accurate communication.
• Maintain strong understanding of response context.
• Manage and provide timely, response briefings to internal and external audiences, key stakeholders including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] and, other key stakeholders.

 

Analysis and Reporting

• Review, evaluate, and advise on member charity plans and reports for consistency, trends analysis and coherence of data across submitted documentation.
• Contribute to the review and analysis of plans and reports submitted by member charities in response to DEC appeals.
• Share timely and relevant information and analysis from plans and reports with DEC member charities and local partners. 
• Manage external reporting requirements including preparation of stakeholder reports and infographics.

Management and Leadership

• Coordinate the team’s surge capacity to deliver points above, which may involve managing and inducting a team of external consultants and training them in the use of our knowledge management system [Box].
• Coordinate with the Programme Quality, Accountability & Learning team to ensure monitoring, learning and accountability initiatives are timely and appropriate to the response.
• Support with real-time reviews, community perception studies and other related MEAL activities.

If you have recently worked in any of DEC’s 15 member charities, and have demonstratable humanitarian experience of Ukraine, with the competence to prepare timely/accurate reports and deliver credible presentations to diverse audiences, then you will be perfect to join an incredible team and organisation.

We cannot predict the need for a future appeal, but should one occur during the contract for this role, the successful applicant may be asked to stay on for an extended period.

How to apply

Please provide an anonymised CV & cover letter and state your initials (only) on both documents. Please send both (anonymised) documents as detailed, sharing your full name in the email correspondence

We will be interviewing on a rolling basis and hope to appoint quickly. Should you not hear from us within 4 weeks of submitting your application, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. 

By applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures.

Risk and Assurance Manager

Salary: £55,294

Location: Manchester - Agile

Full Time, Permanent

Closing Date: 29th November 2024

Support our communities. See the difference you can make in our city.

At One Manchester we are passionate about providing good quality homes, great services and real opportunities for customers and communities. We are more than just a landlord. We invest in new and existing homes, provide money advice and wellbeing, employment and training support and build strong partnerships to support inclusive growth.

We have an exciting position available for a Risk and Assurance Manager to join us!

You’ll be responsible for managing an enterprise wide risk management programme, a risk-based internal audit programme, and the oversight of the effectiveness of the internal control framework.

The role will work closely with Risk Owners across One Manchester and ensure that the ELT & SLT, Board and Audit & Risk Committee are advised as to any current and potential risks to the profitability, reputation and regulatory status of the One Manchester Group. Working with the Director of Strategy, Governance and Assurance and the Chief Finance Officer, the Risk and Assurance Manager will act as the main point of contact for and manage the day-to-day activities of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Further to this you will be role responsible for the line management of the Risk and Assurance Team.

What we’re looking for:

• Risk Management qualification (e.g., Institute of Risk Management), or relevant experience.

• Experience of designing risk management policies/procedures and Risk Maps.

• Ability to quickly understand a range of operating procedures and practices relevant to audit and risk management plans to assist in producing practical conclusions to issues faced by the function.

• Knowledge of audit planning, testing and system evaluation and recording (including interviewing client staff) in accordance with mandatory standards and local policies and procedures.

• Understands all elements of a risk-based audit assignment over the range of internal audits (routine and non-routine) across different functions.

• Has a good knowledge of enterprise-wide risk and audit processes, not just financial risk management and audit, and an ability to distil outcomes from these processes into practical and focussed recommendations for business process improvement.

Why take up the challenge with One Manchester? This really is a great place to work. We’ve bags of potential and have huge opportunities waiting to be unlocked. Supportive and flexible, we’re rightly proud of our work and excited about the future. So, challenge yourself to be creative and ambitious and see the difference you can make in our great city.

If this sounds like you then apply today, we’d love to hear from you!

We own and manage over 12,000 homes in central, south and east Manchester. We have one purpose: to provide good quality homes, great services, and real opportunities for our customers and communities. Our role as a trusted Registered Provider of Social Housing goes well beyond putting people in safe and secure homes. That’s not to say it’s not one our key priorities, it’s simply one of the many things we do to help our customers live happy and fulfilled lives.  We put people at the heart of everything we do. We’re constantly evolving as a business to ensure we’re supporting our customers and communities. We focus on improving our communities by offering a range of services, including employment opportunities, building new developments, and ensuring our customers have safe homes to live in.

In accordance with the aims of our Equality and Diversity strategy and organisational commitment to address the employment of underrepresented groups, One Manchester is operating 'the Rooney Rule'.  This means that we aim to interview at least one ethnically diverse candidate for all roles.  We will also interview at least one female candidate for all our roles within our trades and facilities teams where we experience an under representation.

One Manchester strives for equality, diversity and inclusion in all that we do.  We positively encourage applications for employment from eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.

We are transitioning to a culture where agile working will be a feature of many of our roles. We also try to support and promote a culture of flexible working where possible and practical. If you are interested in a role but require flexibility or part time hours please give us a call and we can let you know if this can be considered for a particular role.

Deputy Manager
 

We have an exciting opportunity for a Deputy Manager, supporting young people and women experiencing homelessness in Exeter.

Position: Deputy Manager
Salary: £28,000 - £35,000 per annum plus benefits
Location: Exeter
Hours: Full-time, including shared on-call duties
 

About the Role:

As Deputy Manager, you will play a pivotal role in overseeing the daily operations of a supported housing project. Working closely with the Registered Manager, you’ll ensure residents receive high-quality, trauma-informed, and person-centred support to help them achieve independence. Your responsibilities will include managing support plans, supervising staff, liaising with external agencies, and fostering a safe and empowering environment. This is an opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of those overcoming homelessness.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist in the administration and management of the housing project
• Supervise, train, and support staff, sharing on-call duties as required
• Develop and implement individualised support plans
• Liaise with families, healthcare professionals, and external agencies
• Conduct regular assessments of resident needs and adjust plans accordingly

About You:

You will need to be a compassionate and experienced leader with a background in supported housing. Your ability to manage support plans and lead teams effectively ensures residents receive the care and guidance they need to rebuild their lives. Strong organisational skills and a proactive approach to problem-solving are essential, as is your ability to communicate empathetically with residents, staff, and stakeholders.

Key Skills & Experience:

• Previous experience in a supported housing setting (essential)
• Knowledge of leadership practices and move-on procedures
• Proven ability to supervise and lead teams
• Strong organisational and communication skills
• Commitment to person-centred, trauma-informed care

About the Organisation:

You will be working for a Christian organisation providing exceptional care and support across nine sites in England. The charity focuses on empowering young people and women experiencing homelessness to achieve sustainable living. With a commitment to trauma-informed practices and personal development, they strive to make a lasting impact in our community.

Additional Benefits Include:

• Pension scheme and Employee Wellbeing Programme
• Generous annual leave and funded Blue Light Card
• Free ongoing training and development
• Recognition programmes and refer-a-friend bonus

Other Roles You May Have Experience Of Could Include: Supported Housing Manager, Team Leader, Supported Living, Housing Support Officer, Residential Care Deputy Manager, Community Support Manager, #INDSCP.

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

Are you passionate about building strong communities and making a positive impact? Do you have exceptional organisational and leadership skills? Join our team as a Community Hub Volunteer Manager and play a pivotal role in fostering a vibrant and connected local community.

We are a dynamic and forward-thinking care organisation committed to creating a hub where individuals can come together, share experiences, and contribute to a thriving community. Our Community Hub serves as a focal point for various activities, events, and initiatives aimed at enhancing the quality of life for local communities.

The East London & Essex Hub comprises of four Community Centres, located in Stamford Hill, Bethnal Green, Redbridge, and Southend. The Hub also incorporates Youth Services, the Dennis Centre Dementia Day Centre, and Meals on Wheels provisions. Located too within the Hub is the Vi Johns Rubens Care Home based in Gants Hill.

In 2026, Jewish Care’s 4th Campus will open in Redbridge, with a number of the Hub’s current services moving into one site. The role will be a key part of this process.

The Volunteer Manager is a multi-site role across the Hub’s three areas, overseeing recruitment, training, and assisting resource managers, supervisors & teams with the day-to-day management of volunteers. Working with the Community Hub Manager the Hub’s Operations Administrator, and the Manager of the Volunteering Department, the role ensures the Hub’s Centre Coordinators, teams, and services are well supported and operationally efficient.

The role works closely with Jewish Care’s Volunteering Department and one day a week will be spent with the team at Amelie House in Golders Green. 

The role is multi-site, and part time for 30 hours per week (Monday - Thursday). The salary for 30 hours per week is £26,065 per annum.

What you will be doing:

In collaboration with the Hub teams and the Volunteering Department, identify required needs, opportunities & roles for volunteers.
Identify and create written role outlines to ensure that all volunteers are correctly matched with suitable opportunities.
Recruit volunteers through current and new networks, organise recruitment events locally, to promote opportunities at Jewish Care.
Oversee onboarding and enrolment of all new volunteers in the Hub.
In collaboration with the Volunteering Department, implement and manage a training schedule for all volunteers, including local induction and training for new volunteers.
Day-to-day operational support of volunteer management & engagement.
Maintain accurate volunteer records ensuring the volunteer database, Better Impact is always updated.
In collaboration with the Volunteering Department, provide relevant KPIs to ensure effectiveness and best practice.
In collaboration with other services support and lead special projects such as supported volunteering; employee volunteering; Mitzvah Day; fundraising initiatives; work experience; student placements.
Plan, organise and implement ‘Thank You’ events and recognition during  the annual Volunteering Week, and oversee and lead on the nomination process for the annual Jewish Care Volunteer Awards event.

What you will need:

Relevant experience in volunteer management, including recruitment, training, and coordination.
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills to connect with a diverse range of volunteers and community members.
Strong organizational abilities and attention to detail to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously.
Empathy, patience, and a passion for community building.
Proficiency in using digital tools and platforms for communication and record keeping.

The Rose Road Association is a Registered Charity in Southampton providing essential care and support services for children and young people with complex physical and learning disabilities, and their families. Join our team today and help us work towards our vision of a community where disabled people and their families can thrive, feel a sense of belonging and achieve their aspirations.

This brand-new role will take the lead in managing and developing our growing portfolio of corporate partnerships and our signature events programme. You will be a passionate manager who can inspire and motivate your colleagues, ensuring excellent stewardship of our corporate partnerships and event participants.

We are looking for an established relationship builder, who can inspire and motivate potential donors and tell our story passionately. We also need someone who understands the importance of excellent record keeping and the power of brilliant data. The perfect candidate will have a good knowledge of the corporate world and a natural curiosity to find out more about the people who support us, enjoy meeting new people and sharing the stories of the families we care for.

Beyond the necessary qualifications and skills, what truly matters to us is finding someone who shares our values: We are Trustworthy; We are Kind; We are Open & Honest; We are Forward Thinking; and We are Professional 

We welcome candidates from all sectors and backgrounds, if you believe you can make a difference in this role to the families, we support at Rose Road we would love to hear from you. The job is offered at 25- 37 hours per week (part time and job share requests considered). We would love to hear from you about how you could work flexibility to make this role work for you and us.

We offer:

• 25 days annual leave per annum, rising to 28 days after five years continuous service.
• Contributory pension scheme
• Training and Development
• Employee Benefit Programme

 

Closing date: 16th December 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 6th January 2025

Successful applicants will have a DBS check and have a responsibility for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We are committed to equality of opportunity in both the provision of our services and the employment of staff to provide these services.

Registered Charity No. 276172.  

Phoenix Futures have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their career as a data management professional, as well as make a difference to the lives of people affected by addiction across the UK.

Within this varied and interesting role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our frontline teams to support them to make decisions on how best to ensure our services are inclusive and effective. We strive to be the best and utilising data insight to help inform decision making has a key role in ensuring we do our best to support the people who use our services. Moreover, you’ll also work as part of a highly skilled team to ensure compliance with GDPR across the organisation, as well as ensure our data systems are fit for purpose.

The Role
As Data and Performance Manager, you will support Phoenix Futures to achieve our purpose for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities. You will be part of a passionate and skilled Quality & Performance Team. The role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

About You
To join us as Data and Performance Manager, you will need: 

• A passion and commitment to using data to improve service delivery
• Experience of providing Systems Support – you will support the development of case management systems across the organisation, working with both external and internal stakeholders
• An interest in Data Analysis – you will analyse data to create insight and reports for service performance and market analysis purposes 
• Experience of GDPR Compliance - Acting as Data Protection Officer for the organisation
• Experience of Line Management – you will manage the Data and Systems Officer for production of regular reports and systems support
• To have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• To be determined, with a drive to succeed and a willingness to learn
• To be enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £35,500 per annum with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £41,000 per annum.
• Flexible working available with flexible work location including option of home-based working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system 
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

The Quality and Performance Team
Due to sustained growth across the organisation, the experienced Quality & Performance Team (Q&P) have recently expanded to become a 12-person team. Q&P is formed of sub teams including Health and Safety, Reducing Harm, Innovation and Improvement, as well as Quality and Compliance.

The Quality and Performance Team are typically home-based, with occasional travel to operational services and/or London when required.

About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

Interview Process
We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix Futures and we can get to know you.

If shortlisted, the interview process for the Data and Performance Manager role will be a 2-stage process. The first stage will include a short excel-based skills task, with the second stage being a virtual interview via Microsoft Teams. We expect to all interviews to take place for this role W/C 9th December 2024.

If shortlisted, all details will be provided well in advance – including the skill task - so that you can feel adequately prepared, and so we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

Finally, please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

SV 2 has been supporting victims and survivors of sexual abuse since 1994, and today provides a range of services to anyone in Derbyshire or Derby City who has experienced sexual abuse, assault or violence, including friends and family members. We support people irrespective of age, gender or when the abuse occurred.

We're looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Therapy Delivery Manager to join our friendly, professional and passionate team, working across Derbyshire remotely and in person. You'll manage our BACP accredited therapy service, which provides therapy for people of all ages, delivered by a team of employed therapists and a pool of self-employed counsellors. 

You might be the right person for the role if you have:

• Management qualification minimum level 4
• A minimum 3 years’ experience in managing and supporting staff to deliver services effectively 
• A proven track record working in a quality assurance role including data collection, analysis and problem solving
• Knowledge, experience and awareness of rape and sexual abuse and their effects 
• Brilliant communication skills including an ability to provide effective feedback, negotiate well and work with others, including funders
• Full driving licence and ability to travel across the county on a regular basis

In exchange we offer a competitive salary, flexible working, 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and a comprehensive employee wellbeing service. Our hybrid working policy is based on doing what's best for our clients, our services and our people, so we would expect you to based primarily from one of our offices to ensure that you can support your team effectively.

This role is subject to Enhanced DBS certification due to the nature of our services. You can find out more about our recruitment of ex offenders policy by contacting us.

 

Philanthropy Manager 

Job Description and Person Specification 

Reporting to: Head of Philanthropy in the Fundraising Team 

Location of Work: Home based. The post holder will be expected to travel to meet donors, travel to away days and team meetings in London. On occassion, you will need to be able to attend early morning breakfast visits therefore the post holder will need to live close to London.

The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland. Expenses will be paid in line with our Travel and Expenses policy. 

Contract Type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work  

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £37,500 

BACKGROUND 

Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 200,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma.  Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK. 

The new UK government’s Children’s Wellbeing Bill outlined in the King’s Speech, includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every English primary school. This is a fantastic start towards ending child morning hunger. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are introduced in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free. In 2021, the Scottish Government, pledged a not yet enacted promise to provide breakfast to primary children. 

Thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. 

This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good the Philanthropy team’s role is to develop and deliver the charity's high net worth individual giving programme in line with Magic Breakfast’s strategic priorities to enable our organisational growth against our mission. 

We are seeking to grow income through further cultivation and stewardship of our potential and existing donors. Our High Value Giving teams are forecast to collectively raise £5.1m in 2021/22, up from £4.6m two years ago in 2019/20. The team includes partnerships with charitable trusts and foundations, corporate organisations, and high-net-worth individuals. 

Reporting into the Head of Philanthropy, this role will have a particular focus on ensuring that Magic Breakfast is offering the highest quality of donor care from start to finish, and building and developing our prospect pipeline.

We’re looking for a proactive person with excellent relationship building, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship skills as we seek to build our prospect pool, enhance or supporter journey and achieve our ambitious fundraising targets.

The Philanthropy Manager will have the opportunity to be innovative and creative, to create and test impactful donor journeys and engagement opportunities so Magic Breakfast’s supporters feel valued and can understand the transformational difference they are making to hungry children and their learning in the UK. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Manage your own portfolio of donors, providing excellent stewardship and strategies to uplift and secure multi year donations

• Work with Corporate, Trusts and Individual Giving teams to identify potential major donors and high value regular givers within Magic Breakfast’s donor portfolio and implement plans to develop these relationships;

• Support the Head of Philanthropy to build relationships with senior volunteers to garner their support and help encourage introductions to their networks

• Ensure all donations are thanked and recorded in a timely way, and logged accurately on salesforce

• Support Head of Philanthropy in accurately forecasting philanthropy income for each financial year, and ensure forecast income is updated monthly.

Please see the job description attached for the full job description. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

⭐️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

⭐️ Christmas closure

⭐️ Enhanced Maternity pay

⭐️ Cash back health plan

⭐️ EAP service

⭐️ Additional days leave each year up to 5 additional days

Please view our website and information on all our benefits.

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - 2nd-4th December

Interview 1 -10th and 11th December

Interview 2 and Task - 16th and 17th December

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. We ask that if you wish to apply for a role you complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Flexible/Hybrid/London

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

The role

We are looking for an experienced project and programme manager with a passion for public dialogue to support and deliver work on technology futures and public dialogue.

We believe that engineering plays a vital role in building a sustainable society and an inclusive economy. To help achieve this, conversations are needed between engineers and wider society. In this role you will support the delivery of a programme of public dialogue and listening activities on engineering and emerging technologies, which builds public voice into the work of the Royal Academy of Engineering. This will build on existing work to bring public dialogue into our thought leadership and support for innovation in critical areas such as AI and technologies for net zero. This role will play a leading role in establishing the important practice of bringing public listening into engineering programmes including policy and research programmes, innovation accelerators and international engagement at the Academy.

As a programme manager, you will manage a diverse and innovative programme of projects and events that support meaningful dialogue, deliberation and community engagement activities following the leadership of the Principal Consultant and Associate Director (Engineering Policy). The Futures and Dialogue Team works across the Academy, collaborating closely with Policy, Enterprise, Research Programmes, Communications and Events.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to shaping and developing the Academy’s public dialogue and futures activities and shaping engineering research and practice to be increasingly inclusive, diverse, and accessible.

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for us?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 8 December 2024.

Interview date: w/c 16 December 2024.

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

Support those who Care

This is an exciting opportunity to join our new service supporting Carers across City of London to improve their health and wellbeing, and access support that meets their needs. We are working with Carers from a range of cultures, and it would be an advantage to speak Bengali.

The team work holistically with Carers to understand their individual circumstances and level of need. You’ll carry out home visits and community-based meetings, co-produce support plans, and develop effective relationships with Carers, families, and professionals. You will also support Carers to complete written forms and applications, draft letters, and advocate with third parties.

You’ll build on your local knowledge to signpost and facilitate access for Carers to support services, including financial and benefit advice, housing, health and safety home systems, and leisure and social activities. You will also support the development of escalation plans so that Carers are prepared for unforeseen circumstances that would impact negatively on ability to care.

Together with colleagues, you will plan and deliver the service’s activity package, including coffee mornings, drop-in sessions, activities, online and face to face groups, and peer support forums. There will also be opportunities to promote the service by attending meetings and forums, and to deliver training sessions to professionals and community organisations so that they have the skills to identify Carers.

Applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with Carers and/or vulnerable adults or children in a social care, health, education or voluntary and community sector.

This is a full-time position and you should be an excellent communicator and able to motivate and empower others. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services.

Do a job where you make a difference

 

We offer our employees:

· Inclusive values-based environment

· Competitive remuneration package

· Workplace pension scheme

· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays

· Opportunities for hybrid working

· Benenden Health Care

· Death in Service Benefit

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme

· Development opportunities

· and more

Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.

Imago recognises that many people in our society experience discrimination or lack of opportunity for reasons that are not fair. We aim to create a culture that respects and values each other’s differences, and see these differences as an asset, as they improve our ability to meet the needs of the organisations and people we work with. We proactively seek to increase opportunities for inclusion, and celebrate diversity across our organisation and within communities.

Imago recognises its duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of the children, young people and adults at risk who access its services or with whom it comes into contact.

This role is responsible for setting and delivering the fundraising strategy and meeting fundraising
targets for Lakeland Arts. Leading a team and working closely with the Chief Executive Officer and
Senior Team, this position suits a fundraising professional with a track record of securing high level
income, strong and inclusive leadership skills and the ability to develop successful relationships.
Areas of responsibility include leading capital projects, corporate and major donor income
generation and providing leadership and direction for the Membership and individual giving
schemes led by the Development Officer. Working with the Development Office and a Development
Assistant you will build, grow and nurture relationships with supporters and external stakeholders to
raise funds to support our programme of exhibitions, participation activities and conservation
projects.

Purpose

This is an exciting time at CBM UK, as we continue to grow and develop our philanthropic

fundraising. To help us achieve our ambitious long-term goals this role requires an

experienced and passionate individual to be part of our Philanthropy Team.

This vital role will lead the programme to build and grow our relationships with High-Net-

Worth Individuals (Major Donors) over the next five years and beyond. Working alongside

the Head of Philanthropy, you will seek to build upon current relationships, as well as

identifying, researching and cultivating relationships with new and lapsed major donors to

increase income for CBM UK’s work.

CBM is a Christian charity, and as a key supporter facing role, the position holder will

represent CBM’s purpose and ethos to all external audiences and will be sympathetic and

embracing of Christian beliefs and values.

You will be part of a dynamic and highly skilled Fundraising and Communications team,

dedicated to inspiring people in the UK to help transform lives in some of the world’s

poorest places.

Responsibilities and areas of work

This important role will seek to develop our Major Donor income stream, seeking to grow

both numbers of donors and income raised. At CBM, a Major Donor is considered to be

one who has the capacity to give £5,000+ per year and who relishes the opportunity to

have one-to-one, personalised interactions with CBM.

This role will seek to identify new high-level donors, as well as help to develop existing

relationships with our generous supporters.

Working closely with the Head of Philanthropy, CEO and Leadership Team, other team

members and (occasionally) external consultants, this role focusses on building and

consolidating our major donor portfolio, so increasing our donor base and thus our in-year

and pledged income.

Main Goal:

To successfully steward a portfolio of new and existing major donors through tailored

approaches, so securing repeat and multi-year gifts to achieve agreed income targets and

KPIs.

This will be achieved through:

1. New business acquisition:

a) Analysing our current supporter base to build a prospect list, using our database

(Salesforce) and external databases, to assess the potential to upgrade active,

lapsed and prospective major donors.

b) Researching, identifying and securing major donor prospects, through the

identification of high-net-worth individuals who may have an interest in CBM’s work,

and through proactive and effective networking, including working with our Trustees,

Patrons and Ambassadors.

c) Identifying next steps and determining tactics for engagement, including 1:1

working, giving group presentations and delivering pitches at various levels, and

leading on their facilitation.

d) Attending networking opportunities in Cambridge, London and the surrounding

areas to represent CBM and to engage potential major donors in our work

2. Stewardship and cultivation of current and active donors:

a) Developing and implementing tailored cultivation and stewardship plans, so that

individuals are engaged in a bespoke manner, ensuring that they feel a part of CBM

and that their generosity is recognised, through regular reporting, interactions,

updates and tailored approaches.

b) Developing donor-centric applications, proposals and initial approaches (by post,

email, phone and face-to-face) that are driven by insight on donors’ individual needs

and preferences and are tailored to their interests and requirements, following up as

required.

c) Reporting to donors in both formal and informal ways, as appropriate, to ensure

they are kept up to date with CBM, the impact of their grant and project

developments.

d) Hosting and facilitating face-to-face and online meetings with high-level donors,

including organising dates, venues and agendas/ talking points, and creating

Meeting Briefs for all attendees to ensure positive outcomes as far as possible.

e) Promoting the importance of legacies, and legacy income, where appropriate, and

to steward those who have pledged.

f) Organising and managing the successful delivery of at least one Major Donor Event

annually (cultivation, stewardship, thanking etc), to ensure positive relations and

potential new business, in collaboration with our Fundraising and Programme

colleagues.

g) Supporting the Head of Philanthropy and the Philanthropy Officer on the

identification, stewardship and cultivation of potential corporate partners.

3. Proposal and Report Writing

a) Crafting compelling proposals and reports that meet the bespoke needs of major

donors whilst meeting the needs of CBM and our Programme delivery colleagues,

within agreed deadlines.

b) Working with members of the Programmes Team to ensure the accuracy of major

donor proposals / reports, and with members of the Fundraising & Communications

Team to ensure consistency of messaging.

c) Working with the Philanthropy Team to develop new projects/ themes/ appeals for

potential projects.

d) Supporting the Head of Philanthropy on collating information and providing reports

to Foundation donors as needed.

4. Planning and Budgeting

a) Contributing to the development of an Income Generation and Engagement

strategy, led by the Director of Fundraising, Impact & Communications.

b) Closely monitoring income and expenditure, reporting to the Head of Philanthropy

where necessary, and contributing to the creation of yearly fundraising budgets and

plans and quarterly Board Reports.

c) Establishing, monitoring and reporting on key performance indicators, milestones

and targets to facilitate informed decisions and improved working practice.

5. Other

a) Ensuring all information, donor activity is recorded and kept up-to-date on our

database to fully-inform any approaches/meetings.

b) Providing proof-reading and copy-editing support to colleagues.

c) Helping to develop a culture of enthusiasm and success, reflecting the ambitions of

CBM, and promoting positive working and innovation.

d) Ensuring that the values of CBM UK are understood by external partners and

always reflected in communications.

e) Carrying out any additional duties as required by the Head of Philanthropy and

Director of Fundraising, Impact and Communications.

This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in the day to day running of the first Night Shelter in the London Borough of Sutton since 2020.

You will lead the project managing an assistant and also overseeing venue leaders and a team of volunteers.

You will be first point of contact for guests and be main point of referral for external partners.

Our vision is to see people move on into more settled accommodation so you will coordinate the involvement of external partners and signpost accordingly.

As a Christian organisation faith is a key driver in all we do. The coordinator will have pastoral responsibility for venue leaders and volunteer and the shelter assistant. The coordinator will lead by example in prayer and Christian conduct.

It is an occupational requirement for the postholder to be a Christian

Main purpose of the role

The post of Customer Support Administrator provides Resuscitation Council UK (RCUK) with the opportunity to deliver high quality customer service alongside supporting our Coordinators who administer courses and deal with enquiries. This role includes communication, administrative and course support duties. The Customer Support Administrator will have all-round skills and be professional, dependable, adaptable, conscientious, well-organised and a proactive self-starter who is willing to work across the organisation and communicate effectively at all levels.

The role is situated within the Governance and Assurance directorate but will work closely with all directorates within the organisation.   

Location:   We have adopted hybrid working arrangements, allowing staff to balance home and office working. The successful applicant will be required to come into the office for a minimum of 1 day per week.

Duties and responsibilities

Communication

• Be the first point of contact for people contacting RCUK by telephone and dealing with the subject matter appropriately or referring to others.
• Monitor and allocate enquiries via the RCUK support system, answer enquiries, or allocate/escalate to appropriate individuals within the organisation.
• Identify and assess customers’ needs to achieve satisfaction.
• Follow communication procedures, guidelines, and policies.
• Ability to meet and uphold SLAs.
• Ensure KPI’s are met to adhere to RCUK’s standards.
• Build sustainable relationships and trust with candidates, course centres and instructors through open and interactive communication.
• Be able to multi-task whilst dealing with telephone calls, navigating through systems, and responding to tickets/emails.
• Liaise with wider organisation to manage task at-hand.
• Respond to email queries from multiple inboxes.
• Speediness in responses to live chat queries 

Administration

• Undertake administrative duties on the RCUK LMS and CRM (e.g. password resets, course director reports, profile amendments, centre application submissions etc.).
• Monitor stock levels working with the current stock management system (ARK).
• Take accurate minutes of meetings.
• Meet operational targets set by the management team.

Courses

Please note: the following section will amount to a smaller percentage of this role, but training will be provided so the successful candidate has the ability to be able undertake the below when required.

• Report to the Business Support Manager (BSM) regarding any concerns/issues with communication to Course Centres, Instructors, Candidates and other stakeholders.
• Understand and provide assistance on all courses which include: Advanced Life Support (ALS), Newborn Life Support (NLS), Immediate Life Support (ILS), Paediatric Immediate Life Support (PILS), Focused Echocardiography in Emergency Life Support (FEEL), Generic Instructor Course (GIC), European Paediatric Advanced Life Support (EPALS), Advance Resus of Newborn Infant (ARNI).
• Liaise with Course Centres, managing and approving courses in line with current course Regulations.
• Organise course materials and keep accurate records by:

                      o  liaising with suppliers to maintain adequate stock levels of course materials

                      o  organising the dispatching of course materials to Course Centres

                      o  liaising with Course Centres and the supplier to resolve issues - e.g. lost orders

                      o  liaising with Finance regarding invoicing and payment of accounts

• Provide expert advice and first-line support to Course Centre Administrators, Course Directors, Instructors, Candidates and ALS Regional Representatives regarding aspects of all courses and the RCUK Learning Management System (LMS).
• Alongside the BSM, acknowledge course complaints and request further information and documentation as required, prior to escalation where necessary.
• Provide absence cover within the coordinator team.
• Work with the Clinical Leads (CLs) to assist with keeping the course regulations and course materials under review and ensuring any changes or new guidelines are communicated to our community of practice.

How to apply

Please email your CV, covering letter and Equality & Diversity monitoring form to us with 'Customer Support Administrator' in the subject line.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 12:00 noon, Friday 6th December 2024.

Interviews will be held w/c 9th December 2024

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply.