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Embark on a rewarding journey as an Advocate and Advisor with us!
Working across projects you will support D/deaf and Disabled people to have choice and control over their life using a holistic approach. This role is a mixture of supporting Disabled
people to express their views and wishes, and ensuring their rights are upheld through Advocacy support and providing advice across topics such as Housing and Benefits.
In this pivotal role, you'll be at the forefront of delivering high-quality Advocacy and Advice for D/deaf and Disabled individuals in Tower Hamlets.
As a key member of the team, your responsibilities will include:
· Managing a caseload offering Advocacy and Advice to D/deaf and Disabled people with a range of impairments. This includes seeing clients through virtual appointments as well as face to face appointments at Reals Offices, partner offices, GP surgery’s or as home visits.
· Promoting Advocacy and Advice across the borough
· Working within Real’s quality frameworks; Real holds the Quality Practice Mark for Advocacy and the Advice Quality Standard.
· Supporting the Coordinator with monitoring and evaluating the service and overall service delivery
Working under the guidance of the Advocacy Coordinator, you'll champion the rights of Disabled individuals, addressing issues spanning social care, housing, health, finances, and more.
The ideal candidate with either hold, or be prepared to work towards an Advocacy or Advice NVQ.
If you are ready to make a difference and advocate for positive change, apply now to be a vital part of our team!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position type: Full time, Permanent (flexible working would be considered)
Responsible to: Corporate Partnerships Manager
Location: ShelterBox HQ, Truro, Cornwall (Hybrid, mix of office and home working) or remote working (UK only) regular travel to London and occasional travel within the UK, including to Truro office (if remote) will be required.
Role Purpose:
This is a new, diverse and dynamic role within ShelterBox’s high-performing Philanthropy & Partnerships Team, working closely with the Corporate Partnerships Manager on a growing corporate partnerships portfolio. You will be integral to strengthening and growing relationships with corporate partners, driving the expansion of both the number of corporate partners, and the diversity of those partnerships beyond traditional models of financial support.
The successful candidate will support the Corporate Partnerships Manager to identify and build new corporate relationships, and steward existing partnerships, taking responsibility for a portfolio of your own mid-level partners and ensuring that all our partners are valued, engaged and inspired to continue supporting ShelterBox’s life-saving work.
This role will also be crucial in driving forward a diverse range of strategic corporate partnerships, looking at skill-sharing, resource-sharing, and strategic business advice at both a national and international scale.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for a creative, collaborative and forward-thinking individual with strong writing, organisation, and partnership-building skills. Ideally you will have some experience in a corporate partnership role, although this is not an essential requirement. This position is for someone who can excel in a varied role, forming partnerships involving stakeholders across ShelterBox’s international staff and our partners in the private sector. It is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to work in third sector-private sector partnerships, solicitation and stewardship, whilst working at an ambitious disaster relief organisation.
Duties will include but not be limited to:
- Ensuring ShelterBox’s private sector supporters receive high-quality account management, managing a portfolio of your own small to mid-size organisations.
- Supporting with the unique engagement products ShelterBox has developed for corporate partners (such as our training offering, presentations, business strategy, supporting company events.). Within this, you may be expected to help deliver elements of our training, liaising with our experienced Learning & Development team to organise and ensure successful delivery of our varied offering.
- Work collaboratively to produce high-quality bespoke reporting to demonstrate the impact of support from corporate partners.
- Develop a strong understanding of ShelterBox’s corporate partners and their motivations in order to develop and deliver new and powerful ways to bring high-value supporters closer to ShelterBox’s work.
- Build strong internal networks, particularly with ShelterBox’s International Programmes Department and Brand & Content team, to develop a range of compelling assets and materials to showcase our work and engage and inspire our corporate partners.
- Support the Corporate Partnerships Manager to deliver a calendar of engaging and emotive communications for our corporate partners, connecting them with ShelterBox’s work.
- Support on the administrative tasks to keep track of our communications with corporate partners.
- Driving the progression of innovative partnerships that involve skill and/or resource-sharing by connecting the right teams within ShelterBox with the experts at our corporate partners, acting as the convener for strategic projects.
- Support with the delivery of Philanthropy & Partnerships stewardship and cultivation events.
- Support with preparations for and delivery of emergency fundraising activity in response to major disasters.
- Drive forward activities to deliver a thriving corporate partnership funding pipeline, including prospect research, prioritisation and network mapping.
- Keep abreast of sector trends and attend conferences and company events to build on existing relationships/develop new opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Youth Opportunities Coordinator. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with proven experience of working with young people, and for a candidate who is ready to stretch their skills and develop further into a specialist role.
In this role, you will play a vital role in designing, implementing and coordinating activities for the Young People’s Opportunity Programme with young people within our accommodation services in Greenwich.
Your mission: to support and empower young people to develop the lifelong tools they need to lead fulfilling lives outside the confines of traditional services.
About the Role:
Defined and developed through best practice, our Youth Opportunities Program has been developed to initiate and support the process of change through workshops and sessions, such as art and arts for therapy, sport & health as well as wellbeing and life skills.
The program has elements which are accredited and tailored specifically towards moving NEET young people into employment, training and education.
As the Coordinator, you will be developing and delivering programs within services alongside the frontline support team and working with the wider Opportunities team to build new content and share sessions which have achieved the best results.
About you:
- You bring experience working with young people who struggle with change and motivation.
- Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people.
- Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in person-centred ways of working.
- You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential.
- Can multi-task and manage working under pressure.
- Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important Info:
Closing Date: Sunday 17th August midnight
Interview Date: Thursday 29th August
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role description, July 2024 Reports to: Senior Communications Manager
Direct reports: None Location: Our well-equipped office is in King’s Cross, London, WC1X 9NW. Staff are currently working in hybrid locations with a general requirement to meet colleagues once a week including a Communications team office day once a month, and an all-staff meeting in London five times a year, although we will always take into account personal circumstances.
Status: Permanent Hours: Full-time
Salary: D1L: £31,437 - £34,659 (possibly more for an exceptional candidate), plus benefits
Role Summary
Our Communications Officer plays a key role in our central Communications team, working collaboratively with colleagues to create impactful messages which are consistent, clear and well-planned. Through this work, you’ll support thousands of people across three key work programmes – Behaviour Change, Culture Shift and Information and Advice. You’ll have a particular focus in supporting the Senior Communications Manager with messaging across emails, our website and other digital channels, and play a key role in developing content with people who want to share their own experiences of alcohol and alcohol harm. You will have responsibility for wider tasks across the team, including monitoring inboxes, creating reports and supporting colleagues flexibly, particularly during busier campaign periods.
7 Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Communications and content
1. Support the Senior Communications Manager to develop year-round content strategies and planning
2. Create clear copy for a range of channels (including website, emails, social media) which influences and motivates audiences to take action and support Alcohol Change UK’s work
3. Ensure all communications are well-framed, on-message and fit with our brand guidelines
4. Lead on our monthly newsletter, developing, writing and scheduling on Mailchimp, and using reports and insights to think creatively about how to engage our audiences effectively
5. Play a coordinating role for the organisation’s wider email communications, collaborating with colleagues from other departments to ensure regular engagement emails are on message, and on brand
Website maintenance and development
1. Create clear, well-written content for our website – particularly focusing on engaging Information and Advice content
2. Make regular updates to website content, and troubleshoot issues as they arise
3. Ensure ongoing implementation of our Search Engine Optimisation and accessibility best practices
4. Support the Senior Communications Manager with annual planning and implementation of improved user journeys and experiences
5. Act as a champion for the website, developing relationships with colleagues from across the organisation to support new projects, content and campaigns across the site
Enabling people to share their experiences
1. Empathetically and respectfully work with individuals to share their stories, creating a wide range of content (blogs, quotes and case studies) to be used flexibly across Alcohol Change UK’s channels
2. Follow up leads for people who want to share their experiences publicly
3. Utilise our CRM system to manage relationships and coordinate content by themes
4. Support colleagues from all teams to include impactful personal experiences, bringing our content and campaigns to life
Team support
1. Monitor team inboxes including dryjanuary@ and contact@ ensuring great customer service and that all enquiries are dealt with in a timely fashion
2. Complete monthly team KPI reports, with a specific focus on email and website engagement data, providing analysis for optimisation throughout the year 8
3. As required, support the Behaviour Change team with Facebook Community Group monitoring, completing slots on the agreed team rota
4. Provide ad-hoc support to the Digital team with social media monitoring and responses as required
Cross-organisational Role
1. Work closely with colleagues across the Communications team and wider charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’
2. Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies
Other Duties
1. Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it
2. Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times
3. Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times
4. Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity – time off in lieu will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours
Support through campaign periods
The post holder will be expected to support the team with additional tasks through our busiest period from November-January. All members of the communications team are expected to work at times during the Christmas and New Year period, including bank holidays. A rota system is in place and Time of in Lieu is provided for additional hours worked.
We are Alcohol Change UK. We work for a society that is free from the harm caused by alcohol.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Director of People
Reports to: CEO
Galop
Salary: £60k–£65k
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full-time or Part-Time (5-4 days per week) -with flexible working options available
Location: London
About Galop:
Galop is the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, working with and for thousands of LGBT+ people who experience abuse and violence every year.
Galop specialises in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, so-called “conversion therapy”, and other forms of interpersonal abuse. Using what is learnt through working on the frontlines with clients, Galop works on national and local policy change to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence.
Galop is a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of the community are at the centre of what they do.
About the Interim Director Of People role:
Following a significant period of growth over the last three years, Galop is now in a phase of stabilisation to ensure our workforce is supported in continuing to deliver essential services to the LGBT+ community. We are seeking an experienced Interim Director of People, Culture, and Operations to join our team. This role is critical in driving our strategic initiatives related to human resources, organisational culture, and operational efficiency.
Some of the key areas of responsibility will include:
· Develop and implement people strategies that support our mission and goals and act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.
· Foster a positive, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture and promote diversity and inclusion across the organization, working with an Anti-Racism Consultant.
· Implement training and development programs focused on legislative soundness and cultural competency and intersectionality.
· Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, promoting a collaborative and high-performing work environment with Line manager responsibility for an HR Advisor, Senior Operations Manager and managing relationships with external professionals, including HR consultants and IT and data management support.
About the person:
The successful candidate will have a profound understanding of the complexities and intersections within the LGBT+ community and workforce. Supported by a Trustee Board that includes senior HR expertise, this role requires someone who has experience in establishing a trusted culture, preferably within a third sector organisation. Minimum CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience), including a solid understanding of UK employment law.
How to Apply:
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Galop on this appointment. If you believe your values align with those of Galop and you are keen on joining the organisation as they strive to deliver the mission on an increasingly national scale, then we would love to hear from you.
To receive the full recruitment pack, which has the details about this role and how to apply, please send your CV to Kate at Charity People.
Timeline:
Closing date for applications 9am Thursday 8th August – CV and Cover Letter
First round interviews: Thursday 15th August
Final stage interview: Wednesday 21st August
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
Department: Field Programmes
Reports to: Delivery and Impact Manager
Location: UK
Contract: Full time or part time
This post is based in the UK with a requirement to travel to meetings in Bath, London and elsewhere on average once a week. Occasional visits to Durrell’s headquarters in Jersey will be required and some travel to overseas field sites may be required.
This role is an integral part of the Field Programmes team, working with other programme staff in the UK and overseas, and the Fundraising Department to identify and secure funding from institutional donors, including governments, bi-lateral agencies and large foundations and trusts, to deliver Durrell’s global conservation work. Working with field programmes on the design and development of funding proposals is a key part of this role.
Durrell’s field programmes are located globally, including in Madagascar, India, Mauritius, the Caribbean, Galapagos and the UK. The successful candidate will be responsible, alongside colleagues, for developing and managing a portfolio, cultivating relationships with donors, and managing grant applications and reporting.
We will consider part time for the right candidate.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Individual Giving
We are looking for an experienced Head of Individual Giving to focus on growing the active supporter database and income generation across all individual giving activity for an important charity.
If you feel you have the skills and experience for this varied and extremely rewarding role, then apply today!
Position: Head of Individual Giving
Location: Cambridge/Hybrid
Salary: circa £50,000 (depending on skills and experience)
Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Closing date: 4th August 2024, however, we reserve the right to close this vacancy once enough applications have been received or a successful candidate is found.
About the Role
The Head of this team will recruit and look after all fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will drive an ambitious step change in donor acquisition and donor experience, embedding a culture of innovation, business process, responsiveness, and ambitious growth. You will continue and grow our acquisition strategy to ‘recruit’ patients and loved ones to support the organisation.
You will develop and lead a fundraising and stewardship strategy for all of the organisation’s fundraisers and donors giving up to £10k. You will proactively grow our patient fundraising programme by developing a mass recruitment and engagement strategy for the organisation’s patients and staff. You will also develop a loyal supporter base by providing an efficient gold star service to all supporters from the first point of contact, through systems-driven operations.
The role will allow you to have a strategic and practical impact, and you will lead a small team (with the potential to grow) including functions that cover income generation through our appeals, and supporter acquisition through new and existing products. This role will work collaboratively with colleagues in the communications team, community team, and data and insight.
Key skills required for this role include:
- Leadership experience at Head Level.
- Constantly evaluates performance through measurement, KPIs and targets
- Strives continually to drive change ensuring that the charity is efficiently discharging its duties
- Strong leadership skills; able to make tough decisions
- Ability to write board reports, and present at various meetings, committees, and Board meetings as and when needed.
- 5 years’ experience in DM campaign management.
- A curious but meticulous mind!
- With confidence in your skills to both plan and analyse activities across the database to maximise income generation and opportunities to cross-sell activities and products.
- A creative flair and experience in creative development and proven success in donor acquisition and/or donor development campaigns.
- A leader who gets excellent results within agreed budgets and on schedule.
In return
This is an amazing place to work! Recently voted one of the top 100 hospitals in the world and a leader in the field of healthcare innovation, recognised across the world as a pre-eminent teaching hospital.
You will receive a fantastic benefits package including:
- Pension Scheme
- Group Life Assurance @ 4 x Salary
- Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
- Annual Eye Tests + £65 (towards Computer Use Glasses)
- Leisure Centre on site
- NHS Discount Schemes
- Health Cash Plan - Medicash
- Employee Assistance Programmes
- Health Assured
- WeCare
- Medicash
- 25 days of Annual Leave + Bank Holidays – Annual Leave increases by one day each year after 2 years’ service up to 29 days
- Your Birthday off
- Cycle 2 Work Scheme
We strongly encourage candidates of different backgrounds and identities to apply. Each new team member is an opportunity for the organisation to bring in a different perspective and further diversify the charity.
Other roles you may have experience with could include Individual Giving Manager, Charity Fundraising Manager, Senior Fundraising Manager, Interim Fundraising Manager, Trusts Fundraiser, Foundations Fundraiser, Fundraising, Partnerships Manager, Fundraising Partnerships, Income Generation etc. #INDNFP1
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Neighbourhood Housing Officer
Are you passionate about providing exceptional support to tenants and ensuring their housing needs are met with care and efficiency?
A leading provider of specialised supported housing, is seeking a dedicated Housing Officer to join their team.
Position: Housing Officer – Specialised Supported Housing
Location: Tankersley, Barnsley (with travel from Durham to Worcester)
Salary Range: Circa £30,000.00 per annum
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
About the role:
As a Housing Officer, you will be the primary point of contact for tenants, providing general and intensive housing management services. From tenancy sign-ups to addressing property concerns, your role will be vital in sustaining excellent communities and ensuring tenant satisfaction.
Key Responsibilities:
- Delivering housing management services, particularly for vulnerable tenants
- Handling general and intensive housing management responsibilities, including tenant engagement and resolving any tenancy breaches
- Building and maintaining positive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, including tenants, support providers, and local authorities
- Ensuring delivery of excellent customer service tailored to individual tenant needs
- Collaborating with colleagues and partners to achieve shared objectives effectively
About you:
To be successful in the role of Housing Officer you will need the following skills and experience:
- At least 3 years’ experience working with the Tenancy Standard, Tenant Involvement and Empowerment Standard and the Neighbourhood and Community standard
- Knowledge of regulatory standards relevant to the role
- Experience of delivering excellent customer services that meet individual needs.
- Strong IT skills, including proficiency in Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively to achieve objectives.
- Problem-solving skills with a focus on customer service and satisfaction.
- The ability to drive and have a reliable vehicle available to use for work purposes with business insurance.
- CIH, IRPM, or equivalent qualification or degree (desirable).
If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in the lives of tenants and contribute to the organisations mission of providing exceptional housing support, apply now to join the team!
You may also have experience in areas such as: Housing Advisor, Housing Officer, Tenant Support Advisor, Tenant Support Officer, Customer Contact Advisor Housing, Housing Advisor, Housing Options Advisor, Housing Advisor - Supported Housing, Housing Customer Services Advisor, Tenant Support, Tenant Liaison, Housing Adviser, Housing Advice, Housing, Social Housing, Tenant Support, Tenant Support Coordinator, Housing Support Officer #INDSCP.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by Social Care People on behalf of the organisation.
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Last year alone, nearly 25,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 79,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 99,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last seven years, almost 5,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, making nearly 15,000 adult and child victims of their abuse safer.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
Role Summary:
- The Communications and Marketing Officer post is in the Communications and Marketing team, within SafeLives’ External Relations Directorate.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer supports the delivery of our key messages to advance our mission of transforming the response to domestic abuse.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer will work closely with the Communications and Marketing Manager to enhance SafeLives’ profile and reputation as a trusted expert in data, voice and practice.
- This role is instrumental in marketing our training courses, products, research, and services to professional audiences.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer develops and produces high-quality, engaging content for our website, social media platforms, newsletters, and other communication channels.
- The role involves coordinating with internal teams to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all SafeLives’ communications. And tracking and analysing the effectiveness of external communication campaigns.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Location: London office/Bristol Office/Remote.
Benefits
- 34 days' holiday including public holidays'
- Flexible working eg compressed hours
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Childcare Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clinical Supervision
- Holiday Purchase Scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
- Enhanced Family leave Policies
- Enhanced Sick pay
- Professional Development Fund
- Individual learning budget
- Restorative Practice Training
- Time Off In Lieu
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: 9.00am on Thursday 15th August 2024.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.
No agencies, please.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
As Head of Regional Operations, Africa Group 2 – francophone countries, you will provide critical support, evidence-based operational guidance and capacity building to drive the growth of high-quality family planning and safe abortion programmes across the MSI Africa Group 2 which includes 7 countries. Under the direction of Director Africa, Deputy and in collaboration with MSI technical teams, you will have significant responsibility for the operational unit’s implementation of MSI’s 2030 strategy.
Drawing on your field and headquarters operational experience, you will have significant responsibility for transformation and sustainability of the region as a successful operating model to ensure delivery of the MSI 2030 Strategy and regional OGSMs. You will contribute to the development, refinement and implementation of best practices to ensure that they are fit for purpose and are embedded within your country programmes. You will identify, document and share examples of learning, good practice and innovation across the operation unit and MSI Africa which will strengthen programme scale and impact, quality and sustainability.
You will lead and supervise Regional Programme Advisors and other team members, as assigned. Coordinating with MSI’s technical experts, you will ensure country programmes have the capacity and ability to meet MSI standards and guidelines and deliver sustainably on their annual business plans which consider projects deliverables. You will support embedding of technical expertise and tools, supporting countries in improvement of their approach to service delivery under Pillars 1 in line with donor requirements, Pillars 2 and 3 (to varying degrees depending on capacity) in line with MSI sustainability plan.
You will support countries in fast and effective problem solving – often working in a fast-paced environment and connecting country staff with relevant teams at GSO to find solutions. You will support projects inception and design, programme implementation, embedding of monitoring, evaluation and learning plan, working with country-programme teams, donor and technical teams to ensure donorfunded projects are implemented in line with workplans and country programme priorities. You will contribute to the development of high-quality donor proposals.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Proven management experience from a complex international organisation
- Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in international programmes and improving operational standards
- Demonstrable ability to thrive in a matrix management environment. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Demonstrable ability to collaborate with team members who have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
- Excellent project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross- functional teams with a proven history of delivering results
- Proven capacity into donor compliance whilst delivering projects
- Experienced in facilitation and team building skills
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in from the necessary stakeholders
- Strong analytical and technical skills
- Highly developed relationship development and communication (oral and written) skills
- Highly developed problem solving, diplomatic, networking and negotiation skills
- Demonstration of ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others, as well as adapting quickly to shifting priorities
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in international programmes and improving operational standards
- Experience implementing complex international development programs and projects inessential (or highly desirable)
- Ability to produce, deliver and present meaningful financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions to enhance organizational performance.
- Ability to initiate, develop and maintain relationships with their staff, peers and external stakeholders at a senior level
Formal education/qualification
- Educated to degree level MSc, MBA, MA, MPH or equivalent degree (desirable, but not essential)
- Knowledge of French language (essential) in addition to English
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Energy, drive and unwavering commitment for MSI’s mission, with the ability to push boundaries, and make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission.
- Passionate about our clients and strives to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting the clients at the centre of everything, and ensuring we deliver high quality, high impact services that meet their individual needs.
- Highly motivated with the ability to motivate and develop the skills of the team and inspire individuals and teams through situational leadership and by providing clear direction.
- Works as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures.
- Ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally within the organisation. Acts as a true MSI ambassador.
- A commercial mind-set, understanding the levers for profitability for success within the marketplace. Focuses on results, ensuring long term sustainability and increased impact.
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in defining goals and objectives
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment and across disciplines and cultures
- Passion for service excellence and improving quality
- Highly motivated, collaborative work style, creative thinker, highest levels of integrity, and a strong ethical sense
- Strong supporter of the cause of family planning and the right to safe abortion
- Ability to travel (up to 20% of the time) and at times to fragile and conflict settings, at short notice
Please see the job framework on our website.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday for UK based team members (for other countries the working hours will be in line with the local labour law).
Contract type: 3 year fixed term contract.
Salary: £46,000 - £59,600 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits. For all other locations, the salary will be banded within the national context.
Salary band: BG 10
Closing date: 9th August 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
Housing Support Worker – North West
Job type: Full Time, permanent
Salary: £24,962 Per Annum (Base salary £23,962 + £1,000 Unsociable Hours)
Hours: Working hours are 8 hours per day, shift patterns and flexibility will be discussed during the interview. (The provision of the contract is between 08:00 and 22:00
Location: North West
An enhanced DBS check will be required for this role.
Candidates are required to have a full driving licence and access to a vehicle for the purposes of undertaking the requirements of this role.
Nacro is a national Social Justice Charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities, and working with stakeholders towards reducing crime.
Nacro deliver the Community Accommodation Support service (CAS) which is a national service across England and Wales. The service allows Courts to make greater use of bail by providing accommodation in the community with support for adult defendants who could not otherwise be bailed. CAS also provides support for adults released from Custody in the last three months of their sentence on Home Detention Curfew (HDC) and other Licence Orders.
The Team provides flexible and holistic support to Residents who have a wide range of support needs. We aim to support our Residents to find and keep a stable home at the end of their CAS-2 placement. You will manage a caseload of Residents and properties in your allocated area.
Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Support clients to comply with the requirements of their HDC/Bail conditions.
- Producing a realistic and achievable Support Plan to include accessing and using housing and accommodation services to support move on to longer term accommodation.
- Ensure that all Support Plans and Risk Assessments are unique, inclusive and person-centred.
- Provide weekly support to Residents to engage with their support plan and contribute to the achievement of their objectives and aspirations.
- Support Residents to access Housing Benefit in the first instance to ensure that their tenancy is not put at risk with escalating rent arrears.
- Manage properties within your area of responsibility to ensure they are being maintained to Decent Homes Standard by reporting repairs, and replacing furniture and equipment are required.
- Undertake basic cleaning tasks as required.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and deliver effective, person-centred Support and Safety Plans
- Provide weekly support sessions (up to 2 hours per week) working with our Residents to achieve the goals identified on individual Support and Move On Plans.
- Maintain up to date individual Resident records.
- Support Housing Benefit applications for each Resident.
- Complete referrals to specialist support agencies in the community as required.
- Liaise with Partner Agencies such as The Probation and Prison Services, Courts, and Police where necessary.
- Ensure that properties are always adequately equipped, maintained, furnished, and clean.
- Empower and motivate Residents to identify and achieve desired outcomes.
- Develop Move-on plans with Residents at the earliest opportunity, identifying realistic options for their future home.
What We Expect From You
- Ability to develop person centred support and move on plans.
- Understanding of safeguarding.
- Ability to work with vulnerable adults with complex needs (such as substance misuse, physical health, mental health, seeking employment and housing support).
- Flexibility to travel within your allocated area for training and team meetings and be flexible to cover other local patches as required.
- Familiarity with computer-based packages
What you can expect from us
- A dynamic and supportive team who delivers results for the people we support every day.
- The opportunity to work flexibly within the community as this role allows you to plan your own workload of support sessions and property visits.
- A commitment to helping you learn and develop your career.
- Excellent benefits including a great annual leave entitlement, an occupational sick pay scheme which exceeds statutory requirements, cycle-to-work scheme and many more.
This role requires regular travel across an allocated area and therefore, a Full Driving License and access to your own vehicle are essential. You will be able to claim mileage expenses from base location (to be ascertained) at 45p for every mile travelled.
An Enhanced DBS and Prison Clearance is required for this role. These will be completed as part of the Pre-Employment Screening process.
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We are ready and waiting to receive your online application.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Faith Marriott -Service Lead [email protected]
St Joseph’s Hospice has an exciting role on offer within the Volunteers Team. We are seeking an experienced Volunteering Support Officer who, ideally, has previous administration experience and an understanding of working with volunteers and who is able to provide support to volunteering admin across the team. In this role, you will work 37.5 hours per week.
Main Duties
You will be responsible for the day-to-day admin in the team, including applying for volunteers’ references and DBS checks and uploading adverts onto recruitment sites. You will also have an opportunity to assist in volunteer information sessions and training and provide other admin support as needed. To be successful, you will have proven administration, organisation and communication skills, experience of communicating with a diverse range of people, and the ability to work independently. You may also have experience of supporting group workshops and delivering presentations.
You will need:
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent IT skills with the proven ability to use a variety of IT packages and databases.
- Excellent organisation and time management skills.
- A positive attitude and the ability to problem solve.
Continuation of the NHS Pension Scheme is available. We offer 27 days’ holiday and 8 public holidays and an excellent pension scheme.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 4 August 2024.
Applicants are subject to enhanced DBS (previously CRB).
Drug and Alcohol Coordinator
Location: Durham, DH1 3BQ
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per week
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Our client is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. They provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. They are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining their teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in their service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.
The Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a DACT Navigator (Drug and Alcohol Care Team) to support the organisation’s service delivery within the community services. As a DACT Navigator, you will provide 1:1 support for service users, from brief interventions through to structured treatment, and supporting those within the community. You will take a “whole person” holistic approach to ensure that every service user’s package of care encompasses all areas of their wellbeing, to achieve the best possible outcomes for every person.
As DACT navigator, you would support:
- Those experiencing ongoing alcohol and drug issues
- Mental health is identified as an underlying issue or drug and alcohol related.
- Ongoing complex mental health need (self-reported or diagnosed) which is impacting on being able to address their substance misuse or impacting on their engagement with the service.
- Risk levels identified as moderate to high, i.e risk taking or erratic behaviour, self-harm and fluctuating suicidal ideation.
- Not currently referred or engaging with CMHT
- Possible frequent attendance at hospital, calls to crisis team, frequently referred to services but often does not engage.
- Identified at either complex case, MDT, Hospital liaison, crisis team or mental health huddles.
Please note this role is based across county Durham - driving licence is essential.
This role does involve occasional weekend working, there is a rota and every 12 weeks you will be required to work 9-12 on a Saturday
Skills and Qualifications
- NVQ Level 3 in Health & Social Care (or above or equivalent) or willing to work towards this in post.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes.
- Understanding of and ability to implement interventions, including brief interventions MI, PSIs, CBT and ITEP.
- Delivering 1-2-1 and group therapeutic interventions.
- Experience of working with carers and families.
Benefits
- Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
- Annual leave purchase scheme
- Enhanced occupational sick pay
- Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
- Death in service benefit
- Free Will writing
- Eyecare vouchers
- Blue light card discount
- Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
- Work-life balance- flexible working and family friendly policies
- Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
- Employee Assist Programme and Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The organisation is an equal opportunities employer
They welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit. They also welcome applications from people with lived experience with substance misuse.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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At Become, we want to grow and develop our participation network of young people to make change and we are looking for someone who is ambitious and passionate about working with children and young people to plan, deliver and support our participation and youth voice work. This role sits in our Policy, Campaigns & Communications Team, putting young people’s voices at the centre.
‘They [Become] really make young people the centre of everything they do. We had Voice Day recently and it was so nice to see all the staff in person, talking in depth about all the opportunities they give young people. It’s easy to say you involve young people, but Become really make them the core.’ (young person)
Become we offer a wide range of employment benefits to all Team Members including generous annual leave, flexible working from the start, life insurance, and a rewards package which includes a Health Cash Plan. We’re proud that we support our staff and want to see everyone who works here thrive in their personal and professional life.
Your application and answers will be anonymously reviewed to ensure fairness and help remove bias from the application process. You’ll need to send us your CV, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review. Please do not include any additional wording or messages on the application.
As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. We actively seek to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially marginalised communities and people with disabilities. We also ask all applicants to fill in an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form so we can better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and will not be connected to your application.
If you would like an informal chat before applying, please contact Jo Petty, Campaigns and Participation Manager to arrange a convenient time.
Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application.
Interview details:
Interviews will have two parts:
A) a session with young people
and
B) a panel interview with Become staff
These interviews may be held virtually, using a video calling app (Zoom or Microsoft Teams) or face-to-face in person at our location in Central London. If access to technology/WiFiis difficult for you, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable arrangements.
Become also wants to ensure fairness in all our interviews so all successful shortlisted candidates will be sent the interview questions in advance.
Interviews will take place Young person session w/c 2nd Sept and staff panel 4th Sept 2024.
Please note:
Before continuing with your application, you must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, we do not offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.
To apply for this role, you will need:
- CV
- Complete the Equals Opportunity monitoring form
- Answer the questions in no more than 400 words per question. Please provide relevant examples to demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience required.
The charity for children in care and young care leavers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£34,085 per annum
Fixed term contract ending on 31 March 2026
Can be based at any of our Shelter Hubs within the UK (Hybrid working and remote-working from the UK is also possible)
37.5 hours per week
Closing date: Tuesday 13th August at 11:30pm
*Upon offer, this role will be called Corporate Volunteering Experience Officer.
Are you passionate about planning and coordinating projects? Are you looking to use your skills in customer communication, training and engagement to make a difference? Then join Shelter as a Corporate Volunteering Officer and you could soon be playing a vital role within our Corporate Volunteering team.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the team
Part of our Equity, Inclusion & Culture Directorate, the Volunteering team is passionate about the positive impacts of volunteering for both individuals and organisations. Collaborative and supportive, we believe that volunteers are a vital part of our growing movement for change. We support the mobilisation of volunteers to deliver Shelter’s strategic priorities and provide the infrastructure and insight that enables that mobilisation.
We’re a fast-moving team, working to support corporate volunteering operations and develop innovative ways to involve corporate volunteers that allows us to tap into their skills, expertise and time.
Corporate Volunteering is key to helping us win and maintain high value partnerships. We have successfully developed and extended long-term, sector-leading partnerships with companies including HSBC UK, B&Q, M&S and Network Rail across England and Scotland. These partnerships are an essential part of Shelter’s income and we work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Team to do this.
About the role
As a Corporate Volunteering Officer, you’ll be instrumental in ensuring a quality corporate volunteering experience that equips volunteers with the skills and expertise required to have the biggest impact in the fight for home. You’ll take ownership for cohesively managing corporate volunteering journeys to ensure a positive and consistent experience, including overseeing volunteer comms and engagement
Leading on our innovative corporate volunteering mentoring programmes, you’ll manage the recruitment, onboarding and ongoing support of our volunteer mentors whilst developing our programme so that it can have the biggest impact.
We’ll also rely on you to coordinate corporate volunteering opportunities from our portfolio, ranging from upcycling, retail volunteering, cheering and stewarding at events and volunteering at our services, as well as playing an instrumental role in our new Financial Health Volunteering programme. Day-to-day, you’ll create and deliver briefings and training for our corporate volunteers whilst also improving and developing new resources.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
To succeed, you’ll have experience in planning and coordinating projects and are comfortable working to your own initiative. You’ll have strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise your workload while also valuing collaborating working. Confident and creative using a range of communication methods, you’re able to engage with key stakeholders at a range of different levels and you’ll have experience of designing and developing learning content as well as delivering engaging presentations with confidence and skills to facilitate training and workshops.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit both a CV and a supporting statement. In your supporting statement, please address all seven points in the ‘About You’ section, outlined in the Job Description, giving a specific example for each using a STAR approach. Please also provide examples of the following two behaviours:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
- We work together to achieve our shared purpose
Applications without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.