Community Manager Jobs
About the role
At SSAFA Safeguarding is everybody’s business. This means that as awareness grows and with it the demand for additional support from those supporting our beneficiaries, we need to ensure the right level of support across the charity for those dealing with complex situations involving safeguarding concerns. We are therefore looking for an experienced social worker to work with our Head of Safeguarding and Social Work Services as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) and help develop our response to Safeguarding concerns across the organisation.
In addition to this we would like the successful individual to provide social work support to our Stepping Stone’s home on a regular basis, supporting those women and children who have survived Domestic Abuse to move forward with their lives.
Your key responsibilities will include;
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Working with the Head of Safeguarding and Social Work Services to manage safeguarding issues raised within SSAFA or related to its work, and ensure the appropriate recording of concerns, decision making and referrals.
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Providing expert advice to the Organisation, employees and volunteers ensuring best practice in embedded into all new and existing policy and guidance.
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Ensuring that the Safeguarding Policy is adhered to across the organisation.
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Undertaking audits across the organisation into safeguarding practice and making recommendations based on the outcomes.
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Providing social work support to the beneficiaries of our Stepping Stones refuge, including maintaining case records and regular reports to the Director of Social Care Operations.
About the team
You will become part of the Social Care Operations Directorate, reporting directly to the Head of Safeguarding and Social Work and working alongside other parts of SSAFA’s specialist services, all of who are dedicated to ensuring that the Armed Forces, veterans and their families can thrive.
About you
We are looking for an experienced social worker ready to take on a new and varied role within SSAFA. Ideally with experience of working within Domestic Abuse and/or Safeguarding and with knowledge of the legislation, policies, and best practices related to these areas.
You will also need excellent communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills, as well as a positive, flexible, and creative approach to problem-solving.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2023 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Further information about the role
Download the full job description here.
Review the benefits that SSAFA has to offer here.
If you have any queries or would like to speak to someone about this role, please contact Stephen Richards for an informal discussion.
How to apply
For more information and to apply, please click on the Apply button.
If you need any adjustments to support you with the application process, please contact us.
Closing date: Midnight on 10 September 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.
Please complete and upload the application form via Breathe HR. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (Please see vacancy documents at the bottom to download the form)
If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading .org
At Bookmark Reading Charity, we exist to change children’s life stories through the joy of reading. We have seen significant growth over the past few years and have built a network of engaged supporters. As we launch our new three-year strategy, we are recruiting an experienced major donor fundraiser to play a key role in the growth of our philanthropy programme, securing and developing relationships with high-net-worth individuals that change the story for children.
Job Description
Delivering the Philanthropy plan
- Work with the Senior Philanthropy Lead and Head of Fundraising to grow the major donor portfolio within the wider strategy
- Build and maintain a portfolio of existing and new major donors who give or can give £15,000 or more, ensuring a first-class cultivation and stewardship journey
- Line manage the Philanthropy Executive and support their professional development, providing direction, support and guidance
- Work with our Prospect Research & Administration Intern to identify new potential Bookmark major donors, working with trustees, staff, and our wonderfully supportive Partnerships Board to secure introductions and make asks of prospective supporters
- Lead on philanthropy events, working with the wider team in delivering income generating, cultivation and stewardship activities
- Create compelling, relevant and tailored funding proposals, reports and collateral to inspire and inform donors, reflecting Bookmark’s strong brand
- Work closely with the rest of the Fundraising team to ensure opportunities to maximise income for the fundraising team
Work with the rest of the Fundraising team
- Devise and deliver annual plans, together with associated budgets, in line with the charity’s strategic objectives
- Work with the Senior Leadership Team, Chair of Trustees and colleagues across the charity to ensure major donor fundraising activity is aligned with the charity’s wider plans and objectives
- Use Salesforce to manage the accurate recording and forecasting of major donor income, enabling efficient reporting and KPI management
- Ensure that all activity helps to build Bookmark’s brand and is always brand compliant
- Ensure Bookmark’s ethical fundraising policy is adhered to
Person specification
Essential
- A successful track record in high value fundraising and acquisition, including a proven track record of securing five figure gifts, to meet or exceed targets
- Experience developing relationships with high-net-worth individuals through all stages of the donor cycle
- Experience working on successful charity events that meet fundraising targets
- Great verbal communication skills, demonstrated by strong relationships with donors and colleagues. You will have the skills to influence, motivate and persuade people to donate
- Demonstrable experience of writing successful, inspiring, emotive, and technically accurate cases for support and proposals tailored to a major donor audience
- Experience growing and managing a pipeline, planning for your portfolio and increasing income
- An understanding and ability to build budgets and work with financials
- Experience using of Office Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Experience using Salesforce, or another fundraising database
Desirable
- Line management experience
- Experience working with a fundraising board or high value committee
Location: 1-2 days per week based at the Bookmark office (London), with flexibility around home working for the remaining days.
Contract type: Permanent, Full Time
Salary: £38,000 - £41,500 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours (Monday to Friday). Flexibility around compressed hours and four-day week considered.
Deadline: Sunday 15th September 2024, 11:59 pm
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: London Borough of Richmond Upon Thames (with hybrid working options available)
Leave entitlement: 28 days per annum pro rata + bank holidays pro rata
About the role:
We are pleased to offer you an exciting opportunity to join our advice team at Citizens Advice Richmond as a Manage Your Money Lead.
In this role you will be working alongside volunteer advisers, providing holistic advice and support to households in financial crisis and provide advice around income maximisation, managing fuel costs including leading on our Energy Advice Project, benefit take-up, applying for grants to help with costs arising from the cost-of-living crisis, reducing indebtedness and budgeting and money management to help to prevent future financial crisis.
The purpose of this role is to reduce the stigma for low-income households around needing and accessing financial support and give people confidence to seek cheaper alternatives to contract costs around, for example, telephone, tv and broadband.
The project includes support on preparing personal income and expenditure details which can be used by residents themselves when negotiating with debtors on repayment plans.
This work will have a focus on community-based outreach work, working alongside organisations such as foodbanks and community centres. It will aim to prevent future or recurring hardship.
This role is funded by City Bridge Foundation.
We are a friendly and diverse office. We support clients across our community and aim to reach the most vulnerable and excluded in our community.
What we give our staff
We offer a range of employee benefits, including generous annual leave, pension contribution, and training and opportunities to continue your professional development.
Please complete the application form and include this as your cover letter
The Boathouse Youth currently works with children and young people aged 5 to 17, from socio-economically deprived communities across Blackpool, to help tackle the challenges they’re experiencing and is excited to be launching a new Youth Centre in Fleetwood.
We have four programme areas each facilitating a variety of physical, creative and educational activities including centre based youth work, offsite visits and residential experiences.
We also have a specialist programme for children with additional needs and disabilities. Our entire offer is fully funded and therefore free at the point of access.
Our team of highly skilled professionals interact with young people on a daily-basis to deliver well thought out programmes in an engaging way.
We aim to facilitate a safe space to improve mental well-being, promote positive behaviours, support educational growth and encourage a healthy lifestyle.
The ideal candidate will have experience and strong skills in developing and overseeing community based organisations. The post holder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of the Youth Centre ensuring it is fit for purpose, used to its full capacity and delivers a high-standard of youth work programmes which align with the charity’s delivery model.
The successful candidate will manage a team of staff and ensure their workforce is developed effectively. They will be a member of the charity’s management team and will need to work collaboratively with colleagues towards our strategic goals and prepare and present updates regularly to relevant management channels, ensuring that our strategic goals are being achieved.
Responsibilities
- Under the direction of the Head of CYP Services oversee the day-to-day running of the Youth Centre and The BHY in Fleetwood.
- Provide effective Line Management supervision to the Fleetwood workforce.
- Act as an ambassador for The Boathouse Youth throughout partnerships and networking.
- Comply and implement all policies and procedures particularly in areas of statutory compliance such as Health & Safety and Safeguarding.
- Develop an understanding of The BHY’s delivery model and implement relevant elements (as agreed with Head of CYP Services).
- Lead, develop and oversee the planning and implementation of a relevant, participative and engaging youth work programme that is needs led and person centred.
- Ensure that an innovative, creative and fun programme is delivered to address to personal, social, physical and political development of young people as described in the charity’s strategy.
- Ensure regular review and evaluation of the programme to capture the outcomes and positive impact.
- Agree KPI’s with the Head of CYP Services and lead on increasing engagement of young people.
- Be alert to issues of safeguarding and child protection and report to the DSL where appropriate to ensure the welfare of all children and young people.
- Seek to be a consistence positive presence within the community.
- Demonstrate clear and hands-on leadership to ensure high standards of youth work, session delivery and behaviour management.
- Create and participate in residential opportunities for young people.
- Meet ‘Gifts-in-Kind’ KPI’s as set by the Strategic Leadership Team.
- Enable young people to deliver community fundraising opportunities to increase budgets.
- Seek local sponsorship opportunities.
- Work with the Strategic Leadership Team to support any major funding opportunities.
ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE
- A minimum of three-years experiencing delivering face-to-face youth and/or community work and a similar length of relevant management experience.
- A successful record of developing community organisations and supporting the implementation of strategic plans.
- Experience of working within the voluntary sector.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE AND ATTRIBUTES
- A minimum education standard at degree level, ideally in a relevant area but not essential. A JNC professional youth work qualification would be highly desirable.
- A flexible approach to work with ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. This role will require evening and weekend work.
- Organisation is key.
- Have extensive knowledge of management theory and practical applications in the workplace.
- Interpersonal skills for building and developing relationships.
- Written and verbal communication skills, required for communicating with a range of people, both internally and externally, as well as presentation skills.
- Team-working skills and a collaborative approach to work.
- Identify and manage risks.
- The ability to think strategically.
- Hold a UK Driving License.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Motivated to enable young people to lead their best lives.
- High and ambitious standards, with a relentless focus on seizing opportunities to achieve these.
- Displays excellent judgement and focus at all times.
- Has a strong commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
- Inspires trust, goodwill and action in others.
- Actively seeks to continuously learn and develop.
- Willingness to “buy into” the ethos of The Boathouse Youth as a charity, and work to share our journey and mission to those you meet, and in all our marketing and communications.
- Willing to travel and be flexible.
The normal hours of work are 40hr per week, or those necessary to fulfil the requirements of the position. Youth Centres are open when schools are closed, therefore there will be a requirement to work outside the normal 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday. This will include working evenings and weekends, but it will be up to the individual to manage their own diary and work flexibly across the week.
Applicants will need to complete a specific form for this role.
Applicants will need to complete a specific form for this role. This form should be available to download from our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
MindTHNR is open to considering individuals at the Head level or Business Development Managers seeking opportunities for growth and advancement within the role
Join Our Team at Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge!
Are you passionate about mental health and community support? Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham, and Redbridge seeks an exceptional Business Development Manager to lead our fundraising efforts. You'll drive the development and submission of tenders, proposals, and applications to Trusts and Foundations, ensuring robust support for our mission in these London boroughs.
About Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge
We are a local Mind Association and community mental health charity. We endeavour to ensure that everyone with a mental health or emotional issue has somewhere to turn for advice and support.
Our vision is a society where everyone is accepted and included; where there is no stigma or discrimination towards people because of mental health issues; and where our clients' needs and ambitions are supported.
We provide support services- including for those in crisis, to raise awareness and deliver activities, groups and events through our work in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge
About the Role
Role Overview:
As a key member of our team, you will:
- Supporting MindTHNR’s approach to securing both statutory income (grants and contracts) and voluntary income (trusts, corporates, major donors, individuals), in partnership with our Leadership Team.
- Working with the CEO to support organisational tendering and commercial income generation activities aligned with the strategy, coordinating solution design and written bids.
- Lead on grant identification and research- conduct research to identify potential grant and foundation funding opportunities and other sources aligned with Mind THNR's mission and projects.
- Lead on grant applications – including the development of compelling grant proposals, you will manage the end-to-end grant application process, including drafting, editing, and submitting grant proposals within deadlines, and ensuring compliance with funder requirements.
- Working alongside the Director of Finance, support the preparation of budgets for tenders and fundraising.
- Ensure all our income generation activity is compliant with fundraising governance and legislation, including GDPR, PECR, and the Code of Fundraising Practice, and ensure our systems and processes (including the database and reporting) are compliant and fit for purpose in Business Development.
We would love to hear from you if you have a track record, experience, understanding, knowledge of:
- Grant writing, fundraising, or development, preferably in the nonprofit sector
- Grant funding mechanisms, including government, foundations, and statutory funding programmes
- Writing compelling, well-organised content that turns complex ideas and detail into summaries that can effectively engage different audiences
- Organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines under pressure when needed.
- Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities, with a results-oriented approach to achieving funding targets
- Collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively with the service delivery team and other colleagues
- Inclusion, equity and diversity, and the ability to work effectively with people from a range of backgrounds
The closing date for applications is Sunday 8th September 2024 at 23.59hrs.
If you have any questions before applying, please feel free to contact Jo Durham or Emmanuel Crosser from Diversifying Group
Our Commitment
MindTHNR is committed to being an Anti-racist/Anti-discriminatory Organisation – we are advocates for racial justice and equality for all members of our community. We will continue to listen, learn, and keep taking action to influence change. This is not a tick-box exercise for us, this is for our community, this is for our staff, this is for all those who have faced inequity and inequality based on their gender, sexuality, ethnicity, religion, disability, and age. We may just be starting, but we won’t stop!
Accessibility and Adjustments
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we will always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss any specific requirements, please contact Jo Durham
Job Summary:
This role will be responsible for the day-to-day operational management of LSESU spaces across its buildings and our state-of-the-art Sport and Recreational facilities in the Marshall Building and Saw Swee Hock, including service standards, health and safety, compliance, and business development.
Who we are:
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations in their own right. Professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen.
Founded in 1897, LSE Students' Union is one of the oldest students' unions in the UK and is the representative and campaigning body for students at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). Like other students' unions, it also funds and facilitates student activities of campus, including societies, sports clubs through the Athletics Union (AU), the Media Group and Raising and Giving (RAG) charitable fundraising initiatives.
About the job
This role will be responsible for the operational management of all LSESU buildings and our state-of-the-art Sports and fitness facilities in the Marshall Building and Saw Swee Hock, administering facility bookings and responsible for all health and safety and compliance of these spaces. They will ensure student community focused results are delivered through exceptional customer service to LSE’s diverse membership and other users.
This role will deliver income from external hire of facilities, to drive surplus, develop offers, improve quality, customer service and inclusivity, seeking diversification of activity and income opportunities. And they will manage a team consisting of permanent and student staff, external contractors, and volunteers.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an applicant with experience of the operational management of facilities with an understanding of health and safety and generating income, managing a budget, and working within specified financial procedures. An applicant who can show resilience and determination to sustain performance when under pressure from a high volume of work and conflicting priorities.
An applicant who can deliver exceptional customer service and is committed, positive, outgoing and approachable with a ‘can do’ attitude and has a desire to work within an organisation servicing a culturally diverse membership, including understanding and commitment to equal opportunities.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring, and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
Benefits and Perks
In return for your passion and experience we offer:
● 25 days holidays per year
● Additional closure periods at Christmas and Easter
● Free LSE Students’ Union gym membership, advice from dedicated professionals, with a wide range of activities including yoga classes, dance classes, Pilates classes
● Cycle to Work scheme enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
● Access to LSE staff training courses
● Ability to purchase TOTUM (NUS) card giving wide range of discounts
● Flexibility for work-life balance
● Interest free travel loan
How we recruit
We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:
Part 1 (Application Form) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview.
Part 2 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.
Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Want to apply?
To apply please complete our online application.
Job application timeline
Closing date: Sunday, 15th September 23:59
Intended Interview dates: Friday, 20th September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Associate Director, Engagement (Major Gifts), UK & Europe
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University
£68,000-£75,000
Permanent, Full-Time
Home-based (UK)
Are you a major gifts fundraiser ready for a new and exciting opportunity? Perhaps you want to work for a globally renowned institution, addressing the world’s most pressing needs with impactful solutions?
Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University is the world’s leading institution for global leadership, management and business education - but it is much more than a school. It is the world’s only truly global and multinational management school, delivering cutting-edge programmes training the next generation of leaders and innovators across the globe.
We are recruiting our new Associate Director, Engagement (Major Gifts), to help shape the future of Thunderbird and ASU in the UK and Europe. As a member of a small but mighty team in the UK, you will work remotely with teams of skilled and dynamic colleagues based predominantly in Phoenix, Arizona, as well as others around the world.
As the Associate Director, Engagement, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the unique, vibrant global community that is Thunderbird and ASU. You will be fundraising for dynamic priorities such as scholarships, collaborative and impactful programmes, centers, professorships, and more.
This is a chance to be part of an institution that is multicultural, diverse and inclusive, and whose alumni are genuinely changemakers. You will be working for a truly global organisation with an outstanding reputation and almost limitless potential.
Thunderbird is partnering with Constellate Global Talent on this search.
Interested?
The candidate pack and details to contact us for a confidential discussion are attached.
To apply, please send your CV and cover letter via CharityJob or Institute of Fundraising no later than midnight on 2 October 2024.
Please do not apply via the Arizona State University website. No agencies please.
If you would like to have a confidential discussion about the role, please email info (at) weareconstellate (dot) com
Please see attached candidate pack. Applications are by CV and covering letter.
Are you a skilled communicator with a desire to make a difference to the lives of workers, both in the immediate term within their communities, and in the longer term by shaping the research and policy landscape?
If this sounds like you, and you have a mixed skill set that includes some or all of; communications (internal and external), project management, grant-making, programme delivery and stakeholder management, then we are keen to hear from you.
About us
Formed from the legacy of the 35 Hour Week Campaign, The Alex Ferry Foundation is a UK grant-maker focused on the future of work, trade unionism and supporting communities.
We believe that good work is an essential part of a good life. Therefore, we want to see a world in which workers and their communities are treated with dignity and respect and where they are empowered both in and beyond the workplace to live long, happy, and healthy lives.
We aim, through the funding of research, to ensure a better future for workers, and through the funding of local initiatives, to ensure a better present for their communities.
In our research funding we are focused on: shorter working time, a worker-led just transition, the role of technology and the future of trade unionism.
In our community funding we are focused on: initiatives and organisations providing value at the local level and who might otherwise struggle to secure financial support.
About the role
Working within our small, dynamic staff team, this role will primarily provide support to the Executive Director in the following areas: communicating the work of the foundation to key stakeholders; lead on and maintaining relationships with trade union groups; driving forward our community grants programme, demonstrating the policy, research and campaign impact of the foundation; general strategic and managerial deputisation.
The role would suit a communications or programmes specialist who is comfortable working flexibly across a number of briefs as befits a small and adaptable organisation. A successful candidate will need to demonstrate an affinity with, and understanding of, the work of the foundation, a flair for messaging, both in print, digitally, and in terms of design, and an administrative and motivational rigour capable of driving forward multiple grant-making programmes with complex timelines.
The role can be either home or office based, but candidates must be willing to spend at least three days a month in our London office.
About you
You will have:
- A commitment to the Foundation’s vision, mission, and values, and to the broader cause of labour rights and trade unionism.
- Excellent written communication skills, including writing content for different media (website, consent emails, social posts). Ability to absorb and convey complex issues succinctly, in an accessible format, and tailored to different internal and external audiences.
- Excellent verbal communication skills in order to present compelling and persuasive cases to, and achieve buy-in from, internal team members and external stakeholders
- High standard of accuracy and attention to detail.
- Able to multitask and to work at pace to meet tight deadlines.
- Time management, organisation and project management skills are essential, as well as the ability to plan ahead.
- Strong interpersonal skills, confidence, and the ability to work, communicate and listen effectively at all levels internally and externally with partners and senior stakeholders.
- Proactive, solution-focussed, innovative, and self-motivated individual with a can-do attitude, able to think laterally and creatively about opportunities, projects, and design.
- A team player, able to work both on own initiative and as part of a team.
- Excellent digital skills and knowledge of current and future trends in digital and technological solutions.
- Excellent numerical skills with the ability to understand and present communications key performance indicator data.
- Knowledge of GDPR regulations, as well as integrity and discretion over confidential information.
If you would like to be considered for this role, please send a CV and a covering letter (no more than two pages) outlining your suitability and experience.
Initial interviews will be held in the week commencing 30th September 2024 in London.
With deep roots in the trade union movement, The Alex Ferry Foundation is committed to good work, supportive communities, and improving lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for Senior Service Manager – Prison Services
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 pro rata
Location: HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield
Hours: 21 hours per week – with a possibility of increasing hours; to be confirmed at interview
Contract: Fixed Term – until 31st March 2025 with a possibility of an extension to March 2026
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services in prisons and possibly, to women in contact with the Criminal Justice System as well as working collaboratively with other partner organisations, criminal justice services, Ministry of Justice and HMPPS. The post holder will manage the prisons advocacy services and teams for unsentenced and sentenced women within the custodial settings at HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield. She will have a great understanding of the prison systems and regime including some of the challenges faced.
She will build and maintain key relationships, partnerships and contracts with relevant partners and funders, together with the Head of Criminal Justice Services and Director of Criminal Justice Services.
She will be an inspirational leader, responsible for recruiting, developing and managing her team and will be responsible for coordinating, reporting, and the delivery of the related services as commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. She will be accountable for managing her teams safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities within the prison setting.
The post holder will be working primarily from HMP Peterborough with travel across the regions to HMP Bronzefield; twice per month. She will be working 3 days across the week, and the working days will be specified at interview.
A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Service Manager for Prison Services you will need the below experience and skills:
- A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system
- A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding
- Experience of working within a custodial setting
- Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.
- Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes.
- Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact.
- Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking.
- Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 8th September 2024
Interviews are taking place on: Interviews to take place w/c 16th September 2024
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
A 35-hour working week
An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee eye-care scheme
Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
Organisation wide away days
Thorough induction and training
Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Contract type: Fixed Term Contract
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £34,585 - £39,555 per annum
Vacancy Closing Date: 30th September 2024
Interviews will be held: Weeks commencing 7th and 14th October
About us
Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. We’re here for people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire when they need us most. Bringing hospital-level care by land and air.
We exist to give everybody in our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. Our mission is to do everything in our power to protect, save and revive lives, with the best critical care at the scene and beyond.
We love what we do. Our charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support and encourage everyone to be their best and we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. As an innovative charity, we are continually developing our organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to deliver a unique emergency service, where and when it is most needed. We are driven to do the right thing for our patients, their families, our supporters and community. All our staff live our values: passion, excellence, respect and care.
The role
This role is being recruited in order to provide maternity cover for the Finance & Payroll Manager. The role assists the Head of Finance in the delivery of a high-quality finance service to the charity, through oversight and delivery of key finance processes - including accounts payable, payroll, control account reconciliation and completion of VAT returns.
About you
We are looking for a motivated and organised individual, who has experience of key finance process, including payroll and accounts payable. The successful candidate would have good understanding of these processes, would communicate well with all levels of stakeholders and will be used to working as part of a team. You will be used to working to deadlines and have the ability to act on your own initiative, prioritising tasks effectively in order to meet the needs of the organisation.
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications, so you are advised to apply promptly
If you have an interest in the charity sector and are passionate about making a difference to people’s lives in your local area, then we would love to hear from you.
You may have experience in the following roles: Payroll Manager, Finance Manager, Accounts Payable Manager, Financial Controller, Accounting Manager, Payroll Specialist, Finance Officer, Management Accountant, Financial Analyst, etc.
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Location: Bromley by Bow Centre
Job Type: Part time, 16 hours per week (0.45 FTE). Occasional evening work
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, until 31st October 2026
Salary: £29,612 per annum (pro rata £13,325)
The Bromley by Bow Centre (BBBC) is working with East London Cardiovascular Prevention Group (ELoPE) to bring social prescribing into secondary care for Barts Health patients.
Social Prescribing is a way of linking people with non-medical support to improve their physical and mental wellbeing, connecting them with services in their local communities and supporting them to feel more empowered in their lives.
The Bart's Social Prescribing service aims to address health inequities, working with people who would benefit from:
• Support with wider social issues including debt, housing and employment
• Being more connected to people in their local community
• Participating in physical and healthy lifestyle activities
• Emotional and wellbeing support
• Accessing a range of services locally
Essential skills and experience:
• Commitment to the vision and mission of the Bromley by Bow Centre
• Knowledge and understanding of the social determinants of health and their impact on integrated services in a community setting
• In-depth understanding of systemic inequalities and barriers faced by members of the community and a commitment to antiracist and inclusive practice
• Experience of coordinating projects
• Experience of setting up and coordinating activities within a community setting
• Experience of working with individuals and groups from diverse backgrounds
• Experience of a personalised approach to supporting people
• Excellent listening and interpersonal skills at all levels
• Ability to work on own initiative, prioritise, and organise own caseload
• Ability to make complex information accessible
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including communicating with individuals whose first language is not English
• Good ICT skills with ability to use MS Office, Outlook, Dropbox, case management systems and databases
• Tact and diplomacy in handling sensitive and confidential information
• Flexibility and willingness to work in innovative and non-traditional ways
• Experience in working collaboratively with partners and stakeholders
• A calm and measured approach
• Ability to maintain professional boundaries
Desirable
• Ability to speak a community language
The Coordinator will be the first point of contact for referrals into the Bromley by Bow Centre’s Cardiovascular Social Prescribing service. They will make initial contact with people referred into the service, book appointments with members of the team and connect people to local activities and services. The role will support in the development of activities designed to aid people's recovery.
You may also have experience in the following: Social Worker, Link Worker, Advise, Counselling, Not For Profit, Charity, Advocacy, Nursing, Advice Worker, Service Coordinator, Project Coordinator, Service Delivery, Impact Manager, impact assessment, Social prescribing, Wellbeing coordinator etc.
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Are you interested in working in a role that makes a real difference to the lives of vulnerable adults?
We are looking for someone to join the Pan London Street Homeless Services working within our Spring Gardens service, a busy service accommodating around 100 clients.
Working in the role of Locality and Community Engagement Coordinator your aim will be to enhance and develop working practices and culture across the service; working with staff, clients and the local community to build awareness and understanding, maintain long lasting and positive relationships to support our ambition that everyone should have a place to call home and fulfil their hopes and ambitions. You will work hard to increase engagement and collaboration, reduce incidents and Anti-Social Behavior (ASB) which will ultimately benefit clients and the local community.
This role is Monday – Friday 9am-5pm.
About you
We are looking for someone with experience of working with people who have experienced homelessness and/or social exclusion, you will also have some experience of developing strategic partnerships and productive working relationships with a range of external and internal partners and stakeholders.
You’re excellent communication skills and ability to work with others whilst managing your own time, are as important as your ability to provide training to empower staff and volunteers to make positive changes to working practices to support St Mungo’s clients and the community. You will also have a good working knowledge of a range if IT applications.
Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to get involved in the aims of the service and create positive change.
How to apply
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Closing date: 10am on Thursday 19 September 2024
Interview and assessments on: TBC
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Charity Marketing and Communications Manager
Reporting To: Head of Marketing and Communications
Salary: £36,082 - £47,554
Hours: 37.5 per week
Contract: Permanent
Location: Hybrid - Alder Hey Children’s Charity, based within Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool
Job Purpose
We are seeking a dynamic, experienced and creative Marketing and Communications Manager to lead our small marketing team, developing impactful marketing strategies and supporting the communications function for the charity. The ideal candidate will bring innovation and strategic thinking to enhance our brand, engage supporters and drive our fundraising goals. You will be responsible for crafting compelling narratives that highlight our mission and accomplishments, showcasing our impact and extending our reach to important new audiences. This is a highly varied role where you will have creative oversight to telling the inspiring stories at Alder Hey by carrying out communications which have real and measurable impact. We encourage applications from those with and without charity experience.
About us
Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children’s Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 450,000 patients and families we care for every year.
The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting-edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician, and the play specialists we have on every ward.
We have recently closed our Surgical Neonatal Appeal, having successfully raised our £3m target towards a brand new, state of the art Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the hospital. This year we are fundraising towards a new Same Day Emergency Care Centre, providing an unrivalled experience for our patients and their families.
Main Duties/Tasks:
Leadership & Team Development
Lead the development and execution of the overall marketing strategy for Alder Hey Children's Charity, aligned with the organisation's goals and values of Courage, Together, Passion, and Magic.
Support the Head of Marketing & Communications to develop ongoing strategy for the Brand, adhering to set KPIs, and sticking to budget and deadlines.
Work with the Head of Marketing & Communications to provide leadership and direction to the Marketing & Communications Team, empowering the team to deliver against set goals and objectives.
Marketing & Communications
Collaborate with the Trust’s communications team to integrate marketing and PR activities, ensuring consistent messaging and brand representation.
Collaborate with fundraising teams to strategise, plan and implement integrated marketing campaigns across multiple channels, including digital, social media and print.
Manage TV advert development, scripting, storytelling and creative.
Be a brand gatekeeper across all activity, internal and external.
Manage the team to collaborate with the fundraisings teams to create compelling marketing materials, including appeal narratives, brochures, newsletters, and online content, to engage potential donors and supporters.
Ensure safeguarding and consent procedures are adhered to in collaboration with the Trust Comms.
Understand market research to identify trends, opportunities, and audience insights, informing the development of targeted marketing strategies.
Work with the Digital Manager to oversee communications via website and digital platforms, ensuring content is engaging, up-to-date, and optimised for search engines in collaboration with the digital function. Work with the Trust’s Communications team to
Lead the team to produce timely and relevant social media activity, scheduled across all channels, identifying our audiences and creating appropriate content.
Other Duties
Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.
Be an active and supportive member of the charity management team, contributing to the charity’s higher aims, working collaboratively with senior managers, colleagues and volunteers.
Manage the team to collaborate with the fundraisings teams to create compelling marketing materials, including appeal narratives, brochures, newsletters, and online content, to engage potential donors and supporters.
The charity is currently conducting a four-day working week trial, due to end on 30th September 2024. This means that, for example, staff previously working 37.5 hours a week are now working 30 hours a week to enable a four-day working week. The trial is monitoring the benefits of a four-day working week against productivity. We are confident that by embracing a more flexible and balanced approach to work, we can continue to create a thriving and fulfilling work environment while driving growth and success for our charity. A decision will be made before the 30th September 2024 to agree the next steps, based on an assessment of the trial period; the four day working week trial may be ended, extended or adopted permanently.
Our Values
Here at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. Being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do helps us to deliver the support necessary so that Alder Hey can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families.
Our values are:
Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.
Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.
Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.
Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients.
How to apply
Applications must include your CV and a covering letter which answers the following questions:
- How do you meet the person specification? If you don’t meet all of the role requirements but have transferable skills please do consider applying and provide details as part of your answer.
- What do you think of the current Alder Hey Children’s Charity marketing?
Please read the full Job Description and Person Specification.
Closing date: Thursday 12 September 2024
Interview date (to be held at Alder Hey): Thursday 26 September 2024
Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make every endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for applicants who require assistance in carrying out their duties due to a disability. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to equal opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The post holder may be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Cambridge or London
Salary: £47,472 - £52,746 per annum
Position Type: Temporary, Full-Time
Closing Date: 04/09/2024
The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) has a great opportunity for a Programme Manager, who is passionate about creating a more inclusive world on a fixed term contract (up to 2 years).
We are looking for a dynamic individual to drive our diversity initiatives forward who will bring their expertise and ideas to improve inclusion within science academia and become our in-house expert on Inclusion & Diversity (I&D).
About the role
• Responsible for the development, delivery and evaluation of diversity projects.
• Maintain an up-to-date understanding of all I&D matters, particularly on disability and accessibility, relating to the chemical sciences community, keeping up to date with legislative developments and emerging trends.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders to ensure that the I&D strategy is implemented across all our work, in line with the overall RSC strategy.
We are looking for:
• Degree study or relevant qualifications or experience.
• Proven experience of disability and accessibility issues in science, and initiative to develop new ideas and approaches to address disability inclusion.
• General knowledge of the chemical science sector and wider STEMM community, including higher education, academia and industry.
• Knowledge of the factors currently influencing the inclusion and diversity environment, as well as the needs and concerns of underrepresented people in the chemical sciences community.
• Experience of working on complex projects involving multiple stakeholders and / or able to balance and prioritise across multiple projects, tasks and deadlines and organising meetings and events.
• Ability to confidently handle communication with a sensitive nature, demonstrating empathy, tact, diplomacy and the ability to relate to people from all backgrounds.
• Network of scientific contacts with lived and/or research expertise in disability in chemistry or related sciences, or evidence of being able to develop such networks.
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we will support you in your career and reward your contribution with an excellent pro rata benefits package. If you are interested, please apply before the end of our closing date.
When applying, please provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills, knowledge and competencies match the requirements outlined in the job description.
About the RSC
The Royal Society of Chemistry is a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving international community of over 50,000 members in 125 countries, an internationally renowned publisher of high quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences. As a not-for-profit organisation employing around 600 staff in 6 countries, we reinvest all our income to achieve our charitable objectives in support of the chemical sciences community and advancing chemistry.
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although, applicants should be aware that there is an expectation that employees will attend our Cambridge and London offices multiple times a month.
Benefits
At the Royal Society of Chemistry, we promote a healthy work/life balance and flexible working options across the organisation. We offer a comprehensive benefits package to all employees including:
• 26 days paid holiday per annum
• 35-hour working week with flexible options
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Paid volunteering days
• Pension plan with up to 12% employer contributions (depending upon your contribution)
• Life assurance at four times basic annual salary
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information.
No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
You may have experience in the following roles: Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Equality and Diversity Manager, Programme Manager – Diversity Initiatives, Disability and Accessibility Programme Manager, Inclusion and Accessibility Consultant, Diversity Project Manager, STEM Outreach Coordinator, Diversity and Inclusion Advisor, etc.
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The Royal Court Theatre has an exciting opportunity for someone to join the team as a Senior Development Manager.
The Senior Development Manager plays a vital, strategic role in enabling the Development team to reach our ambitious fundraising target. They will work closely with the Director of Development, Development Officers, as well as with the Marketing and Communications team, Finance Team and Artistic and Literary Teams.
The role will be responsible for securing new income and managing existing relationships with Corporate supporters and high net-worth individuals. Working closely with the Director of Development, they will lead on the development and implementation of an innovative strategy to grow income from a variety of sources as part of the Development team’s overall fundraising strategy.
The successful candidate will:
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Be an experienced and pro-active development professional with an impressive track record in fundraising in a relevant environment, including in areas such as high-level giving schemes, corporate partnerships and securing large gifts
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Have proven success in donor stewardship, developing enduring one-to-one relationships with high level supporters, meeting ambitious targets and securing new business
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Have excellent organization and project management skills, with the ability to manage a busy workload, deliver to deadlines and manage conflicting priorities
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Be a team player with a can-do attitude – the ability to make things happen, act proactively and lead within a team
Further details of the role can be found in the Job Description.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.