Community Service Manager Jobs in London, Greater London
Join Cycle Sisters as our new Fundraising Lead to help us generate the resources we need to change the lives of more women through our cycling programmes.
Key info:
Role title: Fundraising Lead
Contract type: Self-employed (currently exploring moving to payroll in near future)
Hours: 14 hours per week. Hours can be worked flexibly but need to include some fixed hours during weekday standard working hours and ability to occasionally attend evening/weekend events
Duration: 2 year contract with opportunity to extend dependent on funding
Rate: £23 per hour
Location: Home-working but need to be based in London for travel to events and activities
Reporting to: CEO
How would you contribute to Cycle Sisters’ mission?
Cycle Sisters has grown hugely over the past few years, with an expanded range of programmes and activity. We are keen to continue this journey of growth and have just finalised a new strategy for 2024-2027 which prioritises reaching more women and girls, and ensuring our financial sustainability.
The Fundraising Lead will play a critical role in supporting our ‘sustainability' strategic priority to ensure Cycle Sisters can access the resources it needs to keep making a difference. This post-holder will lead on growing Cycle Sisters’ unrestricted income, with a focus on community fundraising and corporate partnerships.
The post-holder will need to be an excellent networker, confident in representing the organisation externally and able to motivate a range of stakeholders to financially support Cycle Sisters’ work.
What would you be doing?
Below is a list of responsibilities which provide a broad outline of the role. This is not an exhaustive list as Cycle Sisters is a small team which requires flexibility.
This is a new part-time role and we will work with the successful candidate to develop a workplan which is realistic within the hours available. There will also be support from other team members on some of the areas of work.
General responsibilities
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Develop strategies to achieve income targets across the areas outlined below
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Ensure all fundraising initiatives are properly planned, delivered, monitored and evaluated. All activities should be conducted in adherence to best practice, Cycle Sisters’ ethical policy and charity law.
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Represent the organisation externally including networking, delivering presentations and speaking at events
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Work with the Communications & Media Lead to create compelling fundraising messages and materials for a range of audiences
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Work collaboratively with other team members in Cycle Sisters to maximise all opportunities for fundraising
Individual Giving and Community Fundraising
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Oversee event/challenge fundraising, liaising closely with volunteer fundraisers to maximise income and ensure fundraisers feel valued and appreciated
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Work with the Communications & Media Lead to ensure donors feel valued and appreciated
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Develop and implement a regular giving strategy, helping us to progress donors from one-off to regular giving
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Work with the CEO to develop a “membership” scheme to generate regular income from Cycle Sisters’ participant network with incentives and benefits for members
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Work with an external agency to secure income through digital fundraising
Corporate Fundraising
Working closely with the CEO:
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Develop relationships with existing corporate partners, ensuring partners feel valued and are receiving regular updates
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Research and identify new corporate fundraising prospects. Develop relationships through networking and representing Cycle Sisters externally.
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Create tailored packages to secure in-kind and financial support from corporate partners
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Develop ideas for earned income services for corporate partners e.g. led rides
Who are we looking for?
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. At Cycle Sisters, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive organisation, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything listed below, we would encourage you to still apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Please note that we are only able to accept applications from female applicants due to the nature of our organisation and cause including the fact that the successful candidate would be required to interact with, represent and work within women-only spaces.
Essential
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At least 3 years’ experience in a charity fundraising role or similar roles
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Evidenced track record of personally meeting fundraising targets in previous roles
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Networking, negotiation and people skills with the ability to inspire, motivate and build relationships
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Public speaking skills
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Ability to develop and implement strategies as well as be involved with operational delivery, requiring good attention to detail
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Written communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging, pitches and projects to differing donor needs and requirements
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Organisational, planning and project management skills, with ability to be self-directed and work independently
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Research skills, including identifying potential supporters and prospects
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Experience and understanding of Muslim communities and of the networks and stakeholders Cycle Sisters engages with
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Commitment to the aims and values of Cycle Sisters including inclusion and diversity
Desirable
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Well networked with corporates including (but not exclusively) within the Muslim community
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Experience of and passion for cycling, active travel or sport in general
Accessibility and further questions
One of Cycle Sister's core values is inclusion and we aim to reflect this in our recruitment processes. We encourage applications from a diverse range of people and are keen that our application process is accessible to those who are neurodivergent or have other access needs.
If you require any particular adjustments during the recruitment process or would like to understand any elements of this role's structure, contracting arrangements, responsibilities or anything else related to this role, please contact us.
What is Cycle Sisters?
Cycle Sisters is an award-winning charity which supports Muslim women and girls to change their lives through cycling. We are passionate about ensuring everyone has access to cycling without having to compromise cultural or religious values.
We have a thriving network of over 1500 women and operate women-only cycle groups across 10 London boroughs, led by a team of nearly 100 volunteer Ride Leaders. We also have activities for teenage girls and our Tri Sisters project supports Muslim women to take on triathlons.
Our work is changing lives. In our most recent impact survey, 92% of our participants reported improved physical and mental health, 85% felt more connected to their local community and 90% felt more confident in general.
Why join Cycle Sisters?
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We offer a flexible working opportunity which can fit around other work and life commitments. Many of our team are mums who work part-time at Cycle Sisters.
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We offer the autonomy to shape both the role and Cycle Sisters’ future development and be part of making a real difference to the lives of women and girls.
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We offer access to free/discounted places for exciting cycling events and challenges.
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We are an inclusive and supportive organisation which values diversity.
Cover letter should be approximately 2 pages outlining why you are passionate about this role and how you meet the requirements
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a relationship-building pro with a passion for making a global impact? Choose Love seeks a visionary Director of Partnerships & Fundraising to lead the charge in securing $5M+ annually!
You'll work closely with the Deputy CEO and CEO to develop a game-changing partnership strategy and drive connections with the corporate, entertainment, and cultural sectors.
Your mission: build diverse, culturally relevant partnerships, boost our social media presence, and help us reach new heights in the U.S. market.
As part of the Senior Leadership Team, you’ll guide campaigns, manage a motivated team, and spearhead strategic fundraising efforts while keeping Choose Love at the forefront of global philanthropy.
This role offers the chance to collaborate across industries, from music and film to gaming and sports, leading creative campaigns that drive change.
If you’re ready to leverage your skills and connections to make a difference for displaced people worldwide, this is the opportunity for you!
We are pioneering a new movement in humanitarian aid: fast, flexible, transparent and accountable.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of Consulting (Intelligence Product)
Hours: Full time (40 hours per week)
Salary: £42,464 per annum
1 Year Fixed Term (with view to extend)
London-based, hybrid-style and flexible working
We are looking for an individual with an intelligence background who has a passion for preventing modern slavery and human trafficking (MSHT), creating and delivering intelligence products, has human rights, ESG, and/or financial crime knowledge. Our prevention program team also regularly interacts with individuals at high risk of being trafficked and therefore robust safeguarding is essential.
Our Intelligence Team research and produce our Exploitation Analytics service – a suite of reports containing actionable insight that our clients utilise to find potential bad actors operating within their transaction monitoring systems. We also offer a Business Resilience package to help companies mitigate the risk of potential exploitation within supply chains and operations through intelligence sharing and practical guidance.
We are looking for an outstanding candidate who will build partner and client relationships, develop our current team members, and continue to innovate our offering to better prevent and disrupt human trafficking.
Responsibilities:
- Leading our work to develop strategic and tactical insights that will enable a spectrum of actors (business, banks, law enforcement) to prevent MSHT. This may include safeguarding potential victims or victims.
- Providing expertise to support our team of managers who deliver the above reporting and consulting to commercial organisations.
- Effectively pitching our products and services to secure new clients and increase our impact.
- Nurturing and developing existing commercial relationships and collaborations.
- Ability to manage and set targets, and report on progress regularly.
- Developing new offerings that increase the effectiveness and impact of our work, turning intelligence into relevant actionable insight for commercial clients.
- Supporting our internal MEL lead to document and evidence the impact of our intelligence services.
- Participating in public-facing events to promote STOP THE TRAFFIK and engage different audiences in this fight.
- Working alongside the Senior Leadership Team and Executive Team to strategically develop our organisation and drive sustainable growth.
- Direct line management and leadership of Intelligence Managers.
- Promoting collaborations across all teams in an agile manner.
Benefits:
- A friendly, supportive team
- Opportunity to work directly with global brands and experts around the world
- Encouragement and autonomy to present new ideas and lead on solutions
- The opportunity to join a cash benefit healthcare scheme for low monthly contributions, which can also cover your partner and children
- A corporate eye-care scheme
- Life insurance
- A non-contributory Grouped Personal Pension Scheme, where we pay a 7% contribution of your gross salary into your pension pot (you can choose to personally contribute if you wish)
- Life insurance
- An annual leave allowance of 27 days annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), rising to 1 day annually up to 33 days
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Season Ticket Loan Ability to switch 2 bank holidays to better suit your needs
- Employment policies, including flexible working policy which reflect the needs of our staff In-house and external training opportunities
Further details about STOP THE TRAFFIK can be found on our website.
If you have the relevant experience, are highly resourceful, adaptable, pro-active, and a critical thinker able to work in a fast-paced environment, please send a CV and brief cover letter that evidences your ability to be successful in this role.
Only applications sent via email will be considered to ensure an equitable review process. Please visit the Oasis Charity Jobs Website for furhter information.Applications will be considered on a rolling basis.
We cannot sponsor applicants at this time.
Oasis supports Equal Opportunities. Registered Charity No. 1127321
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 13th October
Shortlisting: approx. Wednesday 16th October
First stage interviews: w/c 21st October
Second stage interviews: 2/c 4th November
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 13th October
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
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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!
The successful applicant will join a small, dynamic advice team offering advice and information to unpaid Carers in Wandsworth.
Senior Advice Office with Autism Lead
Salary: £31,786
Full Time (35 hours per week)
The successful applicant will have knowledge and experience of the issues as they relate to Carers. They will have experience of giving information and advice, particularly welfare benefits, as well as advocating on behalf of another and providing one to one support. They will have excellent communication and IT skills, and a commitment to working in the voluntary sector. In addition, they will have experience of project development, delivering frontline services and supervising staff.
Please provide a comprehensive cover letter telling us how you meet the requirements set out in the person specification
About UP
Unlocking Potential deliver high performing therapeutic programmes and education provision for children and young people with SEMH needs. We work in collaboration with families, communities, and other partners to ensure that children and young people access the interventions they need to thrive.
Mission
We work collaboratively with communities to enable children and young people with social, emotional, and mental health needs to unlock their full potential
Values
Trust
We build trust by being honest, transparent, and accountable in the way we work with children and young people, staff, and partners and by providing services and programmes whose outcomes are measurable and evidenced based.
Collaborative
Relationships are at the heart of our work. We prioritise communication and collaboration with partners, families, and communities, believing that by working together we create more effective and holistic outcomes for children and young people.
Empowering
We co-create opportunities for our children, young people, parents/carers and staff to actively participate in decision-making that influences change. We promote the voices of children and young people in our organisation and the wider community.
Nurturing
We provide a nurturing approach based on safety and space for creativity, exploration, and growth. We support and care for our children, young people, and staff to realise their potential.
Impact
We are committed to measuring our impact through a data driven method to develop our programmes and make a greater difference to the lives of children, young people, and their parents and carers.
Role Overview
We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and versatile Data and Impact Officer to join our supportive and talented team. You will be passionate about using your knowledge and experience to further the important work of UP in supporting children and young people with SEMH needs to reach their full potential.
This is a new role to our charity, in response to our growth, and you will play a key part in supporting our services and future plans. Able to thrive in a varied and busy role, you will be confident in working across different areas including data management and reporting, systems administration and maintenance, and effectively demonstrating the impact of our work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Senior Programmes Officer: Local First
Salary: £35,800
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: You can be based at Peace Direct’s office in London or in The Hague. We also offer hybrid working.
Peace Direct is an international charity that works with local peacebuilders and their allies to shift power and resources for sustainable peace. Local people are the experts in the conflicts that affect their communities, and only they understand what it takes to build peace that lasts. We make sure these local peacebuilders have the resources they need to make peace a reality, and that their work is resourced, acknowledged and supported by the international community.
The role
As Senior Programmes Officer you will closely with our peacebuilding partners to help deliver an ambitious new programme of work. 'Local First: Transforming the Peacebuilding System' will support local peacebuilders in Mali, Afghanistan, Sudan and eastern DRC to increase prospects for sustainable peace.
Through Local First, Peace Direct will work with policymakers and power holders, supporting them to understand the dysfunctions of the peacebuilding system, and find ways to better support locally-led peacebuilding.
This role is responsible for developing and managing partnerships within the four countries, with initial emphasis on Mali. You will work closely with our other SPOs who manage partnerships in the four countries, and create and manage opportunities to bring partners together to learn from one another. You will also support the development, coordination and delivery of Local First, working closely with the International Programmes Manager and Peace Direct’s Netherlands Office Representative.
We are looking for an experienced, passionate person who can:
- Coordinate and support partnerships with local peacebuilding actors based on mutual accountability and trust. This will require working proficiency in French as well as English.
- Support the management, coordination and delivery of a complex, multi-country programme across four conflict-affected countries
- Coordinate the development of new work in support of transforming the peacebuilding system in four focus countries
- Contribute to organisational learning and the roll-out of our learning loop
Interested? Then please see attached recruitment pack for more details about the role and how to apply.
The deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 29th September.
Please see attached recruitment pack for details about the role and how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
YPF Trust are seeking to appoint a Chief Executive Officer, to lead the next phase of the YPF Trust’s development in support of place-based partnerships for children and young people.
This role is a crucial one for the sector; we believe that for too long, children's and young people's services have been overlooked, and young people in England do not have access to the services that are required for them to live the full lives that they should be able to. Importantly we believe that the importance of Place has been ignored and that the passion and drive that is found in local community collaboration is a powerful agent for positive change.
You will have passion for social change and a strong commitment for making the lives of children and young people better. You will be collaborative and inclusive by nature and as comfortable working with small community groups as with Government partners and funders.
The Trust and the Network of organisations that feed into it are broad, and diverse and include people who all want to make this world better for children and young people. If this is you, we would love to hear from you.
ABOUT YPF TRUST
YPF Trust is a national charity that focuses on collaboration in place for children and young people – we know that working in partnership makes children and young people’s lives better.
We support a growing network of over 40 areas across England by providing tools, resources, advice, enthusiasm, and challenge to established, emerging and completely new partnerships.
The YPF Trust originated from work initiated by John Lyon's Charity in Brent in 2014/15. In response to significant changes in local funding and the role of the local authority, John Lyon's Charity invested in local collaboration to sustain and increase investment, maximise resources, and enhance quality and impact – this led to the establishment of Young People’s Foundations or YPFs.
YPFs are locally established, cross-sectoral organisations that seek to sustain and strengthen delivery for children and young people in a specific area, shaped by local needs and ambitions. In practice, they convene and coordinate local services, building the sector's capacity and increasing and shaping investment.
Our vision is that all children and young people are heard and supported to be happy and thrive wherever they are. To make this happen, we believe that every local authority area in England requires a strong and sustainable children and young people’s sector and that effective and meaningful partnership and collaboration between local organisations is central to achieving this.
This is why it is our mission to ensure:
- There is a strong and effective partnership for children and young people in every place that it is needed, sustainably funded according to its specific needs;
- Funders recognise, understand and collaborate with partnerships at an individual and network level;
- National and regional infrastructure bodies work together with local areas (and statutory partners) to provide a coherent offer of support to local organisations
YPF Trust also hosts the Centre for supplementary education (formerly NRCSE) to ensure the continuation of support and guidance to community-led settings offering supplementary (also known as out-of-school) education to children and young people.
Supplementary schools are community-based initiatives to provide additional educational support for children who also attend mainstream schools. They are often geared to provide specific heritage languages, cultural and religious teaching for children from ethnic minorities as well as additional literacy, numeracy, science and homework support.
Working alongside local partnerships YPF Trust supports safe, effective delivery in communities and collaborates with them to raise the profile of community-led activities among mainstream schools and other children’s services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Home-based in NHS SW Region with occasional visits to our office in London.
Ataxia UK is looking for a skilled and dedicated Specialist Ataxia Nurse for our new community-based nursing service, focused on supporting individuals with ataxia in the South West of England. The role is a significant development in expanding access to expert and joined-up ataxia care for the ataxia community, particularly in regions currently underserved by neurologists with expertise in the ataxias.
As a Specialist Ataxia Nurse, you will provide personalised, face-to-face, and remote support to patients, assisting them in navigating the NHS and social care systems. Your responsibilities will include supporting patients during medical appointments, coordinating essential therapies such as physiotherapy, speech therapy, and occupational therapy, and building strong relationships with healthcare professionals to enhance understanding and treatment of ataxia. Additionally, you will contribute to the development of resources and information for the ataxia community.
We are looking for an experienced nurse with a background in neurology or chronic disease management and a strong commitment to patient advocacy. The ideal candidate will be a clear communicator, capable of working independently while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Your role will be vital in ensuring that individuals with ataxia receive timely and appropriate care, helping them to manage their condition and maintain their quality of life.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please do not hesitate to contact Wendy O'Mant (contact details can be found on the Job Description)
Shortlisting - week beginning 14 October
Interviews - week beginning 04 November
Please send a current CV and covering letter, detailing how you meet the criteria in the job description / person specification and why you would be best suited for the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Development Trusts Association Wales (DTA Wales) is an independent practitioner-based membership organisation promoting the work of, and supporting the growing network of, community enterprises in Wales. Our members are all independent not-for profit organisations who are serving their communities through a wide variety of services and initiatives.
We are seeking a skilled and adaptable comms professional to deliver engaging communications and event support in both English and Cymraeg for DTA Wales and our Egin programme. We need someone who loves telling stories to convey the power of community action, and who excels at curating online and in-person events which support it.
DEADLINE - Midday October 3rd 2024
Please find the job pack and application form on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Join our team and make a positive difference in the lives of Young Carers in Wandsworth. We are seeking a passionate individual to facilitate social activities, mental wellbeing workshops and Young Carer groups and provide one-to-one support. This role is crucial in enabling Young Carers to balance their responsibilities and take care of their mental and emotional wellbeing. By joining us, you will play a vital part in supporting these young individuals, helping them thrive and achieve their full potential.
Please send your C.V and a comprehensive cover letter detailing how you meet the person specification
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Are you passionate about making a real difference to the lives of unpaid carers? Do you have the skills and dedication to support impactful projects that provide essential support and services to unpaid carers? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are seeking a dynamic, motivated and organised Project Officer to join our Innovation and development team. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in coordinating and managing projects aimed at supporting unpaid carers and Carers First teams; at times working in partnership with other organisations. This role includes planning, delivering, implementing, and evaluating projects, to ensure they meet our strategic objectives and deliver real impact to the carer community.
This role requires a proactive individual with a passion to ensuring carers receive relevant and essential information bespoke to their individual caring situation. The ability to work in co-production and collaboratively with a diverse range of stakeholders, and interest in driving forward the delivery of the Carers First Strategy, to reach and provide better support to more carers.
As a Project Officer, you will play a crucial role in developing and delivering programmes aimed at enhancing the support we provide to unpaid carers. You will work closely with our team, partners, and stakeholders to ensure our projects meet the highest standards.
To apply for a role with Carers First, please complete in full our online application form via our website. Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your online application, that your application has not been successful.
Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
Our new three-year strategy will enable us to grow our work to reach and support significantly more carers delivering innovative programmes of support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Closing Date: 6 October 2024
Ref 6843
Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for someone with experience of working on humanitarian or international development programme operations to join us as our Start Funds Operations Officer where you will provide operations support to Start Funds portfolio of programmes and awards.
About Us
Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach.
Start Network is made up of more than 50 aid agencies across five continents, ranging from large international organisations to national NGOs. Together, our aim is to transform humanitarian action through innovation, fast funding, early action, and localisation.
We're tackling what we believe are the biggest systemic problems that the sector faces. Problems including slow and reactive funding, centralised decision-making, and an aversion to change mean that people affected by crises around the world do not receive the best help fast enough, and needless suffering results. Our work focuses on three areas to change the system; localisation, new forms of financing and collective innovation.
About the role
As the Operations Officer you will provide dedicated support to the Start Funds' portfolio, currently comprising the global Start Fund, Start Fund Bangladesh, Start Fund Nepal and the Ukraine locally-led pooled fund. The role will contribute to ensuring that Start Funds' awards are efficiently and effectively managed, provide support to the financial management of the Start Fund programmes, implement the fund's approach to and management of risk and compliance, and assist with procurement.
In this role, you will:
Operational and programme management:
- Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in maintaining effective award management processes, in close coordination with SCUK as Grant Custodian to the Start Network
- Support in ensuring that Start Funds' programmes are fully compliant with grants and contracts and managed in-line with relevant SCUK and Start Network policies and practices
- In coordination with the Start Network Assurance team, provide inputs for the implementation of the Start Funds' approach to and management of risk and compliance
- Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in the management of audits
- Administer serious incident reports (specifically those that are fraud-related) concerning Start Funds
- Play a supporting role in the financial management of the Start Fund programmes, liaising closely with budget holders, the Finance Business Partner and the Start Network finance team
- With support from the Start Funds Operations Advisor, provide operational advice to colleagues in relation to day-to-day tasks as well as when challenges arise
- Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor and relevant colleagues in managing procurement processes, ensuring that relevant policies are upheld. Support with contract management
- Support the maintenance and administration of Start Funds systems and processes
- Support the Start Funds Operations Advisor in the development of effective ways of working with colleagues in other teams (Start Programmes, SCUK and Start Network)
- Support the Start Funds team with the coordination of meetings and events. Assist in the development of annual business plan and work-plans, and associated annual and quarterly reporting to stakeholders with SCUK and Start Network.
About you
To be successful, it is important that you have:
- Proven experience in international development/humanitarian programme operations
- Familiarity with approaches to risk management in international development/humanitarian settings
- Familiarity with financial and budget management
- Excellent computer skills including the use of EXCEL spreadsheet, word processing, presentation and ability to maintain office and management information systems
- Experience in procurement, and the management of service contracts
- Experience in award management
- Experience of working with diverse and globally dispersed teams
- Analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Able to operate effectively and flexibly within an evolving portfolio of work
- Good interpersonal skills, able to communicate with colleagues in a dispersed and multicultural professional environment
- Strong organisation skills, with a proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines
- Ability to work on own initiative with a ‘can do' attitude.
What we offer you:
Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. However, we understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance.
- We focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing both in and outside of work.
- We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you, and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day.
Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.
Ways of Working:
The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter). This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building.
Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense.
Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:
Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think.
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We have a job vacancy for a Dementia Specialist to join Shine as the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) / Dementia Coordinator.
Shine has a membership of over 14,000 members living with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus and associated conditions and over 6,500 associated members.
In the last year we have seen a 25% increase in members who are living with Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. There are currently just over 600 members with NPH, plus their carers registered, but we are expecting this to continue to rise as awareness and diagnosis of the condition grows.
We are looking for an experienced, skilled, organised and dedicated new staff member to join Shine’s Services team to develop and lead our new NPH service.
Purpose of Job
To be the Dementia specialist for Shine.
To provide the foundations for improved health, social and emotional outcomes for adults living with NPH/Dementia and to support their families/carers.
Shine will offer you:
• A competitive salary
• 35 hour working week
• 25 days annual leave plus additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year
• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
• Additional annual leave due to length of service
• Defined contribution pension
• Life Assurance cover
• Support to learn and develop
Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification and Introduction to the NPH Coordinator Role below and on our website.
If you would like to have a chat about the role in more detail or have any questions, please give us a call and ask to speak to our CEO, Kate Steele.
Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job.
To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.
*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted*
Closing date: 11pm Wednesday 16th October 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 29th October 2024 at our Head office in Peterborough
Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible.
Providing specialist advice and support for spina bifida and hydrocephalus
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £48,000 - £53,000 per annum
Position Type: Full Time, Permanent (35 hours per week)
Location: Hybrid - London and Dorset Offices (There is scope for this role to be based in either the London or Dorset area, but please note that 1 day per week on average will be in the Dorset office)
Application Deadline: Midday 11th October 2024
Benefits:
• Flexible working arrangements
• 22 days’ leave with an additional day of leave per year (up to a maximum of 25 days) PLUS Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave
• Social events and team days
About Just a Drop
Just a Drop works at a grassroots level with our country partners to support communities around the world with access to sustainable safe water solutions, sanitation facilities and knowledge of safe hygiene practices.
About the role
The Head of Programmes leads the design, implementation, and evaluation of all Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) projects within Just a Drop. This senior leadership role requires a visionary leader with strategic thinking, programme management expertise, and a deep commitment to improving WASH services in underserved communities. The ideal candidate will ensure that all programs are aligned with the organisation's mission, are sustainable, and have measurable impacts. The role is supported by a team of 3 staff and 11 volunteers with significant experience: hydrogeologists, engineers and WASH experts who give technical advice, and help with monitoring and partnership building.
Person specification:
Experience:
• Proven experience in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record in designing, implementing, and evaluating complex WASH programmes in developing countries.
• Experience in managing multi-disciplinary teams across different locations.
Skills and Competencies:
• Strong leadership and management skills with the ability to inspire and guide a diverse team.
• Excellent understanding of WASH sector challenges, trends, and best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with experience in MEL systems.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to engage effectively with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software.
• Fluency in English.
Attitude:
• Passionate and enthusiastic about improving people’s access to WASH
• Positive and solution-focussed
• Willingness to travel as needed to project sites, including remote areas – up to 2 international visits of approximately one week each per year
• Ability to work under pressure and handle multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Commitment to the organisational values – learning, sustainability, collaborative, inspiring, personal.
How To Apply:
Please see the full Job Description attached to this role.
Please click ‘Apply Now’ and continue to submit your CV and accompanying covering letter.
Your covering letter should be no more than 2 sides of A4 explaining your motivation for applying and how you fulfil the role specification.
We will be conducting the first round of interviews during the w/c 21st October 2024 and second round interviews will take place on the w/c 28th October 2024.
In line with the Equality Act 2010, we are committed to offering reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and beyond.
We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures.
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Just a Drop brings sustainable safe water, sanitation and hygiene projects to communities, transforming lives.