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We have an exciting opportunity for a Volunteering Design Manager to join our team based in Gilwell Park or Home based. 

Position: Volunteering Design Manager

Location: Gilwell Park or Homebased

Salary: (Gilwell Based) £48,235 per annum, Band G,Level 3 ( inclusive of Outer London Weighting)

Salary:  (Homebased) - £46,475 per annum , Band G, Level 3

Please note:

If Gilwell Based contract the expectation would be to come into the office once a week plus one day a month for collaboration with wider team 

If home based contract, then expectation is once every 4-6 weeks.

Term: Permanent

Working Hours: 35 hours per week 

About the team and role as a Volunteering Design Manager Role:

The key purpose of this role is to lead and work with the Volunteering Design Team to design and deliver ‘products’ to better the experience of Scout volunteers. This includes maintaining products to support volunteer training, local governance and the overall volunteer journey. This role uses Agile and Product Management techniques to deliver products quickly and in partnership with volunteers, to ensure support for volunteers remains current and relevant

Key responsibilities as our Volunteering Design Manager Role include:

• Support and deliver operational projects in line with wider strategic priorities.
• Provide support to volunteers at the Scouts who deliver Scouting locally 
• Work in partnership with Team UK and UK People Team volunteers to ensure that resources are simple to use
• Effectively identify and prioritise products and maintain a clear backlog and team work plan
• Liaise with internal stakeholders to ensure resources produced are edited and checked for accuracy 

What we are looking for in our Volunteering Design Manager Role:

• Able to effectively line manage, prioritise workload and work to meet deadlines
• Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, manage and deliver a diverse workload 
• Able to effectively lead and motivate a team in a matrix environment, providing support, feedback and guidance
• Excellent knowledge and understanding of current volunteering trends, challenges and solutions

Benefits:

• We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.
• 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service plus additional days at Christmas
• Flexible working hours
• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Double matching pension up to 10% of gross salary
• Family Friendly employer with generous family leave
• Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub

For more details about the Scouts and our great benefits:

Closing date for applications: 23:59pm Monday 4th November 2024.

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 19th November online via teams

 Click ‘Apply’ now to apply for this fantastic role!!!!!!

The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.

Job Title - Service Administrator

Contract – Permanent, Full-time

Hours - 35 hours per week

Salary – £23,933 per annum

Location – London, WC1 (Hybrid Working)

 

About Coram Voice

Coram Voice is part of the Coram Group of charities. We are a leading children’s rights organisation. We champion the rights of children and young people. We get young voices heard in decisions that matter to them and work to improve the lives of children in care, care leavers and others who depend upon the help of the state.

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people. We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About the role

We are looking for an experienced and enthusiastic administrator to join the children’s rights charity Coram Voice. This is an exciting opportunity for a well-organised and professional individual to join our vibrant office in London to support our services and work with children and young people in and leaving care. You will be a great communicator who is systematic; comfortable with people at all levels of seniority and adept at talking to children and young people.

The post holder will be responsible for providing responsive and effective administrative support to our independent service by arranging secure accommodation reviews and by providing administrative support for A National Voice (ANV). The role also includes supporting the Administration Manager to ensure the smooth running of Coram Voice Head Office.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 13th November 2024 at 12:00 pm

Interview dates: 19th November 2024 & 21st November 2024

 

Coram Voice is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applicants from Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds as well as people with lived experience of the care system to join our teams. Whilst we have a diverse team we recognise we are a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from diverse communities in order to improve the services to the children and families we help.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

As Supporter Care Manager you will play a key role in Viva’s Fundraising & Engagement team, building relationships with and providing exceptional supporter care to our donors – including individuals, churches and community groups. Your high level of organisation, strong administrative skills and love of engaging with a variety of people will ensure that Viva’s supporters have an excellent and personalised experience of Viva.  Through all this you will play a vital role in making it possible for Viva to achieve its goal of enabling more children to live life in all its fullness.

Your responsibilities will include:

· Supporter communication: engaging with donors by email, letters, phone or in person.

· Supporter care administration: ensuring accuracy in reporting and recording donations.

· Supporter engagement: coordinating supporter events (e.g. our monthly prayer Zoom meeting), representing Viva at church services and managing our presence at events.

· Fundraising & Engagement team support: supporting team communication and the Director for Fundraising & Engagement in team administration.

Operations and office support: ensuring Viva’s UK office runs smoothly.

This role will suit you if you:

• enjoy engaging with supporters and building relationships
• are highly organised, thrive on accuracy and have a keen eye for detail
• are quick to learn and engage with systems and data
• would love to join a welcoming, creative, supportive and international team

This is a full- or part-time role for Viva, located at our Oxford office in the UK with the option to also work at home. Some working time will be needed in the office on a weekly basis, but the exact split of office/home working time can be decided in conversation between the successful candidate and line manager.

Take a look at the full job description and person specification in the information pack and, if this is you, then apply today to be part of this incredible work, making a real and lasting difference for children.

Are you a talented and experienced Trusts Fundraising Manager? Come join our friendly and busy Fundraising Team in this full-time permanent hybrid role! This role will be based in our office in Oxford 2 days per week on average.

As the Trusts & Foundations Manager you will be responsible for generating income from grant making trusts and foundations.  You will take the lead on seeking out new prospects and nurturing existing relationships to significantly grow income. You will achieve this by researching sources of funding, devising individually tailored applications, maintaining excellent communications with existing and potential donor trusts and foundations, delivering an agreed income target as well as growing funding from these sources.

You will be a motivated self-starter with excellent writing, communication, and budgeting skills. You will develop relationships with ease and feel able to positively influence colleagues at all levels of an organisation. The position requires someone with a positive attitude who is determined and resilient. You will be responsible for managing a Trusts & Foundations Executive and will be a key member of the Philanthropy and Partnerships Team.

This is a great opportunity to make a real impact in an extraordinary children’s hospice charity. You will be taking on a successful and robust trusts programme which has great potential to grow and develop. The ideal candidate will have significant experience in trusts fundraising and a successful track record in growing income. Solid leadership and management skills are desirable.

Essential requirements include:

• Experience of trusts and foundation fundraising and able to demonstrate continual growth in expertise and results in this area.
• Experience in developing and delivering income and expenditure budgets. Numerate, including ability to understand and manage financial information.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to write concise and inspiring funding applications and to make presentations.
• Creative thinker, with ability to identify funding opportunities and match them with the right trusts.
• Confident to represent the charity and its work and build relationships with senior trust staff.
• Good understanding of the trusts and foundations fundraising environment and associated processes and different types of grant making bodies.
• Good interpersonal, influencing and relationship-management skills, at all levels.
• Ability to proactively plan and manage a varied and busy workload with strong attention to detail.
• Ability to work as part of a team and spot opportunities to grow and develop relationships for the good of the organisation.

Please note, we are reviewing applications as they come in and the advert may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details please see the job description and if you have any questions about the role please email

Helen & Douglas House offer the following employee benefits:

- 27 days holiday plus Bank Holidays, rising to 28 days after 3 years, and 29 days after 5 years of service.

- Flexible Annual Leave: buy or sell up to 5 days of Annual Leave per year.

- Life assurance x4 your annual salary.

- We are a direction agency for the NHS Pension Scheme.

- Group Personal Pension scheme with 7% employer contribution.

- Eye care voucher scheme.

- Cycle to work scheme.

- Octopus electric vehicle leasing scheme.

- Occupational sick pay and maternity pay.

- Enhanced maternity leave and shared paternity leave.

- A flexible working environment.

- Investment in your Continuous Professional Development.

- Employee Assistance Programme.

- Recommend a friend scheme.

- Commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. We welcome applications from all areas of the community and run regular in-house EDI-focused events and workshops.

Please note that everyone working for Helen & Douglas House are required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Helen & Douglas House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and value the benefits of a diverse workforce. We positively encourage applications from all areas of the community.

Who we are

Age UK Kensington & Chelsea is an independent, local charity working at the heart of the community to make sure that older people’s voices are heard, their needs are met and their independence is supported. We provide a wide range of services including befriending, practical help, information and advice and a variety of social and leisure activities.

Employee Benefits

As an employee of Age UK K&C you will benefit from:

• 4% Employer Pension, up to 6% Employee contribution

• Cycle-to-Work Scheme

• Season Ticket Loan

• Employee Assisted Project including: up to 6 Counselling Sessions

• Staff Wellbeing Events

• Annual Leave Purchase Scheme

• Length of Service Recognition

The role

We are seeking a Business Assurance Manager to join our organisation, working closely with the CEO and our Senior Management team. You will be responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the organisation, including front of house, quality and governance.

The post holder will oversee timetables, reporting, system quality assurance and processes to ensure they are running smoothly and to agreed timescales.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the development and implementation of a framework of quality, business assurance and risk management ensuring that all key activity takes place to the desired quality

• Provide high quality and high-level administrative, co-ordination support to the CEO and SMT • Ensure the smooth running of our governance systems including the Board and Sub Committees.

• Under the direction of the CEO, undertake reviews of quality and governance within the organisation Business Assurance Manager 2024

• Manage, organise and prioritise own workload in response to the service and team requirements.

• Track agreed actions to ensure implementation is achieved against targets

• Manage the agenda and produce the required papers for Board and sub-committee meetings

• Update the SMT to ensure that the frameworks remain up to date, relevant and fit for purpose

• Undertake regular compliance checks against our policy review dates

• Work with the CEO and SMT to ensure the risk register is regularly reviewed, updated and actions are followed through

• Interpret, build upon and comply with company quality assurance standards

• To accurately input, collate, extract and deliver electronic data for monitoring purposes and assist with producing reports, in a timely manner

• Produce reports as required

• Ensure the smooth running of our ‘front of house’ service, including first point of contact.

• Line manage front of house staff and volunteers. 

(Internally titled Senior Community Fundraiser)
Salary: £27,800 per annum
Location: Milton Hospice - CB24 6AB
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Working Pattern:  Monday-Friday, flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends based on business needs.
Contract: Permanent

If you can demonstrate these 3 key qualities we would love to hear from you!

• A desire to make a difference to families in Cambridgeshire and West Essex
• A great communicator with experience of building long-standing relationships
• Enthusiastic, willing and ready for an exciting challenge where no two days are the same

As a member of the Community Fundraising Team you will contribute to the development and implementation of the wider Community Fundraising strategy, working with colleagues to embed a culture for fundraising success and support across the wider organisation.

You will be responsible for contributing to the team income target, growing and maintaining relationships with existing supporters, and developing new relationships and opportunities within Cambridgeshire and parts of West Essex.

You will inspire and motivate a variety of supporters to reach their fundraising goals effectively and efficiently through building great relationships and offering first-class support. You will be focused on uplifting income and spotting fundraising opportunities.

Responsibilities include:

• Organising and supporting fundraising events.
• Engaging with local communities to raise money and awareness 
• Proactively seeking out new fundraising opportunities.
• Working as a part of a wider team, contributing ideas and examples of fundraising success.
• Meeting income targets to ensure we can continue to support families across Cambridgeshire and East Anglia
• Reporting on budgets for your area and keeping an up to date pipeline of expected income
• Maintaining accurate supporter records on our fundraising database
• Delivering talks and presentations to organisations to secure long term support
• Stewardship; through telephone calls, emails, letters, meetings and presentations you will correspond with a diverse range of fundraisers and develop an understanding of how our supporters like to be communicated with individually
• Managing our group of fundraising volunteers

*A full UK Driving License and use of own car is essential for this role*

The benefits

• Enhanced holiday plus holiday purchase scheme
• Flexible / hybrid working
• Employee wellbeing support scheme
• Free eye tests & Cycle to work scheme
• Employer pension scheme (up to 7% employer contribution) inc. life assurance cover
• Enhanced maternity & paternity pay

The organisation

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensure the best possible quality of life and make every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk.  Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We employ around 400 employees and have more than 1,800 volunteers across the organisation, including 49 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Closing date: 12th November 2024 at 23:59 BST.

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Diversity statement

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note:

EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.

No agencies please.

Job Title - Research Manager

Contract - Permanent

Work pattern - Full time or 0.8 FTE (for flexible working, including term time working)

Salary - £42,000 - £48,000 per annum (or pro rata)

Location - Flexible, with an expectation of working at Coram’s campus in London on average at least once a week. 

We are looking for someone who is passionate about using their research and evaluation expertise, including involving children, young people and their families in research, to join our growing Impact and Evaluation team to help improve support for vulnerable children and young people, and ultimately make a positive difference in their lives.

About Coram and the team

Established as the Foundling Hospital in 1739, Coram is today a vibrant charity group of specialist organisations, supporting hundreds of thousands of children, young people and families every year from infancy to independence. We champion children’s rights and wellbeing, making lives better through legal support, advocacy, adoption and our range of therapeutic, educational and cultural programmes.

Coram’s vision for children is a society where every child has the best possible chance in life, regardless of their background or circumstances.

Building on our legacy as the first and longest continuing children’s charity, we have launched the Coram Institute for Children, the dedicated research and development organisation for children. The Institute will be instrumental in realising this vision by acting as a catalyst for change and collaboration, seeking evidence-based solutions to the challenges facing children in the 21st century in policy, law and practice.

The Impact and Evaluation team sits within Coram’s Institute for Children. Our team consists of 14 Researchers and a Research Coordinator, along with a network of around 15 research associates, pro bono analysts and peer researchers. We carry out qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods research with children and young people, which often involves parents and carers and the professionals who support them.

As a team, are values are to be child-centred, rigorous, grounded in experience, collaborative and impactful. We are dedicated to delivering child-centred research to ensure their voice is at the forefront of our work. We use co-design and participatory research methods to challenge power imbalances within research and work with marginalised groups.

Our work includes a diverse range of evaluation designs from feasibility studies and process evaluations through to large-scale, multi-site experimental and quasi-experimental impact evaluations. We work with a range of partners including Foundations, the Youth Endowment Fund, Department for Education, local authorities, the NHS, and universities as well as other third sector organisations. We also work in-house to support the Coram group of children’s charities to help evaluate their effectiveness and assess the impact of their work.

This role will be based in Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team which sits at the heart of Coram’s Institute for Children dedicated to improving the life chances of children. This role will play an important part in building the Institute and the strategic direction of the team. The role offers exciting opportunities to work within the Coram’s Impact and Evaluation team to lead a portfolio of mixed methods research projects and evaluation studies. As well as build links across Coram as well as externally with research partners and universities to pursue research dedicated to improving the lives of children and young people.

About the role

The Research Manager will play an important role in working with the Head of Impact and Evaluation and across Coram to develop and expand work of the team within Coram’s Institute for Children.

Working within Coram’s growing Impact and Evaluation team (which currently includes eight permanent researchers) the Research Manager will lead the delivery of high quality, innovative qualitative and quantitative studies including externally commissioned research and evaluation to support the improvement of policy and practice for vulnerable children, young people and their families. This will include implementation and process evaluations with children/young people, parents/carers and professionals as well as quasi-experimental and experimental impact evaluations.

We welcome applications from mixed-methods, quantitative and qualitative researchers who have knowledge of a range of research methods and evaluation approaches. We are dedicated to delivering child-centred research to ensure their voice is at the forefront of our work. We use co-design and participatory research methods to challenge power imbalances within research and work with marginalized groups.

The Research Manager will work with colleagues across Coram and with external partners in local authorities, central government, businesses and other third sector organisations. They will have the opportunity to shape the work of the Institute by designing new research funding bids, responding to tender opportunities and developing our academic partnerships.

The role also comes with a range of personal and professional benefits including dedicated time for continuous professional development, 25 plus days of annual leave, regular team reflective practice sessions and flexible working arrangements.

This is a great opportunity for an experienced research manager who has a passion for innovative, participatory research to take the initiative to design and deliver high-quality evidence which improves policy and practice for children, young people and their families.

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority groups, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented in research roles. If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 5pm on 15/11/2024

Interview dates: week of 25/11/2024

We will also make any reasonable adjustments at the interview stage for applicants invited to interview to support inclusivity.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.

We are recruiting a Policy and Campaigns Manager to take forward our work on household debt. This role plays a key part in our campaign to end the UK’s household debt crisis.

Over ten million people in the UK are now ‘overindebted’, meaning they are behind on bills or are finding their debt repayments a heavy financial burden. The crisis has been growing over the last decade but has increased dramatically because of the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. More and more people are now borrowing to cover bills and essentials.

Our campaign combines community organising with national level campaigning and advocacy work to bring the voices of those most affected by the debt crisis to the fore in debates on policy solutions. You will use your policy and campaigning expertise to help ensure the people most impacted by problem household debt have a say in influencing the policies that affect them. You will work on issues such as the growth in council tax debt and bailiff use, the huge build up in energy debt as a result of the cost of living crisis and making insolvency policy and practice fairer and more accessible so more people can get out of debt.

You will be a key member of our household debt project team, working alongside the Head of Campaigns, Head of Policy and Advocacy, Digital Campaigner and Lead  Organiser.

We are looking for someone with great policy analysis and advocacy skills, a strong campaigning mindset, and a passion for social justice. We are not expecting you to already be an expert in all aspects of the role or in household debt policy but are looking for someone with the potential to develop quickly. Crucially, you will also need to appreciate why taking a community organising approach and building the power of people affected by debt is important, though you do not need to have experience in community organising.

This role will require some evening and weekend working, though this will be infrequent.

We strongly value diversity and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We would particularly like to encourage applications from women and non-binary people, people of colour, people who identify as LGTBQIA+ and people who identify as working class or have done in the past. If you have a question about location or any other aspect of the role, please do get in touch.

​About us:

Greenhouse Sports is on a mission to transform the lives of young people from disadvantaged communities through the power of sport and mentoring. We’re looking for a People Manager who is as passionate as we are about creating opportunities for young people to succeed. If you believe in the power of sport for development, this could be your chance to make a real impact.

About the Role:

As People Manager, you’ll oversee the day-to-day operations of our People function, supporting both our incredible coaches and office teams. You'll play a key role in fostering an inclusive and high-performing environment that empowers our staff to give their best, helping every child have a fair chance to succeed. This is a broad generalist role, where you'll drive recruitment, manage employee relations, and support professional development – all while ensuring we stay legally compliant and uphold our values.

We want someone who is not only skilled but also passionate about supporting people and excited to be a key player in making Greenhouse Sports an inclusive and exceptional place to work. You'll work closely with senior leadership, helping shape the culture, and managing our HR Officer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the recruitment process, with a focus on Diversity and Inclusion goals.
• Oversee onboarding and induction, ensuring new staff feel welcomed and supported.
• Manage employee relations and provide HR advice on investigations, grievances, and more.
• Collaborate with leadership on talent development and performance management.
• Support the implementation of our Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan.
• Act as a Deputy Safeguarding Officer and ensure compliance with Health & Safety standards.

Who We’re Looking For:

• CIPD qualified (Level 5) or equivalent experience.
• Passionate about sport for development and inclusivity in the workplace.
• Strong knowledge of employment law and HR best practices.
• Excellent people management skills and experience in managing HR teams.
• A great communicator, with a proactive and solutions-focused approach.

Why Join Us?

At Greenhouse Sports, we’re more than just a charity. We’re a close-knit team driven by a shared goal: to make a positive impact on the lives of young people. We offer a flexible, supportive work environment, with fantastic benefits like a personal wellbeing budget, health insurance, and a generous holiday allowance. Plus, we’re proud to have been named one of The Sunday Times’ Best Places to Work 2024.

Join us and be part of a team that’s making a real difference.

Interested?
If you would like to apply, please submit your CV and cover letter. Please highlight your skills, experience, and passion for supporting people and aligning with our mission.​

Application Deadline: Monday 21st October at 5pm. All applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. ​

Greenhouse Sports is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore applicants must be willing to undergo child protection training and screening including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check and obtaining satisfactory references from past employers.

Purpose: you will be the key resource within a small fundraising team, with responsibility for applying and securing funding to cover our core costs, as well as grant applications for specific community activities and building projects. As the only paid member of this team, you will take the lead in researching, applying for, and reporting on grant application progress with charitable trusts and other potential funders, in line with our fundraising strategy. You will also be a member of our Operations Team, which meets weekly to oversee the day-to-day efficient running of The Hub.

Contract: 2-year contract initially, subject to successful completion of a 4-month probationary period.  

Hours: 8-12 hours per week, to be agreed upon appointment. Within reason, we are flexible about when these hours are worked throughout the week, although we would expect the successful candidate to regularly attend the weekly Operations Team meetings on Tuesdays, in person.

Background:

The Leatherhead Community Hub (LCH) was established in July 2020, as a dedicated community centre in North Leatherhead. LCH provides opportunities for people to come together socially and build community, as well as giving our partner organisations a permanent base from which to offer critical support and services to local residents, including the local Foodbank and Community Fridge. Our mission is to create a safe, welcoming space at the heart of the community, where people of all ages can connect, learn, have fun, and find the support they need to thrive. The Hub attracts around 3,000 visitors a month to our café and the many other community activities and events run by LCH, our partners and other local groups.

LCH has a yearly budgeted turnover of over £200,000 (2024/25), excluding funds raised for a major building project. Just over a half of this amount is from the café & tenant rental income, and the remainder is from grants & fundraising activities (including a 3-year grant from the National Lottery).

 

Main duties and responsibilities:

• Researching potential funding opportunities, with a particular focus on charitable trusts and local authority grant schemes. (Other members of the fundraising team will take the lead in fundraising from local businesses, schools, and churches).
• Submitting a regular flow of small and larger grant applications to meet core costs and match other identified funding needs, with support from the rest of the fundraising team.
• Attending monthly meetings with the fundraising team, including setting the agenda and updating the rest of the team on progress towards our fundraising targets.
• Maintaining a database of past, current and prospective grant applications, as well as digital copies of all grant applications, award letters, etc.
• Monitoring and fulfilling the reporting requirements of successful grant applications, ensuring that we are collecting information on outputs/outcomes set out by funders.
• Attending weekly meetings of the Operations Team, to keep in touch with what is going on at the Hub and identify future funding priorities. 

Requirements of the postholder 

Essential:

• Hard-working, honest, dependable, self-motivated, and friendly, with the ability to work effectively both alone, and as part of a team.
• A positive and flexible approach to work - able to handle new or competing demands and work under own initiative, without close supervision.
• Excellent written communications skills – able to write clearly, persuasively and passionately about the charity’s work.
• Experience of writing grant applications or able to demonstrate equivalent skills in a different setting.
• Strong organisational and time management skills, and good IT skills (e.g. internet, emails).
• Ability to comply with policies and guidance and maintain clear and up-to-date records.
• A commitment to the vision, mission and values of LCH.

Desirable:

• Proven experience of working in a charity, trust or other fundraising role.
• Experience of working or volunteering for a voluntary or community organisation.
• Experience of living, working and/or volunteering in the local area.

 Posted on: 13th October 2024

Closing date: 31st October 2024

Interview date: 8th November 2024

Are you an expert in fundraising compliance who’s looking for your next career move?  
 

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity are hiring for a Fundraising Compliance Manager to join our team. We rely on public generosity to continue our vital work, and face-to-face fundraising is a crucial part of this. We are seeking a diligent and experienced Fundraising Compliance Manager who will not only ensure our face-to-face fundraising activities remain ethical, legal, and aligned with industry best practices, but all support the wider Charity on fundraising compliance. We are committed to ensuring we have the highest compliance standards for not only our external fundraisers, but internal teams too, and have created this additional role in our team.  
 

Key Responsibilities

As a Fundraising Compliance Manager, you will take on a varied role including:

• Managing fundraising compliance across telephone and face to face fundraising activities.  
• Supporting on wider compliance measure across the Charity.Conducting regular audits and risk assessments of fundraising teams and agencies, providing guidance and training to ensure compliance with policies and procedures. 
• Developing and delivering of audit trails of third-party agency activity, including site bookings and fundraiser recruitment. This role will focus on face-to-face fundraising activities.  
• Tracking and reporting on complaints and collaborating with the Senior Supporter Relations Care Manager.  
• Producing regular reports to share with the Fundraising Leadership Team  and Trustees outlining compliance actions and areas for improvement.
• This role is focused on compliance, but you will also get involved in training activities. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Significant experience working within fundraising compliance. 
• Substantial knowledge of the Fundraising Code of Practice. 
• Understanding of gambling commission legislation in relation to charity lotteries. 
• Experience writing compliance reports. 
• Understanding of GDPR regulations. 
• Exceptional relationship building skills. 
• Strong communication skills. 
   

Please refer to the full job description for more information. 
 

How to apply
 

Please click on the apply button in the top right hand corner where you will be taken to a short application form to complete.
 

Closing Date: 8th November 2024
 

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)  
• A flexible approach to working arrangements.  
• Access to our enhanced pension scheme  
• Life assurance 
• Access to various health and wellbeing schemes, including the employee assistance programme. 

About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day brings new challenges at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Every day, over 750 seriously ill children from across the UK arrive for life-changing treatments. Every day, young lives hang in the balance as patients, families and staff battle the most complex illnesses. And every day, the brightest minds come together to achieve pioneering medical breakthroughs that change the lives of thousands of children – and change the world. This extraordinary hospital has always depended on charitable support to give seriously ill children the best chance to fulfil their potential. Without donations, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity can’t help fund ground-breaking research, advanced equipment, child and family support services, and the rebuilding and refurbishment of wards and medical facilities. Our staff help to raise these vital funds for the hospital. A better future for seriously ill children starts with you.
 

Along with being awarded the ‘Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023’, we were delighted to be recently awarded the 'Charity Times Fundraising Team of the Year 2023.'  
 

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
 

A more diverse workforce will enable us to deliver even more impact and we particularly encourage applications from communities which are under-represented in the charity. This includes people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, disabled people or those with long-term conditions, LGBTQ+ communities, and those from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds. Further information on our EDI strategy can be found on our site. 
 

As a Level 2 Disability Confident Committed Employer we are more than happy to make reasonable adjustments wherever possible throughout the recruitment process. For more information on this please contact us. 

Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis and we reserve the right to close the role prior to the closing date, should a suitable applicant be found. Therefore, you are encouraged to apply right away, to avoid disappointment.

Governance and Planning Manager

Location: Hybrid – Minimum 2 days per week in Head Office in Cheam, Surrey
Contract Type: Permanent,
Hours: 35 hours per week (part time, 4 days considered)
Salary: £40-£45,000 per annum

At the Charity for Civil Servants, we can’t always prevent the tricky, stressful, sad stuff from happening. But when it does happen, we help current, former and retired civil servants get the best support. Join us as we embark on the next phase of our strategy to ensure we can be there when people need us the most.

We are now recruiting for a Governance and Planning Manager, a key role in ensuring that the Charity has robust plans and monitoring systems in place to drive progress and impact. You will also, crucially, help us to ensure that our high-profile trustees are supported effectively.

Reporting to the Director of Finance, the Governance and Planning Manager will be working with colleagues across the organisation to provide guidance on trustee governance and business planning. You will be demonstrating your experience of project management and helping to bring together our diverse and dedicate teams to support collaboration and a ‘one Charity’ approach.

To be successful in this role, you’ll be organised with strong attention to detail and ideally be qualified in a project management discipline, although we’ll also consider candidates with demonstrable experience in lieu of a qualification. You'll be an excellent minute-taker with strong report writing and planning skills.

You will also have strong influencing and interpersonal skills, able to build accountability across individuals at all levels the organisation to meet our collective targets and objectives.
This is an exciting time to join the Charity as we seek to embed our presence as a UK-wide charity. If you would like to be a key member of our team, then we would like to hear from you today!

In return, we can offer you excellent benefits including a health cash plan, Headspace, life assurance, excellent pension, generous annual leave, birthday leave and a cycle to work scheme.

To apply, please submit your CV and a covering letter that states why you would be suitable for this role. The closing date for applications is 5pm on 22 November 2024.

First stage interviews will be held in person in our head office in Cheam, Surrey on 2 or 4 December. Please let us know in your covering letter if either of these dates would be difficult for you or if you need any adjustments to enable you to perform to your best at interview.

The Charity for Civil Servants are committed to building and developing a workforce which reflects the diversity of the civil service community that we support. We seek to ensure all job applications are treated fairly, with respect and without bias and we encourage applications from suitably experienced candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion or belief, or any other factor.

We are now recruiting for a Governance and Planning Manager, a key role in ensuring that the Charity has robust plans and monitoring systems in place to drive progress and impact.

You may also have experience in the following: Governance Co-ordinator, Corporate Governance, Governance Coordinator, Governance Assistant, Executive Assistant, Governance Administrator, Assistant Company Secretary, Junior Company Secretary, Graduate Company Secretary, Governance Officer, Governance Planning, Planning Management etc.

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We are thrilled to offer an exciting opportunity for a Volunteering Learning and Development Manager.

• Position: Volunteering Learning and Development Manager
• Location: Gilwell Park-based: You’ll be expected to work from the office once a week, plus an additional day each month to collaborate with the wider team. Home-based: You'll visit the office once every 4-6 weeks.
• Salary (Gilwell Park-based): £52,000 per annum (Band G, inclusive of Outer London Weighting & market supplement)
• Salary (Home-based): £50,240 per annum (Band G, inclusive of market supplement)
• Term: Permanent
• Hours: 35 hours per week

About the team and role as a Learning and Development Manager Role:

As our Volunteering Learning and Development Manager, you will be instrumental in cultivating a culture of continuous learning, leveraging digital tools to address the diverse needs of our volunteers across the UK and beyond. You will drive the innovation and design of engaging learning experiences, ensuring our volunteers are well-equipped to deliver safe, high-quality programs and demonstrate strong leadership and governance skills.

As the Volunteering Learning and Development Manager, Key responsibilities

• Lead the design and delivery of customer-centric learning for adult volunteers.
• Ensure volunteers acquire the skills necessary for successful program delivery and leadership.
• Co-create a practical, digital-first learning model tailored to meet diverse volunteer needs.
• Guarantee compliance by providing the right resources and tracking volunteer learning.
• Work alongside subject matter experts, staff, and volunteers to create engaging, relevant learning materials.

What we are looking for in our Volunteering Learning and Development Manager Role:

• Extensive knowledge in digital, blended, and non-digital learning design and delivery.
• Proven ability to manage and inspire a diverse, creative team.
• Track record of developing learning solutions for remote, multi-located volunteer teams.
• Familiarity with current volunteering trends, challenges, and working in volunteer-driven organisations.
• A self-aware, approachable leader with resilience, a sense of fun, and a drive to make improvements.

Benefits:

We are an award-winning Charity of the Year (Charity Times Awards 2022) with over 400 employees across multiple locations across the country.

• 28 days holiday and going up to 32 days after 2 years’ service plus additional days at Christmas
• Flexible working hours
• Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
• Double matching pension up to 10% of gross salary
• Family Friendly employer with generous family leave
• Learning and Development/training opportunities via our internal learning hub

For more details about the Scouts and our great benefits:

Closing date for applications: 23:59pm Sunday 3rd November 2024.

Interviews will be held on Monday 18th November online via teams 

Click ‘Apply’ now to apply for this fantastic role!!!!!!

Strictly no agencies. 

The Scouts is an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels valued and empowered to contribute. We offer flexible working arrangements to support diverse needs and lifestyles, ensuring that our teams can thrive both professionally and personally. We welcome and encourage applicants from all walks of life, believing that varied perspectives strengthen our innovation and community. Your unique experiences and ideas are essential to our success, and we look forward to hearing from all voices.

We are looking to grow the capacity of our church leadership to support church growth, as we both develop our base within the new Osney Mead Innovation Quarter and expand our activities across the city.

We see Operations as a key ministry in the life of the church. Our existing church Admin Team covers events, communications, volunteer coordination, data handling and safeguarding administration, whilst management roles have generally been held by pastoral staff. In appointing an Operations Leader, we are seeking someone “well respected, full of the Holy Spirit and wisdom” (Acts 6:3), whose managerial skill will release other leaders to focus on pastoral ministry.

The Operations Leader will work with our senior leaders to build and run systems that support church growth, and will be responsible for:

• Cultivating a culture in which volunteers thrive
• Leading on finance, governance, HR and compliance
• Use and development of our building
• Oversight of church admin team

This is a key role in our church life and requires a vibrant Christian faith and a passion for our church’s mission. It also demands strong people skills and the ability to ensure strategies and plans are executed in a timely and thorough manner.

Key relationships

Your primary team will be our church Core Team. You will work each week with Steve and Bev Jones, other pastors in the church and the Admin Team.

You will also work closely with the board of The Kings Centre Ltd, Trustees, our charity’s Operations Director and a range of volunteers in the local church.

Specific duties

Development

1. Implement systems to support and sustain excellent volunteer service

2. Osney Mead project: liaise with consultants and key stakeholders, establish project brief; project manage development of a business plan

Governance

3. Report to governance teams within the charity: producing reports on risk management, statutory and policy compliance

4. Chair the board of The King’s Centre Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of our charity)

Resources

5. Manage church finances: setting a growth budget, controlling spend, generating income, ensuring routine tasks are done effectively

6. Oversee HR (recruitment, annual reviews, improving culture of performance)

7. Oversee IT and AV systems

8. Management of data

Relationships

9. Participate in Core Team and whole church staff meetings

10.Line-manage ‘Admin Team Leader’ and oversee admin team