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Job Title: Global Communications Officer
Reporting to: Senior Global Communications Manager
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 Hours) Permanent
Principal Location: London
Salary: £27,000-£30,000
Part 1: Role Purpose:
Street Child is looking for a dynamic, confident individual with a passion for communications and a drive to make a difference.
We need a Global Communications Officer who is adaptable, personable, has an attention to detail and is ready to tackle any task with gusto. We are looking for someone who can drive forward our owned channel development, grow our website traffic and social media channels whilst maintaining strong platform engagement rates to generate fundraising.
Our ideal candidate will also create fresh campaigns with market cut through, develop clear, creative collateral, support our growing global advocacy efforts and identify opportunities for telling stories from Street Child’s programmes around the world. An eye for design and some basic editing skills is a bonus.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
1. Social channel content creation, maintenance and development
- Lead on the development and maintenance of the Street Child social channels, pushing forward our social strategy with a relentless focus on growth and engagement. Develop, create, and manage engaging content for our social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok), including identifying strategies for viral and timely content.
- Craft compelling copy and visuals that align with our brand voice and promote Street Child programmes around the world.
- Identify and leverage emerging trends and opportunities for Street Child’s social media presence.
2. Day-to-day website content updates & maintenance
- Lead on the day-to-day content updates and maintenance of the Street Child website, working to a turnaround time of 48 hours for business-as-usual activity.
- Work with external web developers to ensure Street Child’s website is optimised for raising awareness of our work, engaging supporters and raising funds.
- Develop high-quality written and visual content optimised for web, including managing our blog to ensure a steady output of content on Street Child programme areas, including primary education work, education in emergencies, and humanitarian programmes.
3. Communications resource for global fundraising teams
- Support the strategic development and communications needs of European and North American entities, ensuring a strong cohesive global voice for Street Child.
- Support global fundraising teams on all communication resource needs, including but not limited to event publicity/promotion, key appeal content and community resource generation.
- Support the creation of content/collateral for fundraising teams.
- Support the development of corporate communications, including but not limited to the design of impact reports, event promotion and publicity.
- Work with colleagues in other fundraising teams to establish communication calendars and plan for their respective areas of work, identifying communication needs and deadlines ahead of time.
4. Global advocacy communications support
- Support the delivery of global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
- Support corporate communications strategies around global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
- Craft compelling advocacy messages for Street Child-owned channels, working closely with our global programmes experts to position the organisation as though-leaders in the global education sector.
5. Wider MMC support
- Support the delivery of key content and assets for media.
- Support the contracting of in-country photographers and videographers.
- Support the individual giving donor mapping and communications development, helping to deepen and develop our donor relationships and increase unrestricted fundraising.
- Able to represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally.
- Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role.
- Support the delivery of the Annual Report.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ID: 1254 Corporate Partnerships Manager
Salary: starting at £31,991 FTE per annum, rising to £35,445 FTE per annum
Additionally, £3,789 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum for Head Office based
Additionally, £480 home-based allowance FTE per annum for home-based
Location: Hybrid London Head Office (London N1) or home-based
For Head Office based, we typically work a minimum 2 days a week in the office - our office space is wheelchair accessible and located in Hoxton, London, N1.
Please note, this role requires regular travel to partner meetings and events, predominantly in central London (but also nationally) even if home-based.
Hours: Full Time (37 Hours) or Part Time (no less than 28 hours)
We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details.
Contract: Permanent
Family Action & the Role’s Impact:
Family Action is a national charity committed to supporting families through change, challenge and crisis. Since the charity was founded in 1869, we have continued to help children and families overcome the challenges they face through a wide range of practical, emotional and financial support. Today we work with more than 60,000 families in some 200+ community-based services, as well as supporting thousands more through our national helpline, FamilyLine, which offers free and immediate support to adult family members, and through national schemes like the National School Breakfast Programme.
We are looking for an ambitious and collaborative fundraiser to join our high performing corporate partnerships team. Family Action is going through an exciting time, with a major brand review and a new website launching soon, with income generation a key priority. This role will mainly focus on account management, including our extensive partnership with Barclays, offering the post-holder an opportunity to lead our work with a major funder, delivering excellent outcomes for families.
Our working culture is flexible, fun and open, with excellent opportunities to collaborate with colleagues with a range of specialisms, from brand, to marketing and communications, to fundraising, as well as our colleagues delivering Family Action’s services.
Main Requirements (for more details, please see the job description and person specification):
· Provide day to day relationship management for a portfolio of key partnerships, including Barclays.
· Delivering excellent customer service to corporate account contacts – keeping in mind their needs, thinking ahead for solutions, responding to requests and working closely with them to develop partnerships for best mutual benefit
· Proactively seek opportunities to grow our partnerships, maximising income and engagement
· The ability to travel on a regular basis to partner meetings and events, predominantly in central London but also nationally (if homebased - travel to London at least twice a month).
Benefits:
- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time)
- up to 6% matched-pension contributions
- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment
- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions
- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers
- cycle to work scheme
- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities
We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.
To Apply:
· Complete: the Application Form & send to the designated inbox located on the advert document (inbox 26)
· Closing Date : Monday 29th July 2024 at 9am
· To learn more about Family Action: Recruitment Pack
· To learn more about our terms & conditions: Summary Terms & Conditions of Employment
· To help us fulfil our commitment to diversity and promoting equal opportunities: complete our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey
Interviews are scheduled to take place from 5th-8th August 2024 virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available.
For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email Heather Kearney, Deputy Director, External Engagement (email address located on advert document)
Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:
We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.
We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an in person interview.
*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.
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This is an exciting role, for a charity finance professional and great communicator to join CoppaFeel!.
- Are you analytical and forward thinking with finances?
- Do you enjoy collaborating and empowering the wider organisational team in finance understanding?
- Are you an experienced line manager that thrives on developing and upskilling your team?
If yes to the above we would love to hear from you.
About CoppaFeel!
CoppaFeel! exists to educate and remind every young person in the UK that checking their boobs isn’t only fun, it could save their life. We are the first breast cancer charity in the UK to create awareness amongst young people, with the aim of instilling a new healthy habit that could one day save their life.
About the role
This is a new role at CoppaFeel! as we grow and develop our finance team. As the Senior Finance Manager, you will have responsibility for overseeing CoppaFeel!’s finances . The Senior Finance Manager will be a key role in providing support and analysis to help decision-making for Leadership team.
KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Strategic (15%)
- Support on the annual Budgeting and quarterly Forecasting process
- Support with long term financial plans
Reports (15%)
- Preparation of budget holder monthly reports and other internal financial reports
- Supporting with cashflow monitoring
Stakeholder Management (20%)
- Support Auditors with audit information
- Line manage finance assistant/intern
- Finance business partner with the teams and discuss spend with budget holders
Finance processing (50%)
- Manage day to day running of the finance function (Banking, team queries)
- Trial balance reconciliation and month end journals
- Manage and maintain appropriate financial policies and financial controls mitigating financial risk and implementing best practice.
SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE & QUALIFICATIONS
- Part qualified Accountant or qualified by experience
- Strong relationship building and communication skills and the ability to engage with a range of people within the organisation.
- Have good working knowledge of reporting requirements and UK charity regulations experience including SORP
- Have experience driving change and improving processes.
- Experience of line management
- Intermediate to advanced excel skills
Please see job pack for full role description and all the benefits available at CoppaFeel!
To apply for the role, please submit your CV and complete the screening questions through Charity Jobs. Applications close on 29th July at 9am, but interviews will be held on a rolling basis, so early application is advised. The initial process will consist of a 1 hour test plus an interview, questions will be provided at least 24 hours in advance.
At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.
We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.
Job Role: To promote Forces Employment Charity Ex Forces Programme across the UK and provide employability and employment support for veterans in order that they find appropriate sustainable employment, or another Preferred Vocational Outcome.
The role reports to Ex Forces Employment Manager. This position is permanent Full-time, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £28,325. The successful candidate will be Home based, with local and regional travel. Ex Forces Employment Consultant will spend an average of 30% of their time networking within their region.
Principal Responsibilities:
· Provide advice and guidance to support veterans into employment.
· Develop links with local and regional businesses and business forums to develop relationships with Corporate Mentors and to provide enhanced local level employment opportunities, working collaboratively with Employer Relationship Managers (ERMs).
· Facilitate veterans to access suitable training courses, funding and work placements.
· Post and maintain an exemplar professional LinkedIn profile and engage with appropriate content from FEC and partner organisations.
· Link with local and regional Ex-Armed Forces support agencies initiatives to create a flow of veterans requiring employment support. This will include as a minimum creating working relationships with Armed Forces Charities and DWP and regional Armed Forces Champions (including Armed Forces Covenant groups).
· Contribute to FEC’s online community engaging veterans with the self-help tools and Corporate Mentors.
· Attend all CTP Employment Fairs in your region as an exhibitor. Publicise the role of FEC in supporting veteran employment.
· Co-ordinate with partner charities and refer clients to support as identified by their needs assessment.
· Manage client caseload on our CRM system, in accordance with work instructions.
· Represent the values and professional expertise of FEC to all external audiences.
· The 30% networking time will involve attending partner meetings, employment events and collaboration with other charities/agencies that specialise in support to veterans. The time spent doing this will be captured on our CRM and will be measurable.
· Undertake other actions as required by the Ex-Forces Employment Manager.
PERSONAL SPECIFICATION
Essential Competencies:
· Empathy with Armed Forces personnel and an understanding of the challenges they face.
· Strong networking skills and the enthusiasm and ability to create relationships that will support the work of FEC.
· Motivated self-starter with ability to work largely unsupervised within a multi-disciplinary environment dedicated to achieving successful outcomes for veterans.
· Extensive experience in blended provision of support.
· Clean driving licence and exclusive use of a car.
Desirable Competencies:
· Demonstrable experience of supporting adults into employment.
· Existing network of regional and local organisations who support the Armed Forces Community.
· Existing Linkedin network of veterans and individuals within Armed Forces Charities, statutory organisations and employers.
· A good understanding of the employment market, including recruitment, welfare to work provision, work-based learning, and vocational training.
· Mental Health First Aid Training.
· NVQ L4 in Advice, Information and Guidance.
Security Clearance:
The successful candidate is required to undergo an Enhanced DBS security clearance check.
Forces Employment Charity is an equal opportunities employer and values having a diverse workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates.
If you meet the criteria and are passionate about supporting service leavers in their transition to civilian employment, we encourage you to apply. To apply, please submit your CV and cover letter by Midnight Friday, 23 August 2024.
- £6,079 per year (based on a full-time salary of £30,396)
- 7.5 hours per week
- Fixed-term contract until June 2026
- SEL Mind office (to be agreed), with travel across all SEL Mind boroughs
The Benefits Service within SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems to navigate the benefits system and challenge unfair decisions. The service currently operates across Bromley, Lewisham and Greenwich, delivered in partnership with local NHS. It includes dedicated welfare benefits specialists who provide casework support, and a cross-area team of volunteers who assist with form filling and assessments for health and disability benefits.
We are looking for a part-time Advice Projects Coordinator to support a new advice clinic to help people with mental health problems complete complex forms for health and disability benefits. We are looking for someone with experience of providing help with health and disability benefits, excellent organisational skills, and the ability to support and motivate a passionate team of volunteers.
This role will involve:
- Supporting clients to fill out health and disability benefits forms to a high standard
- Coordinating appointment bookings and a volunteer rota
- Helping clients access wider advice and support services
- Providing ad hoc support and guidance for volunteers
Successful applicants will be expected to undergo an Enhanced Level Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Closing date: Monday 29th July (11:59pm)
Likely interview date: Monday 12th August
SEL Mind supports people with mental health problems and dementia in the boroughs of Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham and Southwark. We are proud of our diverse workforce and know that our organisation is made stronger by the variety of backgrounds, experience, and ideas within it. We promote a culture of inclusion and representation, and are working hard to build a workforce that even better reflects the communities we support.
SEL Mind is somewhere that you can be your authentic self without fear of discrimination on the grounds of ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodivergence, gender, age, lived experience of mental health problems or anything else that’s part of who you are.
Read more about staff benefits and why staff love working here on our website.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about young people? Do you want to become part of a team that brings young people of different faiths together across the city? We are looking for an experienced youth and schools worker to lead our West Midlands work at The Feast.
A significant part of the role is to engage with Muslim, Sikh and Hindu groups across the West Midlands.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We're looking for a Finance Officer to join our finance team in Islington!
£30,282.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
The Finance Officer will be a key member of the Finance Transactions Team and will undertake a varied and interesting range of Purchase ledger and Rents tasks.
Purchase ledger duties will include the processing of invoices, query resolution and the preparation and execution of the weekly payments runs. The role will support the Rents Finance function and will assist with the timely posting of customer payments and adjustments onto the Housing Management system.
Full time role, hybrid working 2 days form Head Office
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Process invoices onto the system, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded and authorised as per current Standing Orders
Scan invoices onto the system or prepare for manual payment
Prepare and post the weekly invoice payment files
Prepare the weekly BACS and manual payment runs
Prepare petty cash reimbursements
Monitor the Purchase ledger mailbox, ensuring that queries and arising actions are dealt with, and invoices are registered on the system in a timely manner
Prepare month end accruals and reconciliations as required
Act as cover for the Rents function in ensuring rent adjustments are posted to Customer accounts in as per the required timescales
Act as cover for the Rents function in ensuring customer payment files including Standing orders, Housing Benefit and Allpay are posted to customer accounts in as per the required timescales
Prepare and post weekly rent interface files, update the bank reconciliation and monitor the Rents mailbox.
Run month end reports and extract information as required.
Work flexibly and co-operatively as part of the team and the Finance Department
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage service-user involvement
Approachable and open behaviour
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviours
Is numerate and confident with figures
What you'll bring:
Essential:
Excellent time management skills, with the ability to manage their own workload
Proven customer service skills
Graduate in a Finance related subject
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to cope under pressure
Excellent IT & communication skills
Desirable:
Rent accounting experience
Experience of working in accounts payable
Experience of balance sheet reconciliations
Experience of posting journals and working with a general ledger system
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Communications Officer to join our team in London, UK.
The post holder will be responsible for creating timely, compelling and targeted content that aligns with the overarching external content strategy, seeking the optimal dissemination channels to position the organisation with key stakeholders. This will include working with project/programme teams to capture and communicate progress, results and learning, drafting blogs, press releases and newsletters, developing targeted messaging and playing a leading role in delivering communications campaigns.
The post holder will also seek to ensure that our external content speaks to philanthropic audiences, ensuring the impact of our work and perspectives from communities is articulated and shared in the most effective way and support with the formulation and delivery of stakeholder events.
The successful candidate will have:
- Degree in communications, journalism, international development or other relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
- Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including writing strategies, long form content, briefing papers, concept notes, use of social media, etc.
- Demonstrable ability to synthesise complex technical information and convey messages to diverse audiences.
- Strong analytic, strategic thinking, and planning skills.
- Ability to take initiative and manage assignments from concept to completion.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively and thoughtfully with all levels of associates, including senior management, stakeholders and donors.
- Good experience and knowledge of effective dissemination of high-quality communications outputs.
- Good experience of the use of digital technology for external engagement.
- Experience of organising digital and in-person events.
Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.
To apply for this position you will need to have the right to work in the UK.
We are currently hybrid working and ask staff to come into the office once a week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Reprieve
Reprieve works with the most disenfranchised people in society. Our aim is simple: to consign the death penalty and abuses carried out in the name of “counter-terrorism” or “national security” to history, drawing public and political attention to these past harms with a view to preventing them from occurring again.
In our view, you can best judge a society by how it treats prisoners, criminal defendants, and the far-flung targets of an ever-changing counter-terror policy. To us, the rule of law means little if we selectively apply it to people we agree with. It is for all of us. Liberty is always eroded at the margins.
Reprieve’s staff is made up of courageous and committed human rights defenders. Founded in 1999, we provide free legal and investigative support to people facing the death penalty and those victimised by states’ abusive counter-terror policies – rendition, torture, arbitrary detention and extrajudicial killing.
We fight our clients’ cases in courts around the world; investigate their mistreatment; and advocate on their behalf, encouraging public and political debate of human rights issues.
Reprieve’s main office is in Whitechapel, London, UK. Reprieve also supports full-time Fellows, who work as lawyers, investigators and campaigners in the countries in which we work. We work closely with a number of partner organisations in jurisdictions all over the world, who provide access to clients, expertise, knowledge and guidance on specific issues or regions. We work in cooperation with relevant government officials, individual lawyers and human rights defenders, as well as individual, corporate and foundation funders to further the cause of our shared goals.
About the Role
The Head of US Death Penalty Projects is responsible for overseeing Reprieve’s work against the death penalty in the United States of America.
Background to Reprieve’s work against the death penalty in the US
Reprieve has worked against the death penalty since our founding. In recent years we have built a particular specialism in issues relating to lethal injection, the most popular execution method in the US. Lethal injection has been touted as a more humane than other methods – a modern, clean, clinical way to execute. This couldn’t be further from the truth. Lethal injection executions go wrong more often than any other execution method, often resulting in prolonged and torturous executions, commonly known as “botched” executions. Through our work we aim to dispel the myth of the humane execution, working with allies across medicine, business and other sectors to end the misuse of medicines and medical technology in executions.
The existing portfolio of work includes litigation, investigation and analysis, corporate engagement, a wide range of public and private advocacy, and developing and maintaining world-leading expertise on execution methods, particularly the jurisprudence and science relevant to lethal injection.
About You
You will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies in which each of Reprieve’s methodologies—investigation, litigation, casework political and public engagement, support for and (where possible and appropriate) advocacy with affected communities—connect with one another to achieve positive outcomes in the death penalty landscape and address structural rights violations.
Location, contract and salary
The role is a full-time, permanent position with a salary of £59,226 per annum less any required deductions for tax and national insurance. Reprieve works across a number of jurisdictions; as such this is a role that may require work outside of core hours from time to time. Reprieve operates a hybrid working model and we require staff to work a minimum of 40% from the London office and the rest of the week from home.
Reprieve is proud to have an open and transparent pay structure, governed by a 2:1 pay ratio between the highest-paid member of staff and the lowest-paid member of staff. We are a flexible employer and offer a range of non-financial benefits to employees. We welcome applications from a range of backgrounds.
Further information and how to apply
Please see the job description and person specification for full details including information on how to apply. Applicants must have the current right to work in the UK. The deadline for applications is 23:59BST on 01 September.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This is a national role based from one of our office locations - York or London
Are you passionate about driving positive change? As our Head of Social Impact, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of STEM Learning to improve lives through education. Your role is to lead the charge in driving STEM Learning’s brand through the clear articulation of our social and economic impact, ensuring our impact is central to our brand. By collaborating with stakeholders, influencing business priorities, and championing thought leadership, you can help STEM Learning empower learners, inspire educators, and transform the landscape of STEM education.
About Us
STEM Learning’s mission is to empower young people with the skills and knowledge to thrive through effective teaching and learning of STEM.
As the UK’s leading provider of STEM education and careers support, we work with schools, colleges, employers and other partners to inspire and engage young people in STEM subjects and prepare them for the future.
The Role
As the Head of Social Impact, you will play a key role in driving positive change and evidence-based practices to support our goals by:
- Articulating and communicating our social impact in ways that are more accessible to multiple stakeholder groups – allowing stories to be told to ensure systemic change in STEM Education.
- Leading the Impact Team and a wider network of external evaluation partners to ensure a comprehensive approach to STEM Learning’s impact and evidence portfolio.
- Reinforcing STEM Learning as thought leaders in STEM education.
- Lead STEM Learning’s impact and evidence portfolio, influencing the sector, meeting stakeholder needs and driving reinvestment.
- Shaping STEM Learning’s priorities to ensure we remain purpose-led and impact-driven.
- Fostering a culture of learning from both successes and failures – both internally and across the wider sector.
- Seeking opportunities to enhance STEM Learning’s knowledge base through external expertise and networks.
Our Ideal Candidate
Candidates will demonstrate our values: Sustainable – Innovative – Proactive
To be successful as Head of Social Impact, you will possess:
- Exceptional skills in engaging stakeholders through compelling narratives and strategies related to social impact and evidence.
- Demonstrated experience of articulating evidence and impact to a variety of audiences in a compelling and inspiring way – at ease presenting to a variety of audiences, through leading forums, discussions and presenting.
- Strong communication skills to position STEM Learning as thought leaders in the field.
- Understanding of evidence, monitoring, and impact evaluations and strategies, preferably in an educational setting.
- Proven ability to generate comprehensive assessments of impact to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
- A track record for identifying and fostering strategic partnerships and collaborations that enhance impact and innovation.
- Experience in leading a team, providing guidance and direction to staff while promoting the organisation’s profile and mission.
We are looking for someone who meets as many of the criteria as possible but encourage applications from candidates who might not meet all criteria.
Our Benefits
- 30 days holidays plus bank holidays
- Access to a fantastic pension scheme
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Access to a voluntary staff benefits scheme including cycle to work loan scheme; electric vehicles; health cash back plans; free eye tests; discounted vouchers and much more
Next Steps
To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining what interested you in the role and why you think you are our ideal candidate.
There is no closing date for this role; applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis so early applications are recommended.
STEM Learning strives to be diverse and inclusive – a place where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, and are committed to employing teams with diverse abilities, skills, and experiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
First Give
First Give is a national charity that inspires young people to make a difference to the causes they care about. We do this through working in partnership with secondary schools, providing a fully resourced scheme of work that guides an entire year group of students to engage with local charities and causes and then carry out social action (fundraising, raising awareness, campaigning, volunteering etc.) in support of them.
At the end of each programme, a celebratory School Final is held at each school, where teams representing each class deliver presentations about their projects. The class considered to have engaged the best with the programme secures a First Give grant of £1,000 for their chosen charity. By the end of the programme, however, the whole year group will have given back meaningfully to their local community. We currently work in partnership with about 200 schools every year across England and Wales.
Our vision is for motivated and equipped young people using their skills to make the lives of others in their community better. Our values inform what we do at First Give. We are:
- Alturistic
- Inspiring
- Empowering
- Collaborative
- Professional
The Role
Our facilitators are key to the success of the programme, delivering three inspiring sessions in each school through the course of the programme. They are essentially the ‘face of First Give’, and we rely on them to bring the energy and enthusiasm that makes First Give events special for schools and students.
The purpose and role of the facilitator for each of these in school sessions is outlined below.
Role of facilitator
Assembly
The students’ introduction to the First Give programme, Facilitators ensure a positive start by delivering an engaging and informative assembly to the year group which motivates and inspires students who are about to start their First Give journey.
Presentation Skills Workshop
A two-hour presentation skills workshop which equips presenting students with the skills and confidence that they need to deliver a high standard of presentation at their First Give Final.
This workshop includes running a series of engaging activities to develop the students' presentation skills and confidence. The facilitator then works alongside the students, giving feedback and promoting discussion for how the students could create an even greater impact.
The group size can range from 30-60 students.
First Give Final
A 3 hour event broken into two halves, the Final involves rehearsal time and co-ordinating and hosting the First Give Final, which is a celebration of the social action undertaken by the whole year group.
It is at this event that the judges decide which class wins the £1,000 First Give grant for their chosen charity, and should be a true celebration of the students’ hard work across the year group.
Ensuring that this event is a success from the perspective of students, teachers, judges and all other guests. Finals are usually large-scale events with between 150 - 300 people in the audience, depending on the size of the school.
Pre & post event admin
For the delivery of each session to be complete, facilitators provide prompt and detailed feedback to the First Give central team after each event via the Salesforce CRM system. All facilitators will have a First Give Twitter account for posting about the events they facilitate too.
Person specification
- Experience of working with young people and an understanding of safeguarding
- Passionate about young people and their potential to drive social change; a passion for what First Give does and engaging young people in the social issues affecting their communities
- Experience of working with large groups (c. 30+), preferably secondary age young people, in a secondary school setting
- Very confident leader of workshops and events
- Very strong behavioural management skills
- Ability to respond quickly and appropriately to changing situations
- Experience of confident and engaging public speaking and presenting
- Ability to positively engage a wide range of stakeholders including young people, teachers, school senior leaders and guests
- Excellent communication and organisational skills
- Able to work flexibly including early starts and late finishes
Application timeline:
- Wed 21st August: candidates notified of progression to phone pre-screening
- Fri 23rd August: pre-screening calls
- Tues 4th September (latest): candidates notified
- Tues 10th September: in person interviews (Leeds, UK)
- In person facilitator training: Mon 23rd - Tues 24th September (London, UK)
How to apply
The students we work with come from a diverse range of backgrounds, and so do we. We want to ensure that we are recruiting, retaining and promoting a diverse mix of colleagues. We want to foster a diverse and inclusive culture, to empower our teams to achieve our vision drawing on the broadest possible range of experiences. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates from minoritised groups currently underrepresented on our executive team, particularly black and minority ethnic and disabled candidates.
Submit your application via our Microsoft forms application linked. We understand the form is for 'ongoing applications', but please continue with this - this is the correct form. Please note that only applications using the form can be reviewed.
Safeguarding is paramount to what we do. As part of our safer recruitment process, all posts require satisfactory pre-employment checks including enhanced DBS clearance prior to appointment.
Creating opportunities where young people are inspired and empowered to give their time, money or skills to charities and causes that they care about
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As the commissioned Restorative Justice Service for London and a Registered Service Provider with the Restorative Justice Council, Calm Mediation are committed to providing safe, high quality support to RJ participants.
If you are an experienced Restorative Justice practitioner with the skills and knowledge to support the complex needs of those affected by serious crime, this role is for you.
The RJ Senior Case Coordinator will be the first point of contact for complex referrals into the service and will manage a busy and varied case load. You will be responsible for progressing referrals including undertaking risk assessments and case reviews, liaison with referrers, police, probation and prisons and attending RJ approval panels, supervising and supporting our team of volunteer practitioners who facilitate the casework and undertaking a variety of administrative duties associated with the role.
You will be an RJ practitioner of Advanced level, with a varied experience of sensitive and complex case work. Experience of supervising and supporting volunteers and knowledge of Salesforce case management system is desirable.
You will be supported in your professional development and RJC registration or renewal and membership. There will be opportunity for facilitation of case work, relevant training and continued professional development.
This position will be a flexible hybrid role - working remotely from home and/or from our office premises in Camberwell, South East London - with an expectation that you will travel to team meetings and events in London several times per year and undertake in-person case work across London and the wider prison estate.
If this role suits your skills and experience, kindly submit a CV that includes a summary of your Restorative Justice case work experience and/or a current RJC practitioner registration certificate
All applicants should be trained RJ Facilitators and hold a relevant RJ training certificate.
Shortlisted applicants will be notified by email.
Successful applicants will be subject to a DBS check.
Calm Mediation is a non-profit organisation bringing over 25 years of hands-on experience in Mediation & Restorative Justice, training & practice.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
£31,133.37 per annum
Edinburgh/Aberdeen/Dundee/Glasgow Office – hybrid working
Fixed Term until 31st March 2026
37.5 hours per week
Closing date: Monday 12th August at 11:30pm
Do you have some experience of advice work, an understanding of money and debt support and a real desire to develop your knowledge within this field? Then join Shelter Scotland as a Money & Debt Housing Rights Worker and you could soon be playing an important role in helping to build the financial resilience of people in Scotland with poor financial health.
About Shelter Scotland
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the Team
We recently launched a new 3-year partnership with a leading UK bank, with a strategy centred on building the UK’s financial resilience. Together we aim to break the vicious cycles that leave people with poor financial health which may negatively impact their housing situation. The project aims to improve and challenge financial resilience by delivering specialist advice and intervention and gaining evidence and insight into the issues.
Our three Communities Teams are responsible for identifying, investigating and intervening in housing and homelessness practice issues. We engage with our local communities to understand the issues people are facing and apply expert housing knowledge, insight and analysis to identify solutions to them. As well as providing advice and advocacy for individuals, we also use our insight, relationships and influence to drive systemic change, always ensuring that Lived experience is at the heart of everything we do.
About the role
You’ll be responsible for providing money and debt advice, advocacy and casework to clients, including homelessness prevention and financial resilience. We’ll also rely on you to deliver housing and financial health/resilience workshops to a variety of audiences, including clients and their families, local professionals and volunteers.
About you
To succeed, you’ll need to be used to working with, and influencing, a range of internal and external stakeholders and enjoy collaborating with people from other teams and organisations. You’ll also need great time management skills, an enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations and a willingness to challenge practice and hold people to account. Adept at engaging with individuals and communities, you enjoy gathering evidence and identifying insights, issues and trends. What’s more, you present information and arguments in a clear and compelling way and have excellent problem-solving skills. Proficiency using IT like Word, Excel, email, internet and in-house CRM systems is also required.
How to apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement. The supporting statement should include responses to the ‘About You’ points below of no more than 350 words each. Please follow the STAR Format (Situation, Task, Action and Result) when answering the below points.
- Confident and effective communicator
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Enthusiasm for delivering workshops and presentations
- Strong organisation and record keeping ability
- Experience of advice work - ideally with a focus on welfare benefits/money & debt issues
Please also ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses also:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Any applications submitted without a supporting statement will not be considered.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave plus 8 bank holidays, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter Scotland helps over half a million people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter Scotland please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Safeguarding is everyone’s business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Noah’s Ark Charity supports the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales in providing world-class care, helping to ensure the best outcome and experience possible for children and their families.
We are a small organisation making big strides in our mission to create brighter todays and better tomorrows for children and families at the Noah’s Ark Children’s Hospital for Wales. Having raised more than £30 million to build and equip the hospital, today we continue to work hand in hand with the NHS, providing funding for the most up-to-date equipment and facilities. We also fund services like the play specialist team and emotional support for families.
This is a new role within the Noah’s Ark Charity. It has been created in response to a growth in our grant making programme and directly delivered services, a need to allocate greater resources to monitoring and evaluation, and a drive towards closer strategic partnership working with health board colleagues.
As programme manager you will be focussed on the management, implementation and delivery of a range of programmes across the charity, working collaboratively with strategic partners, commissioners and key stakeholders. In this brand new role, you will be required to develop and implement programme and project plans and in doing so, manage conflicting priorities, problem solve effectively and ensure key performance targets are achieved.
Working closely with the wider charity team, this role offers a real opportunity to help develop and grow the charity’s positive impact on the lives of children and families
Citizens Advice Luton is a well-respected local charity with over 30 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial information, advice and casework services which meet the changing needs of local residents. Our aims are to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our Senior Management Team with responsibility to manage our advice services.
The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of advice services including supervising the quality of advice given, overseeing training, managing the performance of staff and volunteers and ensuring these are appropriately supported and developed.
This busy and varied role will rely on your ability to bring out the best in the team as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our many and varied projects.
We are looking for someone with a desire to take on a senior management role who has an advice background and great interpersonal skills to join our friendly team.
OUR VALUES: Our high-performing team ethic is based completely on fairness, equality, thoroughness and recognition.
Citizens Advice Luton is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
For an appplication pack please click on the apply button to go to our vacancy page
Closing date for applications: 12 noon on Wednesday 31st July 2024
Interviews will be held week commencing: Monday, 5th August 2024