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As the Finance Director, you will manage the efficient and effective running of the finance department and lead on the strategic development of CSW’s multi-year financial planning providing responsive reporting and adaptive forecasting to the CEO, the SLT (of which you will be part) and the charity’s Board of Trustees. You will be an excellent financial professional, self-motivated and passionate about your work. You are proactive and willing to work well with others to achieve targets. You are inspired by CSW’s mission and eager to play your part, through this role, in ensuring freedom of religion and belief for all.
To be successful in this role, you will hold a relevant financial qualification or be qualified by experience. You will have substantial experience at middle or senior financial management level in the commercial or not-for-profit sector, as well as the ability to motivate and inspire people when working in a team. You will possess strong strategic planning skills, and a good grasp of key charity accounting and database software; principally Sage Line 50, Raiser’s Edge, electronic/online banking, Microsoft Office, especially Excel at advanced level. You should have good knowledge of financial budgetary and accounting systems, as well as the ability to ensure operational excellence.
A full list of essential criteria is listed in the Application Pack
CSW Benefits: We offer flexible working, your birthday off, pension with 6% employer contribution, 30 days holiday after 5 years’ service, 3 month paid Sabbatical after 10 years’ service.
Closing date for full applications: 12 noon GMT Thursday 22 August 2024.
Interviews: Shortlisted applicants will be invited for interview. The interviews will take place in person at our office in New Malden or online.
This post falls within the definition of an Occupational Requirement as per the Equality Act 2010.
CSW is a human rights organisation specialising in freedom of religion or belief, and as Christians we stand with everyone facing injustice because of their religion or belief.
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CSW takes seriously the storing of personal data in line with the General Data Protection Regulation. Your application and any information you provide will be stored securely either on paper records or a computer system and then destroyed in line with the data protection law.
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Internally your job title will be Social Enterprise Lead.
Your proven experience of working with young people between 18-25 with mental health Issues includes having had some management or supervisory responsibility. All you need is the perfect environment to put your skills to great use. Welcome to Aquarius as a Social Enterprise Manager.
Based in Edgbaston, Aquarius is a charity that helps people and communities overcome the harm caused by alcohol, drugs and gambling. This brand-new role involves working at our social enterprise café, Evolve, housed in Digbeth’s iconic Adam & Eve, a former pub and music venue.
Evolve provides young people who have faced barriers into employment with training and job opportunities – all whilst serving up stellar coffee, freshly prepared sandwiches, and tasty treats. Your challenge will be to take responsibility for the development and growth of Evolve and oversee the running of three sites in Birmingham - Digbeth, Selly Oak and St. Paul's. As well as creating and implementing new pricing and menu structures, we’ll look to you to line manage supervisors and manage their progression. Overseeing the support of young people, budgeting and finances, creating and implementing new marketing strategies and building relationships with suppliers and sponsors – these are just some aspects of this brilliant opportunity.
To succeed, you’ll need to be a multi-tasker with excellent timekeeping who’s flexible over working hours and willing to travel to various locations as required. Professional and presentable in appearance, you have an enthusiastic approach to all aspects of work, coupled with good customer service skills and a real team ethos. What’s more, you’re comfortable working within policy and procedural requirements and following instructions but can also use your initiative. Keen to learn new things, an understanding of costs and trading margins would be useful, while relevant experience and a passion for working in the hospitality industry is essential.
An enhanced DBS check will be required for this post.
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and we would welcome applications from those with lived experience.
This is a rolling recruitment process. Candidates will be interviewed as and when they are shortlisted.
Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind will be renamed to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.
Saint Paul’s is a dynamic church at the centre of our capital city, London. We have a vision to Encounter God and Awaken the City. Our desire is to become a white-hot centre of faith, where people can meet with God and learn what it means to be empowered by His Spirit in their everyday lives. We inspire our congregation to see God’s Kingdom come here on earth as it is in heaven, wherever He has called them to live, work and play their part in awakening our city with the good news of Jesus. If we have any particular emphasis after being a community who honour and seek God’s presence, it’s to empower the emerging generation as we pass on the baton of faith and raise up disciples who will lead and influence in every sphere of society.
Overall purpose of the role
In your role, you will be supporting the Associate Pastors by providing administrative and practical support for them and occasionally the wider team. You will be helping to manage the Associate Pastors’ diaries, taking minutes and representing the Associate Pastors in some meetings, initiating and managing projects and events to support the associate pastors, and helping with other ad hoc tasks as required. This is a varied and important role, and will attract someone with a flare for administration and a love for supporting people.
Main Responsibilities of the Role
· Manage all administrative support for the Associate Pastors and take the lead on various projects within the ministries of the church.
· Manage the Associate Pastors’ diaries, schedule meetings, ensure they are appropriately briefed for meetings and highlight any issues which may arrive from schedule conflicts so that they can be managed appropriately
· Monitor and manage the Associate Pastors’ inboxes and support them in bringing to their attention important information and deadlines;
· Process expenses and invoices. Help manage the budgets that the Associate Pastors hold.
· Gather resources needed for the Associate Pastors’ appointments and services.
· Research assistance for talk preparation and project development.
· Ensure that visitors of the clergy are supported in terms of administrative requirements, logistical needs and hospitality arrangements.
· Co-ordinate internal and external communication on behalf of the Associate Pastors, when necessary.
· Other ad hoc administrative tasks based in the Saint Paul’s church offices and church.
· Ensuring the smooth running of the Associate Pastors logistics on Sundays, and providing practical support where necessary.
· Supporting with Safeguarding administration.
Experience
· Understanding and alignment with Saint Paul’s vision/all associated ministries and active engagement in the church life and community.
· Strong active Christian faith with a passion for ministry and a Godly working environment.
· Excellent communication skills both verbal and written (including spelling and grammar).
· Passion for and strong administration skills and IT skills (Microsoft Office: Outlook, Word, Excel and PPT amongst others) with experience of using technology to maximise efficiency and drive forward processes.
· Ability to multi-task and prioritise using excellent time-management skills.
· Active team player who is flexible, enthusiastic, with a positive ‘can do’ attitude.
· Attention to detail and accuracy essential.
· Flexible attitude and comfortable with change.
· Professional manner with emphasis on confidentiality in order to handle personal sensitive information and data, in a discrete and professional manner.
Working Requirements
· Proof of right to work in the UK according to UK Legislation.
· Days of work: 21 hours per week, Tuesday – Thursday with some flexibility required (Days could be negotiated between Monday – Thursday)
· This post carries a genuine occupational requirement that the holder be a practising Christian under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010.
Key church services and events
· Annual Parochial Church Meeting, Church Weekend, and some evening events
· Easter and Christmas services
· Attendance at Tuesday morning staff meeting
Package
· Annual salary of £26-£28k FTE depending on experience (Pro-rata 3 days per week)
· 25 days of annual leave (Pro-rata 3 days per week) plus bank holidays
· Extra time off between Christmas and New Year
· Pension
· Annual staff retreat at an offsite location (Usually Centre Parcs)
· Discounted staff coffees at the SPH café
· Staff retreat days and training
APPLICATIONS CLOSE ON 25 AUGUST 2024. INTERVIEWS TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY 29TH AUGUST 2024.
About MSI
MSI Reproductive Choices is one of the world’s leading providers of sexual and reproductive healthcare. We believe that everyone should have the right to choose. From contraception to safe abortion and life-saving post-abortion care, we are committed to delivering compassionate, affordable, high-quality services for all.
Today, our organisation has over 9,000 team members working in 37 countries across the world. Our success lies in the fact that MSI teams are locally led, entrepreneurial and results-driven, and are passionate about delivering high quality, client-centred care in their own communities. As a social business, we focus on sustainable delivery, efficiency, and funding models that are built to last, so that the women and girls we serve today will have a choice in the future too.
We know that access to reproductive choice is life changing. For some, it can mean the ability to complete an education or start a career. For others, it means being able to look after the family they already have. For everyone, it means the freedom to decide their own future, creating a fairer, more equal world.
About the Role
As Head of Regional Operations, Africa Group 2 – francophone countries, you will provide critical support, evidence-based operational guidance and capacity building to drive the growth of high-quality family planning and safe abortion programmes across the MSI Africa Group 2 which includes 7 countries. Under the direction of Director Africa, Deputy and in collaboration with MSI technical teams, you will have significant responsibility for the operational unit’s implementation of MSI’s 2030 strategy.
Drawing on your field and headquarters operational experience, you will have significant responsibility for transformation and sustainability of the region as a successful operating model to ensure delivery of the MSI 2030 Strategy and regional OGSMs. You will contribute to the development, refinement and implementation of best practices to ensure that they are fit for purpose and are embedded within your country programmes. You will identify, document and share examples of learning, good practice and innovation across the operation unit and MSI Africa which will strengthen programme scale and impact, quality and sustainability.
You will lead and supervise Regional Programme Advisors and other team members, as assigned. Coordinating with MSI’s technical experts, you will ensure country programmes have the capacity and ability to meet MSI standards and guidelines and deliver sustainably on their annual business plans which consider projects deliverables. You will support embedding of technical expertise and tools, supporting countries in improvement of their approach to service delivery under Pillars 1 in line with donor requirements, Pillars 2 and 3 (to varying degrees depending on capacity) in line with MSI sustainability plan.
You will support countries in fast and effective problem solving – often working in a fast-paced environment and connecting country staff with relevant teams at GSO to find solutions. You will support projects inception and design, programme implementation, embedding of monitoring, evaluation and learning plan, working with country-programme teams, donor and technical teams to ensure donorfunded projects are implemented in line with workplans and country programme priorities. You will contribute to the development of high-quality donor proposals.
About You
We recruit talented, dynamic people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, all united by a belief in our mission and a focus on delivering measurable results. We’re proud to be an equal opportunities employer and are committed to creating a fully inclusive workplace, where everyone feels able to participate and contribute meaningfully. You must be open-minded, curious, resilient, and solutions-oriented, and committed to promoting equality, and safeguarding the welfare of team members and clients alike.
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following skills:
- Proven management experience from a complex international organisation
- Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in international programmes and improving operational standards
- Demonstrable ability to thrive in a matrix management environment. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills including influencing, negotiation and coaching
- Demonstrable ability to collaborate with team members who have a wide range of experiences and backgrounds.
- Excellent project management skills related to organisational development projects and international, cross- functional teams with a proven history of delivering results
- Proven capacity into donor compliance whilst delivering projects
- Experienced in facilitation and team building skills
- Experience of solving complex issues through analysis, definition of a clear way forward and ensuring buy-in from the necessary stakeholders
- Strong analytical and technical skills
- Highly developed relationship development and communication (oral and written) skills
- Highly developed problem solving, diplomatic, networking and negotiation skills
- Demonstration of ‘making things happen’, operating at pace and delivering effectively through others, as well as adapting quickly to shifting priorities
To perform this role, it is essential that you have the following experience:
- Proven experience of driving impact, quality and sustainability in international programmes and improving operational standards
- Experience implementing complex international development programs and projects inessential (or highly desirable)
- Ability to produce, deliver and present meaningful financial analysis and recommend appropriate actions to enhance organizational performance.
- Ability to initiate, develop and maintain relationships with their staff, peers and external stakeholders at a senior level
Formal education/qualification
- Educated to degree level MSc, MBA, MA, MPH or equivalent degree (desirable, but not essential)
- Knowledge of French language (essential) in addition to English
Personal Attributes:
We seek exceptional individuals who are aligned to MSI’s mission and entrepreneurial mindset. You must be a strong communicator, self-motivated and solutions-seeking, committed to driving social change in an environment that measures sustainable results and impact at an individual and global level. You must be able to work effectively with and across diverse teams and be comfortable with ambiguity.
For this role, we’re looking for an individual who is:
- Energy, drive and unwavering commitment for MSI’s mission, with the ability to push boundaries, and make tough decisions and challenge others in line with our mission.
- Passionate about our clients and strives to consistently meet and exceed expectations, putting the clients at the centre of everything, and ensuring we deliver high quality, high impact services that meet their individual needs.
- Highly motivated with the ability to motivate and develop the skills of the team and inspire individuals and teams through situational leadership and by providing clear direction.
- Works as part of a team, providing support and flexibility to colleagues, demonstrating fairness, understanding and respect for all people and cultures.
- Ability to influence key stakeholders at all levels both internally and externally within the organisation. Acts as a true MSI ambassador.
- A commercial mind-set, understanding the levers for profitability for success within the marketplace. Focuses on results, ensuring long term sustainability and increased impact.
- Ability to work independently and be self-motivated in defining goals and objectives
- Ability to work well with others in a team environment and across disciplines and cultures
- Passion for service excellence and improving quality
- Highly motivated, collaborative work style, creative thinker, highest levels of integrity, and a strong ethical sense
- Strong supporter of the cause of family planning and the right to safe abortion
- Ability to travel (up to 20% of the time) and at times to fragile and conflict settings, at short notice
Please see the job framework on our website.
Location: London Support Office (hybrid working – 2 days per week in the office) or where any MSI country programme operates.
Full-time: 35 hours a week, Monday to Friday for UK based team members (for other countries the working hours will be in line with the local labour law).
Contract type: 3 year fixed term contract.
Salary: £46,000 - £59,600 per annum for UK based candidates. Discretionary bonus + benefits. For all other locations, the salary will be banded within the national context.
Salary band: BG 10
Closing date: 9th August 2024 (midnight GMT+1). Interviews may take place before this date for exceptional candidates.
For internal employees applying from an MSI country programme, the role will be positioned within the existing salary structure of the country. Local terms and conditions of the country will apply.
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Embedded in schools across Leeds and Bradford
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Are you a skilled practitioner, passionate about making a difference to children and young people in school who live in vulnerable contexts? We are looking for an Education Inclusion Mentor to join St Giles, working alongside the SAFE Taskforces, on an exciting new initiative to support young people at risk of serious youth violence.
This exciting initiative brings together schools and partners to support young people with challenging behaviour, enabling them to attend school regularly so they can fulfil their potential and prevent costly poor life outcomes by inspiring them to cxceed their expectations.
About St Giles and the Project
An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes, and the right support they need. Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions, and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.
St Giles in partnership with Leeds schools and the Area Inclusion Partnership (AIP) and the Leeds Safe Task Force is looking to appoint a team of Education Welfare and Inclusion Mentors to support the delivery of this exciting DfE sponsored programme across the city. Candidates will model values and behaviours to help us to achieve the programme's ambition to support learning and engagement development for our identified cohort of children and young people who live in vulnerable contexts.
About this pivotal role
Have you worked with socially excluded or challenging young people and other vulnerable groups? Do you have personal experience of gangs, knife crime or the other issues they face? Are you able to provide 1:1 mentoring support? Then join us as an Education Inclusion Mentor.
Working as an Education Welfare and Inclusion Mentor you will have relevant experience of successfully engaging and working with children and young people in an inclusive, relational and restorative capacity to secure positive outcomes. You will understand of the needs of vulnerable children and young people, the communities they live in and of how disadvantage can impact on learning and life chances. We would actively encourage interest from candidates who reflect the diverse communities across Leeds.
As part of the team delivering this exciting new intervention, you will need to demonstrate that you have the ability to work flexibly, and at pace to meet appropriate deadlines with independence and be enthusiastic about working with a wide range of professional partners to bring about whole system change.
What we are looking for:
Our successful candidate will be embedded in a secondary school offering intensive one-to-one mentoring to young people who have been identified by their education setting as needing targeted support.
You will work closely with the education setting to prioritise safeguarding and contribute to a shared aim of reducing exclusions, reduce risky behaviour and raise aspirations.
To secure this role:
- You must have a proven track record of engaging positively with young people, young offenders or other vulnerable groups, plus providing support, advocacy, and the ability to assess clients’ needs.
- Want to work in an embedded setting in schools.
- Be able to establish positive and professional relationships with the children, young people, and professionals.
- Be able to build trust and create a safe space for children and young people in which to explore challenging and potentially traumatic issues and topics.
- Have experience of providing 1:1 mentoring to young people.
- Be able to assist with providing monitoring information and the evaluation of the project.
- Be able to represent the organisation externally as required. This includes the ability to embed yourself and work collaboratively with the partner schools and adapting to their culture.
As an organisation that works with children and adults at risk we are committed to safeguarding, protecting, and promoting the safety of our clients and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Adult and Child with Child Barred list DBS check.
In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, clinical therapist sessions, life insurance (4 x annual salary), duvet days, season ticket loan, employee perks programme, eye care voucher and much more.
To apply please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 4th August 2024 at 11pm.
St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy.
We are an equity and inclusion-confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi-heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation.
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The role
Are you excited by the prospect of unlocking transformational funding to double survival rates of the deadliest common cancer?
We're seeking a Senior Trusts Manager to join our fantastic Philanthropy and Partnerships team.
Over the last five years, we have achieved significant growth in support from our Trusts and Foundation funders, and we are now laying the foundations for even further growth.
It’s a very exciting time to join us as the charity continues to grow and evolve at a thrilling
pace. The Senior Trusts Manager is a key role in the Philanthropy and Partnerships team, helping leverage the exciting opportunities that present themselves every day and building new relationships with influential supporters.
This role is responsible for:
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Leading the growth and development of the Trusts and Foundations programme to deliver significant and sustainable income growth in line with organisational strategy
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Developing and maintaining a robust pipeline of prospects with capacity to give significantly, working with key stakeholders to solicit and close asks as necessary.
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Managing a personal portfolio of supporters and prospects (capacity at six figure level and above)
About you
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You will have a track record of securing 5 and 6 figure gifts from Trusts and Foundations
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You will have proven experience of identifying and recruiting new Trust prospects and building a prospect pipeline
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You will be a brilliant relationship fundraiser, able to build relationships, garner trust and inspire action
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You will be highly motivated and love pursuing and seeking out new opportunities
If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you!
About working for us
This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters.
About us
Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our three values:
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Courageous
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Collaborative
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Compassion
We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.
At PCUK our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported. We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.
We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and background. We can think of no better way to do this than by making sure this role fully represents our intent, therefore we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.
How to apply
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You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with us.
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To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.
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You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role.
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Please note that interviews will be held remotely on a rolling basis.
No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Profile
Role title: Engagement Director
Band: Director
Salary: From £56,000 to £60,000 Pro rata 0.8 FTE 4 days per week
Reports to: Chief Executive
Place of work: Hybrid, time split between home working, our office and out in the community
What we do
Cornwall VSF’s role is to connect, support and promote the voluntary, community and social enterprise sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.We have strong productive relationships with a wide range of stakeholders in Cornwall including a range of public sector organisations. We represent the VCSE on all executive Boards ensuring the VCSE voice remains clear and influential. We broker and facilitate VCSE partnership working through our strategic, thematic, and local alliances.
VSF’s Purpose
A connected, supported, and well-promoted VCSE sector that is sustainable, flexible, and resilient.
We aim to:
1.Advance the sectors reputation, credibility, capacity. capability and impact.
2.Ensure the VCSE Is an equal partner in the design and delivery of services and support across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
3.Ensure the VCSE has a larger share of Cornwall's public sector resource allocation.
4.Through these, improve the services and support for people and communities in Cornwall.
To effectively engage with a diverse range of VCSE organisations and stakeholders in Cornwall. We will use a wide range of mediums for engagement opportunities. These include meetings, workshops, consultations, surveys, events, conferences etc. To strengthen our alliance-based model of engagement by expanding existing alliances and creating new ones.To bring the voice of the sector into the new integrated care area forums and community area partnerships. To bring together the VCSE sector around pertinent issues, so they can meet the needs of their beneficiaries and achieve their organisational outcomes. To advocate for the VCSE sector, amplifying its voice, increasing its influence, fostering collaboration and co-producing action.
Role summary
In this role, you’ll be a key member of our small leadership team helping to strategically drive engagement, and income generation.The right candidate will need to be highly resilient with exceptional political, negotiation and relationship development skills.This role includes shared responsibility for securing income that not only sustains our own charity but leverages in significant funding for the wider sector.
Through an integrated approach, the role-holder will be responsible for driving forward two key areas:
• Engagement: Leading the engagement team to enhance and develop our alliance model, a network of strategic relationships and opportunities to engage with our thematic communities and our stakeholders, increasing our influence and impact.
• Income development: Create opportunities to leverage significant funds into the VCSE sector, secure and extend our income and support funding our strategic plans.
Key Duties
We’re looking for a dynamic and inspiring senior individual to strategically lead our Engagement activities, bringing together key existing areas of work.The role will concentrate on two focus areas:
Engagement
- Cultivate and maintain strong relationships at the highest levels with a range of key stakeholders such as current and future partner organisations, decision-makers and influencers.
- Raise local and national profile by attending external engagement sessions and networking opportunities both online and in-person, to build brand awareness and to expand the charity’s network of allies, supporters, and influencers, deputising for the CEO when required.
- Host/chair opportunities to engage with stakeholders of all levels on internally prioritised topics via alliance and learning events.
- Lead the team to mobilise activity to ensure presence at key community focussed events, ensuring we reach more people and engage them actively in our work.Ensuring we have the right level of engagement and the right people attend.
- Represent the organisation as appropriate to the VCSE sector, statutory sector, private sector organisations, professional bodies, and institutions deputising for the CEO when required.
- Be an active member of the senior leadership team, acting as spokesperson and steering the strategy within wider business plans for your respective areas.
Business Development
- Working with the CEO and Director of Operations, to create and deliver an income strategy focussed on meeting VSF funding targets and our aspirations around duration of contracts and grants.Ensure all opportunities to leverage funding for the wider sector are seized.
- Develop strong relationship with key influencers and decision makers within our statutory partner organisations.
- Working with the CEO to lead strategic business development campaigns such as securing second phases of funding for our key funding streams.Be a key face to put to these campaigns.
- Monitor progress against income targets, ensuring an agile approach to mitigating risk and channelling focus of the team in order to maximise return on investment.
- Work with other charity leaders and the strategic alliance to encourage sharing of ideas for income generation.
- Work with the senior leadership team to ensure business and strategic planning is undertaken for your team, setting direction and managing delivery.Contributing to organisational business planning and quarterly/annual reporting
Staff Leadership
- Lead and line management engagement staff and ensure their effective performance management and development through regular supervision sessions, annual reviews and learning and development.
- Lead by example to create a positive, values-driven working environment in which equality and diversity are well-managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff can do their best.
- Allocate work, monitor achievement of deadlines and support staff as appropriate.
- Ensure that services are adequately staffed and resourced, encourage good teamwork and lines of communication between all members of staff.
- Work with other charity leaders on any staff issues and monitoring e.g., disciplinary, grievance, sickness management, recruitment, and selection, change of terms and conditions.
- Encourage and facilitate our development and wellbeing focussed culture and consistently provide and support opportunities for staff to exceed theirs and our expectations. Provide a role model for others with your development and wellbeing needs.
- Work with other to ensure that any skills, knowledge, and experience gaps are identified, and suitable training is delivered on time and to specification.
General
- Keep up to date with Cornwall VSF’s aims, policies, procedures, management, and monitoring systems and ensure these are followed by your team.
- Display a genuine commitment to equality of opportunity and an understanding of the issues faced by the VCSE sector.
- Ensure the work reflects equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and policy, and best practice.
- Monitor and evaluate activities appropriate to the role and contribute to the service planning process by providing regular reports and feedback on areas of responsibility.
- Oversee and monitor effective and efficient administrative, financial, contractual and communication systems within your areas of responsibilities working with other charity senior leaders.Ensure all KPI’s relevant to the role within our strategic plan are met.
- Prepare board and sub-committee reports, attending meetings as/when required. Attend meetings of the trustee board as required.
- Any other duties in line with your skills and abilities, as directed by your line manager.
Key Relationships
- Chief Executive (Line manager)
- Other senior leadership team members
- Engagement team members
- VCSE members
- Cornwall VSF Board members
- Funders and stakeholders
Person specification
Essential Criteria
- Proven leadership skills with experience of creating a positive, values-driven working environment in which equality and diversity are professionally managed, dignity at work is upheld and staff are empowered and motivated to do their best.
- Knowledge and current experience of engagement and income generation leadership at a strategic level.
- Demonstrable knowledge and experience of project management leadership, principles, and practices.
- Experience of managing people issues such as absence management, disciplinary and grievance management, annual reviews, supervisions, goal setting.
- Excellent decision-making skills
- Commitment to reflective practise and continuing professional development.
- Degree level education or equivalent relevant experience.
- Demonstrable ability as adaptable and exceptional communicator, delivering and accepting information at a variety of people levels (verbal, written, presentation).
- Ability to analyse, understand, explain, and make recommendations based on complex information.
- Fully conversant with Microsoft Office Suite to an advanced level including excel, word, outlook, PowerPoint, and Teams.
- Well-developed planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage and prioritise own workload
- Proven ability to monitor and maintain casework systems and procedures, service delivery against agreed targets
- The ability to commit to and work within the aims, principles, and policies of VSF and work towards achieving its strategic priorities.
- Adaptable, flexible, and coaching management style.
- Excellent inter-personal, political and negotiating skills.
- Excellent time management skills
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Experience at handling conflict, mediating through conflict and tolerance for the tension conflict can bring.
- High levels of personal resilience
- Commitment to reflective performance and continuing professional development.
- Ability to travel and work across Cornwall.
- Understanding of the voluntary and community sector and the challenges and opportunities facing the sector.
Other requirements
- The normal duties of the role may involve travel on a regular or occasional basis. It is a condition of employment that the post holder can exercise satisfactory travel mobility to fulfil the obligations of the role.
- Be familiar with all relevant health and safety, operational, personnel, customer care, GDPR, and financial procedures, ensuring that all statutory obligations are complied with, especially in relation to licensing laws and first aid.
- In-depth understanding of the business of running a charity or voluntary sector organisation including reporting requirements
- Complete a satisfactory DBS check. (This can be applied for on appointment).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Growth & Recruitment Officer - South to join our Growth and Communities Team.
Location: Homebased working across the South of England
Salary: £31,716 per annum - Band E Level 3 + Car allowance
Term: Fixed Term Contract for 12 months - Maternity Cover
Working Hours: 35 hours per week – including some evenings and weekends
We’re Scouts and everyone’s welcome here - all genders, races and backgrounds. Right across the UK, we help over 400,000 young people aged 4-25 gain skills for life and find their place in the world. We help them speak up, play their part and shine bright.
About the Growth & Recruitment Officer:
As a Growth and Recruitment Officer you will be pro-actively Support and work in partnership with District Commissioners and Group Scout Leaders.
To support Scouting volunteers to develop and grow Scouting, including but not limited to delivering volunteer recruitment, growth at group level and building community links.
What we are looking for in our Growth & Recruitment Officer:
- Ability to work effectively as part of a remote team.
- Excellent planning and organisational skills with the ability to manage and deliver a varied workload and set of projects whilst ensuring effective prioritisation and balancing of the needs of a range of stakeholders.
- Confident public speaker and skilled at presenting ideas and information to internal and external stakeholders, both digitally and face-to-face.
- Be able to work independently and be able to identify and develop new opportunities for volunteer engagement.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable successful influencing, listening and negotiating with others.
- Provide own administrative support.
- Be enthusiastic and able to enthuse others.
Key responsibilities as our Growth & Recruitment Officer:
- Support and work in partnership with lead volunteers within the County (District Commissioners, Group Scout Leaders) and other volunteers to grow Scouting’s membership in the North of England.
- Open new Scouting provision and ensuring that Scouting is accessible to all.
- Inspire and enable local Scouting volunteers to devise, apply and refresh sustainable growth plans in existing and planned new sections, aligned to our inclusive growth strategy, using our project work bank approach.
- To advise and support local Scouting volunteers in the retention and recruitment of adult volunteers.
- To advise, support, and encourage local Scouting volunteers to engage with under-represented communities in their local areas
As our Growth & Recruitment Officer:
- Work in a way that suits you, your role and your department
- Be proud to say you’re part of a team with Investors in People (Gold)
- Plenty of opportunity for learning and development
- 28 days holiday a year, plus bank holidays rising to 32 days after two years
- Four extra days to look after your family when they need you
- Three extra days over Christmas
We are proud to be a family-friendly employer and offer…
- Maternity/Paternity Leave
- Flexible working hours
- Store Discount at our Scout Store + other online benefits
- Study and volunteer leave
Closing date for applications: 11:59pm Sunday 11th August 2024
Interviews will be held: week commencing Monday 26th August 2024.
The Scouts is an equal opportunity employer, and we are committed to diversity and actively seeking applicants from a wide range of backgrounds.
Strictly no agencies.
The Organisation
Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.
Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.
Business Development at Refugee Council
The Refugee Council is a leading UK organisation working with people seeking asylum and refugees to enable them to live with safety, dignity and to rebuild their lives. Our operational teams are based across England providing advice and specialist support to people on issues that impact their refugee protection journey: navigating the complex asylum system; addressing homelessness and poverty; accessing health care, education, and employment.
We operate four main service departments, Resettlement, Asylum, Integration & Employment and Children’s (IUSS & Youth Development). We also have a smaller Practice Development team supporting Refugee Community Organisations and frontline practitioners to develop their skills and capacity to meet the needs of people seeking asylum and refugees. Our Business Development team also sits within our services directorate, with close working with our Fundraising and External Affairs team.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
The Business Development Manager (Interim) is a pivotal role supporting our services to provide high quality, sustainable support with people seeking asylum and refugees. It plays an essential role to support our operational managers and working with people with lived experience of the refugee protection system to co-design their service models, and secure support for them from statutory commissioners. It is also a key partner for fundraising and communications colleagues, finance and operational colleagues to ensure that the systems needed to mobilise, develop, and sustain our services are fit for purpose.
- Lead bid teams developing complex six and seven figure statutory bids and proposals for single entity and consortium/partnership proposal at regional and national level.
- Lead on design of key service models as directed by Head of Business Development, to develop viable new service models, that prioritise quality, impact and sustainability, and highlight potential contractual or financial risks by working with the Head of Business Development, Service Managers and Finance colleagues.
For more information about this role, please view the job description on our website.
To apply, please complete the application form on our website via the apply button.
Closing date: 11th August 2024.
Interviews scheduled for 20th August 2024.
Director of People
Reports to: CEO
Galop
Salary: £60k–£65k
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term Contract
Hours: Full-time or Part-Time (5-4 days per week) -with flexible working options available
Location: London
About Galop:
Galop is the UK’s LGBT+ anti-abuse charity, working with and for thousands of LGBT+ people who experience abuse and violence every year.
Galop specialises in supporting victims and survivors of domestic abuse, sexual violence, hate crime, honour-based abuse, forced marriage, so-called “conversion therapy”, and other forms of interpersonal abuse. Using what is learnt through working on the frontlines with clients, Galop works on national and local policy change to improve outcomes for LGBT+ victims and survivors of abuse and violence.
Galop is a service run by LGBT+ people, for LGBT+ people, and the needs of the community are at the centre of what they do.
About the Interim Director Of People role:
Following a significant period of growth over the last three years, Galop is now in a phase of stabilisation to ensure our workforce is supported in continuing to deliver essential services to the LGBT+ community. We are seeking an experienced Interim Director of People, Culture, and Operations to join our team. This role is critical in driving our strategic initiatives related to human resources, organisational culture, and operational efficiency.
Some of the key areas of responsibility will include:
· Develop and implement people strategies that support our mission and goals and act as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to strategic planning and decision-making.
· Foster a positive, inclusive, and equitable workplace culture and promote diversity and inclusion across the organization, working with an Anti-Racism Consultant.
· Implement training and development programs focused on legislative soundness and cultural competency and intersectionality.
· Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, promoting a collaborative and high-performing work environment with Line manager responsibility for an HR Advisor, Senior Operations Manager and managing relationships with external professionals, including HR consultants and IT and data management support.
About the person:
The successful candidate will have a profound understanding of the complexities and intersections within the LGBT+ community and workforce. Supported by a Trustee Board that includes senior HR expertise, this role requires someone who has experience in establishing a trusted culture, preferably within a third sector organisation. Minimum CIPD Level 5 (or equivalent experience), including a solid understanding of UK employment law.
How to Apply:
Charity People Ltd is acting as a recruitment agency advisor to Galop on this appointment. If you believe your values align with those of Galop and you are keen on joining the organisation as they strive to deliver the mission on an increasingly national scale, then we would love to hear from you.
To receive the full recruitment pack, which has the details about this role and how to apply, please send your CV to Kate at Charity People.
Timeline:
Closing date for applications 9am Thursday 8th August – CV and Cover Letter
First round interviews: Thursday 15th August
Final stage interview: Wednesday 21st August
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustments so we can help make the application process work for you.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities with which we work.
Role Title: Production Specialist
Salary: Band C up to 41,949
Location: London
Tenure: Permanent
ActionAid UK is a member of the ActionAid Federation, an international charity that works with women and girls living in poverty. As part of the ActionAid Federation, we work with women and girls, our partners, and dedicated staff in 43 countries to end violence and fight poverty so that all women, everywhere, can create the future they want.
Are you a keen advocate of women and girls’ rights in emergencies?
Are you passionate about leveraging your creative talents to make a real impact in the world?
Then we'd love to hear from you!
Join ActionAid UK as a Production Specialist and be at the heart of our mission to champion women's rights and social justice.
As a Production Specialist, you will play a critical role in planning, prioritising, and scheduling our creative services. Your work will ensure all our communications reflect ActionAid’s brand, embracing our feminist, anti-racist, and decolonial principles. You'll collaborate closely with teams across the organisation, understanding their priorities and adding the unique value of the Brand and Creative team to their initiatives. Your day-to-day responsibilities will include coordinating the production of high-quality creative services, maintaining effective systems for tracking projects, and ensuring resources are used efficiently.
You’ll be the operational bridge between our internal teams and external suppliers, managing relationships to deliver outstanding creative outputs. You will also support the application of ActionAid UK’s visual identity and anti-racist storytelling approach in all communications, working alongside the Senior Visual Content Specialist and Head of Brand and Creative. Building strong working relationships within our diverse brand team, you'll ensure clear communication and efficient workflows.
Success in this role requires a commitment to ActionAid’s mission and values, including feminist principles and anti-racist practices. Your demonstrable experience in production across print and digital projects, combined with a proactive, collaborative approach and excellent attention to detail, will be essential.
We are looking for someone with experience in managing brand awareness projects, ideally within a creative agency or a women’s rights, development, or humanitarian organisation. If you have a knack for solving complex problems and delivering solutions aligned with organisational objectives, this is the role for you.
Join us at ActionAid UK and be part of a team that’s not just about producing content but creating meaningful change. Apply now to contribute to a cause that matters, working in a dynamic environment dedicated to equality and justice.
Additional Information:
Diversity, Equality, Inclusion and Belonging:
Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging are key to our organisational culture. We are on a journey to become not only an anti-racist organisation but one that proudly celebrates the diversity of all applicants and employees. We look forward to you bringing your full self to work, proudly sharing your unique perspective and helping us to shape our combined future. We especially welcome applications from those from underrepresented/marginalised communities.
AAUK is a disability Confident Committed organisation and as such any candidate that declares a disability will be shortlisted for interview if they meet the essential criteria for the role.
Referencing and Safeguarding:
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include safeguarding, criminal records and terrorism finance checks. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.
ActionAid UK is committed to preventing any form of sexual harassment, exploitation, and abuse (including child abuse and adult at-risk abuse) and responding robustly when these harms take place. We expect all ActionAid UK Staff and ActionAid UK Representatives to share this commitment. We will not tolerate our Staff or other representatives carrying out any form of sexual harassment, exploitation or abuse towards anyone we come into contact with through our work.
Working practices:
ActionAid is committed to supporting flexible working. If you would like to discuss flexible working options, including the possibility of a job share for this role, there will be space to do so during the interview process.
ActionAid UK has a hybrid working policy for many of our roles. The requirement will vary from team to team and the responsibilities of individual roles. As a minimum, all colleagues are expected to attend the office 12 days per year, plus additional time for induction, training, and “Company Connection days.” Some roles may require in-office attendance on all days and if so, these will clearly be marked as in-office roles.
Please note that ActionAid UK does not offer fully remote working options. We encourage you to discuss hybrid working expectations at interview.
Recruitment Processes:
Please note that ActionAid UK may review, shortlist and interview candidates prior to the closing date so we encourage all candidates to apply as soon as possible.
If we receive a very high response, we may close the vacancy early and will not accept further submissions.
Active Travel Project Officer
(Midlands and East)
£28,831 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4269)
Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Home based, with an opportunity to work at the nearest Sustrans Hub
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to work with Sustrans as part of the Delivery team.
As the Active Travel Project Officer, you will support six schools in Derby to increase the number of pupils travelling actively to school by walking cycling or wheeling. You will deliver a programme of activities, both educational and physical, providing the pupils and the schools with the skills to increase activity.
You will build and manage internal and external relationships with key people such as Local community leaders, as well as Senior Leadership teams with the schools, parents and pupils
This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have experience of working with children and young people and experience of delivering educational activities or practical skills to others.
You will be excellent verbal and written communication skills including presentation and report writing skills.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
Staff volunteer days
24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
Bike, computer and season ticket loans
Discount benefits
London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 11 August 2024.
Face to face Interviews will take place i during the week commencing 19 August 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
Are you passionate about evidence-driven practice and high quality data?
Do you enjoy translating complex data into logical conclusions?
This role will work closely with the Head of UK Social Impact, the Programmes, Policy and Impact Directorate, the wider organisation, and Network Partners to improve Carers Trust's monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) practice and our wider evidence and impact proposition. This role will oversee a range of evaluation projects including communicating our impact and insights in a timely way, through research and data analysis and visualisation.
Understanding the evidence for the effectiveness of our work is vital to Carers Trust mission and strategy. Impact evidence will be fundamental to shaping our programmes, informing our advocacy and shaping our internal culture.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Us:
Enable is a charity dedicated to improving people's wellbeing and strengthening local communities. We work with councils, charities and other local organisations to deliver health, leisure, community services and events that enrich people’s lives and strengthen our local community.
At Enable, we value our employees and our culture, focusing on embracing diversity and fostering an inclusive, flexible and fun environment for employees to perform at their best. On top of a competitive salary and flexible working environment, employees will also receive:
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (plus 8 bank holidays), 3 additional free days off at Christmas
- Life Insurance
- Reward Schemes (RewardHub Membership, wellbeing budgets and cycle to work)
- A variety of social and wellbeing activities each month
- Mental Health & Wellbeing Perks (Monthly talks, Wellbeing Hour, etc)
- Free Gym Membership
- Free breakfasts/snacks
Reports to: Management Accountant
Based: Battersea Park
Salary: £27,427
Contract: Permanent, Full Time
Work Arrangement: Flexible, Hybrid/Office
DBS: Basic
Role Overview:
Reporting to the Management Accountant, the Finance Assistant will support the Finance Team, providing financial and administrative services for our business. The Finance team sits within our Central Services division.
Central Services ensures the company operates smoothly and assists in working towards Enables strategic direction. Supporting the various services that make up Enable, Central Services consists of small and high output teams including Human Resources, Marcomms, Operations and Finance. Together, these teams make up the foundation of our business, driving our mission and fostering growth and development.
Main Duties/Responsibilities:
- Accounts payable and receivables: controls and processes
- Processing purchase invoices: entering and coding invoices (including VAT) in Xero managing the approval workflow (by cost centre budget holders) as required
- Setting up weekly payment runs, expense pay runs and individual payments as required
- Maintaining the aged purchase ledger ensuring invoices are accounted for on receipt and tracked through to payment
- Supplier set-up: ensure appropriate supplier information is obtained
- Raising sales and recharge invoices on a monthly/quarterly basis
- Bank reconciliation process
- Posting cash journals to record payments/receipts from bank statements into the ledger
- Processing and posting payroll journal
- Assisting with month-end processes
- Assisting with balance sheet reconciliations and other standard month end processes
- Assisting with year-end accounts preparation and audit process
- Assisting with general finance-related inquiries and correspondence received via the generic finance email inbox.
Skills and Experience:
- Experience of Purchase Ledger, Sale Ledger and General Ledger management including month end processes
- Experience of bank and other balance sheet reconciliations
- Supplier management
- Proficiency in MS Office, Xero and other accountancy packages
- Attention to detail
- Good communication
- Ability to meet deadlines
- AAT qualified or part qualified ACCA/ACA - We are supportive of candidates undergoing their studies
This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of a company that positively impacts the community around them! If you are someone that is motivated by a desire to enrich the lives of others and make a genuine difference, then please Apply Now and follow the prompts.
Enable is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. To find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, please visit our website.
About us:
The Humane League UK is a charity ending the abuse of animals raised for food by influencing the policies of the world's biggest companies, demanding legislation, and empowering others to take action.
We're a mission-driven, energetic team focused on problem-solving and effective teamwork, and have grown significantly over the last few years.
Thanks to our effectiveness, The Humane League has been named Top Charity by the independent evaluator Animal Charity Evaluators for every rating period since 2012.
THL UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to furthering equity and inclusion, and we value diversity. We seek people from a wide range of backgrounds who will bring a fresh perspective to the team, not just because it is the right thing to do, but because it makes us stronger.
We make employment decisions by matching our organisational needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, neurodiversity, age, or veteran status.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer, demonstrating our commitment to recruiting, retaining, and supporting disabled people and people with health conditions, based on their skills and talent.
You can read more about how The Humane League UK is working on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our website.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding accessibility, please contact us via our website and we will be happy to discuss, via email or telephone, reasonable adjustments that you may require throughout the process.
The position:
As Social Media Coordinator, you will live and breathe all things social media, leading all activities across our Facebook, X, Instagram, Threads, YouTube, and LinkedIn, as well as keeping an eye out for opportunities elsewhere on social media.
A social media wizard with strong working knowledge of social channels, you’ll implement a digital strategy focused on engaging and converting our community to take action for animals.
This role reports to the Digital Communications Manager.
If you would like to learn more about the Social Media Coordinator role you can watch a recording of our recent webinar by following the 'Apply Via Website' button.
Hours:
This is a full time position of 37.5 hours per week over Monday to Friday.
From 1st July 2024 we are piloting a four day working week across the whole of the UK organisation. This pilot is planned to run for 12 months, at which point a decision will be made by our Board of Trustees as to whether this will become permanent. Success of the trial relies on the organisation being able to achieve the same or improved level of impact in four working days as five, with staff experiencing either the same or improved levels of wellbeing.
During the four day week pilot, working hours for this position will be reduced to 30 hours per week, to be worked across Monday to Thursday, with no reduction in salary. This will be a temporary change to the contractual terms for the successful candidate. The appointed person must be prepared to increase their working hours to 37.5 hours per week if a return to a five-day working week is decided. In the event that THL UK considers before the end of the trial period that the trial is having an adverse operational impact, we reserve the right to bring the trial to end on one month’s notice.
Who you are:
You will be passionate about The Humane League’s mission of ending the abuse of animals raised for food. With an attention to detail and strong written and verbal communications skills in English, you’ll have a keen eye for persuasive and punchy copy and an ability to adapt your tone of voice.
You will have a supporter-centric approach to communications, responding to comments and messages from a place of care and empathy. This will be paired with an ability to work with data and analytics to assess results.
You understand what audiences want to see from different channels, and how to get cut through and attention on each one.
You are a whizz with editing tools and can create compelling, dynamic content that hooks people in and keeps them watching.
While working with autonomy is an important part of your role, strong collaboration and communication skills are paramount to your success. And, you’ll be able to prioritise and manage multiple tasks efficiently in a fast-paced environment.
Primary Responsibilities:
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Ownership of our social media channels, posting content regularly that is tailored to each channel and ensuring each channel’s features are used to create the biggest impact for our supporters.
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Planning and building social media campaigns that strategically integrate goals and consider metrics.
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Updating the communications calendar.
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Create inspiring concepts and develop these into compelling, on-brand, platform-specific content using tools like Canva.
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Social media community management including moderating and responding to comments and messages.
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Regularly monitoring social trends to create topical content.
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Using tools such as Google Analytics, Facebook insights, and Sprout Social to report on post performance and monitor and evaluate success, on a monthly basis.
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Design, run, and monitor social media advertising campaigns to grow and mobilise our network.
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Keep up to date with new features and tech related to social media platforms, as well as other organisations’ activity, to ensure the most engaging and effective content.
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Encourage and assist staff members in producing social media content, supporting them with creative and technical guidance and giving feedback.
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Contribute to other communications activities such as website and PR content, as necessary.
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Attend events, protests and actions as necessary.
In addition:
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Update the wider team on social media progress and insights.
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Perform any other duties assigned by the Digital Communications Manager or Head of Communications.
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Participate in team meetings including note-taking and facilitation.
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Help us make THL UK an inclusive workplace where employees and supporters are proud to be members of the movement.
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Demonstrate commitment to creating a stronger and more effective animal protection movement through inclusion and belonging, recognising the need for all of us to do better for social justice on a personal and organisational level.
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Attend in-person workshops several times a year.
For full details of the role, including the key competencies we see as the the most important requirements for being successful in this position, please visit our website by following the 'Apply via Website' button.
Good to know:
You will have access to:
- A fully remote work environment and team (all equipment is provided)
- A 4 day working week (note: this is a year long pilot until July 2025 when its continuation will be assessed)
- A pro rata share of 25 days leave plus Public Holidays (reduced proportionately during four day week trial)
- Flexible working hours
- A workplace pension
- An annual learning and development budget
- Support for mental and physical wellbeing
- £25 per month reimbursement towards home working costs
At The Humane League UK, animal welfare is at the forefront of our everyday work and as such, many of our employees are vegan by personal choice. All of our events and workshops offer only plant-based meals. We welcome all mission-aligned candidates to apply, no matter where you are in your journey to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
We are looking to speak to a wide range of candidates with diverse backgrounds - #NonGraduatesWelcome
Our employees all work remotely but still enjoy a supportive, collaborative environment.
For our salaries to be fair, transparent and equitable we want to provide a system that delivers a competitive salary in the market and could eliminate potential biases in compensation (such as the gender pay gap). For more information about the Social Media Coordinator salary please the attached document.
All applicants need to be:
- Fluent in written and spoken English.
- Live and have the right to work in the UK (we are unable to consider applications from those without the right to work in the UK).
- Committed to our mission to end the abuse of animals raised for food.
The Process:
All applicants will be contacted within one week of the closing date to let you know if you have been successful in reaching the next stage.
Our full interview process comprises of the following stages:
- A skills test to give us an opportunity to see your skills in action (completed remotely).
- Join an online interview (via video call) so we can learn more about each other.
- Final Interview (via video call as above)
For full details of our recruitment process please see the attached document.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.