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Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.
We do this through the Parkinson’s Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.
We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.
Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.
To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for a healthcare professional to take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.
To apply for the role, you will need to be based in the East of England region.
What will be expected of you in this role
You’ll:
- Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with Parkinson's.
- Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
- Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your region.
- Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent the professionals in your region.
- Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
- Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
- Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
- Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
- Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times per year.
What expertise you’ll bring
You’ll:
- Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with extensive interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.
- Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.
What you can expect from Parkinson’s UK
You’ll:
- Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role as a regional clinical lead.
- Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
- Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region. We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
- Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
- Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. a ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch, including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
- Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.
A bit more about the opportunity
- Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.
- Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience.
- Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.
We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.
Closing date for applications: 12pm on Sunday 18 August.
Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 27 August.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
Senior Finance Officer
Job Title: Senior Finance Officer
Location: Hybrid (with some travel required)
Job Type: Fixed term until 31/03/2025 (subject to extension/becoming permanent)
Salary range per annum: Band 4 (starting Mid–Mid2 (£34,772 - £36,262))
Closing date: 05/08/2024 9am (we reserve the right to close the role earlier)
Potential interview date: w/c 05/08/2024
The opportunity
We are seeking a passionate and dedicated candidate to join our Operations team, under our growing Finance team at Standing Together. If you are someone who shares our passion to improve the lives of some of the most vulnerable groups then we would love to hear from you.
We are looking for a new Senior Finance Officer, who will support STADA’s Executive and Senior Leadership Teams, to bolster and develop our Finance function across the organisation; as the charity heads to meet the demands of its growth.
The Senior Finance Officer will work with the Head of Finance (and relevant internal and external stakeholders) to review existing systems, contracts and funding (income) arrangements; as well as explore and develop efficiency enhancing opportunities and contribute to building effective finance management processes and systems across STADA. They will support the delivery of several functions including: setting and monitoring of budgets, reporting of activity and funding across multiple funding streams, contribute to positive stakeholder engagement, oversee day to day financial activity and provide advice/guidance to inform development and delivery of our strategy and business plan.
There is potential for line management within this role as it evolves.
To fulfil this role, we are looking for someone who is passionate about ending domestic abuse. It is preferable if they have experience in providing line management support and supervision. They will have great organisational, analytical and adaptive communication skills. With a positive and inclusive style of working, they will be confident and able to work across a variety of teams (and other stakeholders) and be agile to work on and demonstrate a solution focussed approach. For a full list of the personal specification, please see the job description attached.
About us
Standing Together was founded 25 years ago with the ambition to eradicate domestic abuse by transforming the way organisations and individuals think about, prevent, and respond to it.
We are a national charity bringing communities together to end domestic abuse. Standing Together pioneered the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) approach in the UK, a multi-agency partnership model for keeping survivors safe and holding abusers to account. The Housing Team at STADA, focuses on responding to the housing and homelessness needs of victims/survivors of domestic abuse, through influencing national and local policy and practice, across all relevant agencies, but with a particular focus on the role of the housing and homelessness sector as a part of a Coordinated Community Response to domestic abuse.
Benefits:
- 25 annual leave days Holiday plus all English bank holidays
- 1 day's leave for religious / cultural observation
- Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
- Flexible working opportunities
- Training and development opportunities
Applicants must have the existing Right to Work in the UK and undergo a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check (paid for by Standing Together), in-line with Charity Commission guidance.
Here at STADA, we do not discriminate in employment based on race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, national origin, marital status, medical history, parental status or genetic information. STADA is committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.
We aim to have a workforce which is truly representative of all sections of society and for each employee to feel respected and able to give their best. We welcome and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds and experiences.
For more information
If you have any questions, or think you may be interested in this role, please contact us via email.
Please also look at the job description and personal specification, which you can download from this page (on the righthand corner).
Interviews
Interviews will take place w/c 05/08/2024. We will email you if you’ve been successfully shortlisted to arrange an interview time.
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Prospectus is excited to be working with Your Place in their search for an Impact Specialist Lead, who will play a critical role in undertaking the collection, collation and reporting of data to support performance management of the organisation.
This role is offered on an initial 6-month contract, on a fulltime basis in London (Hybrid)
Reporting to the Director of Frontline Services, the Impact Specialist Lead will take the lead on the development of monitoring, evaluation and impact measurement across Your Place services, systems, quality assurances and processes. The role will involve the management and analysis of internal and external data to inform strategic decision making, provide contractual, regulatory and fundraising accountability to support the charity monitor and develop the quality of its services.
To be successful, you will have experience of developing and implementing monitoring, evaluation and learning frameworks. You will be highly proficient in the use of statistical analysis packages including MS Excel and PowerBi, with high attention to detail. You will have excellent interpersonal skills, and be communicative and approachable, with an ability to deal with numerous different stakeholders. It is desirable, but by no means a necessity to have a working knowledge of a housing association of social care setting.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
The hiring managers are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, please initially submit a CV to learn more, and ensure you don’t miss out.
Prospectus is delighted to be supporting Hand in Hand International to recruit their new Programme Development Manager, as the organisation looks to increase their impact and support thousands of women on their way out of poverty. This is a permanent, full-time position based in London (Hybrid).
Hand in Hand International helps women beat the odds and succeed as entrepreneurs. The money they earn and the confidence they gain changes everything. Whole families and communities rise with them. Since 2003, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, Hand in Hand have helped more than 5 million women launch small businesses that can stand the test of time.
Reporting to the Head of Programmes, Gender and Humanitarian the post holder will identify, prospect and approach new institutional donors, converting them form prospects to secured funds. You will ensure the effective delivery of a portfolio of institutional and corporate grants, making sure projects are achieving key milestones and that day-to-day activities are on track. The Programme Development Manager will provide high quality project information to both internal and external stakeholders, extracting and quality assuring project data relevant for reporting, and making sure all projects are compliant with donor requirements. You will proactively manage relationships with existing donors, developing engagement strategies, sharing key information, and laying groundwork for follow-on funding. Finally, you will lead proposals for new and existing donors, coordinating inputs from Hand in Hand International and network colleagues, drafting technical inputs, and engaging with funders where required.
The ideal candidate will have an innovative approach and a strong track record in fundraising from large institutional donors; trusts and foundations, corporate foundations and governments. The main objective of the role is to identify, prospect and approach new institutional donors, converting them from prospects to secured funds. The role will be roughly 70% fundraising and 30% grant management.
As well as a demonstrable track-record securing large, multi-year grants from different types of funders, you will have experience with their thematic areas: women’s economic empowerment, value chains, livelihoods or enterprise acceleration. Experience working in development projects in Eastern Africa: Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe. Experience in Afghanistan would be a plus.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. Cover letters are not required at this stage.
Royal Voluntary Service has an opportunity available for a BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEADto join our team. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis, and in return, you will receive a competitive salary of £41,970 per annum. This is a homebased role with the requirement for national travel.
About the BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD role:
Under the direction of the Head of Business Development, the role of the Business Development Lead is to:
- Increase the number, range and value of contracts and services secured by the RVS in line with its strategic objectives
- Build and maintain a range of relevant partnerships to support the winning of new business
- Maintain up to date market and academic research available to the team on CRM or other systems
- Develop and conduct effective business pitch to key decision maker audiences and ensure that they are kept relevant by regular reviews and updates.
Hours: 35 Hours(Flexible to meet business needs).
Benefits
- 26 days’ holiday (pro rata) plus paid statutory Bank Holidays (pro rata)
- Ten weeks’ company sick pay following successful completion of probation
- A great pension scheme
- 2 x Salary Death in Service Benefit, subject to qualification
- Car allowance of £5,500, subject to qualification
- Enhanced Family Leave schemes
- An employee benefits package that gives access to an exclusive rewards website to get discounts and cashback online
- A 24-hour doctor line, financial support with dental/optical and other therapies
- A free and confidential employee assistance programme with up to six face-to-face sessions counselling included
- Extensive online and on the job training to ensure you will succeed in your role
- Opportunities to discuss flexible working
- Opportunities to develop new skills and progress your career
- The chance to make a positive, lasting impact that changes lives, communities and society
What you'll bring as our BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD:
- Proven evidence-based business development skills, with experience of delivering concepts that are commercially viable.
- Proven knowledge of business development and sales processes
- Specific knowledge and understanding of the NHS Trusts/Boards (Across England, Scotland & Wales, and understand the regional differences)
- Specific knowledge and understanding of Commissioning Groups and local authority commissioning and other relevant outside bodies i.e. (Health & Social Care Partnerships (HSCP) and Integrated Care Boards (ICBs)
- Political awareness across the different nations and UK wide, awareness of opportunities for charities and the voluntary sector and overall funding landscape including up-to-date knowledge of policy and analysis of key trends, and delivery trends.
- A working knowledge of and understanding of the different roles and grades of key decision makers within NHS Boards & Trusts are key to success in the Business Development Lead role.
- Be able to propose new business development opportunities with corresponding research and analysis.
- To be fully compliant with tendering systems and portals, and to possess key knowledge of procurement law, tender law, contract values, competition rules, and how to register on and maintain frameworks, and understand regional differences.
- Ability to manage Bid Process from ‘strategy to lessons learned.’
- Ensures critical responses to tender process are accurate and complete, including cross-referencing current internal policies, procedures and processes and bringing lapses or gaps to the attention of relevant Heads or the leadership team to ensure future compliance with tender process.
- Charity Governance skills and awareness of requirements relating to tenders/bids
Please refer to the attached role profile for full details.
If you feel have the skills and experience to become our BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT LEAD please click ‘apply’ today, we’d love to hear from you!
The closing date for this role is 23/08/2024. However, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early should sufficient applications be received.
At Royal Voluntary Service our goal is to welcome everyone and build inclusive and diverse teams. We celebrate difference and encourage everyone to join us and be themselves at work. To find out more about our commitment to EDI, visit our website.
Join Royal Voluntary Service and together we can change lives, change communities and change society.
Void Repairs Administrator
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Hours: 35 hours per week (+ 5 hours paid lunch)
Salary: £23,962
Location: Office based – Derby
About Nacro:
At Nacro, we’re passionate about empowering people to build brighter futures. Through our education, housing, justice, and wellbeing services, we provide the support and guidance needed to transform lives. We offer vocational training, secure stable accommodation, and deliver essential mental health and substance abuse support, all aimed at building safer communities and creating opportunities for positive change.
Why Join Nacro?
Be a part of a team that truly makes a difference. At Nacro, your work will have a lasting impact on individuals and communities. We value innovation, dedication, and the drive to help others succeed. Here, you’ll find a supportive environment where your growth and development are prioritized.
Primary Purpose of the Role:
As a Void Repairs Administrator, you’ll play a crucial role in maintaining our properties. You’ll ensure repairs are handled efficiently, minimizing void periods and working closely with our property maintenance helpdesk team. Your efforts will directly contribute to providing safe and secure housing for those in need.
Key Responsibilities:
- Coordinate Repairs: Liaise with teams to ensure timely completion of void repairs, tracking progress meticulously.
- Record Maintenance: Maintain detailed records of void works on Nacro’s Housing System.
- Problem Solving: Tackle delays head-on, escalating issues as needed to ensure swift resolutions.
- Process Improvement: Continuously suggest and implement improvements to enhance efficiency.
- Reporting: Prepare comprehensive progress reports to keep the team informed.
- Manage Requests: Support the helpdesk to efficiently receive and raise orders for void repairs with contractors and landlords.
- Obtain Quotes: Secure quotes for higher-value works to ensure cost-effective solutions.
Experience, Knowledge, and Skills:
- Proven administrative experience, ideally in property management.
- Basic knowledge of property maintenance (training provided).
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently, manage pressure, and prioritize effectively.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
- High attention to detail and a professional telephone manner.
- Strong commitment to equality and inclusion.
Ready to Make a Difference?
Join Nacro and be a part of a team dedicated to creating lasting, positive change. Your role as a Void Repairs Administrator will be pivotal in helping us provide safe and secure housing, ultimately empowering individuals to achieve brighter futures.
If you have any questions or would like an informal chat about the role, please contact Paul Phillips - Head of Property and Asset Management at [email protected].
Apply Now to start making a difference today!
Office Manager
Hours: 25 hours per week, working Monday to Friday.
Salary: £18,244 - £20,946 per annum based on 25 hours, with a full-time equivalent of £27,000 - £31,000 per annum (based on 37 hours).
Place of work: Working from CASBA Offices in Selly Oak. With the agreement of your line manager, you may work from home and other suitable places, on occasion.
About the Organisation
Our client is an advocacy charity in the south Birmingham area. They make sure the voices of people with disabilities are heard and their rights are recognised. They empower people with disabilities to speak up for themselves or advocate on their behalf when needed. Their team are passionate about the difference we make and are now looking for a highly organised and detail-oriented Office Manager to join their team.
What they are looking for
They are looking for an enthusiastic, confident, and highly organised Office Manager to play a vital role in our day-to-day office operations. You will need to have exceptional organisation skills and the ability to put processes in place that are streamlined and structured. You will take ownership of our CRM ensuring it is set up correctly and working efficiently. You will prepare agendas, attend and accurately record the minutes of any meetings. Using your organisational and planning skills you will arrange staff and trustee away days, development days and strategy days ensuring they run smoothly. You will provide support to the HR function leading on administrative tasks relating to the recruitment and induction of new staff, mandatory training, Right to Work / DBS checks, as well as supporting their health and safety and lone working procedures. You will also provide line management support to an Administration Assistant ensuring they are motivated and perform to the best of their ability. To undertake this role effectively you must have experience in a senior administration or PA type role, be able to use a wide range of modern IT systems and packages to an intermediate / advanced level. You’ll need to be able to learn new systems quickly, have a high degree of accuracy and organisational skills, and enjoy supporting others.
About the person
You will have:
• Previous experience in a senior administrative/office manager role, preferably in a fundraising or non-profit environment
• Previous experience of line management
• Experience of HR and Health and Safety is highly desirable
• Strong organisational and time-management skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt your communication depending on the needs of the person
• Excellent numerical skills, with a high level of attention to detail and a commitment to accuracy
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Passion for the mission and their vision
Why them
This is an exciting time to be joining them, they have an ambitious five-year plan, they moved to fully accessible offices and rebranded last year and have many exciting projects and partnerships on the horizon.
Citizens are at the heart of their work and they are making an amazing impact in their local community. Join them to be part of it. What they offer They offer a generous holiday allowance (up to 30 days plus Bank Holidays), entitlement increases with service. Pension contributions.
Equal Opportunities
They are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community and people of all ethnicities and backgrounds, including people with disabilities. They are dedicated to creating a workforce that is a true reflection of the communities they serve. If you are disabled, have the skills, and or the experience to do the job, then they would love to meet you for an interview.
To Apply
Please click apply now to complete the short application form and to submit your CV.
You may also have experience in the following: Office Manager, Administration Manager, EA, Executive Assistant, PA, Personal Assistant, Office Team Leader, Office Supervisor, Administrator, Admin Assistant, Office Administrator, Office Assistant, etc.
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The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have a fantastic opportunity for two Programme Managers to join our small new team focussed on green and sustainable chemistry. The positions are for a fixed-term period of three years.
You will be joining the RSC at an exciting time as we develop our next organisational strategy. You will help shape how we build on and connect across recent work in areas like Sustainable Labs, Digital Futures, Future Workforce & Educational Pathways, Chemicals Waste & Pollution and the 25th anniversary celebration of our journal Green Chemistry.
Reporting initially to our Head of Science & Sustainability Strategy Lead, your programmes will enable us to explore and prioritise opportunities to maximise our immediate and long-term impacts in everything from sustainability conferences and communities to tools, professional development and beyond.
In this role, you will:
• Scope and prioritise RSC Sustainable Chemistry programmes e.g. convening, conferencing, developing tools, resources, standards & metrics, training and professional development, new communities.
• Work in partnership with colleagues to identify, evaluate & prioritise opportunities and impacts e.g. collaborating with Publishing, Membership, Science & Communities, Professional Development, Communications, Marketing, Data Science & Insights, Product Management and Business Development.
• Build partnerships in the UK and internationally with organisations that share our commitment to driving and supporting sustainability in science e.g. research funders, sister societies, sustainability-focussed for- and not-for-profits, universities, chemistry-using businesses, and their suppliers.
• Develop effective relationships with our member and journal communities to align with their passion and expertise in achieving green & sustainable chemistry goals.
• Develop and deliver Sustainable Chemistry projects and programmes
• Track and report impacts, and contribute to a culture of continual improvement and innovation
At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office a minimum of average two days per week initially, with some travel for meetings and events. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.
What we are looking for:
• PhD or equivalent in chemistry or a broadly related science and engineering area, or equivalent experience working in science labs or on science-related projects, publishing, funding or community engagement.
• Passion for science and for sustainability with some specific sustainability-related experience, ideally in a science R&D context.
• Ability to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to make informed product & programme decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Initiative to seek knowledge and input when that will deliver the best results.
• Can-do, flexible attitude with a focus on solutions and progress, including listening to others and taking the initiative in ambiguous and changing situations.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Open-ness to learning about technical areas of science and sustainability as well as about new approaches or fields from expert colleagues and collaborators.
• Experience working on and managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to balance and prioritise across multiple projects, tasks and deadlines.
• Experience of facilitation or organisation of networks, meetings and workshops.
• Experience writing reports, proposals or business documents.
If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.
About the RSC
We are a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving community including over 60,000 members, an international publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.
Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.
At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.
As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.
No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.
Apply for this job online
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £47,472 - £52,746 per annum plus benefits
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time
Closing Date: 04/08/2024
You may also have experience in the following: Programme Leader, Programme Director, Programme Coordinator, Head of Entrepreneur Development Programme, Programme Delivery Manager, Chemistry, Science, etc.
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About Citizens Advice Camden
Citizens Advice Camden is a well-respected local charity with 85 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 independent, impartial, confidential and free advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.
We target our services at the most vulnerable in our community with our client profile closely matching local indices of deprivation. We identify trends to ensure our services remain agile and able to respond to changing and emerging advice needs.
About the Role
This is an exciting opportunity be in at the start of a new service funded by St Andrew Holborn, a local charity keen to support the provision of high quality advice services to meet the needs of people living within their area of benefit. The project is funded for three years which gives the opportunity to make connections with local partners and make a real impact on the advice needs of local people.
Our service will meet the needs of local people by offering a flexible model providing advice face-to-face in community locations and remotely by telephone. Advice areas will range between welfare benefits, housing, employment, consumer and more.
This role is hybrid working with the exact split between remote/onsite working being by agreement with the line manager to meet the needs of the project which could change over time. This role is not suitable for remote working only.
We offer this as either a Trainee Adviser or Generalist Adviser role depending on your current advice work experience. If you are not currently an experienced generalist adviser, you will already have experience of delivering Adviceline or similar services and be looking for an opportunity to train as a Generalist Adviser. You will follow an accelerated training programme to develop the adviser skills and experience needed to complete the Citizens Advice adviser training programme within the agreed timeframe and provide high quality, holistic generalist advice. You will be supported to provide the high quality advice needed to meet auditing and funder requirements whilst delivering to funder targets. Applicants will be expected to demonstrate that they meet the requirements of the role as set out in the person specification.
Full support will be provided to the successful candidate at either level to succeed in the role.
Closing date for applications: 9.00am, Wednesday 14 August 2024
Interview date: week commencing 19 August
Interviews will be held on Zoom.
£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 Food & Beverage Outlet Manager is a key role within the UWLSU Commercial team, who are changing the way they engage and support students at The University of West London Students’ Union. This role will work with full-time and student part-time staff to provide top tier service for our customers. This includes but is not limited to management and service throughout our outlets. The post holder will instil and deliver high standards of service. Additionally, the post holder will have the chance to flex and develop their event skills by managing catering to a selection of private and in-house functions designed to maximise engagement and further the student experience.
We are an award-winning organisation with an ambition to disrupt inequality in education. This role plays a vital role in that mission. As a team, we work collaboratively in a fun, supportive and challenging environment. We work tirelessly to improve our services, opportunities, and outcomes of our members. We provide staff with the tools and guidance to develop and grow their skills set and experience to further career aspirations and deliver high-quality work.
We are looking for a hardworking, organised individual passionate about customer service and empowering of all colleagues. This role is ideal for an early career manager, or someone wishing to take the next step from supervisor to Manager. You will have experience in working in a food and drink led environment to organise and deliver service from start to finish. You will have experience working effectively as an individual and as a team and working to tight deadlines. You will have a strong commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion, understand the importance of positive working relationships, display high levels of self-awareness and empathy and understand without a doubt that the union exists for its members.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £29,291 plus benefits
We are delighted to be recruiting for a Philanthropy Officer to join our growing team. Working alongside other team members, you will play a key role in enhancing the long-term sustainability and growth of Mary’s Meals. You will play a key role in supporting our National Affiliates and relationship managers, producing proposals and resources for philanthropic opportunities, corporate partnerships, foundations and HNW donors, to meet the needs of our existing donor base and capitalise on growth opportunities that arise.
You will be responsible for developing compelling funding proposals and philanthropic fundraising materials for a range of income streams. In this fast paced and varied role, you will build and develop strong relationships both internally and externally, with a view to supporting the research and development of philanthropic opportunities for funding.
Other key duties include:
- Assisting National Affiliates in establishing a portfolio of long-term partnerships that provide sustainable income for our school feeding programmes.
- Writing high quality donor proposals, applications and reports for a range of philanthropic bodies.
- Support the development of global fundraising materials that support National Affiliate growth, particularly in the corporate partnerships space.
- Supporting the communication of the impact of our work through compelling written stories
- Supporting the development of the Mary’s Meals suite of products and materials that communicate our strategy and attract funding and promoting their use across the network.
- Contributing to the development and coordination of organisational systems and processes that support National Affiliate growth in philanthropic giving.
With exceptional organisational skills, you will be comfortable working across multiple projects and coordinating contributions across all parts of the organisation and will bring relevant experience of designing and developing compelling funding proposals and reports. You will have strong writing skills with the ability to tailor your approach to a variety of audiences and bring the impact of our work, and our story, to life. You will be confident in your communications and will have the ability to engage in a variety of interactions with colleagues across the movement. You will have the opportunity to work closely with colleagues across the global family and your work will make a tangible difference to those suffering the effects of extreme poverty in some of the world’s poorest communities.
Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and from all faiths and none. We are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of over 2.4 million children who today will receive Mary’s Meals. We are a values-driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, we are fully committed to a culture of safeguarding.
Mary’s Meals is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work and we expect all the Mary's Meals family to share this commitment and work in the best interest of the communities we serve. Our safe recruitment practices ensure that only those that are committed to our high standards join our movement.
We have a remote-first approach to work and are happy for you to work remotely and flexibly, in a way that best supports your work life balance, we also have an office near Glasgow city centre for those who live nearby and would like to work from here occasionally or on a regular basis.
Benefits:
- 8% non-contributory pension contribution - after 3 months (for international candidates the 8% pension contribution will be paid as a part of salary)
- 34 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme, including perks and cash back opportunities
- Life assurance
Closing date: Wednesday 7th August 2024
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Marketing and Communications Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for a Marketing and Communications Manager to work with a youth charity in Burnt Oak.
The aim of this amazing charity is to help improve the lives of young people by giving them somewhere to go, something to do and someone to talk to. If you have a passion for putting young people first, we want to hear from you!
Position: Marketing and Communications Manager
Location: Burnt Oak, London.
Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 depending on experience
Hours: Open to either full time or part time contracts. Hours worked are generally flexible and certainly you are not tied to “9-5”. Some hybrid working is supported (1-2 days a week).
Closing Date: Noon on Friday 2 August – We will be interviewing for this role on an ongoing basis and reserve the right to close the role early should a suitable candidate be found. Do not delay in submitting your application.
About the role:
Communicating what the charity does is critical to their success, and this role will lead on this for three specific audiences: current and prospective donors; the local community; and the press. You will work closely with the Fundraising team to ensure that collateral is high-quality and donors are regularly hearing about the work of the charity. You will also devise new, innovative digital fundraising strategies, as well as having overall responsibility for the website.
Managing and working with the Marketing/Comms Officer, who will be hired soon after you start, you will also be responsible for marketing and communications aimed at young people and parents. This includes posters advertising events, banners, social media accounts, leaflets to display in the local areas, e-newsletters etc. You will also be responsible for either creating new video content yourself (or with the Marketing/Comms Officer) or finding creative and low-cost ways of generating it.
About you:
To be successful in the role of Marketing and Communications Manager you will be a role model for young people and present a positive “can do” attitude. You will also need to bring with you the following skills and experience:
- Proven Marketing & Communications experience
- Experience of developing and executing a marketing and/or communications strategy
- Experience of planning and managing income-generating campaigns – including monitoring budgets and expenditure (ideally in a charity but could also have been a sales campaign)
- Ability to use (or quickly learn) graphic design software (Canva and Photoshop)
- Experience of managing digital campaigns
- Experience of using a CRM system for logging and tracking stakeholder activity
- Experience in social media and website management
- Knowledge of how to implement an individual giving campaign
- Able to communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders
In accordance with our Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires an enhanced DBS check.
The charity’s strength is its diversity of its people. We place a huge value on different people doing things in different ways and we welcome applications from what might be considered non-traditional backgrounds. The one thing we all have in common is our desire to raise the aspirations of young people across the country.
We very much welcome previous experience working as: Marketing Manager, Comms and Marketing, Communications Manager, Membership Engagement Manager, Engagement & Communications Manager, Head of Marketing, Marketing Campaign Manager, Senior Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Member Engagement, Marketing and Partnerships Manager, Digital Marketing, Marketing and Fundraising Manager, etc. #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Youth Engagement Manager
Fixed Term Contract to June 2025
Job Ref: V515
Part-time: Between 30 - 35 Hours per week (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £21,429 (£25,000 pro rata) plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased and Office based – The Melting Pot, Edinburgh
Closing date: 5 August 2024- 5pm
Interview date and Location: Edinburgh, Monday 12th August 2024
About Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
About the role
Project Scotland, part of the national charity Volunteering Matters, supports young people to get on in life through the power of volunteering. Brighter futures work with pupils (aged 13-16), we offer disadvantaged pupils struggling to engage with the regular school curriculum the opportunity to undertake a volunteering placement as well as the option of having a mentor. We support and empower pupils to gain skills and confidence in a new environment within the wider community, promoting a sense of belonging, whilst extending horizons and aspirations.
We are looking for a talented, dynamic, and compassionate Youth Engagement Manager to join our team in Edinburgh. The right candidate would be someone who can work flexibly and demonstrate an understanding and total commitment to our organisational values.
This role will be working in partnership with St Thomas of Aquins R.C High School, we have been delivering Brighter Futures here for two years and have funding till June 2025.
Key Duties & Responsibilities
- To build relationships with secondary school pupils, particularly those on flexible timetables, who have complex and challenging barriers, acting in a non-judgemental way to support them through their Brighter Futures journey
- Consistently role modelling and displaying Volunteering Matters organisational values
- Deliver and develop the Brighter Futures Schools programme within in St Thomas of Aquins R.C High School, meeting ambitious targets and milestones, ensuring all young people engaged achieve positive outcome.
- Provide pre and post volunteering practical and emotional support to each pupil, helping to build their confidence and identify achievable goals as well support the pupil to complete awards and qualifications linked to their volunteering.
- Engaging with current charity partners, not for profit organisations and social enterprises and developing new ones in line with our Best Practice for under 16’s volunteering.
- Develop diverse, high quality and bespoke volunteer placements with third sector partners that reflect the needs and interests of pupils.
- Effective recruitment, selection, training, and ongoing support of a diverse pool of talented and dedicated volunteer mentors from a wide cross-section of the community
- To maintain Volunteering Matters standards around quality and effective Volunteer Management
- To manage all elements of a young person’s experience, from referral to completion of their journey, including managing the match with their mentor.
- To manage the risk assessment, safeguarding, quality assurance and audit processes as appropriate
- Ensure monitoring, impact and evaluation information is collected and that Brighter Futures meets it’s agreed targets, reporting format and schedule.
- Administration tasks including maintaining effective and accessible records, the use of Microsoft Office, Teams, Zoom and other software such as Canva (use to develop relevant promotional material and information)
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application or contact us for more information.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
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