Coordination Jobs

The Third Age Trust is seeking to appoint a Learning Officer to support learning across the u3a movement. The post will be focused on growing the national & online learning provisions, in a way that serves and supports local u3a activity.  

This is an exciting time for the u3a movement, with many members open to new ways of learning. The Learning Officer will support the development of our online learning provision, enabling the sharing of resources and networking between members. They will also facilitate national learning events and projects. Prospective candidates will be confident in their ability to use digital software and be able to support members to access new technologies. The person will be a key link between stakeholders within the movement including volunteers and external partners. Working with the Learning Manager and Member Services Team to deliver the learning programme and achieve u3a objectives. 

The Food Foundation’s vision is a sustainable food system which delivers health and well-being for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered. We believe that embracing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success and the positive impact we make.

We are seeking a dynamic and organised Office Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting day-to-day office operations and contributing to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees and visitors. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a really important role for the organisation, a small charity with around 20 employees. The primary function of the role is to keep the office running smoothly; you will also be supporting our trustees and governance of the charity, as well as assisting with recruitment and HR administration. 

You will be someone who enjoys building productive relationships with people at all levels, both in person and online; the role includes managing our Executive Directors Diary, and organising Trustee meetings, so that will include liaison with our trustees, important funders and partners – a high level of verbal and written communication skills are essential.

The role is based at our offices in Brixton, and because of the nature of the role, it is office-based. We are happy to consider either full time or part time working (a minimum of three days or the equivalent hours. 

• Let us know whether you would prefer to work full time or part time, and the working pattern that you would prefer.

Areas of Responsibility

Office

Keeping the office tidy and well managed – this includes:

·Support the office by ensuring stocks of tea, coffee and basic stationery are maintained.

·Handling one-off purchase requests for special items.

·Organising team meetings and occasional working lunches.

·Respond to queries and information from the team.

·Working with external IT support for IT problems e.g. sending broken laptops to IT support team.

·Maintaining a record of our laptops and other equipment.

·Being the lead administrator for our CRM system, Zoho, and HR database, Breathe.

·Managing the office email box where we receive general emails, circulating and responding to incoming mail as needed.

·Answering calls to our virtual landline, passing on messages as appropriate.

·Supporting the Executive Director with diary management.

·Assisting the wider team with travel booking.

 

Governance 

·Supporting our trustees, committees and expert advisory group through liaison and scheduling meetings.

·Collating and sending papers out in advance of these meetings.

·Administrative support at meetings.

·Preparing minutes of meetings.

HR

·Support the Team with recruitment, posting jobs, and coordinating interview times and dates.

·Organise onboarding for new employees, including IT provision, DBS checks and induction.

·Supporting HFO with developing the use of our HR Database.

·Ensuring leave, training and basic HR information is accurately recorded.

·Supporting SMT to organise away days, office party, etc.

·Supporting staff wellbeing initiatives.

·Work with the HFO to develop our EDI and other policies. 

This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity only. The Food Foundation is a small charity and as such all staff are expected to vary their duties as necessary to meet the needs of the organisation.

Further developments to the role, time permitting, may include involvement with some of our exciting projects or supporting the Finance Assistant.

 

Person Profile

·Experience of planning and organising your own workload and dealing with conflicting priorities.

·Comfortable working under pressure and flexibly switching between tasks, often at short notice.

·Excellent IT skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

·Experience of working with spreadsheets and databases.

·Ability to maintain electronic diaries of a team and experience of coordinating meetings, both internal and external.

·Good oral and written communication skills and experience in using a variety of communication methods.

·Experience of minute taking for formal meetings of up to fifteen people.

·Using initiative and discretion to action items requiring immediate attention, referring matters to others as appropriate.

·Ability to solve problems, using information from a variety of sources to aid analysis and make timely decisions, with high attention to detail and proven ability to be methodical and accurate.

Experience of using Zoho, Canva or Breathe is desirable but not essential.

Personal Skills

·High levels of professionalism, with the ability to use absolute discretion, initiative, and personal judgment for dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.

·Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively, build good relationships and influence others.

·Demonstrable evidence of good practice in relation to equal opportunities and diversity.

·A motivated and proactive attitude with a commitment to ongoing professional development.

·Confident working with staff and stakeholders at a senior level in the organisation.

This role is offered as a Grade 1 or Grade 2 level post, depending on the level of experience of the person appointed. Accordingly, the salary will be between £25,642 and £31,450.

Responsibilities of the role will be adjusted according to the grade appointed and the number of hours worked.

• Let us know whether you would prefer to work full-time or part-time and the working pattern that you would prefer.

MK SNAP is an award-winning values-led charity; established for over 30 years providing education and work training for adults with learning disabilities from our stunning purpose build training centre in Milton Keynes.

We are looking for a full time Learning Assistant to assist in the planning and delivery of activity sessions, work training skills and enterprise sessions for learners of all abilities across the curriculum. We also have a 2 day a week vacancy available on a pro-rata salary.

MK SNAP operates a strict Safer Recruitment Policy and this role requires an enhanced DBS

Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture? Do you have experience of coordinating clinical services delivery to marginalised groups in a community setting?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Manager to work with an innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team at our London Centre. You will manage and coordinate a team of highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Head of Clinical Services, London and operate as an integral part of the London Clinical Services Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our four year strategy, and work together to increase the number of clients who can access our services. It is based in a centre specifically designed to be a safe and welcoming environment for survivors and includes gardens and growing facilities.

About the role

This is a wide-ranging position, and your key areas of responsibility will include:​

• To manage a multi-disciplinary team, including paid staff and volunteers from different professions and disciplines and provide professional and clinical supervision to qualified clinicians and trainees in the service including, clinical/counselling psychologists.
• To ensure that Freedom from Torture's clinical model continues to be fully rolled out, with particular emphasis on survivor empowerment and evidence-based practice for addressing PTSD and other mental health impacts of torture.
• Championing people development as well as influence delivery of evidenced -based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit based services.
• To formulate and negotiate psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and to provide psychological treatment for a small caseload, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in line with the new clinical model “Pathways” (drawing on a range of evidence-based models for the presenting problems of the clients).
• Being an effective role model and leader to encourage, develop and enhance skills of others.

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About you

This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. To be successful in this role you must have a high level of commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery. It is a key requirement that you must have knowledge of appropriate clinical standards and external regulatory bodies. You must also have sound financial awareness and experience of balancing the provision of quality care against budgetary parameters.

To be considered for this role you must be a Psychologist registered with HCPC and have qualified with a doctorate or equivalent in either clinical or counselling psychology. You must have professional experience of working with clients with complex PTSD and have post-qualification experience of using evidence-based trauma focused therapy models. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum, both in terms of pre-flight experience and the experience of living in exile. You must have previous management and supervision experience and be able to provide demonstrable examples of how you have successfully led and influenced clinical teams within community or health care settings.

In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution.

We also offer access to additional therapy training including NET and EMDR, access to high quality clinical supervision and an opportunity to hold a small case load alongside your management practice

You will also have the opportunity to closely with the Head of Clinical Services and to attend a range of forums and working groups to support the clinical development of Freedom from Torture.​

Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.​

Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £59,052 - £68,500 per annum. 

To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website 

To be considered for this role it is mandatory that at the point of application you must provide a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification. You must also provide proof of your professional accreditation status relevant to the role.

Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.

We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.​

Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhancedDBS disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.

Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.

No agencies please.​

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Worker to join our homelessness service in Tower Hamlets.

£15,220.00 per annum, working 20 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here.

Tower Hamlets Domestic Abuse Service is a refuge that provides short-term accommodation for 15 women and their children with a range of support needs, who are at risk of or fleeing domestic abuse.

You will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating families' move-on pathway from the refuge into independent living. The post holder will be responsible for sourcing accommodation in the private rented sector - liaising with landlords and sourcing new move on routes for families. You will directly support customers to move into their new accommodation and ensure support staff are fully equipped to inform customers about the move on process. The post-holder will also a central contact point for local authority housing departments.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

Develop links with private sector landlords and estate agents in order to source private rented stock and promote Look Ahead as a partner organisation
Work in partnership with local authorities' move on co-ordinators, creating innovative schemes to support long stayers in accommodation
Attend and support customers to complete all relevant documentation for housing placement meetings
Develop and maintain an information resource to support the team in the resettlement of customers and their children. This will include (but not limited to) Local Housing Allowance Rates, Partner Landlord and Estate Agency details and Rent Deposit Schemes
Act as the main point of contact for information and resources on the private rented sector
Support a caseload of families to ensure they move on within their licence agreement timeline
Provide a support service to new families who move in including assisting them to access welfare benefits and loans/grants available from the Department of Work and Pensions
Accompany families to viewings

For the full list please see our website

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Is highly motivated and a self-starter
Enjoys managing and motivating others
Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is essentially customer-focused
Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
Is able to advertise and promote activities in a way that will lead to engagement
Is excellent at working with others and working in a co-produced way
Is creative and able to put creative ideas into action
Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude
Knowledge around co-production and the importance of it
Knowledge and understanding of supported housing move on pathways
Knowledge and experience of policy relating to Private Rented Sector
Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
Ability to prioritise workload and work effectively in a high-pressured environment
Prefers working as part of a group or team
Ability to work independently and use initiative
Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments with an ability to cope positively with challenging and diverse behaviour

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Has relevant sector work experience
Demonstrable experience of supporting survivors of domestic violence

Desirable:

Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Executive PA
Reference: JUN20247465
Location: Flexible in England
Salary: £26,379.00 - £28,319.00 Per Annum
Benefits: Pension Scheme, Life Assurance Scheme, 26 days' Annual Leave

This is a Permanent Full-Time role for 37.5 hours per week.

The role can be based at home – where a suitable home working environment is in place – or from any RSPB office, located at different locations across the UK. The role may require occasional travel to an RSPB office or to support meetings in central UK locations.

The RSPB is looking for an Executive Personal Assistant (Exec PA) to join the Income and Conservation Investment directorate, providing vital support to the Executive Director and wider leadership team, as well as facilitating the smooth running of the 300 people strong directorate.

About ICI

The Income and Conservation Investment (ICI) team are dedicated to generating income, long term support and system change to help protect and restore nature. The directorate comprises of teams responsible for membership & supporter fundraising, legacies, commercial sales, high value partnerships, business engagement and conservation investment.  This is a great opportunity to support a key strategic function within RSPB and would suit someone who is eager to work in a fast-paced environment, to learn about and support income generation and enable others to be the best they can be. 

What's the role about?

As Executive PA, you will provide assistance to the Executive Director of Income and Conservation Investment (ICI), managing their busy inbox and diary and proactively helping them to stay on top of actions and deadlines. You will also play an important role at leadership team meetings, ensuring their smooth running by producing agendas and capturing actions. You will be a key point of contact for colleagues across the directorate and around the RSPB so we are looking for someone with a positive and approachable manner who enjoys working with others and is able to efficiently prioritise and problem-solve. A typical day might include tasks such as:

• Supporting the Executive Director through inbox and diary management, booking travel and accommodation, compiling agendas, gathering meeting papers, collating actions and reminders
• Working with the Board and Council Coordinator to ensure papers are drafted and submitted within set timeframes and follow the correct process.
• Building and developing effective relationships with people across the organisation and externally on behalf of Executive Director. Ensuring confidential and sensitive matters are handled appropriately.
• Organising monthly directorate briefings and other engagement activities, sourcing interesting and relevant content to help inspire colleagues and showcase the work of teams across the RSPB.
• Facilitating various meetings, including that of the leadership team by working with the meeting chair to produce agendas, gather papers, book guest presenters, capture actions and generally ensure meetings run efficiently.
• Understanding, sharing and implementing best practice from across the organisation, for example, Information Management principles, new digital tools or ensuring meetings are inclusive and accessible.
• Working closely with the Executive Board PA group to improve processes and provide cover during times of absence.
• Supporting the leadership team with recruitment and induction of new staff and volunteers, following appropriate policies and procedures where applicable.
• Working in line with the RSPB expenses and purchasing policies, file expense claims and raise purchase orders.

Essential skills, knowledge and experience:

• At least one years experience of providing PA support to Director and/or senior management
• Experience of providing dedicated personal administrative support to senior staff.
• Knowledge of the Microsoft O365 suite, particularly SharePoint, PowerPoint and collaboration tools
• Able to make the best use of time particularly when under pressure from competing priorities, prioritising and delegating tasks effectively, during periods of both low and high demand.
• Able to proactively identify and solve problems and respond quickly to change
• Able to identify and act on opportunities for continually improving ways of working and create efficiencies
• Able to communicate effectively with people from all levels of the organisation as well as external stakeholders
• Able to organise meetings and events, of varying scales, and coordinate all aspects of the logistics.
• Able to take meeting notes and minutes clearly and concisely, with attention to detail
• Able to deal with confidential and sensitive information appropriately.

Closing date: 23:59, Mon, 29th Jul 2024

Interview dates will take place on the 7/8th August.

We reserve the right to close this advert at any time.

Interested?

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

As part of this application process you will be asked to provide a copy of your CV and complete an application form including evidence on how you meet the skills, knowledge, and experience listed above.

We are committed to developing an inclusive and diverse RSPB, in which everyone feels supported, valued, and able to be their full selves. To achieve our vision of creating a world richer in nature, we need more people, and more diverse people, on nature’s side. People of colour and disabled people are currently underrepresented across the environment, climate, sustainability, and conservation sector. If you identify as a person of colour and/or disabled, we are particularly interested in receiving your application. Contact us to discuss any additional support you may need to complete your application.

The RSPB is an equal opportunities employer. This role is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract.

No agencies please.

This role has the following aims:

· To respond to the increasing mental health difficulties that young people are experiencing;

· To improve the overall mental health and wellbeing of young people, and the wider school community;

· To increase knowledge of mental health and wellbeing and improve mental and emotional resilience, for young people and their communities;

· To increase the number of young people managing their mental health without being referred to specialist higher tier services.

This will be achieved through the school-based delivery of focused and school-wide interventions to young people, with the possibility of intervention delivery for the wider school community (including staff, parents and carers) depending on the needs identified by individual schools. Intervention delivery for the wider school community may take place outside schools.

Interviews will be held face to face on 19th and 20th August 2024

This is a new and exciting role to support the ongoing growth and development of the Men’s Sheds movement and specifically the work of the UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) made possible through long term support from a funder.

Having celebrated ten years of UKMSA in 2023, we are now looking forward to the next ten years with an ambitious target and programme to support and facilitate the growth of the Men’s Shed movement and the health and vitality of Sheds, together with campaigning for happier and healthier men with programmes to improve wellbeing, reduce loneliness, anxiety, depression and ultimately save lives.

We are a small team, and the Head of Operations will be required to deliver against their own agreed targets, as well as supervise the work of others. The Head of Operations will be a member of the organisation’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and have day to day line management responsibility for five staff or contractors.

Location: Hybrid - Home Based and Hospice Sites across the South West
Hours: 37 per week, Full time
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £29,137 up to £34,271 per annum

Are you looking for an in-house Graphic Designer role where you can use your skills to make a real difference to the lives of children, young people and their families?

About the job:

Our client is looking for a full-time Marketing and Design Officer who will play a key role in showcasing everything, from care to fundraising and many things in between. You’ll join a team of Marketing and Communications enthusiasts, supporting the delivery of various initiatives across the South West.

You’ll be an experienced Graphic Designer who is confident in bringing colleagues together to define and fulfil projects.  You’ll love working with a wide range of people everyday and enjoy working on multiple jobs as well as line managing a small team of Graphic Designers. 

This is a hybrid role with at least 2 days working in the office and occasional travel to other sites across the South West. 

About our client and why join them:

They are an established and highly successful charity providing hospice care for children with life limiting conditions and their families in the Southwest of England.

What they offer:

They value their staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team. They offer competitive benefits and of course the knowledge that every day your work makes a real difference to short and precious lives across the South West.

Benefits of working at our client include:

• 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
• enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
• personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
• group life insurance scheme
• training and development opportunities
• environmental and green agenda
• a supportive and inclusive environment
• a chance to make a real difference

Closing date: Friday 2nd August 2024
Interview Date: Wednesday 21st August 2024, Little Bridge House, Barnstaple

Our client is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must obtain an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. They welcome applications from all sections of the community.

This fantastic opportunity will give you the chance to explore the wonders of the South West, whether you are already located here, you are a returner or looking for a different way of life; the South West offers a high quality of life and great leisure opportunities. These environmental attractions are matched by the excellent reputation of the highly successful organisation and local employer.

You may have experience in the following: Graphic Designer, Marketing Coordinator, Communications Officer, Visual Designer, Brand Manager, Creative Director, etc.

REF-215 677

Location: Ireland remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath and Ireland Country Office, when required

Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and some home working

Principal Accountabilities:

• Promote and support implementation of the recommendations of the global report at national level.
• Offer policy analysis and advice to help identify priorities and entry points for engaging with Ministries of Health and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate engagement in relevant policy processes and opportunities related to the implementation of the Global Report and Guide for Action process at the country level.
• Build strategic partnerships and alliances with key actors at the national and regional level to promote health equity, including governments, Organisations of Persons with Disabilities, health sector partners, Civil society and relevant bilateral and multilateral agencies.
• Ensure continuity of information sharing across Sightsavers and act as a point of contact for WHO Disability team and WHO regional and country offices.
• Promote the integration of health equity into national long-term strategic health plans and support the development of Sightsavers' policy analysis on health equity.
• Identify and leverage influencing opportunities at national and global levels in partnership with WHO.

The role will serve as a resource for Sightsavers and WHO, facilitating and coordinating their joint engagement with Ministries of Health and other key stakeholders in implementation processes, according to a shared workplan.

Jobholder Requirements

• Experience in the international development sector, including health and disability policy work and/or health system strengthening.
• Understanding of development issues and best practices in global health, particularly public health and inclusion.
• Professional experience in disability, inclusion, public health, or a relevant topic.
• Experience in advocacy/influencing work and forging effective policy networks.

Skills (Special Training or Competence):

• Ability to represent the organisation at a high level of engagement.
• Strong intellectual skills for dealing with complex ideas and concepts.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Desirable:

• Fluency in French (spoken and written).

To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.

Are you a detail orientated cashier looking for a rewarding opportunity to develop your skills in a fast paced environment? 

We have an opportunity for someone to join the finance department, supporting the Financial Controller, and our busy team to maintain all St Mungo’s cashbooks. Other key responsibilities will be:

• Facilitate and co-ordinate with the Credit Controller and Payments Supervisor matching/allocation of cash received by the Sales/Purchase Ledger.

• Provide weekly banking transactions download reports to rents and fundraising teams to facilitate cash recording. 

• Provide excellent customer service responding to requests for Faster Payments and processing these in accordance with relevant policies, including policies on avoidance of fraud. 

• Administrator for the credit card, cash card and expenses facilities

• Prepare month end bank reconciliations for review by the Financial Controller. 

In this role you will be required to work at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for training team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home. 

About you 

We are looking for a proactive detail orientated individual with experience of reconciling and maintaining multiple cashbooks in a busy environment. You should also have:

• Great communication skills with the ability to liaise with colleagues across the organisation who may not have knowledge of finance processes.

• Experience of completing administrative tasks, intermediate Microsoft Office skills especially use of excel.

• Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills with a methodical and ordered approach when working under pressure to tight deadlines. 

• Knowledge of; and the ability to log and keep track of Faster Payments.

• Above all we are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine desire to work with a charity that supports people to transform their lives. 

We consider skills learnt through experience to be as valuable as qualifications; this is a great opportunity for someone who is interested in developing their skills, with an innovative approach and able to identify process improvement changes.

How to apply  

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.  

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.  

Closing date: 10am on Monday 29 July 2024 

Interview and assessments on: Thursday 8 Friday 9 August 2024 

What we offer  

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities   

• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace  

• Great Pay and Other Benefits   

Are you looking for a pivotal role which will shape the future of a national charity working on a key social justice challenge? Are you excited to tackle a key post targeted at raising awareness of the charity’s work and bringing critical supporters and stakeholders on board? Are you an experienced communications professional who wants to use your talents to improve the lives of people across the UK?  If so, then we’d love to hear from you.

As we embark on our new five-year strategy, The Hygiene Bank would like to hear from talented communicators who would like to use their skills to further the mission of this exciting anti-poverty charity.

 

About The Hygiene Bank

Hygiene poverty is not being able to afford many of the everyday hygiene and personal grooming products most of us take for granted. The reality of low income is that it restricts people’s options, leaving us caught between being able to heat our homes, pay the rent, eat, or be clean.  It is washing hair, bodies, faces and clothes in the same cheap washing-up liquid used for the dishes. It is not being able to replace a toothbrush when needed or sharing a toothbrush because one each just isn't an option. It is having to choose between shaving foam and razors or the transport fare to a job interview.

Hygiene Poverty is the hidden crisis facing the UK. Earlier this year, The Hygiene Bank published a research report into the incidence and impact of hygiene poverty. It found that over 4.2m adults in the UK are affected by hygiene poverty, that is an additional 1.1m people into hygiene poverty since 2022 - the equivalent of the population of Birmingham. 

With hygiene poverty on the rise, it is also undermining the nation’s health: 50% of those affected by hygiene poverty say that it is causing them anxiety or depression. 92% of people affected report that it limits their social interactions with friends and family. 54% of those affected have not gone to the dentist in the last 12 months. But most importantly, it’s putting people in impossible situations. A staggering 69% of adults experiencing hygiene poverty are having to make the difficult decision between paying for essential needs like food and bills or purchasing basic toiletries. 65% of parents affected by hygiene poverty have had to choose between buying hygiene products for themselves or their children.

At The Hygiene Bank, we believe that everyone deserves to feel clean. That is why our network of projects exists – to give people access to the basics they need.

About the role

This role will be part of a multi-disciplinary Communications Team working together to raise awareness of the work of The Hygiene Bank. The successful candidate will develop and deliver effective marketing and communications content, with a special focus on digital channels, to promote The Hygiene Bank’s work, partnerships, and year-round fundraising activity – including National Hygiene Week and brand collaborations – and demonstrate the positive impact donations have had on communities across the UK. The postholder will work together with the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and the Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement to implement the Communications Strategy using a range of marketing and communications activities to actively engage a variety of audiences to raise awareness of hygiene poverty in the UK.

Responsibilities include: creating content for social media, our monthly newsletter and our website; creating engaging and compelling promotional materials; using high-quality storytelling to produce blogs, liaising with our volunteers to identify good stories and producing case studies and news articles for the website and supporting the wider team as required.

Job Description

 

Responsibilities

· Create compelling and engaging content for The Hygiene Bank’s social media channels, website and newsletters for our different audiences.

· Coordinate and monitor The Hygiene Bank’s social media presence ensuring the different audiences are informed and engaged.

· Develop creative concepts to engage and activate our ambassadors and influencers in support of the organisation.

· Develop and implement email marketing campaigns and manage the reporting, suggesting improvements and identifying growth opportunities.

· Support with the content creation and development of the website.

· Monitor and improve the website’s SEO and traffic metrics.

· Support with the creation and delivery of effective marketing and communications materials, such as reports, presentations, leaflets, etc, to engage with our online and offline audiences.

· Support with the production of case studies and success stories with a clear narrative that delivers the key messages outlined in the Communications Strategy.

· Liaise with our network of local projects and volunteers and support them with communications materials and campaigns to raise their profile.

· Maintain the Communications monthly report, making sure the data is accurate and identifying any areas for improvement.

· Support and assist the Senior Volunteer Experience, Communications and Fundraising Manager and Head of Fundraising, Communications and External Engagement with the implementation of the Communications strategy and other team activities.

· Support and assist the Communications Team with the creation of awareness-raising campaigns at national and regional levels that align with the Communications Strategy.

· Support the Communications Team in making sure of the consistent tone and branding across all communications channels.

 

Person Specification

With a strong alignment with The Hygiene Bank’s values, you will have:

· Outstanding written communication skills across a variety of media – from crafting social media content to case studies. 

· A creative mindset, coming up with new and innovative ways to communicate activity.

· Excellent organisational skills: being self-motivated and disciplined, with the ability to work without the need for close supervision.

· The ability to work under pressure and on multiple projects at the same time.

· The ability to represent the charity and its mission in a clear, emotive and factual way.

· Strong interpersonal skills: with the ability to forge and develop relationships with our volunteers, corporate contacts and community groups.

· An enthusiastic, can-do attitude; a self-starter and a team player, with a flair for building relationships.

This job description and person specification represents an outline of the major components of the job and is not intended to be exhaustive.

 

 

Experience

You will have a minimum of two years’ experience in the following:

· Either Marketing or Communications .

· Experience of, or willingness to learn a range of communications tools, e.g, Canva, Benchmark, Wordpress, Google Adwords, Hootsuite, etc.

· Copywriting skills, including the ability to write for a variety of audiences and purposes.

· Producing marketing and communications materials for multiple audiences across different platforms.

· Communicating effectively with a range of audiences.

Key Details

· Salary: £26,000 - £30,000 p.a depending on experience (pro rata, part-time, 4 days per week) dependent on skills and experience.

· Location: remote working/homeworking with monthly in-person team days in London.

· Holiday: 28 days (pro-rata) plus public holidays and closure between Christmas and New Year.

· Defined contribution pension scheme: 3% employer contribution, 5% employee contribution.

How to Apply

If you would like to join our team, please visit our website and apply with:

• An up-to-date CV outlining your employment history, qualifications and contact details.

• A supporting statement (no more than 2 x A4 pages) which i) demonstrates how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification and ii) outlining why you are interested in working for The Hygiene Bank.

We welcome and encourage applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Senior Maintenance Administrator

We are looking for a Senior Maintenance Administrator to join the team!

The charity is an international movement, an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church.  Its message is based on the Bible.  Its ministry is motivated by love for God.  Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and meet human needs in his name without discrimination.

Position: VAC0095 Senior Maintenance Administrator

Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (hybrid working considered after probation period)

Location: London

Salary: £31,982.93 pa plus travel to work allowance up to £3,700 pa

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: Contributory Pension Scheme; Generous Travel to work Allowance 25 days annual leave plus 8 Bank Holidays per annum, Café discount.

Closing Date: 16th August 2024

About the Role

In brief, this role involves: providing general maintenance administration support across the organisation owned property portfolio and specialized areas of property management administration under the direction of the Property Manager, including responsibility at the front line of the property section’s maintenance operations, receiving and processing general enquiries, maintenance requests and maintenance administration. You will need to be well motivated; service minded with good communications skills and able to multi-tasking, planning and prioritise your work.

You will also need to have the ability to think logically, problem solve, show diplomacy and liaise with other members of the property section team and associated external professionals and to provide specialised support to the team. This is a varied and often challenging position requiring a significant degree of initiative and teamwork.

In addition to the above duties, you will work with the Property Manager on specialist projects relating to property valuations, council licensing schemes and the upkeep a property database.

About You

The successful candidate will have good capabilities across a wide range of disciplines, an understanding of building maintenance processes, trade and terminologies and be able to communicate well verbally and in writing.  Consolidated IT skills are essential.

You must be in sympathy with the aims and objectives of the organisation.

If you feel you have the necessary experience and would like to join the team, apply today! You will be redirected to the charity’s website where you will need to complete their online application process, please note CVs will not be accepted.

Other roles you may have experience with could include Admin, Administration, Administrator, Property, Buildings, Property Administrator, Property Administrator, Administration Property Support, Property Support Officer, Admin and Property Support Officer, Property Coordinator, Property Manager, Estates, Housing. #INDNFP

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Job Title: Human Resources Manager

Company: The Refugee and Migrant Centre (RMC)

Location: RMC has four branches in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley The successful candidate will be based on site in Birmingham with regular travel required to all branches and whenever necessary. Hybrid working will be considered, allowing for one remote workday per week.

Purpose and Scope of the Role

The Refugee & Migrant Centre (RMC) are renowned for our work in assisting refugees and migrants through crisis and disadvantage; we remove barriers to integration and help our clients to become equal citizens. This great opportunity offers an experienced and innovative candidate the chance to join us, as our HR lead.

This is an exciting time to be joining the team, as we continue to grow to meet our aspirations. RMC are seeking a forward-thinking candidate who will be responsible for ensuring an excellent human resources service to the organisation including advice on complex employment matters, effective employee relations, recruitment, policies and procedures and ensuring that fair and consistent practices are followed in relation to all employment matters. This role is vital to our infrastructure following a period of rapid growth in staff numbers at the charity, as well as in our external activities and impact.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The key features of the role cover:

Strategy

· Support the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) in ensuring strategic workforce planning and change management in alignment with RMC’s overall strategy.

· The post holder must have a proven track record in managing complex HR issues such as grievance, disciplinary, sickness absence and other HR matters and be able to support managers in building effective working relationships.

Service Management

· Leading the provision of a comprehensive human resources service to ensure that we are recruiting the best employees and volunteers and supporting them to deliver outstanding services and other positive change for refugees and migrants.

· Managing RMC’s Human Resources in line with relevant service standards, key performance indicators and the human resources budget, ensuring robust plans are in place but also flexibility to cope with new needs, as they arise.

· Advising the SLT (CEO, Deputy CEO and Head of Services) and other senior managers on human resources matters and ensure all people managers in the organisation have the necessary skills and support to address complex employment issues e.g. in relation to sickness, performance and disciplinary and grievance processes.

· Leading on ensuring that all human resources policies and processes are adequate and reviewed regularly.

· Overseeing RMC’s performance management framework and advise senior managers on any remedial actions required.

· Ensuring timely and accurate workforce information is available as required for trustees, senior managers and the Finance team (e.g. for payroll purposes).

· Actively contribute to RMC’s evaluation process and participating in salary appeal panels and salary benchmarking exercises, and providing advice to senior managers on any salary-related matters.

Learning and Development

· Ensuring the People and Human Resources team provides the best possible learning and development opportunities for RMC employees and monitoring compliance with mandatory training (including data protection, health & safety, and safeguarding).

· Coordinate existing and potential learning and development opportunities.

Culture and Staff-Wellbeing

· Overseeing initiatives to promote the wellbeing of staff, including volunteers, being mindful of the impacts on them of working with marginalised members of society, and monitoring and supporting the wellbeing of staff.

· Managing staff satisfaction surveys, including analysis of results and working with the SLT to develop action plans in response to the results.

· Monitoring the diversity of staff and volunteers. Helping to ensure the existing broad diversity at the RMC is maintained and enriched further.

Compliance

· Ensuring compliance by RMC with employment law and safeguarding obligations in relation to staff, including safe recruitment.

· Ensuring any personal data of staff, including volunteers, is kept in line with data protection regulations.

Other Responsibilities

· Recognising the importance of taking care of own wellbeing and taking advantage of wellbeing initiatives offered by the organisation to our staff.

· Ensuring compliance with organisational policies and practices, and attendance at mandatory training.

· Any other duties as required by the organisation.

Person Specification

Experience and Skills

Desirable

• A CIPD diploma (Level 7) in HR management
• Experience of leading and managing staff teams.
• Experience of strategic planning and organisational change.

Essential

• Outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Considerable experience in a similar role, dealing with complex employment issues, safeguarding best practice and working successfully with other managers.
• Experience and expertise in day-to-day generalist HR which can be transferred to an ambitious charity, with a good grasp of the legislative frameworks and how to apply them in practice.
• Numerate, with excellent written skills and experience of producing HR documentation to a high standard, with good attention to detail.
• Capable of taking responsibility for day-to-day
• enquiries, recruitment and selection, induction, administration and support throughout the employee lifecycle and enable maximum value to be gained through the collection, recording and analysis of data.

We are keen to hear from all candidates whose skills and experience fulfil the criteria set out above. Please complete the application form, indicating where you first saw the job advertisement and demonstrating your professional fit with the role.

What's in it for you?

Location: Birmingham

Pension: RMC will contribute 3% of gross basic salary

Holidays: 25 days per year plus public holidays and 1 concessionary day (34 days). Holiday entitlement increases to 26 days after 2 years and 31 days after 5 years

Hours of Work: Full Time (35 hours per week) or Part Time ( 21 hours per week) (excluding lunch breaks) with time off in lieu for work outside of these hours.

Notice: Two months’ notice of termination of employment on either side

Disability: We are committed to making every reasonable adjustment to the workplace or working arrangements so as to accommodate people with disabilities

Enhanced DBS: Employment in this post will be subject to a satisfactory police clearance being obtained. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (exception) Order 1975 and you are, therefore, not entitled to withhold information about convictions which for other purposes are ‘spent’ under the provision of the Act.

Travel expenses: If travel around the Black Country is undertaken in your own vehicle for work purposes this can be reclaimed at the rate of 45 pence per mile

Training: Access to external paid training and regular internal training and a commitment to supporting you to develop and upskill

Equal Opportunities

We're an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Closing Date:

Wednesday 31st July 2024 by 5pm.

There will be a two-stage interview process with the 1st stage consisting of presentation and interview and the 2nd of informal meetings with groups of key managers.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.