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The main function of this role will be:

1. Review The Lullaby Trust’s current Evidence Base.
2. Create a revised Evidence Base including the production of plain language versions for each topic.
3. Work with our designer to create final accessible PDF copies for each topic.
4. Develop a standard operating procedure for updating the Evidence Base in future.

Job Description

1. Review The Lullaby Trust’s current Evidence Base.

The Lullaby Trust’s guidance is constantly evolving as new evidence emerges on preventing unexpected infant deaths. However, much of our guidance, such as our Back to Sleep messaging, is based on an established and agreed body of evidence. The post holder will be required to undertake a narrative systematic review of the literature to create an updated Evidence Base for each aspect of The Lullaby Trust’s guidance, referencing established research and any relevant updated evidence. Ideally, papers would need to be readily available via open access to assist The Lullaby Trust staff with supporting research enquiries. It is important to note that whilst some of our guidance is based on direct evidence, some is indirect i.e. advising against using certain products due to association with other evidence-based guidance; therefore, the post holder should have a sound understanding of SIDS and unexpected infant death research to be able to demonstrate this link concisely.

Current topics covered by our guidance and evidence include:

Sleeping position

Clear cot

Room temperature

Bedding

Twins and multiples

Smoking

Alcohol and drug use

Breastfeeding

Airways

Co-sleeping/bedsharing

Products; slings, dummies, baby monitors

Car seats

Infection and immunisations

Premature babies

Poor antenatal care

Swaddling

Young parents

Normal baby sleep

Impact of deprivation

1. Create a revised Evidence Base including the production of plain language versions for each topic.

The Lullaby Trust’s current Evidence Base is an extensive document. This project aims to make the Evidence Base more accessible and easier to update. We envisage that each topic currently covered in the Evidence Base will have a fully referenced version and a plain language version to enable them to be understood and used by a variety of service users, including health professionals and parents or carers. On completion, the Evidence Base and its derivatives will remain the sole property of The Lullaby Trust, however the post holder will be credited and there is scope for the post holder to publish an academic paper based on the project.

1. Work with our designer to create final accessible PDF copies for each topic.

The post holder will need to support in the design of easily accessible PDF versions of the Evidence Base, including any relevant infographics and links to referenced research. Each document will need to align with the guidance available to service users via our website and in other published resources. It may be possible that the review provides insights into potential changes to the current guidance available and, where this is indicated, the post holder will work with our Scientific Advisory Group to provide the evidence for those discussions.

1. Develop a standard operating procedure for updating the Evidence Base in future.

As a dynamic organisation that adapts our guidance to the most up-to-date research. Our current process involves our Scientific Advisory Group assessing new research and, if appropriate, amending our guidance or adding research to an established research library. However, the format of the current Evidence Base document creates a challenge in adding new references and evidence. The revised Evidence Base documents created by this project will need to be easily edited and updated. The post holder will be required to develop a standard operating procedure for updating the documents as part of our current Scientific Advisory Group processes.

Person Specification

Essential:

A good understanding of the research around SIDS and unexpected infant death.

Experience of literature reviews, systematic reviews, critical appraisal, and evidence synthesis.

Good written skills, including the ability to write in an accessible way.

Attachment to a Further Education Institution.

Access to own laptop/computer and necessary software.

Ability to organise own time to meet agreed project milestones.

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter, CV and a proposed project plan, including proposed methodology and a Gantt chart with intended timescales and milestones.

References may be requested from successful applicants.

Post holder must be available for regular online meetings to discuss progress and at least one in-person meeting with our Scientific Advisory Group in the London office. 

Senior Fundraising Data Analyst

£43,990 - £49,143 pa

City of London E1 8QS and we are a hybrid working organisation

This role is offered on a hybrid contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home three days a week.

Purpose of Role

As a Senior Fundraising Data Analyst, you will play a leading role in supporting the charity’s fundraising growth objectives through data analysis, reporting, and insight generation. 

You will work closely with teams across Fundraising to develop and execute growth strategies based on data and insight; build and interrogate reporting dashboards, manage data requests, and directly support fundraising colleagues to optimise campaign activity by reaching new and existing audiences with relevant content and asks through a multi-channel supporter segmentation approach. Your expertise in data analysis and reporting tools will be crucial for driving insights that improve our fundraising and impact strategies.

You are analytically rigorous, able to understand the opportunities data and insight offer and will have a consistent track record of delivering actionable analytics projects in a business partnering capacity. You’ll believe in the power of data and insights as levers for affecting positive change.

You will work at the heart of Comic Relief’s operations, supporting the organisation work towards a Just World Free from Poverty.

Key responsibilities:

Business partnering with Fundraising teams, identify opportunities for our data to enable the achievement of FR strategic goals. For example, supporting on Fundraising strategy and fundraising campaign development through the provision of Lifetime Value analysis, propensity to give modelling, econometric modelling and / or regression analysis, recency, frequency, value analysis and the appending of third-party data sources to enrich our data set and better understand our donors and prospects.

Analyse large datasets to identify trends, insights, and opportunities to optimise fundraising campaigns and strategies.

Creation and maintenance of dashboards using Power BI to present actionable insights.

Provide analysis and reporting to support live events, campaign performance, and strategic decision-making. Delivering to and enhancing briefs provided by client teams, ensuring that accurate and timely insights are available for Fundraising teams.

Track performance metrics during events and provide immediate feedback and recommendations for optimization where appropriate.

Support the Fundraising team with data-driven audience segmentation in Salesforce Marketing Cloud or through Comic Relief’s Azure Data Lake

Data Tools and Architecture:

Support the development of the charity’s Azure-based data models, ensuring data consistency across platforms through providing and feedback on and identifying future developments needed.

Collaborate with other teams to optimize data flows, improve reporting systems, and ensure the effective use of data across the organization.

Leverage SQL, Kusto (KQL), and Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud and Marketing Cloud to extract, analyse, and manipulate data from various sources.

Utilise Power BI to build and maintain dashboards that provide clear and actionable insights.

Support for Fundraising will include being hands-on with Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud and Marketing Cloud. 

Stakeholder Collaboration:

Business partner with fundraising teams to identify data requirements and ensure alignment with strategic objectives.

Communicate complex data findings in a clear and actionable manner to non-technical stakeholders.

Provide thought leadership within the organisation relating to the use of data to derive insights.

Person specification

Essential criteria

Experience of working with data from a large scale, sophisticated consumer fundraising programme, specifically digital first programmes, or an equivalent Business to Consumer (B2C) scheme with Customer Relationship Management at its heart.

Proven experience as a Data Analyst or Senior Data Analyst, with a strong background in SQL and Python.

Proficiency in Power BI for dashboard creation and reporting.

Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to analyse and present complex data in a clear and actionable format.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to interact effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Understanding of best practices in data governance and data management.

Hands-on experience with Salesforce Non-Profit Cloud and Marketing Cloud for data analysis and campaign tracking.

Experience of Data Analysis to support Fundraising.

Desirable criteria 

Experience with Kusto (KQL) would be a significant benefit.

Extensive experience with data modelling and architecting.

Working with data management tools such as Aperture Data Studio.

Experience of working with data related to broadcast fundraising.

Experience working in an AWS environment and Google Analytics

Perks and benefits:

· Flexible working hours

· Work from home option

· Life Insurance

· Wellness programs

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

· Paid emergency leave

· Sabbatical Opportunities

· Professional development

· Mentoring/coaching

· Paid volunteer days

· Payroll giving

· Salary sacrifice

· Team social events

· Extracurricular clubs

· Cycle to work scheme

· Free fruit

To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.

Closing: 12:00pm, 10th Feb 2025 GMT

Comic Relief reserves the right to close the role early if a large number of applications are received.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Why work at Comic Relief

There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London.

Freshwater Habitats Trust is the UK’s leading charity for all freshwaters. We are an evidence-based, conservation charity that works to protect UK and European freshwater wildlife through practical and innovative nature conservation projects. 

Data and evidence are vital in prioritising our work across the organisation and building the Freshwater Network. They are also vital when influencing external audiences to achieve our mission to reverse the decline in freshwater biodiversity. 

This is a new role in the organisation and reflects an urgent requirement to collate, organise and manage a large volume of research, survey and other data collected by Freshwater Habitats Trust over the last four decades, the potential of which is not currently being fully realised. 

It is critical that through the development of an organisational data strategy we can:

· Provide evidence of our research and advocacy.

· Showcase Freshwater Habitats Trust’s expertise.

· Facilitate effective teamwork within and between project and organisational teams.

· Enable efficient project delivery and public / partner engagement.

· Guide the strategic delivery of conservation projects through Important Freshwater Area analysis mapping and reporting.

The role will work closely with the strategic Research and Data Sub-Group of the Senior Management Team who are responsible for driving this work forwards.

This position requires a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic person who works well as part of a team whilst being self-motivated and ambitious. 

Closing Date: 7th February 2025

Interview Dates: 28th February 2025

We are looking for an enthusiastic and talented Data Engineer to join our growing Data and Insights team. Stewardship is growing in its data capabilities and developing an ever-stronger data led culture. Fundamental to that is having accurate, reliable, meaningful data in the right place at that right time. 

The Data Engineer will support stakeholders, including data analysts, our technology teams, and software developers, to ensure optimal and consistent data delivery. They must be self-directed and comfortable supporting the data needs of multiple teams, systems and products. The right candidate will be excited by the prospect of growing and optimizing Stewardship’s existing data architecture and integrating external datasets to support our next generation of products and data initiatives.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:

· Active membership of local church congregation.

An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate

Care Data Impact and Analytics Lead

Up to £48,000

Leatherhead, Surrey, with some home-working considered

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity is going through an exciting time where we are growing, with the aim of reaching more families in need.

About the role:

This Best Companies Top 100 mid-sized organisation and Top 20 Charity is looking to appoint a Care Data Impact and Analytics Lead to lead our data impacts and analytics for Rainbow Trust, managing and building the effective of our Care records system (Case Manager) as well as being the main point of contact for data enquiries, system development and staff training.

Reporting to the Director of Care Services and providing reports to the Senior Leadership Team, board, statutory funders or regulatory bodies, this role will lead on the process of developing and interrogating outcomes data collected by the Care teams. This role will also be instrumental in effectively demonstrating the outcomes of our work to funders and supporters, while using learning to strengthen our overall organisational model, including programs, external engagement opportunities, and strategic planning

What we’re looking for:

· An experienced Data Manager, with demonstrable experience of developing and implementing a Care focused database

· Skilled in the production and analysis of data and reports – you have proven experience of producing accurate reports to analyse and provide impactful business analytics, demonstrating progress against outcome measures and areas for development and learning

· Steady and consistent with strong attention to detail – you work at a faster than average pace whilst maintaining high standards of quality and accuracy.

· Proficient in MS Office, with particular expertise in Excel and Power BI – you are well organised with a high level of attention to detail and accuracy and experienced in delivering training.

· Practiced in relevant UK legislation including GDPR and CQC Guidance, and the principles of effective database management.

· A precise work ethic – you work methodically to follow all tasks through to completion, communicating effectively and collaborating with others, whilst seeking and implementing process improvements.

· A helpful, professional and supportive team member – you are comfortable working within established policies and procedures, leading by example to deliver precise work and building effective working relationships. Applications will be particularly welcome from those who have worked within the Charity sector with experience of working with Case Manager.

What we offer:

We have a range of fantastic benefits that we offer our employees, including:

· Flexible working hours to balance home and working life

· Employee Assistance Programme with access to remote GP, counselling, physiotherapy, resources to support your mental health and financial wellbeing, as well as a 24/7 helpline via Help@Hand

· 25 days of annual leave plus public holidays – rising to 26 days after 1 year, 27 days after 5 years and 30 days after 11 years, with an additional 5 years to use in your 10th or 20th year of service (pro rata for part time)

· Access to the Blue Light Card Scheme, and other rewards and discounts

· Bike to work, season ticket loan and payroll giving schemes, as well as a recommend a friend recruitment bonus

· Family friendly policies, focused on employee wellbeing, and an active cross-organisational wellbeing group running a number of initiatives throughout the year

· Pension scheme where we contribute 5% of your salary and you contribute at least 3%

· The option to buy/sell annual leave, as well as additional leave for your birthday, wedding/civil ceremony and an extra half day off for Christmas shopping

· Robust training and development programmes to support your learning and growth

If you would like to find out more about these benefits and working with us please visit our website.

About us:

Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity enables families who have a child with a life-threatening or terminal illness to make the most of time together, providing expert, practical and emotional support, where they need it for as long as it is needed.

How to apply:

Please send your CV and a covering letter highlighting why your application should be considered above others to us via the link.

Closing date: 18 February 2025

Interview Dates to be confirmed

Please disclose in your covering letter if you have used AI for any part of your job application.

Interviews will take place via Teams or in person at our Head Office in Leatherhead. We will only contact those applicants who have been successful.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert early.

An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this post.

Rainbow Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment.

Rainbow Trust is an equal opportunities employer and a Best Companies One-Star rated organisation, and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We're looking for a Science Advisor to help ensure that the best available science is used to support climate litigation around the world.

ABOUT THE ROLE. CLN is a non-profit foundation that supports partners across the world to drive stronger climate action through litigation against high-emitting actors. We are now looking for a new Science Advisor to play a critical role in bridging the gap between science and law in the context of climate litigation, including by supporting the translation of key legal concepts and standards into actionable remedies in climate cases.  This is a new post that offers an exciting opportunity to contribute to climate action as we approach 2030, and to shape this new post within CLN. Key responsibilities include:

• Supporting legal teams on how best available science can be integrated to support and strengthen their legal and advocacy strategies, and advising on effective ways to present scientific data to national and regional courts.

• Assessing scientific and evidentiary gaps in ongoing and future climate cases, and working with CLN staff and external partners – including academic and scientific institutions – to explore ways to address those gaps in a manner consistent with legal principles.

• Supporting the translation of legal standards into scientific standards. For instance, translating the legal standards presented by the European Court of Human Rights in the KlimaSeniorinnen case into relevant national carbon budget reports, and exploring the implications of key principles of international environmental law to States’ or corporations’ mitigation efforts.

• Acting as a bridge between the legal and scientific communities.
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with leading climate scientists, academic institutions, and researchers.
  • Facilitating collaborations to ensure that legal teams have access to top-tier scientific expertise to support their cases.
  • Identifying opportunities to communicate the needs of the climate litigation community to relevant scientists (i.e. at conferences, workshops, expert meetings).

• Conducting ongoing research and preparing clear, concise briefing notes and explanations on key scientific issues for CLN staff and external partners.

Given this is a new role in the organisation and the evolving nature of the climate litigation field, we expect that there may be changes to how this role works in practice once the right candidate is in post.

OUR IDEAL CANDIDATE

This is an exciting new role and we're keen to hear from people with relevant skills and experience coupled with a passion for climate justice.

Essential Experience, Skills, and Knowledge:

• Academic qualifications: Undergraduate degree in climate science, environmental science, geoscience, or a related field, with a strong academic record.
• Technical expertise: Proficiency in data analysis and modelling using R and/or Python.
• Ability to build and maintain a network of contacts in the scientific community, fostering collaborations and partnerships.
• Excellent science communication skills, with the ability to convey complex scientific concepts to diverse audiences, including legal professionals and non-specialists.
• Research and analytical skills: Strong research, analytical, and drafting skills, with the ability to distil complex scientific information into clear, actionable insights.
• Ability to think ‘outside of the box’: Willingness to work alongside a broad range of experts to explore how we can apply existing knowledge and expertise to solve novel legal problems.
• Personal attributes: Highly motivated, reliable, and able to work independently while maintaining attention to detail and meeting deadlines.
• Strong alignment with CLN’s values and commitment to our vision and mission, and a commitment to building a trust-based, inclusive and empowering organisation.
• Fluent in English, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

 Desirable Experience, Skills, and Knowledge:

• PhD or equivalent professional experience in climate science or a relevant discipline.
• Work experience: 3–6 years of post-university experience (or equivalent academic experience) in the field of climate change, climate policy, or a related area.
• Existing scientific network: Established network of scientific and academic contacts, particularly those working on climate change and environmental issues.
• Multilingual abilities: Proficiency in languages other than English is desirable, though not essential.

We know that some candidates will not apply for a role unless they feel they are 100% qualified. If you feel you meet at least some of the essential criteria above, we still encourage you to apply. 

WHY JOIN CLN?

• The unique opportunity to work for a mission-driven organisation at the cutting edge of climate litigation, and contribute to the climate justice movement worldwide.
• Opportunity to work with a dynamic team of highly skilled professionals who combine their expertise with a passion to make a difference.
• The space to shape and continuously develop your role.
• A flexible hybrid work environment, with opportunities for temporary remote work.

PLEASE NOTE:

This role can be based in either London or Amsterdam.

Salary is from £42,500 / €50,000 depending on experience and qualifications.

We are advertising this role at 0.6FTE on a fixed term contract, but are happy to consider additional hours and/or a consultancy contract for the right candidate.

All candidates must have existing right to work in the UK or the Netherlands.  We cannot sponsor visas.

Salary Range: £50,775 per annum

Start Date: As soon as possible

Duration of Contract: Permanent

Location: Fauna & Flora, Cambridge.

Current policy offers partial remote working with the UK

Founded in 1903, Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is the world’s longest established international conservation organisation. Our vision is to create a sustainable future for the planet where biodiversity is conserved by the people living closest to it. We aim to do this through the conservation of threatened species and ecosystems worldwide, choosing solutions that are sustainable, based on sound science and take account of human needs. We have become a trusted entity in the world of conservation. Today FFI is active in over 40 countries.

Fauna & Flora are in the process of implementing Salesforce with the Non-Profit Success Pack, which will revolutionise our fundraising operations. As we now enter the crucial period of embedding and optimisation, we seek a Salesforce expert and product champion to ensure Salesforce has a transformative impact across the organisation.

The Database Manager will manage the entire Salesforce environment, including Marketing Cloud which is pivotal to our marketing output. They will be the first point of contact for all staff requiring Salesforce support and training. They will field support requests, fix problems, document CRM processes and procedures and provide expert advice to staff on how to get the best from Salesforce.

They will oversee the final stages of go-live, ensuring Salesforce is built and tested to agreed specifications. Once Salesforce is operational, they will work with internal stakeholders and external partners to explore the reach of Salesforce beyond the fundraising directorate – to expand its capabilities across other key areas of the business and develop a roadmap for Salesforce’s expansion.

You will be an experienced database manager, with a proven track record of implementing, configuring and maintaining CRM databases. You will be proficient using Salesforce, and have had experience in configuring Salesforce, deploying new apps and implementing a new CRM. Ideally, you will have experience of fundraising and will understand the importance of a charity’s supporters, as well as understanding the concepts of donor journeys, lifecycles and donor development.

You will be able to analyse complicated datasets and provide detailed insights and reports from within Salesforce that will inform our fundraising strategy.

In return we offer the opportunity to for a ground-breaking and collaborative organisation at the forefront of global conservation with generous contribution, attractive annual leave allowance, life insurance and salary exchange schemes.

Our offices are located in The David Attenborough Building in central Cambridge, just a few minutes’ walk from glorious historic buildings and museums, the picturesque River Cam, the central market and shopping centre, and a host of cafés and restaurants.

The closing date for applications is 9 February 2025. Interviews are likely to take place during the week commencing 17 February 2025.

Do you have experience mapping complex supporter journeys, and working with insight and data to identify gaps and opportunities?

Have you managed complex projects that are all about improving the supporter experience? 

Can you motivate and support a team to deliver their best work for people living with Parkinson’s?

If yes, then please consider joining us as our Supporter Journeys Manager! You’ll be part of a team of 20 supporter experience professionals and you will lead the excellent Parkinson’s UK Supporter Journeys team to continue our ambitious drive to transform supporter engagement. 

About the role

We’re working to build and grow a powerful movement of people to transform the experience of people living with Parkinson’s. A big part of how we will do that is by engaging and mobilising our existing supporters through a wide variety of channels to take additional actions in support of Parkinson’s UK 

You’ll be instrumental in devising and delivering the strategic plans to achieve our ambitions for supporter engagement, as well as leading the teams responsible for delivering email and supporter journeys across the organisation.

What you'll do

• Lead the approach to mapping and visualising Supporter Journeys at Parkinson’s UK - looking for opportunities and pain points 
• Work closely with the Supporter Engagement Lead to deliver the Supporter Engagement Transformation programme which is our key programme for growing retention
• Work closely with the Supporter Engagement Manager (email), who leads the central email journey and decentralised email management
• Lead the audience planning process for supporters at Parkinson’s UK
• Lead the development of the audience planning process so that it achieves its ultimate aim of improving experience at Parkinson’s UK

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience of supporter engagement in the commercial  or not-for-profit sectors 
• Demonstrable experience of designing and delivering complex cross channel supporter journeys or communications plans 
• Experience of using insight and analysis to inform supporter comms mapping, planning and delivery
• An understanding of audience-first principles and planning 

This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!

Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a detailed supporting statement which will fully demonstrate how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.

We are committed to working with the principles of fairness and equality. All of our applications are anonymous until the interview stage, and we welcome applications from people from all sections of the community, irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, and sexual orientation. We actively encourage people with Parkinson's to apply.

Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

To support the long-term strategic growth and development of Horatio’s Garden, we are seeking an exceptional and experienced Senior Impact Researcher to drive the creation of a new impact framework that will establish best practice, gather and evaluate the strong evidence we need to demonstrate the positive difference the gardens make.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

At Horatio’s Garden, we build and look after extraordinary gardens in the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. These gardens are a critical part of rehabilitation and offer reflection and adjustment, privacy and solace, joy and companionship to all who need it. We lead regular gardening sessions to grow and cultivate plants, arts workshops to offer new skills, and a programme of live music and events. Designed to be enjoyed all year round, these gardens offer a warm, welcoming place for family and friends who may have travelled hours for a visit.Our vision is for everyone with a spinal injury to have a Horatio’s Garden as part of their rehabilitation care.

This exciting new 12-month role will be central to creating an evidence-based culture at Horatio’s Garden, contributing to actions and policies to drive excellence in our service and support fundraising and advocacy.

You will be confident to spearhead the organisation’s evidence and data gathering requirements and work with a variety of external stakeholders including the NHS.

The successful candidate will work closely with the new Patient Experience Lead by providing evidence-led data to help develop new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries, from activities to communications.

The outcomes will inform our robust five-year plan for a sustainable future and form the foundation for deeper impact study and development on the charity’s essential role in NHS care delivery.

We are looking for someone who will thrive in a fast-growing charity who can balance research and strategic needs with the reality of service delivery.

We are looking for someone to work three days, with a salary of £45,000 pro rata. We offer a flexible working arrangement with mutually agreed days in our gardens including Stoke Mandeville and London & South East in Stanmore.

Main duties

• Define key outcomes as well as metrics of impact on people with spinal injuries, families, staff and volunteers
• Desk based research to understand relevant measurements and best practice in the field. This would also involve working with research bodies, such as NPC, Pro Bono Economics and Oxford University and other spinal injury charities
• Design a research and impact evaluation protocol, working with the garden teams across the UK and critically the NHS
• Develop and submit research ethics application to the NHS, as required
• Implement the protocol, working with Horatio’s Garden teams to implement and embed systems, processes and tools to collect data and evidence
• Analyse data and evidence alongside the Patient Experience Lead to support the development of new strategies to ensure we are offering the best possible experience for people with spinal injuries
• Programme monitoring – develop systems to monitor and evaluate the charity’s arts and gardening programmes
• Act as the internal and external lead for monitoring and evaluation including the development and management of the charity’s yearly data collection gathered by the University of Oxford Crankstart internship programme
• Produce reports and presentations as required demonstrating the organisation's impact for colleagues, stakeholders and funders
• Developing the impact strategy for the future
• Represent Horatio’s Garden at conferences or research events where appropriate

Personal specification

Essential

• Practical experience of clinical data gathering
• Advanced analytical skills including research methodologies and quantitative analysis
• Excellent IT skills, including spreadsheets (e.g. Excel) and databases
• Experience of collecting, inputting, managing, analysing and reporting on data
• High level of attention to detail and ability to work with complex data sets
• Ability to communicate monitoring and evaluation data clearly and concisely to non-expert audiences
• Experience producing evaluation/ impact reports and presenting findings to a range of audiences
• Commitment to the charity’s mission and own personal development, as well as an openness to feedback
• Able to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders, including those not from a data background

Desirable

• Understanding of NHS ethics
• Experience of managing budgets and being cost-effective, especially systems development and external evaluation
• Experience of working in the charity / health sector

As a charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our charity.

To apply, please write a one page covering letter, explaining why you would be suited to this role and send this along with your CV – please note that any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all sectors of society.

NOTE: DBS, medical and reference checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process.

Reports to: Director of Communications and Impact

Direct/ indirect reports: None

Fixed term: 12 months (part time – three days a week)

Salary: £45K

Location: Flexible, with regular garden visits

Closing date: Monday 10 February

Interview dates: w/c 17 February

Are you an experienced fundraising operations professional looking for your next role?

Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity is hiring for a Head of Fundraising Operations & Standards to play a leading and strategic role across our fundraising compliance, supporter journeys, supporter experience and supporter data functions.

Salary

The salary for this position is £69,733 per annum.

The role is based in our London office with a minimum of 2 days in our office per week. 

Key Responsibilities

This is a senior management position within the organisation, and you’ll be responsible for:

• Supporting a vibrant and varied fundraising programme to deliver a transformational growth strategy and over £100m each year. 
• Collaborating effectively across the charity, building relationships, planning and directing work, and adding value as part of our Senior Management Team. 
• Leading GOSH’s approach to compliance with fundraising standards, including leading a rolling programme of reviews and contributing to sector collaborations. 
• Leading the supporter data function and supporting the delivery of our supporter data strategy and analytics to enable evidence based decision making. 
• Leading on supporter relations, supporter experience and supporter journeys to maximise supporter retention and income. 

We have ambitious goals, and this is the ideal opportunity for someone who is looking for a role where they can be impactful. You’ll be involved with the delivery of our fundraising strategy, as well as working across our diverse fundraising portfolio. You’ll also be at the cutting edge of innovation across supporter data and journeys.  

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Previous experience working as a strategic lead of a cross functional team. 
• Experience supporting a broad and diverse fundraising or income generating portfolio. 
• Experienced people leader with high emotional intelligence. 
• Experience working with relationship database and data analytic tools. 
• Exceptional relationship building skills. 
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills. 
• Budget and forecasting experience. 
• Experience of compliance and regulation, ideally within a fundraising context.

Please refer to the full job description for more information. 

Closing Date: 19th February 2025

Benefits

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

About Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity

Every day, around 750 children and young people from across the UK are seen at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). At Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity, we help the hospital go above and beyond for seriously ill children, enabling kinder and better treatments, bringing hope for children with the rarest and most complex illnesses, and making hospital a little bit easier and a lot more fun for the thousands of children who are treated at GOSH every year. Our staff raise vital funds to support ground-breaking research, cutting-edge medical equipment, and the creation of child-centred facilities to help save more young lives, and essential support services that help save childhoods too.

Together, we can help give seriously ill children the best chance, and the best childhood, possible. We were delighted to be named Charity Times - Charity of the Year 2024, recognising the impact of our shared mission.

Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

We believe that GOSH Charity and the charity sector more widely should reflect the diversity of patients, communities, and society at large. We also know that having a more diverse and inclusive workforce will make us more innovative, challenge the status quo, and enable us to deliver more impact. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. In particular, we encourage applications from those who are currently under represented within the charity sector as they may be marginalised by race and/or ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability, long-term health conditions, or socioeconomic status. 

If you would like more information about our approach to inclusive hiring please see our Inclusive Hiring Page here. You can also find out more about our commitments to EDI within our EDI Strategy on our website. 

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

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

Lived Experience Research Assistant x 2
£29,768 - £32,646 pa, plus excellent benefits
London (including flexible working)

A great opportunity has become available for two Research Assistants to join the National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health. The successful candidates will support and assist the Senior Researchers in the development of mental health guidance, evaluations, competence frameworks, systematic reviews, research reports and articles for peer-reviewed publications, and other research tasks.

You will search for research literature, sift articles, assist in data extraction, data synthesis and quality appraisal, and contribute to the writing of reviews. The Research Assistants will also contribute to the design of questionnaires and focus groups, and the analysis of this data. You will contribute to the engagement of other experts by experience, the design of questionnaires and focus groups, and the analysis of this data.

We have two roles available, and for one Research Assistant, we are seeking an individual with a background or interest in mental health, and for the second Research Assistant role which focuses more on Lived Experience, we are seeking an individual with experience of using mental health services. For both roles you should have a good degree in psychology or a related field (e.g. public mental health, medicine) and are familiar with qualitative and quantitative research methods.

The Research Assistant will be expected to have experience of identifying, retrieving and appraising research literature and extracting and analysing data. Experience of meta-analysis would be a plus.

The Lived Experience Research Assistant will be expected to bring a lived experience perspective to their work and will be supported by the Head of Lived Experience and Co-production as well as other Peer colleagues. Experience of co-production, survivor or peer researcher roles would be a plus.

The successful candidates will also have a proven ability to communicate and present information in a clear and concise fashion and be able to work independently and as part of a small team.

The College values a diverse workforce and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, reflecting the population it serves.

We are committed to building and maintaining an inclusive and supportive culture, a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed on merit. We aim to promote a more inclusive environment, which attracts all candidates and signals our commitment to celebrate and promote diversity.

We will provide appropriate reasonable adjustments for candidates who may have a disability.

We only recruit the best and in return for your commitment the College offers an attractive salary and benefits.

We operate a hybrid working model of onsite and working from home/remote, which helps to ensure a flexible work life balance.

We welcome applications from all sections of the Community. 

The Royal College of Psychiatrists is the professional membership body for psychiatrists and promotes excellent care for people with mental illness. It has 19,000 members and engages with government and the media as the leading voice of the UK’s mental health services. The College is a values-based organisation and, in 2019, was named Charity of the Year in the European Diversity Awards.

For more information about the roles and to apply, please click to apply via the College website.

Closing date: 9 February 2025

Our global MEL team are looking to hire an exceptional MEL Advisor with strong data analytics to join their team on a two-year fixed-term contract (renewable). As the technical MEL lead for quantitative data, the post-holder will be solutions-focused and seamlessly provide sound quantitative technical advice and guidance to ensure quality data collection, coordination, reporting and learning across project baseline and endlines and at programmatic and strategic levels.

Location: Nairobi, Kenya, Yaoundé, Cameroon 

Contract: Two-year Fixed-Term Contract (renewable)

Salary: Local Terms and Conditions apply

The post-holder will provide technical support at all levels, from project to sector level, in line with the strategic focus on inclusion and systems strengthening. Supporting a global portfolio, the role requires up to eight weeks travel a year, locally and internationally.

Key accountabilities include:

• leading on the strengthening, design and implementation of quantitative monitoring and evaluation methodologies and tools with a focus on inclusive data
• implementation, analysis and writing up of findings from quantitative data collection
• provision of technical support to internal and external partners
• ensuring adaptive learning throughout the project lifecycle
• supporting data flow mapping and data privacy impact assessments.

About You - skills and experience

• Demonstrable work experience in MEL and/or tertiary degree in a relevant field (international development, social sciences, public health
• First class technical skills in monitoring evaluation and learning of flexible and adaptive programmes
• Proven track record developing and using survey tools, app-based data collection (Comm Care) and managing varied sized datasets
• Experience in understanding and responding to the complexities of working across multiple countries and continents in an international development organisation
• Sound knowledge and experience writing and producing analytical reports, including using data visualisation software (PowerBI, Tableau etc)
• An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity for marginalised groups.
• Proficient in identifying capacity needs to deliver training
• Fluency in English
• Ongoing right to work in Kenya or Cameroon 
• Able to join Sightsavers by the end of March 2025
• Available to travel up to 8 weeks annually within Africa and Asia

Desirable

• Master’s qualification in relevant field
• Fluency in other languages French, Portuguese, Bengali, Kiswahili
• Knowledge of current issues relating to inclusive data and the utilisation of the Washington Group questions on disability

The above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the job description for full details. 

This will be a two-stage interview process.  The first stage will be a written role-typical task, assessing your skills. Candidates shortlisted at this stage will then be invited to a remote interview. Interviews will be conducted between 17 February and 27 February 2025. We may ask candidates to attend a subsequent in-person interview at the relevant Sightsavers office. 

As an equal opportunity employer we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with disabilities are particularly encouraged to apply. 

Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls. 

The deadline to apply is 9 February 2025

Director of Commercial

Salary: Up to £65k (dependent on experience), plus generous pension scheme, flexible working culture

Term: Permanent

Reports to: Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Line management responsibilities: Head of Partnerships, Head of Conference and Events, Training and Commercial Manager

We’re looking for an experienced Commercial Director, preferably with experience in training or education, to take our income-generating training and events programmes to the next level and develop new products and services that meet the needs of our growing membership and wider community.

The annual RSS conference is going from strength to strength, and our training programme is particularly popular with organisations who want to provide high quality bespoke training for their staff. With the growth in the analysis and visualisation of data across business and industry and the increasing popularity of careers across sectors in statistics, data science and AI, you will also work with wider RSS and our expert members to identify gaps in the market and design new ways to meet needs while also providing a return for the Society that we can invest in our charitable activities.

If you’re looking for a new start that involves the opportunity to innovate while providing hands on support to our small team of staff, and have experience in developing strategies and plans and driving business growth, then we’re waiting to hear from you.

Background

Our vision is a world where data is at the heart of understanding and decision-making.

Founded in 1834, the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) is one of the world’s leading organisations advocating for the importance of statistics and data. We’re a professional body for all statisticians and data scientists – wherever they may live.

We have more than 12,000 individual members in the UK and across the world. As a charity, we advocate for the key role of statistics and data in society, and work to ensure that policy formulation and decision making are informed by evidence for the public good.

The membership of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS) constitutes a preeminent source of statistical expertise. Members work with RSS staff to support areas such as policy development, education, training, statistical communication, and statistical literacy.

Some of our activities are revenue-generating, including our training programme, conference and events, jobs board and advertising, and venue hire. We also attract sponsorship for some of our high profile activities. The Director of Commercial has responsibilities for setting the strategic direction of our commercial activities, developing new products and services to enable growth, and ensuring that our plans and activities are aligned with our charitable purpose and strategic objectives. They work across the society to ensure that opportunities are effectively marketed and support colleagues to generate the budgeted revenue.

Job purpose

To lead the RSS’s commercial activities and develop new products and services that meet the needs of our growing membership and wider community.

Key responsibilities

Understanding needs and the changing external environment

• Develop understanding of the preferences and needs of statisticians and data professionals, and others interested in data and statistics, at an individual and organisational level, to evolve our products and services and align our commercial activities to those preferences and needs
• Undertake research to identify new target markets for commercial products and services
• Undertake research to understand competitors and benchmark RSS products and services
• Monitor and respond to developments and emerging trends in charities, membership organisations and other learned societies, and in statistics/data science/AI to ensure that our commercial offerings remain timely and relevant
• Provide robust analysis of client behaviours and feedback to inform future planning.

Development of strategies and plans

• Drawing input from across the organisation, develop strategies for sales and marketing across commercial products and services that support the organisation’s objectives, including training and conferences and events
• Oversee staff responsible for business development to capitalise on opportunities
• Lead the creation and delivery of fully-costed and resourced business plans for commercial products and services that align with key strategic goals
• Devise partnership models for different sectors
• Support development of wider strategies and plans across the organisation.

Programme management and delivery

• Deliver programmes of commercial products and services which meet the needs of target markets including training, advertising, sponsorship and venue hire
• Monitor and report on progress and performance against targets and plans
• Manage projects, including establishment of new products and services, ensuring that work is delivered to time and quality
• Work with colleagues to identify and develop sponsorship opportunities, and support colleagues in sales meetings with potential sponsors
• Continually assess and improve processes and oversee the development and maintenance of standard operating procedures
• Deliver the revenue budgets for advertising and venue hire and ensure their effective promotion.

Regulatory and compliance

• Act as a Director of RSS (Services) Limited, overseeing its governance and ensuring compliance with relevant rules and legislation.

Training

• Develop the portfolio of training courses, creating and launching new courses in response to user needs
• Expand the training programme by targeting both statisticians and data professionals and non-professionals and widening our geographic reach
• Establish and manage effective systems and processes to develop and deliver all training products, including identifying new training topics and trainers (with input from our statistical membership community)
• Ensure high standards of quality and customer service by evaluating feedback and managing the quality assurance process
• Ensure the effective promotion and marketing of training courses.

Conferences and events

• Oversee the development and operation of the RSS conferences and events programme
• Lead the conference and events team in the delivery of RSS conferences and events.

Interfaces with other teams and groups

• Convene and lead cross-RSS groups to develop, share and review plans and activities and identify opportunities for synergy and collaboration
• Work with heads-of and other teams across the organisation to support related objectives
• Ensure effective working relationships are maintained and contractual requirements are met with our trainers, partners, assessors etc. including developing and agreeing terms & conditions (including intellectual property agreements and contracts) with clients
• Identify relevant experts within the RSS membership and engage them in programmes, formalising a network of volunteers and providing support and advice
• Collaborate with RSS volunteers, staff and external providers to ensure the delivery of projects and outputs to agreed deadlines
• Select, lead and manage contractors and third party organisations to support programme deliverables.

Leadership and management

• Lead the Society’s training, business development and events functions, creating high-performing, motivated teams
• Bring relevant staff together within small teams working across the organization on defined goals that support our objectives
• Play an active role in the RSS Senior Management Team, providing leadership, and strategic insight for the organisational as a whole, and work together effectively in setting and achieving the Society’s goals
• Operate as a Director of RSS Services Limited Contribute to decision making regarding the strategic direction and financial management of the Society
• Oversee budgets and meet income targets for individual programmes
• Negotiate with suppliers to deliver value for money Line manage staff.

Other

• Represent and promote the Society to relevant external bodies and groups Other project work or tasks as reasonably required by the Chief Executive or Executive Committee.

Person specification

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Senior leadership experience
• Experience leading a commercial function and achieving results, preferably within a professional body
• Significant experience developing strategies and plans, preferably within a membership organisation
• Experience using data and evidence to develop value propositions and align services with needs
• Ability to make sound commercial decisions and identify commercially viable / profitable projects
• Strong market awareness, able to monitor training trends and develop them into opportunities
• Experience of building, developing and maintaining relationships and networks and generating sponsorship
• Significant experience of programme and project management and operational delivery
• Excellent organisational skills and an ability to identify and respond to changing priorities
• Ability to accurately assesses project needs or problems, make sound decisions and develop effective solutions
• Ability to plan, organise, prioritise and delegate work to ensure completion to time and budget
• Experience of negotiation and influencing
• Ability to communicate with a wide range of people and structure information and present ideas and concepts clearly and concisely, particularly in written form
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to persuade, inspire, influence, achieve results through others
• Strong numeracy skills, and the ability to produce, monitor and assess estimates/costs and work within budget
• Experience leading and managing staff in a small team and employing flexibility and imagination to achieve short-term and long-term business objectives
• Experiencing of tendering for work and managing external contractors
• Collaborative team worker – works with colleagues to achieve strategic and operational objectives
• Ability to work on own initiative within RSS guidelines/directives
• Demonstrable commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion.

Desirable

• Track record of devising and delivering (or managing the development and delivery of) training and educational products including content-based, face to face and online Interest in or experience of statistics, research, or other aspects of the Society’s work
• Experience in education development and innovation
• Familiarity with developments within data science, statistics, machine learning, AI and related subject areas
• Understanding of professional membership organisations and learned societies, and their role in the current climate
• Experience of the not-for-profit sector and working with volunteers.

Working for the RSS

Pension and benefits

Our defined contribution pension scheme can be joined after three months in post. Your contributions of up to 8% of salary will be double matched by the Society (making a maximum contribution by the Society of 16%). A training budget, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme and employee assistance programme are also available.

Location

The RSS office is in central London. We offer flexible working arrangements, and this is a hybrid role with on average two days a week working in the office. In person attendance for certain meetings is required (including all staff/team meetings and governance/committee meetings that take place in person). Limited travel within the UK and internationally may be required.

Working hours

35 per week full-time. Applications for job shares, part-time and flexible working will also be considered.

Holidays

25 days per annum, plus bank holidays and an additional shut down between Christmas and New Year.

Probation

This post is subject to a six-month probation period.

How to apply: 

Please submit your CV to Holly O'Brien at the email address provided with a supporting statement/letter telling us: 

• Why you should be considered for the role and how it fits with your career plan How your skills and experience align with the responsibilities and person specification

The deadline for applications is 27th February 2025. We may arrange interviews before the deadline has passed. Any questions about the role should also be directed to Holly. If you are interested in applying but cannot do so until nearer the deadline, please email Holly to register your interest. 

We are looking for an experienced, proactive and creative fundraiser to develop and manage individual giving at our national charity. As the sole individual giving fundraiser at the charity, this is a multi-faceted, strategic thinking role with room for growth. Your role will involve a variety of duties, including annual planning for individual giving activities to grow and develop our supporter base; budget management; development of stewardship including a supporter journey to grow connections to the charity; and line management responsibility for the Fundraising Administrator.

Individual giving is an area of growth for the charity and we are looking to build on what has already been achieved in this area. Working in our fundraising team, you will contribute to the wider aims of the team and organisation, developing and delivering individual giving and stewardship for supporters to develop and grow this income stream further.

You will continue development on a creative and comprehensive individual giving programme focusing on in memory, lottery, direct marketing and appeals, regular and payroll giving, gifts in wills and membership schemes. 

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to bring their knowledge, skills and experience in the charity sector to our organisation. You will represent and promote the work, vision and purpose of the Huntington's Disease Association.

This is an essential role in a small, national organisation supporting people affected by Huntington's disease.

Learn more about the role in the job pack included.

We are committed to equal opportunities in our recruitment process and in order to find out how well we are doing, we collect monitoring data. This will not form part of the selection process in any way and will be used for monitoring purposes only. The completion of this form is voluntary.

The Huntington's Disease Association is looking for someone with the ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of adults at risk, children and young people. We follow safer recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the people we work with. We require the successful candidate to provide two employment references and undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check for enhance disclosure before joining the charity.

Full details of how we securely handle the data you provide to us as part of the recruitment process can be found in our privacy notice for job applicants on our website.

Click on 'apply' to begin your application. To ensure your consideration, please upload both a CV and cover letter. Your cover letter should include why you are applying for the role and how you meet the requirements of the person specification. The job description and person specification can be found within the job vacancy pack.

Applications submitted without a CV and cover letter will not be considered.

We’d prefer the successful candidate to work a minimum of two days a week in our Liverpool office, but we’re open to flexibility based on individual circumstances and preferences

Closing date for applications is Monday 10 February 2025, 9 am. 
 

Interviews will be held on Thursday 20 February 2025.

Benefits:

* 25 days annual leave plus public holidays (pro rata for part-time staff)
* A pension scheme with 3% employer contribution
* Medicash scheme
* Tax-free working from home allowance
* Flexible working approach
* Supportive and positive working environment
* Fantastic learning and development opportunities