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Join Britain’s biggest charity supporting Kinship Carers. 

Kinship are seeking to recruit an experienced and passionate senior fundraising professional to drive our fundraising activity, diversify our income channels, achieve significant growth, and help us build for the future. Leading a small fundraising team, you will have responsibility for all aspects of fundraising including creating compelling proposals, building a robust pipeline of opportunities, developing funder relationships, and stewarding funders effectively.

What you'll be doing:

ü  Leading the development and implementation of our fundraising strategy and annual plans to achieve our strategic goals.

ü  Generating five and six figure grants from Trusts and Foundations.

ü  Developing a robust pipeline of funders and diversifying income channels

ü  Effectively stewarding our key funders, cultivating excellent relationships and sustainable funding

ü  Supporting and building on our small fundraising team to create a team and function equipped to achieve our ambitious goals.

What you’ll need to demonstrate:

Essential Requirements include: 

ü  Experience of being responsible for developing and delivering a fundraising strategy in a medium-sized charity.

ü  Experience and proven success in a senior role focused on Trust and Foundation fundraising.

ü  Experience of additional fundraising income channels – major donors or corporate fundraising.

ü  Excellent written and spoken English with the ability to create compelling funding proposals and reports.

ü  Exceptional interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with high-value donors and partners.

Kinship are equal opportunities employer. We warmly welcome applications from appropriately qualified people from all sections of the community and aim to promote diversity. 

Key information

Location: Westminster, London. Office-based with flexibility (Min. 2-3 days per week in the office).

Contract: Intern 6 month contract (with potential for progression to permanent role) Full time 37.5 hours a week

Coordinator Permanent. Full time 37.5 hours a week.

Salary: £27,007.50 – 28,450 per annum depending on experience.

Benefits and entitlements:

You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits including:

· 25 days annual leave per year, plus an additional “Day for You”, (pro rata for part-time or any period less than 1 year) which increases by a day each year after 2 years’ service up to a maximum annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year

· Opportunity to take a 6-week sabbatical after 3 years of service

· The Trust’s contributory pension scheme after three months – The charity will match your employee contribution up to 7%

· All travel expenses covered over and above your regular commute to and from work. Any extra travel for work purposes will be reimbursed.

· Access to Workplace Options EAP (a provider of employee support services)

· Opportunity to Work from Home

· Opportunity to take part in the wider team’s wellbeing and social activities

· A supportive Training and Development policy which encourages colleagues to develop as professionals and achieve relevant qualifications (e.g. CIOF’s Certificate in Fundraising).

Reporting to: initially Head of Fundraising & Partnerships.

Make a big impact with a dynamic small charity transforming young people’s lives London.

Construction Youth Trust (CYT) is an ambitious and innovative charity whose mission to inspire and enable young people to overcome barriers and achieve their full career potential. Social mobility is at the heart of our work, and we prioritise working with young people from low-income backgrounds and those who are facing significant barriers to employment.

We help young people recognise their potential, develop their confidence and skills and discover career opportunities never previously presented to them. Through our long-standing partnerships with employers in the built environment sector (over 200+ across London), we connect young people to relatable role models, world of work experiences and ultimately rewarding jobs and apprenticeships. The built environment is at the forefront of the drive towards achieving net zero and future economic growth, offering young people substantial opportunity for career progression.

We are seeking a creative and confident communicator who will support our Fundraising Team to engage and inspire current and prospective funders through case studies, events, photos, videos, and the Trust’s newsletter, with the ultimate goal of increasing income in line with our new 2025-2027 Business Plan.

What will I be doing?

Creating high-quality collateral and delivering tailored promotion for funders through our social media channels, website, CYT newsletter, and impact reports.

Day to day, you will take photos and videos at CYT events, write social media posts, write case studies and success stories, support the organisation and delivery of internal and external events – all with the aim of increasing engagement with key CYT funders and in-kind supporters.

What knowledge and experience are we looking for?

· Experience of creating engaging visual media including photography and videography etc.

· Experience in digital communications and confidence with managing social media

· Working knowledge of design software (e.g. InDesign, Canva)

NOTE: prior knowledge of the construction and built environment sector is not an essential requirement of this role.

What abilities/skills are we looking for?

· Excellent communication skills including a high level of writing skill and the ability to tailor content to different audiences

· Highly organised with an ability to pay close attention to detail

· Creative flair with a good eye for visual design

· High level of IT literacy including Microsoft office

NOTE: this role would be well suited to someone at the beginning of their career journey and looking for an opportunity to gain experience in the charity sector

What will I gain?

Every member of the CYT team gets involved in the charity's strategic development and impact and contributes to our work supporting young people to fulfil their potential.

In return, we make sure you are supported by a warm and collaborative team, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well. We pride ourselves on giving opportunities to people at the start of their charity career, supporting them to develop their skills and experience in a much-needed sector of our society.

How do I apply?

If you are passionate about transforming the life chances of young people, please send your fully completed application form with particular attention to your supporting statement (no more than 500 words) explaining why the role interests you and how you meet the person specification.

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals from ethnic minority backgrounds and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

Closing date: 16th January 2025. However, we may interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate is found.

A second interview may also be required.

You can access the Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification for this role via the Charity Jobs site. CV's and cover letters will not be accepted.

If you have not heard from us 2 weeks after the application closing date your application has been unsuccessful at this time.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We will only consider candidates for employment that share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

Come and be part of the 2024 Charity Times Award’s Fundraising Team of the Year!

In this busy role, you’ll assist in the delivery of legacy marketing campaigns across a range of channels, including digital, telemarketing, legacy events and direct mail, and help to promote gifts in wills to internal audiences too. You’ll be allocated your own campaigns to project manage and you’ll monitor income, expenditure and KPI’s for all activity. An important part of the role will be to provide support for the administration of gifts in wills, including managing both legacy enquiries and legacy notifications, ensuring these are handled efficiently and to agreed timescales. This is a great role within a growing legacy program that will build your legacy and direct marketing skills and give you plenty of opportunity for development.

With combined individual giving income growing strongly at over £21 million per annum, this is the perfect time to join an experienced and effective individual giving team.

About you

You’ll have some experience of working in a similar environment such as fundraising, marketing, sales or customer services, or have experience of managing your own projects.

You enjoy the variety of working on campaigns across a range of channels and seeing the results of your work. As a well-organised person with great communication skills, you’ll be at ease liaising with external suppliers and in-house stakeholders across the charity to support the delivery of legacy marketing campaigns. Your close attention to detail will ensure accuracy with campaign reports, record keeping and invoice processing. And you’ll be able to use your excellent writing skills to craft copy that inspires both internal and external audiences about gifts in wills.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please email the Recruitment Team

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date: 9am on Monday 13 January 2025

We reserve the right to close this advert early due to the volume of applicants.

Interview date: Week commencing 20 January 2025 

Digital Product Designer

Contract: Permanent, Full-time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £43,668 - £45,851 with excellent benefits

Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

About WaterAid:
Want to use your design skills to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere? We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

Join WaterAid as Digital Product Designer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good. 

About the Team:
This role will sit across the Digital Product team and Innovation Lab - Income, supporting existing work in the Communications and Fundraising directorate as well as shaping the lab’s experiments to grow new sources of income. Through this role, you will help build WaterAid’s capacity for digital innovation and play a critical part in our ambitious strategy to end the water crisis.

The Digital Product team is responsible for WaterAid’s global web estate, working with colleagues across our fundraising, comms, innovation & systems teams to deliver great supporter experiences online.  

The Innovation Lab – Income has a bold and ambitious remit and to revolutionise income generation and generate new scalable business models for the charity. We seek to challenge ourselves and others, drive entrepreneurial approaches and diversify income for WaterAid. Digital platforms and product testing are a core element to us realising our remit. 

About the Role:
We are looking for an experienced Digital Product Designer to join our in-house team and drive the design and development of innovative digital products. The ideal candidate will be passionate about creating user-friendly, visually appealing, and functional web experiences. In collaboration with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and stakeholders, you will:  

In this role, you will lead the User Experience (UX) design process from ideation to implementation, ensuring products meet user needs and business objectives.

You’ll also: 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers, developers, and stakeholders, to co-design and iterate clickable web prototypes.
• Design and prototype engaging digital experiences using tools like Figma and other associated design software.
• Develop and refine content approaches, UX flows, and visual designs for Prototypes, Minimal Viable Products MVPs .
• Ensure the digital products are optimised for functionality and user engagement, including the ability to collect user feedback, analyse features, and secure data (e.g., waitlist sign-ups) for promotional use.
• Help to develop systems & processes for running experiments in collaboration with the Innovation Lab and contribute to selection of tools, vendors etc.
• Design solutions for non-wateraid domains (e.g.,com, io, tech, club), as determined by product requirements.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends, tools, and techniques, applying this knowledge to enhance the user experience.

Time Allocation:

• 40% of your time will be spent supporting the Innovation Lab – Income, focusing on driving MVPs and platforms to market, meeting key product launch targets.
• The remaining 60% of your time will be dedicated to working within the digital product team, which manages the development of our website and collaborates with other teams in Mass Engagement and Communications to implement acquisition strategies and enhance user engagement.

About You: 

• Proven experience in digital product design, with a strong portfolio showcasing work on web and mobile platforms.
• Expertise in Figma and familiarity with other design tools (e.g., Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision).
• Strong understanding of UX principles and the ability to translate user needs into intuitive design solutions.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices, with demonstrable experience of accessible design work.
• Proven ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders, ensuring cohesion, collaboration and comprehension of complex principles.
• Experience with co-designing clickable prototypes and collaborating with developers to implement designs that not only are creatively appealing but deliver analytical requirements that experiments require.
• Knowledge of front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and experience working closely with developers.
• Proven ability to work across diverse cultures and stakeholder groups, effectively balancing stakeholder needs with the project delivery timescales.
• Ability to design for MVPs and iterate quickly based on user feedback and data analysis.
• Familiarity with designing around payment gateways and secure data collection methods.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present and explain design concepts to stakeholders.
• Ability to turn project briefs into reality, navigating and interpreting stakeholder needs to ensure the best outcome
• Working style that reflects WaterAid’s values of Respect, Accountability, Courage, Collaboration, Integrity and Innovation.

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Experience working in agile environments.
• Experience designing for split tests and working iteratively based on testing data.
• Familiarity with user testing methodologies and tools.
• Background in designing products for various web domains (e.g., .com, .io).

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 12th Jan 2025. Availability for interview is required week commencing 20th January 2025.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click ‘Apply’. Please apply by submitting your CV and your portfolio into one document in either Word Document or PDF format. 

Pre-employment screening: In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Benefits:

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose – where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have.  We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.  

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.

The Kent MS Therapy Centre is seeking an experienced Trusts and Foundations Fundraiser to join our vibrant and successful Fundraising Team. 

The successful candidate will be responsible for generating income from trusts and foundations at KMSTC. You will take over the current trusts and foundations caseload, including repeat applications, report writing and maintaining relationships. You will identify and actively pursue new grants available as well as develop and maintain relationships with major funders. Your work will ensure that that we can provide excellent therapies and support to people living with MS and other neurological conditions at our purpose- built therapy Centre.

Alongside raising funds, you will be part of the team responsible for growing our Monitoring and Evaluation framework which helps to develop, monitor and assess the impact of the Centre’s services. You will also be responsible for maintaining and updating trust and foundation records on Beacon, our fundraising database.

You will be expected to develop ideas and opportunities, as well as growing relationships with prospective, past and current supporting organisations. You will be instrumental in engaging and growing our supporter base to ensure that our charity is more sustainable and in a strong position to continue our vital role to those living with neurological conditions.

You will regularly present reports to the Management Team regarding your portfolio of active trusts and foundations as well as prospects.

You will be expected to develop an in-depth understanding of the charity and the work that it does to support those living with MS and other neurological conditions in order to write compelling applications and develop meaningful relationships with supporters.

KEY PRIORITIES:

· Research, develop and manage a portfolio of prospects and existing donors (trusts and foundations)

· Maintain a pipeline of funding opportunities to ensure a consistent flow of applications and income

· Develop relationships with new trusts and foundations that can add to and grow the portfolio of existing donors

· Maintain the stewardship of existing funders

· Gather and analyse relevant information to create compelling cases for support, backed by data that showcases the impact of our therapies

· Prepare and submit compelling and tailored grant proposals to funders

· Manage and monitor the annual plan for trusts and foundations income generation and ensure that funders’ terms and conditions are met

· Write and submit interim and annual reports for funders as required 

· Ensure accurate and timely processing, recording and thanking donors when grants are received

· Manage and update trust and foundation records on Beacon, the fundraising database

· Work with the team to grow the Monitoring and Evaluation framework for the Centre

· Collaborate with key stakeholders in the development, roll-out and evaluation of the Monitoring and Evaluation framework

· Provide regular financial reports to the Management Team as well as the Board of Trustees when requested

· Keep accurate and up-to-date records of restricted and unrestricted fund balances on a monthly basis, and provide corresponding reports for the Management Team

· Contribute to the charity’s quarterly member newsletter

· Keep abreast of fundraising sector best practice and regulations

· Support general activities within the Kent MS Therapy Centre in Canterbury in line with organisational requirements

Background

The Maypole Project supports children and young people with complex medical needs and their families across the UK. Our vision is that all families with a child with complex medical needs will have access to our support from diagnosis, for as long as they need.

Our unique model provides emotional and wellbeing support through counselling and therapy services for parents/carers, siblings and other adults involved in caring for a young person with complex medical needs. 

The Maypole Project has been providing vital services to families for over 21 years and is in an exciting phase of development. We are expanding our management team to provide the capacity needed to grow and extend our provision to meet the needs of more families who would benefit from our unique model of support.

Role Purpose

As a member of the senior leadership team, the role will have strategic and operational oversight of all clinical and therapeutic services and activities, ensuring the Maypole Model of support is delivered effectively, to high-quality standards and is appropriately resourced. Working to the Maypole vision to provide access to support for everyone who needs it across the UK, through appropriate outreach, the role will work closely with colleagues and external partners to support the development and expansion of our service offer to meet the needs of families and grow our income.

Key Responsibilities

Service Management

• Line Management of the Senior Counsellor, Senior Child Therapist, Activities Manager and Clinical Supervisors.
• Overall management of the Therapies team, fostering positive communications through regular team meetings/socials, and building a collaborative and collegiate working culture across the organisation.
• Ensure all staff receive appropriate training and have access to further professional development opportunities.
• Holding a counselling caseload of 3-4 clients, in line with postholders professional qualifications and experience.
• Oversight of all enquiries and referrals from initial contact, through assessment and end of support, with assistance from the team administrator.
• Facilitate the provision of a Clinical Supervision for the therapies team.
• Act as Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL) for the organisation ensuring safeguarding cover is always available via nominated deputies in your absence.
• Contributing to case conferences as required and convening internal “Maypole Team around the family” meetings to discuss our work and ensure seamless working both within Maypole’s provision and with external providers as necessary.
• Contract management: act as the main point of contact for our contractors with which we have service level agreements for the provision of therapy services.
• Data: Manage the client database and associated systems for recording of clients in relation to appointments, payments and impact reporting.
• Ensure premises are fit for purpose for therapy services and activities programmes, ensuring adherence to health and safety regulations, accessibility and confidentiality policies, in liaison with Head of Developments, CEO and other responsible personnel.
• Business/Service Development
• Contribute to strategic and operational plans for business and service development including delivering the aims of our strategic plan for growth in the following areas:
  •  service uptake and expansion across a wider geographic area
  •  developing service provision, quality and resourcing
  • development of training and other consultancy services to external professionals
• Monitoring and Evaluation: ensuring standardised ways of recording data and disseminating the impact of our services in communications to a range of stakeholders including for contracts/grants as well as for key supporters and internally the Board and staff team.
• Support the CEO and Head of Development in developing external relationships and partnerships, instigating discussions regarding potential new contracts and partnerships and opportunities for collaborative working.
• Act as an Ambassador for The Maypole Project, advocating and promoting our work throughout relevant networks. Working with the Head of Development, seek opportunities to give talks and presentations to a range of audiences with the aim of building relationships with external contacts and potential partners.
• Reporting: provide written reports as required for the CEO, Board of Trustees, funders and contract clients.

Finance

• Contribute to setting the annual budget for therapies and activities.
• Monitor monthly income and expenditure accounts for therapy services, highlighting any discrepancies or potential for significant over or underspends.

General responsibilities

• Attend regular supervision, line management and whole team meetings.
• Adhere to the codes of ethics and practice adopted by The Maypole Project, in line with our service model and with other relevant Counselling Professional bodies.
• Comply with legal and statutory requirements including the Data Protection Act, Health and Safety at Work Act (always ensuring H&S of self and others).
• Comply with all organisational and departmental policies and procedures.
• Undertake the required CPD as identified in annual appraisals and line management processes.
• The postholder is expected to carry out additional duties commensurate with the role.

Are you a qualified accountant (CCAB, CIMA or overseas equivalent) with an excellent understanding of all thing’s financial management? Then join Shelter as Head of Financial Planning and Analysis and you could soon be playing a leading role at the heart of our Finance team, overseeing our budgets, forecasts and financial analysis.

About the role 

As leader of the FP&A Team, the Head of FP&A is accountable for the provision of financial information and expert insight to enable effective, strategic decision-making throughout Shelter. They play a key role in the delivery of Shelter’s strategy by helping ensure that resources are being utilised in the right way and the organisation is financially sustainable in the long term. To do this, they combine their technical expertise and strong business acumen with excellent leadership and relationship management skills. 

About you 

For this role we are looking for you to have a strong understanding of strategically aligned financial planning and experience of leading a team in financial planning exercises. You will be professionally qualified in accountancy. Additionally, we would like you to have experience of financial modelling, and it’d be even better if you also have knowledge and experience of financial planning software and PowerBI.

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

Benefits 

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, Blue Light Card discounts, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme. 

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.

About the team 

Shelter’s Finance Team sits within the Strategy Enablement Directorate, which also includes HR Operations, Technology and Data, and Governance, Planning and Property. The Finance Team consists of 30 people led by the Assistant Director of Finance.

The Head of Financial Planning and Analysis leads the Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A) Team and reports to the Assistant Director of Finance. FP&A produces financial reports and analysis, provides expert advice, and enables collaboration to support effective decision making throughout the charity.

Any applications submitted without a cover letter will not be considered.

 About Shelter

Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.

We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.

We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.

Safeguarding statement 

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies. 

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

The Association of Anaesthetists is membership organisation for Anaesthetists with over 10,000 members.  Our main aims are to advance and improve patient care and safety and to promote and support education and research in the field of anaesthesia.  We also represent, protect, support and advance the interests of our members.

Job purpose:

Reporting directly to the Head of Finance, the Finance Officer will build relationships with senior managers and their teams, providing them with financial insights, reporting and analysis that enable them to make informed decisions. The post holder will champion and drive forward the move to automation, enabling the effective and efficient running of the finance function.

The post holder will be an accounting professional working towards an accounting qualification with experience of working in a charity setting.  The role involves use of our accounting system IRIS Financials (formally PS Financials), ensuring the accurate and timely reporting of financial information; compliance with both internal financial procedures and external regulations; and recording and monitoring of financial data.

This role is based at our head office in 21 Portland Place, London.  We offer a hybrid working arrangement with a minimum of 2 days in the office per week.

Key responsibilities:

Financial management and reporting

• To provide Obstetric Anaesthesia Association (OAA) the following services as set out within the service level agreement:
• Process all financial transactions with IRIS Financials accounts to trial balance and perform reconciliation of all control accounts, investments, and bank accounts monthly.
• Prepare quarterly management accounts for the OAA Treasurer within agreed timeframes.
• Oversee annual budget setting process, coordinating with other internal stakeholders, and to present the budget to OAA Treasurer within agreed timeframes.
• Prepare yearend schedules and other information within agreed timescales for Head of Finance to review.
• Liaise with external auditors and coordinate responses to any requests received.
• Provide accounting services to other specialist societies as set out within service level agreements.
• Prepare quarterly invoices to specialist societies as set out within service level agreements and schedule of income received on behalf of societies for approval by management to pay over to the societies.
• Reconcile daily credit card receipts recorded with the Association’s CRM software to bank receipts and ensure that income is accurately posted within IRIS Financials accounts in a timely basis.
• Record donations and any sundry receipts received into IRIS Financials accounts.
• Upload bank statements into IRIS Financials accounts and reconcile bank accounts on a weekly basis and ensure all transactions are cleared in a timely basis.
• Prepare month end bank reconciliations for sign off by Head of Finance.
• Ensure month end balance sheet reconciliations are prepared for prepayments, deferred income, specialist societies’ bank and credit accounts monthly.

Operational management

• Provide high quality and effective financial reporting, support and assistance to the Head of Finance and other senior managers as required.
• Under the guidance of the Head of Finance, monitor and review financial systems and procedures and recommend, devise and implement more effective and efficient procedures.
• Maintain and improve your own competencies through continuous professional development.

• Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practice as described in the Staff Handbook.
• Support and promote the Association’s commitment to diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.

 This job description is intended to reflect the main duties and responsibilities of the post and is not an exhaustive list of duties. The post holder may be required to undertake other duties which are commensurate with the role.

Person specification

Skills, knowledge and experience 

Essential

• Part-qualified accountant (ACA/ACCA/CIMA/CIPFA/AAT) or qualified by experience
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to explain financial information to non-finance managers
• Excellent working knowledge and understanding of computerised accounting systems.  Strong Microsoft Office skills
• Experienced in participating in the production of regular management accounts and other financial performance reports
• Working knowledge of charity accounting including principles of restricted fund accounting
• Strong attention to detail and a focus on accuracy
• A swift worker, highly organised
• Strong customer service skills and demonstrable ability to work with a diverse range of people

Desirable 

• Experience of working within the membership or not-for-profit sector
• Experienced in the use of IRIS Financials
• Experienced in the use of membership databases

We are asking candidates to submit their CV and a supporting statement of not more than two pages covering how you meet the person specification.

The closing date will be Friday 3 January 2025.

Job Title: Volunteer Officer- VAC115

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week (Flexible and part-time working offered by agreement)

Salary: £27,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent

Deadline: COP Sunday, 19 January 2025

Telephone Screening: CV's will be considered as they are received.  Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by telephone in the first instance. 

Interviews to take place: Monday, 27 January 2025

Location: Leeds Hospitals Charity offices with the option to work from home.

Do you want to work for a Charity that offers flexible working, training and development and a culture that is committed to the health and wellbeing of its employees?  Do you have experience in recruitment? Do you have a knack for building strong and meaningful relationships? If so, we want to speak to you.

Leeds Hospitals Charity

Leeds Hospitals Charity is proud to support Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. At Leeds Hospitals Charity, we work with NHS staff to improve the experience of patients and families. We are passionate about healthcare and about making our hospitals amazing.

People are central to everything we do at the Charity.  Our home city of Leeds is multicultural, and we embrace its diversity. Difference is to be celebrated; it inspires innovation and makes us stronger. For us equality, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental principles. They underpin our goal to support the communities of the hospitals in Leeds.

The Role

Working alongside the Volunteer Manager for Hospitals, the Volunteer Officer for Hospitals will provide support to deliver our ambitious volunteer strategy. This role will be responsible for the recruitment, training, induction and recognition of volunteers in our hospitals.

The person will: 

• Ensure that volunteers in hospital roles are recruited in line with charity recruitment procedures following SAFER recruitment practices and NHS England recruitment procedures as appropriate. 
• Build and maintain successful relationships with key stakeholders across the charity, Leeds Teaching Hospitals, and organisations across Leeds.
• Support the development and delivery of a recruitment plan for hospitals volunteering to ensure recruitment targets are met.
• Support on delivering a communication strategy that underpins recruitment targets for the hospitals.
• Ensure that all volunteers are offered an inclusive, rewarding, sustainable and equitable reward and recognition programme that regularly says thank you and aids retention. 
• Responsible for ensuring that the volunteer management database (CRM) is kept up to date for hospital volunteering and utilised in line with internal processes. 
• Deliver a volunteer training programme that ensures every volunteer in hospital roles receives appropriate mandatory and optional training as required by their role and has the opportunity for additional learning and development opportunities.

The successful candidate will have:

• 2+ years’ experience of recruiting volunteers or paid staff.
• Have a passion to work with and support volunteers of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
• Knowledge and understanding of volunteer best practice.
• Knowledge of safeguarding and GDPR in a volunteer setting.
• Experience of designing and delivering training in different formats.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including networking, influencing and relationship-building skills.

Benefits:

• 27 days holiday a year plus bank holidays with the option to buy additional holiday.
• Flexible and Hybrid Working
• Volunteering Days
• Unlimited access to our online Learning & Development Portal
• Line Management Training Programme
• Pension scheme- 5% employer contribution
• Annual pay review
• Health & Wellbeing support including access to Employee Assistance Programmes and trained Mental Health First Aiders
• Life Insurance Protection
• Cyclescheme
• Car Lease Scheme
• NHS Blue Light Card and Discounts

As a Disability Confident Employer we commit to offering all applicants who consider themselves to have a disability an interview if they demonstrate they possess the essential skills and experience required for the role. Please advise on your covering letter if you consider yourself to have a disability.

Thank you for taking the time to apply for our position. We appreciate your interest in Leeds Hospitals Charity. If your application is selected to continue in the interview process, a member of our HR Team will be in contact with you before the scheduled interview date.

The basics

Location: Agile working
Contract: Permanent, subject to funding
Hours: 32 hours over a 4 day week
Starting salary: £27,445

Who we are

Safer London is a charity working with young Londoners and families who are affected by violence and exploitation. We believe that when a child or young person comes to us, they are just that – a child or a young person: we don’t define them by the issue that has brought them to us. By working alongside young Londoners, their families and peers in the places where they spend their time, we can create a safe London not just for them but for everyone.

Who you are

You are committed, resilient with the expertise and knowledge to work alongside young Londoners who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want.

What the role involves

In this role, you will work alongside children and young people who have been exposed to or are at risk of exploitation or violence. Within your role as a Specialist Caseworker, you will provide support to young Londoners to secure the safety and positive outcomes they want. You will be expected to provide robust risk and needs assessments that reflect the contexts within which harm has occurred, and to work collaboratively with partnership agencies to reduce risk and secure services and support.

Additional Information

Safer London is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect anyone who works and volunteers with us to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we will request a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check, as well as references covering the last five years, for the successful candidates.

We value diversity and encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We know that in order to make London a safer place for the young people that live here we need a diverse range of perspectives, experience, and knowledge.

What we offer

Safer London continually reviews its pay, and we currently offer the following benefits package to all our employees:

- 4-day/32-hour work week. Since April 1st, 2024, Safer London has transitioned to a 4 day working week with no impact on pay. This means that you will have a regular day off in the week with no impact on your pay.
- Agile working. This means you have will have the flexibility to work in different locations including from home, our office in Southwark and/or community locations (libraries/co-working spaces) when you are not delivering face to face work in the community.
- Flexible Working: our Flexible Working Policy allows requests to work flexibly from the start of your employment.
- A contributory Pension Scheme.
- Interest-free Season Ticket Loans.
- A Cycle to Work Scheme.
- A Mental Health Helpline.
- Death in Service Benefit.
- Opportunities to develop and progress your career, including an extensive programme of courses and acting up/additional responsibilities roles.
- An initial Annual Leave allowance as a full-time employee of 179 hours holiday in each annual leave year plus bank holidays and other statutory holidays occurring during the leave year. Pro rata for part time staff. This rises to 192 hours after 3 years’ service and 211 after 5 years’ service.

Sound good? Here’s how to apply

To apply, please complete the online application form and submit it as soon as possible: Safer London runs a rolling recruitment process which means that applications are shortlisted and invited for interview within one week of receipt. As soon as a suitable candidate is found no further applications will be considered.

As part of the online application, you will be required to confirm you have read our Privacy and Cookie Policy and Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy.

Please make sure you find the Job Description on the left-hand side of the Webrecruit page after you click ‘Apply Now’ or find it on Safer London’s Website.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, or experience any technical issues when trying to access and/or complete the online application form, please find our contact information in the Job Pack.

Please note that we don’t accept CVs.

Safer London is not a sponsoring organisation for foreign nationals, and you must be able to show proof that you have permission to live and work in the UK in order to be considered for this role.

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Peer Support Outreach Worker (Serious Mental Illness)
Post no: 623
Location: Milton Keynes
Contract type: 12 Month Contract
Hours: 12 hours per week (Mon, Tue, Thurs hours TBC)
Salary: £23,088 per annum, FTE (actual salary £7,488 per annum)

We are searching for new Peer Support Workers with lived experience to join our new peer support service. The role involves facilitating Peer Support groups to enable and support individuals with Serious Mental Illness.

Our peer support and recovery services are a key element of the services we offer, and we are looking for someone who can use their own lived experiences to provide support to help individuals achieve their goals. If you feel like you would be suitable for this role, we can’t wait to hear from you.

Service Delivery

• Facilitate Peer Support groups to enable and support individuals with Serious Mental Illness to get their 6 physical health checks and in turn, achieve the service’s KPIs.
• One to one navigation to enable and support individuals with Serious Mental Illness to get their 6 physical health checks and in turn, achieve the service’s KPIs.
• Where appropriate, support clients to access other services within Mind BLMK.
• Encourage and support client engagement with Mind BLMK through the influence and participation process, Guarantor Membership, and training opportunities.
• Identify and build good working relationships with Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, community groups, relevant services and activities for partnership work and signposting as well as keep updated information about them.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the Mind BLMK team and relevant key post holders.
• Contribute to maintaining an effective volunteer workforce for the service in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures and guidance (workload planning and support).
• Carry out Cash Handling, Health and Safety and Data Collection responsibilities as directed by the Team Leader in line with Mind BLMK’s policies, procedures, requirements and guidance.

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Westfield Health Plan – includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

Closedown: 5pm on Tuesday 7th January 2025
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP

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.

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

No agencies please.

The role 

SAFE! Support for Young People Affected by Crime is a dynamic Oxford based charity working across the Thames Valley.  We are looking for experienced practitioners based in South Bucks and the surrounding areas to provide support on a freelance basis to young people and parents/caregivers across all our services. Subcontracted sessional practitioners are contracted on a freelance basis to provide one-to-one support to young people and their parents.  There are also opportunities to co-facilitate group work.  Sessions may be delivered remotely or face to face, dependent upon the needs of clients.  Freelancers are home-based practitioners who travel to meet young people and /or parents face-to-face (within a 25-mile radius), provide remote support online, or a combination of both.

SAFE! Subcontracted Sessional Practitioners  
Locations: Buckinghamshire, we are particularly keen to recruit freelancers based in Wycombe and South Bucks areas.

Payment: Practitioners submit invoices monthly and are paid at a rate of £25 per hour for admin and delivery and £10 per hour for travel time.  They are liable for all tax and expenses. 

About you  

You’ll have extensive experience of working with young people in a supportive role with a proven track record of building appropriate relationships and providing outstanding support to children, young people, and parents.  You’ll be confident in designing individual intervention plans based on needs. An enthusiastic self-starter with excellent communication skills, you’ll possess a positive, solution-focussed attitude. With experience of multi-agency working and a commitment to high standards of professionalism, your values will align with SAFE!’s vision, mission, and values.  Your active commitment to both safeguarding and promoting equal opportunities and diversity will be evident in all you do.  You will have a good understanding of confidentiality and safe working practices and be proficient in the maintenance of records in accordance with the Data Protection (GDPR) Act.

We are seeking people with a professional qualification in social work, teaching, youth work, probation, or equivalent, and extensive experience of working with children and young people. 

Contracts will be subject to references and checks made by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) satisfactory to SAFE!

Are you interested in the opportunity to build engaging corporate partnerships, as part of a highly motivated and successful team?  

An opportunity has become available for someone with experience of providing excellent account management to contribute to London’s Air Ambulance Charity’s life-saving work. This new role comes on the back of our successful £15 million Up Against Time Appeal, and our growing portfolio of partnerships that we are looking to strengthen.  

The experienced post-holder will manage their own portfolio, providing dedicated stewardship, excellent relationship management, and high-quality planning, to deliver engaging and impactful partnerships.  You will work collaboratively, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills to engage and motivate partners.  

London’s Air Ambulance Charity continues to develop a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional advancement offering a range of learning and development opportunities. In addition, we offer flexible working options, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.

Da'aro Youth Project is looking for a dedicated Office Administrator to help us provide essential support to unaccompanied asylum seekers and refugees from the Horn of Africa. In this key role, you’ll be a vital part of our dynamic team, ensuring smooth operations, managing records, and contributing to the growth of our programmes that empower young people across London. This is a unique opportunity to provide essential administrative expertise to an organisation that advocates for change and creates a welcoming environment for young refugees and asylum seekers in London.