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Advisers (up to 6 positions available)

£28,000 FT or part time equivalent

Caseworkers  (up to 3 positions available)

£30,000 or part time

Are you passionate about making a difference in people’s lives? Do you have a knack for problem-solving and a desire to support those in need? Citizens Advice Essex, is seeking dynamic individuals to join our Aviva Telephone Referral Service as Advisers and Caseworkers.

About the Aviva Telephone Referral Service

Funded through a unique collaboration between Aviva and Citizens Advice, this vital service, delivered through a number of the local Citizens Advice offices in Essex which form part of the Citizens Advice Essex consortium, provides tailored advice to clients referred via Aviva using an online referral tool. Our mission is to support people facing challenges related to welfare benefits, debt, housing, and income maximisation. With a target to assist 16,000 clients annually, this new service will play a critical role in improving the lives of those in need across the UK and reflects a real commitment by Aviva to the wellbeing of their customers.

This innovative project combines the expertise of Citizens Advice nationally and locally with cutting-edge tools, including the Citizens Advice Referral Tool, to streamline support and provide timely advice. Additionally, it will integrate dedicated caseworkers to support clients with complex needs, ensuring holistic care and effective outcomes.

Why Join Us?

• Fully remote roles: Flexibility to work from anywhere, with the option of hybrid working if preferred.
• Meaningful impact: Help clients navigate complex issues, providing essential advice and advocacy.
• Supportive environment: Join a collaborative team committed to delivering high-quality services.
• Professional growth: Gain access to training opportunities to enhance your skills and knowledge.

Adviser Role

As an Adviser, you will provide initial advice and guidance to clients on welfare benefits, housing, debt, and income maximisation issues and ideally possess experience delivering advice or guidance in areas such as welfare benefits, debt, housing, or income maximisation. You will need strong communication skills, particularly over the telephone and digital channels, comfortable using multiple applications concurently,  and possess a proven ability to research and document your work quickly

Caseworker role

As a Caseworker, you will mnage complex client cases, going beyond the initial enquiry and offer ongoing support and advocacy – all towards the aim of  mximising client income, ensuring they receive all entitled benefits and support or other matters relating to their financial wellbeing. You will also directly advocate or represent clients with third parties. You will have all the same skills necessary for the adviser role but you will very likely have a background in advice work and also need some experience of the disciplines and requirements of delviering casework.

How to Apply

If you are ready to make a real difference and join a team that values compassion, professionalism, and collaboration, we want to hear from you!

Please to apply for these roles. The closing date for applications is February 14th

Citizens Advice is committed to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those from underrepresented groups.

Join us in delivering advice that changes lives.

About the role

• You will be coordinating an innovative tenant-led partnership in Manchester, called Ageing Well in Place in Hulme. This is a rare opportunity to work on a genuinely tenant-led co-creation partnership that is achieving significant community mobilisation and positive outcomes among social housing tenants.
• You will work together with tenant committees and older and vulnerable people in high rise social housing accommodation to encourage social participation, build confidence and capacity, and facilitate peer support and leadership development.
• You will work closely with tenants to realise their ideas and aspirations for their block, their physical environment and neighbourhood, and their own wellbeing.
• You will convene quarterly multi-agency Ageing Well in Place partnership meetings and support tenants to build constructive relationships with local agencies and providers to achieve their goals.
• You will work closely with an Independent Living Outreach worker who will deliver one-to-one casework support to tenants at the same accommodation blocks.

About you

• You have excellent relationship building skills and experience of working with disadvantaged groups of people to take collective action to achieve positive outcomes for people and communities.
• You enjoy organising social activities and events in response to community priorities, interests and needs.
• You have an organised and strategic mindset and the professionalism to foster positive working relationships between community, voluntary and public sector organisations and representatives.
• You cope well with conflict and have a calm and grounded approach, with the ability to mediate different perspectives to come to positive collective agreements and ways forward.

About CLASS

• CLASS is a Manchester-based registered charity that exists to support a network of place-based community associations called Community Savers.
• CLASS exists to build the strategic and financial capacity of tenant, resident, and community groups and neighbourhood forums to achieve better outcomes for their local area. We support a range of community-catalysed and community-led initiatives and co-creation partnerships.
• CLASS works in alliance with the Community Savers leadership in all that we do.
• CLASS is the lead convening agency for the Ageing Well in Place in Hulme partnership which is a tenant-led initiative focused on the co-creation of innovative solutions for ageing well in place at height in social housing with a range of voluntary and public sector organisations.
• CLASS values wellbeing, family life, and work-life balance. We offer attractive Terms and Conditions relating to flexitime, annual leave, and a NEST Pension scheme with 10% employer contribution.

Location: Newcastle or London

Salary: FTE £37,807 plus London Weighting if applicable

Hours: Part time (Up to 30 hours per week)

We're looking for a talented and effective campaigner to lead our campaigns on trade and climate justice - in partnership with producers around the world.

You’ll help us achieve long-term, wide reaching change through essential, impactful campaigns. At the same time, you’ll help to recruit and retain supporters through the way you open up opportunities for people to take action and make a difference.

Campaigns are an essential part of what we do at Transform Trade and this role gives you the scope to bring your creativity, ideas and strategy to make trade fairer and the world better. You’ll be working in a team of people committed to growth, committed to learning as we go, and committed to making a difference.

Transform Trade supports producers across the world – helping them build a bright future for their communities and fight for a fairer trade system.  Through a combination of direct grants, long-term support, and advocacy, we help producer collectives and social enterprises to thrive – and show the world that a better way of doing business is possible.  

It is an exciting time to join our organisation. Following a strategic review, we are embarking on a process of change to shift power to groups in the global south, and to rethink the way we work in the UK. We are committed to equality and providing a diverse and inclusive workplace. We particularly welcome applications from those who are significantly underrepresented in our sector, including disabled people and individuals from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities.

Benefits include: flexible working hours, 25 days of annual leave per year (rising to 27 days after 2 years service) plus UK bank holidays, 1 day off for your birthday, healthcare cash plan, EAP, life assurance and a pension plan with a 7.5% employer contribution.

Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 10th February 2025

Provisional dates for interviews: Week Commencing 17th February 2025

Grow Together Bucks (GTB), is a small Community Interest Company (CIC) based in High Wycombe. Our vision is to help local communities grow fresh food together, to improve their wellbeing and connect them with each other, the environment and their natural source of food. Our community projects include:

• A 300sq.m organic growing Community Allotment in Wycombe Marsh.
• Any food surplus is donated to The One Can Trust in High Wycombe (local food bank)
• Working with schools, we provide practical growing programmes to teach and inspire the next generation to nurture the soil, explore nature, the seasons, and grow their own food.
• Connecting businesses with community groups in need of help by brokering, managing and delivering Corporate Volunteering Days.

A year ago, GTB was awarded funding from a prestigious donor to develop and transform the CIC in three years from a pro-bono-based organisation, into a sustainable community organisation.

We are seeking an experienced Development Director with a charity/CIC/Social sector background who will relish the opportunity to join the team at board level and play a pivotal role. Working with fellow directors to shape the strategy and position of the organisation, your role will be to realise new income streams and develop a robust income pipeline by engaging multiple funding audiences. This role is offered on a freelance contract basis, working 3 days a week with an equivalent FTE salary of £39,626 p.a.

With a love for nature and an interest in promoting the projects we run to improve the health and wellbeing of others, your key responsibilities will include:

• Developing and delivering a comprehensive fundraising plan
• Building and maintaining donor relationships
• Collaborating with fellow Directors to align fundraising goals with the organisation's mission and values.

Essential skills include strong communication, teamwork, and organisational abilities

Key Skills:

• Communication Skills: Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal abilities
• Fundraising Expertise: Proficiency in using fundraising software and tools, along with designing innovative fundraising strategies.
• Leadership and Team Management: Ability to inspire others and lead fundraising efforts.
• Strategic Planning: Skills in planning and executing fundraising strategies aligned to the company’s mission.
• Relationship Building: Strong skills in building and maintaining relationships with donors and partners.

We welcome all candidates to contact us to start an informal discussion with us, please click on the Apply button to do so.

Closing date: 31/01/2025

FIT makes grants to organisations and provides individual fellowships for work that promotes sustainable transport as a universal basic right, reduces the environmental impact of our transport system, and reduces the dominance of the car in society. The Foundation also makes loans, repayable grants and equity investments to selected projects and innovations. For further information about our work and examples of our projects, please visit our website.

The Communications Officer will manage the Charity's communications activities including PR/press, the website and social media, as well as helping organise various events. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual who cares passionately about achieving our aims. The role offers an opportunity to help shape the Foundation’s priorities and strategy, to be part of a movement for change, and to identify and work with some exceptional individuals and organisations. 

 JOB DESCRIPTION

1)   PR/ press:

• Promoting FIT and its work to a wider audience

• Publishing and promoting the work of FIT’s grantees, fellows and investees using blogs, social media, newsletters and press releases:

  • Communicating with grantees, fellows and investees to obtain relevant information

  • Drafting news articles for the FIT website and social media

  • Producing a quarterly newsletter detailing new grant awards, grantee news and upcoming events

  • Producing press releases and media articles

  • Liaising with external press and print media organisations

  • Creative use of other media as the post holder sees fit

• Creating a digital catalogue/ archive of all FIT-funded projects, fellowships and investments

• Adding FIT to directories of grant-giving organisations to allow us to be found by a wider audience.

2)      Website: 

• Maintaining and updating FIT’s website (in conjunction with the Executive Secretary & Grants Manager)

• Producing grant impact summaries for the individual project pages on the website using information provided in final project reports

• Adding missing past/ present funded projects to the website to create a complete online record of everything FIT has funded.

3)      Social media: 

• Managing FIT’s existing social media accounts including LinkedIn and X

• Setting up new social media accounts as necessary eg Facebook

• Drafting a social media policy for FIT.

4)   Events/ networking:

• Supporting the organisation of in person events and webinars to showcase the projects, fellowships and social investments which FIT supports, and to enable networking amongst those supported by FIT (in conjunction with the Executive Secretary & Grants Manager and Events Manager)

• Creating virtual sub-groups of grantees and fellows to further enable networking opportunities.

5)    Other: 

• Opportunity for drafting a communications strategy

• Other communications tasks from time to time as deemed reasonable by the trustees and Executive Secretary & Grants Manager.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

The Communications Officer will actively and passionately promote the work of the Foundation and will be aligned with the aims of FIT, which are public transport as a universal basic right, reducing the environmental impact of our transport system, and reducing the dominance of the car in society.

Skills and competencies

• Excellent copywriting skills and experience in drafting copy for technical and non-technical audiences in a variety of formats, including web, social media, news articles, press releases, formal reports, etc (E)

• Experience in web editing using WordPress (E)

• Ability to work and liaise with a wide range of people (E)

• Accuracy and excellent attention to detail (E)

• Ability to work independently under own initiative (E)

• High level organisational and administrative skills (E)

• IT skills: competent in the use of Google Workspace, Zoom and social media, etc (E)

Knowledge and experience

• Experience of working in a communications role (E)

• Experience of working with social media (E)

• Experience of working with mainstream media (E)

• Familiarity with the charitable, not-for-profit or campaigning sector (E)

• Experience of working within a committee environment, for example, with a board of trustees or elected members (D)

• Interest in and support for sustainable transport (E)

• Knowledge of the sustainable transport sector (D)

E = Essential; D = Desirable

To apply for the role, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 sides A4) outlining your relevant skills and experience, together with details of how you fit the requirements of the person specification. The deadline for applications is 23:55 on Friday 14th February 2025.

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Communications and engagement officer – #iWill

Communications and engagement officer – #iWill

12 month temporary contract 

Job Ref: 

Hours/Days per week: (0.6 FTE) 21 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours based on project need)

Salary: £17.4 plus attractive employee benefits package (£29k pro rata)

Start date: ASAP 

Location: Primarily home-based, with regular in-person activity in Blackpool 

Closing date: 5pm 29th January 2025

Interview date and Location: w/c 03 Feb 2025 online 

Volunteering Matters 

At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK. 

We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues.  From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great.  And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.

People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK.  We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England.  We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all. 

This is an exciting time to be joining the team.  We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business. 

Job Purpose:

Hosted by Volunteering Matters, the Communications and engagement officer will support the #iWill Movement’s place-based social action efforts, focusing on Blackpool. This part-time, 12-month role will build relationships with young people and local partners, generate compelling stories, and support communications strategies that amplify youth social action in the region. This role works as part of the wider #iWill team from Volunteering Matters and UK Youth, and reports to the Head of Partnerships and Impact. 

The role requires a hands-on communicator who is passionate about profiling young people’s voices and creating opportunities for collaboration. You’ll work with local partners, including the United Youth Alliance, to showcase the impact of youth social action, help generate support for the movement in Blackpool, and profile learning, impact and successes back into the wider #iWill Movement.   

For the role to be truly transformational the Communications and Engagement Officer will need to:

• Believe in the Power of Youth.

• Be a key advocate for the views and experiences of young people, using the role to work with and platform young people. 

• Be a natural connector, building relationships and alliances within the local community.

• Always maintain total independence in the spirit of the movement, serving young people and their youth social action first, wherever that may be.

• Be willing to enable and platform young people to tell their own stories, even if abdicating personal power.

• Ensure that young people’s views, experiences, and work is communicated clearly to wider stakeholders to inform the evolution of #iwill.

Key Duties: 

1. Communications

Strategy Development: 

• Co-develop and implement a place-based communications strategy for Blackpool, in collaboration with the Digital Communications Manager. 

• Ensure local communications align with national #iWill messaging and campaign moments. 

Content Creation: 

• Generate engaging stories, case studies, and digital content featuring young people and local partners. 

• Work with young people to create and share their own content, empowering them to tell their stories. 

Digital and Media Engagement: 

• Profile local activities and partnerships, creating content and stories for social media and other digital platforms. 

• Build relationships with local media to amplify the work of young people and partners in Blackpool

2. Engagement

Partner Collaboration: 

• Work with the Head of Partnerships and Impact and our local delivery partners to identify opportunities to profile local organisations who demonstrate a commitment to the Power of Youth. 

• Attend online and in-person meetings with local partners in Blackpool to profile their work.

• Generate partner commitment to #iWill campaigns and initiatives, such as #iWill Week. 

• Work collaboratively with local lead delivery partner to deliver communications and engagement strategies that showcase their partnerships and impact. 

Youth Engagement: 

• Build relationships with young people, including attending evening sessions in Blackpool, to create authentic, representative content. 

• Support young people in participating in #iWill campaigns and initiatives, such as Power of Youth Day. 

Event Organisation: 

• Work with local partners to plan, administer and deliver events that showcase youth social action and foster collaboration in the community. 

3. National Collaboration: 

• Work as part of the #iWill central coordination hub to align local work with national campaigns, including #iWill Week and Power of Youth Day. 

• Contribute to national reporting and evaluations, ensuring local impact is recognised. 

Experience, skills and attributes: 

Essential: 

• Experience developing and delivering communications strategies. 

• Proven ability to create compelling digital content for a variety of audiences. 

• Strong relationship-building skills with young people and partners. 

• Proficiency in managing social media platforms and working with traditional media. 

• Experience in organising events and stakeholder engagement. 

• Strong writing and storytelling skills, with a focus on amplifying marginalised voices. 

• Comfortable working flexibly, including occasional evenings and travel within the UK. 

Desirable: 

• Experience working in the youth, voluntary, or community sectors. 

• Knowledge of campaign management and evaluation. 

• Familiarity with website CMS (e.g. WordPress) and digital content accessibility standards. 

Primarily home-based, the role will require regular in-person activity in Blackpool, and occasional travel to London, and elsewhere in the UK.  Flexible working hours will be required to accommodate evening sessions and in-person meetings in Blackpool and the Fylde with partners and young people. 

The role requires reliable internet access, and ability to work independently whilst also part of a busy remote team. The role is part of the UK wide #iWill team and will report to the Head of Partnerships and Impact, and work closely with the Digital Communications Manager. Duties may vary in line with the needs of the Movement as appropriate. 

I.T. equipment and infrastructure will be supplied. This is a 12-month fixed-term role, part time 21 hours per week. Secondments and job shares will be considered. The role will require a DBS check. 

Our Values & Way of Working:

In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.

This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.

Diversity & Inclusion 

Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minoritised Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups. 

Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments: 

We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application. 

We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History. 

Benefits 

Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications. 

GDPR Statement 

If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months.  We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.   

We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.

As Research Impact and Engagement Lead, you will be integral in leading our impact and engagement workstreams within the research team. You will lead the implementation our research impact programme to ensure that we appropriately monitor and report on the impact of our life-saving research. You lead the delivery of a programme of researcher engagement activity into regular practice, establishing our stewardship programme to bring us closer to our funded researchers and the wider blood cancer research community. 

This is an exciting time to join the organisation as we work to deliver our strategy, funding impactful research to drive forward the day when nobody dies of their blood cancer or its treatment.  

Expected travel for this role is approximately 1 day a week: meetings with researchers, conferences, team workshops, team/department away days plus two all-staff away days a year

We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.

First stage interviews will be virtual and held on 13th and or 14th February 2025. 

Second stage interviews will take place in person at our London office, to be held the following week, date TBC.

The Epilepsy Research Institute is looking to appoint a Head of Marketing and Events on a fixed term 13-month maternity cover starting from 14 April 2025.  This is a unique opportunity to be part of our team and play a leading role in developing and managing the Institute’s external marketing activities to increase visibility, engagement and impact.  

With a proven track record in event management, significant experience of delivering marketing campaigns and a minimum of three years’ experience in a related role, you will play an important part in the Institute’s development, driving our marketing and events strategy to ensure that the organisation remains innovative and impactful. Working across various channels, the ability to creatively raise the profile of our work, while maintaining brand integrity and consistency, will be key. This is a busy role, working as part of the External Affairs team and supporting colleagues across the Institute.

Our mission is to radically advance research into the causes, prevention and treatment of epilepsy and associated conditions.  If this is something that interests you, and you have the skill set we are looking for, we look forward to hearing from you.

Application is by way of a CV and covering letter which highlights why you are interested in the role and how your experience fits the needs of the Institute as set out in the job description.

Closing date: Wednesday 5 February 2025.

Interview date: Wednesday 19 February 2025

As a key part of the Nene Park Trust Fundraising Team, you will assist the Team to raise income for Nene Park Trust, supporting them to deliver their work as efficiently as possible. You will be closely working with the Senior Fundraising Officer to deliver relevant fundraising content, campaigns and events in relation to individual and corporate giving, whilst helping to build and maintain good relationships with our donors and raise awareness of the charity and its work.

This part-time, permanent role will encompass a variety of tasks including but not limited to the following:

• Administering a broad range of fundraising activities such as requests for memorial benches and celebration leaves, drafting blogs and social media posts and coordinating appeals.
• Planning and supporting fundraising events and supporter engagement opportunities  as well as helping to grow and nurture networks with local individuals and businesses.
• Maintaining our CRM system and ensuring we remain compliant with laws and regulations.

In addition, the ideal candidate will naturally demonstrate the following characteristics:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work with a variety of people and audiences.
• Highly organised and able to respond quickly to changing priorities.
• A team player, collaborating closely with your team to achieve fundraising targets and working across the entire Trust.

Please visit the Nene Park Trust website to view the full recruitment pack and apply for this role. Completed application forms should be submitted by 17:00 on Friday 14th February 2025.

Grow is an exciting, grass roots organisation making a significant impact. Our small, vibrant, and dedicated team have profound influences on the lives of young people in Sheffield.

Our Head of Fundraising role could be your next exciting opportunity! We are seeking a candidate who is passionate and focussed on resourcing our nature based youth development work. The role provides an opportunity to shape the fundraising dynamic of Grow through researching and implementing fundraising with a good return on investment whilst diversifying our income streams.

For our full candidate pack which introduces you to Grow, our strategy and how we work, as well as a full role description please visit our website by clicking the apply button!

Job title Head of Fundraising

Contract 12 months fixed-term contract

Hours 3-4 days (21-28 hours) per week

Location Office based, a proportion of hybrid working will be considered

Salary £36-38,000 pro rata

Pension 5% Pension Contribution

Holiday 25 days per annum (plus statutory) pro rata

Perks 1 additional leave day on your birthday

1 day additional leave earned for every year worked (up to a max. of 5 days, pro rata)

BHSF health cash plan scheme or similar coming 2025

Next Steps

To apply, please email your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4). Please include why you are interested in this role and how your experience or interests meet the person specification.

Closing date: Sunday 16th February 2025 (may close early if suitable candidate is found)

Interviews: We will interview candidates as applications arrive and will close the role once a suitable candidate is found, so don't delay in applying. The shortlisting process includes a visit to our site, where you'll meet some of our staff and young people.

We welcome informal phone conversations in advance of submitting an application. Please get in touch via email and we will organise a call!

Welcoming applications

We especially welcome applicants who are under-represented within the charity sector. We aim to build a team with diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and skills, as we believe diversity is a strength. We aim to actively support people with protected characteristics and/or those who are neurodiverse. If this is you, we will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate you in the role. We look forward to hearing from all interested candidates.

About Nordoff and Robbins

We stand for music and believe in the value of music for all people in our society. Every day we use the power of music to enrich the lives of people affected by life-limiting illness, trauma, isolation, social exclusion or disability.

Our goal is to bring more people together through the power of music. We can only do this if we pioneer creative new approaches to marketing, communications and digital that help us engage more people and grow our fundraising.

We need courageous, curious, agile, innovative change makers and music lovers like you to make this happen.  This role is your chance to help us achieve our ambitious goal of transforming more people’s lives through music.

The culture

If you want to work at a charity with people and music at its heart; that is committed to providing an equitable, diverse and inclusive workplace full of inspiring colleagues who work tirelessly to put those we exist to serve front and centre of everything we do; if you want to work collaboratively with integrity and kindness and are willing to come with us on a journey as we work together and collectively come to work with strong backs, soft fronts and wild hearts, we could be your next team.

Could this be the place for you?

If you are values driven, courageous, curious, agile, flexible, enthusiastic and future focused (without losing sight of the here and now), if you can bring positivity and accountability to your work, if you strive for brilliance, challenges excite you and if you would speak with passion and dedication about our cause we want to hear from you!

About the role

Music Services is the delivery arm of Nordoff & Robbins and encompasses the provision of music therapy and related activities including education, training and research.

The Music Services Administrator will be based on-site at our Newcastle centre 4 days per week and will work  closely with the North East and Yorkshire and East Midlands Regional Managers as well as alongside other Music Services Administrators to ensure that the admin function is well run, organised, efficient and effective, and that clients, visitors and callers have a positive experience when they spend time with us. Many of our clients lead challenging lives and include vulnerable children and adults.

We are also looking for you to:

· Be a confident, clear, honest communicator, able to speak to a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

· Have a collaborative work ethic and ability to engage positively with all stakeholders. 

· Have a professional approach and ability to work without close supervision. 

· Produce work with accuracy, diligence and attention to detail. 

· Effectively use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel)

· Be mission led and values driven, putting the client front and centre of what we do.

· Be flexible, adaptable, proactive, thoughtful, decisive and recognise opportunities for improvement and share these with the team.

If you like a varied role and have a real interest in and enthusiasm for Music Therapy and the difference it can make to vulnerable people, this could be just the job for you. You will need to be able to work cross-organisationally with colleagues in all areas of the charity to help bring awareness of our mission, vision and achievements to the world.

What we offer

The three best things about the job (in our humble opinion):

1. You will be witnessing examples of the impact of music therapy continually, as you engage with 10 therapists in the team and develop an understanding of how music therapy services function in a wide range of settings.

2. You will be fully supported as you learn and develop in the role and able to learn from very experienced colleagues.

3. You will have regular face to face interactions with the clients, their families and carers who benefit from our services.

Benefits include:

· A salary of £22,478.72 per annum pro rata

· Fixed term 12 months maternity leave contract

· Part time position working 4 days (32 hours) per week on-site (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday)

· Pension scheme

· 31 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata)

· Salary sacrifice benefits including cycle to work.

· Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

· A true People First charity with training and career development as part of our core

· An inclusive culture – and lots of music!

We are proud to have a firm set of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging (EDIB) principles that we all commit to:

1: ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

Understanding the / Removing any barriers (including barriers in communication methods) to becoming a client, colleague, trustee, student, volunteer, supporter doner or any user/contributor to the services of Nordoff and Robbins.

2: PROVIDING EQUITY OF OPPORTUNITY

Giving everyone the right tools and access for salary, promotions, roles, responsibilities, learning, development, and access to a Music Therapist for those at most need

3: DIVERSE ENGAGEMENT

Reaching our audiences in a multitude of ways including by having conversations with them, and meeting them where they are – be that through services, communications, events, research, resources etc.

4: BE FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION

To ensure we have fair practices, and allow people to speak out, question and challenge language, actions and behaviours of N&R as an organisation and those who represent it and to provide channels for them to do so safely.

5: BE VIGILENT, PROACTIVE AND RESPONSIVE To instil a culture of continual listening, evolving, and learning from people including our clients, their families and our colleagues and students

This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced finance professional to join our small, independent charity, which has a successful record of income generation over the last 5 years. We are creating a new excecutive team to support our experienced CEO, so this is an exciting time to join the team. Please see the pack for full details. 

Role:

Scottish Women’s Aid has an exciting opportunity to join their communications team. This is an influential and dynamic position, reporting directly to the Chief Executive, the Communications Lead shares responsibility for leading SWA’s communications work, campaigning, messaging, and delivering a media strategy in line with our strategic objectives.

Working collaboratively across Policy, Fundraising, member, and training teams at SWA you will co-develop and deliver a communications strategy, identifying the best ways to lever change through media campaigns around key issues for women, children, and young people experiencing domestic abuse. You will shape a wide variety of materials and outputs that support SWA’s broader advocacy and campaigning aims.  You will devise engaging communications approaches and craft compelling content. This will include media responses, PR, press releases, and briefing notes as well as articles for a range of audiences comprising our network, partners, stakeholders, the media, government, and wider civil society. You will also co-curate our online presence, creating engaging content across a range of platforms, and be adept at analysing engagement metrics and evaluating impact.

Background

Scottish Women’s Aid is the lead organisation in Scotland working to end domestic abuse. We are both a children’s rights and a women’s rights organisation.

• We directly campaign to institutions and leaders for policies and laws that address the drivers of women’s inequality and improve responses to domestic abuse. This work makes women and children safer and helps them disentangle themselves from their abusers.
• We provide training to public and private bodies from the police and judiciary to child welfare systems, to effectively respond to survivors.
• We raise the profile of domestic abuse nationally and internationally so that domestic abuse is treated like the critical threat to human rights that it is.
• We host Scotland’s 24-Hour Domestic Abuse and Forced Marriage Helpline to ensure help is always available while actively supporting a network of 33 specialist local Women’s Aid services that directly support and provide refuge to women and children of Scotland affected by domestic abuse
• We are the umbrella organisation for 33 autonomous Women’s Aid groups delivering direct services to women, children and young people across Scotland, providing guidance, support and training to our members

What We Need

We’re looking for someone who can fulfill the above description and has:

• Relevant experience in a communications role (of at least 4 years)
• Understanding of social justice communications principles and best practices
• Excellent written communication skills and experience producing content for key audiences
• Experience of campaign work within a VAWG, political, parliamentary or public affairs context.
• Experience of working with or in the media
• Experience coordinating digital communications, including websites, and social media and how to utilise their potential.
• Competent in using own initiative, managing work, and responding to opportunities effectively.
• Experience of Canva or similar graphic design software, and video editing platforms to create quality on brand social media and other related design content
• Experience of evaluation and monitoring impact
• Ideally, we would also like
• Experience of communicating a gendered message
• Understanding of the media and culture sectors in Scotland
• Experience of translating detailed and complex information into compelling and accurate information for use in the media

What we offer

There are many reasons to work for Scottish Women’s Aid. We have a inclusive, collaborativeworking culture and our mission and vision attract a brilliant staff team. Your hard work is rewarded with a package of support and benefits including:

Flexible working

We offer flexible hybrid working options for the majority of our employees. Some posts are eligible for full-time homeworking.We also offer flexibility for staff and work/life balance through a number of flexible working options such as flexi time, condensed hours, job sharing.

Pay

SWA are a Living wage employer, our pay and grading system offers a competitive starting salary and yearly progression.

Annual Leave

We offer a full-time annual leave entitlement of 30 days (210 hours) per year plus 10 Public Holiday days (70 hours) per year. Leave is accrued at the rate of 3.33 days (23.3 hours) per month.

Pension

SWA believes it’s important that we help you save for your retirement so access to Nest pension scheme is given to all eligible employees. SWA contributes 10% of gross contractual earnings on the provision that the employee contributes a minimum of 3% towards their pension contributions.

Learning and Development

SWA supports and develops staff to ensure they have the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities. There is an internal schedule of training on key skills and knowledge relevant to all staff. There is also scope to attend ad hoc training for employees who are working to develop specific skills.

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay

SWA offers staff who meet the criteria for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) an enhanced maternity pay of 20 weeks on full pay and 20 weeks on half pay.

Wellbeing

As part of SWA’s commitment to staff wellbeing, staff are offered access to a confidential 24/7 health and Wellbeing service with AIG which provides confidential advice, counselling and legal support to all staff, and where applicable, immediate family members.

Bike 2 Work

An interest-free loan to purchase a bike, can be arranged up to the value of £1,000.

Edinburgh Leisure Gym Subsidies

Edinburgh based staff are able to access Edinburgh Leisure facilities for the reduced price of £1 per session.

Equalities Statement 

SWA exists to end violence against women and girls, we are committed to opposing and eliminating all forms of intersectional discrimination at the system, institutional, and individual level. This includes challenging barriers that prevent women’s equal participation in the workplace. To achieve this, our workforce must reflect a diversity of identities and perspectives. We strongly encourage applications from underrepresented women, including but not limited to, women from minority ethnic communities, women with disabilities, LGBTI communities, carers, and women who have experienced economic deprivation.

To ensure that all of our staff thrive and succeed, we work to continuously improve the inclusivity, accessibility, and fairness of our workplace to create a working environment that promotes dignity and respect to all, where differences in background, culture, identity and lived experience are recognised and valued.

We offer disabled women the option of requesting that their application be considered under the terms of our Guaranteed Interview Schemes. You will be asked if you’d like to be considered on the application form.

Salary: £36,622 – £42,024 per year (pro rata).

Hours: Up to 25 hours (to be worked flexibly).

Location: Blend of home working and office, based in Rose Street, Edinburgh. There will be a requirement to attend in-person events and meetings, based predominantly in Edinburgh.  Please talk to us about your flexible working requirements!

Closing Date: The recruitment panel will be appointing for this role on a rolling basis. After considering your application, the panel will be in touch if they would like to invite you to interview, please don’t delay in applying as the post will close once the position is filled.

Scottish Women’s Aid is an equal opportunities employer, applications will be accepted from women only under Schedule 9, part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. 

Prospectus is proud to be partnering with our client in the recruitment of their new IT Manager. The organisation is a dynamic and rapidly growing charity with a mission to ensure every child receives 1:1 reading support at the time they need it most.

This newly created role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real impact within the charity. Reporting to the Head of Finance and IT, the IT Manager position is offered on a permanent, part-time basis 30 hours p/w (flexible, across 5 days) with fully remote working available anywhere within the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and driven IT professional driven. In this flexible and fast-paced role, you’ll manage all IT systems, including network infrastructure, hardware, software, security, and cloud solutions, supporting 350+ school laptops and 45 staff devices remotely. You’ll also oversee an IT Support Administrator, who handles daily queries and escalations from the 1st line support team.

To succeed in this role, you should have experience using remote device management and task management software in a Windows environment, alongside expertise in managing the Microsoft Ecosystem. A strong technical background in networks, systems administration, cybersecurity, and cloud technologies is essential. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated experience in project management and team leadership, as well as strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical users. A track record of delivering creative solutions within limited budgets, exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage conflicting priorities under pressure is also required. Prior experience in a school-based or charitable IT environment is desirable.
 
Recruitment Timeline:
Closing Date: 2nd February
First Interviews: 10th February
Second Stage Interview: 18th February
 
If this description resonates with you, we encourage you to submit your CV in Word format as soon as possible. Suitable candidates will be provided with further details about the role, including a detailed job description.

As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. 
 
We value and celebrate diversity in backgrounds and experience and are deliberate about the kind of teams we are building. Literacy is a universal concern, and we need people from all backgrounds to maximise our innovation, creativity, and impact. We especially welcome applications from persons who have experienced disadvantage and/or from those who are of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities who are currently underrepresented in the organisation.
 
We are committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. Copies of our Safeguarding Policy and Safer Recruitment Policy are available on request.