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Prison Facilitator - HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Location: HMP Wormwood Scrubs
Salary: £18,194
Hours: 21 hours
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Wormwood Scrubs. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison-based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
The role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews will be in person on 11th March 2025.
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
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We are looking for an empathetic and organised woman* with excellent communication skills to join our small but thriving, team as a Centre Coordinator. You will be responsible for answering incoming calls, monitoring our email inbox for enquiries and referrals and welcome service users to the women's centre. Additionally, you oversee the office facilities and inventory and work closely with the Centre Manager to assist with ad hoc administrative duties. You will also work alongside the Development Manager and our Treasurer trustee to manage donor databases. We are a team of feminists and the ideal candidate would be passionate about ending gender-based violence and being part of a collaborative, close-knit team working to support women in our community.
* Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9 Part I) applies
Please note we are unable to provide visa sponsorship
To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter to be considered for this role.
To be considered for this role, you must submit both a CV and cover letter which summarises the skills, experience and qualities you offer that make you suitable for this role.
Due to the volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual feedback to unsuccessful applicants at the shortlisting stage.
Our vision is for a world where all women can lead safe, independent, and thriving lives.
A fantastic opportunity for a fundraiser to join our dynamic, friendly and supportive fundraising team. You will be reporting to the Lead for Corporate & Community Engagement and working in a very varied and exciting working environment.
The perfect candidate will enjoy forging positive and robust relationships with corporate partners and local small businesses across Berkshire and into surrounding counties, delivering vital income for our charity. This will include assisting them with organising and delivering events.
You will use your creative and professional skillset to provide high-quality account management, stewardship, and growth in existing corporate partnerships.
You will work proactively to generate new business leads to secure valuable partnerships for our charity. You will undertake research, create compelling proposals for a range of audiences and pitch to companies to secure their support.
This role will suit an individual who has solid experience of fundraising and wants to develop their career in corporate partnership management.
Based at our state-of-the-art children’s hospice just outside Maidenhead, this role is a brilliant opportunity for someone to add value to a growing fundraising team. If you are passionate about raising money to help, make our services available to all families that need us and will reflect our core values in all that you do, we would love to hear from you.
As well as a competitive salary, we offer a generous annual leave entitlement, access to a pension scheme as well as private medical insurance and life assurance. You will also have free on-site parking and will benefit from an Employee Assistance Programme.
We provide specialist care and support to children with life-limiting and life-threatening conditions, and their families, across Berkshire
Can you create the headlines that matter for nature?
Are you looking for a part-time role with flexible remote-working, where you can deliver high-impact media work for nature in partnership with leading charities?
As the biggest environment and wildlife coalition in England we are looking for an experienced media professional who can give a strong joint voice for nature in the news and across social channels.
This is a unique and exciting role. You will be playing a big part in a small organisation while also delivering invaluable collaborative work on behalf of our huge network of 80+ member organisations. You will be working with household names like the RSPB and the National Trust through to experts on particular wildlife like Butterfly Conservation and Bat Conservation Trust.
It is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a keen eye for a story to turn vital policy and scientific thinking into an unmissable media narrative and eye-catching social content. You will be the lynchpin of our direct relationship with media, as well as being a generous matchmaker to raise the profile of our members.
Media know-how, great writing, and excellent communication are more important than having worked in the sector before. So, if you are passionate about our natural world and have fantastic traditional and social media knowledge, skills, and experience, we want to hear from you.
This is a part time role (2.5 or 3 days a week), salary pro-rata.
To apply, please send your CV, with a short covering letter and a completed diversity monitoring form by midnight Sunday 2nd February 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job title: Language Programme Caseworker
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ office in London, Manchester or Birmingham with some national travel
Salary: £25,500-£31,000 (London), £24,500-£30,000 (Manchester or Birmingham)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), part-time considered
Overall purpose
The aim of the language programme caseworker is to ensure students on the language programme are being well supported towards their goal of passing a language exam or reaching a high level of English. You will facilitate this by enrolling them in school, in online courses or with a tutor whichever best meets their needs.
You will maintain a good relationship with the students, schools and tutors through regular communication. You will offer advice and support on the student's next steps once the language programme has been completed.
Key responsibilities
We are a fast-growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness, and as a result your responsibilities may change, develop, and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.
- Casework; directly working with clients to ensure they are eligible for the programme and are on the correct pathway
- Casework; ensuring your clients are well supported and signposting to support services where required
- Providing programme guidance and educational/careers advice
- Maintaining strong relationships with partner schools and reaching out to new schools to establish partnerships
- Enrolling students at partner schools and monitoring their progress
- Working towards ensuring all available school spaces are filled
- Matching volunteer tutors with suitable students ensuring all available tutors are utilised
- Processing payments for students when required
- Ensuring that all information is recorded accurately and that databases remain up to date
- Representing Breaking Barriers at sector related events whenever required
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Saturday 15th February. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job title: Programme Admissions Officer
Location: Hybrid work with 40% from Breaking Barriers’ office in London, Manchester or Birmingham
Salary: £25,000-£28,000 (London), £24,000-£27,000 (Manchester or Birmingham)
Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours per week), part-time considered
Overall purpose
The Programme Admissions Officer will be responsible for processing student applications, including conducting initial calls, checking eligibility and signposting where applicable. They would then flag new applicants with the relevant programme. This role is the gateway to accessing our services.
Key responsibilities
We are a fast-growing charity that prides itself on its flexibility and responsiveness, and as a result your responsibilities may change, develop, and grow according to the needs and development of our programmes.
- Monitoring and processing new and incoming applications, which includes:
- Conducting initial calls with new applicants to determine their individual pathway and eligibility for Breaking Barriers’ programmes
- Prioritising students according to Breaking Barriers’ eligibility criteria and flagging with relevant programmes in order to support enrolments
- Providing university and career guidance and advice
- Providing learning plans for all professionals aiming to requalify
- Providing guidance on the support they can access whilst on the waiting list for our programmes
- Providing signposting for any students/clients needing additional support
- Flagging any serious welfare concerns with line manager and/or the Safeguarding Team
- Ensuring all information is accurately recorded on Salesforce for new and existing Breaking Barriers’ clients
- Performing any Salesforce admin for the programmes as and when required
- Working with management to improve and enhance enrolment processes where necessary
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include basic DBS checks, obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Saturday 15th February. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
Permanent, part-time (4 days per week)
Remote working with regular meetings in London
Immediate start
About us
Sustainability First is a leading UK think tank and charity that acts as a critical friend to businesses, regulators, governments, and civil society, to create more sustainable energy and water sectors in the UK. We work tirelessly to advocate for policies that support environmental and consumer protection and to engage the public through accessible and impactful communication. We believe that it is possible to create a thriving economy that respects environmental limits and enables social equity.
About the role
We are seeking an analytical thinker with a curiosity-driven mindset and a collaborative approach to working. This role will be central to our ongoing success as a highly regarded independent research organisation, building an evidence base in favour of embedding sustainability principles into business practices, regulatory and public policy thinking. You will help to amplify our voice with decisionmakers, including business leaders, senior officials in central government, regulatory bodies, and amongst politicians, helping to shape public policy and legislation for a socially equitable and environmentally sustainable economy.
Ideally, you will have a sector-specific understanding (energy and/or water utilities), including familiarity with key policies and strategies, such as Net Zero targets, climate adaptation strategies, and consumer vulnerability protections. You will be able to draft practical policy recommendations, informed by evidence and stakeholder input, and be familiar with key players, including government departments, regulators, consumer groups, industry bodies, and environmental organizations. This is an excellent opportunity to develop a core role in our charity, as well as make a tangible impact on the environment and social equity in the UK.
The post will be primarily based remotely, working from home, but with access to shared office space in Camden and Monument in London. Our board of trustees meet twice a year in person in central London (and twice more online), and our Executive Director is often in London for meetings once or twice a week. You must also be able to attend occasional meetings in central London and be willing to travel (infrequently) within the UK.
For further details about the role, please download the job description.
How to apply
Please click the apply button to be taken to our vacancies page.
When applying, please submit a CV (no more than three pages of A4) and covering letter that sets out how you meet the selection criteria for this role. Please also complete our Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form.
Closing date: Sunday 8th February 2025.
Interviews will be online via Microsoft Teams in February.
We apologise that due to the expected high levels of applications we may not be able to reply to all candidates. If you have not heard from us by 28th February, please assume you have not been shortlisted.
Sustainability First is an equal opportunities employer and promotes equity, diversity and inclusion through its work, and through its employment practices. You must be able to work in the UK to take up this role.
Central London (Hybrid working supported)
Contract type: Permanent, Full time (Part-time/flexible working considered)
Are you interested in working for a charity aiming to improve evidence for better health and social care in the UK? Are you a self-motivated and highly organised person? Do you enjoy developing effective working relationships within and across teams? If so, come and join the Research & Policy Team at the Nuffield Trust.
You will have prior experience in an administrative or team assistant role, possibly in a research/academic/health organisation. More importantly, you will have diary and logistical management skills, exceptional attention to detail, problem-solving abilities, and strong interpersonal skills. You'll need to smoothly manage competing priorities with flexibility, diligence, and a friendly demeanour.
This role presents an exciting chance for someone with these relevant skills to immerse themselves in the realm of public policy and research. If you're eager to develop your skills and grow in a supportive and dynamic environment, we encourage you to apply.
You’ll spend your time:
- Supporting the team (including Directors/Deputy Directors and the CEO) with diary management, travel arrangements, accommodation, conference registrations, and expense claims.
- Organising and supporting relevant internal and external meetings, including a regular programme of lunch time learning sessions.
- Providing administrative support for research and policy project work, including proofreading, collating, data entry and maintaining electronic files as required.
- Working with other operational team members to provide general support across the Nuffield Trust.
We’d really like to meet you if you:
- Enjoy working flexibly and having the opportunity to carry out a wide range of tasks.
- Work calmly under pressure and to tight deadlines.
- Demonstrate first-rate organisational skills and the ability to plan ahead and prioritise multiple tasks effectively in order to meet deadlines.
- Have strong IT skills, particularly Microsoft Office.
To learn more about the role, please download a copy of the Candidate Brief.
To apply, please go to The Nuffield Trust Recruitment site and complete the online application process before midnight on Thursday 13 February.
Closing date: 23:59, Thursday 13 February 2025
Interview date: Tuesday 25 February 2025
Please note that the diversity monitoring questions are optional and will not be shared with the selection panel. The selection panel will only have access to your CV and your statement of suitability for the post.
Offers of employment will be conditional upon the receipt of two satisfactory references. Applicants must also have the right to work in the UK. For further information please visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.
The Nuffield Trust is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We wish to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and appointed solely on their suitability for the post irrespective of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital/civil partnership status, pregnancy, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion/belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
Reasonable travel expenses to attend an interview can be claimed.
Strictly no agencies.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are currently seeking a Quality and Insight Lead to join our team in Lincolnshire. The requirements of the role will include:
Developing and implementing a Quality Management Framework, which aligns to Lincolnshire County Council Framework. Onboarding the staff team across Lincolnshire with the Quality Framework providing training and support to the teams.
Supporting the development and implementation of Carers First Impact and Evaluation Framework and ISO 9001 to evidence the positive impact the team has on lives of carers. Taking overall responsibility for monitoring, both strengths and learning across Lincolnshire.
To be successful we are looking for a self-motivated individual, who can work flexibly, whilst maintaining a good work/life balance with experience of using CRM systems e.g. Mosaic, BlueBox and Power Bi to manage workflow and record essential data and contacts.
You will require experience of developing and implementing quality systems and measures, collating, analysing and reporting data and be able to make recommendations for performance improvement. You will also require excellent written analytical, listening and verbal communication skills, experience of planning and delivering workshops.
With an ability to build positive and constructive working relationships with colleagues at all levels across the organisation, along with the ability to network, develop and sustain joint work between agencies, including establishing good working relationships.
Good geographical and working knowledge of support services available in Lincolnshire and be able to demonstrate understanding of and commitment to the goals and values of the charity.
We offer the flexibility to work from home with some travel within Lincolnshire.
In return, you will benefit from working for a charity that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and
development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read our Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age. If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you.
Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of submitting your completed online application, that your application has not been successful.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
Our new three-year strategy will enable us to grow our work to reach and support significantly more carers delivering innovative programmes of support
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job title: Campaigns and Influencing Manager
Reporting to: Deputy CEO
Salary: £40,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent. We are open to discussing flexible or part-time working.
Location: Hybrid working, with 2-3 days in the office, Shoreditch Exchange, Gorsuch Place, Shoreditch, London E2 8JF
About Agenda Alliance
We are bold, ambitious feminists, living in a world where women and girls at the sharpest edge of adversity are consistently overlooked and harmed. Too many women and girls are hurt; too many lives are damaged; too much potential is lost.
We are a social movement, campaigning with courage and in solidarity with our Alliance members and women and girls, so that they can thrive. We advocate and campaign for systems and services to respond appropriately to women and girls with multiple unmet needs.
We want public services to respond better to the distinct and multiple unmet needs of women and girls, including appropriately responding to gender, age, race and trauma. For the whole system to respond better, we stand in solidarity with the voluntary sector and advocate for them to be empowered.
Our values are our guiding principles for our work to deliver our mission. It is who we are and how we behave. We promise to be: Intersectional, Courageous, Credible, Clear, Collaborative.
About the Role
The Campaigns and Influencing Manager will develop and drive forward Agenda’s campaigns and influencing plans to improve systems and services for women and girls with unmet needs.
This role would support a collaborative, proactive and enthusiastic person, keen to work closely with our team, Alliance members, and women and girls with lived experience of the areas we work on, to share our messages and bring about positive social change.
This is an exciting and varied role, providing the right candidate with the opportunity to bring together campaigning, policy influencing, convening and co-production, as well as the chance to develop and manage others. The postholder will look across all our evidence and projects to consider and implement the most impactful routes to influence.
Key responsibility areas
- Developing and holding Agenda’s campaigns and influencing plans, aimed at improving systems and services for women and girls with unmet needs, drawing on a range of tactics and approaches.
- Overseeing the delivery of existing funded projects and influencing goals, including around young women and racial disproportionality in the justice system, girls at risk of school exclusion, mental health and racism in public services.
- Coordinating the team to draw together Agenda’s research, communications, policy and insights to develop key messages, and ways of using these to target and influence key audiences.
- Identifying key points of influence and leverage across a range of areas, nationally and locally - developing approaches and relationships with key actors which will have maximum impact for bringing about change.
About You
- Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and implement long-term plans and solutions.
- Commitment to inclusive and intersectional feminism, social justice and anti-racism, and an understanding of how forms of oppression, life experiences and complex broken systems interact to cause harm.
- Commitment to collaboration, deep-listening, power-sharing and working with a range of partners to achieve shared goals.
- Very organised and excellent at managing time, projects and people.
- An interest in contributing to a culture of continuous learning and the professional development of others.
- Enthusiastic, proactive and resourceful with a can-do attitude and a strong team player.
- Commitment to Agenda Alliance’s vision, and values.
We are looking for somebody who can bring with them:
- Success in bringing about Change
- Developing influencing Strategies
- People and Relationship-Building
- Budgeting, Fundraising and Reporting
We are less interested in your qualifications, and more interested in your values, background and both lived and learned experience.
We are actively trying to diversify our team, so if you are from the Black, Asian and minoritised communities, identify as LGBTQ+, have a disability, and/or bring lived experience relevant to the areas we work in, we would love to hear from you.
What we can offer
Benefits: Access to a defined contribution pension and 25 days annual leave per year (pro rata) + three working days between Christmas and New Year.
What is it like to work here?
- Wellbeing is a priority, with a flexible working and 'duvet days'
- Team brunches!
- Highly-supportive work environment, encouraging learning and respect of lives outside of work
- Working with dedicated, talented women on the team, on our Board and with our Alliance members
- Supportive and engaged board of Trustees
- We care deeply about the work and better outcomes for women and girls
- We work on the understanding that women and girls are the experts
- We know how to have fun too!
Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 23 February 2025
First round interviews will be held 10 or 11 March
If we need to have a final/second round interviews, they will be held w/c 17 March.
Please keep those dates clear if you apply or let us know in your application if there are any dates you cannot do.
We will be holding Q&A sessions about the role on 20 February, please check our website and social media for details. We will also be providing the interview questions in advance to candidates invited to interview.
Interested?
If you would like to apply for this position, please click the apply button and attach your CV and covering letter that answers these three questions (max. 2 A4 pages). It will be sent automatically to us.
- Why does this role appeal to you, and what about your experience makes you feel it is a good fit for you?
- Tell us about a campaign or influencing strategy you have led which you feel particularly proud of. What went well, what did you learn and how would you take what you learnt forward in future projects?
- Thinking about Agenda Alliance’s strategic priority to convene and amplify voices for change, what opportunities do you see to progress this, and what experience do you have which would help you lead on this work through our campaigns and influencing?
Please note: Agenda Alliance selects all candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and ability to do the role advertised.
We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of age, disability (physical or learning), gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We will provide reasonable support to disabled applicants throughout the recruitment process.
Please contact us to identify any additional support that you may require to enable you to make an application.
We can offer alternative ways to apply, such as a video application, rather than a cover letter, so please do email to let us know.
No agencies please.
Please send a CV along with a cover letter that answers these three questions (max. 2 A4 pages).
1. Why does this role appeal to you, and what makes you feel it is a good fit for you?
2. Tell us about a campaign or influencing strategy you have led which you feel particularly proud of. What went well, what did you learn and how would you take what you learnt forward in future projects?
3. Thinking about Agenda Alliance’s strategic priority to convene and amplify voices for change, what opportunities do you see to progress this, and what experience do you have which would help you lead on this work through our campaigns and influencing?
Reports to: Director of Recruitment and Marketing
Location: Flexible, ideally West Midlands home based, with monthly co-working days in London and additional stakeholder meetings as required.
Salary: £36,000 FTE
Hours: Part-time; 0.6 FTE 22.5 hours a week with flexibility on how hours are worked across the week
Contract: Fixed Term (March 2025 – August 2027)
ABOUT NOW TEACH
Now Teach, in partnership with the National Institute of Teaching and Mindful Equity UK, has successfully secured a Mission 44 grant to launch a pilot project to attract and support ethnically diverse career changers in the West Midlands to become secondary school teachers. The partnership will support applicants through the recruitment process and into their teacher training.
We are looking for an exceptional recruitment specialist with a passion for education, great insight into the region and local communities and the ability to work autonomously to achieve our recruitment and retention ambitions.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Role overview
The Recruitment Specialist will support the design and be responsible for the implementation of a recruitment campaign to meet our targets. They will research the lived experience of ethnically diverse teachers in the region, build a strong knowledge base of the local labour market and deliver outreach and local community engagement, candidate support and pipeline management.
The Recruitment Specialist will provide guidance to candidates throughout the application process, including onboarding activities and providing ongoing mentorship to candidates throughout their teacher training. This will specifically focus on eliminating barriers, capitalizing on opportunities, and navigating challenges unique to our target audience.
In this role you will…
- Lead the day-to-day activities of the pilot campaign, taking responsibility for delivering and achieving the successful recruitment and retention of a cohort of between 15-20 career changers.
- Collaborate with the National Institute of Teaching Recruitment Teams to ensure a seamless candidate journey, working with Mindful Equity UK to ensure best practice in supporting candidates.
- Project manage and coordinate input from project partners and suppliers, providing regular updates and inputting into progress reports and evaluation documents.
- Provide full end to end career change support across the whole candidate life cycle; from prospective Now Teacher, through our selection process, to delivering expert advice and guidance in successfully transitioning and onboarding candidates as Now Teachers within the National Institute of Teaching ITT cohort.
- Take ownership of and successfully manage candidate pipelines for the region ensuring recruitment targets are achieved.
- Talent spot and advise candidates so that they feel supported, trust your advice, and see you as an essential part of their career change journey into teaching.
- Work closely within the recruitment team to support one another and to successfully hit our growing national targets.
- Be excellent at pipeline management and timely CRM database (Salesforce) updates to ensure robust reports and data.
- Develop and deliver candidate engagement initiatives (both prospective candidates and those in teacher training) appropriate to the region and target audience, cultivating and leveraging community outreach activities.
- Collaborate with other teams across Now Teach ensuring we collaborate strongly, are aligned, and support one another to achieve our shared goals.
- Leverage our growing network of career changers in school to enhance candidate experience at each stage through qualified teachers, working with the programme and network team to do this highly effectively.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Who you are
- Enthusiastic about our purpose and committed to the shared aims of the Mission 44 partnership.
- Ability to take ownership of a project, while working autonomously.
- Track record of delivering an exceptional candidate experience whilst working at pace.
- Strong communicator, able to provide down-to-earth, insightful, and appropriate communications with an ability to mentor, influence and build trusted relationships.
- Strong attention to detail and the ability to prioritise effectively.
- Committed to continuous improvement.
- Sound judgement under pressure.
- Relentless collaborator with a can-do attitude.
- Creative and solutions focused.
What you will need to succeed in this role:
- Strong working knowledge of the initial teacher training, early career, and education landscape and or the career change market
- Understanding of the local labour market and specific challenges faced by ethnically diverse candidates to enter teacher training.
- A coaching/mentoring background or experience of caseload/pipeline management/support for candidates.
- Comfortable with a wide range of digital platforms, for example, Salesforce CRM and Microsoft Office.
Don’t meet every requirement?
Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every qualification.
At Now Teach we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your experience doesn’t align perfectly, we encourage you to apply anyway.
In return
As well as flexible working and a great culture, we offer a wide range of benefits including 25 days annual leave per year (plus bank holidays), an additional 3 days for winter closure (25th Dec-1st January), a pension scheme with a generous 11% employer contribution, a rewards platform with employee discounts and access to an Employee Assistance Programme.
Working arrangements
Full time role, but we are happy to consider requests for flexible or part time working. Now Teach employees are supported to work flexibly at co-working spaces or at home as needed with monthly working days in London. You will be required to cover your own travel expenses to London.
Application Process
Applications close at 9am on Monday February 3rd
To apply, please complete our online application form where you will be asked to upload a Cover Letter (no more than 1 side of A4) and CV (no more than 2 sides of A4)
Your Cover Letter should include why you are attracted to the role, why you are motivated to work at Now Teach and what you can bring to the team.
If you have any difficulty with accessing the application form, need any additional support or require reasonable adjustments to the application process, please get in touch.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Now Teach strives to be a workplace that is diverse, equitable and inclusive where we can ALL be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, ages, gender identities, stages of life and those with hidden or visible disabilities.
We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we’ll endeavor to be as accommodating as possible. If you would like to discuss specific requirements, please contact get in touch.
All applicants must have an existing Right to Work in the UK.
Safe Recruitment Procedure
Now Teach are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. To meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process, and all successful candidates will be subject to a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Designability is a national charity that supports disabled people to live with greater independence. Our expertise is in person-centred design, creating products and services with and for disabled people to enable greater freedom and choice, every day.
Our work focuses on understanding the needs, challenges and aspirations of disabled people by placing them at the heart of everything we do. Through person-centred design, these invaluable insights, combined with creativity and specialist skills, help to inform design decisions at every stage of a project. This results in innovative, engaging and practical designs of accessible products and services to transform the everyday lives of disabled people.
Over the last 50+ years, we have worked on a range of pioneering projects from the multi-award-winning Accessible Pushchair design and national guidance on Accessible Electric Vehicle Charging to our flagship Wizzybug powered wheelchairs for very young children. We collaborate with organisations, businesses and partnerships to help create positive change in the world of accessible design. To date, we've transformed over 300,000 lives in the UK.
Here at Designability, we will be working on many exciting developments over the next few years. Our plans including growing the team, moving the workshop to a new Bath location, starting multiple new projects, and embarking on our largest-ever piece of research with disabled people to shape our future priorities.
We’re at the beginning of a journey to develop and diversify our income streams at Designability. This includes the implementation of a new major donor programme, a new corporate partnership strategy and developing our consultancy income.
We’re looking for someone who:
· Has a successful track record of securing new income within a five-figure range and above.
· Is a confident relationship builder and communicator at all levels.
· Has proven experience in client and partnership management to maintain strong relationships.
· An expert networker, able to spot opportunities to upsell and cross well to maximise opportunity for the client and Designability.
· Understand donor and client motivations and able to create bespoke propositions to match these.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join our dynamic team at an exciting time of growth across our charity, and to make a meaningful difference through our work supporting disabled people to live with greater independence.
Benefits that come with working for Designability
Looking after its employees is important to Designability – supporting everyone to be happy and healthy means that we live our values of being creative, practical and inclusive and in turn meet our mission to enable disabled people to live with greater independence. We offer a range of employee benefits, including flexible working, a generous annual leave allowance and substantial employer contribution pension scheme.
Designability is committed to recruiting the best person for the job, based solely on their ability and individual merit as measured against the criteria for the role; through a process that is fair, open, consistent and free from bias and discrimination. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, age, disability status or length of time spent unemployed.
We are proud to be a Real Living Wage employer and accredited as a Disability Confident Employer, committed to making reasonable adjustments.
To apply: Please submit your CV and a covering letter, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria contained in the Job Description. We are happy to provide information about this role in alternative formats where possible and receive applications in alternative formats.
All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding checks, including checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment references.
Closing Date for applications: Applications are being taken on a rolling recruitment basis
Interview date: Successful applicants will be offered a mutually convenient interview date. Interviews will usually be held at our Bath offices.
Start date: Early April 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Help build powerful and sustainable communities of peer support groups for kinship carers.
About the role:
Funded by the Department for Education, the National Peer Support Service is a game-changing service that creates a sustainable and life-changing legacy. It builds on Kinship’s 10 years of experience in developing peer support groups and two years of delivering a national service that has set up 145 new groups.
This role is community-based and focuses on engaging kinship carers, bringing them together to form Peer Support Groups, and supporting them to achieve independence at which point they will receive ongoing support from our national Hub.
You will do this by working with local authorities, schools, other charities and community groups. Arranging information events such as coffee mornings to engage kinship carers. You’ll create a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive community for kinship carers, building belonging, resilience, and empowerment.
Who we are looking for:
We are seeking an person who possesses the drive, passion, and skills to:
- Develop new Peer Support Groups across a diverse range of communities
- Demonstrate the energy and enthusiasm required to achieve key targets and objectives
- Work collaboratively within the Peer Support and Community Team, as well as throughout the broader organisation, to ensure the development of safe and effective support services for the kinship community
- Maintain current Peer Support Group levels, taking the lead from the national Hub
- Maintain accurate records that are used to populate reports, identify learning and share key insights across Kinship that allow the organisation to continuously improve our services and products
You should have experience in developing and maintaining meaningful relationships with various community-based stakeholders such as local authorities, health services, schools, charities, and kinship carers. You will need to understand the key success factors involved in establishing and developing new in-person groups in areas of high need, as well as how to support existing groups in their journey towards sustainability.
As a practical thinker, you will work creatively to identify stakeholders and assets in areas of high need. You will build local connections and bring together kinship carers across the region, empowering them to build resilient and robust peer support communities.
You will be confident in building relationships that generate referrals from external stakeholders and in contacting kinship carers directly to secure engagement with local coffee mornings, community, and training events that will help kick-start a thriving peer support group.
As you establish new groups, you will provide support and training to help them lead their groups effectively, and develop their group culture, resilience, and skills to function independently while offering reassurance and support to empower them.
We are ideally looking for candidates based close or within easy reach of our priority development areas which include; Reading, Oxfordshire, West Berkshire, Slough and Hampshire but also able to travel to other key locations across the South East and along the M4 corridor.
An essential requirement of the role is to be a driver with access to a vehicle for work purposes.
Key responsibilities:
Service delivery:
- In-person (face-to-face) strategic outreach into local communities including setting up and attending local engagement events
- Set up and develop sustainable in person peer support groups, initially attending and leading sessions in person before transition to self-sufficiency
- Working with existing groups that are at risk, closed or need support that need replacing or rejuvenating to maintain DfE service level agreement, in addition to new groups. Targets are subject to change and are not fixed
- Recruit and retain support group leaders to develop their peer support groups
- Assist with the delivery of training to support group leaders and groups to become self-sufficient
- Develop strong boundaried and positive relationships with support group leaders – building resilience, empowerment and community
- Support established groups (including independent) in your area to access support group leader networks and training (this includes visiting groups in person) to build a peer community
- Follow (and where appropriate support further development off) the service blueprint to develop sustainable peer support groups
- Collaborate with the Peer Support Hub team to provide a joined-up and positive user experience for kinship carers
- Manage special interest groups and regional online groups as required, transitioning to ‘Hub’ team for sustainability and work with partners
Service quality, development and data management:
- Accurately record all recruitment, contact information and volunteer case management in Salesforce in line with service framework and data protection requirements
- Ensure accurate data entry in Salesforce to support service performance, evaluation and learning
- Provide regular reports to ensure targets and SLA are met for the service
- Support continuous development and improvement of the service (new systems and processes) as required
Team culture:
- Act in the best interest of Kinship and the families we support
- Maintain and contribute up to date understanding of kinship care
- Deliver effective administration with attention to detail and keeping to deadline
- Identify and contribute to appropriate case studies to demonstrate the impact of Kinship services and contribute to policy and campaigns work
- Actively contribute to delivering and evidencing a high performing service
- Take responsibility for your ongoing continued professional development
- Work in line with the Kinship values
Some tips for your application:
- Please provide a 2 page cover letter and a CV.
- Make sure you’ve read the job description and the essential requirements – make sure your answer reflects those points in the requirements very clearly.
- Really tell us why you want to work for Kinship. We’re interested in working with people who share our values. You can read about our values in the job pack available for download below.
- Keep your response clear – use bullets points and short paragraphs if that helps. It will help the recruitment team to really focus on your answer.
- Don’t go over 2 pages on your covering letter.
- As part of the interview process, we will send you some of the questions in advance.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking to recruit a Marketing Campaigns Officer with experience in running marketing campaigns to proactively contribute to the development and delivery of our membership campaigns and communications and engagement activity.
This is an exciting new role within the organisation and will play a key part in helping CharityComms to grow and engage our network of more than 12,000 charity communicators.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CSH are looking for a full time Administration and Finance Assistant to join our team.
- Home-based remote working with monthly travel to Oxford
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week (30 hours per week on request for the right candidate)
- Salary for full time hours: £25,500 per annum (plus contributory pension).
- 25 days of annual leave per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata if employed at 4 days per week)
- Permanent role
- Apply by 12 noon on 5 February 2025
- Expected online interview date: Tuesday 18 February 2025
About The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare
The Centre for Sustainable Healthcare is a charity that supports healthcare staff, and the systems they work in to be more environmentally sustainable. Our Education team provides training in sustainable healthcare and planetary health for health professionals. Our Clinical Transformation Programme mainstreams environmental sustainability within clinical areas so that it is integral to the planning of health systems and the practice of healthcare professionals. Our Green Space for Health Programme works to realise the value of the NHS green estate for physical and mental health, supporting NHS sites to develop their green space for the benefit of patients, staff and communities, while improving biodiversity and combatting climate change.
About the role
We are looking for a detail-oriented Administration and Finance Assistant to join our team. You will work with the Chief Operating Officer to ensure payroll, invoicing and finance tasks are completed and with the wider team on administrative support.
Key Responsibilies:
Finance (estimated 60% of work hours)
- Working under the direction of the Chief Operating Officer (COO) and external accounting team, and using the Xero finance system to;
- Prepare, send, and chase invoices through co-ordinating with wider team members
- Liaise with accountants & COO to ensure correct income allocation across department codes
- Arrange refund and credit notes when needed
- Order equipment for staff. Complete supplier details requests. Ensure costs are correctly allocated across the department codes on Xero
- Pay expenses to staff
- Reconcile Xero with bank account
- Deal with external suppliers
Admin and operations (estimated 40% of work hours)
Ensuring the smooth running of CSH operations including:
- Setting up regular team meetings
- HR systems administration – Keeping track of staff holidays, sick leave. Updating and maintenance of staff details and HR folders
- Helping with recruitment admin including filing applications, sending replies and responding to queries
- Organising office days once a month- booking venues, catering and technical support
- Timely management of CSH general inbox and phoneline, ensuring there is holiday cover in place when needed
- General CSH administration; providing additional administration tasks for the CSH team as required
- Working with the COO and Directors to prioritise continuous improvement and ensure administrative processes are smooth across the organisation.
- Dealing with external suppliers e.g. IT support, software providers.
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety standards is facilitated and prompted across CSH (e.g. Display Screen Equipment training)
- Administrative support to new starters
- Supporting offboarding of staff: calculating remaining annual leave, supporting leavers with handover, arranging leaving card and gifts, ensuring recovery of CSH assets; IT equipment, systems access and software etc.
- Supporting COO with EDI initiatives and actions (RACE report etc.)
We are looking for an organised individual who is confident with IT, quick to learn and who enjoys working as part of a team. Please read the full job specification.
Location
The role may occasionally require travel within the UK. We encourage the use of sustainable travel wherever feasible. CSH is based in Oxford, UK. Staff are requested to attend team meeting days in person once a month. Travel costs for attending these meetings are reimbursed.
Closing date: 12 noon on 5 February 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.