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The Fundraiser will play a pivotal role in securing essential financial support for Future Men. This involves identifying, cultivating, and soliciting donations from a diverse range of sources, including individuals, corporations, and foundations. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing effective fundraising strategies aligned with the organisation's mission and goals. Key responsibilities include bid writing, donor relationship management, event planning, and financial reporting. 

First round interviews will be held online on 20th and 21st January 2025.

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.

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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.   

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.

We are looking for someone to help take Ella's to the next level. We are a growing charity with big, bold ambitions and we need a fundraising manager with the experience and drive to help get us there.  If you are a brilliant fundraiser, with a passion to help more women who have survived trafficking and other forms of violence to recover and rebuild, join our team to increase our reach and make a huge impact through fundraising.

An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be undertaken. This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement section under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Two reasons why you should join Ella’s
1. You will make a difference: Ella’s is a London-based organisation working with women who have survived trafficking and sexual exploitation. Join us, and be a crucial part of ensuring survivors have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free.
2. You will work in a great place: We are a passionate, growing organisation. Last time we asked, 100% said they would recommend Ella’s as a place to work. As a team, we are strong, women-led, authentic, professional, fun and supportive
of one another.

Job description
We’re recruiting for a new Fundraising Manager to build on the growth and development we’ve experienced in recent years, and move us to the next level. You will work closely with senior leadership and colleagues across the organisation to
raise crucial funding, public support and awareness to underpin our organisationalstrategy. You will also develop and manage relationships with supporters and funders, as well as strategic partners and external suppliers as required.

Key tasks
● Management and development of all streams of fundraising
● Line management of 1x Fundraising Officer and 1x Grants Lead
● Management/liaison/briefing for external suppliers/freelancers/volunteers related to fundraising
● Uphold brand across fundraising
● Build and manage relationships, partnerships and connections to support Ella’s’ fundraising
● Lead on fundraising and related strategies and policies, and input into organisational strategies and policies
● Attend senior management meetings (weekly online), team check ins (weekly in-person) and other internal and external meetings online and in-person as required
● Monitor and report on targets

Additional tasks
● Support with Monitoring and Evaluation
● Support Ella’s’ communications as needed
● Represent and champion Ella’s at events, coalition groups, meetings and so on as appropriate
● Other tasks as required by Co-Directors or by role

More about Ella’s

Ella’s is a London-based organisation working with women who have survived trafficking and sexual exploitation. Our mission is to do everything we can to ensure survivors have all they need to recover and build lives that are safe and free.

Here is a summary of our main activities:
● We run five safe houses. This supported accommodation is crucial for survivors, until they are ready and able to live independently.
● We provide regular support for women and families in neighbourhoods across London, and many more further afield when they need us.
● We speak out on issues affecting the women we work with. We care deeply about survivors of trafficking and exploitation and want to see a world where these crimes are not tolerated.

Ella’s is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and communities, as we believe having a diverse team adds value and positively impacts our service. We actively encourage applicants from BAME backgrounds, LGBTQ+ applicants and those with disabilities. We are committed to equality and diversity within our
organisation.
 

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.

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

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.

Role Overview:

The Talent Set is working with a national charity as they search for a Media Officer to support them for a fantastic 10-week role.

As Media Officer, you will be the bridge between the organisations and the media, ensuring our stories are told with impact and reach. This role offers the chance to work on meaningful campaigns, build strong media relationships, and be part of a team committed to changing lives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Cultivate and maintain strong relationships with journalists, editors, and influencers to secure high-quality coverage across print, broadcast, and digital platforms.
• Draft compelling press releases, statements, opinion pieces, and feature stories that reflect the charity’s mission, values, and impact.
• Support the management of reactive media inquiries and ensure the charity’s reputation is protected during times of heightened attention.
• Collaborate with internal teams to create media strategies and assets for fundraising campaigns, events, and awareness initiatives.
• Track media coverage, provide analysis, and compile reports to evaluate the effectiveness of PR activities and campaigns.
• Prepare and support key spokespeople with briefing materials, messaging, and media training.
• Work closely with the digital team to ensure press activities complement and enhance social media efforts.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience in PR, journalism, or communications, ideally within the charity, non-profit, or public sector.
• Exceptional writing skills with the ability to craft engaging, accurate, and persuasive copy.
• Strong understanding of the media landscape and a proven track record of securing positive coverage.
• Experience in crisis communications and managing reactive media situations.
• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Knowledge of the charity sector and a passion for making a difference.
• Familiarity with media monitoring tools and reporting.
• Creative thinking with an eye for innovative ways to tell a story.
• Experience with social media platforms and integration with press strategies.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and driven by results.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport and relationships.
• Resilient under pressure and capable of meeting deadlines.

What’s on Offer:

• A fully remote working pattern (you must be UK based and with the right to work in the UK).
• A competitive day rate of £110.67 per-day + £13.77 daily holiday for the successful candidate.
• An exciting part time (4-days per-week) 10-week opportunity, working within a fantastic organisation.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

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

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.

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. 

Reading Community Learning Centre is a passionate, women-centred independent charity which provides education and support for migrant, refugee and asylum- seeking women from minority ethnic communities who may be unable to access more mainstream services because of the educational, social or cultural barriers they face.

We currently have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for an experienced Charity Business Development Manager who is an ambitious, self-motivated individual, with strong business development experience. Most of RCLC's income comes from grants, so a key part of this role will involve identifying grant opportunities and carrying out the applications. In addition, the postholder will be responsible for diversifying RCLC’s income streams to include crowd funding and engaging with businesses and corporate organisations to attract funding, volunteers and rental income.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

Although the role includes face to face working, we welcome applications for flexible working arrangements. The job holder needs to have the ability to attend local sessions in the Reading area. They will report to the Centre Manager.

RCLC is a disability confident employer who welcomes disabled applicants and applications from neurodiverse individuals. RCLC is willing to make adjustments in the interview process to best suit the needs and strengths of the individual. If you require adjustments, please let us know when we contact you to schedule your initial interview

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Develop, implement and regularly review RCLC’s income generation strategy to ensure we have diverse and healthy income streams to underpin our work
2. Develop new and existing RCLC services by writing tenders/bids to fund them and building Corporate Social responsibility relationships e.g. with local companies
3. Research and produce a business development plan to implement strategies and opportunities across RCLC to promote growth and boost income
4. Explore active research and gathering market intelligence through external sources to increase our profile through effective marketing and identify potential new business development opportunities
5. Leading our fundraising subgroup to oversee RCLC’s fundraising activity
6. Senior leadership engagement with external stakeholders to raise the profile of RCLC
7. Successfully manage the delivery of the charity's business development projects so they are on time, within budget and to a high standard

This post is open only to women - section 7 (2) of 1975 Sex Discrimination Act applies.

Closing date for applications: by 5pm on Wed 26/2/2025

Interview dates: Thursday 13th Mar 2025 or Friday 14th Mar 2025