Events Manager Jobs

MediCinema Manager

Reports to: National Cinema Manager

Manages: Deputy Manager, nurses and volunteers

Location: Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle

Terms: 35 hours per week (5 days)

Benefits: 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays + 5% employer pension contribution

About MediCinema

MediCinema is a unique national, UK registered charity that improves the wellbeing and enriches the quality of life of NHS patients, their families and carers through the power of the shared cinema experience and the magic of film. We achieve this by building and running cinemas in hospitals and places of care equipped with space for beds, wheelchairs and medical equipment, and providing free films and activities for patients of all ages. Our services help to improve emotional, mental and physical health, reducing isolation, anxiety and stress, and increasing patient resilience to help them cope with what they’re going through.

Our purpose-built in-hospital cinemas are designed to accommodate patients in hospital beds and wheelchairs, on drips or with monitors. Patients are looked after by trained volunteers who accompany them to and from the cinemas, and by two nurses who are present at each inpatient screening. In addition to our regular inpatient screenings, in 2023 we introduced new Tailored Screenings for specific patient communities, working closely with the patients and clinical teams to co-design experiences that meet the specific needs of each group. We also routinely hold personal screenings for patients who are unable to mix with other patients, are receiving palliative care or are in other sensitive situations. Through our long-standing strategic partnership with Disney, we also design and provide activities on wards and in the MediCinemas as part of our ‘Moments that Matter’ (MTM) programme.

The Role

We are looking for a Cinema Manager to build and run our Newcastle MediCinema, supporting patients in the Great North Children’s Hospital and the Royal Victoria Infirmary.

The post-holder will work closely with the part-time Deputy Cinema Manager (with additional support from our north-east Senior Cinema Manager), their team of nurses and volunteers, the hospital, and with central office operations team to prepare for and run successful film screenings each week.

We will run four regular inpatient screenings each week, which are mainly evenings and weekends. There will also be a programme of additional Tailored and Personal screenings on top of these four regular inpatient screenings.

The role offers a unique, exciting and extremely rewarding opportunity for someone interested in a service delivery role at the heart of our charity, involving direct contact with the patients and families we support.

Main Tasks and Responsibilities

The role of the Cinema Manager is essential to ensure the effective delivery of our service. Based at Newcastle Royal Victoria Infirmary the role is responsible for all operational aspects of the service. This includes ensuring screenings happen on schedule and as planned, recruiting and managing volunteers and nurses, and developing links with hospital staff to ensure the service is widely advertised and utilised.

The position would be part of the larger cinema managers team (all of whom operate remotely at various hospital sites) and report to the National Cinema Manager who is based in our central office in London. This position would suit someone who is self-motivated, wants a varied and interesting role and has an interest in film, healthcare and helping to improve people’s wellbeing.

MediCinema is a small team and staff members are expected to support each other and share cross-organisational work in addition to fulfilling individual responsibilities.

The Person

We are looking for a high energy, enthusiastic, self-motivated individual who is passionate about helping people and delivering impactful and effective services. They should be a warm, welcoming and positive person who can demonstrate the following skills and qualities: 

• Strong organisational skills with a good attention to detail.
• A proactive, resourceful, problem-solving approach.
• An ability to work both on their own and as part of a team.
• Experience in using IT and an ability to quickly learn and understand new systems and technology. Please note full training on ingesting films and running the projection equipment will be provided so direct projection experience, while beneficial, is not required.
• Excellent communication skills and an ability to caringly and openly relate to and build relationships with a wide variety of people, from children, family members, volunteers and centre staff.
• Flexibility and adaptability, and enjoyment of a working environment where no two days are the same.
• Demonstrate tact and sensitivity when dealing with people with a variety of needs and be aware of issues relating to confidentiality and safeguarding.
• Interest in healthcare, wellbeing and/or film & cinema.
• A sense of humour and congenial demeanour to help patients and families feel at ease and enjoy their MediCinema experience.

Please note the role will require an Enhanced DBS check, which we will arrange.

How to Apply

If you have a passion for health, wellbeing, film and the arts, and are a driven, highly-organised, compassionate and enthusiastic individual, we would love to hear from you.

Please send your CV and a covering letter telling us what appeals to you about this role and what makes you a strong candidate (no longer than one side of A4).

Please note applications will be anonymised.

· Closing date for applications: Midday, 2nd December 2024

· Online initial interviews: w/c 9th December 2024

· In person second-round interviews: 16th & 17th December 2024

MediCinema are an equal opportunities employer and an accredited Living Wage Foundation employer.

The Energy Neighbours Information and Data Manager is responsible for setting up and managing the systems that enable all staff and organisations involved in the project to gather and use information and data. Information and Data Manager works with the Project Manager to make good use of staff and partners time through excellent information systems.

The Energy Neighbours Information and Data Manager ensures the whole team has the information and data systems they need to engage and support residents and community organisations – and be accountable to partners and funders. The Information and Data Manager ensures information and data is secure, up to date and used to improve and develop the project.

The aim is that the project starts in February 2025.

Closing date Thur 12 Dec, 12 noon.

What we are looking for:

• An experienced, enthusiastic information manager
• Experience of developing and managing data systems which meet the team and project’s needs
• Advanced data management and analysis skills, able to use database systems
• Ability to support surveys, data analysis and present key results
• Able to provide staff training and guidance documents, enabling others to use systems and follow good data management practice
• Relevant level 5 (HND) qualification or able to learn at this level
• Supports TSL Kirklees aims and values

This role does not require expertise in climate change or energy technology.  If you don’t quite have everything on the list, you can still apply. We will consider opportunities to help the right person to develop into the role.

Third Sector Leaders Kirklees has received more than £900,000 from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK, to empower local people to take individual and collective climate action and reduce fuel poverty in their community.

The Energy Neighbours project has a clear community capacity-building approach, aiming to work inclusively with communities and community organisations, listening to local priorities, experimenting and learning together, being transparent and accountable and sharing decision-making.

The project will help more community buildings and homes to be more energy efficient, by providing expertise, training, volunteering and sharing learning.  Energy Neighbours supports and funds organisation development, community activities, volunteering, community business and partnership development, helping communities have a stronger voice and more capacity to impact on their priorities and concerns.

The new Energy Neighbours team includes a Project Manager, Project Coordinator and an Information and Data Manager. These three posts support four Community Energy Development Workers who work with community organisations and residents in priority areas of Kirklees.  The project partners include the Kirklees Climate Commission, local experts on energy and independent evaluation support.

TSL Kirklees

TSL Kirklees is a local charity, with members involved in hundreds of community organisations. TSL promotes other local community organisations, provides training, supports partnerships and helps people get involved in community activities by reducing barriers and providing support.

TSL Kirklees believes in the potential of our community organisations and non-profits to improve our society and community, and we're on a mission to harness their skills, talents, and innovative solutions. The Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise sector is evolving and we know that individuals and organisations are facing incredible pressures. We also know the solutions lie within our communities. 

Are you ready to help shape the future of our vibrant communities? Join us on this exciting journey to empower communities and create thriving neighbourhoods.

The Energy Neighbours Information and Data Manager will work closely with and report to the Energy Neighbours Project Manager.

Philanthropy Manager 

Job Description and Person Specification 

Reporting to: Head of Philanthropy in the Fundraising Team 

Location of Work: Home based. The post holder will be expected to travel to meet donors, travel to away days and team meetings in London. On occassion, you will need to be able to attend early morning breakfast visits therefore the post holder will need to live close to London.

The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland. Expenses will be paid in line with our Travel and Expenses policy. 

Contract Type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work  

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £37,500 

BACKGROUND 

Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 200,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma.  Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK. 

The new UK government’s Children’s Wellbeing Bill outlined in the King’s Speech, includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every English primary school. This is a fantastic start towards ending child morning hunger. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are introduced in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free. In 2021, the Scottish Government, pledged a not yet enacted promise to provide breakfast to primary children. 

Thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. 

This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good the Philanthropy team’s role is to develop and deliver the charity's high net worth individual giving programme in line with Magic Breakfast’s strategic priorities to enable our organisational growth against our mission. 

We are seeking to grow income through further cultivation and stewardship of our potential and existing donors. Our High Value Giving teams are forecast to collectively raise £5.1m in 2021/22, up from £4.6m two years ago in 2019/20. The team includes partnerships with charitable trusts and foundations, corporate organisations, and high-net-worth individuals. 

Reporting into the Head of Philanthropy, this role will have a particular focus on ensuring that Magic Breakfast is offering the highest quality of donor care from start to finish, and building and developing our prospect pipeline.

We’re looking for a proactive person with excellent relationship building, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship skills as we seek to build our prospect pool, enhance or supporter journey and achieve our ambitious fundraising targets.

The Philanthropy Manager will have the opportunity to be innovative and creative, to create and test impactful donor journeys and engagement opportunities so Magic Breakfast’s supporters feel valued and can understand the transformational difference they are making to hungry children and their learning in the UK. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Manage your own portfolio of donors, providing excellent stewardship and strategies to uplift and secure multi year donations

• Work with Corporate, Trusts and Individual Giving teams to identify potential major donors and high value regular givers within Magic Breakfast’s donor portfolio and implement plans to develop these relationships;

• Support the Head of Philanthropy to build relationships with senior volunteers to garner their support and help encourage introductions to their networks

• Ensure all donations are thanked and recorded in a timely way, and logged accurately on salesforce

• Support Head of Philanthropy in accurately forecasting philanthropy income for each financial year, and ensure forecast income is updated monthly.

Please see the job description attached for the full job description. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

⭐️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

⭐️ Christmas closure

⭐️ Enhanced Maternity pay

⭐️ Cash back health plan

⭐️ EAP service

⭐️ Additional days leave each year up to 5 additional days

Please view our website and information on all our benefits.

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - 2nd-4th December

Interview 1 -10th and 11th December

Interview 2 and Task - 16th and 17th December

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. We ask that if you wish to apply for a role you complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Age UK has an exciting opportunity to join their fantastic team in Kentish Town, Northwest London!

We are recruiting for a Shop Manager to manage the day to day running of our Kentish Town store.

As Shop Manager, you will manage our brilliant team of staff and volunteers, providing effective leadership, training, and development.

Utilising your previous experience and excellent managerial skills, you will help maximise store sales and profits while ensuring our customers and donors receive an excellent shop experience.

This opportunity offers an excellent benefits package as well as the chance to work within a valued team, all working to raise funds for a charity that provides vital services and support to older people across the UK.

If you have a passion for retail and would like to use your skills within a charity that supports thousands of older people across the UK, then this may be the role for you!
Due to the nature of this role, you will be required to handle/lift bags of stock (up to 10kgs.)

To ensure the smooth running of our stores, we will be conducting interviews throughout the advertising process. Early applications are advised.

You will have:

• Experience in a performance driven retail/customer centric environment
• Experience of managing people
• Ability to lift and carry bags of stock up to 10kg's
• Ability to build, retain and develop a team
• Strong drive to achieve results through others
• Ability to delegate, coach and listen
• Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities
• Ability to motivate self and others
• An open and adaptable approach to change and be able to support others through it
• Experience of communicating with a diverse workforce and customer base
• Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising
• IT literacy and numeracy skills

What we offer in return:

• A 35 hour working week
• 25 days holiday + bank holiday allowance
• A generous pension - we will contribute 8%
• Great discounts and rewards through Blue Light Card and BenefitHub
• Life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan
• Tickets for Good - Free and discounted tickets for events

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and men and women from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

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

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Are you passionate about making a difference? Do you love managing events and projects? Are you ready to make an impact? If so, this role might be the perfect one for you as you join us as an Events Fundraising Assistant to support the recruitment of participants and the delivery of exceptional supporter experiences that raise income and awareness for Samaritans from a programme of third party events and challenges.

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• £23,000 - £26,000 per annum
• Fixed term contract until June 2026.
• Full-time role - 35 hours per week with flexible working.
• We are flexible on work pattern (what days and hours per week the role is carried out).
• Hybrid working: Linked to our Ewell (Surrey) office with home working and the option to work from our London office in EC3R.
• In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. From Jan 2025, staff are expected to work in person around 2 days per month.
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences.

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Key Responsibilities

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As an Events Fundraising Assistant, you’ll be a key member of our team:

• You will deliver planned activity for event participants recruitment, care, and communications.
• You’ll deliver event participant stewardship plans, with engaging content and communications that support participants to maximise fundraising and build a lasting relationship with Samaritans.
• You’ll track and respond to event participant enquiries, maintaining team inboxes, and any other communications channels used for events.
• You’ll attend fundraising events off site on occasions when required.

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Full job description is​ here​

About You​

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Able to provide high quality work, with attention to detail
• Able to effectively manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines
• Demonstrable organisational skills
• Experience of in-person or virtual charity events
• Experience of working with volunteers
• Experience of working with a fundraising database
• Comfortable in a social and networking environment
• Great at relationship building​

Our Benefits

So you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities. ​

Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks. ​

Being Inclusive

We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans. ​

Application ​

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please upload your CV and cover letter for your application. Applications close at 9 am on 28 November, with video interviews in the week of 02 December ​

Whilst we appreciate that the use of generative AI functions like ChatGPT is quickly becoming part of working life for many people, through our recruitment process we want to see your own unique ideas and writing skills. We want your application to stand out from the rest and showcase your own strengths. Therefore, we kindly ask that you don’t rely on AI tools for your application answers, cover letter or to generate interview answers.

Overview

The Finance Manager will provide strategic financial advice to CB Plus’s executive leadership team; specialist professional and technical expertise in the interpretation and application of finance policy to support and influence financial planning, management and decision making to ensure that CB Plus meets all its financial obligations and demonstrates financial probity.

The Finance Manager will be part of CB Plus’s newly formed Management Team.

Main Purpose of the Role

• Develop and maintain strong networks and partnerships that are of value to CB and work to maintain a positive reputation for CB with local authorities, partners and other stakeholders.
• Lead, manage and motivate the Finance Team, ensuring that it is focused on supporting CB to deliver its Business Plan and associated strategies and plans.
• Create an environment that treats people with respect and enables them to develop and realise their potential.
• Manage the Finance Team budget, producing accurate projections, monitoring and outturn reports to ensure effective use of resources and maintain financial control.
• Lead the Finance Team within a culture of continuous performance improvement.
• Model CB’s values and work in accordance with health and safety, equal opportunities and environmental policies.
• Lead or participate in relevant projects that support the delivery of the CB Business Plan, Strategy and Strategic Delivery Plan.
• Undertake any other duties and responsibilities appropriate to the post.

What We Offer:

⭐️ Generous annual leave entitlement - 28 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays (pro-rata for part-time staff)

⭐️ Flexible and hybrid working (dependent on role) to ensure you enjoy a good work-life balance.

⭐️ Four office locations in Barnet, Brent, Newham and Enfield

⭐️ Enhanced Sick Pay

⭐️ Pension scheme – 5% employee contribution, 3% employer contribution

⭐️ 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

⭐️ Opportunities to progress and learn a wide range of skills

About CB Plus

CB Plus (CommUNITY Barnet) is an award-winning independent community infrastructure and development organisation. We work with residents, local communities, and VCFS organisations to identify and provide solutions to tackling structural and social inequalities through collaborative partnerships to improve the life outcomes for all. 

Promoting a Diverse and Inclusive Workplace

At CB Plus, we promote a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can all be ourselves. Everyone is treated fairly, individual differences are celebrated, and all employees are valued and respected. We actively encourage applications from disabled applicants, including those with mental health conditions, people from Global Majority and minoritised communities, and those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria as outlined in the Disability Confident Scheme. However, in the event of a high number of applicants, it may not be possible to interview all candidates who meet these criteria, and we reserve the right to limit interviews to a manageable number.

We also have experience supporting Access to Work applications to ensure that employees who need adjustments have the support they need to feel confident and do their best in their roles.

If you need adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to assist you.

Please see job description for further details about the role and contact details

Job Title: Event Fundraiser

Location: London/Home
Salary: £28,337 - £31,485 per annum + plus London weighting allowance £3,366
Working Pattern: Full-time, flexible with hybrid working options

Are you passionate about creating unforgettable events that bring people closer to a vital cause? Do you have a talent for engaging supporters and building relationships? As an Event Fundraiser at this large Children's charity, you'll be at the heart of their work, designing and delivering impactful events to inspire high-value supporters to make a difference in children's lives.

You will be responsible for managing a portfolio of high-profile events designed to engage the charity's most valued supporters. You'll collaborate closely with the Major Giving and Partnerships teams to ensure each event not only maximises income but also strengthens relationships, giving donors a meaningful connection to the cause.

In this role, you'll:

• Develop and deliver a compelling portfolio of engagement and stewardship events.
• Forge strong relationships with both internal teams and external suppliers, from venue managers to caterers, to bring each event to life.
• Research and curate creative ideas for venues, entertainment, and activities that will make each event unforgettable.
• Manage event budgets and maintain accurate records to ensure delivery of exceptional events within financial targets.
• Regularly update and manage supporter data in line with data protection policies.

About You:

You'll bring experience in planning and executing high-quality events, ideally in a fundraising or similar environment. You're a natural relationship-builder who thrives in collaborative settings, skilled at negotiating and achieving objectives through strong partnerships. Here's what else we're looking for:

• Excellent project management and organisational skills, able to juggle priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• An eye for detail, combined with the creativity to design engaging and impactful events.
• Proficiency in CRM systems like Raiser's Edge and familiar with essential software packages (Word, Excel, etc.).
• Budget management experience to help you deliver financially sustainable events.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are looking for an Event Co-ordinator to co-ordinate the delivery of our sporting programme and to work with the wider team to create consistency in the delivery, safety and reporting of this programme.

Key Accountabilities

Event Management

• Lead on the organisation and delivery of the sports event programme at a Regional and National level 

• Ensure that all insurance, legal and health and safety obligations are followed for all events

• Manage and coordinate event bookings with key suppliers such as venues and hotels where needed 

• Provide support to event volunteers during planning, delivery, and on-the day 

• Oversee the advertisement of the events including promotion and on-the day brand awareness 

• Work with the Events Management System to monitor and manage all events 

Volunteer Management: 

• Build and maintain a strong working relationship with Regional Organisers for your designated sports

• Liaise with the Volunteer Delivery Team to recruit for any vacant Regional Organiser roles

• Provide help and support to volunteers to understand the key elements of the legal requirements of the events process and the functionality around the advertising and booking systems

Programme and Project Involvement: 

• Liaise with the Strategic Development Team to contribute and help deliver the Sports Strategy. 

• Participate and contribute to the National Events projects where needed 

Participate and engage with all projects and programmes where it is identified that the Events Team is needed or can contribute and make a difference.   

Person Specification

• Ability to manage and organise time and workload effectively. 

• Resilient and flexible with the ability to work under pressure

• Ability to build and manage strong working relationships.

• Accuracy, attention to detail and pride in delivering a quality service and product. 

• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

• Personal drive and enthusiasm with a positive attitude and a desire to succeed. 

Skills (Essential)

• Minimum of 1-year relevant event management experience either in the work place or attained through a relevant qualification. 
• Intermediate to advanced level of MS word and Excel 
• Ability to communicate both through written and verbal

Skills (Desirable)

• A relevant degree or professional qualification in event management is not essential but may be advantageous. 

• A working knowledge of CRM and digital Event Management Systems 

• Experience of working with volunteers 

Engagement Manager – Newcastle
Job Ref: V530
Hours per week: 28 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £20,000 plus attractive employee benefits package (£25,000 FTE)
Start date: ASAP
Location: Newcastle – Hybrid (WFH, Office, Community)
Closing date: Wednesday 11 December 2024 – 10am
Interview date and Location: 17 December 2024 – Online

Volunteering Matters and our work across Newcastle

Volunteering Matters is a social change charity, supporting communities to overcome adversity, tackle isolation and loneliness, improve mental and physical health, develop skills and opportunities, and ensure that people can lead change by volunteering. We passionately believe everyone in the UK should have the opportunity to thrive, and that volunteering changes lives.

We have been operating Volunteer Centre Newcastle (VCN) since 2005. VCN provides a wide range of support around all things volunteering to 1250+ charities, organisations, and groups across Newcastle. Each year, we also support 2000+ members of the public who are interested in volunteering and need support to get started.

We also lead the innovative Newcastle Volunteer Passport Scheme, and the Home from Hospital project which supports older people with their transition home following a hospital admission.

Newcastle Good Neighbours Project

We are working in partnership with Newcastle City Council, and other partners, to launch a new “Good Neighbours” project. We would all like to live in a place that has a sense of community, where people look out for their neighbours. This project aims to foster a feeling of positive wellbeing and independence for those who may be socially isolated, or who don’t have many people around them, giving that “little bit of help”.

The project will help people in the community feel safe, supported, and more able to live an independent life, whilst preventing, reducing and delaying the need for formal support through Adult Social Care. It will also provide people the opportunity to volunteer a little time, in a flexible way, to make a difference in their own community. We know volunteering can lead to enhanced skills, and positive wellbeing. Volunteers will provide practical or social support, completing “one-off’ or short-term tasks, supporting a neighbour. This may include things like grocery shopping, collecting prescriptions, driving someone to a GP appointment, helping with odd jobs around the house, light gardening, or checking in with someone for a cuppa and chat.

The role of Engagement Manager

You will lead the day-to-day delivery of the Good Neighbours project. Initially running as a 2-year pilot, we aim to attract and recruit as many volunteers as possible, whilst ensuring that people who could benefit from the service know about it, and can receive support quickly and easily.

The right person for this position would be someone with a good knowledge and understanding of “best practice” in Volunteer Management. It is essential that the postholder can work flexibly, is an excellent communicator, and can build strong working relationships with a range of people. In this role, you will:

• Work alongside other Volunteering Matters colleagues/projects in Newcastle, in a joined-up way, ensuring we attract volunteers to become a “Good Neighbour”

• Recruit, train, induct, and provide ongoing support to a network of “Good Neighbours” across Newcastle, ensuring each volunteer has a positive and rewarding experience

• Develop strong working relationships with colleagues within Newcastle City Council, and other partners and stakeholders, to raise the profile of the project as a new service locally

• Match volunteers with the right volunteering tasks, at the right time, which suit their goals and interests.

This will include the use of the innovative Volunteer Management system “Volunteero”

• Ensure the project runs smoothly in line with Volunteering Matters policies and processes, compliance needs, meeting ambitious goals/outcomes around number of volunteers involved, and people supported

To apply for this role

1) Prepare an up-to-date CV

2) Prepare a supporting statement. Your supporting statement should NOT be a simple cover letter. Instead, it should be a detailed description of why you are a suitable candidate. You should consider the job role, and the skills and experience that we are looking for. A minimum of 1 A4 page is recommended.

4) Send CV and Supporting Statement by email - you will find more details on our website

PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV OR A COVER LETTER AS THESE ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

Please complete and upload the application form via Breathe HR. Your application will be rejected without a completed application form (Please see vacancy documents at the bottom to download the form)

 If you have any problems with attaching the form, please send it to talent @ bookmarkreading . org

At Bookmark Reading Charity, we have a simple vision: we want every child to read. Bookmark Reading Charity is seeking a flexible, experienced and dynamic PR & Communications Manager to lead our public relations efforts, manage key partnerships, and work with ambassadors to grow and enhance our profile and achieve our marketing goals. This role is essential to driving forward our wider strategy and ensuring that our message reaches a broad audience, ultimately contributing to the charity's key performance indicators. You will be managing our communications strategy in close collaboration with the Head of Marketing & Communications.

Key Responsibilities:

Public Relations:
 

• Develop and execute a comprehensive PR, communications & partnerships strategy to increase awareness and visibility of Bookmark’s brand, mission and reputation. 
• Build and deliver Bookmarks external communications calendar, driving reach and depth to support the Marketing team’s KPIs and objectives.
• Help create and implement a plan for communicating Bookmark’s strategy, impact, and school programs.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with media outlets, journalists, and influencers to secure coverage in national and regional media.
• Write and distribute press releases, pitch stories, engaging content and manage media inquiries.
• Monitor and report on PR activities, measuring the impact on brand awareness and engagement.
• Manage relationships with any external pro-bono PR agencies.
• Own and manage the charity's crisis communications strategy.
• Provide leaders where needed with trusted communications advice and guidance on external communications.

Partnerships:
 

• Identify and establish strategic partnerships with corporate sponsors, educational institutions, and other non-profits to support Bookmark’s goals.
• Negotiate and manage partnership agreements, ensuring mutual benefits and alignment with the charity's objectives.
• Collaborate with partners to develop joint campaigns, events, and initiatives that promote volunteer recruitment and fundraising.
• Manage and maintain positive relationships with media contacts, influencers, and key stakeholders to secure media coverage and maximize brand exposure.

Ambassador Programme:
 

• Create, manage and expand a network of ambassadors, including authors, celebrities, and influencers who advocate for the charity.
•  Develop and implement strategies to effectively engage ambassadors in PR activities, events, and campaigns.
• Coordinate ambassador appearances, endorsements, and social media collaborations to amplify our message.

Marketing Integration:
 

• Work closely with the Head of Marketing & Communications to align PR, partnership, and ambassador activities with the overall marketing strategy.
• Contribute to the development of content and messaging that resonates with target audiences across all communication channels.
• Support the achievement of marketing KPIs, including volunteer registrations, completed applications, and brand awareness metrics.
• Identify and lead projects to improve Bookmark’s external communications.
• Collaborate with support teams to supply communication support for various initiatives, including program launches, corporate announcements, and crisis management.

Person Specification:

Experience:
 

• Proven experience in a PR, communications, or similar role, ideally within the charity, education, or non-profit sectors.
• Demonstrable success in securing media coverage, managing partnerships, and working with high-profile ambassadors.
• Experience in developing and executing PR strategies that align with wider marketing goals.

Skills:
 

• A degree in marketing, communications, media, or equivalent experience or qualification.
• Proven experience in external communications, either in a PR team, or at a PR agency, with some experience of managing contractors or an agency.
• You’ll have outstanding writing, editing and proofreading skills with excellent attention to detail, and ideally, experience in a B2B, third sector, or commercial environment.
• You’ll have the ability to craft compelling stories, press releases and pitches.
• You have experience of working directly with the media, with relevant media contacts a very big advantage. 
• Strong relationship-building skills with the ability to engage and influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Strategic thinking with the ability to develop and execute plans that deliver measurable results.
• Proficiency in using PR and communication tools and platforms, such as media monitoring services and CRM systems where needed.

Attributes:
 

• A proactive team player, willing to learn and seek out information, with strong relationship-building skills. 
• Excellent communication skills: the ability and confidence to communicate with people at all levels, both inside and outside of Bookmark Reading Charity.
• Passionate about literacy and education, with a commitment to Bookmark’s mission.
• Highly organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines and you can work under pressure. 
• You’re comfortable working at all levels of an organization and working with confidential information. 
• Creative and proactive, with a solutions-oriented approach to challenges.
• Team player who thrives in a collaborative environment.

Contract type: Permanent, Part-time- two days a week
Salary: £16,800 (42,000 per annum FTE)
Reporting to : Head of Marketing & Communications
Location: Bookmark Reading Charity, Charles House, 5-11 Regent Street Saint James's, London SW1Y 4LR​. Flexibility around coming in but minimum one day per week based at the Bookmark office​ is encouraged.
Hours: 15 hours per week
Deadline:8 December 2024 11:59pm

Mannion Daniels work for an equitable, inclusive and sustainable world. We serve this mission through the provision of international consultancy in health, social justice and social development focusing on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people.

We are looking to recruit an experienced Grants Manager to for an exciting civil society funding mechanism.  The Grants Manager will need to have a background in health as they will be responsible for oversight of a portfolio of grants delivering immunization and health system strengthening programmes across different geographies. The Grants Manager will work collaboratively with technical colleagues based in-country to maximise results and minimise risk for a portfolio of projects. The Grant Manager will support the performance and develop the capabilities of grantees, and contribute to wider learning.

We are looking for a Grants Manager with either direct experience of working in the health sector in Pakistan or are fluent French speakers with experience of working in West and Central Africa. The Grants Manager provides a focal point to coordinate the technical, financial, and operational support to each grantee throughout the grant management process. In addition, the Grants Manager will support the design and delivery of technical assistance to organisations in specific thematic areas and countries.

This is a full time position that requires international travel. Flexible and hybrid working requests will be considered.

Role purpose

As Digital and Social Media Manager, you will be using digital communication channels to support the engagement of our community of supporters, partners, patients, families and staff in the work of the charity and helping realise our shared ambition with the Trust to be national leaders in the delivery of patient care and health innovation.

The Digital and Social Media Manager is part of a collaborative and creative team responsible for the development and delivery of the CW+ Communications and Marketing strategy, including on- and offline communications, PR and media, donor stewardship and marketing collateral, and events support.

Reporting to the Head of Communications and Marketing, the Digital and Social Media Manager will be proactive in shaping and managing the charity’s digital presence (including the website), with a strong focus on tracking and using data. They will inform the direction of multiple exciting strands of work by providing insight into digital trends and performance.

Highlights for the year ahead include:

• Maximising the impact of the charity’s new website (launched September 2024) and ensuring that tracking and conversion metrics are optimised.
• Building and sustaining momentum for the Thirty at Thirty campaign, ensuring that we are consistently focused on building relationships and widening our supporter base via digital channels.
• Celebrating the continued success and impact of the CW Innovation programme, which marks its five-year anniversary in October 2024.
• Promoting the impact of our Arts in Health programme, including the creation of new world-class facilities for staff and patients on both of our hospital sites.

Key responsibilities and duties

• Working with the Head of Communications and Marketing to ensure effective, data-driven use of CW+ digital channels (website and social media) in support of marketing, communications and fundraising plans.
• Working with the Head of Communications and Marketing to develop the annual social media plan.
• Working closely with the Public Fundraising Manager to ensure that the charity’s fundraising activities are being effectively supported and promoted across all channels.
• Working closely with the Fundraising Team on the development, launch and management of fundraising campaigns and leading on the use of paid socials (including budget management, tracking and reporting).
• Leading on using digital tracking, analysis and insights to inform and adapt digital content and strategy as the charity’s strategic needs evolve.
• Providing expert ownership of Mailchimp (or other mailing platforms as required) and ensuring PECR/GDPR compliance.
• Strategic oversight and day-to-day management of the CW+ website and social media channels, including creating accurate, creative content and assets that conform to the CW+ style and brand guidelines.
• Recommending improvements and optimising content to increase performance. 
• Being the main point of contact with external developers, designers and suppliers where necessary.
• Leading on website accessibility, updating and informing colleagues as necessary.
• Supporting the delivery of CW+ events.
• Commissioning and creating content for offline channels.
• Proofreading and editing copy, ensuring that it adheres to the CW+ tone of voice and style guidelines.
• Carrying out any other duties within the scope, spirit and purpose of the job, as requested by the line manager.

Person specification Essential skills and experience 

• Communications and content creation experience across a wide range of channels including digital and print.
• Demonstrable experience of tracking and analysing data in support of effective marketing and communications activities in line with strategic objectives.
• Experience of website Content Management Systems and Customer Relationship Management systems, and how they interact.
• Strong understanding of Google Analytics and Meta Ads Manager.
• Track record of running end-to-end income-generating campaigns.
• Extensive experience of using digital marketing email platforms.
• Understanding of Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and SEO.
• Understanding of current PECR and GDPR guidelines.
• Understanding of running reports, segmenting audiences and setting up automated flows in an email marketing platform such as MailChimp.
• Experience of updating, monitoring and managing multiple social media platforms including managing paid campaigns.
• Knowledge of social media publishing tools such as AgoraPulse or Hootsuite.
• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively, orally and in writing, tailoring messages for different audiences and stakeholders.
• Excellent writing, copy-editing and proofreading skills.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Experience of working in a busy communications, PR or marketing team.
• Experience of working to tight deadlines and managing schedules internally and with external suppliers.
• Experience of working to corporate style and brand guidelines.
• Good working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite.

Desirable skills and experience

• Intermediate/advanced Adobe InDesign skills.
• Experience in a healthcare or NHS charity setting.
• Experience of Asana or a similar work management platform.

Personal attributes

• Excellent interpersonal skills and a proactive and collegiate approach to work.
• The ability to work in a collaborative and sensitive way within a team, across an organisation and with external stakeholders.
• The ability to respond effectively to changing priorities, manage competing deadlines and perform well under pressure.
• Well organised and proactive with strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to the purpose and ethos of CW+.
• The ability to interpret data and extract valuable insights.

Key terms and benefits

• Hours: 35 per week (normally 9am-5pm, Monday-Friday. Please note that there is a requirement to be in the office approximately 50% of the time.
• Pension: employer contribution of 8%.
• Holiday: 27 days per annum, plus UK bank holidays (pro-rata for part time staff).
• Probation: six months is standard unless you have a specific reason to reduce/increase.
• Other benefits available: HSF health plan, season ticket loan.

Role Purpose

We are seeking an organised and proactive Engagement Assistant to join our team. In this role, you will collaborate closely with Programme Teams and Engagement Team to design and execute impactful events, and support communications. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in dynamic environments and is passionate about delivering exceptional event experiences.

Key responsibilities will include:

Events

· Work closely with the Senior Events Manager and Events Manager to manage and deliver a number of events from conception to completion.

· Take ownership and manage the administration of all event admin.

· Lead on all elements of guest correspondence including guestlist collation, managing the RSVP inbox, overseeing development of guest communication, and managing guest registration at events.

· Team lead for Salesforce.

· Overseeing the design development of key event materials.

Please note that this role will involve some occasional UK and International travel.

Comms

· Take ownership of The Royal Foundation calendars and planners

· Provide administrative support for communication and event activity

· Creating PowerPoint decks for Communication or Events team

Knowledge, experience, and personal qualities

· Ability to manage tasks with numerous dependencies.

· Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to collaborate and work with multiple teams.

· Capable of delivering exceptional work at a fast pace in complex environments and balancing a large number of different stakeholders and priorities at once.

Knowledge and experience (all essential)

· Experience delivering events (essential)

· Experience working in communications/campaigns (desirable)

· Experience using Salesforce (desirable)

Personal qualities (all essential)

· Willingness to learn and develop new skills.

· Self-starter and independent thinker; able to solve problems and instigate solutions.

· Take initiative and responsibility for their own workload.

Our Company & Culture:

The Royal Foundation is committed to equity, diversity, and inclusion and to ensuring a positive, safe, and respectful environment which promotes the wellbeing and dignity of our employees, partners, suppliers, and those whose interests we represent. We are committed to promoting a positive and inclusive working environment that has a diversity of people and views, and one that supports our culture of collaboration and curiosity. These principles underpin our professional behaviour and are embedded in our policies, procedures, day-to-day practices, and external relationships.  We therefore welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

If you have the relevant skills and enthusiasm for the role, then we’d love to hear from you.  Please send your CV and a one-page covering letter explaining your motivation for applying and how you meet the skills and experience required for the role by clicking ‘Apply’ now.

Closing Date for applications: 29th November 2024

 1. JOB PURPOSE
AKF(UK) Partnerships Managers are part of the Global Aga Khan Foundation (AKF) Partnerships team tasked with identifying and cultivating new funding partnerships and strengthening existing ones to support our strategic goals. They engage with European and Asian government, foundation, and corporate donors to mobilise resources for ten multisector profit and not-for-profit agencies of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) operating across Asia and Africa. In addition, Partnership Managers are responsible for a portfolio of select grants implementing across AKDN themes and geographies in close collaboration with field units, global teams, and our partners. 
 

2. REPORTS DIRECTLY TO - Deputy Regional Director, Europe and Asia, Partnerships
 

3. JOB TITLE: Partnerships Manager (Programme Manager)

4. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

4.1 Securing resources

• Coordinate, facilitate, and lead the development, review, and quality assurance of expressions of interest, concept notes and full proposals for funding opportunities;
• Liaise and coordinate with internal stakeholders as well as with donors, partners, and consortia to facilitate project design, align proposal and donor requirements, gather required legal and administrative documentation, and draft sections of proposals as needed;
• Coordinate processes of contracting and negotiation, engaging relevant stakeholders, and ensuring contracts ‘get over the line’ in a timely and efficient way;
• When needed, provide direct hands-on support at field level in design of concept notes, proposals, and budgets and conduct donor or field visits to support discussions with new and existing donors/partners;
• Contribute to management systems, such as the Award Information Management System (AIMS).

4.2 Grant management

• Manage and monitor a portfolio of grants through regular interface and coordination with AKF(UK)’s partnerships team, AKF(UK)’s finance team and relevant AKF/AKDN agencies/field units, acting as a central resource for field units in donor best practice;
• Interface with donors and communicate on a regular basis about the implementation of on-going grants to ensure strong, enduring relationships;
• Ensure strong relationship cultivation throughout the grants cycle, anticipate, and plan for future funding and project extensions;
• Oversight, coordination, review, and quality assurance of donor deliverables (e.g. work plans, monitoring and evaluation plans, staffing plans, budgets, close-out plans, donor troubleshooting);
• Ensure adherence with donor requirements, rules, and regulations, and that grant deliverables are produced on time and to a high standard;
• Coordinate contractual amendments, changes, and project adaptations, engage with donors in a pro-active and diplomatic way, and flag potential changes (e.g. budget revisions, extensions, risks) in advance to ‘trouble shoot’ and ensure smooth project implementation;
• Facilitate grant monitoring efforts including routine coordination meetings, donor steering committees, donor project visits, and donor monitoring missions;
• Undertake coordination and administrative tasks related to grants and support the maintenance and update of grant management tools and tracking systems such as AIMS.

4.3 Donor engagement and positioning

• Support the partnership unit in researching, sourcing relevant information, and performing analysis of market trends on new donors, peer organisations, and funding opportunities to identify potential funding and partnering matches for AKF and AKDN priorities;
• Work with country teams, AKDN agencies, and the Global Programmes Team (GPT) to identify, build, and support strategic partnerships on aligned global and regional initiatives, innovations and themes with likeminded donors and partners;
• Develop positioning materials (e.g. presentations, capability statements, briefs, talking points), collaborating with communications teams, to enable effective donor engagement;
• Engage with new and existing donors and partners to identify solicited and unsolicited funding opportunities;
• Guide teams to make informed, effective decisions on which opportunities to pursue (including ‘Go No-Go’ requests);
• Identify, cultivate, and pre-position with partner organisations to form or join consortia focused funding bids;
• Conduct due diligence on new partners in coordination with finance and partnerships teams.

4.4 Influencing development and communicating practical lessons and results

• Support the influencing of the development sector by convening and participating at events (e.g. conferences, roundtables, policy forums) to share lessons, innovations and knowledge about our programmes that position us as ‘thought leaders’;
• Engage communications teams to identify opportunities and support the development of content (e.g. social media campaigns, videos) that promote AKF and AKDN’s work and position us as ‘partners of choice’ in the sector. Carry out any other duties as assigned by the Deputy Regional Director of Partnerships or Regional Director of Partnerships.

5. QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, BEHAVIOURS, ATTRIBUTES

5.1 Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree essential;
• Postgraduate degree in a relevant field preferrable.

5.2 Skills

• Creativity, critical thinking, and project management;
• Entrepreneurial, pro-active self-starter with maturity and emotional intelligence;
• Ability to problem-solve, work independently and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment with numerous and competing deadlines;
• Ability to handle complex relationships with colleagues and external stakeholders in a professional manner;
• Excellent writing, speaking and other communications skills, with thoroughness and attention to detail;
• Ability to provide stable, consistent, reliable and courteous communication when dealing with external organisations, senior colleagues and community members;
• Strong financial literacy, including the ability to read and produce detailed budgets and business plans
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce;
• French language skills desirable, but not essential;
• Proficiency in one of AKDN’s languages is desirable but not essential (e.g. Arabic, Farsi, Russian, Portuguese, Urdu).

5.3 Knowledge

• Strong proven understanding and knowledge of the UK/European and Asian donor landscape;
• Knowledge of and commitment to international development.

5.4 Experience

• A minimum of 2 years of experience working in international organisations or donor agencies, including field-level implementation or management, and at least 5 total years of professional experience;
• Experience in resource mobilisation and developing relationships, including direct experience with European (EU, Germany, Norway, Sweden, UK) and Asian donors;
• Experience in developing and writing donor proposals and arguments, business cases, concept papers, briefs, executive summaries, as well as coordinating multiple inputs from a variety of sources, and simultaneously managing a variety of relationships;
• Experience developing budgets and business plans;
• Proven success in managing grants in complex organisations with numerous stakeholders.

5.5 Attributes

• Committed to international development, improving the quality of life and promoting pluralism through civil society;
• Demonstrates equity, transparency and integrity with high personal and organisational ethical standards; is fair, honest and trustworthy with respect for confidentiality; inspires and builds trust and respect from others; promotes credibility and professional reputation;
• Respectful of diversity; sensitive toward others in their context, situation and challenges; pluralistic, open and understanding toward other people’s cultures, values, autonomy, and faiths; demonstrates compassion and empathy; is courteous to others with respect for their background, religion, gender and age;
• Committed to acting ethically and upholding safeguarding standards towards all staff, volunteers, and beneficiaries of the organisation.

5.6 Behaviours

• Communicates clearly and concisely, individually and across a broad scope of stakeholders and communities; expresses complex ideas and concepts in simple terms; listens to the views of others; changes communication styles to meet individual and audience needs; encourages dialogue and effective communication by others;
• Builds, maintains and deepens constructive and effective relationships with stakeholders with a specific focus on AKF’s mission; changes approach to achieve desired results if required;
• Has a service focused orientation to others, is flexible and always puts the good of others at the centre of decision making; optimises respect for others and is dedicated to AKF’s purpose and fulfilling the mission;
• Is a supportive team player, collaborates creating a culture of knowledge sharing and team learning to strengthen high business performance. Is proactive in teamwork, has the capacity for continuous learning to facilitate AKF’s mission;
• Inspires self and others to greater performance, professional standards and results; likes to get things done, seeks understanding of goals through role clarity and vision; accepts new challenges and opportunities to enable selfreliance and achievement of full potential; seeks learning, demonstrates a sound mind, and open to change; gives and receives timely balanced feedback;
• Acknowledges creativity, has the desire to expand capacity for new innovations (including technology); adapts established methods for new uses; creates individual, team and organisational learning opportunities; is focused on improving systems and processes; open to change; analyses and synthesizes and challenges conventional thinking; supports the development of communities of practice;
• Enterprising attitude that is quick to search out alternative solutions to needs or problems; demonstrable ability to foster a healthy organisational culture of teamwork and collaboration in problem solving; creates and participates in communities of practice to establish networks of problem solving and organisational learning. 

6. KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Internal Relationships

• Management team
• Staff and volunteers
• Peer partnership managers
• AKDN colleagues
• AKF field unit colleagues
• AKF Head Office colleagues

External Relationships

• Partners
• Donors
• Government bodies
• Beneficiaries
• Relevant UK communities 

Application Details:

• • Applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.
• Must include CV and a supporting statement that outlines why you want the role, why you want to work for AKF(UK) and how your experiences and skills to date make you the most suitable applicant for the role.
• Application link: www.the.akdn/careers/2193194
• Closing date: 02 nd December 2024
• Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience) + benefits