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We are looking for a well-organised, highly motivated and passionate individual to join our team as a full-time Youth Worker (Youth Voice), supporting our mission to enable young people who are homeless, facing homelessness or unsafe to achieve independence and positive futures.
The successful candidate will work within the Youth Work Team to deliver our frontline drop-in service and support our weekly and monthly activities to all young people experiencing homelessness.
You’ll specialise in ensuring a diverse range of young people’s voices are heard, facilitating inclusive activities which increase youth participation across all our services and leading on the delivery of our youth forums. We have an ambitious plan to improve and accelerate our youth voice strategy and this role will be at the heart of this delivery.
You should be experienced in designing, planning and facilitating a range of activities and group work with and for young people and be able to work dynamically in a fast-paced day centre environment. We are looking for candidates who are passionate about youth engagement and skilled in bringing out the ideas, voices and opinions of young people to shape service delivery. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates with a background in running participatory youth projects, co-production, youth engagement sessions and/or community engagement.
The ideal candidate is a team player who enjoys working collaboratively across our organisation. This role also includes working closely with our Campaigns, Impact and Policy team to ensure young people’s voices are at the heart of our external campaigning work.
Finally, you will also be committed to the safeguarding of young people and delivering an inclusive and trauma-informed service.

This role will be based at our day centre in Camden, with some travel to other New Horizon projects within London.

Closing date for applications: Monday 29th July, 9am 2024
Interviews: Tuesday 6th August 2024

*Please note interview dates are fixed and will not be changed.
 

Our values are fundamental to how we work with clients and each other. We are driven by our values of being non-judgmental, existing to support our clients and meet their needs, being trustworthy and focused on ending homelessness and being dedicated to the people we support.

You will be joining a small and vibrant team at a time when our service is more important than ever. The Charity has expanded substantially over the last 2 years and the role of Board Administrator will support our Trustee Board to deliver high quality governance and strategy with strong organisational skills and record keeping.

Your main responsibility as a Board Administrator will be to prepare papers for Monthly Trustee Board meetings, minute taking and record keeping for Board and Sub committee meetings. In addition providing administrative support to Board sub committees where needed and organising accessible venues and equipment for hybrid meetings.

You will be familiar with minute taking, governance and working closely with Trustee Boards and you will need strong skills to prioritise and organise your workload effectively.

Community and Engagement Manager

Position: Community and Engagement Manager

Location: Teddington, TW11 8HT

Salary Range (depending on experience): pro rata of £32,910 – £38,745 incl. OLW

Hours: Part-time 21 hours per week. We are able to offer some flexibility with the role such as term time only or flexibility with days/times.

Contract: Permanent

Annual Leave: 25 days leave plus bank holidays or pro rata of if part time

Closing date: Sunday 9pm 14th July 2024, or before if a suitable candidate is found.

We reserve the right to close the application early.  An early application is strongly recommended as shortlisting and interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.

About the role

Richmond AID is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic person who will support our vision of putting Deaf and Disabled people at the centre of everything we do. We are looking for an experienced person who can develop and implement an engagement and co-production strategy. You will work closely with our other managers and play an integral role in the management team.

The role involves leading the delivery and development of our dynamic Community and Engagement team. This multidisciplinary team currently has 6 direct reports and services include: BuddyUp, Spade gardening service, Mental Health Peer Support service, Connect to Tech digital training, Campaigning and our wide range of peer group activities.  There is a variety of skills and experience which will require someone to We are looking for someone to not just manage these services, but to lead their development and widen our coverage across the borough of Richmond. This will predominantly involve supporting the people involved to be leaders of their own projects, developing/modernising our delivery model, ensuring projects meet targets and quality standards and when required also being involved in supporting direct service delivery.

We are looking for a motivated, resilient and ambitious manager to join our amazing team. This is a fantastic opportunity for you to play an integral role in improving the lives of Deaf and Disabled people.

About you

You will have strong leadership skills with experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team. You will lead our engagement, co-production and campaign strategy and manage our Community and Engagement team instilling these values through all our work. You must be committed to the value of participative community engagement, have a great understanding of the needs of diverse communities, and a passion for social justice and supporting Disabled people.

You must have experience in the delivery of community facing services and be able to  demonstrate an understanding of the challenges faced by Disabled people. It is essential you bring passion, dynamic ideas and creativity to the role.

You will be an excellent networker internally and externally. You will have strong influencing skills, and will have the right blend and balance of people skills with excellent communication and project management abilities. You must be comfortable connecting with the wider community, able to listen, gather the views of local people, and feed these back into our wider programme of work. You’ll be confident in participative strategies and tools such as facilitating groups, arranging events, developing surveys, gathering views and responding to consultations.

You will have experience of managing a team covering a wide range of projects and interests. You will know what it takes to set up and manage a project and ensure it meets the intended outcomes.

You will be skilled in managing group dynamics and supporting your team to have boundaries with clients. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues. Above all you must bring a positive, solution focused attitude.

Experience of campaigning work, with a track record of delivering innovative digital campaigns that have led to real change, would be an advantage.

About Richmond AID

Richmond AID offers 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays pro rata. Normal office hours are 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays. You will be based at our offices in the Disability Action and Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8HT but may need to work from other locations as needed.

Related roles: volunteer manager, services manager, service coordinator, community development facilitator, campaign manager, community engagement, co-production manager, activities coordinator.

Care4Calais is a volunteer-based charity providing essential aid and support for refugees in France and the UK. 

Across the UK we collect and distribute clothes, shoes, mobile phones and other essential items, as well as providing social support and interaction, including language lessons, sport and music workshops. We also help with vital access to legal, medical and educational services. Our Legal Access Department in the UK, provides access to critical legal representation for people seeking asylum and, more than this, supports people through the hostility and difficulty of claiming asylum.

In northern France we operate year-round from Calais, working alongside communities in Calais and Dunkirk to provide warm clothing, bedding and service provision to displaced people who live in appalling and dangerous conditions. 

All of Care4Calais’ operations are supported by a small, dedicated team of staff who supervise large volunteer teams to provide much needed support to communities seeking asylum and on the move in the UK and France. 

About the role: 

Care4Calais are recruiting two Operations Coordinators to support their French operations. 

The aim of the Operations Coordinator role is to support the Care4Calais’ French operations to continue to deliver vital humanitarian NFI (non food item) distributions and essential services. We distribute 6 days a week and provide daily services which include  phone charging sessions, access to hairdressing, bike repair and sewing equipment, activities such as games and language lessons as well as information sharing and refreshments to communities living in northern France. Whilst this is a challenging position you will be given a thorough induction and work alongside experienced team members. 

The successful candidate for this role will be proactive and hardworking with the ability to problem-solve and prioritise effectively. The role would suit someone who is a self-starter, strong team player and excels working within a varied role. Candidates will need strong organisational skills and must have the ability to make numerous important and compassionate decisions each day.

You will be expected to demonstrate excellent judgement, initiative, integrity and strong interpersonal skills, and the ability to communicate to a diverse group of people. You will be part of Care4Calais’ core team in France and will report directly to the Head of Field Operations in France. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a highly-committed team of game changers dedicated to improving the lives of refugees.

Your responsibilities will include: 

• Providing core operations support for Care4Calais’ operations in northern France 

• Supporting a team of logistics and purchasing specialists to manage new and second hand clothing stock and feed into operational planning for field activities.

• Managing and delivering Care4Calais’ NFI aid distributions and service provision with people on the move at the French/British border

• Managing and supporting teams of up to 40 volunteers each day to provide daily services in Calais and Dunkirk. Including leading daily briefings and health and safety training. 

• Supporting the smooth running of a warehouse and donation storage facility. 

• Working alongside a small staff team to develop processes, procedures and documentation to support the effective running of Care4Calais’ humanitarian operations. 

• Attending external meetings, building and maintaining relationships with partners and key stakeholders which allow Care4Calais’ operations to continue to run smoothly and effectively.

 Essential Skills and Experience: 

• 1 - 2 years experience working in an humanitarian context, for a human rights organisation or with people from refugee and asylum seeking backgrounds;

• Professional or voluntary experience of working on projects concerning risk management, health and safety, safeguarding and compliance. 

• Self-motivated and used to managing multiple priorities to meet deadlines;

• Able to build positive relationships with a range of stakeholders including those from displaced communities;

• Good decision-making and negotiation skills;

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills;

• Experience working with displaced people or communities on the move, ideally with NFI distribution experience

• Experience leading and managing volunteer teams from varied backgrounds 

• Experience managing warehouse or storage spaces and/or complex logistical and purchasing projects. 

• Excellent written and spoken proficiency in English and at least a B2 level of French proficiency. 

• Strong digital literacy, including ability to work on Google Workspace and Office 365;

• Full clean driving licence and experience or willingness to drive vans

Desirable Skills and Experience:

• Experience working with teams from different cultural backgrounds;

• Baccalauréat, A Level or equivalent academic qualification

• Experience delivering mass distributions of NFI or other aid items in an humanitarian context. 

• Proficiency in one or more of the languages spoken within asylum seeking communities, such as but not limited to: Arabic, Farsi, Pashto, Dari, Kurdish Sorani, Tigrinya or Amharic.

The successful applicant will be provided with the induction and training needed for them to succeed in the role. 

Applying for the role: 

Care4Calais is recruiting for two Operations Coordinators, please see details below for how to apply for this role. 

Please submit a cover letter explaining why you are suitable for this role and how your previous experience meets the role requirements, alongside a CV in English. Please note we will only accept applications that are accompanied by a cover letter. 

Care4Calais is dedicated to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment and recognises that this is invaluable to our ability to serve the communities we work with. We therefore welcome and encourage applications from diverse backgrounds including from Black, Asian and Minority-Ethnic communities, people from refugee and migrant backgrounds, and people with lived experience of the UK or EU immigration system. If you have first hand experience applying for asylum in any country, please let us know in your application. We do however respect that people’s identity is not defined by their past experiences and will not expect candidates to describe their lived experience at interview unless they wish to do so. 

We also recognise that experience comes from more than just employment history and encourage anyone who meets most of the essential criteria for this role to apply even where this experience comes from outside traditional employment structures. If you are interested in applying but do not have all the experience necessary, we encourage you to contact us using the details in the Job Pack to set up an informal chat with our staff in Calais. We can discuss why you would like to apply for the role and what skills or experiences you have which could be relevant to the role. 

If you have any questions about this or need additional support with the application process for any reason, please contact us through the details provided in the Job Pack.

Please note, applicants must be France-based or be willing to relocate. Care4Calais is unable to sponsor two working visas to France, we are therefore looking for at least one candidate who would have the right to work in the EU or France. 

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:30 on 06 July 2024. 

We will be reviewing applications as they arrive and reserve the right to close the posting before the closing date. 

We are looking for an experience, people focussed individual to join our Senior Leadership Team. As the Finance Manager you will play a pivotal role in the organisations financial and legal operations, producing key financial information and utilising your experience to develop individuals around you.

As a non-profit charity, the Union is not only a great place to work, but one where you can see the impact your work has to student lives on a daily basis. 

JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE PART-TIME FINANCE MANAGER

Purpose of Role

To provide professional advice, information and reports to Trustees and the CEO on all aspects of the Union’s financial and operational performance to enable sustainability and future growth for the organisation. As a member of the Union’s management team, the post holder will provide finance and management reports and ensure all accounting and financial controls are performed in line with good accountancy practice.

Financial Management:

· To be responsible for the management of the Union’s financial affairs ensuring internal and external statutory and

regulatory obligations are met.

· To provide information, advice and guidance to the CEO and Trustees reporting on the ongoing financial viability of the Union and its activities as and when required including the compilation and coordination of budgets and forecasts.

· To ensure appropriate cash flow and investments for the organisation at all times, advising the CEO.

· To coordinate the management of the Unions finances, overseeing the accounting for income, expenditure, and assets, making recommendations for efficiencies and savings in order to obtain value for money.

· To safeguard all the assets of the Union by ensuring that control processes are in place to accurately record asset details in line with the Union’s financial procedures.

· To lead on the budget preparation process to compile, analyse and draft the organisation’s budget each year.

· To manage and develop robust financial systems to suit the organisation’s growing and changing needs under direction of the CEO.

· To ensure that all Union staff and Officers comply with the correct financial systems, procedures and controls and ensure that all statutory requirements are in place.

· To ensure effective processes are in place for assessing and managing business risk, including financial controls and insurance cover.

· To liaise with the University Finance department to submit regular management accounts, variance reports and invoices to access grant funding.

Financial Operations:

· To prepare and produce timely and accurate monthly management accounts.

· To plan and manage the Union’s tax liabilities under existing legislation and reconcile payroll and VAT payments.

· Responsibility for maintaining the Union’s Bank Mandate, ensuring that it is reviewed and amended annually.

· To oversee the processing of all journals.

· To provide support for Commercial Services areas calculating and analysing the cost of sales monthly, and trend analysis as and when required.

· Prepare for annual external audit by completing year end file with all reports required.

· To develop and implement action plans from external audit.

· To oversee accruals, prepayments, stock and depreciation monthly and post journals.

· To prepare for and attend management account meetings with the CEO and the Trustee Board Finance and Audit and Risk sub-committee meetings when requested.

· To produce reports on balance sheet reviews, and twice-yearly reforecast reports.

· Responsible for maintaining the Fixed Asset register, and review of capital investment.

· Manage the Union’s Cash Flow and prepare Cash flow forecasts as necessary.

· Monitor Balance Sheet control accounts ensuring reconciled.

· Overseeing good standards of credit control to ensure that the organisation is distributing monthly statements and debt chasing letters and where necessary instigating legal action for the recovery of funds.

· To analyse VAT transactions and produce the VAT return quarterly

· To submit the annual report and approved accounts to the Charity Commission and other bodies as appropriate and within deadline.

· To ensure the accurate accounting and authorisation of the Clubs and Societies monies and ensure that all expenditure is spent according to Union guidelines.

Staff Management:

· To ensure the smooth running of the Finance Office by overseeing the line management of the finance team.

· To ensure that the finance team produce all data accurately, on time and in the appropriate format adhering to the strict deadlines for both internal & external set tasks.

· To promote a positive working environment and a motivated finance team.

· To provide leadership, direction and coaching for finance team and to set an example of being results focused and aiming for excellence.

· To complete Personal Development Reviews with each member of the finance team.

· To manage, develop and train the finance team in accordance with the Union HR procedures, to ensure that they are meeting or exceeding agreed targets relating to performance, quality of service and standards and taking appropriate action if these targets are not met.

General Notes:

All Union employees are expected to work within the ethos of the Union and strive to achieve the following:

1. To work at all times within relevant legislation as well as structures, policies, and procedures.

2. To work co-operatively with other Union staff and officers, as well as relevant external organisations.

3. To adhere to the highest standards, especially of customer service and safety.

4. To seek to continually develop and improve Union facilities and services.

5. To keep up to date with sector developments, local competition, and students’ views/needs, where necessary undertaking market research to generate such information.

6. To undertake necessary training and to attend all meetings as requested.

7. To promote a positive and professional image of the Union to its members, customers, stakeholders, and other external people.

8. To positively contribute to the organisations ethical and environmental ethos.

9. To perform any other additional reasonable duties as deemed appropriate.

The principle roles and responsibilities will change from time to time and the post holder is required to undertake any additional duties as deemed appropriate.

Staff are required to have a Personal Development plan and to participate in training, meetings or conference considered relevant to their job. Staff must carry out their duties with full regard to the rules policies and procedures and conditions of service contained in the staff information guide.

A condition of the employment is that all staff are expected to assist in key events throughout the year. Staff are expected to portray a positive image both internally and externally of the Union by displaying standards of service integrity, punctuality, politeness, and professionalism.

The Union envisages that this post will develop through time and that the post-holder is expected to be proactive in pursuing these changes. Environmental consideration and environmental best practice are the responsibility of all Union staff. This list is not exhaustive and is a general indication - the role holder will be expected to complete any reasonable task requested of them.

Soul City Arts (SCA) is an arts organisation committed to developing creative programmes with a vision of ‘connecting communities and transforming society through creativity’. 

ABOUT US:

The organisation is founded and led by artist and curator Mohammed Ali MBE, who has built a strong team over the past two decades. We create events and programmes that explore commonalities and shared narratives of people across all faiths and those of differing perspectives. We seek to build hope, pride and confidence within communities enabling them to celebrate themselves and their narratives. We like to help tell the stories of everyday people in extraordinary form.

We are currently a small team of three employees and 3 more regular freelancers with ambitions to grow! 

We are now looking for our next hire - an experienced Operations Manager - to help us support our ambitious plans.

ABOUT THE ROLE:

This newly created role will be responsible for defining, shaping and implementing key processes and systems related to programme management, and overall business operations including finance. These processes will enable us to streamline our business and support the needs of our companies programmes and funding requirements.

In addition, this role will be responsible for overseeing our facilities management and internal operations to ensure we are compliant and have H&S at the heart of everything we do.

What you will be responsible for:

• Be responsible for all aspects of the management, development and maintenance of SCA Port Hope building, site and its external premises. 

• Ensure statutory inspections and routine checks on health and safety and security are scheduled, undertaken, accurately recorded and, where appropriate, and reported in a timely fashion. This includes fire and security alarm systems and equipment, any others that are relevant. 

• Liaise with relevant authorities in the management of the site and buildings eg the Environment Agency, Birmingham City Council etc as required. 

• Manage the provision of services eg insurance and utilities, working with the Executive Director to undertake due diligence and secure competitive quotes. 

• Oversee the company’s compliance with all legislative and contractual requirements. 

• Commission and manage relationships with all contractors working within the buildings and external premises, including maintenance as required.

• Plan the delivery of all capital works to the building with the production manager (funding pending) 

• Act as a key-holder and be on call should issues occur out of hours. 

• Ensure procedures and processes are followed to protect the security of the buildings and site. 

• Work with the freelance staff to ensure they have the appropriate training on Health and Safety, First Aid, Manual handling etc. 

• Prepare required reports and recommendations for Team, Board and funders as required. 

• Manage operational contracts such as refuse collection, etc.

• Lead on the organisation’s Health and Safety Strategy, including provision of adequate first aid and fire safety. 

• Oversee and ensure implementation and communication of site and operational risk assessments.

• Ensure compliance with all legal obligations and licensing requirements including: Public Entertainment, Health and Safety, PAT testing etc. 

• Take a lead on SCA environmental responsibility, ensuring SCA seeks to reduce its carbon footprint and we operate as efficiently as possible, including waste disposal, disposal of used areosols, recycling schemes and reporting of such to funders. 

• Advance planning of production schedules in conjunction with the Studio Assistant to ensure that events can be set up in good time.

• Ability to support a variety of configurations of our multi-purpose space with some basic technical knowledge.  Specialist training will be provided.  This will include audio visual display equipment, basic sound systems, setting up multi party Zooms, seating and desk configuration.

ABOUT YOU:

• Experience of managing the maintenance and operation of buildings. 

• Knowledge of safety and workplace legislation and experience of managing and delivering a policy and activity eg risk assessment writing and review. 

• Experience of setting and managing budgets and financial projections to ensure best use of resources through prioritisation and planning. 

• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise workload. 

• Self-motivated, practical and flexible with a positive outlook and can-do attitude. 

• IT literate, with experience in using Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook. 

• Interest and/or experience in technical delivery 

• Willingness to be part of an on-call rota, and to work flexible hours including some evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.

DESIRABLE SKILLS / EXPERIENCE:

• Health and Safety qualification (IOSH / NCRQ / NEBOSH). 

• Previous experience of managing building management systems. 

• Experience of managing small scale capital projects including financial, operational and health and safety requirements. 

• An understanding of fire safety. 

• An understanding of accident and incident management reporting.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM US:

• Opportunity to shape and build our internal processes.

• Opportunity to work for an organisation that is committed to serving our community.

• Multiple opportunities to connect, grow, and develop.

• Enhanced annual leave.

• Opportunity to work flexibly.

We’re All About Equal Opportunities:

We know that a successful team is made up of diverse people, able to be their authentic selves. 

Interviews will be guaranteed for all candidates meeting the basic criteria linked to the person specification provided in relevant job description. SCA aims to reflect all of the city of Birmingham’s communities in our workforce and in particular those from a diverse background.

If you believe that you meet the minimum requirements of the role, you are warmly encouraged to apply. In addition, SCA is committed to meeting your access, inclusion, and support needs. Please share with us any access and support needs and reasonable adjustments that will support you during this process and we will work with you to ensure that your support needs are met.

To support us with our monitoring processes, please complete the anonymous equal opportunities form available via our website. 

How to apply:

To apply please submit your CV.

We would also love to find out more about you and why you have applied so please also write (up to 1 page) your answers to the following questions (select 3 questions max):

• Tell us what excites you the most about Soul City Arts?

• Tell us more about you and your interest in this specific role?

• Please provide up to three examples of your experience which you believe best demonstrates your ability to deliver the role for which you have applied?

• Tell us about a recent creative experience that you really enjoyed?

• What does community and inclusion mean to you?

If you prefer, you can record your answers to your selected questions on a video of no more than 4 minutes.

Timescales

Deadline: Monday 15th July 2024.

Interviews: We will conduct informal telephone interviews with you first. In person interviews for shortlisted candidates taking place week commencing Monday 15th July.

Role Commencement: As soon as possible after the offer is made.

CW+ - Philanthropy Manager

Location: Hybrid working – 2/3 days a week in office in London, SW10 9HS.

Salary: £45,000-50,000 per annum

Contract: Permanent. Full-time hours

CW+, the official charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, is seeking an experienced and ambitious individual to shape and develop a portfolio of circa 80 donors and prospects and seek new potential donors to support their work.

Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is one of the top ranked and top performing healthcare Trusts in the UK, providing care to a community of over one million people across two hospital sites and twelve community clinics. The Trust is the fourth largest A&E provider in the UK, treating over 300,000 patients each year.

Over the last six years CW+ has grown its fundraising programme extensively and is now seeking a Philanthropy Manager to join their team at a crucial stage in their Thirty at Thirty major appeal – its ambitious programme to raise £30m to celebrate the Trust’s 30th birthday. This will be the largest fundraising drive in the charity’s history and a successful, effective team will be central to its success.

The role will be responsible for cultivating and securing gifts from existing and new high-value donors, with a focus on securing five and six figure donations.  The post-holder will initiate, foster and develop rich, long-term relationships with donors capable of giving transformational support to CW+ and develop and grow the current major giving pipeline and portfolio of major gifts from high net worth individuals.

As the portfolio is mixed in its development, it is important that this post holder can work with tenacity and resilience in an ever evolving landscape of relationships and opportunities, in close collaboration with the Chief Executive and the Director of Fundraising. The successful candidate must have a positive, pro-active, donor-centric approach to relationship fundraising and demonstrate proven success at securing major gift support from individuals and family trusts/foundations. Alongside excellent relationship and communication skills, candidates must be confident, resourceful and proactive, with initiative and a problem-solving disposition.

Please note there is no closing date for this position – applications will be assessed as they come in and the role closed once the suitable candidate has been identified.

About Home-Start:

We are a community-based charity with 30 years’ experience of supporting local families with children under the age of 5. We offer our combination of home-visiting, counselling and group support to families across Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere districts. By offering parents the support and guidance they need when their children are young, we can prevent crisis and ensure children have the best possible start in life. We tailor support to the needs of each family, supporting them to identify and tackle their most pressing needs. Our practical support ensures children have a safer, more stable home environment; our ethos of building family resilience ensures parents are better equipped to cope with adverse circumstances; and our focus on promoting a more secure parent-child attachment ensures parents can identify the kind of support their children need to thrive.
 

Working closely with colleagues from across the organisation and our contacts within the community, the successful applicant will support the external communications of the charity, helping to extend the reach of the charity. Raising awareness, developing donor and supporter relationships, working with the Directors to identify and develop funding streams.

The role:
As a Community Engagement and Fundraising Officer, you will play a vital role in helping our charity manage and develop relationships with our donors, supporters and our existing key relationships, whilst identifying and creating new relationships in our local areas to garner support and promote our services.

• You will be responsible for delivering activity to maximise fundraising from our community, including schools, individuals, local businesses and community groups. You will proactively recruit, grow and nurture supporters, empowering them to manage their own fundraising activities.
• You will manage our annual challenge event programme from supporter engagement, assisting fundraisers journey and utilising tools to maximise supporter’s impact.
• Crucial to your role will be building strong and lasting relationships with supporters, colleagues and volunteers, positively engaging with members of the public and maximising all fundraising opportunities.

What you’ll do:Principle duties and responsibilities

• Take responsibility for the delivery of effective Community Engagement and Fundraising.
• Actively promote all aspects of Home-Start Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere to local businesses, schools, community organisations, volunteer groups, and individuals.
• Motivate and influence supporters to independently manage their own fundraising activities, with your support, being the main contact for supporters.
• Work closely the Business Support Officer to manage and create social media content to promote fundraising activities, relationships with supporters and the relationships you build in the community.
• Prepare and deliver individualised communications, presentations and assemblies for a diverse range of audiences.
• Attend and run activities at a variety of community events when required, to ensure a strong presence from Home-Start Watford, Three Rivers and Hertsmere in the communities where we support.
• Identify and implement new fundraising opportunities and initiatives.
• Work closely with the other Community engagement and fundraisers, building on local knowledge, sharing best practice and creating a peer circle of support, including peers from HSUK our parent company.
• Act as an advocate within the community. Uphold our values, and communicate with enthusiasm, credibility, conviction and knowledge.
• This role will require occasional weekend and evening working.
• Keep up to date with all fundraising legal implications.
• You will be responsible for creating our quarterly newsletter, working with the rest of the team, to engage with our supporters.
• Create Bi-monthly board reports on the growth of community engagement, communications and fundraising, which will go directly to the trustee board. Occasional attendance at board, building a relationship with a trustee identified to manage fundraising.
• Annually, you will lead on the creation of the annual report and social impact reporting working across the team.
• Creating strong relationships with local magazines and identifying and managing news tools to ensure that we are sharing our successes and informing our audiences of our services. Occasionally creating press releases for campaigns and building a network of people to help share our news as far and wide as possible.
• You will also be involved in the updating of our website, working with the Business Support Officer and volunteers to ensure our website remains the best tool to advertise what we do.
• Creating and nurturing a small group of fundraising support volunteers to help facilitate events and share our story in the community.

What you’ll bring:Experience

• Preferable, fundraising experience of 1 year, in a community engagement or fundraising role in the charity sector.
• Demonstrable experience in building relationships within the community and with fundraisers.
• Demonstrable experience in managing your own income budget and monitoring expenditure against agreed targets. Analysis of income data, identifying trends, evaluating activity and ROI, and ensuring key learnings and insight are fed into planning and budgeting of future activity as appropriate.
• Demonstrated success in coordinating events, campaigns and initiatives.
• Familiarity with donor databases, CRM systems, and fundraising software.
• Able to provide direction, energy and capability to lead fundraising volunteers at community events.
• Understanding of fundraising principles, best practices, and ethical standards.
• Knowledge of Community Engagement and different fundraising channels.
• Awareness of current trends and innovations in fundraising.

Skills

• A motivated, articulate and confident communicator.
• A passion for making a difference to families and young children.
• An ability to analyse data.
• Understanding of risk management.

• Experience of client relationship management databases.
• Understanding of content creation systems such as Mail Chimp and Canva.
• Strong organisational and administrative skills including excellent attention to detail and effective time management.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work with a varied group of stakeholders.

Personal Attributes

• Passion for the vision of Home-Start Watford and Three Rivers and alignment with their values for supporting families.
• Proactive and self-motivated with a positive and can-do attitude.
• Creative approach to a limited marketing budget and working within a small team.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion.
• Willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends for events and campaigns.
• Ability to represent the organisation professionally and ethically.
• Strong client facing aptitude and communication skills both written and verbal.
• Calm and patient when dealing with a range of internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Team Player: working collaboratively and flexibly to achieve outcomes and keen to add value to the organisation’s culture and ethos.

What you’ll get

• Working with a small, friendly, supportive team, who are supported by a proactive trustee board.
• Flexible working.
• Generous holiday allowance.
• Job satisfaction, changing families lives and enabling children to have the childhood they deserve.
• Working in the charity hub, based near Leavesden film studios, in a modern office space, sitting amongst other charities and the local CVS, W3RT, within a collaborative and supportive workspace.
• Café and dining facilities, including outside space.
• Free onsite parking.

Closing date is July 11th at 5pm 2024, interviews are likely to take place w.c. 22nd July, in person, at our offices in Leavesden, Watford, Hertfordshire.

About Canterbury Cathedral

Canterbury Cathedral is the cathedral of the archbishop of Canterbury, the leader of the Church of England and symbolic leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Located in Canterbury, Kent, it is one of the oldest Christian structures in England and forms part of a World Heritage Site.

Canterbury Cathedral relies heavily on the varied team of committed, knowledgeable and enthusiastic Volunteers who contribute immensely to the Cathedral.

We are seeking a talented and experienced individual to develop strategic focus and direction for the Volunteer population (approximately 500) as well as providing a professional advisory service using best practice.

This is a new position that plays a critical role in bringing technical expertise to the volunteering cohort and transitioning the organisation to be truly volunteer centric.

We are looking for a talented individual to join our team who has the following.

Working knowledge of best practice in volunteer management.

Experience of developing and implementing a strategic volunteering plan .

Experience of transforming volunteer processes or introducing volunteer programmes for similar organisations.

Experience of successfully leading, managing and motivating teams.

Demonstrates enthusiasm whilst understanding the sensitivities of customer service.

Is confident, articulate and has strong interpersonal skills to be able to engage positively with diverse groups of volunteers and colleagues.

Champions a collaborative approach

If this sounds like the kind of opportunity you have been looking for, you possess the skills and experience detailed above, then we would love to hear from you!

Who we are:

Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background. 

Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen. 

We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people helping themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.

Summary of the role:

The Community Fundraising Volunteers Coordinator is to drive and enhance fundraising efforts for Muslim Aid by planning, coordinating, and executing innovative fundraising events and campaigns across regional and national levels. This position involves deep engagement with the Muslim community and various stakeholders to maximise fundraising opportunities and achieve financial targets. 

The post holder will ensure that all activities adhere to regulatory standards and organisational promises, effectively represent the organisational in public forums and live appeals, and manage productive relationships with external partners to optimise outcomes. Additionally, the post holder supports strategic campaign planning and evaluation, ensuring continuous improvement and compliance with legal frameworks. The incumbent is expected to be flexible, with readiness to travel and adapt to unsociable hours as needed to meet the demands of the role.

About the Role

1. Collaborate with the Fundraising team to optimise income through various community and innovative events, meeting agreed financial targets.
2. Possess a thorough understanding of the Muslim community and its key stakeholders.
3. Plan and manage fundraising and promotional events across the region, adapting successful strategies for national implementation. This includes participation in events at schools, businesses, mosques, and with community groups and the general public.
4. Coordinate volunteer involvement nationally, such as fundraising, administration and awareness raising.
5. Cultivates a positive and supportive atmosphere by recognising volunteer efforts and assisting volunteers with their interests within the IGM department.
6. Be available for national travel at short notice to engage with donors and participants at various community events.

About you :

To be successful in this role:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, Nonprofit Management, or a related field.
2. Experience in building a fundraising portfolio and securing income across a range of fundraising disciplines, especially from universities, mosques and volunteers.
3. Able to inspire people and to develop long-term relationships, with the gravitas to gain the trust and respect of relevant internal and external stakeholders.
4. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
5. Able to refine and implement plans to increase activity/campaign effectiveness.
6. Excellent organisational and planning skills.

Why you should Apply:

By joining Muslim Aid as a Community Fundraising Volunteers Coordinator, you'll be at the heart of our fundraising efforts, driving positive change and supporting our mission. Apply now to be a part of this exciting and impactful journey!

Benefits you will enjoy working for us: 

• 37 days holiday (including Bank Holidays and Privilege days) 
• Hybrid working
• Paid time off for medical appointments 
• 2 hours lunch break on Fridays 
• Time off in Lieu (TOIL) 
• Pension Scheme

How to apply:

To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.

The Organisation

The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.

We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.

Hyde Park Nursery is the not-so-secret spot where we grow over 1,400 varieties of plants. Every year we produce nearly half a million plants for the Royal Park from our 8,200 square metre facility valuing around £1,000,000.

We are now looking for an Assistant Nursery Manager to join us on a full-time, permanent basis.

The Benefits

• A salary of £41,551 to £50,221 per annum, depending on experience
• 26 days' annual leave plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
• Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
• Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
• Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
• Learning and development opportunities
• Cycle to work scheme
• Offices in a beautiful location

This is a terrific opportunity for a horticulture professional with great leadership skills to develop their career with our historic organisation.

Unlocking your potential in the heart of London’s lush landscapes, you will cultivate a thriving environment while nurturing your career.

What’s more, you’ll have the chance to reap the rewards of competitive benefits, extensive leave, and the chance to flourish in a beautifully green, historic setting.

So, if you’re ready to elevate your expertise in the heart of London’s green haven, then apply today!

The Role

As an Assistant Nursery Manager, you will play a key leadership role in our nursery, managing a team of 13 and delivering a huge variety of plants throughout the year.

Reporting to the Hyde Park Nursery Manager, you will line manage a team of 12 staff and one supervisor, overseeing the bedding requirements of all six Royal Parks.

You will manage systems and resources on a day-to-day basis, ensuring we produce high quality crops at the right time, directing, specifying, monitoring and giving technical guidance.

Involved in all aspects of team management and nursery operations, you will ensure all team members are suitably trained, help manage the production list, control stock and assist with budgeting.

Your role will also involve:

• Managing an active volunteer programme
• Procurement activities
• Managing temperature and moisture control, pests and diseases
• Environmental management
• Troubleshooting for equipment
• Taking part in an out-of-hours on-call rota (to be confirmed)

About You

To be considered as an Assistant Nursery Manager, you will need:

• Experience in production horticulture
• Experience in line management, managing a team of operational staff
• Experience in writing and reviewing risk assessments, undertaking H&S checks and toolbox talks
• Computer literacy and working knowledge of MS Office programmes
• Good organisation and communication skills

Other organisations may call this role Assistant Plant Nursery Manager, Nursery Supervisor, Horticulture Production Supervisor, Horticulture Production Team Lead, Assistant Nursery Co-ordinator, or Greenhouse Assistant Manager.

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The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please click here to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as an Assistant Nursery Manager, please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.

Are you ready to join our team?   As the Church Building Support Officer, you’ll play a vital role in this exciting new position that will provide a comprehensive support service to clergy, churchwardens and parish volunteers; offering advice and guidance on caring for church buildings, navigating faculty jurisdiction and signposting to relevant resources and further support.

There is also the option (subject to conditions) to undertake an Apprenticeship with Strode College to complete Historic Environment Advice Assistant (Higher Apprenticeship).

The role is funded by the Church of England’s Buildings for Mission fund on a two-year fixed-term basis.

At the Diocese of Winchester we have a legacy of grace that has cascaded down through the centuries, shaping our history and culture, and giving birth to countless stories of people and places deeply rooted in faith. It is a legacy of grace to be proud of, and on which our diocese now stands. 

Serving. Learning. Growing. Loving.  These are the four values at the heart of our mission to support the people, churches, schools and communities across the Diocese of Winchester.

Position: Church Building Support Officer

Responsible to: The DAC Secretary. The Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches (DAC)

Location: Hybrid working is offered to all staff. We have an office in Old Alresford, SO24 with a requirement to come into the office for department team days, once a week.

The Diocese covers the areas from Bournemouth and Andover in the West, Southampton and Lyndhurst in the South, Alton and Odiham in the East and Basingstoke in the North.

Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time), core hours of 10am–4pm

Salary: £31,181 per annum

Annual leave and benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays)

• Employer contribution of 10% of basic annual salary into our pension scheme.

• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

How to apply: Click the Quick Apply button below. You’ll be redirected to our organisation website for full details on how to apply and answer a few short screening questions about your relevant skills and motivation.

Interviews are due to take place in the week commencing 15 July 2024.

Closing date: 05 July 2024.

Are you seeking your next Head of Residential Care opportunity? Do you have previous experience in overseeing a large professional team and multi services that specialises in supporting and protecting people living with complex epilepsy and healthcare needs?

We are delighted to be working with The Meath, to recruit an experienced Head of Care for an initial period of 6 months.

The Meath is proud to offer a world of possibilities for the people that they support as well as opportunity, learning and progression to their teams. The Meath’s beautiful manor house, together with their high-needs facility, Bradbury House, and the Meath Skills and Enterprise Centre, are all set in landscaped grounds. A few minutes’ walk from the centre of Godalming and a stone’s throw from Godalming railway station. They are in a superb location, affording easy access to local amenities, whilst also offering peace and tranquillity.

Your role would be to oversee the care services, providing line management, guidance and advice in all areas of standards, legislation, CQC requirements, safeguarding and KLOEs. Support the Registered Service Managers.

Your duties as the Head of Care, will include, but not be limited to:

• Act as The Nominated Individual for The Meath and the point of contact for the CQC.
• Operate as a member of the SMT in the implementation of senior management decisions, sharing KPIs, business goals and The Meath Values.
• Ensure The Managers maintain current knowledge of CQC compliance and cascade required information to all staff.
• Support the implementation of “I” and “we statements”.
• Report to and take a proactive part in the Health and Social Care Sub-committee of board of Trustees and support delivery of recovery plans.
• Keep CEO informed of all safeguarding incidents.
• Monitor staff numbers and rotas to ensure that The Managers are maintaining safe numbers of support and that 1:1 additional hours are provided.
• To supervise and manage the registered Managers and lead the Managers’ team meetings and briefings.
• Monitor and guide the Managers to maintain paperwork required under legislation, e.g. CQC framework assessment requirements, MCA, DOLs and Safeguarding.
• Regularly attend all services, to monitor standards and provide feedback to the Managers as appropriate.
• Encourage communication and best practice by promoting an open environment for discussion providing the opportunity for constructive feedback.
• Be available in emergency situations to assist and support The Managers.
• To be conversant with and implement the Meath policies and procedures, taking an active role in their review and ensure they are adhered to.
• In collaboration with the Head of Risk and Compliance, oversee the annual KLOE audit process and ensure actions are completed effectively.

Essential:

• Must hold an appropriate Health & Social Care qualification, QCF Level 5.
• Understanding of the fundamental standards and KLOEs
• Knowledge of the safeguarding regulations and required notifications to CQC
• To be able to ‘hit the ground running’.
• To be able to communicate with the general public, trustees, professional bodies, and all other parties both written and verbal.
• Knowledge and experience using Microsoft programmes and Outlook calendars.
• Experience in managing a number of services and multi-disciplinary staff teams.
• Experience with MCA and DOLs and be able to guide and mentor managers through the process.
• To be able to present KPI’s and adjust information sharing alongside trends and changes.
• Experience of inspection process with CQC.

Desirable:

• Experience in developing multiple teams to a high standard and achievement level, instilling a culture of performance and teamwork
• Experience in employee relations issues
• Previous experience in change management within the care sector.
• 3 years in a senior management post in the care sector.

What’s on offer:

You will be entitled to an excellent benefits package and enjoy a great working environment and practices:

• Excellent salary - up to £65,000 per annum.
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Generous pension Scheme – employer 7% contribution / employee 5% contribution.
• Health policy (cash back policy for optical, dental, therapy treatments & consultations).
• Free on-Site Gym
• Godalming station less than 5 mins walk away / free car parking on-site.
• DBS free of charge.
• Free on-site parking.
• Enhanced company sick pay.
• Employee referral programme