Family Support Jobs
About us
We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK. Never has this been more important than today.
NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do. We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.
We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.
The role
We have experienced an exponential growth in income from public fundraising leading to an increased awareness of fuel poverty. To build on this success and maintain increased unrestricted income from a wider fundraising mix, we are recruiting a Fundraising Officer to join our knowledgeable and caring team.
The new Fundraising officer will join a small, friendly, but hardworking team who raise funds from a variety of sources including trust and foundations, corporate partnerships, major donors, events and community fundraisers and individual giving.
What you will need to succeed
You will have a strong knowledge of fundraising and income generation, and you will play a major part in significantly increasing income growth. Reporting into the Fundraising Manager, you will be a motivated and talented Fundraising Officer who will help us grow our unrestricted income and expand our pool of donors.
You will be required to lead your own portfolio of work, researching and identifying potential new funders, submitting applications and pitching for partnerships and support, as well as building strong relationships with donors.
You should have demonstrable experience of working in a Fundraising role, with the ability to cover the whole spectrum of fundraising duties, thinking strategically and working operationally.
Your base location is negotiable, but you will be expected to travel across England, Wales and Northern Ireland with overnight stays as required.
Hybrid and home working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK.
We are offering:
£29,778 to £34,546 per annum (Scale 6 - SO1, Points 18 – 25) plus London weighting of £3,300 if applicable. New appointments will usually begin at the starting point of the scale.
· 11½% non-contributory pension.
· 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff.
· Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Homebased or Hybrid working (dependant on base location).
· Enhanced family friendly payments.
· Employee Assistance Programme.
· Employee benefits platform.
The job description provides a list of the duties of the post and the person specification provides the list of essential and desirable criteria.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Administrator
Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work for an organisation that makes a difference? An organisation that nurtures its staff, encourages development, and rewards staff for their hard work?
If the answer is yes then this could be the role for you!
Position: Finance Team Administrator
Location: Oxford
Hours: Part-time, 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, worked across all 5 days
Salary: £19,188.89 (FTE £28,399.56)
Contract: Permanent
Closing Date: 4 August 2024
Interview Date: 12 August 2024 in Oxford
It is recognised that August is a popular month for holidays. If you are unable to attend an interview on 12 August 2024, please let us know. If you are shortlisted, we may be able to reschedule for a mutually convenient time. Please note that the final decision on the appointment will be made after the scheduled interview date of 12 August 2024.
The Role
We are looking for an experienced, self-motivated Administrator to join a Finance team. You will have a pro-active approach and ‘can-do’ attitude, which will be key to fulfilling the following responsibilities:
- Providing administrative support to the Finance Department and IT function
- Assist in preparing and circulating agendas, minutes, and other papers to committee members, and accurately take and prepare minutes for review.
- Providing secretarial and administrative support to the Director and Deputy Director of Finance
- Undertaking wider agreed tasks that support the work of the Finance Department and their own professional development
About You
You do not need to be a practising Christian or have a faith to work with her - around 50% of staff are not practising Christians but are comfortable with the Christian ethos that underpins the work. However, all staff do have a desire to make a difference.
To be successful in this role you will have effective verbal and written communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.
You will be a team player with the ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and prioritise tasks to ensure deadlines are met. If this sounds like you and you are able to build effective working relationships, we would like to hear from you.
Benefits and rewards:
- 25 days holiday per annum, pro rata, rising each year by one day to a maximum of 30 days
- In addition to the statutory UK public holidays, the Diocese offers three privilege days
- Hybrid working
- Free parking and subsidised on-site café
- Generous employer pension contribution of 12.5% which includes death in service benefit (5% Employee Contribution)
- Electric car and cycle-to-work salary sacrifice schemes
- Access to wellbeing support via Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced family-friendly policies and a generous sick pay provision
- Access to low-interest financial services from Churches Mutual Credit Union including loans
- An attractive modern working environment
The Organisation
The Diocese is the administrative area of the Church, broadly speaking, covers the three counties of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire. There are 815 churches in the Diocese – more than any other diocese in the Church of England. So, in many ways the best description is that it is the family of the 55,000 or so regular worshippers in these churches.
We want our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion for all to be reflected in the composition of our staff. We are particularly keen to receive applications from candidates from communities currently underrepresented in the diocese.
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EDI Manager (Internal)
UK-Wide
£41,738 per annum (pro rata for part time hours)
(Ref: SUS4296)
Contract: 12-months fixed term Maternity cover
Part Time 30 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
Base: Home based, with option of hybrid working.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to work with us as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager (Internal). Reporting to the Strategy Lead, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion and working with key stakeholders and colleagues across the whole organisation to implement our internal For Everyone Strategic Framework. As a charity for everyone, this framework outlines our approach to embedding equity, diversity and inclusion internally within our organisation and externally in our delivery work.
As the EDI Manager (Internal) you will be implementing the For Everyone Internal Action Plan to help us become a more diverse and inclusive place to work. You will be responsible for the end-to-end project management, from scoping and planning to executing, reporting and evaluating necessary change initiatives across the organisation.
Ensuring quality and timely execution, you will be managing specific EDI work projects and change initiatives, as outlined in the Action Plan.
You will drive culture change at Sustrans by role modelling and embedding equity, diversity and inclusion into all relevant people processes and policies in line with best practice to create a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
You will strengthen the governance of our EDI Groups and Colleague Networks, so that there is more joined-up working on EDI initiatives across the organisation.
This role will be home-based, with the option of hybrid working. Occasional travel to our hubs across the UK will be required as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.
About you
You should have previous experience of managing and implementing EDI related initiatives, including supporting colleagues to embed EDI in their work.
You will be skilled in project management, with excellent time management and organisational skills. You will also be accustomed to multitasking to tight deadlines.
You will demonstrate a strong ability to interpret, analyse and present qualitative and quantitative data and use it to evaluate the impact of projects or initiatives.
As an excellent communicator, you will have the ability to build relationships with ease across a wide range of people.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.
What we offer
In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment.
Wellbeing
- 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
- Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
- Staff volunteer days
- 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
- We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes
Financial
- Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
- Bike, computer and season ticket loans
- Discount benefits
- London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
- Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary
Family Friendly
- Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
- Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)
Additional information
- Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 31 July 2024.
- Interviews will take place in via MS Teams during the 13th or 14th August 2024
About Sustrans
At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.
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.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role: Self-employed Form F Assessor
Locations: Wales
Pay - £2,000 per Form F Assessment / £33 per hour, plus 45p mileage
We are the UK’s largest specialist charity provider of fostering. Our core work involves providing high quality and well supported fostering families for children and young people in the care of local authorities.
As a ‘not for profit’ organisation, TACT puts the needs of our children and carers first and look to appoint individuals who are as passionate about fostering as we are. TACT invests all surplus income into staff, carers, and child development. This means that we have been able to establish expert in-house support services such as our TACT Health and Education Services and create TACT Connect, our ground-breaking scheme for care experienced young people and adults. New staff and workers will join us as we embark on a journey to become a wholly trauma-informed organisation with the aim of increasing our effectiveness and improving outcomes for the children and young people in our care.
As a self-employed worker with TACT, you will be a part of our amazing team of professionals working with our organisational values at the heart of their everyday practice. You can review our values here.
We are recruiting sessional assessing social workers to undertake Form F assessments across Wales. We particularly welcome applications from Welsh speaking applicants. This is a hybrid working role and you will assess prospective foster carers using a combination of video calling and face-to-face visits where you’ll get to know the applicants better and undertake health & safety assessments.
Key Duties for Form F Assessors include:
- To undertake and complete Form F assessments in the timescale set out in our policy and guidance.
- To visit personal referees as identified on application form for prospective foster carers (virtual visits or in person where required).
- To ensure that all checks and references are undertaken and completed.
- To provide to the supervisor, regular written updates of the draft assessment.
- To liaise with our administrative team concerning the progress of administrative checks and completion of the Form F.
- To be available for supervision, consultation or liaison as required.
- To be available to present completed Form Fs to the virtual fostering panel and provide support to the applicants through this process.
- To be aware of our child protection procedures and immediately report any child protection matter or concerns to a TACT manager and any relevant placing authority and the area authority.
- To carry out the duties in line with our Foster Carer and Supervising Social Worker Standards and Practice Guidance.
Rates of Pay for Form F Assessors
- We will pay £2000 (inclusive of VAT) upon successful completion of a Form F Assessment.
- £33 per hour for assessments which are not completed, and any other piece of work.
Please see the Self-Employed Form F Assessor Job Information Pack for a full breakdown of role requirements.
You will be DipSW, CSS or CQSW qualified and registered with the relevant regulatory body ( Social Care Wales).
An Enhanced DBS/PVG check will be required for this role and will be undertaken by TACT on your behalf.
Closing Date: Midnight on Tuesday 9th July 2024
Interview Date: Thursday 18th July 2024 (via Microsoft teams)
Safeguarding is everyone’s business and we believe that only the people with the right skills and values should work in social work. As part of our commitment to safeguarding, we properly examine the skills, experience, qualifications and values of potential staff in relation to our work with vulnerable young children. We use rigorous and consistent recruitment approaches to help safeguard our young people. All staff are expected to work in line with TACT’s safeguarding policies.
We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than advertised if the volume of applications is excessive, you are therefore advised to apply at your earliest convenience.
We do not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
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Are you passionate about children’s literacy? Do you want to use your fundraising skills and experience to enable opportunity for children living with little or no access to books and reading? Can you help create a home environment where reading for pleasure is part of the fabric of family life? If so, read on - we may have just the job for you here at Doorstep Library!
We are looking for a gifted and passionate fundraiser, who can advocate for Doorstep Library to potential fundraisers and supporters, demonstrating in a variety of formats our commitment to improving the lives of children in underserved communities and the impact we make. This is an exciting and varied role, supporting the Head of Fundraising to secure and deliver funding and grow our pipeline, and working with our marketing officer to create and promote fundraising campaigns. You will see our projects at work first hand and see the difference you will help us make!
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role outline: Managing the domestic retrofit programme at Repowering London; leading the domestic retrofit team to deliver on existing projects and working with the Community Retrofit Director to identify and deliver a sustainable business model for continued delivery.
Contract: Full-time role with probation period of 3 months.
Salary: £38,400 to £46,400
Location: Primarily Repowering London’s office in Brixton, with option of partial working from home. Minimum of 3 days per week must be spent in the Repowering London office. Support will be provided for remote/home working if you need it.
Application process: CV and cover letter and interview.
About the role:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and self-motivated person with experience of business development, operational delivery, and project management to join Repowering London’s growing team. You will be a core part of our mission to tackle climate change and move towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.
You will be responsible for delivering existing projects that provide energy efficiency, low-carbon heat and other retrofit support for homes in London, including managing our existing domestic retrofit team. This will include street-level, single-dwelling homes as well as a growing focus on blocks of flats and multi-occupancy buildings. You will also support the Community Retrofit Director to develop a sustainable commercial offer for low-carbon heat and energy efficiency retrofit services. The aim is for Repowering London to offer these services on an ongoing basis with a sustainable business and delivery model. This would include reviewing our opportunity analysis, finalising the growth strategy and business case for approval by the executive team, and leading on implementation. We expect to see the initial launch of a commercial offer for property owners within 12 months of starting the role.
Additionally, you would support and coordinate with the existing rooftop solar and non-domestic retrofit team, to help identify synergies and build the foundations for the medium-term integration of our rooftop solar and heat decarbonisation offer in a holistic low-carbon retrofit service for both domestic and non-domestic buildings.
You will be supported by our Retrofit Assessor, Retrofit Coordinator, and retrofit outreach team, who you will also line manage. You will also be supported by your line manager, the Community Retrofit Director, and operationally by the wider team, including our Non-Domestic Retrofit Programme Manager, Communications Officer, Finance Officer, and Corporate Support Officer. You will also be part of the Repowering London Management Team – Directors and Programme Managers – to oversee effective and successful operations across the whole organisation.
About Repowering London
Repowering London is an award-winning social enterprise developing clean energy for urban communities. A community development organisation, we enable local communities to plan, fund, build and benefit from clean energy and energy efficiency projects across buildings. We help people see how they can make a real difference.
We are the UK's most experienced urban community energy innovator with a successful track record of working in partnership with major London councils and national funders for the last ten years.
Our clean energy local ownership model is scalable and strengthens communities by delivering clean energy hand in hand with a range of long-term local services and benefits – from skills training to lower energy bills and generating funds for local investment.
Our vision is for every town and city in the UK to benefit from locally owned clean energy solutions. We believe that urban buildings can be transformed into intelligent, efficient, clean power hubs, providing substantial economic, social and environmental benefits. Energy security can become the norm, inequality, and fuel poverty a thing of the past.
As a place to work, Repowering London has a strong culture of personal respect and integrity. We have a talented and diverse team, and we have all made the choice to be part of positive solutions to the collective challenges we face. We aim to create a supportive and empowering working environment, with high levels of collaboration, team support, and personal and professional development.
Person specification
The right candidate will have a high level of project management and business development experience, with a track record in leading and building teams. You will be comfortable working collaboratively and managing a number of staff and external contractors. Your role will include building relationships with a range of partners, including Local Authorities, technical project partners, grant-making bodies, financial institutions, and building owners, providing strategic oversight and quality control of the work Repowering London are responsible for.
For this role, we will be looking for and assessing candidates on the following:
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Business planning and business development experience
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Project management experience
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Experience of managing and leading a team
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Experience of delivering grant funded projects and managing relationships with funders, including writing bids and applications for new funding
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Background knowledge of the retrofit sector and low carbon retrofit technologies
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Knowledge and understanding of grant-funded retrofit schemes (e.g. ECO, GBIS, BUS etc.)
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Excellent written and oral communications skills and confidence presenting to a wide range of audiences
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Knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, in particular financial modelling in Excel
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Interest in community engagement and renewable energy
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Capacity to self-reflect on performance, proactively problem-solve and welcome feedback on performance
The following are not essential for the role but would be good to have:
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Experience of low carbon heat installations
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Experience of energy efficiency retrofit
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Experience of undertaking solar PV feasibility studies
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Understanding of building energy services and contracts
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Understanding of PAS2035 requirements
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Accreditation as a retrofit coordinator or assessor
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Experience of building energy modelling, such as SAP or PHPP
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Business to business sales experience, preferably with building and property owners
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Familiarity with Notion, MS Project or other project management tools
Your role as Domestic Retrofit Programme Manager
As our Domestic Retrofit Programme Manager, you will be the propulsive energy behind establishing and developing our growing low carbon retrofit service. To date Repowering London’s domestic retrofit offer has focused on research and development for innovative approaches to unlocking retrofit at blocks of flats, and delivering place-based domestic retrofit services in Lambeth and Newham that aims to increase awareness of retrofit as well as increase uptake of retrofit, either through existing retrofit grant schemes such as ECO or through working with the able-to-pay market. So far, this offer has been developed through grant funding, while our ambition is to develop sustainable business models to deliver these services ongoing.
Your role would be to build on this initial work with the completion of the business model and commercial terms, the development of a staged strategy for market entry, and to then launch and grow the new service. You will work closely with Repowering London’s Community Retrofit Director, Rooftop Solar and Non-Domestic Retrofit Teams, as well as the Executive Team, to share knowledge and leads, and to support the integration of our operations into a holistic retrofit service.
You will be part of Repowering’s Management Team and line managed by our Community Retrofit Director. Working with our Communications Officer, you will also agree messaging and develop materials to communicate Repowering London’s offer to different types of property owner.
Repowering London’s Employee Value Proposition
At Repowering London we want everyone to feel valued and have the opportunity to develop your skills and experience. We offer support and work-based training to support you in your role.
Skills development is not just limited to your role at Repowering London and as an organisation we want to support employees to pursue opportunities outside of work which will broaden skills and networks.
Our team is diverse, and we recognise that everyone has responsibilities and interests outside of work; whether it is caring for family, studying, volunteering or taking time out. Repowering London want to support employees and give them the time to spend time on the things that are important to them. Our Flexi Time Policy and Volunteering Policy provide scope for ad hoc, short-term arrangements, and our Unpaid Leave Policy provides an option for those who need to take time away from work for an extended period.
Repowering London is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of their background. We value diversity whilst recognising that accessing employment has different challenges for different people. We encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic people; people who identify as having a disability; people from the LGBT+ community; and people who identify as working class (or have done in the past). If you would like to have an informal chat before applying, please get in touch – we would be very happy to talk to you
Salary (grade 8): £47,268 - £51,870 per annum (dependent upon experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time, permanent)
Location: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, Portsmouth (from time to time, travel to our other UK based sites will be required) with the opportunity to adopt hybrid working
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for an Individual Giving specialist to join the Fundraising & Partnerships Team at the National Museum of the Royal Navy.
Our fundraising income has grown significantly over the last few years thanks to a talented team, and we have an ambitious strategy to grow this income even further.
As a Fundraising & Partnership team we build internal and external relationships to secure financial support to bring to life our collections, care for our objects, engage with young people, fund our capital projects and underpin our core costs.
We do this by sharing the passion of our colleagues; appreciating and sharing our collective experience, knowledge and skills; and advocating about how the NMRN positively impacts local economies, visitors and the wider public understanding of the Royal Navy.
When our team excels we help to deliver NMRN’s vision of becoming the world’s most inspiring Naval Museum, linking Navy to Nation, and inspiring enjoyment and engagement with the story of the Royal Navy and its role in shaping both our nation and the modern world.
We’re now seeking an Individual Giving Lead to drive forward our work in this fundraising strand and exploit NMRN’s investment in brand, audience development and CRM.
Key Opportunities
* Growing our individual giving programme with a particular focus on regular giving, major appeals, capital projects, adopt-an-object, and exploring opportunities through content and gaming.
* Developing and implementing a major donor and mid-level giving programme.
* Working with the Customer Relationship Manager and Web Lead use our data to build supporter and donor journeys.
* Collaborating with the Communications and Content team to drive individual giving opportunities through content on NMRN’s digital channels, as well as those of partners.
* Creating a legacy giving programme that raises awareness of the importance of legacy and gift-in-will bequest and results in an increased number of pledges.
* Working in tandem with the Corporate & New Business Partnership Lead to develop a payroll giving scheme.
If your goal is to develop your career in fundraising in a rewarding role with plenty of opportunities to lead projects and make a difference then we want to meet you.
Knowledge/Experience
We are scaling up our work so we are expanding our team with talented, motivated, and ambitious individuals who want to contribute to helping us become the world’s most inspiring naval museum, to do this you will be a highly motivated individual who is cheerful, personable and equally content with writing strategies as doing the underpinning work.
The successful candidate will be able to evidence their ability to:
* grow, coordinate, and implement regular giving
* generate donations that support major appeals / campaigns
* writing compelling cases-for-support and donor communications
* establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders both internally and externally
* develop, communicate, and execute initiatives and effective pragmatic solutions
* work with others to develop effective and targeted email marketing using CRM data
* develop stewardship plans for individual givers and major donors
We Provide:
• The opportunity to be part of a friendly and diverse workplace within a unique heritage environment.
• Group pension plan with Royal London (6% employer contributions, 2% employee contributions and death in service benefit).
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), increasing to 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) after 5 years’ service.
• Free parking.
• Occupational sick pay.
• Enhanced maternity/adoption and paternity pay.
• Flexible working.
• Professional membership fees.
• Employee Assistance Programme.
• Free admission to other national museums and attractions within the reciprocal agreement.
• Discounts at our shops and cafes.
• Free and discounted tickets for family and friends.
This post requires a DBS check as a requirement of working on the naval base. This is not a UK sponsored visa role therefore candidates must have the right to work in the UK to apply for this role.
For further details, or an informal discussion regarding the role, please contact Helen McKenna-Aspell, Associate Executive Director: Funding & Partnerships – helen.mckennaaspell(at)nmrn(dot)org(dot)uk
Please submit your applciations via 'Apply via website' no later than midnight, Monday 22nd July 2024. We will be conducting interviews in Portsmouth in July.
If you require reasonable adjustments to be made to the application process because of a disability, please contact the People team on recruitment(at)nmrn(dot)org(dot)uk for support.
For over 75 years MAF has been working in partnership with hundreds of Christian and relief organisations, enabling practical help, physical healing and spiritual hope to be delivered to some of the world’s most remote and inaccessible communities.Leading the people team you will oversee the development and implementation of our PEOPLE strategy designed to attract, develop, and retain a high performing and creative workforce who are passionately engaged with our vision to see isolated people changed by the love of Christ. Part of that plan will be the development of strategies to address our recruitment needs both in the UK and overseas. The Director will also provide strategic level HR leadership to our 60+ UK based staff and 30 staff and their families overseas.
Reporting to the CEO, you will serve on the six-strong senior leadership team contributing to the wider organisational strategy and play a central role shaping the Christian culture of the organisation.
There is an occupational requirement for the job holder of this position to be a committed Christian. Additional information is available on request.
Responsibilities
The Director of People and Culture has nine key performance areas
- Enhancing learning within the charity to ensure that we have the skills, experience and mindset needed to move forward. (Learning & Development)
- Shaping our practice to align with our Values, Mission, and Cultural Norms (Culture)
- Creation and maintenance of a positive culture promoting staff wellbeingand community. (Wellbeing)
- Design and delivery of strategies to increase the number of new recruits to serve overseas and attract and hire talent to serve in our offices in the UK. (Talent Acquisition)
- Shared responsibility for Improving Partnership internally within MAF UK and externally with MAF International (MAFI), other Resourcing Groups and mission and Church groups within the UK. (Partnership)
- Taking thelead on all HR related issues and acting as a trusted partner and guide to members of the Executive Team. (Leadership)
- Managing our compensation and benefits schemes to ensure that MAF UK compensation remains fair and competitive. (Compensation & Benefits)
- Maintaining a high level of legal awareness and ensuring HR legal obligations are maintained and our policy and practice is appropriate (Legal & Finance)
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- Ensure that HR policy and practice remains compliant
- Ensuring that our ‘Safeguarding’ responsibilities are upheld, staff receive training and DBS checks as appropriate
- Oversight of the People budget including the international staff, recruitment and training.
9. Professional Development by maintaining currency with employment legislation, HR good practice, and trends within Christian mission organisations
Qualifications, Skills & Experience
Requirements:
Education/Qualifications:
- Degree or equivalent standard
- CIPD qualified (Level 7 - Chartered membership)
Experience:
- Proven experience in senior HR, management, and leadership roles
- Success in HR strategy design and change management
- Significant experience in recruitment
Skills/Abilities:
- Strategic planning and financial management expertise
- Excellent communication, presentation, and training skills
- Ability to influence at all levels within a complex organisation
- Knowledge of UK HR employment legislation
Personal Attributes:
- Committed evangelical Christian, able to represent MAF's mission, values and beliefs
- Emotional resourcefulness and service orientation
- Flexibility and adaptability towards others and circumstances
Terms and Conditions
- Location: This role can be based at the MAF UK Offices in Folkstone, Kent or optionally could be in the Oxford, Cambridge arc as we seek to launch a new hub in the Milton Keynes area, maximising our engagement with a thriving local aerospace and charity sector region. Up to two days a week in our Folkstone Office might be initially required.We welcome hybrid working in line with our flexible working policy, the needs of the business, the requirements of the role and your location. This will be discussed at interview.
- Working Hours: This is a full time role (at least 36 hours per week, with 1 hour for lunch daily unpaid) but requiring some flexibility on the successful candidate to work additional hours occasionally some of which could be outside the normal business hours. Hours should be agreed with line manager.
- Travel: Flexibility will be required for working additional hours and travel to meet business needs (inlcuding overseas travel) or for travel/meetings on weekends or evenings.
- Annual Leave: Annual leave entitlement of 22 days per year and 8 paid public holidays per year.
- Pension Scheme: Non-contributory (10% of salary).
- Probation: 6 months
- Notice Period: 3 months each.
- Salary: circa £65,000 per annum
Deadline for applications: midnight Sunday, 28th July 2024.
Do you have a passion for supporting young people's emotional health and wellbeing? We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our dedicated team on a full-time basis as a Community Wellbeing Mentor.
Barnardo's Community Wellbeing Mentors hold a caseload of up to 10 children and young people (aged 6-18 years old) providing early intervention to those who are experiencing poor emotional health and wellbeing either on a 1:1 or group basis. This support can take place at the young persons home, at their school or a community venue.
Location:
Locality working across Surrey (Waverly, Woking, Surrey Heath and Spelthorne). Driving is essential for this role.
Office Base:
The Surrey Wellbeing Hub, Leatherhead, Surrey, KT22 7PL
There is a requirement for staff to attend the office on Tuesdays however the rest of the working week is flexible working between the office, out in the community and from your home.
Working Pattern:
Monday to Friday 9am – 5pm with occasional weekend or evening working to meet the needs of the service (plenty of notice would be provided).
Essential Requirements to evidence in your application form:
- Due to the required travel across the locality, a full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle is essential.
- Experience of working with Children and Young People preferably within the age range of 6-18 years old.
- A good understanding of the issues which impact young People's Emotional Health and Wellbeing.
- Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding practices.
- Ability to accurately and clearly record case/session notes.
- Ability to develop positive relationships with children and young people, always putting them at the heart of decision making whilst working in a holistic approach with their families and other professionals.
- Strong IT skills and be able to use programs within Microsoft office package.
- Experience of delivering one-to-one and group work with children and young people, and take a strengths-based and trauma-informed approach to your work (Desirable).
In this role, you will provide direct or virtual support, working collaboratively and with a strengths-based approach to support children and young people to improve their emotional wellbeing and resilience.
The Community Wellbeing Team operates within Surrey's iThrive Framework where choice and shared decision making is led by the child or young person. You will receive training on the iThrive model at the start of your employment. This position sits within Surrey Mindworks partnership (Surrey's emotional health and wellbeing service)
Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date. We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.
When completing your application please refer to your skills knowledge and experience in relation to the Person Specification, Job Description and Additional Information document (if applicable). This should be done with an understanding of the context of the service described.
We are committed to welcoming people from a diverse background, culture and experience. Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore are open to offering flexible working arrangements
Do you have proven experience of day-to-day staff and service delivery, including casework support and supervision? Then join Shelter as a Team Leader and you could soon be playing a crucial role in our Sheffield Hub. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in standing up to the housing emergency.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet every day millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything,
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
About the team
Shelter Sheffield provide housing advice and support to people across the city, with a focus on emergency homelessness, intensive support for children and families, people experiencing domestic abuse and people with multiple and complex needs. We take a holistic approach to help people deal with interrelated issues that can impact their ability to keep a home and work for systemic changes to prevent homelessness.
About the role
The role of Team Leader is vital for the day-to-day management of the Hub to ensure the delivery of front-line services, contracts and projects. This role is in our Homelessness Prevention and Resettlement Service, with a particular focus on risk management and support for clients who have experienced domestic abuse. You will lead and supervise the staff and volunteer team to deliver high quality services, as well as supporting the Hub’s strategic lead and management team to deliver our local strategy. Everything you do will be working towards Shelter’s ultimate aim - that everyone has access to a safe and affordable home.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About you
You will need experience of staff and service management, including casework support and supervision, along with knowledge of housing and homelessness and IT skills. You have demonstrable experience of supporting people facing domestic abuse, disadvantage and exclusion and have worked with a variety of external stakeholders such as community groups and other agencies.
We would also like to invite any interested candidates to an informal drop-in session to hear more about the role before they apply, which will be held in the Sheffield Hub, 33 – 37 Hereford Street, Sheffield S1 4PP on Tuesday 2nd July 2024 1pm-2.30pm. For more information about this, please see the job advert on the Shelter website for the hiring manager's contact details.
For candidates unable to make that date, we are also happy to speak on the phone prior to application to explain details of the role further if interested.**
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave (pro rata), enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Home is everything. We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Join us in ending the devastating impact the housing emergency has on people and our communities.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Together Trust is one of the North West’s leading charities, offering individual care, support, and education to hundreds of children, young people, and adults each year. We are a not-for-profit charitable trust, so every penny goes back into benefiting the people that we support.
We are looking for a registered manager for a Therapeutic Residential Children's Home in South Reddish. This is an exciting opportunity as a Registered Manager, you will be managing an existing established therapeutic children’s home but also you will be working to set up and register the adjoining property as a new 1-2 bed Therapeutic Residential Children's Home, managing a joint team for both homes.
Both Children's Homes with be working with children who have experienced trauma. You will work with your team to provide a safe and nurturing home for the young people that you support, we provide compassionate, nurturing care for children who are in crisis and have complex needs, supporting them to move from a difficult past to a brighter future.
Location – South Reddish, Stockport
Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Salary - £45,518per annum (£23.34ph rising to £29.18ph for weekends)
Sleep in Payment of £96.00 per sleep
- 27 days holiday plus 8 days bank holidays rising to 30 after 5 years, 33 years after 10 years.
- Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions and up to 6 x basis salary death in service.
- Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoptive leave.
- Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card.
- Proud to be a real living wage employer.
- Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us.
- Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications.
- Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
- Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online.
- Access to our Employee Assistance programme for you and adults at your home.
Here at Together Trust our vision is to champion a better future for the children, young people, and adults we support.
Main Responsibilities
As a Registered Manager you will manage a residential care team and have responsibility for a residential children’s home, ensuring a high-quality service within the home is developed and to perform within organisational policies and procedures, the National Minimum Standards and the legislative framework pertaining to children’s homes.
The Ideal Candidates
We are looking for existing Registered Managers or Assistant Managers, and a proven record for getting results from their staff team.
We are looking for the following:
- Registered Manager’s Award (RMA Children) (combined management & care award).
- Significant residential childcare experience
- A sound understanding of Ofsted regulations and expectations.
- Ability to demonstrate effective leadership.
- Ability to achieve service delivery to national standards.
- Passion to develop further services for children/young people.
- Has the right to work in the UK (we only accept applications from UK based candidates as we are not part of any visa sponsorship scheme)
Full Job Description is attached.
We are a Real Living Wage employer.
Together Trust has committed to paying all staff a significantly higher salaries than the government minimum wage. By officially registering as a Living Wage employer, we are showing our commitment to our employees, now and in the future.
Apply now!
If you think you might have the relevant skills and experience, we are looking for, please get in touch or apply now.
In order for the Trust to comply with the apprenticeship funding rules, it is a requirement of the role that the successful applicant must be able to evidence that (1) they have the right to work in the UK without additional approval for more than 20 hours each week throughout the year and (2) they have an eligible residency status for the purposes of the apprenticeship funding rules. In most cases this will mean that the individual needs to show that they have been ''ordinarily resident'' in particular countries (including the UK) at least 3 years before the start of the apprenticeship.
We welcome applications from those with a right to work in the UK. We do not currently sponsor overseas staff.
We may remove this vacancy prior to the expiry date if a suitable candidate is found therefore early applications are encouraged.
Shortlisting will take place throughout the duration of the advert as we are seeking more than one individual.
We are a UK charity supporting children in care and people with disabilities, autism and complex needs in the North West.
Are you a strong leader who is passionate about digital transformation and dedicated to making a real difference? Samaritans is looking for a skilled Delivery Manager to join our Digital Services team. You’ll join a passionate and supportive team of experienced individuals, all with the same common goal – of futureproofing our international digital services footprint.
We’re rolling out a cutting edge CCAAS platform (Amazon Connect) which is the central digital platform for contact services including online chat and voice). This platform will be used to deliver a phone call every 10 seconds to our 20,000 volunteers, 24/7 hours per day, 365 days per year. Your role will help to reduce the number of people who die by suicide.
You’ll be a strong people manager, understand about rolling out service management frameworks such as an information technology infrastructure library (ITIL) and be familiar with service desk operations and IT service management. You’ll be passionate about understanding all of the integration points across a vast network of carriers, platforms, vendors and quality assurance partners.
• Fixed term contract until 27 June 2025
• Full time (35 hours per week)
• £49,000-£55,000 per annum
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
• Hybrid working, linked to our office in Ewell (Surrey), with a mix of home and office working
• In-office working: we’d love to see you in the office at least twice per month
• This isn’t a 9-5 role. Given our service delivery model, there is significant evening and weekend working, within your working hours. This role will also require occasional travel to our offices, which are based in Scotland, Wales, England and the Republic of Ireland.
Key Responsibilities:
• Team Management: You’ll lead a group of highly experienced and passionate team mates.
• Procedural Documentation: Collaborate with team members to document current and future processes, develop standard operating procedures, and provide training and support.
• Transitional Preparation: Prepare and maintain documentation for our platform transition, liaise with stakeholders, and ensure seamless knowledge transfer.
• Service Desk Management: Clarify roles, establish procedures, develop a service catalogue and SLAs, and implement KPIs for efficiency.
• Change Management: Coordinate change efforts, develop comprehensive plans, and ensure effective communication and training.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Build strong relationships, facilitate workshops, and keep stakeholders informed of project progress.
Job Description is here
What’s in it for you – 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.
Hybrid and flexible working: We are a flexible organisation, and we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. We’re aware that the world is changing, and we all want and need different things from our work and home lives. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.
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 role sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and provide a cover letter (2 pages maximum) tailored around your motivations for applying and your skills and experience in relation to the job outline.
This role will close for applications at midnight on 7 July. Join Samaritans and make a real difference.
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Make a difference for children now and for their future
We’re looking for someone to work with schools across Lewisham to improve the education and health potential of Young Carers. You’ll work alongside our wider team supporting Unpaid Carers across the borough.
You’ll develop relationships with schools and school staff, raising awareness and supporting the identification of Young Carers within education settings, and supporting the development of policy, guidance and resources. You’ll work one-to-one and with groups of Young Carers, and carry out home-based visits to offer support interventions.
As a Young Carers Schools Coordinator, you will also support the planning and delivery of the service’s activity package, including respite activities, online groups and face-to-face sessions.
Applicants should have relevant personal or professional experience of working with children, young people, and families in social care, health, education or voluntary and community sector. You’ll need a practical understanding of barriers faced by Young Carers, and an awareness of cultural differences and access to services. You should be confident engaging with young people and teaching and non-teaching school professionals at all levels.
You should be an excellent communicator with great organisational skills, and able to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. This is a full-time role.
Apply today!
We offer our employees:
· Inclusive values-based environment
· Competitive remuneration package
· Workplace pension scheme
· Generous 31 days annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays
· Opportunities for hybrid working
· Benenden Health Care
· Death in Service Benefit
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· Employee Supported Volunteering scheme
· Development opportunities
· and more
Imago is committed to Safer Recruitment practices, and the post is subject to references and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Please either submit your CV with a short covering note or visit our website for full details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Homebased/hybrid, within commutable distance of Central Office, London, Peckham
Contract Type: Permanent/ Part time
Salary: £28,350
They are looking for an outstanding Fundraising Officer to join their team. If you have a keen interest in the Criminal Justice System and are passionate about supporting people affected by imprisonment, they’d love to hear from you.
The majority of their voluntary income comes from Trusts and Foundations, helping to further their work with prisoners, former prisoners and their children and families. Consequently, this is a vital role in the fundraising team. They enjoy warm and committed relationships with a wide range of trusts and foundations and have a robust trust pipeline contributing to core and specific restricted projects.
As the Fundraising Officer (Trusts & Foundations), you will support the Senior Development Manager (Trusts & Foundations) to raise vital grant income to support their charitable services and activities. This is a varied role which will involve you helping to identify potential new sources of grant funding from charitable trusts & foundations, whilst ensuring the very best stewardship of a portfolio of their existing relationships.
If you’re an experienced trusts fundraiser wanting to step up and take responsibility for your own portfolio of small to medium-sized grants, please get in touch!
What they offer:
They offer a range of benefits including a free advice, information and counselling service, contributory pension, corporate eye care scheme, cycle to work scheme and generous holiday entitlement. You will have the opportunity to attend training events to further develop yourself as a professional. You will undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to apply:
Please apply with your CV and a supporting statement (max 2 pages) outlining specifically how you meet the criteria outlined in the person specification.
They reserve the right to close this vacancy early if they receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Other information:
They are an equal opportunity employer and welcome all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 5-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), and a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
They are a pioneering national charity that provides caring and life changing services to men and women in prison, to people with convictions on release and in the community, and to their children and families.
Their vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the innate dignity and worth of every human being is valued. They work for the common good of Society, taking a public health-based approach. They work at the intersection of criminal justice, child and family welfare, mental health, wellbeing provision and health & social care.
Their volunteers and staff can be found in courts, prisons, probation services, and in communities across England & Wales. They are a diverse, inclusive, modern, and collaborative charity. They build effective partnerships and sustainable solutions based on their well-established understanding of the systems in which they work, and on their historic values and ethos developed through their 120+ years of service delivery.
Benefits:
Generous Holiday allowance Season Ticket loan Cycle to work scheme Charity worker discounts Enhanced maternity package Wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups EAP scheme Life assurance.
You may also have experience in the following: Development Manager, Advancement Officer, Donations Coordinator, Philanthropy Officer, Fundraising Coordinator, Development Associate, Fund Development Officer, and Fundraising Specialist.
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