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The main purpose of this role is to deliver clear, accurate and valuable guidance to community organisations on renewable energy technologies, business models and project development processes at various scales. This support may range from advising on sustainable options for community buildings to assisting in the development of larger renewable energy projects, such as wind turbines and solar farms.

Pay and conditions

• The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
• The salary for the role will be £34,788 - £38,229 per year
• You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).

CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.

We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.

Specific responsibilities

An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:

• Deliver engaging training to local and community stakeholders on renewable energy, heat and (potentially) storage technologies.
• Develop and strengthen creative tools, accessible guidance and other materials for community organisations that increase their ability to scope, develop and deliver projects.
• Work with community actors to develop and deliver pro-active local engagement processes that build informed consent and support for renewables within their wider community.
• Support community organisations to plan and deliver sites for development, assisting them to undertake basic options, appraisals, and commission specialist feasibility and other necessary studies.
• Provide input and guidance to help identify and secure funding and finance for project development and implementation.
• Facilitate learning, networking, and sharing between local and community organisations, staff and volunteers, including connecting networks, organisations and individuals to progress ideas.
• Support CSE’s fundraising activities and the development of new models and approaches for the provision of renewable energy, heat projects, and services at the local and community scale.
• Champion to key stakeholders (such as local authorities and funders) the roles which local and community organisations can play in catalysing and enabling renewable energy and local energy projects.
• Foster collaboration and deepening relationships with partners and other organisations who are active and interested in supporting similar areas of work. This might include local authorities, community organisations, community energy organisations, third sector organisations, developers, funders, investors and key supply chain actors.

To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.

Essential attributes for this role include:

• Have experience and knowledge of developing and/or delivering heat, renewable energy, or storage projects, including larger standalone renewables projects. 
• The ability to research and rapidly synthesise and share key understanding around different renewable technologies.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to apply these appropriately to a wide range of people and to relay and translate technical information for non-technical audiences.
• Have a broad understanding of the UK energy system, and the transformations required to tackle the climate emergency.

Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.

How to apply

To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.

Applications should be sent by email or by post to:Reception, Centre for Sustainable Energy, St James Court, St James Parade, Bristol BS1 3LH.

The closing date for applications is 12.00 midnight on Sunday 1 December 2024. If you have not heard from CSE by midday Tuesday 10 December, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

Interviews will take place in-person at our offices in Bristol on Thursday 12 December and Friday 13 December 2024.

If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.

Programmes Administrator (Greater Manchester & Other Regions) £22,000 per annum (pro-rata)

Full time role (37.5 hours) with an initial 6-month fixed term contract continuing subject to funding.

Remote working, with the option for hybrid working (two days working from home, two days in the office in Manchester, and the remaining day up to you).

At One Million Mentors, our aim is to ensure that every young person in the country has access to a trained mentor as they transition into adulthood. We believe that investing in mentors will help to address the skills gap agenda and improve social cohesion.

Would you like the opportunity to:

• Be part of a dynamic, values-driven organisation working to achieve lasting social change?

• Work across the business, public and third sector to develop innovative ways of harnessing the potential of young people in Great Britain? 

• Help shape a growing organisation?

• Enhance your personal development and job satisfaction through monthly team training sessions, personal L&D opportunities and a 15 hour per year volunteering allowance?

If so, this may be the role for YOU!

About the role

The Programmes Administrator will be in charge of the smooth running of 1MM Mentoring Programmes in Greater Manchester and other regions, including the supporting of mentors & mentees through their journey. By ensuring a fast and effective onboarding process, timely communication, and ongoing support for our participants the Programmes Administrator will assist Regional Managers and/or the Head of Delivery with maximising the positive impact of 1MM’s mentoring programmes. This role reports to the Head of Delivery. 

For a more detailed job description, please see the job pack attached.

Remuneration and benefits: Salary bracket of £22,000 (pro rata), up to 6.5% employer pension contribution and 25 days holiday per year (pro rata). 

**Please note that applications submitted without a Covering Letter will not be considered**

For further details on how to apply, please see application guidelines attached.

Housing Rights Manager
Work Pattern: 35 hours a week, full time
Contract: 24 month contract subject to successful probation period, with possibility of extension subject to funding
Salary: £37,941 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting)
Location: Camden & Hackney Outreach

About CARIS Families

CARIS Families is a small, frontline charity that supports families who are homeless and living in overcrowded multi-occupant hostels in the London Boroughs of Hackney and Camden. Life in temporary accommodation hostels entrenches children and their parents in poverty and disadvantage. Families suffer from acute overcrowding, inadequate basic facilities and a permanent sense of unsafety. The nature of hostel life isolates people from their support networks, decimates their physical and mental health and becomes an adverse life experience in itself for families already suffering the trauma of having become homeless.

CARIS Families exists to provide early intervention to mitigate the worst effects of hostel life and homelessness for children and parents in our four target hostels. We do this by providing hands-on play, learning and social activities to help children meet their potential, improve families’ wellbeing and build their support network.  We provide a holistic family support service that case-works with each family individually to reduce financial and other pressures on them as they wait for a permanent home.  We also use our data and learned experiences about temporary accommodation to join campaigns for reform to temporary accommodation policy and practice, both locally and nationally.

We have just received funding to employ a dedicated Housing Rights Manager for the next two years. This is an exciting addition to our team, as it will be our first staff member dedicated to helping our homeless families with their housing case. The housing system is notoriously opaque: families tell us it can be a hopeless minefield to navigate independently and that they often can’t access meaningful help with it, resulting in years-long hostel stays. Our Housing Rights Manager will step into the gap and work with families on an individual basis to gain the information and support they need to progress their housing case and expedite their move-on into a suitable home.

About the role

Our Housing Rights Manager will be a key member of our Family Support Service. They will manage a weekly drop-in clinic from within the hostels where they will assess new housing cases and develop a support plan with families. They will manage a full housing caseload of housing support work, collaborating with relevant local groups, local authority partners and law centres to progress families’ housing cases. They will learn from the barriers families tell us they face, develop CARIS Families’ housing advice service in response and use these learnings to contribute to campaigns for reform to temporary accommodation practices and policies locally and nationally.

In their first year, the Housing Rights Manager will work in partnership with housing solicitors at Shelter to write a Housing Information and Rights handbook tailored to the processes of our target boroughs. The handbook will aim to demystify the temporary accommodation system in our two boroughs, explain residents’ legal rights and help them understand their options. It will form a key part of the support we can offer and allow us to reach many more families in hostels than our small staff team can individually casework with.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a committed staff team of just 5, working in a person-centred and community-minded way to make a real difference to families on the frontline of inner-London’s housing crisis.

The Benefits

• Salary of £37,941 (full-time, 35 hours a week.)
• Hybrid working can be negotiated around core frontline delivery hours
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus Christmas week closure and bank holidays (pro rata)
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Being part of a dedicated, supportive and inclusive team

Please complete the accompanying application form and return by Friday 14th December 2024 at 6pm.

INTERESTED?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

We particularly welcome and encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic individuals, and those who have lived experience of the impact of homelessness and/or temporary accommodation policy and practice.

Please note that this post is subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check.

No agencies please.

We have an exciting opportunity to join the Triangle Community Garden, as a Project Manager.

We want to hear from you if you have a passion for nature connection, horticulture and social enterprise, love working with people and have management skills and/or experience.

In this role you will be managing and developing all aspects of our greencare projects; supporting our staff and volunteers; and ensuring our services reach as many people as feasible.

Triangle Community Garden runs horticultural therapy sessions in our allotment sites and community garden in Hitchin, Hertfordshire working with people with learning disabilities, autism and mental health issues.

Ideally you’ll have some knowledge or experience of social therapeutic horticulture and working with people with additional needs. You’ll need to have experience of managing people and projects and it would be beneficial if you had experience of developing services and networks with other local organisations.​

Appointment is subject to a satisfactory DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) check.

· Salary: £28-32K fte

· Hours: 3 days a week (22.5 hours) worked flexibly

If you don’t have experience in all the areas, we are looking for please do consider applying – no one is perfect! The most important thing we’re looking for is your passion for what we do and your ability to manage people and projects.

Closing date: 1st December

The Triangle Community Garden is a charity, based in Hitchin, Herts, helping people of all ages and abilities to ‘Connect, Grow, Enjoy’ through community gardening and contact with the natural world.

We do this through:

· Supporting physical and mental health through our social therapeutic horticulture, healthy living and wellbeing projects

· Providing volunteering opportunities for all ages in nature

· Community events, forest school activities, wildlife walks and nature-based workshops

· Cooking classes for men

· Improving our local environment for people and nature

The Vacancy

Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people.  Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).

Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is currently recruiting for the position of ‘Supporter Relations Income Officer' to join its dynamic Supporter Care Team. The purpose of the role is to oversee the day-to-day supporter relations Income operations, contributing towards developing and managing related processes for staff, supporters and the public in order to ensure all fundraising administration opportunities and supporter contribution to IR are maximised.

The post holder will be responsible for ensuring income is processed accurately, ensuring that supporters receive the highest standards of customer service. The post holder will also ensure that information held on supporters is accurate, appropriate and up to date to support IR objectives.

The successful candidate must have or be:

• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Excellent working knowledge and experience of The Raiser’s Edge database.
• Demonstrable experience of performing data extractions, reporting and data analysis
• A good level of competence in MS Excel, with specific reference to data manipulation.
• Analytical and pro-active with strong problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a methodical manner with constant attention to detail
• Working understanding of the gift aid scheme
• Experience of working in customer service environment
• Excellent time management skills
• Willingness to work longer hours including weekends during peak campaigns
• Excellent ability to work collaboratively in a team

If you are talented, reliable, service minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.

For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.

PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. We therefore may close the advert sooner than the advertised date.

Pre-employment Checks:

Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:

• screening clearance
• proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
• criminal records check
• receipt of satisfactory references

Please note, for UK based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.

Our values and commitment to safeguarding

IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.

The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.

All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.

In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.

By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

About us:
The Centre for Cultural Witness and its digital publishing platform, Seen & Unseen, aim to thoughtfully engage and deepen the Christian voice in public life. We’re seeking a Creative Marketing Strategist to play a crucial role in developing and driving our digital marketing and communications strategy, fostering impactful engagement with audiences and maximising the potential of our creative resources. This is an exciting opportunity for a strategic, creative, and proactive individual to make a significant contribution to our mission.

Role summary:
The Creative Marketing Strategist will lead the implementation and optimisation of Seen & Unseen’s digital marketing and communications strategy, driving our social media paid and organic efforts, managing agency relationships, and collaborating with internal teams. This role will balance creative vision with data-driven insights, ensuring that content is aligned with strategic objectives and effectively reaches our target audience.

Key responsibilities:

• Project management: Oversee and manage the implementation of Seen & Unseen’s digital marketing and communications strategy, working in close collaboration with our marketing agency and senior leadership team to ensure alignment with CCW’s overarching objectives.
• Strategic marketing input: Provide expert guidance on channel selection, content creation, and paid and organic social media strategies to effectively meet Seen & Unseen’s marketing goals, optimising content across platforms.
• Agency management: Act as the primary contact for our marketing agency, ensuring high-quality, cohesive output. Prepare clear, strategic briefs for creative concepts, media planning, content production, and graphic design that align with strategic goals.
• Performance measurement & KPIs: In collaboration with senior leadership, define key performance indicators (KPIs), track campaign performance, and provide actionable insights. Utilise data and analytics to refine strategies, improve future campaigns, and contribute to a culture of continuous improvement.
• Creative ideation & content creation: Identify opportunities and develop innovative creative concepts that align with Seen & Unseen’s objectives. Create engaging, high-quality digital content for social media as and when required.
• Content optimisation: Analyse and evaluate content reach and engagement, leveraging insights to inform the editorial direction and content strategy.
• Audience insights: Deepen understanding of our audience through qualitative and quantitative insights, making informed recommendations to enhance audience connection and engagement with Seen & Unseen’s objectives.

Person specification:

• Creativity & strategic vision: A creative, strategic thinker who can balance big-picture planning with attention to detail, optimising resource use for maximum impact.
• Proactive & collaborative: A self-starter and project manager who drives initiatives forward with enthusiasm, while also being a strong collaborator across teams and with external partners.
• Content & marketing expertise: A solid understanding of best practices for different platforms, an understanding of the marketing landscape and a strong grasp of effective content strategies for audience engagement.
• Content creation: Proven ability to create short-form videos and craft compelling copy, and a hands-on approach to delivering high-quality content when needed.
• Analytical acumen: Skilled in interpreting marketing data and insights, with the ability to translate metrics into meaningful recommendations for content and campaign improvements.
• Paid advertising proficiency: In-depth knowledge of paid advertising, with experience managing campaigns and optimising ad spend to achieve strategic objectives.
• Communication skills: Exceptional interpersonal and written communication skills, capable of conveying ideas clearly and inspiring others to align with strategic goals.

Qualifications and experience:

Essential

• Demonstrated experience in digital marketing, content strategy and creation, and project management.
• Strong understanding of analytics tools (e.g., Google Analytics. Meta Business Suite) and experience in data-driven marketing.

Desirable

• Experience working in media publishing, e.g. opinion or magazine sites is desirable.
• Experience working in or with marketing agencies is desirable.
• Subject matter interest in cultural commentary, theology, philosophy and current affairs.

Working for the Centre for Cultural Witness
This post gives an excellent opportunity to be involved in the early stages of a new initiative. The CCW staff work as a small and close-knit team and support each other during busy periods with flexibility and good humour. We offer a generous annual leave and staff benefits package.

Additional information
The full-time equivalent salary for this role is £38,000–£42,000, which is pro-rated to £22,800–£25,200 based on the part-time hours of 3 days per week (0.6 FTE) - subject to funding.

Please submit your CV and complete the application questions detailing your experience and interest in the role via the online application. Applications will be accepted until 12th December. Interviews will take place on Monday 16th December.  

Job Title: Assistant Director – Services and Business Development

Salary:  £50,000 pa initially, moving to £52,000 on successful completion of 3 months

probationary period.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Benefits: Nest pension & Medicash wellbeing support  

Location: Northwest based. Hybrid role, blend of home working & location based when required

POPS is a Charity, set up in 1988 by families who were supporting a loved one through a custodial sentence. Since that time, we have grown to employ over a hundred staff, across 16 geographical locations, predominantly in the Northwest of England and has developed an excellent reputation locally and nationally for the provision of quality services for families who engage with the Justice system. 

POPS’ core business team supports the delivery of services and have been influential in contributing to Justice policy both locally and nationally.  We are now looking to add to the Executive Team to contribute to the future proofing of the organisation to respond to new opportunities in a changing Justice landscape.

MISSION

To provide the support families identify they need and promote the changes required to enable children and families of those in the justice system to cope better and to thrive.

VALUES

· To be supportive and non-judgemental in our approach.

· To listen and act upon the experiences families share with us.

· To encourage active participation amongst the families we

· support.

· To value the benefits of robust partnerships.

· To acknowledge and embrace the principles of diversity and

· inclusion throughout the organisation

POPS values the core principles of diversity and inclusion. We welcome and encourage job applications from people from diverse backgrounds.  We particularly welcome applications from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates.

PURPOSE OF THE POST

The purpose of the post is to work closely with POPS’ Director, to ensure the quality and compliant delivery of POPS’ service located currently across Northwest, Yorkshire, Leicester and Bristol. You will drive forward POPS strategic and development plans to ensure the organisations’ future growth both locally and nationally.

The post will have significant responsibilities to ensure successful operational delivery and compliance of all POPS’ Services and commissioned projects and have a key role supporting the development of new business and engaging in newly identified commissioning opportunities.

The role requires strong leadership, resilience and creativity with the capacity to manage performance; develop and motivate staff teams; ensure contractual compliance; innovate and implement service delivery; develop and maintain productive strategic partnerships and to ensure quality and future growth of POPS’ services and the organisation.  

MAIN TASKS

STRATEGY

• Work closely with POPS’ Director to meet organisational objectives and aims within the strategic plan
• Develop national, regional and local partnership to enable POPS to fulfil its mission and strategic plan
• Oversee development of ideas and implementation of required interventions to ensure future organisational growth
• Provide comprehensive reports to ensure that POPS’ Director and Board of Trustees are provided oversight of governance; quality assurance; performance against set KPI’s; future planning, fundraising and new business development.

OPERATIONS

• Directly line manage POPS’ three Operations Managers
• Ensure high performance standards and production of quality outcomes, ensuring contractual KPI’s are met
• Work closely with Assistant Director for Core Business functions to ensure services are delivered within legislative and financial requirements
• Work with Operations managers to ensure contractual compliance: ensure that appropriate targets and monitored and achieved.
• Support the recruitment and development of staff 
• Work effectively with all colleagues to achieve agreed goals and respond to challenges in a timely and constructive way.
• Maintain good financial discipline, manage multiple funding streams; ensure organisational financial probity by implementing and developing appropriate financial controls and systems.
• Maintain and develop measurement and metrics to evaluate service delivery and demonstrate impact
• Produce Business Continuity and Risk Management plans and review on quarterly basis to Identify risks to services delivery, contractual compliance, staff competency, and develop solutions to mitigate against such risk.
• Attend and host internal and external meetings
• Produce reports to meet internal and external deadlines
• Ensure POPS’ Policies and procedures are implemented and fully complied with

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 

• Directly line manage POPS’ Bid Manager
• Scan the landscape to maximise opportunities and support sustainable growth.
• Maintain positive and productive working relationships with current and future commissioner agencies.  
• Maintain and develop strong partnerships with a range of national, regional and local agencies and develop collaborative working practices
• Attend Market engagement and stakeholder events
• Support bid writing process to meet commissioning deadlines 
• Ensure the involvement of service user voice in all aspects of POPS service delivery and development.
• Develop a culture of imaginative thinking to generate and listen to ideas from all stakeholders.

GENERAL

• Uphold POPS’ values
• Promote equality, diversity and inclusion across the organisation and service delivery
• Maintain awareness of changes in the external commissioning and political landscapes which may impact and influence the criminal justice and the voluntary sectors
• Attend POPS’ quarterly Trustee Meetings
• Work flexibly: travel, evening working and overnight stay away from home to attend meetings and events may be required
• Carry out additional relevant tasks as assigned by POPS Director

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Communities Development Lead to join a fantastic youth- development charity, based in the Northwest.

Location:Hybrid working across Ambleside and Bradford

Salary:  £36,000 - £41,000

As Communities Development Lead you will lead on business and service development for the Communities Team through relationship and partnership integration, horizon scanning, income generation and the implementation of special projects.

 Key Responsibilities include:

• Leading the development of high level (local, regional and national) relationships and networks.
• Developing and integrating the charity in partnerships which enable active engagement
• in the Youth and Communities network across the Northwest, specifically in
• regard to developing operational delivery and income generation.
• Working with Head of Delivery (Communities) and Area Team Managers in
• Bradford and Cumbria, to identify areas of need for funding and growth opportunities.
• Leading on securing income against an annual income target, through the writing and coordination of high-quality bids and tenders, to include pipeline work.
• Working with relevant colleagues, coordinate the production and submission of reports to funders which bring together key information regarding delivery KPIs, case studies, impact, evaluation and outcomes, in line with funder and internal requirements
• Leading the development and implementation of special projects (such as Volunteering and Youth Voice/Participation).

 The successful candidate will have substantial knowledge and experience of the Children & Young People sector, including legislation, frameworks and the changing landscape, within a management capacity and will be experienced in working within an inter-agency commissioning environment. A proven track record of securing funding from a variety of sources to support a breadth of youth and community programmes is key, as well as being able to demonstrate evidence of strong leadership and strategic thinking that has driven growth and impact.

A full UK driving licence and a willingness to work flexibly and travel across the Northwest region is a must.

If you’re passionate about enabling and enhancing community youth provisions by engaging with a range of stakeholders to drive service development and income generation, then please do get in touch!

 Please note, CVS are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful applicants will be contacted with more information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!

We are looking for a Diversion Keyworker

Salary: £22,000 - £27,000

Location: Advance Women’s Centre – Portsmouth & a Portsmouth Police Station

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 12 months from start date (January)

Hours: 1x 35 hours per week and 1x 21 hours

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.

About us

Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.

We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.

Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

About the role:

The Diversion programme began as a two-year pilot programme launched in July 2019 and funded by MOPAC (Mayor’s Office for Policing & Crime). The aim was to drive multi-agency working between the police, Voluntary Community Sector (VCS) service providers and other statutory partners and was part of a wider programme of work to develop a whole system approach to identifying and addressing the needs of women involved in the criminal justice system in London. The Diversion programme integrates a short-term, holistic package of support for women with an out of court disposal, to improve outcomes for the woman and offer Police officers a robust alternative pathway other than prosecution.

We have recently been awarded funding from Portsmouth City Council to deliver a 12-month pilot of the Diversion Programme in Portsmouth, to support those women of the PO1-PO6 area postcodes, who encounter the Police and as a result are then to be referred to the Diversion service rather than be prosecuted.

The successful post holder is required to pass Police Vetting

About You:

To be successful as Diversion Keyworker you will have an in-depth knowledge of issues facing women offenders and those at risk of offending; both in and out of the criminal justice system and the ability to see how violence against women and girls interlinks to women in the criminal justice system.

In short, you will have: -

You will bring proven practice of working with women experiencing issues related to offending (e.g. homelessness, substance misuse, domestic abuse, mental health or other relevant work area) preferably within criminal justice setting. You will be able to demonstrate your experience of conducting needs and risk assessments and of risk management crisis management skills and an ability to cope in stressful situations. You will show forth your ability to manage a caseload and a top-quality skill set with prioritising and organising your own workload.

You will be a self-serving uniquely able to undertake working independently and at times be managed remotely. That said, you will have a proven record of collaborative and working partnership with relevant statutory and voluntary groups, demonstrating the ability to develop and maintain strong constructive working relationships.

How to apply:

Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications that include a cover letter will be considered.

Interviews are taking place week commencing: 12 & 13th December 2024

What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:

A 35-hour full-time working week

An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)

Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home

Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more

Pension scheme

Enhanced maternity/adoption provision

Access to our Employee Assistance Programme

Employee eye-care scheme

Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles

Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation

Organisation wide away days

Thorough induction and training

Career development pathways

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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and we will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.

Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities

We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.

Safeguarding

Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.

In this pivotal role, you will bring in-depth knowledge of sickle cell and work closely with the project steering group, clinical specialists, prison staff, and sickle cell patients in custody. Your aim will be to understand and address the specific needs of patients with sickle cell disorder during their time in detention.

If this role sounds of interest, we welcome your application. We also welcome applications for secondments from NHS England, Health and Justice staff.   

In line with the NHS England (NHSE) 2022/23 healthcare “New Models of Care” this project aims to reduce inequities and improve timely access to high quality expert care for sickle cell patients detained by His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Services – HMPPS (London).

The key aims of the project are to:  

· Identify the healthcare needs at the earliest possible opportunity on their prison journey for all sickle cell patients in custody;

· Ensure the patient voice is heard, understood and responded to by healthcare, prison staff and patient peers detained in prison, i.e. cell-mates, for timely response to patient care needs, including an understanding of issues which may exacerbate a SCD crisis and how to respond to potential crisis;

· Empower/support patients to better understand how to self-manage their healthcare needs/their condition during their prison detention;

· Increase the awareness and understanding of sickle cell conditions with health and care professionals and the wider prison estate workforce. To ensure they have the skills and knowledge to identify and/or prevent incidents or escalation of sickle cell crisis, and reduce stigma and adversity that patients may experience.

The post-holder will oversee the successful programme development and delivery to meet the aims and objectives of this pilot project.

The post holder will develop a flexible, bespoke training programme which meets the needs of key stakeholder groups whilst taking into consideration the restrictions imposed by the prison environment. This may include the offer of training virtually/online, and/or face-to-face at prison location/s.

The role will include liaising with a number of organisations commissioned by NHS England (London) to assist with patient engagement.

The post holder will also be responsible for the project budget and evaluation, including working closely with an external agency for the monitoring and evaluation of the programme over its three year duration. We have received public sector funding to enable this innovative project to pilot. Subject to a successful evaluation and securing additional funding, this role may continue.

We are seeking an individual with strong programme management, communication, networking and advocacy skills to build relationships with key stakeholders. 

Visit our website for a job description and details on how to apply. The role closes on December 6th 2024

Post: ‘Honour’-Based Abuse & Harmful Practices Specialist Worker (Women Only)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday 9am- 5pm

Salary: £25,500 per annum, (full-time, permanent, subjected to funding)

Reporting to: Direct Intervention Service Manager

Location: Liverpool head office & work where required, including travelling

Are you passionate about making a difference and ready to take on a new challenge? Join our Direct Intervention team. We are a very supportive, highly skilled, and effective team, who work at pace without compromising on quality or attention to detail.

Job summary

• To work with individuals/families referred to Savera UK Direct Intervention Service, as a result of ‘honour’-based abuse and harmful practices. Being responsible for client safeguarding and providing advocacy and emotional intervention.
• To share responsibility with other team members in providing and delivering wellbeing/welfare programme and activities to Savera UK clients and toward their new beginning, empowerment, self-help and independence.
• Contribute to, and participate in the wider Savera UK team, organisation’s activities and development.

How to apply

Full Job Description and Person Specification can be found on our website.

Savera UK will consider applications from candidates who have comparable qualifications and experience for the role advertised. Please send a CV and covering letter, outlining your suitability for the post, and complete the equal opportunities monitoring form.

Applications that don’t include a covering letter, as specified, will be automatically rejected.

Following receiving your CV and cover letter, Savera UK may ask you to complete a further application form, to help us gather further information. Ensure your cover letter clearly relates to the essential specification required for the role, alongside any other details relevant to the job description.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 12th December 2024 at 12pm

The recruitment process will be in two stages. If you are shortlisted, Savera UK will be in contact to arrange an informal 20-minute chat about the role and your interest in it. Savera UK will then invite candidates who progress to the second stage to an in-person interview, which will comprise competency questions and a task on which they will be asked to present back to the interview panel. Candidates will be provided with information for the task, which will be sent to you ahead of the interview.

In-person interviews are expected to take place in the w/c 16th December 2024. Please inform Savera UK, when you apply, if there are any dates during that time that you cannot attend.

All applications will be treated in strictest confidence.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: £25,500.00 per year

Civitas Recruitment are excited to be partnering with a great international charity based in London who focus on developing the entrepreneurial spirit of youth through a network of partners. An exciting opportunity exists for a Programme Finance Manager to join the team. As Programme Finance Manager, you will be responsible for ensuring that the financials that underpin the charities programmes and projects are transparent and robust. It is a full-time or part-time role (12-month fixed term contract), home based with travel to the Central London office as required.

Who are we looking for?

Ideal candidates will have experience in a comparable role, with demonstrative evidence of successfully managing similar scale international programme funding . You will have experience and understanding of finance systems and tools in an NGO context. You will be able to understand the charity’s audience and analyse data and deliver information in a clear and user-friendly manner.  You will possess the ability to influence and persuade people with limited finance understanding and work with a range of internal and external stakeholders. You will possess advanced Excel skills and be comfortable producing reports and working with large data sets. An interest in youth, entrepreneurship or microfinance would be a bonus, however this is not essential for the role. Having an accounting qualification or working towards a relevant finance qualification would be desirable.

If the above role description sounds of interest and you feel like you meet the criteria; please apply immediately or for further information, please contact Syed at Civitas Recruitment for a full JD and informal discussion. Early applications are encouraged as we will be reviewing on a rolling basis.

The International Nepal Fellowship (INF) is Nepal’s longest serving international NGO with over seven decades of experience working with Nepal’s poorest and most disadvantaged people and communities.

Nepal is one of the poorest and least developed countries in the world. After a decade of peace following the 1996 to 2006 civil war, the country was hit by several generation-defining events. In 2015, a catastrophic earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people and then the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic took its toll on the nation, amplifying challenges such as social exclusion, limited access to basic services, and weakening economic growth.

Its people have worked hard and achieved much to reduce poverty in Nepal. Twenty years ago, nearly every other family lived in extreme poverty, earning less than $1.25 a day. Although this number has halved, today there are still one in four families living in extreme poverty. This is why Nepal and its people need further help in the alleviation of poverty and suffering.

Today, INF in the UK is a forward-thinking and impactful organisation, raising funds and supporting programmes and projects initiated and delivered by our Nepali partners, addressing key needs in healthcare, disability, community resilience, education and emergency relief.

We are motivated by our Christian faith, showing active compassion for some of the world’s poorest people, and encouraging individuals and communities to access and enjoy their rights as a holistic expression of our values.

We believe all people are equal, and so inclusion and dignity are very important to us, irrespective of gender, sexual orientation, religious belief, disability, economic status, caste or any other feature.

INF UK is continuing on a journey of transformation. Five years ago we moved from being a missionary sending agency to a resourcing organisation, raising funds and awareness for our partners locally. We are now embarking on the transition to becoming a more locally-led organisation, supporting and empowering our local partners to assume a greater role in the way INF UK develops and evolves.

INF UK now seeks a CEO to lead a small and talented team and drive this process of transformational change. You will bring experience of senior leadership, international development, strategic planning, resource mobilisation, partnership building and financial oversight. This will be underpinned by a mature Christian faith and a passion to see Nepali people living dignified, hope-filled lives, free from poverty and suffering.

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you. Closing date is 5pm GMT on Thursday 12th December 2024.

Please note that this role has an Occupational Requirement to be a committed Christian as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.

OVERVIEW 

If you are someone happy to take initiative, act as a service provider to our insiders, lend your hand to anything/everything with regard to building the organisation and are drawn to the idea of helping bring to life an ambitious new social enterprise, then we hope you will consider applying.

We believe that corporate ‘Insiders’ have been under invested in, under-utilised and often under-estimated in conversations about how we support a just transition. 

You will be the only staff member but have a lot of brilliant people around you to provide support and we hope that with your support and leadership we will grow to a team of 3-4 over the coming 18 months. 

We are looking for a self-starter who will flourish as a facilitator of insider groups, as a recruiter of Insiders, as an advocate and sector-builder for the insider community and as someone who can put the building blocks in place for an organisation that is set to grow and flourish.

To begin with, you will be hosted at non-profit Impatience Ltd who are providing hosting support to Impatience Insiders. 

PERSON SPECIFICATION 

We are looking for someone with at least six years of professional experience who is: 

1. Confident in supporting bold movement building and encouraging people towards action;

2. Able to work delicately in high trust environments; 

3. Able to work collaboratively with partners; 

4. Energised to search and recruit for Insiders from a ‘cold’ start (e.g. building new relationships on Linkedin, etc.); and 

5. Able to help build the ecosystem which we are a part of.

We are definitely looking for an all-rounder and do not have a particular experience set in mind. We expect to get applications from people from a range of backgrounds including those who have worked in large professional services firms, civil society building, community organising, programme management, financial services, social entrepreneurship, consulting or public affairs. 

We will be looking for people who have had to build things from scratch and are used to working with diverse stakeholder groups and holding a strong sense of purpose.

The essentials:

1. You care deeply about the social and environmental challenges the world is facing and can see how industry can play a critical role in impacting these issues;

2. You are a confident project manager - you must have a knack of keeping things organised and on track, being able to write clearly and distil information; 

3. You are a keen researcher who likes learning about new topics and presenting information back in written documents and briefings;

4. You are committed to facilitating and organising in ways that support diversity, equity and inclusion;

5. You have some facilitation experience and are comfortable building trust with individuals as well as holding space for confidential and sensitive conversations in groups. You have experience of supporting people to work through challenges and differing opinions to get to points of agreement and action;

6. You are happy researching and approaching potential partners, Insiders, etc. without warm introductions and building a new community around this work;

7. You are able to work independently with only light-touch support, self-start and manage competing priorities and multiple groups of stakeholders.

Helpful but not essential experience/skills: 

1. A background and experience of working within food systems; this could be through having worked hands-on on farms, in the public sector on agriculture policy, on corporate sustainability strategies, or through a master’s degree; 

2. A background in project management, public affairs, and relationship management;

3. A background in movement building, community organising, facilitation and/or advocacy;

4. Experience in fundraising and partnership building;

5. Experience in sales, recruitment, hospitality and/or training;

6. Experience of working in and pushing for change in large organisations.

You will have a few key aspects to your work: 

1. Own and organise the Insiders group. This will include seeking new members to expand our Insider group, while retaining current members by ensuring meetings and work are relevant, interesting and beneficial for members;

2. Work with partners to turn insider insights into campaigns to influence change within the sector;

3. Help plan and deliver the UK’s first ‘Insider Summit’ where we bring together people doing insider work across a range of industries and forms;

4. Seed and support new insider groups;

5. Help develop the methodology for insider group development;

6. Build relationships with potential funders and pitch for further core or project-related funding; 

7. Project-manage external agencies that are conducting delivery work for each project, from conception through to delivery and dissemination with civil society organisations, government, media and/or investors.

For the right person, this will be an amazing experience that allows them to learn as they lead work and accelerate into a space where their knowledge and insight is directly impacting progress towards transforming the UK food system and other industries. 

We’re flexible about location (within the UK), hours and type of experience, our priority is to find the right person to lead this work who is ready to hit the ground running and has both the track record and skill set to make a success of this. We are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences and abilities and so if you are not 100% sure that you meet all the requirements but believe you could excel in this role, we encourage you to apply and use the application cover letter to tell us about your experience and what you hope to bring to this role. 

The Impatience Ltd leadership team can be seen at: impatienceltd. org/our-team. 

This project has Jake Hayman as the lead board sponsor as well as active involvement in oversight and management from Farhana Yamin and Aditi Shah.

The organisation is very much at a start-up stage with our only major funding coming to support this key role and one fellow team member over the next 12 months which is why this is an initial 12-month contract. 

We hope the track record of the leadership team in building multiple successful thriving organisations will give candidates some confidence that this is an organisation that can grow and thrive and provide amazing opportunities to stretch themselves, provide career development and build their skills.