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With 1 in 5 children struggling with their mental health, our surf therapy intervention is needed now more than ever. We transform the lives of children struggling with depression and anxiety. Through our 6 week course we help them to feel calm, confident, to have positive thoughts about themselves, to have higher self esteem and trust in others. We work with over 2000 children and young people across the UK every year and have reached over 14,000 over the past 14 years.
It is an exciting time to join the charity - we have a new CEO in post who has plans to take this charity to new heights - reaching even more children than ever before and we need an experienced fundraiser who can help us achieve that vision. Working as part of a small fundraising team you will have the ability to really make a substantial difference.
The role is advertised as 15 hours however there is the hope that this will end up being increased in the not too distant future. We will consider candidiates working remotely but for those based near HQ (Newquay, Cornwall) you will be able to join in with our pre work swims/paddles/coffee on the beach and our Bring and Share lunches! Please do not feel like you need to be a seasoned surfer for this role - the majority of the non delivery team are also not surfers!
Candidates are welcome to submit their CV and a covering letter or fill in the application form available on our website or on this advertisement
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: London only - hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office or at donor meetings and the rest working from home
Interviews: 16/10 over MS Teams
For more information or to apply, please click 'apply now' to be directed to our careers site.
Are you passionate about making a real impact on the lives of young women? Join us as a Philanthropy Manager, where you will play a key role in raising vital funds to support our Women Supporting Women (WSW) initiative. WSW was established at The Prince’s Trust in 2018 to nurture, empower and inspire young women to build a better future for themselves.
As our Philanthropy Manager, you will build strong relationships with high-value donors, secure significant multi-year gifts, and collaborate with senior volunteers to drive our mission forward.
With a personal income target of £500k+ per year, your efforts will directly contribute to raising £150m over five years, providing young people with the financial and practical support they need to thrive.
Bring your expertise in fundraising, relationship management, and donor stewardship to a dynamic and supportive team. If you’re ready to make a lasting difference, we want to hear from you!
What happens next?
Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date.
Why do we need Philanthropy Managers?
Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some who have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Philanthropy Managers!
Perks for working at The Trust!
- Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year
- Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
- You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc.
- In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role
- Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas.
- Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network).
- Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave.
- Interest-free season ticket loans
- The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme
- Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
Equal Opportunities
Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives.
We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.
We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network).
Safeguarding
The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.
A NOTE FOR RECRUITMENT AGENCIES:
We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!
Req ID: 3156
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Resurgo’s mission is to inspire and equip organisations to bring about ambitious and sustainable social change through our expertise in coaching, impact management and programme delivery. We’re a bold and innovative organisation with the ambition to transform society.
Are you a confident and experienced leader, with a heart for social justice and passionate about positively transforming society?
Then this could be the role for you. Join us as our next Centre Manager, and use your leadership and interpersonal skills to head up the team of three, delivering employment support in London.
You’ll be working with the local church to manage the delivery of Resurgo's award-winning Spear Programme. Over the last 20 years, Spear has equipped more than 9,000 young people across the UK with the work-ready skills and mindset they need to succeed in employment, no matter the barriers they face.
We believe each young person has huge potential. If you do too, and you have the skills and heart to see their lives transformed – join us.
The important stuff
Location: Spear Camden, Lighthouse London Church
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations
Salary: from £30,000 dependent on experience
Closing date: Monday 21st October, 09.00am (We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate).
Application pack: Have a look at our application pack for more information about the role and Resurgo
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process.
In this role, you’ll be responsible for:
Strategy, vision and impact [25%]
- Be at the forefront of leading Resurgo’s ‘big picture’ vision of a transformed society, empowering churches to transform young lives
- Build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with local referral agencies to ensure effective recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme
- Oversee the reporting of the Centre outcomes and ensure the Spear Programme is delivered in line with agreed targets
Leadership, line management and training [25%]
- Lead your team with confidence; spurring them on in Resurgo’s mission; invest in a team culture of excellence, belonging and fun
- Manage and develop the Lead Coach and Graduate Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development. This includes weekly 1:1s, performance reviews and regular feedback
- Equip your team to drive change through a data informed approach, and keep them accountable to agreed targets for the Spear Programme
Relationship management [20%]
- Manage great relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, donors, and your Board of Trustees
- Embed into your local church; working closely with your Spear Trustees and congregation, and actively participating in their mission and events
- Partner with the Spear Trustees and assist in implementing their funding strategy by helping to build corporate and donor relationships. For example, by hosting prospective donors in the Training Room
Delivery of the Spear Programme [20%]
- Support group and 1-1 coaching with numerous 16-24-year-olds: equipping them with practical work-ready skills and resilient mindsets
- Provide guidance to the Lead Coach in the training room when dealing with behavioural and safeguarding situations and upskill coaches with consistent coaching feedback
- Use a coaching approach to engage young people in challenging conversations that will enable them to take responsibility and over significant barriers to employment
Operations [10%]
- Liaise with relevant staff regarding site operations and work to resolve any issues as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies
This role will suit you if:
- You are an active Christian, passionate about your work being a lived expression of your faith
- You want to help others reach their full potential, and enable young people to overcome significant barriers to employment
- You have demonstrable experience in coaching, teaching or training and development, as well as being keen to develop these skills further
- You are an experienced and mature leader/line manager, or have great leadership potential, and are eager to bring out the best in your team
- You are confident building relationships with a variety of stakeholders, with effective written and verbal communication skills
- You are steady under pressure, and able to juggle competing priorities
- You are looking for a varied, hands-on role, where you won't be tied to a desk
- You are IT literate
You can expect:
- A genuine commitment to upskilling you through impressive training opportunities
- Training, guidance and funding to complete your professional coaching accreditation
- Progression opportunities through professional development 1-1s
- A fun, supportive culture where you are encouraged to bring your authentic self to work
- A worshipping community, where you can pray and worship with your colleagues
- Summer and autumn staff conference days, plus a two-night Christmas retreat
A couple of things to note:
This role requires occasional evening work, for our termly Spear Celebrations (where we celebrate our trainees as they complete the initial six weeks of the programme)
In the event of a job offer, a DBS check will be requested.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Do you have a passion for fundraising and developing relationships?
We have a fantastic new opportunity to join the Communities Team as an External Funding Specialist at Sovereign Network Group.
You'll be based out of our Wembley office with some travel in and around the local area and to our other office locations. The role will combine both home and office working to ensure a positive work/life balance.
About Sovereign Network Group (SNG)
It's an exciting time to join us as Sovereign have joined forces with Network Homes to form SNG (Sovereign Network Group). Together we provide over 84,000 homes and invest in communities across London and the South of England – our purpose being to provide quality affordable homes and places that people love for generations. We are creating a Community Foundation, investing £100 million into communities over the next 10 years.
The Role
Reporting into the Funding and Innovation Manager you will support the delivery of our fundraising strategy and secure external funding into SNG communities and to charities we work with.
Key Responsibilities
- To support the Fundraising and Innovation Manager to deliver our fundraising strategy.
- To secure external funding to benefit SNG communities and customer facing teams around the following themes: Financial & Digital Inclusion, Employment and Training, Community Action and Engagement.
- Lead projects, bids and programmes that bring in external funding to SNG communities and to charities benefiting SNG communities.
- Innovate by supporting the testing and piloting of new programmes and partnerships and identify opportunities to the Head of Partnerships and Funding.
- Build and maintain excellent relationships with stakeholders, including funders, businesses, local authorities and national agencies.
- Support the implementation of governance oversight for fundraising and systems and processes.
What we are looking for
You should have demonstrable experience in a similar role or have knowledge within fundraising and partnerships. We're also looking for:
- Experience in previous roles of securing external funding via bid writing, public sector tenders and contracts, Trusts and Foundations and corporates.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
- Persuasive writing and storytelling skills.
- Strong innovation mindset.
- Confident with budget management and financial systems.
What you'll receive from us
We have some fantastic benefits on offer at SNG, including:
- £450 flex-pot annually, discounted shopping & cycling scheme
- 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays (with an extra day every year up to 30 days)
- Company pension scheme matched up to 12%, life cover at 4x your salary
- Flexible working - we're committed to giving people flexibility as widely as possible
- Options for private medical insurance, dental insurance & critical illness cover
At Sovereign Network Group, we are passionate about inclusion for all and creating a workplace where everyone can thrive. We are committed to our Equality Diversity and Inclusion strategy and believe that you can truly be yourself at SNG. Take a look at our careers site to learn more about us and our values.
This is a great opportunity to join the team as we progress through an exciting period of change. What we do makes a real difference to people's lives and by joining us you can share the satisfaction of doing something that really matters.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 43 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are seeking an Impact and Evaluation Manager to work closely with our Head of Data and Impact and Senior Data and Impact Officer. A key part of the role will be helping develop further how we evaluate the impact of our programmes. You’ll also be responsible for producing reports for different audiences including external partners and staff members delivering the IntoUniversity programme in our centres, and supporting with the management of our Salesforce database. As part of a small team, you’ll be involved in impact projects and providing key data support from the start.
The role at a glance
Contract
Full-time, permanent
Start date
October 2024
Working hours
09:00 to 17:30, Monday to Friday.
We are a delivery organisation providing frontline educational services for young people. Our Head Office team is based on the site of our North Kensington centre in West London. We are an organisation with team members at different stages of their career, including many in their first roles: we are committed to nurturing talent and providing a developmental culture for all. Our Head Office team works in-person 80% of the time with 20% working from home.
Salary £38,100 (including £2,600 London contribution)
Location
IntoUniversity Head Office, 95 Sirdar Road, London W11 4EQ
Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year.
The main duties of the role
- To work with the Impact and Operations teams to improve programme evaluation, including designing qualitative and quantitative impact and process evaluations.
- To lead the delivery of evaluations, including data collection, analysis and reporting.
- To act as an impact expert for the charity, using data and impact reporting internally and externally to develop IntoUniversity’s strategic goals
- To play a key role in the formal data and impact reporting for the charity including the production of Impact Reports and annual university reports, and ensuring the impact microsite is kept up to date.
- To prepare reports on the performance of the charity, collating data and presenting it in clear formats for a variety of internal and external audiences including: staff delivering the programme; Regional Operations Managers; the charity’s Senior Leadership and Senior Management teams; Trustees; Donors; University partners.
- To develop and maintain expertise in research and evaluation methodologies
- To keep abreast of research and policy developments in relation to the higher education and charity sectors.
- To lead on developing and delivering Impact training for new and existing staff.
- To support the management of IntoUniversity’s Salesforce database including the maintenance of database records, creation of new features, producing and analysing reports, supporting and training staff in itsuse, and reviewing the effectiveness of the database as a monitoring tool. Salesforce training will be provided.
- To support members of the delivery team with Salesforce queries and requests for data and analysis.
- To represent the charity at relevant conferences and events.
- To undertake any task that may be requested from time to time that may be consistent with the nature and scope of this post.
- To maintain the ethos and values of the charity and positively promote the work and activities of the charity at all times.
- To champion diversity and inclusion in your role at all times, referring to the Diversity and Inclusion Staff Responsibilities document.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Elrha is a global organisation dedicated to finding innovative solutions to complex humanitarian challenges through cutting-edge research and innovation. We are seeking a passionate and skilled Management Accountant to join our dynamic Grant Operations and Finance (GOF) team.
About the Role:
You’ll play a key role in supporting our work by ensuring smooth, high quality financial management and reporting. Working closely with the Head of GOF, you'll contribute to the success of our programmes by overseeing financial activities, audits and the improvement of financial processes.
This is a role where you can make a meaningful impact, not only within our organisation but on the global humanitarian landscape. You'll have the chance to work on important projects that directly support our humanitarian aims while developing your skills in a supportive and collaborative environment.
What you’ll do:
- Lead on key financial activities, including management accounting, financial reporting, and grant audits.
- Support the operational aspects of grant management by ensuring effective financial planning and monitoring.
- Improve and streamline financial processes for greater efficiency.
- Manage complex funding arrangements, including grants from institutional donors, and ensure compliance with financial and donor requirements.
- Collaborate with teams across the organisation, using your financial insights to support decision-making.
What we're looking for:
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, especially those with a genuine passion for humanitarian work. We’d love to hear from you if you:
- Are a qualified (or part-qualified) Accountant (CIMA, ACCA, ACA, CIPFA or equivalent) with proven management accounting experience, ideally within the charity or not-for-profit sector.
- Have experience managing budgets and financial information, especially in environments with complex funding.
- Are familiar with the financial management of grants from institutional donors, ideally within international aid or humanitarian settings.
- Understand risk management and audit processes.
- Communicate clearly and effectively, both with financial and non-financial colleagues.
- Are skilled in Excel and other Microsoft Office tools.
- Have a personal or professional interest in humanitarian or development sectors, demonstrated through academic studies, volunteering, or work experience.
Additional knowledge in grantee financial management, IATI standards, and accounting principles for charities would be a bonus, but not essential.
Why Join Us?
By joining Elrha, you’ll become part of an organisation that is making a real difference in the world. We believe in supporting our team to thrive, offering opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and growth. We work remotely with access to our offices in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if you prefer to be office based. We offer flexible working patterns to support you with balancing other commitments.
If you're looking for a role where you can apply your financial expertise to help solve real-world problems, we want to hear from you!
Note for applicants:
- Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.
- When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes.
- Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.
Closing date: Sunday 6th October 2024
Interview dates: Tuesday 15th & Wednesday 16th October (online)
We reserve the right to bring the closing date forward if we have sufficient high-quality applications. Please get your application in as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the job role
We have an exciting opportunity for a Centre Manager in our Training, Education and Development team at St Joseph’s Hospice.
We are looking for someone who has experience in management and income generation and working in a customer service-focused environment. This post is responsible for managing the development of income, generating opportunities as part of the Training, Education and Development team through a range of educational activities and the hiring of the purpose-built Education Centre at St Joseph’s Hospice. In addition to developing income streams, the manager will lead on audit, administration, governance and quality assurance activities on behalf of the team. The post demands an entrepreneurial approach combined with well-honed managerial and business skills in order to maximise potential income generation, relationship development opportunities and the effective delivery of programmed education.
About you
You will need:
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Experience of managing a small team
- Experience of marketing and promoting a service
- Excellent customer service skills and experience
Where you’ll work
St Joseph's Hospice was founded in 1905 by the Religious Sisters of Charity and as such it has a rich, Catholic heritage which informs our work today: to support and welcome those in need, from all different cultures, religions and backgrounds.
We provide high quality specialist palliative care for patients with cancer and other life-threatening conditions across East and North London. We have a large team of clinical staff who work across community, in-patient and out-patient services delivering individualised, responsive and holistic support to patients and their families/carers.
Why work for us?
- 27 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing up to 33 days with service
- Subsidised café and early access to retail sale events
- Season ticket/Welfare loans
- Continuation of NHS Pension Scheme or an excellent salary-exchange pension scheme.
- Santander cycles discount and cycle to work scheme
- Health Cash Plan and access to the EAP services
Join St Joseph’s team and find out more!
We are an equal opportunities and a disability confident employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 4th October 2024
Interview date: 15th October 2024
PREVIOUS APPLICANTS NEED NOT APPLY.
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A small and friendly local charity is looking for someone who is organised with excellent communication skills who is keen to learn, develop and/or share their fundraising skills. This role would suit someone who is looking for a career change or has recently graudated and would like to become an excellent charity fundraiser or an experienced fundraiser who is keen to develop their skills and expertise to inform an imaginative fundraising strategy.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Action Redbridge is a local infrastructure organisation working to create a fairer Redbridge where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. Our mission is to support strong and resilient communities where people lead happy, healthy and fulfilling lives.
The Youth Leadership Programme Manager will work on a nationally funded project developed in collaboration with local young people, NHS North East London, and the University of Hertfordshire. They will play a key role in supporting young people who live in the area, and the adults who work with them, to learn and work together to explore how participation can improve the health and wellbeing of local young people.
The role will manage our Young Advisors Team, supporting them to develop the skills, confidence and agency to play an active and equitable role within the project. The project will be guided by the values of co-production (being human, inclusive, transparent, and challenging) to ensure that all forms of experience are valued equally, and power imbalances addressed openly.
The post requires a high degree of flexibility around working days and hours as well as the ability to travel within North East London to support the meaningful involvement of young people in the project.
What it’s like to work at Community Action Redbridge?
We are committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace culture that embraces and celebrates difference. Building a team that reflects the diversity of our communities and brings together a range of experiences, backgrounds and perspectives is essential to the work we do.
We want Community Action Redbridge to be a safe space for everyone to bring their whole selves to work, where all our employees have the opportunity to thrive and feel recognised and valued for the work they do.
We offer some great benefits including 28 days’ annual leave plus public holidays, a free and confidential employee helpline, face-to-face and telephone counselling, an employee discount scheme, a travel loan and cycle to work scheme.
How to apply
Please download the application pack from our website and return your completed application by 11.59pm on Sunday 20th October 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place the week commencing 28th October 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Royal Hospital Chelsea is seeking a passionate and skilled Trusts & Foundations Officer to join our dedicated team and help secure vital funding to support our mission. By securing grants and building long-term relationships with charitable trusts and foundations, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the continued care and wellbeing of the Chelsea Pensioners.
The Role:
As the Trusts & Foundations Officer, you will take ownership of an exciting and diverse portfolio of charitable trusts, foundations, and other grant-giving organisations. Reporting to the Head of Trusts and Statutory Fundraising, you will work to grow both restricted and unrestricted funding to help meet the Royal Hospital’s long-term income targets. This role requires strategic thinking, and the ability to develop and nurture lasting relationships with funders.
Key Responsibilities
As the Trusts & Foundations Officer you will assist in identifying new funding opportunities to expand the existing funder base, work closely with all departments to develop tailored proposals and implement the organisation's fundraising strategy. You will maintain a rolling programme of bespoke grant applications while building and stewarding long-term relationships with funders. The role includes supporting the Head of Trusts and Statutory Fundraising with donor communications, trust and statutory fundraising applications, submitting timely reports, and maintaining accurate records.
About You:
The ideal candidate will have at least 1-2 years’ experience in a relevant fundraising role, and a good understanding of the voluntary sector funding environment. They should be skilled in researching and developing new funding pipelines, managing multiple contacts, and have excellent writing, proof-reading, and organisational abilities. Financial literacy and budget management are essential, alongside IT proficiency and familiarity with CRM systems like ThankQ. Candidates should have experience raising funds from trusts and foundations, managing donor relationships, and working to targets and deadlines.
About Us.
The ethos of the Royal Hospital is one that puts a premium on selflessness and companionship. Our values of nurturing belonging, respect individuals, encourage pride and enjoy life underpin that ethos. We are united in a shared purpose, living and working together and ensuring everyone has a place in our diverse social and military community.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea is dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, where all backgrounds and abilities can reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on attracting a wide range of talent, removing potential barriers, and promoting equal opportunities. We know, the more varied and inclusive our teams are, the better our organisation will be for our community. We are a Disability Confident employer dedicated to hiring diverse talent and ensuring you are treated with respect throughout the recruitment process and upon joining our community.
Our selection process.
Should your application be successful you will be invited to a formal interview, where you will be asked questions relating to your experiences and key requirements of the role. If you are successful after the interviews we will:
- Ask for references from those you have listed on your application form
- Check your right to live and work in the UK
- Check any declarations you have made on your application form
- Ask you to complete a medical form
- Carry out an Enhanced DBS application.
To provide Army veterans with the support and comradeship they need in recognition of their service to the Nation and to safeguard their historic home
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Us
At Unfold, we have been supporting young people and families across Westminster and its neighbouring boroughs for over 30 years. Our vision is to empower individuals to overcome barriers and achieve their goals through mentoring and peer support. We are looking for a dedicated and compassionate Programme Coordinator to join our small but committed team, playing a pivotal role in delivering high-quality mentoring programmes and women's support groups.
The Role
You’ll support the Programme Manager in coordinating the logistics and delivery of our mentoring services, which include our flagship Mentoring for Mothers programme and its adaptation, Mentoring for Mothers Welcome, tailored to support asylum-seeking women and their children.
From the initial application stage to conducting assessments and making the all-important mentor-mentee matches, you’ll ensure that everyone feels supported and valued throughout their journey with us. You’ll also be a crucial point of contact for our volunteer mentors, providing training and supervision, answering queries, and ensuring they feel confident in their roles.
In addition, you’ll take an active role in the coordination of our Women Support Groups, which help to foster a sense of community and solidarity. You’ll be responsible for ensuring sessions run smoothly, supporting facilitators, and actively promoting our mentoring programmes to group attendees. Your proactive nature will help strengthen our relationships with external partners and support the development of new opportunities for our service users.
About You
You'll have a genuine passion for supporting vulnerable families and individuals, especially those from diverse and complex backgrounds The ideal candidate will have a background in community support or volunteer management, with strong communication skills and the ability to connect with people from all walks of life. You should be confident working independently but also thrive as part of a small, close-knit team.
An understanding of the challenges faced by asylum seekers and refugees is crucial, as is a solid grasp of safeguarding principles and experience implementing them. You’ll be organised, with a knack for managing multiple priorities, and tech-savvy enough to navigate our CRM system, Beacon, to keep all our records in order.
Experience working with community groups or delivering programmes in a charity setting would be a bonus. We are particularly keen to hear from candidates who can speak additional languages relevant to our service users, such as Pashtu, Dari, Urdu, Arabic, or Farsi, although this is not essential
Unfold supports families and young people in London, helping them get where they want to be through mentoring powered by volunteers and support groups
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Community Engagement Manager
Reporting to: Head of Community Engagement
Responsible for: One direct line report
Based: Our Head Office is based in London, but we have an agile working policy enabling people to work at another UK location up to 4 days/week. Permanent remote working in the UK is possible and we welcome applications from people based in other parts of the UK.
Terms: Full time (35 hours/week), permanent. Requests for flexible working will be considered.
Salary: £34,424 – £45,448 per annum
Role overview
The British Science Association's mission is to transform the diversity and inclusivity of science. We want more people, especially those from groups that are currently underrepresented in science, to feel that science is relevant to their lives. The BSA’s Community Engagement programmes focus on reaching people who are underrepresented in science and research.
The Community Engagement Manager will specialise in growing, diversifying, and supporting our community engagement programmes.
The role will develop, manage and deliver high quality programmes by supporting community organisers and community-researcher partnerships. This will include programmes focusing on community engagement with science and research, as well as participatory grant making.
This role would suit someone with an interest in public engagement with science and research and experience of community engagement, capacity building and partnership working.
Key responsibilities
The main responsibilities of this role are:
- Extend the BSA’s engagement with grassroot community organisations and communities underserved by science and research.
- Help to grow the BSA’s Community Engagement programmes portfolio and support the BSA’s Community Engagement Network.
- Enable and support community engagement with British Science Week, including managing the British Science Week Community Grant Scheme.
- Project manage existing and new programmes that develop and support community-researcher partnerships and/or enable community organisers to embed science engagement and research in their work.
- Provide delivery support to the Community Led Research Pilot (CLRP).
- Provide capacity building and development support to our delivery partners and participants in our grant programmes to overcome challenges they may face in delivering their projects.
- Line manage a Community Engagement Officer and provide effective management across projects and programmes.
- Deliver against agreed budgets and timelines.
- Work with the Head of Community Engagement in line with the BSA’s 10-year strategy to:
- increase opportunities for those underrepresented in science and research to engage with our programmes,
- develop new partnerships to support new and ongoing grant and capacity building programmes to create positive impacts for communities,
- increase community voice and representation in the science engagement, research and innovation sectors.
In addition, the post-holder will be expected to:
- Support the Head of Community Engagement to proactively strengthen the organisation’s profile and reputation among external partners and stakeholders.
- Work closely with the Head of Community Engagement, other managers and teams (particularly The Ideas Fund) to develop new programmes and improve existing ones and share best practice in community engagement across the organisation and with the wider sector.
- Support with writing funding bids that lead to the growth of the community engagement portfolio.
- Seek meaningful feedback from the communities that will be affected by planned activities (e.g. underserved audiences).
- Other duties as reasonably required by the line manager.
The closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 6 October 2024.
First interviews are due to take place on w/c 21 October, likely Monday 21 and Wednesday 23 October.
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
As part of the British Science Association’s commitment to being a Disability Confident employer, all disabled* applicants who meet the ‘essential criteria’ for this vacancy will be offered an interview under our guaranteed interview scheme.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Grants Manager-Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal
[Trialling hybrid working: 2 days in the office per month, which is subject to change]
Compulsory 2-week office attendance during an appeal
Salary: £40, 560 per annum.
Contract status: Full time to March 2026
***Please download the job description for full details***
The Ukraine Humanitarian appeal raised £426 million and helped an estimated 6.9 million people in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. The Grants Manager is integral in working closely with DEC colleagues and members to build and sustain, a solid understanding of the evolving humanitarian context. The Grants Manager will maintain strong oversight of the DEC funded programme including the reporting cycle, adaptive programming and facilitate strong and relevant engagement with DEC member charities and local partners and external briefings over the duration of the response.
Key responsibilities:
Communication and Collaboration
· Key programmes point of contact regarding the DEC funded programme, responding to enquiries from member charity programmes and other related staff, facilitating timely and accurate communication.
· Maintain strong understanding of response context.
· Manage and provide timely, response briefings to internal and external audiences, key stakeholders including the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] and, other key stakeholders.
Analysis and Reporting
· Review, evaluate, and advise on member charity plans and reports for consistency, trends analysis and coherence of data across submitted documentation.
· Contribute to the review and analysis of plans and reports submitted by member charities in response to DEC appeals.
· Share timely and relevant information and analysis from plans and reports with DEC member charities and local partners.
· Manage external reporting requirements including preparation of stakeholder reports and infographics.
Management and Leadership
· Coordinate the team’s surge capacity to deliver points above, which may involve managing and inducting a team of external consultants and training them in the use of our knowledge management system [Box].
· Coordinate with the Programme Quality, Accountability & Learning team to ensure monitoring, learning and accountability initiatives are timely and appropriate to the response.
· Support with real-time reviews, community perception studies and other related MEAL activities.
If you have demonstratable humanitarian experience of Ukraine, with the competence to prepare timely/accurate reports and deliver credible presentations to diverse audiences, then you will be perfect to join an incredible team and organisation.
How to apply
Please apply with your anonymised CV & cover letter [i.e. please state your initials only, not your full name]. We will be interviewing on a rolling basis, with the intention to fill the role by the end of October 2024.
The DEC is committed to the safeguarding and protection of children and vulnerable adults and participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful 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 applying, the job applicant confirms their understanding of, and consent, to these recruitment procedures.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The role
Do you have good people skills, are you organised, methodical and can work with IT equipment and manage databases?
We are looking for a Corporate Services Support Officer who will support our HR & IT functions. You will be responsible for the end-to-end process of employee recruitment, updating our policies and procedures, managing the IT requirements and maintaining the HR & IT databases. We need someone who has got experience of working in a support function and would like to be involved in moving our support model forward.
Criminal Record Checks
All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
· Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice
· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification and should be no longer than two pages.
The closing date for applications is 1st October 2024, with interviews taking place w/c 14th October 2024. We reserve the right to close the advert early.
Please be advised that if you do not hear from us by 14th October 2024, unfortunately on this occasion you have not been shortlisted.
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from everyone regardless of age, disability, gender, ethnicity, religion and sexual orientation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Senior Programmes and Services Manager
Young Enterprise
Reporting to Head of Programmes and Services
Hybrid - London (Brunswick Square) / Oxford minimum 4 times a month
Salary £40,000-£45,000
Permanent
Full time, 37.5 hours per week with flexible working hours
Excellent benefits including 36 days annual leave plus birthday off, group life assurance, NHS top scheme with contribution to dental and opticians costs, cycle to work scheme, employee assistance programme, employee mentoring scheme, discount and additional benefits platform.
Are you an experienced Programmes and Services Manager looking for an exciting new opportunity? If you are passionate about supporting young people, this is could be the perfect role for you.
Charity People are thrilled to be partnering once again with Young Enterprise, a leading employability and financial education charity empowering young people across the UK.
Young Enterprise firmly believes in the boundless potential of the UK's young people and recognises that academic education alone is not enough. The charity empowers young people to thrive in the evolving world of work by equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary for success.
The charity partners with young people, educators, parents, businesses, and influencers to build a sustainable future. Through programmes in employability, entrepreneurship, and financial education, Young Enterprise aim to reduce youth unemployment, unlock potential, and inspire a generation to succeed in learning, work, and life.
The Programmes and Services Manager oversees a small team, ensuring effective, on-time, and on-budget delivery of assigned programmes. They also work with the team to keep programme content engaging, relevant, and up to date for the target audience. Reporting to the Head of Programmes and Services, this role provides education expertise to support current and new programmes. As part of the Senior Strategy Group, the Senior Programmes and Services Manager supports functional objectives and deputises for the Head when needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage Programme Managers and the Programme Support Manager by overseeing daily delivery and development of programmes. Lead, motivate, and support direct reports for efficient programme delivery; assist with budget management and reporting.
- Collaborate with the Head of Programmes & Services to ensure effective management and delivery of all programmes and deputise for the Head when needed.
- Provide guidance and work with the team to improve processes and share best practices. Train and advise colleagues on positioning programmes represent YE externally in education and political networks.
- Build relationships with stakeholders and contribute to the Senior Strategy Group for strategic planning and cross-functional initiatives. Improve monitoring and evaluation processes, ensure cross-departmental compliance, and manage programme budgets effectively.
The Senior Programmes and Services Manager will have significant experience in managing education programmes for children and young people. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication and stakeholder management skills and excel in building relationships. They should be a team player and effective delegator with operational and financial acumen and a proven track record in complex project management in educational settings.
The candidate will have excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience in presenting to diverse audiences. They should have strong strategic thinking abilities for successful organisational outcomes and exceptional project management skills across national programmes. You will demonstrate clear analytical skills, effective planning for operations, and the capability to supervise and support remote teams.
They will be comfortable in engaging non-direct reports and building strong relationships with diverse stakeholders, including school leaders and funding organisations.
How to apply:
The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. In the first instance, please send your up-to-date CV to Anish at Charity People or contact for an informal confidential chat about the role and for further details about next steps. The closing date is Thursday 11 October. First stage interviews will take place remotely on 18 or 21 October, with second stage interviews taking place w/c 21 October.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.