Head Of Communications Jobs in Hampshire

Salary: £31,500 - £35,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience

Hours: Part Time (21 hours per week, 0.6 FTE)

Place of work: Remote/Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, approximately twice a month

Join Our Team!

An exciting part-time opportunity has arisen for an experienced Events Fundraiser to help grow our third-party challenge events portfolio.

If you have events fundraising experience, a knack for planning and executing exceptional supporter experiences, are highly organised and comfortable overseeing multiple third-party event cycles simultaneously… Then we want to hear from you!

You would be joining a small but dedicated team, harnessing your passion for designing and delivering exceptional, engaging events (whether virtually or in-person).

About you:

The role involves all aspects of managing a portfolio of our third-party events, from initial set-up, marketing, stewardship, event logistics to event evaluation.  As such, we’re looking for an experienced events fundraiser, with a flair for project management, keen eye for detail and a passion for facilitating opportunities for our supporters to reach and achieve their goals.

You’ll be a confident communicator with strong marketing experience, great at building relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Combined with excellent organisation and time management skills and the ability to manage competing priorities whilst keeping to deadlines, you’ll bring your knowledge, creativity and new ideas to help continue improve the experiences of our third-party event participants.

You will be comfortable using data and insight to monitor event performance, identifying potential opportunities and areas of growth or decline, making recommendations for change where necessary.

What can you expect from us:

Crohn’s & Colitis UK is a truly flexible employer. Getting the right person for the role is more important than where you live. Attendance is required at our Hatfield based Head Office for All Staff meetings (currently run quarterly) and a minimum of 2 days per month.

We value equality and want to make sure we get the best person for the job every time so want to hear from people of all backgrounds and with a range of experiences.

Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK

If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive benefits that include:

• 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
• Pension scheme
• Flexible working options
• Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Wellbeing programme
• Interest free loan for season tickets
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free parking and secure bike locks
• Training and development financial support and/or study leave
• Performance review and development scheme

How to apply:

Closing date: 9.00am Monday 9th September

To apply for this position, please email your up-to-date CV and supporting statement giving evidence and examples of how you meet the criteria of the person specification and what you feel you would bring to this role. Failure to provide a supporting statement will result in your application not being considered.

Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.

We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales

Location: UK home based (remote working)

Reporting to: Head of Fundraising

Key relationships: Head of Trusts and Foundations, Executive Officer, Programme staff

Contract: Permanent, full time (4 days per week considered)

Salary: £32k

The Fundraising Officer will make a key contribution to the generation of sustainable funding through corporate partnerships, trusts and foundations. The role will support initiatives to increase the organisation’s income by expanding our pool of donors, improving retention of current donors and maximizing fundraising opportunities.

Who we are

WasteAid is an international non-governmental organisation that works in low and middle-income countries to implement environmental and economic empowerment programmes, focusing on support to nascent green businesses and grassroots entrepreneurs. The work improves the livelihoods of some of the poorest and most marginalised, promotes circular economy innovation and contributes to a cleaner and healthier future for all.

Our programmes focus predominantly on the reduction of plastic, organic, textile and e-waste pollution in areas of the world that have no formal waste management systems.

The organisation promotes and shares locally appropriate, evidence based inclusive practices, supporting and empowering others to take positive action.  We partner with public, private and community-based organisations in countries where the lack of waste management systems  are harming the environment, economy and society.  We achieve our goals through our 3 flagship programmes:

• Our Wastepreneur programme for those individuals and micro businesses trying to make a living within the circular economy and make a difference in their communities
• The WasteAid Circular Economy Network which brings together national stakeholders, local authorities and the private sector to tackle local waste challenges through networking, training, infrastructure support and innovation challenges
• First Step Resource Management Programmes focus on a whole system approach to divert waste from landfill supporting community behaviour change, basic infrastructure, collector group training and end market development

The organisation is less than 10 years old and has enjoyed unprecedented growth with an annual budget this year of circa £2 million.  It is a dynamic organisation with an international team who work in a supportive and collegial environment. 

WasteAid currently implements programmes in The Gambia, India, South Africa and Uganda.

Can you bring your fundraising skills to help us to do more?

Purpose of Role

To support the Head of Fundraising and Head of Trusts to develop and deliver effective income generation and partner relationship management. Collaborating also with the wider WasteAid team to develop quality funding proposals and fundraising assets. To research, explore and initiate new fundraising approaches with potential new funders.

Income Generation

• Support the senior fundraising team to research and develop potential opportunities for maximising income generation
• Support the senior team to identify and secure new supporters/partners and ensure effective engagement with established supporters. This includes:

- Diverse Outreach

- Proposal Development

- Participation in pitch sessions / donor meetings

• Rolling stewardship and relationship management for a number of potential and current donors. Including coordinating staff fundraising /other donor activity and admin to support the partnership

Raising WasteAid’s Profile

• Promote the aims and objectives of WasteAid, increasing public awareness and support
• Ensure project donor partnership plans are in place and implemented in liaison with the project teams and WasteAid’s PR function

Marketing and Communication

• Develop and maintain appropriate fundraising materials to attract donors and support compelling applications for funding
• Work with WasteAid’s PR company to maintain effective communications and good relations with our donors. Ensuring that they are updated on the organisation’s work and achievements with a view to extending and increasing their support where possible
• Utilise and maximise the use of all communication platforms to promote fundraising and the work of WasteAid including social media, local media support and the promotion of third-party led fundraising
• Ensure all communication channels are monitored, including social media comments and inboxes, and any incoming communications and queries dealt with in an appropriate and timely manner

Other

• Analyse, monitor and report on fundraising activity and performance to inform ongoing fundraising planning and improvement
• Responsible for ensuring accurate and up to date records are kept of all fundraising activities on WasteAid’s CRM system
• Responsible for ensuring WasteAid’s fundraising and communication activities follow best practice and are compliant with internal policies and procedures, GDPR, the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Practice, the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulation, Charity Commission requirements and all other relevant legislation
• To review develop and implement fundraising processes and procedures to ensure that best practice is achieved
• To keeping abreast of new fundraising developments, initiatives and opportunities
• Any other duties as required

Person Specification

Experience

This listing represents the full and ideal picture of the role. It is likely that not every strong candidate will be able to demonstrate all the listed attributes. If you feel that you can meet most of these qualifications, we encourage you to apply and give some thought as to how you might acquire any other necessary experience/skills after joining WasteAid.

1. Minimum of 2 years’ experience in fundraising/income generation (or a related field) with good influencing (e.g. writing or pitching) skills
2. Experience of developing new fundraising relationships or supporting existing relationships
3. Experience of generating funds from supporters. Specifically corporate partners, small-medium sized businesses, trusts and foundations
4. Experience managing corporate relationships, understand and delivering client requirements

Skills

1. Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to make communications engaging and persuasive for a diverse range of audiences
2. Excellent diplomacy and relationship skills
3. Ability to engage confidently with a wide range of stakeholders with a proven ability to build relationships and partnership working
4. Strong and effective networking skills
5. Effective IT skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel and use of fundraising CRM systems, knowledge of desktop publishing packages would be an asset
6. Uses original and creative thinking to make improvements or support the initiation of new approaches
7. Good understanding of fundraising regulations, standards and best practice

Personal Attributes

1. A self-starter, enthusiastic, reliable and professional
2. Effective communicator
3. Strong organisational time management skills with the ability to prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
4. Willing to take part in all activities, taking a ‘hands-on’ approach to getting things done
5. Enjoys individual, team and collaborative working
6. Demonstrates a consistent high standard of work and attention to detail
7. Willingness to learn
8. Willingness to travel to client’s locations
9. Works with honesty and integrity and is aligned with WasteAid’s values
10. Ability to adapt to changing environment
11. Knowledge of issues linked to WasteAid’s work in either the waste management, environmental and climate change or international development sectors is highly desirable

Qualifications

Institute of Fundraising qualifications desirable

The Bone Cancer Research Trust was established in 2006 and is now the leading charity dedicated to primary bone cancer in the UK.  Since  2006, we have invested close to £10 million into medical research and are beginning to see the impact of this investment.  In order to further maximise the impact of our work, we are growing our Database team, and are looking to recruit a new Database Officer. 

The Database team are responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the BCRT Access CRM system, fundraising administration and the supporter care function of the charity. The Database Officer will report to the Database Manager. 

The primary purpose of the role is to manage all financial and non-financial donor and fundraiser data between Access CRM and our data providers to meet the charity needs. 

The Database Officer is responsible for the processing of all income batches reconciling to BCRT’s income received including online and offline income processing. 

It is important that the CRM builds a real time and 360 view of our supporters. This role will be pivotal to continuing to move our CRM from being a transaction database to a fully embedded supporter relationship manager tool across all functions of the charity with weekly and / or daily data loading. 

In addition to business-as-usual tasks, the Database Officer will assist in the implementation of new processes and training around the CRM, as well as any other tasks relevant to the role assigned to them by the Database Manager. 

Senior Corporate Sponsorship Manager.

Salary: Circa £50,000 per annum, based on experience.

Location: Remote.

Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week.

Benefits:  

• 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays pro rata, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
• Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
• Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
• Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
• Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?  

Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

In this exciting role reporting to the Head of Corporate, you will be leading a key strategic income driver to develop sponsorship opportunities within Corporate Fundraising, securing vital unrestricted funding and ensuring the success of Action for Children's flagship events, campaigns and products.

How you'll help to create brighter futures 

• Lead the development and delivery of a sponsorship strategy to drive income and grow the donor pipeline to maximise opportunities to support our Fundraising Growth P
• Potential future line management of staff to drive and deliver the performance of the team.
• Design and deliver consistent sector-leading sponsorship packages.
• Throughout the year, you will deliver a range of compelling communications that engage new audiences and keep existing contacts warm.
• Identify and create new opportunities for sponsorship income.
• Build relationships with senior high-profile individuals.
• Negotiate at senior level with national and international businesses to secure income for the charity.
• Be up to date with industry-wide fundraising legislation and developments, relevant to the role.

Let's talk about you 

• Strong demonstrable experience in securing significant event, campaign or product sponsorship in a fast-paced environment.
• An understanding of charity legislation, best practice guidelines and other regulatory requirements for relevant fundraising activity.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate technical programme information into compelling donor communications for different corporate audiences.
• Ability to network, negotiate with the gravitas, and challenge and influence assertively at a senior level.
• Experience of driving strategies to deliver new innovations, income growth and high-level stewardship plans.

Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

Good to know   

Application Process   

There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.

Talent Pool   

We know talent when we see it. But sometimes we find the right person but not for the right job. We'd love to keep your details for when the right job comes up. Let us know if you'd rather we didn't.  

Diversity, equality, and inclusion   

At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Don't meet every single requirement?

If you're excited about this role but your experience doesn't align perfectly with the job description, we'd love you to apply anyway. You might just be the perfect person for this role, or another role within the Action for Children family. 

Find us on X, LinkedIn, Facebook, or YouTube to get to know us better.  

Closing Date: Thursday 22^nd August 2024.

Interviews are scheduled for week commencing 26^th August 2024 and week commencing 2^nd September 2024.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people with learning disabilities?

We are looking for a talented and motivated Finance professional to fulfil a key Finance Business Partner role supporting the Enabling departments and strategic investment projects at Mencap. Enabling depts include Finance, HR, IT, Property and CEO office. You will deliver high quality insight and financial management to help ensure our enabling (our support functions) spend is efficient and well controlled, and that strategic investment projects deliver against their business cases and budgets. You will be a confident communicator at senior levels. An individual who is well organised, can prioritise their workload and can maintain accuracy and attention to detail whilst working to meet deadlines.

There is flexibility around where the role is based. We have large offices in London and Peterborough and smaller offices located throughout the UK and you may need occasional travel to for meetings. However, this role will primarily be working remotely.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support Finance Lead to provide a comprehensive Finance Business Partnering service to business areas.
• Prepare timely, accurate, and insightful management reporting for budget holders, facilitating informed decision-making and effective financial management. Carry out month-end duties to ensure accurate financial reporting, including reviewing numbers, reconciliation of key accounts and posting month-end journals as needed.  
• Support financial planning processes and provide analysis, guidance and challenge to ensure the development of robust and credible plans.
• Lead meetings with budget holders to review financial position.
• A desire to drive improvements in financial understanding & accountability to deliver a first-class service.

What You Will Bring:

• A commitment to improving the lives of people with learning disabilities.
• Strong analytical abilities, attention to detail, and ability to communicate financial information effectively.
• Self-motivation and a desire to make an impact.
• Excellent collaboration skills, with the ability to build relationships across Finance and non-Finance areas.

Your Experience:

Essential:

• Worked in a Finance department providing Management accounting, business partnering or forecasting/budgeting support.
• Strong Excel skills. Excellent interpersonal, presentation and communication skills.
• Experience of working in a fast-paced environment, providing accurate and timely information.

Highly Desirable:

• Finance Business Partnering and/or Financial Planning experience - ideally in operational functions (e.g. IT / Property) or projects related.
• Proven ability to identify and implement process improvements in financial management
• Working towards ACMA / ACCA / ACA qualification, or other suitable experience.

The scope for this role is vast and we are looking for an ambitious and driven individual to join us!

If you have the relevant skills and experiences we are looking for and this opportunity sounds like the perfect role for you, please apply with your up-to-date CV. This role will close on Sunday 25th August and interview will commence shortly after the close date via Microsoft Teams.

Benefits

As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.

• 32 days holiday (including bank holidays) increasing to 35 days with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
• Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
• Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
• Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
• Loans for debt consolidation, bikes, computers and phones when you have been with us for 6 months
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Quarterly award scheme and recognition at every 5 years through our YouRock program
• Access to award winning training and development

*T&C's apply based on contract

About Mencap

We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.  

Our work includes;  

• providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
• providing advice through our help lines and web sites
• campaigning for the changes that people with a learning disability want

About Us:

Girl Guiding and Girl Scouting is the world’s only movement for every girl and any girl because we believe that each of them deserves to be the best they can be. Girl Guides and Girl Scouts learn by doing, make friends and have fun. In brave, local spaces, girls develop the skills and attitudes to change themselves, their communities and our world. The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts supports 153 national Girl Guide and Girl Scout organisations around the world to be united, thriving and growing.

About the Role:

The EU Youth Empowerment Fund through the Global Youth Mobilization (GYM) is a partnership of the European Commission and the Big Six Youth Organisations to empower young people driving change and deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals. It is delivered by a Project Coordination Team (PCT) from across the Big Six Youth Organisations. The Youth-Led Advocacy and Partnerships Coordinator will play a leading role in working in the Project Coordination Team and with the Big Six Designated Leads to grow youth-led advocacy and partnerships for the short and long-term of the intiative, and developing and supporting the implementation of the GYM’s youth-led advocacy strategy and plan.

JOB PURPOSE

The Youth-Led Advocacy and Partnerships Coordinator will play a leading role in working in the Project Coordination Team (PCT) and with the Big Six Designated Leads (DLs) to grow youth-led advocacy and partnerships for the short and long-term, and developing and supporting the implementation of the GYM’s youth-led advocacy strategy and plan.

KEY RESPONSIBILTIES  

1) Coordinate the development and implementation of the GYM youth-led advocacy strategy and plan in collaboration with the GYM PCT and Big Six designated leads

2) Develop capacity building webinars, tools and resources to enable young people to understand the SDGs, advocate for their needs and the needs of their communities

3) Co-design and implement youth-led advocacy approaches (including youth working groups) to enable young people to connect, design and advocate for their needs and amplify their voices on the SDGs

4) Identify opportunities for young people at the local, regional and global level to share their ideas and participate in decision-making, enabling opportunities for their voices to be heard, and championing their initiatives.

5) Lead the development of advocacy guidance and the production of youth-led policy recommendations with the input and guidance of young people engaged in GYM

6) Foster collaborations and partnerships that provide opportunities and recognition for young people, for example through capacity building, peer learning, training and mentorship to improve the knowledge, skills and experience of young people engaged in programmes and initiatives.

7) Engage with partners to leverage their expertise on SDG-related themes, co-deliver workshops and trainings, participate in relevant platforms, and facilitate knowledge sharing through capacity building, advocacy digital platforms.

8) Work with the PCT and DLs as and when required on GYM representation at local, regional and global advocacy events as opportunities arise

9) Support the development of relevant project reporting on a monthly and quarterly basis.

10) Contribute to the staff activities of WAGGGS through limited and occasional participation in staff meetings and event and other activities as appropriate

This job description is not exhaustive and serves only to highlight the main requirements of the post holder. The line manager may stipulate other reasonable requirements. The job description will be reviewed regularly and may be subject to change. Applicants must have the right to work in the country they are based in. 

Role Summary

Are you passionate about engaging young people to take action on global environmental issues? Can you effortlessly develop relationships across sectors and train others to deliver content? Do you feel energised when facilitating highly engaging and innovative youth engagement projects? We are looking for an ambitious, entrepreneurial and hands-on Youth Engagement Coordinator to join our team and support in the development and distribution of our youth programmes, with accountability for our on-the-ground UK Ocean Academy programme.

If you have extensive experience in youth engagement and an appetite to innovate what engagement in Ocean action looks like, we would love to hear from you. 

Other organisations may call this role Youth Partnerships Manager, Youth Programme Manager, Community Engagement Coordinator, Youth Practitioner, Senior Youth Facilitator, Participation Coordinator, Youth Partnerships Lead

The Role 

The Youth Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for the delivery of Ocean Academy to 51,000 children and young people. This will be both through direct on the ground engagement, as well as growing our partnership portfolio by securing innovative partnerships and approaches to scale our impact in line with our Strategy. This role will also collect more content, case studies and testimonials from on the ground, to build storytelling of the programme.

Want to know more about what the job is really like on the ground? Check out the links in the attached job description.

Key Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will join a growing and ambitious Youth Engagement Team: building, scaling, and delivering a range of youth-focused programmes designed to educate, inspire, and mobilise young people around the world to tackle Ocean threats and safeguard our Ocean. They will be able to look at partnership potential across the Youth Engagement programmes offering, maximising our capacity, reach and impact.

In 2024 we will focus on the development and expansion of a series of Ocean delivery partnerships which will enable us to build greater scale, reach and impact with young people. Through access to our education resources and facilitation guides, including digital presentation and videos, we will enable our partners to deliver Ocean workshops and other specialist Ocean events to their own existing youth audiences.  

The successful candidate will be responsible for four key outcomes:

1. Seeking new Youth Engagement partners across Ocean Academy (OA) and Wavemakers (WM) and developing strong practical working partnerships.

2. The training and managing of partners to deliver and facilitate their own Ocean sessions across OA and WM.

3. Creative and proactive development of existing Ocean Academy engagement resources, including supporting the creation of a new digital home for these

4. The delivery of Ocean Academy interactive presentations to young people

In additional the role-holder will provide support to team members in their delivery of the following:

· Communication of project progress to key funding partners.

· Development of strategies to scale the programme and develop new funding opportunities

· Development of cross-programme, innovative youth engagement partnerships.

· Youth engagement comms support including creating content for social media, newsletters etc.

Skills & Experience Required 

Essential:

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the proven ability to engage, inspire and motivate young people and children aged 5 to 25

· Experience in managing youth programmes, including design, development, delivery, and evaluation

· Ability to manage and coordinate third-party partnerships to deliver innovative educational engagement programmes.

· Proven track record in using evaluation to improve services for young people

· Disciplined approach to project management and scheduled commitments

· Strategic mindset: able to create and notice opportunities for growth and work to innovate

· Experience in basic design skills: able to harness the power of digital platforms to amplify the voices of young people and create engaging learning resources

· Committed, flexible and motivated to travel extensively to deliver youth engagement sessions around the UK (75% travel required in the role)

· A valid driver’s license

· Understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities and inclusive practice

· Ability to work both autonomously and with others as part of a small Ocean Generation team with a big ambition

· A passion for the natural world and our Ocean! 

Desirable:

· Familiarity with Typeform, Mentimeter, Canva, Wordpress, Monday dot com

· Experience of working in remote or hybrid teams

· Experience of coaching and mentoring individual staff or teams

Conditions 

• Salary: £30,000

• Contract Type: This will be a full-time, permanent contract based on a 37.5-hour standard working week.

• Working Hours: We seek to offer employees maximum flexibility in their working lives and we are currently trialling a Flexible Working arrangement. Staff have elected to commit to Core Working Hours of 10am to 4pm, UK time, Monday to Thursday with remaining hours to be worked as best suits the individuals’ personal circumstances.

• Working environment: We are a virtual team, working from home to maximise our investment in our charitable aims. Nevertheless, we highly value the benefits that face-to-face working contributes to personal well-being and team effectiveness. We meet as a full organisation in person 1-2 times a year and we also encourage staff to meet individually, or in small working groups on a more regular basis.

• Location: Since we do not have a permanent office location, you may be based anywhere within the UK and you would be expected to work remotely. 

• Travel: This role will require extensive UK travel (+/- 75%) including overnight stays. We are looking for someone who is flexible and excited to take this on. We will cover all reasonable travel and accommodation expenditure required in your role. 

• Holiday: 25 days per year pro-rata plus Bank Holidays (3 days of which to be taken off between Christmas and New Year) 

• Pension: Ocean Generation operates a workplace pension scheme to which all eligible employees will be automatically enrolled.

Please note, proof of the right to work in the UK will be required.We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults, so successful candidates will undergo an enhanced DBS check and provide two references.

HOW TO APPLY

Submit your CV and a brief cover letter (max 500 words), explaining why you feel you suit this role via the CharityJob listing for this vacancy.

Deadline for applications: 9am Thursday 22nd August

Interviews: Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th August (N.B. there will also be a pre-interview task to complete)

HIRING POLICY

We strive towards being intentionally inclusive and are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We actively welcome and want to hear from applicants from all backgrounds. You can get in touch for an informal chat about the role with Kavina Upadhyay-Fear, Head of Youth Engagement. Let us know if we can do anything to make the application or interview process more accessible.

Are you a people-person and relationship builder with a commitment to tackling the climate and nature crisis?

We’re looking for someone who is willing to hit the ground running and roll up their sleeves to help us support more people across the UK to have conversations with their elected representatives in this new era of government. You’ll believe in the power of relationship building for effectively influencing decision makers, and will act as an ambassador for Hope for the Future, representing us in all forms of spaces and places.

Not only will you develop and deliver our training offer, provide tailored advice, and prepare constituents for their MP meetings, you'll also develop vital resources, align our work with strategic objectives, and foster relationships with local and regional partners. 

You’ll like working flexibility and reactively with an innate commitment to supporting more diverse voices to engage in the climate debate. 

If you're passionate about driving change, fostering inclusivity, and making a tangible impact for the climate and nature crisis, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of a dynamic team committed to creating meaningful change.

Check our website for a copy of the Job Description and Person Specification 

As Policy & Engagement Officer, you will work with the Hope for the Future team to:

• Act as constituents’ main point of contact at HFTF, working with them to effectively engage their elected representatives by supporting them through the constituent journey (including offering tailored advice, letter writing, meeting preparation and coaching, facilitation and follow-up as needed).

• Actively seek to engage with new constituents and support our work towards reaching and representing all sectors of society, especially those that are under represented currently. 

• Prepare and deliver HFTF’s constituent and partner-facing training and resources, contributing to its ongoing development and approach.

• With the support of the Director of Delivery, contribute to effective objective setting in order to deliver HFTF’s strategy, linking and contributing to Hope for the Future’s central strategies and wider work as required. 

• Ensure the CRM is up to date and support monitoring, evaluation and reporting in relation to the team’s work. 

• With the support of the Policy and Research Officer, conduct research on elected representatives and other key figures in order to train and advise constituents on how to best engage with them.

• Identify and build relationships with local and regional partner organisations and communities to engage new constituents, to help ensure that we are working towards reaching and representing all sectors of society. 

• Take the lead on thematic and project work as allocated by Hope for the Future, (e.g. Scotland focus, housing focus) and help to upskill the rest of the team on these topics as needed.

• Maintain a strong working knowledge of climate change and nature loss/ degradation developments in Parliament, including changes to policy and specific MP involvement in such developments. 

• Provide support to other team members where required in both organising and delivery of events and projects.

• Provide support to other team members with income generation activities producing case studies and information on the impact of our work for inclusion in funding bids.

• Travel around the UK to support constituents and partner organisations, attend workshops and deliver training. 

• Contribute to our mission to "Drive inclusive action on the climate crisis" through delivery and communications activities in partnership with front-line organisations and constituents, that lead to well-planned, effective outreach and engagement of under represented communities. 

Subject to funding award, we are recruiting an IPS Grow Workforce Manager to oversee the workforce stream. This role will ensure the effective recruitment, onboarding, and training of IPS Employment Specialists across various regions and provide leadership to the workforce development team.
This role can be based anywhere within the UK, but will require some travel.

IPS Grow is a national programme designed to support the expansion of Individual Placement and Support (IPS) services in mental health, primary care, and drug and alcohol teams across England. The programme is led by Social Finance in partnership with the Centre for Mental Health. It is funded by NHS England and Improvement (NHSE/I), the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID).

The Workforce Manager will play a crucial operational role in driving the expansion and enhancement of the IPS workforce across England. This role focuses on the effective implementation of recruitment, onboarding and training processes for IPS Employment Specialists, ensuring high-quality training support and development. Reporting into the Head of Workforce and Engagement, you will lead a dedicated team, coordinate workforce activities and ensure robust data management. Your efforts will support the implementation of a comprehensive CRM system, manage a professional registration scheme, and the creation of accredited training programs, all while promoting the values of equality, diversity, and excellence in the workforce.

The key requirements of the role are:

Leadership and Management:

· Line manage the Senior Workforce Analyst and Senior Workforce Leads and task manage the activities of the Workforce Leads.

· Provide operational leadership and direction to the workforce development team.

· Ensure alignment of workforce development activities with IPS Grow's objectives and standards set by the Head of Workforce & Engagement.

· Conduct regular team meetings and provide guidance, support, and mentorship to team members.

· Lead on the development and delivery of a level 3 accredited qualification and apprenticeship framework for IPS, with support from Senior Workforce Leads.

Attraction, Recruitment and Onboarding:

· Collaborate with the Marketing Manager to develop and implement recruitment campaigns to attract prospective applicants to the IPS workforce, enhancing the visibility and appeal of IPS roles.

· Ensure high-quality recruitment processes for IPS Employment Specialists across regions.

· Collaborate with Workforce Leads and Senior Workforce Leads to develop and implement tailored recruitment strategies using the learning from recruitment efforts at a local level.

· Oversee the coordination and facilitation of onboarding activities for new hires, ensuring they are well-prepared to deliver high-fidelity IPS services.

 Professional Registration, Accreditation, Training and Development:

· Lead the operational development, delivery and quality of comprehensive training programs for new IPS Employment Specialists (this includes e-learning modules and face to face training).

· Ensure ongoing support and mentorship for new hires during their first year.

· Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of training programs and make improvements based on feedback.

· Support partners and key stakeholders to develop and manage a level 3 accredited qualification

· Lead the operational development and management of a voluntary professional registration scheme for the IPS workforce

· Track and monitor the learning and development of the IPS workforce

· Ensure compliance with professional standards and ongoing professional development requirements

 Quality Assurance and Data Reporting:

· Support the adoption and implementation of a CRM system to manage workforce data across the country.

· Ensure robust data collection processes are in place for workforce related information.

· Conduct data analysis and reporting, providing insights to inform strategic decisions.

· Ensure that recruitment, onboarding, and training processes align with IPS Grow's quality assurance standards.

· Collect and analyse data related to workforce development activities, providing regular reports to the Head of Workforce & Engagement and wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT).

· Identify operational challenges and propose solutions to improve recruitment and training outcomes.

· Ensure data integrity and accuracy for workforce reporting purposes.

Relationship Management:

· Build and maintain strong relationships with local and national stakeholders, including NHS services and ICB Leads.

· Work alongside IPS Grow Regional Managers to align IPS Grow’s support and delivery in terms of workforce per region.

· Collaborate with partners including Think Ahead, Centre for Mental Health and NHS England to deliver workforce projects.

· Act as a liaison between Social Finance and local services, ensuring alignment of goals and objectives.

· Attend and contribute to stakeholder meetings, sharing insights and updates on workforce development initiatives.

 Communication and Collaboration:

· Work closely with the Head of Workforce & Engagement, Regional Managers and wider SLT to share best practices and coordinate efforts across regions.

· Contribute to internal and external communications, including newsletters, reports, and presentations.

An ideal candidate will have:

• Leadership and Management Experience: Proven experience in staff management including responsibility for supporting appraisals, development of staff, recruitment, performance management and where necessary processes such as grievance and disciplinary.
• Extensive Knowledge of Workforce Development in Healthcare: Proven experience of workforce development approaches, including education development and commissioning.
• Experience of working with senior colleagues: Experience in dealing with diverse partners and agencies (public, private and not for profit) at a senior level.
• Recruitment Expertise: Significant experience in recruitment processes, including interviewing, evaluating candidates, and making hiring decisions.
• Training and Development: Extensive experience in developing and delivering training programs, with a focus on adult learning principles and effective onboarding practices.
• Commitment to Equality and Diversity: Commitment to promoting equality and diversity in the workforce.
• Project Management: Strong experience in successful project management. Specific project management of implementing and managing CRM systems and managing a professional registration scheme is desired.
• Relationship Management: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
• Data Analysis and Reporting: Experience in analysing, interpreting, and producing complex and multiple reports.
• Organisational Skills: Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, create project plans, and meet deadlines.
• Problem-Solving Abilities: Creative thinking and problem-solving skills, with the ability to quickly understand challenges and develop effective solutions.
• Adaptability and Flexibility: Ability to adapt to changing project needs and work effectively in a dynamic environment.

SignHealth is partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell to recruit a Finance Business Partner on a permanent, full-time basis. SignHealth aims to improve healthcare and access to health services for deaf people. As well as campaigning, research and health promotion, we provide supported living schemes and outreach for deaf people with mental health problems. We provide a national Advocacy and Counselling service and support for deaf victims of domestic abuse.

Working under the Head of Finance, this newly created role will help to ensure the financial foundations of SignHealth are strengthened at a time the organisation is forecast to grow rapidly and significantly.

The key responsibilities of this Finance Business Partner role include:

• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders, including finance and non-finance colleagues, to support strategic planning and decision-making.
• Use tools such as PowerBl, Power Query, and advanced Excel functions to build reports, conduct in-depth financial analysis and provide actionable insights to support strategic and management decision making for key stakeholders.
• Use data from various data sources to understand historic trends and use this information to create financial models and presentations to inform budget decisions.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports for the charity, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and compliance with regulatory requirements. This includes the development of grant/donor reports.
• Undertake monthly reviews with budget holders to review income and direct costs and feedback to key stakeholders where necessary.
• Support the Head of Finance with the development of the annual budget and regular forecasts, including the design of tools, templates, and guidance. Collaborate with budget holders to gather necessary information and to produce a consolidated budget.

More about SignHealth:

Every hour of the day, someone from SignHealth is working to improve the health and wellbeing of Deaf people.

Our work is varied and aims to promote easier access to healthcare and information. We partner with the NHS and other services and take on projects, carry out research, and raise awareness.

We also deliver our own services to reach Deaf people in our shared language in their moment of need, through domestic abuse support, therapy, advocacy, and residential services.

The successful candidate will:

• Be part-qualified in a CCAB Accountancy Qualification, however candidates who are qualified by experience may be considered.
• Have a background working within the not-for-profit or public sectors.
• Hold extensive experience in a Finance Business Partnering position and be able to hit the ground running.
• Have a good technical understanding of month-end processes, budgeting, and forecasting.
• Be an advanced Excel user and be proficient VLOOKUPS, SUM-IFS, index matching and ideally, Macros.

This opportunity will be based remotely with national travel required once a month. Excellent benefits are on offer for the successful candidate including 25 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays), two additional wellbeing days and a Defined Contribution Pension Scheme.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date so please submit your application to our exclusive agent Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

Twins Trust is the only UK-wide charity dedicated to improving the lives and wellbeing of families with twins, triplets or more. Multiple birth families face unique challenges and we’re there for them, every step of the way. With over 40 years’ experience, we tailor our services to our families’ needs. We offer support and information to parents and professionals, raise awareness, invest in research and campaign for the best possible outcomes for our families. Over the last year we provided support to hundreds of thousands of families with multiples through our website, delivered learning to over 3,000 people and helped many hundreds through our helpline, as well as collaborating with other organisations to support our families.

Work location: Hybrid/remote. Office space in London Bridge and Woking, although entirely remote option is fine. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Four days per week (30 hours)
Salary: £29k per annum (pro rata)
Closing date for applications: 30 August 2024

This is the perfect time to join Twins Trust as we embark on an ambitious digital project. We’re growing our team so we’re looking for a Digital Product Officer to join us and work collaboratively across the organisation supporting our digital product management. You’ll work to ensure our digital platforms meet the needs of the people we support and our stakeholders. We’re looking for a digital native with a problem-solving mindset who can contribute their ideas and knowledge to solving the challenges we face and help us make it as easy as possible for those we serve to access the support they need. This role will play a huge part in helping us to create a world where families of twins, triplets and more are happy, healthy and supported.

 Responsibilities include:

• Contributing to the product management that supports our overall digital service delivery. This includes development and implementation of new digital products and supporting the day-to-day running of our existing products.
• Creating, editing and publishing content to our website and ensuring we are both effectively growing our audience as well as providing an engaging experience for those who use our website.
• Helping us ensure our digital products offer an excellent user experience including use of data to measure impact of our digital products and inform improvements.
• Providing support in oversight of our digital assets, processes, compliance and other technology within the charity as required.

A more in-depth description of the role, full list of responsibilities and key attributes we’re looking for in a candidate are available in the job description.

Twins Trust is a flexible employer and there’s the option to conduct this role fully remotely or hybrid with time spent alongside colleagues at our head office in Woking or satellite working space in London Bridge. Many of our team are juggling lots of things in life, including caring for their own multiples, and we’ll help you make the role work around your life to ensure you can balance your home life with your professional responsibilities.

Grants Manager

We are looking for an experienced grants manager in this part-time, flexible role working on a remote basis.

Position: Grants Manager

Location: Remote

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week/flexible working available

Salary: £44,182 - £46,872 (pro rata) dependent on experience

Contract: Permanent

Closing Date: Wednesday 11th September. We are shortlisting on a rolling basis and they role may close sooner than advertised

Interview Date: 16th and 17th  September.

The Role

We are looking for an experienced grants manager to work closely with the Head of Grants and Assessment to develop and support grant management, including developing new systems, to ensure that processes are compliant, auditable, efficient, and timely.

You will also be developing and embedding grant policies and processes, writing grant procedures, documentation, overseeing payments, and reporting to Board and other teams.

About You

You’ll bring a good understanding of social enterprise finances, together with an ability to assess social enterprises, including understanding and assessing business models. Ideally you’ll have experience of bidding for and managing grants for a charity or social enterprise, or of starting up and running a social enterprise.

About the Organisation

Helping 1,000 people a year develop the skills, strengths and networks they need to tackle society’s biggest problems, the charity run courses that equip people to start, scale and strengthen organisations that make a positive difference. This is not a traditional school, learning is inspiring, action-based and accessible, supporting people in other ways too, such as funding and mentoring.

Working here is engaging, exciting and demanding. If you are someone who enjoys creating solutions and contributing your ideas, you’ll enjoy working here.

Benefits include:

• 25 days’ annual leave (pro-rata) + UK bank holidays
• 5% employer contribution to your pension
• Learning & development opportunities
• All staff have access to Wisdom, an employee wellbeing app
• Opportunities to train in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid
• Wellbeing initiatives hosted by our Wellbeing Committee
• Free eyecare vouchers
• Regular online socials & weekly catch-ups
• Team away days twice a year
• Flexible working is welcomed!
• Teams based around the UK (as well as in India)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Annual season ticket loan

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page, please let us know

The organisation is committed to eliminating discrimination and actively encouraging diversity amongst the workforce by developing a staff team that mirrors the rich diversity found in the student population. The charity will not discriminate with reference to age, gender, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, marital status or disability. However you identify, we would like to hear from you. In the organisations commitment to continue to diversify its teams, freelance staff and programmes, we are particularly keen to hear from people who identify as:

• being from racialised and minoritised communities*
• and/or LGBTQ+
• and/or disabled, including learning and non-visible disabilities

If you require any reasonable adjustments during our recruitment processes, including assistance with reading this page or documents linked to below, please

You may have experience in other areas such as Grant, Grants, Grant Manger, Grants, Manager, Grant Officer, Grants Officer, Policy, Social Enterprise.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Unfortunately, due to our limited capacity we are unable to provide feedback to candidates not shortlisted for interview.

Are you an experienced and results driven project manager who would love to use your skills to help us Beat Macular Disease?

Macular disease is the biggest cause of sight loss in the UK, with around 300 people diagnosed every day. The Macular Society is the only charity determined to beat the fear and isolation of macular disease with world class research, and the best advice and support.

To support people affected by macular disease now, the Macular Society provides a range of support, information and services. Our research programme is focused on finding new treatments and a cure to beat macular disease forever.

As a part of significant digital transformation, we are looking to migrate our existing Customer Relationship Management System (Care NG) to a Microsoft Dynamics solution.

You will be responsible for overseeing the planning, execution, and successful delivery of this project, ensuring it meets all objectives, aligns with the needs of the Macular Society and is fully accessible for colleagues with sight loss.

If you have a strong project management skills, technical expertise, and the ability to drive cross-functional teams towards project success, we would love to hear from you.

In return we provide a great working culture and offer flexible working options, 26 days annual leave, the ability to buy or sell annual leave, supportive family policies, and 6% pension contribution.

We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons.

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.

Since 2016, through collaborating with over 300 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here. 

Our Ghanaian-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead DigLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 10,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Impact Report here.

We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the last year. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model. 

We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in UNESCO-backed The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

We are excited by our future. 

About this role

Following the significant development of EduSpots’ income and activities in the last year, we are looking for an experienced finance and operations professional to provide exceptional support to the Chief Executive Officer, Head of Development, and Head of Operations (Ghana-based) to ensure the development of robust financial and operational systems, policies and processes. 

The candidate can work from any location, but will have a strong knowledge of UK law and charity accounting in an international development charity context. You will be a self-starter, able to work independently on tasks assigned, whilst proactively suggesting improvements to our systems, policies and wider strategic development. 

We are looking for a team player with a genuine desire to contribute to greater educational equity, with a strong personal alignment to our organizational values of teamwork, care, play, passion, community leadership and sustainable impact. 

Main duties and responsibilities 

• Work with the UK Finance Officer (volunteer) and Ghana based Finance Manager and Head of Operations to oversee global finances, so that consolidated management accounts and donor financial reports can be produced.
• Support with the roll-out of new accounting software and reviewing intercompany financial processes to ensure accountability and compliance with recognised accounting standards.
• Support with bank account management and reviewing funds transfers.
• In future, possibly manage staff payroll, including tax and pension contributions.
• Oversee the onboarding and screening of new staff, contractors or volunteers in the UK and other locations outside Ghana, including reference checks, criminal records checks, preparing contracts, etc.
• Review and keep organisational policies and procedures (including staff handbook) up to date, staying abreast of any changes in the wider external legal and operating environment. 
• Monitor compliance to organizational policies and escalate compliance and operational risks to the CEO. 
• Monitor and renew insurance cover.
• Support with other tasks related to finance and operations as time permits.

Personal Specification 

Knowledge & Experience

• Qualification in accounting, or working towards one.
• Experience working on finance within an international NGO.
• Knowledge of governance requirements within a UK charity, and of working in compliance with the Charity Commission of England and Wales.
• Experience developing organisational policies and procedures.
• Experience in recruitment and some knowledge of good HR practice.

Personal Qualities & Skills

• A genuine commitment to educational equity and community-driven change.
• Outstanding organisational and time management skills.
• Proactive and able to work to maintain a high standard of performance with minimum supervision in an impact-driven environment.
• Excellent numeracy and analytical skills, able to manage complex spreadsheets, systems and databases.
• Strong communication skills, with an ability to build strong working relationships with people from diverse backgrounds, with an openness to new ways of working.
• A team player with a belief in the value of collaborative approaches to learning.

Please send a tailored covering letter and updated CV addressed to the CEO by Sunday 18th August with a hope to meet shortlisted candidates for a first-round interview shortly afterwards, with a planned start date in September. 

This job description will be reviewed annually and may be subject to amendment or modification at any time in consultation with the post holder.  It is not a comprehensive statement of procedures and tasks but sets out the main expectations of the role.

EduSpots is committed to the safeguarding of children. Appointment will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post.