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Corporate Partnerships Manager (Maternity Cover), an excellent opportunity to join a unique and specialist Social Welfare Charity, based in London.

• Contract: Fixed Term - 10 months - Maternity Cover, from September 2024
• Hybrid: Open to discussion. est - 1 day a week office, able to attend meetings in London.
• Salary: £38,000 to £41,000 per annum.

As the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will work with the Head of Partnerships and manage a team of two, Corporate Partnerships Coordinator & Partnerships Officer.

You will play a vital role in leading and managing the team to build the new business pipeline, build relationships with potential partners. Undertake effective and successful proposal writing, ensure quality account management by others, and inspire long-term financial commitment to the cause. 

You will also manage a portfolio of high-profile corporate partnership accounts across various sectors, which includes work in a rapidly expanding industry. Focused on enhancing the corporate partner experience, you will drive engagement and help the team reach their fundraising goals

Key Accountabilities:

• Lead on prospect research of new business opportunities and support the team the team in these activities.
• Develop and manage relationships with key stakeholders to obtain, manage and approach prospects in an inspiring and compelling way.
• Implement the corporate partnerships strategy in line with the charities overall strategy.
• A lead authority in proposals and opportunities for corporate engagement.
• Plan and deliver staff mobilisation campaigns a to win Charity of the Year partnerships.
• Continually improve the charity’s approach to corporate partnership.
• Generate income from a portfolio of partnerships to deliver or exceed budget income.
• Manage a portfolio of high-profile corporate partnership accounts, ensuring the delivery of updates, reports and engage corporate partners with the charity’s work/projects.
• Line management of Corporate Partnerships team.

To be successful as the Corporate Partnerships Manager, you will have prior experience and knowledge of:

• Working within a Corporate Partnerships/ Corporate Fundraising role.
• Proven track record of developing corporate partnerships and exceeding fundraising targets
• Experience in developing and monitoring the implementation of fundraising strategies, budgets and operational plans.
• Excellent networking skills and ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Experience of managing team members, working within a Corporate Partnerships/ Corporate Fundraising role.

Role Details and Deadline: 

• Deadline/Close date for application: 4th August 2024.
• Salary:  £38,000 to £41,000 per annum.
• Full-time - 35 per week.
• Hybrid working; with the ability to attend meetings in London.
• Holiday: 28 days per annum plus bank holidays

'Angela Mann Recruitment' is a specialist Charity & NFP Recruitment Agency, with extensive experience and knowledge of working within the sector. We match individuals to roles based on the required skills and experiences requested to fulfil a position, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

We're searching for a dynamic communicator to join our growing Foundation team, to revitalize and develop our communication networks, connecting with our UK colleagues and partners—a vibrant community of around 8,000 members. Our goal is to increase engagement and aid in the expansion of the Openwork Foundation, with the ambition to exceed our target annual income of £1 million.

This is an 18 month fixed term hybrid role, based 2 days a week in our Swindon office, however travel to events will be required.

What we offer:

• Salary - up to £35,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection 
• Death in service 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Head of Foundation to develop a Foundation communications and engagement strategy.
• Create a range of new communications channels and platforms to reach more of our UK wide colleague and partnership population to promote awareness and increase engagement and participation. Including social media, website, intranet, newsletters and presentations.
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation message and narrative, including working with the charities we support, to tell the story of how donations create the impact we have in changing lives. 
• Set up a range of engagement campaigns to leverage increased levels of volunteering, fundraising, regular giving and ad-hoc giving. 
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation content and collateral including video, images, infographics, reports, presentations and copy.
• Support our volunteer and ambassador networks to grow, providing them with platforms, content and collateral to get their messages out, increasing engagement and participation.
• Create a communications calendar to clearly illustrate planned activities.
• Develop a recognition approach to thank those who support our Foundation. 
• Support our charitable Foundation to be a core part of business culture and shared values. 
• Support the wider charitable Foundation team.

What we're looking for:

• Experience of passionately delivering successful communications across varied stakeholder groups.
• Imagination to develop a range of collateral and clear messages.
• Experience in planning and developing creative communications campaigns to inspire all audiences. 
• Experience in developing communications platforms and using them to grow reach into varied stakeholder populations.
• Experience in building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders including securing pro-bono support. 
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects and the same time. 
• Experience of developing or co-ordinating video content. 
• Up to date knowledge of social media platforms and how to make best use of them.
• Strong and positive PR knowledge to write compelling pieces to share. 
• Knowledge of inclusion and accessibility within communications. 
• Highly organised - Project management experience and or training.
• Exceptional communication, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Knowledge of the charity or financial services sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – a collaborator and team player who works well with others, reaching challenging goals often under very tight deadlines.
• Effective project management: organisational skills together with project and time management skills are essential.
• A commercial focus to all activities.
• Understanding of how to develop opportunities to maximise reach and make the most of current and emerging media and communication trends.

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, an industry-leading annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

About the team

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

Team information

Will you join us?

Mind is seeking an experienced, dynamic and driven individual to join our team as a Corporate Partnership Manager (Team Lead). In this role, you will lead a team of five to manage and grow corporate partnerships to help us achieve our ambitious goals.

The Corporate Partnership Manager (Team Lead) is responsible for leading a team of give to manage and grow a portfolio of Mind's core corporate partners who predominantly deliver support to our core national services and unrestricted funding. You'll also work closely with the Head of Partnership Management to shape and deliver the team strategy and support the wider corporate partnerships team to raise £7 million in 2024-25.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

-Lead the Core sub-team within the Corporate Partnership Management team to manage and grow high quality, mutually-beneficial corporate partnerships to achieve an income target of £1.5 million in 2024-25.

-Work closely with other team leads to create an ambitious, thriving and learning team environment.

-Work closely with the Head of Partnership Management to deliver the team strategy and culture, and deputise as required.

-Provide person-centred line management to 2 x Senior Corporate Partnership Officers.

-Support and coach the core sub-team to maximise financial and non-financial value from their corporate partners.

-Support team planning through input into financial projections, the preparation of income and expenditure budgets.

-Effectively manage team performance and deliverables via regular reporting on KPIs, financial forecasting and phasing, income allocation and expenditure reports.

-Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, ensuring excellent account management, impact reporting, and stewardship.

-Work to identify and secure growth opportunities within corporate partnerships, including financial and non-financial value e.g., pro-bono and GIK.

-Network and build strong relationships with key partner stakeholders to support long term relationships.

-Support Mind's Federation First approach through identification and development of local Mind opportunities with corporate partners.

-To be an ambassador, spokesperson and representative of Mind as required at events and in the media.

-Work closely with other members of Mind's Fundraising, Comms and Media departments to deliver excellent corporate partnerships.

-Ensure accurate data management using Mind's CRM system.

-Ensure that all activity complies with charity legislation and that adequate systems are established to meet audit requirements.

-Develop and maintain a strong knowledge of corporate partnerships and the external fundraising environment helping to spot opportunities and trends and mitigate risks.

-Undertake other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.

Mind's equity statement

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

The Research and Involvement Officer will ensure that unpaid carers are meaningfully involved in the design and delivery of research and will be instrumental in enabling unpaid carers to be directly heard by researchers and decision makers. This will include the involvement of young carers and unpaid carers of all ages in the development of programmes, policy, and providing mechanisms for unpaid carers to speak truth to power to influence for change.

The postholder will play a key role in bringing Welsh voices and perspectives to our UK-wide research and involvement functions and will work with colleagues across the UK to produce impactful evidence to influence changes beyond Wales’ borders.

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by communicating our vision, and the scale of our projects, to a wide range of audiences.

You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of nineteen (with more recruitment in the pipeline for 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with exceptional media experience and editorial skills.

ANT has a broad and varied network of audiences; stakeholders, partners, landowner and  fundraising supporters.

You will help take our impact to the next level by inspiring and influencing others to follow us in our ambitious plans for change.

Main responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications and Fundraising to develop a new Communications strategy for the organisation

  • As part of this work, look at an overall approach that will guide stakeholder engagement plans for individual projects. This will cover local landowners, project partners, governmental bodies, NGO stakeholders

• Building the narrative & telling stories

  • Develop messaging that captures the imagination of our different audiences - around the scale and ambition of our projects, their innovative aspects

  • Translate complex projects & partnerships into simple, compelling ideas

  • Work with woodland project teams & land managers to identify stories from our habitats that will bring the positive impact of our work to life

  • Coordinate with our Impact & Knowledge lead on our latest impact data and case studies. Present key points to audiences in an accessible way and tell a compelling before-and-after story

• Maximise our media coverage

  • Generate local & national media coverage to build awareness of our projects, in response to external developments where appropriate

  • Work with partner organisations to produce mutually beneficial stories, leveraging their networks and resources

  • Work with the fundraising team to promote our fundraising pushes, in particular our project-based crowdfunding campaigns

  • Help prepare statements and presentations for the CEO

• Overall responsibility of our communications channels

  • Build out a proactive calendar of communications based around our events and key points in project timelines

  • Design comms plans around our advocacy and campaigns work

  • Oversight of day to day management of email campaigns and journeys, social, website 

  • Coordinate production of high quality content including video and photography

• Line management of the Communications Officer, supporting them to develop and grow their skills 

• Engagement

  • As part of the overall comms mix, you will coordinate the stakeholder engagement functions of ANT that work with landowners, strategic partners and local government bodies

  • Ensure that the engagement direction as laid out in the Communications strategy is followed more widely across the organisation 

  • In this capacity you will also line manage the Outreach Co-ordinator

• As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities

• Other duties and opportunities as required

Programme Manager, Sustainable Chemistry

The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) have a fantastic opportunity for two Programme Managers to join our small new team focussed on green and sustainable chemistry. The positions are for a fixed-term period of three years.

You will be joining the RSC at an exciting time as we develop our next organisational strategy. You will help shape how we build on and connect across recent work in areas like Sustainable Labs, Digital Futures, Future Workforce & Educational Pathways, Chemicals Waste & Pollution and the 25th anniversary celebration of our journal Green Chemistry.

Reporting initially to our Head of Science & Sustainability Strategy Lead, your programmes will enable us to explore and prioritise opportunities to maximise our immediate and long-term impacts in everything from sustainability conferences and communities to tools, professional development and beyond.

In this role, you will:

• Scope and prioritise RSC Sustainable Chemistry programmes e.g. convening, conferencing, developing tools, resources, standards & metrics, training and professional development, new communities.
• Work in partnership with colleagues to identify, evaluate & prioritise opportunities and impacts e.g. collaborating with Publishing, Membership, Science & Communities, Professional Development, Communications, Marketing, Data Science & Insights, Product Management and Business Development.
• Build partnerships in the UK and internationally with organisations that share our commitment to driving and supporting sustainability in science e.g. research funders, sister societies, sustainability-focussed for- and not-for-profits, universities, chemistry-using businesses, and their suppliers.
• Develop effective relationships with our member and journal communities to align with their passion and expertise in achieving green & sustainable chemistry goals.
• Develop and deliver Sustainable Chemistry projects and programmes
• Track and report impacts, and contribute to a culture of continual improvement and innovation

At the RSC we embrace flexibility and offer hybrid working, which means our teams come together when they need to collaborate. Although this role is contractually based at our Cambridge office, you will be able to work from home within the UK, with the expectation that you will attend the office a minimum of average two days per week initially, with some travel for meetings and events. If you need flexible working arrangements, please outline this in your application.

What we are looking for:

• PhD or equivalent in chemistry or a broadly related science and engineering area, or equivalent experience working in science labs or on science-related projects, publishing, funding or community engagement.
• Passion for science and for sustainability with some specific sustainability-related experience, ideally in a science R&D context.
• Ability to leverage quantitative and qualitative data to make informed product & programme decisions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Initiative to seek knowledge and input when that will deliver the best results.
• Can-do, flexible attitude with a focus on solutions and progress, including listening to others and taking the initiative in ambiguous and changing situations.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Open-ness to learning about technical areas of science and sustainability as well as about new approaches or fields from expert colleagues and collaborators.
• Experience working on and managing complex projects involving multiple stakeholders.
• Ability to balance and prioritise across multiple projects, tasks and deadlines.
• Experience of facilitation or organisation of networks, meetings and workshops.
• Experience writing reports, proposals or business documents.

If you are interested in this role, please apply before the end of the closing date. When applying, you will need to provide an up-to-date CV and a supporting statement (no more than 500 words) indicating how your skills/ expertise match the competencies outlined in the Job Description.

About the RSC

We are a not-for-profit organisation with a thriving community including over 60,000 members, an international publisher of high-quality chemical science knowledge and the professional body for chemists in the UK, with a reputation as an influential champion for the chemical sciences.

Visit our Work For Us website to learn more about us, our benefits, equal opportunities statement and inclusive culture pledge.

At the RSC, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce and welcome applicants from a range of backgrounds to apply. We particularly encourage applications from disabled and ethnic minority candidates.

As a part of the Disability Confident Scheme, we endeavour, where possible, to offer an interview to candidates meeting the essential criteria of the role, who has a substantial physical/mental impairment which impacts their ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.
We are committed to making our recruitment processes accessible to all and as part of this, we are flexible in the ways we give and receive information. If you would like to apply using a different format, please contact the Recruitment Team and we will do our best to put any reasonable adjustments in place.

No agencies, please. All recruitment enquiries from third-party recruiters will not be considered.

Apply for this job online

Location: Cambridge
Salary: £47,472 - £52,746 per annum plus benefits
Contract Type: Temporary
Hours: Full-Time or Part-Time

Closing Date: 04/08/2024

You may also have experience in the following: Programme Leader, Programme Director, Programme Coordinator, Head of Entrepreneur Development Programme, Programme Delivery Manager, Chemistry, Science, etc.

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This maternity cover post is ideal for someone who is keen to develop existing policy skills as well as build external affairs and communications experience. The role provides the opportunity to join a small agile team at the Council of Deans of Health, the representative body for the UK’s university faculties engaged in education and research for nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions.

We are looking for someone with a broad skill set including experience in developing policy, strong interpersonal skills, good organisation, and clear written communication. The successful candidate will be able to balance varied tasks and provide support to colleagues in the Council of Deans of Health team.

Main responsibilities:

• Support the development of Council policy with a particular focus on research policy.
• Monitor, analyse and evaluate policy developments, producing briefings, position papers and consultation responses.
• Liaise with members on both a formal and informal basis to develop and test policy priorities and positions.
• Represent the Council of Deans of Health to external stakeholders, building effective working relationships with a range of organisations.
• Contribute to the effective external communication of the Council’s policy work, including working with the Council’s communications lead to draft press releases and political positions.
• Help facilitate the meetings of nation, regional and strategic policy groups online and offline including travel across the UK.
• Contribute to other areas of the Council’s work as appropriate including project coordination and cross-team working.
• Undertake any other such duties or general tasks and hours of work as may reasonably be required.

The Council has an office in Woburn House, central London although all staff are currently working in a mixed home/office working model. The postholder should therefore be able to attend the office as required. The salary for this post is £31,000 – £37,500 depending on experience. The Council offers a 10% pension contribution, flexible approaches to working, travelling opportunities and continued development.

The Council is committed to creating a work environment that is inclusive and welcoming for everyone.

Interviews will be held on Monday 19 August at our office in central London.

About the Role: 2 year Fixed Term Contract

We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide inspirational regional team leadership for designated Regional and Area Associations and their volunteers. In this role, you will drive the delivery of outstanding member benefits, sports, and leisure events at a local level using local insight. You will lead your Region through a period of change and the role is expected to evolve with the exciting reform work we are currently undertaking across the organisation. With this in mind, the current responsibilities listed may change as the reform work progresses.

About Us: We are a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 124,000 members. Our vision is to inspire our members to explore new ways to be active and healthy. Our four organisation values are Passionate, Progressive, Supportive, and Social.

Closing date: Midday - Wednesday 31st July 2024 

About the Role: 2 year Fixed Term Contract

We are seeking a dynamic individual to provide inspirational regional team leadership for designated Regional and Area Associations and their volunteers. In this role, you will drive the delivery of outstanding member benefits, sports, and leisure events at a local level using local insight. You will lead your Region through a period of change and the role is expected to evolve with the exciting reform work we are currently undertaking across the organisation. With this in mind, the current responsibilities listed may change as the reform work progresses.

About Us: We are a not-for-profit membership organisation with over 124,000 members. Our vision is to inspire our members to explore new ways to be active and healthy. Our four organisation values are Passionate, Progressive, Supportive, and Social.

Closing date: Midday - Wednesday 31st July 2024 

Are you passionate about fostering relationships with donors and securing support for one of Europe's largest arts centres? Do you excel at networking, influencing, and communicating? Charity People are delighted to partner with the Southbank Centre to help recruit their next Patrons Manager.

Post: Philanthropy Manager (Patrons)

Department: Development

Reports To: Head of Philanthropy

Location: Based at the Southbank Centre Hybrid.

Salary Range: £36k - £38K

Benefits: A min 5% pension contribution (going up to 8% depending on employee contribution), 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, Enhanced sick pay, enhanced family leave benefits, up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors, staff ticket offers for SC events, free entry to Hayward Gallery, free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations, free staff yoga, season ticket loan

About the charity

The Southbank Centre is the largest arts centre in the UK and one of the nation's top visitor attractions. They seek out the world's most exciting artists, from household names to fresh new talent, and give them space to showcase their best work. They are dedicated to being innovative, bold, and experimental. They are committed to creating a place where people can come together to experience bold, unusual, entertaining, and eye-opening work.

About the role

As a Patrons Manager, you will be responsible for managing a portfolio of prospects and donors with the capacity to give gifts of £5,000 and above. You will secure regular giving from Patrons and the Commissioning Committee, and develop strategies to grow support from major donors. You will have the opportunity to grow and shape the Patrons scheme. You will work as part of a small philanthropy team with a creative friendly team ethos.

About you:

You will form strong relationships with a wide range of senior people and have robust networking and influencing skills. You will be confident in presenting program information in compelling ways. You will be confident in your ability to judge gift solicitation and negotiation. Ideally you will have line management or supervisory experience but this is not essential. You strong analytical and communication skills will be the key to your success in this role.

If you are passionate about the arts, dedicated to creating welcoming spaces, and committed to sparking new thinking, then we would love you to apply. Please email a copy of your CV to Katharine at Charity People to set up a meeting to hear more about the role. As the role has been advertised already we will be reviewing CVs on a rolling basis. Do get in touch soon if you are interested.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Katharine if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

At Charity People, 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.

Citizens Advice Luton is a well-respected local charity with over 30 years’ experience of delivering free, independent and impartial information, advice and casework services which meet the changing needs of local residents. Our aims are to provide the advice people need for the problems they face and to improve the policies and practices that affect people’s lives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for someone to join our Senior Management Team with responsibility to manage our advice services.

The successful candidate will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of advice services including supervising the quality of advice given, overseeing training, managing the performance of staff and volunteers and ensuring these are appropriately supported and developed.

This busy and varied role will rely on your ability to bring out the best in the team as well as to ensure the highest quality of advice across our many and varied projects.

We are looking for someone with a desire to take on a senior management role who has an advice background and great interpersonal skills to join our friendly team.

OUR VALUES: Our high-performing team ethic is based completely on fairness, equality, thoroughness and recognition.

Citizens Advice Luton is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

For an appplication pack please click on the apply button to go to our vacancy page

Closing date for applications:  12 noon on Wednesday 31st July 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing: Monday, 5th August 2024

Malaria Consortium is recruiting for a Senior Communications Officer to join our team in London, UK. 

The post holder will be responsible for creating timely, compelling and targeted content that aligns with the overarching external content strategy, seeking the optimal dissemination channels to position the organisation with key stakeholders. This will include working with project/programme teams to capture and communicate progress, results and learning, drafting blogs, press releases and newsletters, developing targeted messaging and playing a leading role in delivering communications campaigns. 

The post holder will also seek to ensure that our external content speaks to philanthropic audiences, ensuring the impact of our work and perspectives from communities is articulated and shared in the most effective way and support with the formulation and delivery of stakeholder events.

The successful candidate will have:

• Degree in communications, journalism, international development or other relevant discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• Exceptional oral and written communication skills, including writing strategies, long form content, briefing papers, concept notes, use of social media, etc.
• Demonstrable ability to synthesise complex technical information and convey messages to diverse audiences.
• Strong analytic, strategic thinking, and planning skills.
• Ability to take initiative and manage assignments from concept to completion.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to interact effectively and thoughtfully with all levels of associates, including senior management, stakeholders and donors.
• Good experience and knowledge of effective dissemination of high-quality communications outputs.
• Good experience of the use of digital technology for external engagement.
• Experience of organising digital and in-person events.

Due to the nature of this role we will be reviewing applications on an ongoing basis and the role might be filled and closed before the closing date. Early applications are encouraged.

To apply for this position you will need to have the right to work in the UK. 

We are currently hybrid working and ask staff to come into the office once a week. 

Salary: London Living Wage £25,643 p.a. FTE

Contract: 6-month fixed term contract with the prospect of progression to a permanent Coordinator role

Location:  Main Office - London Scottish House, 95 Horseferry Rd, London SW1P 2DX.

About the Role:

· Here at Construction Youth Trust, we're on the lookout for enthusiastic individuals who are excited to learn and ready to dive into a supported internship. This is a fantastic chance to get a hands-on feel for what it's like to work in the charity sector. You will also have the opportunity to contribute to the wider development of the Trust e.g. participation in strategic working or Task & Finish groups.

We are particularly looking for individuals at the start of their career interested in either:

· Working directly with young people within our Delivery Team

· Learning more about how a charity works and the systems and processes that maximise our impact as a charity within our Central Resources Team

As a Delivery Team Intern, your key duties and responsibilities could include:

· Supporting the team to deliver fun and engaging programmes and activities for young people to get them ready for the working world by building on their skills and confidence.

· Supporting the team in the development of effective long-term working relationships with schools and referral partners.

· Supporting the team to enlist, manage and coordinate the support of local industry partners to connect young people with opportunities and employers that match their unique strengths and interests.

· Supporting the team with administrative tasks, helping to register, monitor, and evaluate the young people participating in programmes and activities.

As a Central Resources Team Intern, your key duties and responsibilities could include:

· Supporting the team to effectively implement and manage Construction Youth Trust’s central programmes, including work experience. You'll work closely with our hub delivery leads to meet our internal goals and the expectations of our funders.

· Supporting the team to manage and improve processes for managing employer relationships and connecting young people with job, apprenticeship, and work experience opportunities. You'll be supporting centrally run initiatives to ensure we can consistently and effectively link young people to valuable employer and partner opportunities.

· Supporting the team to develop new systems and processes to enhance our centrally managed programmes, ensuring they meet the expectations of our funders, partners and the needs of our beneficiaries.

· Supporting the team to generate income by encouraging our industry partners to become financial supporters of the Trust’s important work.

About You

What we’re looking for in our new Intern(s) includes:

· Ideally educated to Level 3 (BTEC, A- Level, etc) or equivalent experience.

· Enthusiastic about connecting young people to opportunities, particularly those facing significant barriers to work.

· Have a ‘can-do’ attitude, as our Intern you will be expected to get involved in a variety of our programmes and activities.

· IT literate and digitally savvy

· Ability to communicate professionally with a range of people including young people, schools, funders, universities, industry representatives, training providers and community organisations.

· A willingness to learn about career opportunities offered by the modern construction and wider built environment sector.

About Us

Construction Youth Trust is a forward-thinking charity whose mission is to help young people reach their full potential and take their first steps towards a rewarding working life. We prepare young people for the world of work, support them to build their skills and confidence and, through our wide industry networks, connect them with opportunities and employers aligned with their individual strengths and interests. We prioritise young people from disadvantaged backgrounds, under-represented groups and those facing significant barriers to work.

The Construction Youth Trust team works in a fast-paced environment, so we’re looking for someone who is well-organised, detail-oriented and will be proactive in finding effective solutions. You should have excellent communication skills, the ability to build relationships and a willingness to learn.

At the Trust, we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults. We are looking for candidates who share our dedication to this commitment. All roles involve safer recruitment practices therefore an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred List check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) will be carried out.

We strongly believe that a diverse and inclusive team is vital to our work. We are especially interested in hearing from individuals from a minority ethnic background and/or those with a lived experience of the young people we support.

What we offer:

As one of our interns, you'll gain valuable skills to kickstart your career, with the prospect of progressing into a Coordinator role with us. Plus, you'll have an internal buddy to support you and help you settle in throughout your internship.

You’ll be eligible for many of our benefits including:

· 25 days annual leave per year plus Bank holidays (pro rata for part-time or any period less than 1 year) which increases by a day each year after 2 years’ service up to a maximum annual leave entitlement of 30 days per year.

· The Trust’s contributory pension scheme after three months – The charity will match your employee contribution up to 7%

· All travel expenses covered over and above your regular commute to and from work. Any extra travel for work purposes will be reimbursed.

· Access to Workplace Options EAP (a provider of employee support services)

· Opportunity to Work from Home

· Opportunity to take part in the wider team’s wellbeing and social activities

How to Apply

If you are passionate about improving the life chances of young people, especially those facing disadvantage and exclusion, we'd love to hear from you! Please complete the application form and include a supporting statement (max. 500 words) explaining why you're interested in this role and how you meet the person specification.

Please indicate if your preference would be to work as part of our Delivery Team directly supporting young people or to work as part of the Central Resources team working on our external relationship management, systems, data, administrating programmes such as work experience etc.

Previous applicants need not apply.

We reserve the right to close recruitment for these roles ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

Closing date: 30th August 2024. However, we may interview candidates as we receive suitable applications and close the application deadline earlier if a successful candidate/s is found.

A second interview may also be required.

You can access the Application Form, Job Description and Person Specification for this role via the Charity Jobs application process.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We will only consider candidates for employment that share this commitment. All roles are subject to safer recruitment practices, and this position will require an Enhanced Disclosure with Barred list check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)

Working Hours: 5, 9, 13 or 17 hours, depending on the number of assignments allocated to the post-holder. Fixed term contract. 

Location: 2 fixed hours at one of our partner schools in London or Manchester and 3 hours flexible and remote. 

London Salary: £15 per hour                                                                     

North West: £13.30 

ReachOut is a national mentoring and education charity, rooted in local communities. Working in under-resourced areas, we support young people to grow in character and confidence, sparking change in themselves and society. 

Our Youth Project Leaders are individuals who are passionate about working with young people, supporting them to reach and be confident in their potential. You may be an experienced youth worker, or have experience facilitating sessions or working with young people and leading volunteers.

As a Project Leader, you’ll be facilitating weekly after-school mentoring sessions, leading a group of mentors and working with young people referred to ReachOut by their schools.  You can find the full job description below, or in our application pack. 

“Being a Project Leader is extremely fulfilling and the ReachOut team is always ready and willing to support you if you have any difficulties along the way. I have enjoyed seeing the progress the mentees make from session to session and watching them have fun and learn a lot through the activities I design.” ReachOut Project Leader. 

As part of the ReachOut team, you’ll have an enormous impact on the lives of the young people you’ll be working with. Every year we see mentees grow in confidence, develop their character and learn new skills for the future.

You’ll be supported throughout the year by our team of Project Officers as well as receiving thorough training on how to lead a ReachOut project. You’ll also have access to free, tailored training opportunities where you can learn and refine new skills as well as working with your own career mentor if that’s something you’d be interested in.

We also run celebratory events, socials, networking and training sessions throughout the year - opportunities to meet other people who are passionate about working with and supporting young people. 

Your Job Description 

As a Youth Project Leader, you will: 

• Deliver ReachOut sessions at the same partner school on the same day and time weekly during term time.

• Prepare your ReachOut sessions, following ReachOut’s curriculum and adapting the activities to the needs and interests of your assigned group.

• Facilitate engaging ReachOut sessions for the young people attending by ensuring that the voice of young people is listened to and impacts the way the sessions are planned and facilitated.

• Manage and support a group of volunteer mentors; supporting them to build strong rapport with their mentees and helping them to understand how to best adapt their mentoring approach to the young people they are working with.

• Support theyoung people in your session to reach and be confident in their potential by facilitating the creation of good mentee/mentor relationships and by running activities to build the ReachOut Character Strengths.

• Complete monitoring and evaluation activities to ensure the sessions are as impactful as possible and set up strategies with the help of your line manager to help each young person in your group reach their mentoring goal.

• Keep in touch with the parents/carers of the young people in your group about attendance, successes and challenges.

• Manage your project’s weekly admin by planning your sessions, maintaining your attendance and providing detailed project updates to your line manager.

• Attend ReachOut events and socials with their mentors. • Follow ReachOut’s policies/procedures to safeguard young people.

• Act and communicate in a professional manner, in line with ReachOut character strengths and culture.

• Attend all compulsory training.

How to apply? 

Before applying, please take a look at our information pack below and then head to our website for more information about the process, and to submit your application. 

If you have any questions, you can also get in touch with our team.