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About the Role

We are looking for a Grants Team Administrator to join our Grants Team. Successful candidates will enjoy delivering strong administrative support to the wider team, knowing that their work is important to enabling our grant programme to reach young people and the staff and organisations who support them.

You will share our commitment to celebrating young people’s achievements and be committed to working flexibly and responsively in a charitable organisation. This is a new role, and therefore the work and responsibilities will grow alongside you. The Grants Team are in the process of improving how we work, and therefore as our Administrator, we will be looking to you to be part of the solution by sharing your ideas, suggestions and improvements.

The Grants Team Administrator will report to and provide support to the Head of Grants Team, as well as the Senior Grants Officer and our team of 4 Grants Officers. Your work will help us to find new organisations, carry out due diligence checks for new applications, review reports, improve our communications, and providing data insight for our schemes across all London and Essex. This role would suit someone who is highly organised, with strong attention to detail and enjoys working on a database.

The successful candidate will be someone who is keen to develop their administrative experience in a busy grant -making organisation and develop their skills in using a grant management database – we use Salesforce. If you are looking for a fast-paced and varied role, and are passionate about helping to make a difference in young people’s lives we want to hear from you!

We are seeking someone who is excited about this role and is happy working behind the scenes, managing queries, and delivering tasks for their colleagues, so in turn, the Grants Officers focus more of their time on reaching new organisations and young people.

We are a warm and supportive team, looking for someone who is interested in staying and growing with us, shaping the role and helping us to improve.

This is a desk-based role, with the majority of your work carried out in the office in Canary Wharf (initially fulltime in the office). However, as part of your induction and ongoing development, you will be invited to see our work ‘in action’ or to join occasional visits with your colleagues.

We will provide in-house training on our systems and database to the right candidate, so if you are able to bring enthusiasm and a willingness to learn to the role, we’d love to hear from you.

JPF has a strong commitment to maintaining our positive team culture, so as part of the team you will also take part in regular meetings, planning days, training days and whole-organisation events and meet colleagues from across the Foundation.

JPF is an Equal Opportunities Employer and we seek to build a team that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are currently under-represented in our team.

The role is a permanent contract, following the completion of a successful three-month probationary period. We are ideally looking to recruit a full-time position, but may be able to explore part-time (0.8 / 0.9 FTE).

Purpose of Job
To provide administrative support to the Grants Team, Head of Grants and Senior Grants Officer to ensure the effective delivery of the Achievement Award scheme, and its associated grants, across London and Essex.

1 Main Areas of Responsibility 

• Support Grants Officers by carrying out an initial review of Achievement Award applications.
• Support Grants Officers in following up any applications missing relevant documents and to carry out due diligence checks.
• Assist Grants Team to identity organisations who may be eligible to join our scheme and assist with communication. Support Grants Officers to follow up any stalled, or lapsed, applications or grant reports.
• Support to Grants Officers in processing grant acceptance paperwork, including sending offer letters, actioning acceptances and scheduling payments.
• Support the Grants Team during busy periods by helping to manage calls and email enquiries from grantees, with potential to also help process and assess other small applications and grants.
• Support the Senior Grants Officer with basic application and report processing in their region, in order that they can provide team training and lead quality control.
• Organise and maintain the Grants Team online filing directory.
• Provide administrative support to the Grants Officer leading on our volunteering grants programme, Individual Grants for Volunteering. This will include checking applications for accuracy, eligibility and completeness and any other admin duties, as requested, to support the smooth progress of funding requests through the grant pipeline.

2 Administrative support to Head Of Grants

• Scheduling meetings, book rooms, coordinating agendas and managing minutes and actions for Grants Team meetings. Book and manage appointments for Coordinator training.
• On request, proofread external communications from the Head of Grants and the Grants Team to grantees or applicants prior to sending. Support with improving grants correspondence, amending published application guidance and updating the website and Community area with any approved changes.
• Liaise with the Operations Team to coordinate the accurate and timely production of spreadsheets of monthly grant recommendations for the Head of Grants and trustees
• Support the Head of Grants and Senior Grants Officer with grant integrity checks to ensure that grant records are up to date and the information accurate.
• Support the Head of Grants in running audit checks across our grants records, checking for documentation and gathering information from grantees, as requested by the Head of Grants.
• Support the Head of Grants in running monthly reports across our Salesforce database to capture information about numbers and types of organisations funded and beneficiary numbers.

3 Other Responsibilities

• To actively contribute to Grants and JPF Team meetings.
• Act at all times within JPF’s ethos and policies and implement JPF values in your day to day work.
• Undertake any other tasks/projects that may be agreed with the Head of Grants or Executive Team 

We are seeking a passionate and creative Marketing & Communications Executive to join the BNJC team. In this role, you will support the development and execution of strategic marketing plans that align with BNJC’s vision to revitalise Jewish life in Brighton and Hove. You will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications on building the BNJC brand, as well as the brands of our various businesses including Novellino Brighton and Shoresh Nurseries. Maintaining a cohesive message and visual identity across all marketing outputs is a key element of the Marketing Executive role.

The Marketing & Communications Executive will have experience in creating compelling content across various physical and digital marketing platforms and driving brand awareness and engagement for a small to medium-sized business, charity or community organisation. You will have an understanding of industry best practice, GDPR and data protection regulations and safeguarding standards as well as a keen eye for market trends and competitor activities.

You will support the planning and promotion of events, and programming activities across our community hub and be responsible for creating promotional materials, from brochures to website content, social media content and developing copy for email newsletters, blogs, press releases and proposals.

The Marketing & Communications Executive will play a vital role in fostering partnerships and sponsorships and coordinating joint marketing initiatives to amplify BNJC’s visibility and impact. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone eager to drive the growth of BNJC’s marketing and communications function. You will play a key role in ensuring we deliver on our mission and connect with our community more meaningfully.

We are looking for a diligent and organised marketing professional with excellent communication skills and exceptional attention to detail. Our ideal candidate would be happy working autonomously and have experience of working across multiple different projects. We are looking for someone who is innovative, thoughtful and passionate about our work in the community. You’ll need to be helpful and enthusiastic in your approach to work, flexible, a strong communicator and people-oriented.

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. In 2024 we embarked on our new 10-year strategy for ending homelessness. We know it is not inevitable. We know together we can end it. 

Our eComm business is entering its third successful year of trading and is continuing to grow exponentially through building a forward-thinking digital presence, captivating wider audiences, and energising our brand through curated products, innovative partnerships, and unforgettable experiences. We are now moving into Licensing and very excitingly collaborating with a children’s character, first launched in 1971. To bring this incredible opportunity to life, we are looking for an innovative and entrepreneurial Licensing Manager. 

Location: Canning Town Warehouse, Unit 4 SEGRO Park, London, E16 4ES. Working from home is an option in line with Crisis’ Hybrid Working Policy, with the expectation you will work onsite one day per week and attend regular offsite meetings as well.

About the role 

As the Licensing Manager, you will work closely with the Head of eCommerce, shaping the strategy and delivering a new part of our eCommerce business, that could become a significant financial income stream for Crisis. 

We will be starting from the ground up, testing and learning as we go and creating meaningful collaborations across a spectrum of opportunities – there is no road map! 

Having just agreed a long-term collaboration with an amazing global children’s brand, allows us to be ambitious from the get-go, creating fantastic opportunities and excellent standards in how we work with brands that is second to none.

You will develop processes related to acquiring, maintaining, and protecting licenses for Crisis’s products, services, or intellectual property, and be responsible for all licensing activities, including new business development, negotiating terms, ensuring compliance, and managing relationships with licensors, licensees, and internal stakeholders. As a new income stream for Crisis, there will be a lot of internal and external stakeholder liaison, development of processes and cross organisational collaboration on external opportunities. 

Skills, knowledge, and experience vital to succeeding in this role:

You will have a background in licensing, corporate partnerships, or administration, ideally working in a start-up environment and with a total ‘can do’ attitude.

A strategic thinker with great interpersonal and written skills, proven ability to create solid relationships both internally and externally. A problem solver, always looking for the win win solution and a desire to be part of something new and exciting where you can have huge impact building a new income stream, work with a fantastic major brand from day one and seeking the collaborations with partners that you’d love to bring to life. 

Please see the full Job Pack linked below, for a full list of requirements for this role. We realise that long lists of criteria can be daunting, and you may not want to apply for a role unless you feel 100% qualified. However, if you feel you have relevant examples to answer the screening questions, we encourage you to apply.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities, and backgrounds.  

Working at Crisis  

Our values, Bold, Impactful, Collaborative and Equitable, are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to end homelessness.

Our staff, members and volunteers are vital to getting the right government policies in place, providing breakthrough services, and building a supportive community. We’ll lead by example to nurture a positive and ambitious workplace guided by ending homelessness.

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:  

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy.  

• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%  

• 28 days’ annual leave (pro rata) which increases with service to 31 days and the option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave.

• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay. 

• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm  

• Two-days (pro rata) wellbeing days 

• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)  

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.  

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.

How do I apply? 

Please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below. Our shortlisting process is anonymised as part of our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We do not ask for CVs, instead we ask you complete the work history section and answer the screening questions for us to be able to assess you fairly and objectively. At least two members of staff score all applications.

Closing date: Sunday 15 September 2024 23:55

Interview date and location: Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 September 2024 

Accessibility  

We want our recruitment process to be as accessible as possible. If you need us to make an adjustment or provide additional support as you apply for a role, please email our Talent Acquisition team to discuss how we can help.  

 
Registered Charity Numbers: E&W1082947, SC040094  

We are looking for an Office Administrator & EA to Managing Director to join our NTP Department on an 18 month fixed term contract.

Contract Type:  18-month contract

Hours: 35 hours per week, although additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the post’s requirements. We would be open to a discussion and requests for alternative, part-time hours and work patterns as well a potential job share. Please do state in your application if this would be something you would like us to consider for you. Please note that due to the nature of the role it is expected that the post holder will be based in the office full-time.

Salary: £27,560 per annum

Responsible to: Head of General Management

Purpose of the role 

The Office Administrator & EA to Managing Director will support the work of a busy production department by ensuring that the office runs in an efficient manner. They will also carry out administrative duties for the Managing Director.

The successful candidate will have the following: 

• They will be a helpful and approachable person who is comfortable being a first point of contact for the NTP office

• Experience of office management and administration including diary management; organising travel; and processing invoices

• Excellent organisational skills with experience of managing immediate and long term deadlines

• The ability to work effectively as part of a team and on own initiative, and to be able to work calmly under time pressure

• Computer literacy including knowledge of Word, Excel and Outlook

• Experience of handling confidential information with discretion

• A willingness to occasionally work unsociable hours

• An interest in and understanding of the theatre sector and the National Theatre.

Please note 

The closing date for the receipt of a completed application is Monday 16th September 2024 at 10:00am.

We support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for our vacancies.

People Department 2024

FareShare Sussex & Surrey is expanding and developing our Employability Programme and we are seeking a passionate and experienced Manager to lead our impactful employability initiatives across our Guildford and Brighton sites. 

In this role, you will design, implement, and refine our Employability Programme that provides holistic support, including work experience, training, and one-on-one coaching. Your efforts will help people far from the labour market gain the skills and confidence needed to secure meaningful employment.

As the Employability Programme Manager, you will manage an Employability Coordinator and work closely with local businesses, educational institutions, and community partners to create a supportive and effective employability pathway. You will be responsible for recruiting participants, maintaining a caseload of trainees, and ensuring the successful delivery of our programmes. 

Bringing your sparkling personality you will make a strong contribution to our culture of togetherness, inclusivity, respect, and passion in our mission to see no good food going to waste in Sussex and Surrey. 

We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace, so if you like the look of this role and even if your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you! You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

 If you have a background in programme management, a passion for workforce development, and a commitment to making a positive impact, we encourage you to apply. Join us and be a part of our dedicated team making a difference in the lives of those we serve. 

Qualifications and/or experience

Essential Criteria

• A-level education or equivalent

• Ability to build relationships with external partners

• Monitoring and evaluation of employability programmes

• Working to an outcome based model achieving ambitious targets 

• Experience of working as part of a team, supporting and delivering projects to agreed time, cost and quality indicators

• Demonstrable experience of developing and delivering successful employability support services, training and engagement programmes 

Desireable Criteria

• Demonstrable experience of supporting people who are unemployed and/or supporting people to improve their employability skills

• Coaching/Motivational Interviewing Qualification

• Working with volunteers or adults with additional needs 

• Delivering projects and monitoring associated budgets

• People management

• Knowledge of the statutory and voluntary sector services available to vulnerable people in Brighton/Guildford

• Knowledge of the benefits system and experience of supporting people with benefits related issues

• Knowledge and experience of the Third Sector in the UK

• Skills, Abilities and Knowledge 

Essential Criteria

• Enthusiastic and self-motivated, with strong people skills

• Good data, IT and literacy skills.

• Good organisation skills – ability to prioritise and deliver on a changing workload

• Confident in public speaking

• Good influencing and negotiating skills

• Team player able to motivate and develop people through positive approaches

• Knowledge of equal opportunities, inclusivity, diversity and safeguarding

Relationships  (internal and external) values and behaviours

Essential Criteria

• Desire to work for the region's largest surplus food rescue charity, to subscribe to the culture, vision and mission of our charity

• Commitment to continuous professional development

• Empathy with and non-judgemental attitude to Trainees and an understanding of their needs.

Circumstances 

Essential Criteria

• Willing and available to work outside normal working hours occasionally if required

• Be flexible about your working arrangements as the role will involve travel around the region.

• Proof of the Right to work in the UK

• Satisfactory DBS check

Desireable Criteria

• A UK driving licence and access to your own car might be useful but not necessary

For over 35 years, School-Home Support has been working with children, families and schools to break the cycle of poor school attendance, low educational attainment, anti social behaviour, crime, low paid or no job, generation after generation. School-Home Support gets children and young people back into school, ready to learn. Whatever it takes.

Purpose of role

To work with families, parents, carers and the school to enable children and young people to have full access to educational opportunities and overcome the barriers to learning.  This may include working with the wider family and community.

Work Context

Based at Haberdashers' Abraham Darby  the SHS Practitioner will work from a child centred approach and primarily be concerned with developing and maintaining good working relationships with parents/carers, children and young people, teachers, head teachers and various educational support staff and other agencies. The workload is varied and is negotiated with the schools prior to the appointment of the SHS Practitioner.

Level of contact with children and young people

The responsibilities of the post require the post-holder to have substantial, unsupervised and daily contact with children, young people and their families and is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. SHS will organise and pay for this certificate.

Internal contacts

Colleagues of School-Home Support (UK) to share tasks, information and good practice, colleagues throughout the organisation who may be in a position to assist with, or require help from the SHS Practitioner in the fulfilment of the role. This includes colleagues in both schools and Central Office.  This is not a definitive list.

External contacts

This includes: head teachers, teachers, SENCOs, parents, carers and families, students, youth workers, other SHSPs/PSAs and learning mentors, health workers, voluntary sector organisations, researchers, other professionals in related fields of work.  This is not a definitive list.

Other Organisations

Professional contacts include: social services, schools, voluntary organisations, youth and community workers and groups, religious and cultural groups, benefits agencies, general practitioners etc. This is not a definitive list.

Safeguarding
School-Home Support takes very seriously the duty of care to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. We are committed to ensuring our safeguarding procedures reflect statutory responsibilities, government guidance and comply with best practice. Our policy recognises that the welfare and interests of children are paramount in all circumstances and we therefore take all necessary steps to protect them.

Main responsibilities and tasks

Work with families
 

1. Work with parents/carers in a school context, supporting them and building their engagement with their child’s learning.

1. To design and/or facilitate a flexible range of programmes of intervention to support parents/carers of children identified as vulnerable.

1. To undertake outreach work which may include home visits, to offer a flexible support service in accordance with the SHS lone worker policy, in order to improve parental engagement with the school and with the child’s learning.

1. To act as advocate, mediator and negotiator in confrontational situations, maintaining communication with young people, parents/carers, schools and other agencies.  This will include initiating and participating in meetings to discuss and develop ways of resolving problems.

2. To provide targeted support on a one to one basis or for small groups with parents/carers, children and young people through either self-referral or school staff referral.

3. To advise and inform parents/carers about relevant local services and where appropriate to make referrals to other agencies.

Liaison with other agencies

1. To ensure effective communication between the school, parents/carers and external agencies and to understand the school’s culture and ethos.

2. To provide informal opportunities for all parents/carers to access specialist support in the school and local community to increase their capacity to independently support the child’s learning.

3. To act in accordance with SHS and the school’s child protection procedures and ensure the job holder keeps up to date with relevant training in this area.

4. To attend and contribute to child protection conferences, reviews, core group meetings, pastoral support plan meetings and school reviews as appropriate, which may support the Early Help Assessment (EHA).

Monitoring and evaluation

1. To keep accurate electronic daily records and all documentation pertaining to meetings/contact with children and young people and their families.

2. To maintain receipts and documentation of any expenditure in order to facilitate the monitoring of the budget. 

3. Produce a written annual report before the end of each summer term with case studies.

4. To take ownership and fully participate in termly work plan reviews and the annual appraisal to determine priorities both for the school and for SHS.

Additional requirements depending on the needs of the school

1. Where appropriate to provide transition support between secondary school and feeder primary schools and between infant school and junior school.  This will also include mid-term admissions.

2. To plan, prepare and run high quality, outcome focused informal and formal parenting groups, workshops and courses, in line with the project objectives and local authority Parenting Strategy.

3. To support parents/carers of children and young people identified as at risk of exclusion or having been excluded.

4. To monitor and track the attendance and punctuality of children and young people and work with families and School attendance staff to gain improvements though identifying and tackling underlying issues.

5. To provide targeted work with children and young people who have persistent absence.

Other Organisational Responsibilities

1. To attend out of hours meetings, for example parent evenings and school events.

2. To regularly attend local area meetings and conferences and other meetings or working groups for exchange of information and “best practice”.

3. To take ownership and develop a learning plan and review this with the SHS line manager to ensure reflection and development of own practice.

4. To ensure that good practice and equal opportunity principles are complied with and promoted in accordance with SHS values and Diversity/Equal Opportunities Policy.

5. To conform to health and safety legal requirements as laid down by the school and SHS.

6. To ensure that a high level of confidentiality is maintained in all aspects of working with children, young people and their families.

River Church Ipswich is an HTB Network church plant in the town centre of Ipswich, which launched in September 2021 and has already grown quickly into a thriving resource church, with a congregation of more than 200, and three Sunday services.

The Spear Centre Manager will work as part of the River Church staff team to oversee the delivery of Spear—an employability programme equipping and empowering unemployed 16-24 year-olds to overcome barriers to employment and their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.

The important stuff 

Salary: £25,213

Hours: Full-Time, Monday - Friday, 9.30am-5.30pm with some out-of-hours work needed for events such as our Spear Celebrations

Location: River Church Ipswich – we are an office-based organisation

Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate.

Application pack: Download our application pack for more information. Have a look at the Ipswich website to apply as we will not process applications through this page.

River Church has wheelchair access. Please feel free to contact the church for any enquiries regarding accessibility.

Key Responsibilities

Website

• Responsibility for maintenance and development of Resurgo’s website, delivering engaging content with a focus on dynamic visuals and videos, tailored to our different website audiences.
• Optimise user journeys across all Resurgo’s digital channels.

Partnership liaison and relationship management

• Establish the primary local referral agencies and build and implement a strategy for developing relationships with them to ensure recruitment of young people onto the Spear programme is effective.
• Maintain and develop relationships with local partners to form a strong referral network.

Oversight of Spear Programme Spear

Foundation is a 4-week initial phase, consisting of 2 group sessions and a 1:1 with each trainee per week, in which we coach young people around skills and mindsets to support them in returning to work or education, and equip them with the skills to stay there.

• As a confident communicator, you will lead group sessions of around 10 young people each, using coaching skills to transform attitudes to their own ability and the workplace, and to raise their awareness and maximise potential in stepping into the world of work.
• Prepare and coach group and 1-1 sessions with the Spear Assistant Coach.
• Ensure the programme is delivered in line with agreed targets, and report KPIs on recruitment, retention and completion of Spear Trainees to Resurgo and the Spear Trust, as well as their ongoing progress and sustainment of work or education

Line management and training

• Manage the Assistant Coach, using a coaching approach to invest in their growth and development.
• Be line managed by River Church staff, locally, and by Resurgo, nationally, to support with the set-up and ongoing operations of the centre and report back on KPI.

Supporting River Church’s mission and ministry

• You will be required to establish strong relationships with key people at the church to ensure the engagement and backing of church members, and help the Assistant coaches to establish a strong presence at the church to build a network of supporters for the Spear programme.
• Ensuring the Spear programme is a key missional feature of the work of the church
• Work with the Head of Operations and Fundraising Assistant to prepare successful grant funding applications for Spear Ipswich, and provide timely grant reporting.
• Attend and participate in Staff Meeting, Tuesday morning Prayer Meeting, and Sunday Services (serving on a team at one or more Sunday service) • Regularly pray for Spear, River Church, and in particular our Social Transformation work.
• Attending other River Church events and services, occasionally speaking and/or contributing as required • Ad hoc tasks and other project work.

Site management

• Liaise with relevant staff locally on site issues and work to resolve them as soon as possible, ensuring the office and training room are safe and tidy working spaces in line with health and safety policies.

Please apply on the website of River Church Ipswich. We will not process application through this page.

Painswick Rococo Garden is looking for a well-organised, natural communicator with project and horticultural experience to join the team in a brand-new role, bringing the benefits of gardening to people who may not previously have had access to it.

Working 24 hours per week, the successful candidate will work with our friendly team of staff and volunteers to develop and run a community outreach gardening programme in our gorgeous 18th century garden.  The postholder will be able to enthuse, energise and educate, and will be comfortable building and maintaining excellent relationships with community groups and individuals including neurodivergent young people.

For more details and how to apply, please visit our website.

The closing date for applications is Monday 2 September at 9am.  Interviews will be held during the morning of Wednesday 18 September.

Glass Door run Londons largest Emergency Winter Night Shelter and we are looking for a new Fundraising Manager to join our team to ensure we are able to continue our service and increase out outreach and Casework support.

Job specification

Team: Fundraising

Location: Hybrid – at our office (Argon House, Argon Mews, London SW6 1BJ) and remotely at home. 

                                At  minimum of two days a week at the office.

Duration: Permanent (with six months' probation)

Reporting to:            Head of Fundraising & Major Donors

Responsible for: Line manager to Fundraising Officer (Events and Community) as well as manage the events budget

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday-Friday

Salary: £38,000 – £42,000 pa

Overview of the role

The postholder will be responsible for our events, community fundraising and corporate partnerships.

What you will do as part of our team

Strategic Planning

• Work with the Head of Fundraising & Major Donors and the other Fundraising Managers to refine and develop our established fundraising strategy to maximise income from events, community fundraising and corporate partnerships against an annual target.
• Develop our annual programme of events, including cultivation, stewardship and fundraising events, whether virtual or physical.

Events Management

• Overall responsibility for the design, planning and implementation of all Glass Door events, including our flagship fundraising event, the Sleep Out in the Square, and our annual supporter thank you event.
• Conduct an evaluation after each event, considering its successes, factors which could be improved and any recommendations moving forward.
• Oversee the Fundraising Officer as they support with the co-ordination and implementation of events.
• Ensure health and safety is at the core of all event planning and implementation.
• Manage our challenge events portfolio and identify new opportunities which could increase Glass Door’s income

Corporate Partnerships

• Pitch for corporate support including commercial partnerships, charity of the year relationships and sponsorship.
• Manage a portfolio of corporate partnerships, working with companies where the focus is on employee fundraising and volunteering, cause related marketing and/or pro bono support.
• Develop a Corporate prospect pipeline, reengaging lapsed donors from our database, and identifying new prospective partners.

Community Fundraising

• Oversee our work with community groups, supporting the Fundraising Officer, ensuring we provide necessary stewardship, support and guidance.
• Local churches are big supporters of our work. Support the Fundraising Officer to maintain excellent relationships and support them with events
• Establish a new community fundraising product, as an additional or alternative option to our flagship event Sleep Out

Policies and regulation

• Stay well informed of existing and new fundraising legislation and guidance from the Fundraising Regulator, ensure this is regularly communicated to the wider Fundraising team and forms the basis of Glass Door’s Fundraising Policy
• Ensure all charity fundraising activity (including "in aid of" events) is compliant with relevant charity and statutory legislation and the Code of Fundraising Practice.
• Ensure the Fundraising Policy is kept up to date across the organisation

Other

• Build excellent working relationship with existing donors, the Board of Trustees, staff, volunteers and other stakeholders who help promote the charity.
• Line manage the Fundraising Officer: Events and Community (full-time position
• Develop positive internal working relationships with relevant colleagues, working collaboratively with to ensure communications, data protection legislation, database management and donation processing are all handled appropriately.
• Manage the relevant fundraising budget for your area, including income and expenditure forecasts, in conjunction with the Head of Fundraising & Major Donors and other Fundraising Managers.
• Attend and participate in Manager meetings, and other ad hoc meetings when necessary.
• Carry out the functions of the post with proper regard to Glass Door’s Equal Opportunities Policy.

Person specification

We are seeking an energetic, personable and insightful individual with experience of managing complex events and developing positive, fruitful relationships with corporate and community fundraisers.  You will be a confident and friendly self-starter, who takes initiative to get things done.

Essential

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience managing complex events delivering six figure income targets
• Demonstrable success in securing income from a range of fundraising streams, including corporate, events and community
• Understanding and experience of developing and stewarding relationships with supporters of all kinds, from event attendees and community fundraisers to senior company executives
• Up to date knowledge of the regulatory regime around fundraising and data protection.
• Experience of managing budgets including forecasting, monitoring and regular reporting of outcomes against targets.
• A good understanding of health and safety and risk assessment procedures.
• Experience of basic copywriting to produce fundraising packs and other materials.
• Experience of managing staff and volunteers.

Skills & aptitudes

• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of stakeholders and audiences, particularly our fundraisers, donors and volunteers.
• Strong public speaking skills and experience of presenting to donors.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to adapt style appropriately.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage time effectively and prioritise a varied workload.
• Project management and organisational skills.
• Ability to develop ideas and concepts into effective action plans.
• Good negotiation skills.
• Excellent attention to detail, taking pride in work.
• Highly numerate with strong analysis skills.
• Competent IT skills in standard Microsoft packages: Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook and supporter databases to maintain meticulous donor records and administration systems, in line with agreed protocols.

Personal Characteristic

• We are a small, hardworking, highly motivated team, and we need someone positive and flexible who will maintain and build on our recent successes. We seek a willingness to roll up your sleeves and get involved as needed - and to develop the role and yourself as Glass Door grows and our fundraising and management needs change. We are also looking for:
• Passion for helping to improve the lives of homeless people.
• Initiative and follow-through: highly organised and self-motivated with an ability to set, prioritise and work independently through a calendar of deadlines and goals;
• Problem-solving: able to bring an intelligent, imaginative approach to development and implementation of our fundraising operations;
• Collaboration: able to work well within the Fundraising and Communications team;
• Willingness to lead: able to set a vision for what can be achieved, and to take others with you by your enthusiasm and determination;
• Compassion: insightful and sympathetic to the challenges faced by our homeless guests;
• Someone who enjoys the dynamics of a small (but growing), vibrant and busy office.
• Willingness to work flexible hours occasionally, for example at evenings and weekends.

Desirable

• Prior experience of using a CRM database to segment and select data, produce reports and analyse information, ideally the Donorflex database.

Subject to funding award, we are recruiting for a dedicated Marketing Manager to join the IPS Grow team. The role holder will be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive marketing initiatives to support the expansion and effectiveness of IPS.

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 Marketing Manager will work closely with the Head of Workforce & Engagement, Marketing Executive and other team members to achieve communication goals outlined in the IPS Grow Communications Strategy. You will play a pivotal role in implementing and delivering innovative marketing strategies to raise the profile of IPS as well as create and edit content for offline and/or digital marketing channels, such as website, social media, marketing materials, blogs, or newsletters. This is a varied role where you will have creative input and commitment to telling the inspiring stories within IPS and carrying out creative communications which have real impact.

The key requirements of the role are:

Marketing and Communications

· Develop and implement marketing initiatives to achieve the goals of the IPS Grow Communications Strategy.

· Enhance stakeholder collaboration and communication through targeted campaigns and regular updates.

· Take direction from the Head of Workforce & Engagement and wider Senior Leadership Team (SLT) to build a narrative and engagement around IPS and employment as a health outcome.

· Provide regular updates to the SLT.

· Provide direct support to IPS services on their marketing plans, including reviewing newsletters and copyediting press releases.

· Enhance engagement with policymakers, clinicians, and IPS providers.

Content Creation and Management

· With the support of the Marketing Executive, develop compelling content for various communication channels, including websites, social media, newsletters, press releases, and promotional materials.

· Oversee the creation and dissemination of national guidance and templates for IPS services.

· Collaborate with the Marketing Executive to ensure consistency and quality in all marketing materials.

 Events, webinars and Campaigns:

· Plan and execute events, webinars, and workshops to foster a network and community for IPS services.

· Lead on the planning and delivery of an in-person annual conference

· Develop and implement targeted marketing campaigns to promote IPS and raise its profile among various audiences.

· Coordinate participation in awareness days and national events to increase visibility of IPS.

Monitoring and Evaluation:

· Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and communication strategies.

· Track engagement metrics and provide regular reports on the impact of marketing activities.

Team Leadership:

· Supervise and mentor the Marketing Executive, providing guidance and support to achieve team objectives.

Foster a collaborative and innovative team environment, encouraging creativity and professional growth.

Ideal candidates will have:

· Marketing experience. Proven management experience in a marketing role, ideally within the healthcare sector (E). Proficient skills in digital marketing, content creation and social media management (E). Experience using CMS, CRM systems and marketing analytic tools (E).

· Written and verbal communication. Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with a proven ability to create compelling narratives and engage diverse audiences (E).

· Shared values. We have a passionate belief that helping people to achieve appropriate employment can transform their lives. We hope you will share this, as well as our other core values. You will be passionate about changing people’s lives for the better but with a strong business sense and motivation to support effective operational delivery (E).

· Sector knowledge. Understanding of the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model and employment services is a bonus (D).  

· A thirst for learning and self-development and sharing that learning with the team, IPS services and stakeholders. This will include capturing and sharing learning – in written form, developing tools/guides and training (E).

· Strategic planning and organisational skills. You will be able to manage your own workload, and able to deal with multiple and competing priorities using analytical skills to prioritise and meet deadlines (internal and external) (E).

· Managerial and leadership experience. You will be able to work effectively in a remote large, cross-functional team (E). You will have experience managing others (E). You will have experience and examples of successfully delivering campaigns and projects (E).

· Problem solving skills. You will take a structured approach to solving problems and will have a high tolerance for ambiguity (E).  You will be able to respond and adapt to the complexities within a rapidly changing landscape and develop creative and innovative solutions to overcome challenges.

· Creativity and the ability to self-manage. You will be able to demonstrate an ability to deliver results.

· Motivated to have impact / self-starter.  You will be able to demonstrate high levels of initiative and personal leadership. You will be committed to your own development, including keeping up to date with IPS and leadership practice. You will be continually curious and open to learning.

PDAP CEO ROLE

Location: Sites across Kirklees and Home Working

Salary: 50k-53k

Length of Contract: Permanent

Hours per week: 37.5 (negotiable down to 30)

Closing date: 5th September at 4pm

Interviews: w/c 16th and 23rd September

Overview

Pdap is the largest specialist domestic abuse charity in Kirklees, delivering services to victims of domestic abuse for over 20 years through our emergency accommodation and community outreach services. We are a values led organisation that places our clients at the centre of all we do. This is an exciting time to join us as we embark on a new refuge project and launch new community services in partnership with KBOP, and KDASS.

Over the last few years Pdap have developed a culture that firmly places the wellbeing of our staff and the voice of our clients at the centre of all we do. We are looking for a passionate and dedicated Leader to take us to the next stage of our journey.

Our new CEO will be a visionary and strategic leader, who is passionate about ending domestic abuse and empowering survivors. Pdap is already a leading charity in Kirklees working in partnership to improve the response to domestic abuse, but we know we can do more to create positive change and make a tangible difference to the lives of those affected.

You will lead the development and delivery of the strategic plan for the organisation at a pivotal time in our history. Continuing to raise our external profile, you will develop strategic partnerships that further our mission. You will drive the organisation to long-term financial sustainability and nurture a culture that is kind, inclusive, compassionate, open, empowering, bold and never shies away from the challenges ahead.

To apply, please send your CV and a personal statement outlining how you meet the specification

Closing date for completed applications is: 5th September at 4pm

Interviews will be held w/c 16th and 23rd of September

 

 

If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants. Pdap is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. 

 

 

Please note this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Job title: Service Manager - Night Shelters

Location: On site at our office – Argon House, Argon Mews, London, SW6 1BJ

Contract type: Permanent

Reporting to: Head of Operations & Service Development

Hours of work: 35 hours per week (5 days per week)

About you

As the Service Manager for our night shelter service, you’ll be at the heart of Glass Door’s mission, delivering the largest network of night shelters in the UK.  This pivotal role offers you the chance to make a real difference by managing a dedicated team across multiple sites, ensuring high-quality, consistent service that supports our guests to build a route out of homelessness.  We’re looking for a dynamic, proactive leader with a passion for problem-solving and a compassionate service delivery.

What you will do as part of our team

The Service Manager is responsible for the following:

Service delivery 

· Lead all aspects of the planning, preparation, and delivery of the night shelter service. 

· Oversee the day-to-day operations of the service, directly engaging with staff and guests to ensure high-quality service delivery. 

· Ensure operational policies are consistently followed, providing guests with a reliable and uniform service experience. 

· Manage the rota across three night shelters to maintain adequate staffing at all times. 

· Manage a fleet of three vehicles used for the night shelters, ensuring their availability and maintenance. 

· Ensure all staff are fully aware of service provisions, requirements, and expectations. 

· Lead the continuous improvement of the shelter service to better meet guest needs. 

· Ensure due diligence is performed, and that reporting and records are accurately maintained. 

· Collaborate with the Head of Operations & Service Development to keep expenditures and income within agreed budget limits. 

· Liaise with casework colleagues to ensure seamless collaboration between night shelter and casework staff. 

· Ensure the night shelters are aligned with other statutory and charity services to best meet the needs of our guests. 

· Conduct and maintain annual general and fire risk assessments for each shelter venue; actively maintain the service-level risk register and contribute to organisational risk register. 

· Promptly raise concerns and safeguarding issues in accordance with relevant policies and procedures.

· Ensure policies and procedures are up-to-date with annual reviews, and provide staff with training and guidance on compliance and best practices. 

Management 

· Manage and supervise a seasonal staff team of approximately 40 individuals. 

· Oversee the full employee lifecycle management, including: recruitment, onboarding, training and performance management. 

· Lead the recruitment and training of seasonal shelter staff. 

· Provide high-quality support and line management to night shelter staff, delivering clear guidance, support, and effective leadership. 

· Ensure excellent performance management, support, and supervision of Night Shelter Managers and staff, including monitoring annual leave and addressing performance issues in line with Glass Door’s policies. 

· Empower seasonal managers to deliver high-quality, safe support and effective guest management in accordance with Glass Door policies and procedures. 

· Regularly monitor the quality of support and service by conducting site visits to the night shelters. 

· Organise and deliver a comprehensive training programme for shelter staff. 

· Facilitate regular supervision and team meetings to promote effective teamwork and communication. 

· Ensure the In-form system is utilised efficiently by shelter staff, with timely updates to reports, and prompt, accurate record-keeping. 

· Provide timely support, advice, and guidance to staff as needed. 

Service Development and Planning  

· Play a lead role in the annual planning of the night shelter service and contribute to the annual services business plan. 

· Drive the achievement of organisational targets and objectives as outlined in Glass Door’s business plan. 

Additional  

· Cultivate positive relationships with guests, staff, professionals, partners, suppliers, and the local community. 

· Provide up to date, shelter specific information as appropriate, for cross organisation usage

· To undertake any other duties that can be reasonably required to meet the operational needs of Glass Door.

· Carry out the functions of the post with proper regard to Glass Door’s Equal Opportunities Policy. 

 

Person Specification 

Essential: 

· Proven experience working with and understanding the needs of people experiencing homelessness or similar disadvantaged groups. 

· Experience in leading a service and managing frontline teams. 

· Demonstrated problem-solving abilities through proactive learning. 

· Understanding and appreciation of trauma-informed care. 

· Valid driving license for manual transmission with the willingness to drive the Glass Door vehicles. 

· Ability to work independently, with strong decision-making skills and initiative. 

· Highly organised with excellent time-management abilities. 

· Exceptional communication skills, adaptable to various styles and approaches. 

· Strong IT proficiency, including advanced Microsoft Office skills. 

· Willingness to work occasional evenings and weekends, with the flexibility to cover shifts in emergencies. Time off in lieu provided. 

· Proactive approach in resolving challenging situations and achieving desired outcomes. 

· Empathetic and professional in handling challenging circumstances. 

· Ability to implement and adhere to health and safety, HR, and operational policies. 

· Strong commitment to equal opportunities and diversity. 

Desirable: 

· Advanced IT proficiency, particularly in AI tools and technologies, with a proven ability to quickly learn and adapt to new software or web applications. 

· Relevant training or certifications (e.g., project management, trauma-informed care, IOSH Managing Safely). 

· A lived experience of homelessness. 

We value diversity, promote equality and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of homelessness. 

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?

-This exciting role sits within our Strategic Communications and Marketing team. It forms part of a new cohesive approach to engaging internal audiences. The team sits within our Social Change department alongside digital, brand, creative, campaigning, policy, and media.

-Reporting to the Head of Federation Communications you'll head up the planning and delivery of our internal comms. You'll support delivery of our strategic communications plan and contribute towards creating a new federation-wide comms plan.

-You'll work closely with colleagues across Mind to connect and engage with staff to drive forward our bold plans, ensuring our vision, mission, and values run through all we do.

-You'll be responsible for managing and developing a team comprised of Senior Internal Communications Officer and Communications Assistant. As a team, you'll manage our day to day communications and engagement channels and play a key role in shaping our culture. You'll support and advise colleagues across Mind to plan and deliver top notch internal comms.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

-Work closely with the Head of Federation Communications, Head of Strategic Communications and Marketing, and other senior leaders including our Executive team, to deliver our corporate narrative through internal communications.

-Develop and deliver an effective internal communications strategy and plans, in line with our overall strategic communications plan and broader corporate strategy.

-Align internal communications to our organisational development and change plans, working closely with our People, Culture and Equity teams to ensure internal communications is seen as, and delivers as, a key solution.

-Oversee day to day internal communications, taking the lead in developing and delivering impactful and cost-effective internal communications and engagement opportunities using a range of new and existing channels and tools.

-Manage staff, and occasional volunteers, including coaching, motivating and developing the skills of the team, and performing supervisions and appraisals.

-Write, edit and proofread internal communications, ensuring consistency and compliance with Mind's branding, values, key messages and style guidelines, ghost writing for senior staff when required. Signing off materials from other staff members when required to ensure the same.

-Act as Internal Communications lead on key change projects, working in close collaboration with other teams, ensuring priority projects are given adequate resource.

-Work closely with teams across Mind, supporting and advising colleagues on internal communications best practice, including planning, audiences, channels and messaging to ensure the most effective approach. Focusing on empowering staff to put internal audiences first, share information and increase staff engagement.

-Measure and evaluate your team's work to develop best practice, inform future plans and increase our understanding of key audiences, providing reports as required.

-Undertake other duties that may be necessary from time to time, and that are 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.

This is an exciting time to join London’s Air Ambulance Charity. We have just reached our fundraising target to replace our two helicopters and are planning how we can capitalise on the remarkable success of our campaign.

We are seeking a digital marketing and communications expert to join our team for 12 months to cover maternity leave. The role shapes and develops the digital strategy. It brings together all our digital functions in order to strengthen our fundraising, marketing and communications.

Leading on the development and integration of all digital channels, you will support on the rollout of an overarching email marketing and website strategy, as well as oversee the integration of paid and organic social. The post holder will understand our different supporter groups to ensure digital work maximises supporter communications and will thrive on a fast-paced, vibrant environment.

You will have significant experience of developing and implementing digital strategies to improve fundraising and awareness communication and be skilled at turning data and insights into strategic digital campaigns.

In return we offer a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional advancement offering a range of learning and development opportunities. We offer hybrid and flexible working options, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.

We pride ourselves on our dedication to being an employer that values diversity, we firmly believe that each team member can provide a unique perspective and valuable contribution to the lives of the people we serve, 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.