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Role Description
The role of Senior Alumni Engagement Coordinator is to develop and maintain effective and long-lasting relationships with SEO alumni, through volunteering initiatives that encourage engagement including- creating volunteering opportunities, communications, events and stewardship. Stakeholder management is key to this role, and as such they need to be adaptable and have proven experience in managing stakeholders and multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent communication skills and a track record in developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders is fundamental to this role.
SEO London Alumni Relations Programme
SEO has a long history with our first alumni cohort graduating from the class of 2001. Our role is the nurture relationships with our vast pool of alumni, through an exciting engagement programme which includes industry networking events, social gatherings, newsletters and communications, volunteering opportunities and access to our talent pool. We create avenues for our alumni to stay connected to SEO as well as the broader network and open doors for them in industry. Creating advocates who would recommend our programmes and support the next generation of under represented students to gain access to sectors which may not be immediately available to them.
Accountabilities
VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT
- Working with the Head of Alumni Relations create our volunteering programme, providing a tangible offer for Alumni to continue to give back as members of our community as well as develop personally.
- Co- create and maintain a Volunteering database which will sit within the CRM and allow us to track, monitor and thank our volunteers accordingly. Helping to provide a better service to our alumni who have chosen to give their time.
- Create innovative ways through robust communication channels to attract volunteers to our roles
- Develop an engagement plan for our alumni, how do we steward our volunteers, do they receive a volunteering newsletter? How do we help them understand the impact they are having?
- Maintain the CRM and update with all active roles and progress
- Provide volunteering insights on a monthly basis to track and monitor the success of our recruitment offer
COMMUNICATIONS
- Alongside the Head of Alumni Relations you will be responsible for managing the creation and delivery of the Monthly newsletter, as an active participant in editorial meetings, you will be responsible for creating content and publishing the monthly newsletter
- As Comms lead for Social media you will be responsible for posting frequently across Linked In and Instagram to build engagement with our audience on these platforms
- You will provide monthly reporting on Newsletter open rates, the success of our comms in engaging our alumni as well as likes/ shares/ comments on social media EVENTS
EVENTS
- Supporting the Head of Alumni Relations in the delivery of monthly events, assisting with promotion as well as representing the team where possible at the events.
DATA
- Ensuring the CRM is kept up to date with all alumni data, highlighting any issues or concerns and providing solutions where possible, adhering to GDPR at all times.
CONNECT
- Our alumni engagement platform is specifically designed to engage our alumni and support them in connecting and expanding their personal network. Here they will find CPD opportunities, careers support and access to industry insights.
- The successful candidate will support the Head of Alumni Relations with processing all new members onto the CRM
- Lead on content for the platform to encourage engagement with our members
Required qualifications
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University degree (any discipline)
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2 - 5 years volunteer management/ Alumni Relations experience
Skills and experience
We are looking for applicants who have some demonstrable experience in the following skills and will be willing to learn and develop others:
- Project management and delivery expertise
- Experience in developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
- Experience in volunteer management
- Experience in Event management
- Business development experience, including strategising, pitching and presenting of new ideas
- Strategic Management & Impact Analysis
- Stakeholder management – the ability to manage stakeholder relations effectively
- Marketing and Communication experience – ideally in delivering stewardship and stakeholder comms
- Analytical capability
- Industry knowledge
- Exposure to training and development techniques and coaching others on employability skills
- The ability to communicate, empathise and listen effectively with a range of internal and external stakeholders
- The ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team
- The ability to be creative and continuously look for improving the offerings of SEO-London
What we offer?
- Salary: £34.000
- Private Health Care
- Enhanced Pension Contributions
- Flexible Working - 2 days in the office
- Annual Leave 28 days plus bank holidays
- Enhanced Family Friendly Policy
- Discount to Nuffield Gyms
- Employee Assistance Programme and more..
Closing date for applications
Closing date 05/07/2024
First interviews HR & Hiring Manager (Teams, 45 minutes) – 9th of July
Second interview – HR, hiring manager & Team member (In person, 1h) - 16th of July
Equal opportunities Statement
As part of its recruitment policy, SEO London intends to ensure that no prospective or actual employee is discriminated against on the basis of race, sex, nationality, marital status, sexual orientation, employment status, class, disability, age, religious belief or political persuasion or is disadvantaged by any condition or requirement which is not demonstrably justifiable.
Safeguarding
All posts at SEO London involve some degree of responsibility for safeguarding. Successful applicants are required to complete a Disclosure Form from the Disclosure and Barring Service ("DBS") for the position. Failure to declare any convictions (that are not subject to DBS filtering) may disqualify a candidate for appointment or result in summary dismissal if the discrepancy comes to light subsequently.
Right to work
Do you have the right to work in the UK? Unfortunately, at this time, we cannot provide sponsorship or consider overseas applications.
Closing date 05/07/2024
First interviews HR & Hiring Manager (Teams, 45 minutes) – 9th of July
Second interview – HR, hiring manager & Team member (In person, 1h) - 16th of July
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, proactive and well organised administrator to develop their skills as part of the Quality and Standards team delivering administrational and engagement support for the teams’ key objectives in the raising of standards with quality assurance process to ensure projects, activities, products, platforms and services are organised and executed to a high standard. The successful applicant will have excellent administrative skills with a high level of emotional intelligence alongside relevant experience in a fast-paced environment, underpinned by a ‘can do’ work ethic and high level of probity. The successful applicant will also have a passion for supporting programmes for young people to accelerate their personal and professional development.
Role Purpose
To provide highly efficient administrative support and be proactive within the Standards Department with exceptional organisational skills, attention to detail and a strong teamwork ethic.
The purpose of this role is to provide high-level general administration for the Quality and Standards team who is responsible for raising standards through the learning lab educator platform, using benchmarking resource products, to empower young people and champion future skills.
Key tasks and responsibilities
1. Administrative support to raise standards - Learning Lab:
• Support the engagement plan activities for educators to use the online learning platform and to access educational benchmarked resources.
• To aid the Digital Skills Development Manager to support the creation of editorial and marketing scripts.
2. Administrative support to empower young people - Benchmarking Resources and National Standards:
• To assist the Quality and Standards Manager to develop teaching tools for educators in colleges and training providers.
• Effectively support the co-ordination of resources (including agencies, suppliers, volunteers, and partners) so that all project elements are delivered to acceptable standards and meet the required outcomes.
3. Support to champion future skills – Competition portfolio reviews and audit:
• Producing and distributing accurate records of meetings. Acting as secretariat for meetings that are either in person or virtual that will include setting up meetings using Zoom or Teams, minute taking, and recording actions.
4. Operational Impact:
• Administration and co-ordination of activities in line with the project operational plan
• Develop, co-ordinate and maintain appropriate systems and processes, tracking and reporting on activity.
5. To work with internal or external stakeholders at all:
• Liaising with educator partners to ensure key quality assurance documentation is submitted to deadlines and collated on the appropriate systems.
• Monitoring the enquiries, allocating queries to team members and responding to requests for information.
• Providing support to the team in answering queries from staff, external stakeholders and suppliers.
• Assisting the team with arrangements for meetings and events including booking travel, venues, catering and accommodation.
• Supporting the budget management processes; raising purchase orders, processing invoices and monitoring expenditure.
• Maintaining all administrative systems, processes and databases.
• Supporting the monitoring of key performance indicators for learner and educator engagement and prepare data for inclusion in reports.
6. General
In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, all employees at this level are expected to:
• Contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
• Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s Employee Handbook and the policies contained therein with particular reference to those related to Health and Safety and on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the post holder acknowledging experience, education and ability.
Person specification
Key: [E] Essential / [D] Desirable.
Qualifications and experience:
• Experience operating as a high-level administrator or coordinator. [E]
• Maths GSCE grade A-C or equivalent [E].
• Experience of working in a team, including dealing with the public [E].
• Experience of using Microsoft Office suite, including Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint [E].
• Experience developing and/or managing digital learning platforms and systems like Moodle. [D]
Knowledge and skills:
• Strong planning and organisational skills and ability to manage time effectively. [E]
• Excellent communications skills and ability to create high quality and engaging written content. [E]
• Highly IT literate, knowledge of LMS platforms (Moodle) or any CMS would be useful. [E]
• Able to interact with others in a sensitive and diplomatic manner, able to build rapport and establish effective relationships [E].
• Able to organise time effectively, create work schedules, prioritise workload and meet deadlines [E].
• Able to follow directions from supervisors and respect policies and procedures. Demonstrates commitment to the organisation and task completion [E].
• A level of numeracy sufficient to be able to check and reconcile statistics and financial information [E].
• Capacity to learn new systems and software packages. [D]
Personal qualities and attributes:
• Excellent team player and collaborative approach to work. [E]
• A passion to deliver the highest standards of work with attention to detail. [E]
• Very reliable and with a high level of probity. [E]
• Able to work to own initiative with broad direction. [E]
• Able to think creatively and solve problems. [E]
• Flexible in working methods and ideas. [E]
Special circumstances:
• Prepared occasionally to work outside normal hours [D].
• Prepared to travel within the United Kingdom [D].
• Able to spend time away from home [D].
How to apply: Please view the attached supporting document for full details on how to submit an application.
This role is office based (as above) but with flexible hybrid working. It is expected the postholder will attend the office at least once or twice a week.
Full time working hours are a minimum of 35 hours per week, normal working hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday although we pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and service delivery and are happy to discuss flexible working options, including part time, with suitable candidates.
25 days’ annual leave [which will increase by one additional day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days] plus public and bank holidays.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a talented campaigns and media specialist keen to develop high impact campaigns that amplify and maximise the voice of an organisation that has a big impact on the lives of people who need advice?
Charity People is delighted to be partnering with AdviceUK at a time of investment within their team, and is leading on the recruitment of a Media and Campaigns Manager to join their talented, flexible and welcoming team.
Reporting to the Head of Policy and Public Affairs, as Media (Press) and Campaigns Manager you will create campaigns, partnerships and content that have innovation at their heart and support the organisation's advocacy goals. You'll work in close collaboration with the Marketing Communications team to grow reach and engagement across communication channels, delivering campaigns that mobilise support and leverage media opportunities.
Salary: £30,961 plus Regional Weighting (£4,454 in London). All staff also receive £600 per year work from home allowance.
Contract: Permanent position, 35 hours per week with part time (four days/28 hours) and job share options considered
Location: Remote home based role with a small amount of office time four days per year to staff days, plus some travel for meetings as and when required for your role. This is a national role and we encourage applicants from across the UK to apply.
Benefits include: 20 days of annual leave, increasing by a day each year (to a maximum of 5 additional days) plus 3 days leave between Christmas and New Year, home working allowance, 6% pension contribution plan, two days volunteering days per year, season ticket and bicycle loan scheme
Key responsibilities within this role will be as follows:
- Develop and implement effective campaigns to raise awareness and drive action on priority issues for AdviceUK, including the effective delivery and evaluation of the #AdviceSaves campaign that includes Advice Week
- Work with the Marketing and Communication Manager to build engagement with members in support of campaigns and advocacy work, including developing social media strategies
- Alongside Policy and Public Affairs colleagues, deliver high-quality communications products including media articles, reports, blogs, presentations, web and social media content that communicate complex messages clearly and effectively to stakeholders
- Manage media and campaign areas of the website, creating regular, engaging and evidence-based content
- Devise and deliver a media strategy to secure coverage which advances AdviceUK's strategic objectives and ensures a diverse and inclusive approach
- Identify and produce engaging stories for a wide range of national, sector and local media across England, Wales and Scotland, and work with colleagues internally to communicate this content across channels
- Use a range of material to support this media communications activity including press releases, website content, video, animation, graphics, case studies and media briefings
- Work with Policy and Public Affairs colleagues to ensure effective communication of policy positions in responses to the media, opinion pieces and features and briefings for journalists
- Develop constructive relationships with journalists across the national and sector media, working with them to place proactive stories and briefing them on latest AdviceUK activity
- Support reputation management for AdviceUK and develop and maintain public position statements for key issues, advising and supporting AdviceUK staff where appropriate
We'd love to hear from individuals with the following skills and experience:
- Previous experience within a media and campaigning role
- Ability to create multi-channel integrated campaigns with a strong eye for developing content that supports calls for action
- Experience of delivering media strategies that deliver news and features coverage
- Ideally some understanding of the social welfare advice sector
- Well-developed stakeholder relationship management experience, including of nurturing positive relationships with journalists, and of working in partnership to deliver joint campaigns
- Experience of media communication planning, monitoring and evaluations in order to support decision making and improve engagement and impact
- Experience and expertise in translating evidence, data and research into compelling media-friendly content for a range of channels
Closing date for applications: Midnight on Sunday 23rd June
Interview date: week commencing 1st July. Interviews will be held in person at AdviceUK's London office with travel costs reimbursed
If you're interested in hearing more about this opportunity, please send your CV to Alice at Charity People in the first instance.
Charity People and actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with 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.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
For a more detailed Job Description & Person Specification, or to apply, please visit our website.
About The Role
Working closely with our Chief Executive Officer, the Operations and Systems Manager would take a birds-eye view of our organisation to help us build a consistent, collaborative and centralised approach to how we work. You would hold responsibility for developing and embedding operational strategies, processes, policies, and systems that meet our needs and help to support staff wellbeing. This role includes a key focus on improving how we can better use and manage our digital infrastructure to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of internal processes and to improve our ability to engage and retain external audiences, enabling us to build our impact on a national scale. Key areas of responsibility are as follows:
Day-to-day operational management of the Charity, including:
- Resolving daily operational and administrative issues efficiently and effectively.
- Taking initiative to enhance or develop, implement and embed effective systems and working practices, drawing from personal knowledge and experience and external examples of best practice.
- Developing and refining our approach to hybrid working, ensuring systems and processes enable connection and creativity across the organisation. This includes working closely with the HR and Finance Officer to ensure new and existing staff are appropriately trained and supported with ensuring a safe, comfortable and productive home working set-up.
- Taking responsibility for managing our office space and working environment, ensuring it is fit for the organisation’s needs. This includes everything from liaising with our landlord and tradespeople, ensuring compliance with the terms of our lease, maintaining required levels of tea, coffee, milk, stationery and other consumables, and making improvements to ensure a productive and effective working environment.
- Ensuring technology (computers, printers etc.) is fit for purpose, safe, enables robust data security, and is properly recorded on Music Masters’ asset register.
- Oversight of service level agreements, memberships and contracts with external suppliers and providers, regularly reviewing these to ensure that they are current, necessary, effective and delivering value for money, in collaboration with the wider team and with the CEO / Finance Director as appropriate. This includes but is not limited to insurance and utilities.
- Management of certain operational budgets, in collaboration with the CEO / Finance Director.
- Oversight and administration of the Music Masters’ contact email inbox, voicemail inbox, and physical post.
- The organisation of certain social events, and other team away days or Board strategic planning days.
- Ensuring organisational risk assessments and operational policies and processes are kept up to date and fit for purpose. The role-holder would have oversight of the policy review schedule, working with the CEO and appropriate team members to ensure policies are being regularly reviewed and that we are compliant with all relevant legal and regulatory developments including GDPR and Health and Safety.
- Building effective business continuity measures, including developing and embedding a formal business continuity plan across the organisation.
Digital:
- Overseeing day-to-day management of IT and communications infrastructure and usage, including ensuring IT and comms equipment, systems and processes are fit for purpose and enable strong connectivity internally and externally, liaising with IT and comms support agencies as appropriate.
- In year one, leading a full review of digital processes, tools / platforms and systems used across the organisation, facilitating and overseeing a digitally enabled environment for efficiency and sustainable growth in accordance with MM’s strategy. This involves consultancy across the team and with external users, creating a brief for specialist consultancy / support to help us find the right solution(s), working closely with the appointed consultant to implement the solution(s), and facilitating or providing initial training and support for the team during implementation.
- Providing or organising ongoing support and training beyond the digital review to ensure confidence across the team with using our new infrastructure to its full potential, helping us to work efficiently and effectively.
- Ensuring digital processes are in place to enable the organisation to easily engage, onboard and manage new partnerships and project opportunities, and oversee administration within these areas of work.
- Overseeing development of digital tools and resources such as I’M IN and the Virtual Learning Environment used by Musicians of Change participants and graduates to improve usability, accessibility and engagement.
- Oversight of policies and procedures that relate to IT and digital (e.g. Data Protection, Privacy, Cyber Security, IT)
- Keeping up to date with the latest practices and trends in technology that may benefit Music Masters.
Data protection
- Managing our data as the organisation’s Data Lead (currently titled Data Protection Officer), ensuring ongoing compliance with GDPR, focusing on appropriate, effective and safe data collection, usage and storage (online and offline), and helping to build the wider team’s confidence with and understanding around best practice in data protection.
Governance
- Supporting the CEO with general governance support including the organisation of quarterly Board meetings and Board development arrangements, meeting minuting where appropriate, updating Trustee information, and ensuring compliance with the Charity Commission, Companies House and any other regulatory bodies.
General
- Undertaking relevant training, ensuring ongoing development of knowledge via conferences, reading and networking.
- Being an advocate for and exemplifying Music Masters’ core values of excellence and inclusion.
- Undertaking any other duties and reasonable requests that are in keeping with the nature of this post and / or the wider organisation’s needs. This may include occasional evening and / or weekend work.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
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Norton Housing and Support is a well-established Charity and social housing provider, offering high quality accommodation and support services to adults with support needs.
As part of an exciting programme of expansion, we are opening a new development in Blaby, Leicestershire comprising of 15, 1-bedroom flats, generous office / communal space and landscaped courtyard garden. The scheme will offer Housing Management Support to individuals who have mental health diagnosis
Based at the scheme 30 hours per week, the Housing Officer will play a key role from the outset, ensuring that the service offers a friendly and mutually supportive environment that successfully integrates within the wider community and gives resident the best possible opportunity to maintain their tenancy.
We offer:
- A full induction and ongoing training to help you develop your skills. Our current training programme includes trauma informed practice, motivational interviewing, and safeguarding.
- A small, friendly team. In our 2023 survey, 100% of staff agreed Norton was a good place to work. “I enjoy feeling like I make a difference to people’s lives…. It’s a great feeling knowing you have brightened up a person’s day”.
- Regular line management support and team engagement opportunities
- Generous annual leave allowance of 5 weeks per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata), with additional leave for long service
-A health plan, allowing you to claim back a wide range of everyday health expenses up to your annual limit, access to a 24-hour counselling service, tax and legal support, and shopping discounts
- Attractive pension scheme
- Mileage paid for car usage (where applicable)
- Sociable working patterns, with no weekend or bank holiday working
Norton Housing and Support is Investors in People Accredited.
More About the Role
As a Housing Officer, you will:
- Supervise and be responsible for the day-to-day management of the accommodation, ensuring a safe and secure environment.
- Provide housing related advice and an intensive housing management service to residents.
- Work with residents to manage their accommodation and tenancy.
- Complete all tasks and work as part of the team in accordance with NH&S organisational values:
- person centered
- empowerment
- respect
- inclusiveness
- integrity
- working in partnership
If you have previous experience of housing management, including health and safety, and of working with vulnerable groups, then this role could be perfect for you! We are looking for committed individuals who are driven by a desire to make real difference to the lives of adults living within our supported accommodation settings.
You will need:
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to earn and maintain the trust of residents, and staff from other organisations
- A warm, empathic and non judgemental approach
A qualification in housing would be advantageous, but full training will be given.
A full person specification and job description are available on our website.
Hours of work will be 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday.
We aim to develop a workforce that reflects the community we serve. To this end we actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups, including members of our black and minority ethnic communities.
Recruitment Process
Any offer of employment is subject to proof of right to work in the UK, two satisfactory references (one of whom should be your last or most recent employer, where applicable) and health screening questionnaire. Please note, we are currently unable to provide/transfer visa sponsorship to work in the UK.
The role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check is required. More information about our approach to DBS checks and employment of ex-offenders can be found on our website.
To apply, please send your CV and ensuring that you complete the Supporting Statement by referring to the Job Description and Person Specification.
Applications without sufficient information, including an up to date CV / Supporting Statement will not be considered.
Unfortunately, we are unable to acknowledge all applications.
Interviews will be conducted in 2 stages
Please note, that we reserve the right to close applications early.
Norton Housing and Support are an equal opportunities employer, please make us aware should you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Financial Education Delivery Coordinator
Just Finance Foundation (JFF) seeks to create a financially resilient nation where every individual has equal opportunity to thrive. The Education Team’s focus is developing and promoting financial literacy tools for primary schools to help children and their families learn about money. We work to train teachers to be able to deliver financial education and help them build it into their curriculum.
The Financial Education Delivery Coordinator position at Just Finance Foundation (JFF) is an exciting opportunity to participate in the delivery of new resources that will ensure children can access the education they need to manage money well in the future. We have ambitious targets to see our financial education resources in over 1,000 schools over the next 3 years. Your motivation and target driven ambition will help us expand LifeSavers, our free schools programme.
What we’re looking for:
· A strong communicator who is committed to serving schools, teachers, and children well
· A strategic thinker who is energised by the challenge of reaching a big audience
· A project manager who can develop plans to achieve goals within set timelines
· A team player who thrives in a supportive environment
· A data enthusiast who understands the purpose of gathering impact data, the value of analysing it, and the importance of sharing it with funders, supporters, and stakeholders
The Financial Education team is at the forefront of Financial Education in the UK. This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced and innovative education professional to make a significant contribution to the future wellbeing of our children and communities.
What the role looks like
The Financial Education Coordinator will be responsible for recruiting and onboarding schools to embed our free financial education resources into primary school classrooms. You will have an excellent understanding of the challenges and pressures that exist within a primary school environment. You will be able to generate enthusiasm for financial education, as well as develop strong relationships with schools and other project collaborators. You will achieve this by proactively researching, networking, and making connections with schools in London and the Southeast region. You will speak to stakeholders, including teachers and school leadership, to promote our programme. Once they have registered, you will then train the teachers and school staff on how to incorporate our resources flexibly into their classrooms. The Financial Education Delivery Coordinator will need to work flexibly with each school to best meet their needs, according to our policies and guidelines. Reporting the progress of the various programmes is a key part of the role and the ability to collate data, identify risks, and meet deadlines is crucial.
As a part of the broader Programmes and Innovation department, this role is a creative opportunity to develop new ideas and ways of delivering financial literacy to primary schools. We encourage thinking outside the box that respects the demands placed on teachers and school staff. Crucial to the role is a willingness to be part of a wider project team, an ability to adapt and respond to change, and a belief in the impact that we can make to young people.
To Apply: Please send your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 pages no later than 9am, 8th of July 2024.
Potential Applicants: If you’re interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience, we’d still love to hear from you. We don’t expect everyone to meet all the criteria listed.
JFF is an inclusive organisation and we welcome all applications. We want our workforce to be truly representative of the communities we serve. Diversity is an asset to our organisation and helps us create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.
While the role will work solely for the Just Finance Foundation, please note that the Church Urban Fund, as the parent charity, will be the legal employer.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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This is an exciting opportunity for a major donor fundraiser to join CSW, to initiate and develop strong relationships with individuals and corporates who have the capacity to make significant donations to CSW and to steward these relationships towards deeper engagement with CSW year after year.
Key Responsibilities (a full list of responsibilities is listed in the Application Pack)
- Develop a Major Gifts strategy that delivers agreed income goals and leads to increased and multi-year financial commitments from Major Donors.
- Develop individual cultivation plans for Major Donors that provide opportunities for them to make impactful gifts, pray and campaign.
- Research and write funding proposals and cases for support and adapt as needed.
- Produce and send regular letters and reports demonstrating the impact of gifts.
- Develop relationships with a small pool of Corporates that leads to increased engagement and income generation.
The Person
You are an excellent communicator, self-motivated and passionate about enabling donors to channel their wealth to meet the greatest needs. You have strong inter-personal skills which you are able to use to build internal and external relationships. You are able to inspire people to make a difference through their giving and you are just as passionate about communicating the impact of their gift. You are proactive and willing to work well with others to achieve targets.
You are inspired by CSW’s mission and eager to play your part, through this role, in ensuring freedom of religion and belief for all.
Essential Criteria (a full list of essential criteria is listed in the Application Pack)
- A minimum of three years’ major donor fundraising experience for a charity.
- Proven track record of securing five-figure and six-figure gifts from major donors.
- Experience of providing excellent stewardship to major donors.
- Excellent communication skills, especially verbal and written English
- Writing compelling funding applications/ proposals that match donors’ interests with CSW’s mission and activities.
CSW Benefits
We offer flexible working, your birthday off, pension with 6% employer contribution, 30 days holiday after 5 years’ service, 3 month paid Sabbatical after 10 years’ service.
Please also fill out the attached application questions.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the opportunity
Critical to our mission, we are looking to recruit a South West and South East Programme Manager to be responsible for three geographical areas and the schools within them, and to support further geographical expansion. You will oversee your region’s Action Tutoring programmes, liaising with our partner schools and developing new school partnerships, whilst supporting your team of Programme Coordinators to engage pupils and support them to build relationships and retain a strong pool of volunteer tutors.
As a Programme Manager, you will line manage Programme Coordinators to ensure they effectively manage their caseload of schools, whilst driving the quality of programmes and ensuring that the delivery of programmes meets organisational KPIs. This role will take a lead on new school recruitment, regularly pitching to Senior Leaders within schools and managing school partnerships within your region to ensure Action Tutoring’s growth targets are met. Additionally, you will contribute to the wider leadership of the Action Tutoring programme team, lead on programme-specific projects to support the programme department's priorities and will be expected to support the wider learning and development needs of the Programme Coordinator team.
This position would suit someone who enjoys working with people who have a frontline role, gets energy from pitching to schools and wants to increase their management experience in an exciting and rapidly developing charity. The successful candidate should be able to manage their own workload to a high standard as well as support others, have excellent attention to detail, be adaptable, relational and used to problem-solving and be able to work well with a range of stakeholders and be confident carrying out administrative tasks to support programme delivery.
Comprehensive induction and training will be provided. Action Tutoring is committed to providing development opportunities for its staff and, as a growing charity, there are plenty of opportunities to take on new areas of responsibility.
Reports to: Head of Programmes (South)
Salary: £35,102-£36,807 depending on experience. per annum.
Contract and hours: Permanent, full time contract (37.5 hours)
but we will consider requests for 0.8FTE. We offer flexible hours 9.30-4pm as core hours.
Closing date: Sunday 7th July 2024
Interviews: Thursday 11th and Friday 12th July 2024
Start date: Monday 12th August 2024
Place of work: Home based in the South West (Bristol or Devon) with frequent travel to schools in the South West and infrequent travel in the South East.
DBS requirement: All Action Tutoring staff must have an enhanced DBS check suitable for the child workforce.
If you don’t already have one, we’ll process one for you. Should you be aware of any incidents, cautions or convictions that would appear in a DBS check, please notify us when you apply.
Duties and responsibilities
· Oversee the delivery of all Action Tutoring programmes and corresponding work in the South West and South East; this currently includes Devon, Sussex and Bristol.
· Line manage up to seven Programme Coordinators, meeting weekly with them and overseeing the delivery of their programmes, and supporting them through regular observations, training and feedback to ensure consistently high quality programme delivery. Line management would also include HR responsibilities (appraisal, recruitment etc.) with support from others in the charity.
· Work with Action Tutoring’s Head of Programmes (South) on business development. Leading on recruitment (sales) and retention of schools in the South West and South East. Ensuring that there are a sufficient number of partner schools in the South West and South East according to growth and income targets, by creatively finding new ways to partner and pitch to new school leads
·Ensuring that the Programme Coordinator team accurately collects and records vital data for impact reporting purposes, through confident use of Action Tutoring’s database, processes and systems.
· Lead on reviewing and improving programme delivery in the South West and South East through regular visits to schools and programmes. Using data to reliably assess programme performance and engaging with quality assurance processes to drive impact.
· Develop and strengthen relationships with key stakeholders in Action Tutoring’s partner schools in the South West and South East, including members of the Senior Leadership Team, ensuring strong retention of school partnerships each academic year.
· Take a lead, with support from others in Action Tutoring, on networking in the South West and South East. This could include connecting and attending events with other charities, universities and other organisations to build Action Tutoring’s presence locally.
· Work closely with the Marketing, Communication and Engagement teams to establish and maintain volunteer recruitment opportunities and channels in the South West and South East.
· Develop strategies, meet with new leads and attend events to ensure a sufficient supply of high- quality tutors for your region, effectively managing your tutor pool and signing tutors up to programmes.
· Lead on projects that support the programme department’s priorities and strategy, dependent on your individual skills e.g. safeguarding, curriculum, data.
· Report and work closely with SMT, including presenting to SMT and attendance of biannual Programme Manager training days to add input to future development of programme delivery.
· Facilitate wider team or programme team training to support the learning and development needs of frontline staff.
· Any other responsibilities reasonably required.
Person specification
Qualifications criteria:
· A*-C in maths and English at GCSE (or equivalent experience).
· Right to work in the UK.
We are looking for some of the following attributes, though you might be more experienced in some areas than others:
· Knowledge of the education sector, schools, young people or providing interventions to improve outcomes.
· Able to manage and lead others, leading by example; line management experience would be an advantage or the ability to demonstrate a strong understanding and evidence of the qualities that make for effective line management.
· Able to work independently and use initiative in a range of situations. You will need to be able to effectively organise your own time and be confident in working autonomously.
· Able to develop strong relationships with a variety of stakeholders. This includes the ability to build and manage relationships with stakeholders you may not see regularly. You will need to be able to adapt your communication style to different audiences and uphold Action Tutoring’s high standards of professionalism.
· Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to pitch to individuals or groups of school leaders. Confidently articulating and advocating Action Tutoring’s mission to wider audiences.
· Able to meet deadlines and undertake administration. You will be responsible for maintaining accurate and timely records of all aspects of Action Tutoring’s work for your area and, where needed, support your Programme Coordinator to achieve this.
· Able to manage competing priorities and prioritising, and able to adapt and problem solve to support the needs of frontline staff.
· Able to work under pressure to ensure deadlines and targets are met.
· Computer literate, competent using Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
· Adaptable and open to learning. Action Tutoring is a relatively young organisation and is constantly changing – the Programme Manager will need to be willing to adapt and to grow and develop with the organisation, as well as taking a lead on suggesting changes and driving programme improvement.
· Committed to ensuring young people from all backgrounds reach a meaningful level of academic attainment. The Programme Manager role is critical to enabling Action Tutoring to deliver on its mission and you will need to be passionate about this.
· Committed to equality, diversity and inclusion.
· Committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children.
You will be likely be more successful in this role if you have:
· Experience of project management.
· Experience of business development or sales to help deliver results.
Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
We’re looking for a Data Coordinator to join our Data Import team. Your role is key in providing an exceptional service to both internal and external customers. You’ll be ensuring activities such as income processing, gift and coding adjustments are processed in a quick and effective manner.
Reporting to the Data Import Manager, you’ll collaborate with other teams within Customer Engagement to provide support and ensure that donations are processed and coded correctly on our database.
As a Data Coordinator your role helps support a focused unit of trusted experts at influencing and engaging the public through the wider Communications team.
We develop innovative strategies connecting need with organisational goals, produce creative content to bring those strategies to life and deliver it to the right audience at the right time for maximum impact. We’re a partner to the organisation, with a full view of our audiences and our communications with them - and we use this knowledge to build our brand and our business.
What we want from you
You’ll have a positive, solution focused outlook and be passionate in helping us to tame prostate cancer. You’ll have experience of income processing and administration, knowledge of Gift Aid and experienced in working with a CRM database (ideally Raiser’s Edge).
You’ll be a self-assured and professional communicator, can work using your own initiative and possess high standards of prioritisation skills, with the ability to work to deadlines with changing priorities. In addition, you’ll have the ability to build and maintain relationships, have excellent attention to detail and decision-making skills.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.
It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
We’re continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply.
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The closing date is Sunday 30th June 2024. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 8th July 2024.
We're looking for a Finance Business Partner - Central Services to join our Finance team at our Head Office in Caledonian Road.
£50,000.00 per annum, working 35 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.
Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
This role will fill two very important functions:
Business Partner to Central Services - Supporting the head office functions to manage their budgets
FP&A - support the Senior Manager for FP&A to run the budgeting, forecasting and business planning processes.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.
What you'll do:
Work with Central Services (head office) colleagues to review their management accounts on a regular basis ensuring that risks are understood and actions are identified to mitigate these.
Support Central Services colleagues to get help from other relevant finance team members, this could include advocating with finance on behalf of Operations or supporting Operations to understand finance policies, concepts and processes.
Lead on budgeting and forecasting for Central Services.
Support the Senior FP&A Manager to lead the Group budgeting, forecasting and 30 year business planning processes.
Deputise for Senior FP&A Manager when required. This may include working with CFO on budgeting analysis or longer term modelling.
Lead on maintaining all budgeting and forecasting templates and reports. Identifying areas of improvement and ensuring that the templates are kept relevant as the organisation develops
Support with financial evaluation of new business opportunities and their impact on Look Ahead's long term financial viability.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:
Previous experience of planning and budgeting and delivery of key reports in a large organisation.
Be capable of managing (sideways and upwards) senior individuals across multiple disciplines and have extensive, demonstrable people management experience and a clear understanding of the people implications and people agenda on the success of the business.
Financial expertise to understand requirements, produce reports, provide financial analysis and to identify underperformance and risks.
Confident, ability to lead, and communicate with others to influence business decisions and financial performance.
Meticulous, accurate and attention to detail
Experience in business modelling and financial forecasting.
Advance skills in using Excel and to learn specific planning systems such as Bricks
What you'll bring:
Essential:
ACA, ACCA, CIPFA, CIMA or equivalent full professional qualification.
Ability to analyse complex financial information, identify issues, recommend solutions and express them clearly to "lay" managers.
Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of individuals and all levels internally and externally.
Desirable:
Experience in business partnering of FP&A
About us:
Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.
If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.
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We are currently seeking a Team Lead to head up the delivery of support services for carers across the Southend Borough. Working 37 hours per week with remote working with the flexibility to work from home and community venues in Southend.
Tasks will encompass: managing the Carer Support Advisers within the team, providing personalised information and advice to carers, working with carers using a strength-based approach to identify their needs and plan support as required and building effective relationships and partnerships with commissioners, other organisations, partners and key stakeholders to create better outcomes for carers.
To be successful in your application, you will ideally need experience of managing a small team and building up relationships across partners and communities in order to deliver agreed outcomes within timescales.
In return, you will benefit from working for a not-for-profit organisation that delivers a service which makes a real difference to people’s lives. We offer training and development to help you grow your career, good annual leave entitlement, flexible working options, access to our work-place pension, employee assistance programme and a Benenden Healthcare package.
If you are interested in becoming part of our team and have the skills and experience, we are looking for and are passionate about making a real difference then please read the Job Description and Person Specification contained within the Candidate Pack.
Appointments are subject to Carers First receiving an appropriate disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service that we consider acceptable.
We encourage and welcome applications regardless of gender, ethnicity, religion, disability, sexual orientation or age.
If you would like to discuss this role confidentially, please contact us and we will be happy to organise for one of the Team to contact you. Please note that if you have not been contacted within one week of the closing date, your application has not been successful.
Carers First is an Equal Opportunities Employer
Positive Collaborative Ambitious
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Post: Permanent. Full Time. On average 37 hours a week for full-time. However, if you are interested
in part-time hours, we would be delighted to hear from you.
This position attracts a ‘Golden Hello’ of £500 in first salary payment followed by £500 on successful completion of the probation period.
Part of the role involves some overnight stays in the home. You will need to do between 1 and 2
‘sleep-ins’ per week, so the salary advertised does not include that payment, however if you
complete eight sleep-ins per month, that’s equivalent of an extra £3912 per year
Location: Based at Leeds
Closing Date: Until the position is filled Interview Date: Flexible to suit candidate
Our Vision:
Our work is about supporting children and young people whose lives have been affected by
childhood trauma, to build authentic and caring relationships with adults who continuously role
model healthy behaviour and offer a creative combination of good boundaries, high hopes and
expectations, sensitive care and positive experiences. Our work enables our children to feel valued
and respected, from here they can grow through nurture and challenge.
Why Join Catholic Care?
Catholic Care is a forward thinking and vibrant charity providing services for, and employing people
of all faiths or of no faith at all. For the past 160 years we have been meeting the needs of people
who are disadvantaged or vulnerable across Yorkshire, having a positive impact on their lives.
Each year the work we do makes a positive difference to nearly 3,000 people, both through our CQC
and Ofsted regulated services and in our local communities. We care passionately about the people
we support who remain at the heart of what we do. We are a values led charity. Our values are what
drive everything we do. They help us to make decisions about what we do, how we do it and who we
do it for.
Your wellbeing is important to us and we will make sure you feel valued and part of the Team. We
are a Mindful Employer and accredited with Investors In People and our approaches are there to
support you along the way. We also offer benefits which reflect your hard work, including generous
annual leave, pension scheme and sick pay policy.
Overview of Role
Our trauma informed staff specialise in providing nurture and care to children and young people
who are looked after. We work really hard to create a home environment that exceeds the needs of
the children and young people – enabling them to express their characters, feel safe and enrich their
lives.
The children and young people that we care for can demonstrate a wide range of behaviours and
can be very demanding of time, attention, and emotions. A senior residential childcare worker
advocates pro-actively for each young person’s needs, rights and views and ensures that these are
met.
They also make certain that each young person’s individuality, difference and diversity are always
appreciated and that our young people are provided with equal opportunities and are not
discriminated against. Senior residential childcare workers encourage each young person to be
involved in all aspects of their care. This will involve skill development, problem-solving and
assessment of risk, while being mindful of their individual capabilities.
The senior role is to support the Registered Manager and Deputy Manager in providing the best
quality childcare in a safe and trauma informed care focused environment for young people. When
on shift you will have initial responsibilities for monitoring and supervision of staff and take
responsibility for the day-to-day management, and guidance of colleagues whilst ensuring the
welfare and care of the young people.
What We Can Offer You:
Competitive salary
27 days annual holiday plus bank holidays (full time equivalent)
Additional 3 days annual leave after 5 years of service
Comprehensive Induction Programme with ongoing learning and development
Career progression opportunities
Regular supervision
Regular performance and development meetings to support your ongoing development
Investors in People and Mindful Employer
Group Personal Pension Scheme
Healthcare Cash Plan
Life Insurance Cover
Sickness Pay
Cycle to Work Scheme
Employee Referral Bonus Scheme
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Please note that this advert may close early should sufficient applications be received, so early application is advised. Please include a cover letter with your application, outlining how you feel you meet the requirements of the role.
WithYou is part of a consortium and our team in Milton Keynes is recruiting for a Service Manager, to join them in providing high quality recovery care to a diverse service user group. If you are a dynamic leader, who can inspire others to make a difference for their clients using a compassionate and collaborative approach, we want to hear from you.
The Service Manager will directly link in with both the Head of Partnerships for WithYou and the Sector Manager, as lead providers, to ensure clear communication and a mutually agreed delivery of service. As Service Manager, you will be responsible for collaboratively leading the team to ensure a high level of performance by meeting targets and KPIs set, whilst creating a supportive and inclusive environment for our staff team. This post requires excellent leadership skills to work innovatively and confidently, supporting staff in high performing recovery work, overseeing quality assurance and safeguarding and with the capacity to work within competing demands and tight timescales.
Safeguarding those we provide our services to, sharing your concerns and putting the right interventions in place is key to the success of this role. You will work with a dedicated team of people, building strong relationships with other agencies to deliver the comprehensive support needed by those using our services. You will lead your team, providing development and clear direction aligned with the organisational aims and be a strong advocate for WithYou externally, maintaining and building our profile as you go.
This is a permanent, full-time role working 37.5 hours per week.
What we're looking for
The most important thing you can bring to this role is clear and inspirational leadership. We’re open to discussions with candidates working in leadership roles outside of the drug and alcohol arena - for example, in mental health or housing. We’re most interested in your ability to demonstrate motivational leadership skills, with the drive to promote staff development and retention. You’ll have the support of an exceptional Head of Partnerships and a wider team of experienced and dedicated stakeholders across the organisation.
If you have experience managing comparable services, as either an established manager or in a team leader or similar capacity and you are looking for the next step up in your career, we would welcome your application and a further discussion.
You should also have:
- A track record of successfully working in joint ventures and partnerships
- A proven track record of creating and maintaining a strong performance management culture
- Evidence of placing service users at the heart of an organisation
- Ability to develop and lead a cohesive team
- Ability to interpret evidence and analyse problems to create viable sustainable solutions
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to quickly establish credibility and/or make a positive impact
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written
A full job description and person specification is available on request.
As an organisation, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports and celebrates the diverse voices and experiences of our staff. We know that representing the communities we serve is key to us meeting our goals of radically improving people's lives. We welcome the unique contributions that you can bring and we encourage people from underrepresented communities and backgrounds to apply to join our team, including people with lived experience, people with disabilities, people from racialised communities, LGBTQ+ people and armed forces veterans.
About us
Everyone should feel comfortable getting the support they need for issues with drugs, alcohol or mental health.
At We Are With You we work with people on their own goals, whether that’s staying safe and healthy, making small changes or stopping an unwanted habit altogether. We give people support in a way that’s right for them either face to face in their local service, community or online.
We provide a free and confidential service without judgement to more than 100,000 people a year.
We use our expertise to improve the help available and raise awareness around drugs, alcohol and mental health so that more people can get support.
We Are With You.
What we offer
- Competitive salary
- 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday or a special occasion of your choice
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- 2 days paid volunteer leave per year
- Auto-enrollment into We Are With You’s pension scheme
- Access to a Blue Light Card - giving you great savings on big high-street and online brands
- Flexible working opportunities and access to a range of services and resources to support you with your wellbeing
- We have an excellent Refer a Friend scheme which offers you a £500 bonus for any recommendations, any role! Our scheme allows you to recommend your friends and family to work with us and earn a £500 bonus payment for every successful referral you make. Please note, the Refer a Friend scheme is only applicable if your recommended friend completes their 6 months probation period
Should you be successful in your application, you will be required to provide 3 years' worth of references and where applicable, will need to undergo an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As the East Midlands’ only hospice for babies, children and young people, Rainbows is a place where children and young people with life-limiting conditions and their families can find care and support. Our incredible team of people help with end-of-life care, symptom management and respite/short break care, as well as supporting families at home and in the community.
Rainbows is so much more than a building; the Team offers diverse, flexible support to families wherever they are across the East Midlands. We're also there to support parents and siblings through their bereavements.
Ensuring the ongoing needs of young people with life-limiting conditions are addressed is a priority for Rainbows. Therefore, we are seeking a part-time Transition Support Worker to join the existing Transition Team to champion and advocate for the rights of children and young people to have fair access to care, education, and social activities.
This role will involve you covering the areas of Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, and North Derbyshire therefore, you will need to have the ability to travel around without relying on public transport. You will also need to travel to the Hospice on Lark Rise in Loughborough for your interview, team meetings and events.
Hours of work: 22.5 hours per week with the requirement to work occasional weekends and evenings to support with events like open day, leavers weekends, group sessions and 1-1 support time.
About the role
This role provides the successful candidate with the opportunity to join a dynamic and supportive team working with children and young people from the age of 13 up to the age of 25, supporting them to transition from children’s services into adult’s services.
Some of the key responsibilities include (but not limited to):
· To support the Transition Lead and work as part of a location-based transition team, acting as a resource to colleagues regarding transition issues.
· To support young people and their families in all aspects of transition including health, education, social and welfare.
· To support the transition of young people moving from Rainbows to other adult services working in close partnership with Rainbows’ Family Support Team and external agencies such as schools, colleges, care providers and commissioners.
· Develop relationships with relevant services to aid the transition process.
· Further responsibilities in the role of a Transition Support Worker at Rainbows, can be found by downloading the Job Description.
Requirements
· Significant experience of working with children and young people with complex needs.
· Understanding of the challenges faced by young people transitioning into adult care.
· Ability to engage well with children, young people, and their families.
· Motivated to make and sustain positive relationships with external organisations.
· Further requirements can be found by downloading the Person Specification.
Our Benefits include:
• Free onsite parking at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
• Eligibility to join blue light card discount scheme.
• Bupa Cashback plan.
• Life Assurance.
• 27 days holiday.
• Plus bank holiday allowance but expectation to work bank holidays in this role.
• Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme.
• Access to occupational health.
• Contributory pension scheme.
• Subsidised meals at the Hospice, Lark Rise, Loughborough.
For further information about this role and the responsibilities please contact the people team at Rainbows.
To apply for the role please click ‘apply now’ to complete an online application form. If you require an alternative method of applying or would like to discuss reasonable adjustments further, please contact the people team at Rainbows.
This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and barring Service Check) and pre-employment checks.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Godalming HQ (flexible hybrid working)
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time
Job Type: Permanent, full-time
Salary: £40,000 - £44,000 per annum (dependent on skills and experience)
Hours: 37
About us:
Compassion in World Farming International is a leading global farm animal welfare organisation campaigning to bring an end to factory farming and to implement the highest animal welfare standards in the UK, European Union and beyond. We are looking for an experienced campaigns manager to lead our UK public campaigns.
We lead a growing worldwide movement of people concerned about how industrial agriculture mistreats animals, wastes precious resources and utterly fails to meet the needs of the planet’s inhabitants. With headquarters in the UK and offices in Belgium, China, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and the USA, we are an influential organisation whose supporters and partners throughout the world help us deliver on our initiatives. We campaign on a wide range of themes ranging from welfare issues for farmed animals to the wider environmental impact of the current food system.
Our recent campaigns include:
Delivered a ban on the live export of farm animals for fattening or slaughter from GB
Rallied over 1.4 million supporters for a European Citizens’ Initiative to end caged farming
Pressed the case for recognition of animal sentience in UK law.
About the role
As part of this exciting role, you will be responsible for successfully planning and delivering our UK campaigns. You’ll achieve this by leading a dedicated team to develop integrated strategies across multiple areas, managing campaign budgets and coordinating political and public engagement efforts. As part of this role you will help to foster partnerships with key stakeholders, align strategies with international counterparts and oversee digital campaigning.
Duties and responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to:
• Take responsibility for the successful planning and delivery of our UK campaigns
• Lead the development of integrated campaign strategies with a core team of dedicated staff of media, policy, business engagement and fundraising colleagues
• Build new, high impact campaigns, identifying the campaign resource needs across policy, advocacy and communications teams
• Manage campaign budgets
• Accountable for the delivery of coordinated, complex political and public engagement strategies
• Identify and build trusting relationships with key delivery partners and external stakeholders
• Work closely with the Head of UK to align campaign strategies and coordinate internationally
• Supervise and support a Digital Campaigner to deliver impactful communications driving high engagement from our supporters and the public by gathering insights and continuous testing and revitalization of communications
• Use insights to ensure campaign tactics and messages are audience and insights led
• Act as media spokesperson for Compassion as required for campaign work
• Represent Compassion UK in internal and external campaign meetings
• Commission and manage external suppliers as needed
• Ensure key teams in Compassion are briefed on campaign activities and the latest developments
• Identify and fill gaps in internal resource to deliver campaigns and advocacy.
About you
We are seeking a passionate, experienced and creative Senior Campaign Manager to develop and lead campaigns, as well as delivering additional campaigning activities. You will be working in a team of highly motivated advocates and campaigners. You will be able to construct imaginative and effective campaigns, inspire colleagues and mobilise our broad range of supporters.
This role requires proven campaigning and project management as well as excellent writing skills. It offers an opportunity to be part of a dynamic campaigning organisation with an increasing impact in reducing animal suffering and working for a sustainable global future for farming. Please note that we have an anticipated start date for this role, as of 1st October 2024.
Applications:
Closing date: 12th July 2024
1st stage interviews: Monday 22nd July or Tuesday 23rd July
2nd stage interviews: Monday 29th July or Tuesday 30th July
Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme. To comply with legal requirements, as part of our selection procedure, we ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK. No agencies.
Benefits:
• Compassion in World Farming is located in bright, modern offices; just 2 minutes’ walk from Godalming mainline station (45 minutes from London Waterloo).
• Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays.
• Our comprehensive benefits package includes core offerings like Health Cash Back Plan
• MHFA support – 24/7 PG access and Employee Assistance Programme
• Free onsite parking at HQ
• Optional savings schemes like the Cycle Benefit Scheme.
• Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying Excellent Development opportunities
• Hybrid working model (dependant on role and location)
• A defined Contribution Pension Scheme
• Enhanced discretionary company sick pay
• Premium Subscription to Calm App
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.
You may also have experience in the following: Marketing Manager, Senior Campaigns Coordinator, UK Campaigns Director, Senior Marketing and Campaigns Manager, UK Senior Advocacy Campaigns Manager, Lead Campaigns Strategist, etc.
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