Head Of Safeguarding Jobs in Greater Manchester
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Salary:
£ 13.72 per hour
£ 25,862.5 full time equivalent
Hours:
36.25
Location:
Cheshire based (WFH) + travel across Cheshire/Castle Community Centre
Accountable to:
HR Manager
Role summary
Age UK Cheshire works with older people to support them in living their best life…
· relieving loneliness, so that older people feel connected,
· combatting poverty, so that older people have enough to live on, and
· increasing independence, so that older people can live the lives they want to lead.
The Volunteer Coordinator’s primary focus will be to grow our volunteer programme and act as the first point of contact for all stakeholders for volunteering enquiries. You will be adept and motivated about working with and onboarding volunteers and at building relationships with other organisations, community groups, and networks to enhance the volunteer programme’s reach and impact.
This role will work collaboratively with colleagues in ensuring volunteers feel valued, supported and equipped to contribute meaningfully at every stage of their engagement with us. The role requires successful coordination of volunteer onboarding, training, databases, and supporting the leadership team by providing accurate and timely reports.
The post holder will be responsible for taking ownership of our volunteer programme, build on our existing strategies, ensure helpful resources, plan engaging training sessions and bring a people-focussed mindset to everything you do.
The role will also include administrative support to client facing services teams and finance (2 days a week, 1 day based at Castle Community Centre, Northwich). This includes managing receipt of postal donations, issuing thank you letters, issue of key information documents to service users, managing finance audit trail.
JOB DESCRIPTION
First point of contact
1. Serve as the first point of contact for volunteering enquiries across the organisation and build strong relationships with volunteers and other stakeholders.
2. Proactive ownership of recruitment, onboarding, training and support of volunteers.
3. Matching volunteers to opportunities that suit their skills.
4. Be the identified lead for the organisations volunteer programme, developing strong links with partner organisations, and keeping up to date on national volunteering best practice and legislation.
Service Delivery
5. Leading, planning and delivering recruitment drives alongside line managers across multiple platforms, including attendance at identified community events across Cheshire.
6. To build strong relationships and use a variety of communication methods to engage and retain volunteers, including updates to our Volunteer Central SharePoint site so that volunteers feel well supported, included and informed.
7. Ensuring best practice in volunteer management by upskilling and supporting line managers in volunteering priorities.
8. To strengthen the volunteer recognition process across the organisation.
9. Carry out pre-volunteering checks, including references and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks where appropriate
10. Ensure there is appropriate support and training for volunteers through regular informal contact and more structured reviews.
11. Site visits across locations to support volunteers
Services support
12. Review volunteering processes and procedures and implement systems, providing appropriate support to other coordinators to ensure a consistent approach to volunteering across the organisation.
13. Updating and maintaining volunteer support and inclusion systems to ensure accuracy, accessibility, and regular updates.
Performance
14. Maintain accurate records of enquiries, referrals, and outcomes, ensuring data is comprehensive and can be used for monitoring, evaluation, and future service development.
15. To collaborate with line managers on developing our volunteer database to ensure all key information is recorded to provide accurate and timely reports.
16. Identify emerging issues and trends based on enquiries and report these to senior staff for further action or policy development.
17. To monitor and evaluate activities including volunteer surveys, conversion and leaver data and contribute to reports for evaluation and monitoring as required.
Administrative Duties
18. Support front line services, printing and posting information packs to clients and potential clients
19. Organise and scan donations and other client communications received in the post and to admin' email.
20. Issue thank you letters to donors and respond to general enquires received by email to central email addresses.
21. Support the Governance Support Manager and Exec Assistant in ensuring head office based compliance for Fire and H&S.
General responsibilities
22. Collaborate with colleagues across the organisation to ensure enquiries are handled efficiently, and volunteers are directed to the appropriate services.
23. Adhere to Age UK Cheshire’s policies on confidentiality, data protection, and safeguarding.
24. Undertake any other relevant duties as required by the Chief Financial Officer or senior staff.
General
25. Uphold the organisation’s core values and act as an ambassador for Age UK Cheshire, demonstrating respect, empathy, and professionalism in all interactions.
26. Take personal responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and health and safety regulations.
27. Promote diversity and inclusion, fostering an environment where individual differences are valued and equality of opportunity is upheld.
28. Foster collaboration, communicate openly with colleagues, and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives to enhance service delivery and organisational effectiveness.
29. Take responsibility for personal development, adhere to organisational policies and legal requirements, ensure safeguarding, confidentiality, and data protection standards are met, and undertake any other duties as required to support the organisation’s goals.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
a. Experience in project management and successfully recruiting, engaging, and supporting volunteers.
b. Ability to motivate, inspire and retain volunteers.
c. Strong organisational skills and leadership skills.
d. Excellent verbal, written and ITC communication skills, including telephone and email communication.
e. Good understanding of issues facing older people, carers, and disadvantaged groups.
f. Ability to work independently and prioritise tasks in a fast-paced environment.
g. IT skills, including experience with databases and Microsoft Office applications.
h. Knowledge of data protection, confidentiality, and safeguarding policies.
i. Ability to work effectively as part of a team and with external partners.
Desirable
a. Experience of using a CRM or case management system (e.g. Charity Log).
b. Knowledge of the voluntary sector and inter-agency working.
GENERAL:
a. Have use of a car, full driving licence, and ability to travel across Cheshire in the course of the role.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
HOURS:
The contracted hours for this role are 36.25 hours per week, typically worked Monday to Friday. However, both the specific working days and the daily hours within this timeframe can be discussed and agreed upon, based on operational needs
Out-of-office hours activities may be an aspect of this role.
CONTRACT:
All new staff are subject to a six-month probationary period. 4 weeks’ notice is required to terminate employment by either side i.e. the employee or Age UK Cheshire. During the probationary period, one week’s notice is required by either side.
HOLIDAY ENTITLEMENT:
From the 1st January to 31st December the basic annual entitlement for full time employees is 25 days, plus an entitlement to Public Bank Holidays and a discretionary entitlement to 1 extra day awarded by the Trustees. Part time staff will have their entitlement pro-rated according to the number of hours they are contracted to work.
CRIMINAL DISCLOSURE:
The post holder will be subject to police checking by the Disclosure and Barring Service (was CRB) Enhanced Disclosure.
PENSION:
Age UK Cheshire has an automatic enrolment workplace pension scheme pension scheme in place for eligible employees.
HEALTH CARE:
Age UK Cheshire offers a Health Care Cash Plan and staff are entitled to receive healthcare benefits.
Age UK Cheshire is a Mindful Employer and positive actions will be taken to ensure that people will not be excluded from working for the organisation because of their age, race, ethnicity, faith, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, physical or mental health.
Charity No 1091608.
Please ensure you submit a Cover Letter with your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At The King’s Trust, we’re on a mission to help young people thrive—and technology plays a vital role in making that happen. We’re looking for a Fundraising Service Owner to lead the way in ensuring our fundraising systems and technology are optimised, effective, and aligned with our long-term strategy.
In this role, you’ll own the end-to-end delivery of fundraising technology solutions, collaborating with stakeholders to shape and implement a service that supports our fundraising teams, enhances supporter engagement, and drives revenue growth.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the strategy, development, and optimisation of fundraising technology
- Work with stakeholders to ensure our systems support fundraising excellence
- Ensure our fundraising tech is scalable, secure, and future-proof
- Identify and mitigate risks while ensuring best-in-class data governance
- Keep on top of emerging fundraising technologies and digital trends
- Align fundraising technology with Finance, Delivery and People systems and overall Enterprise Architecture
What You’ll Bring:
�� Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
�� Technical knowledge of fundraising systems and CRM platforms
�� Ability to translate complex tech into simple, effective solutions
�� Experience delivering successful technology projects in fundraising or NFPs
�� A passion for leveraging technology to maximise fundraising impact
This is a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of fundraising technology at The King’s Trust, making a tangible difference in young people’s lives.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,416 employees and over 31,000 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response & Nighttime Economy) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
Would you like to join our dynamic Philanthropy & Partnerships team to help drive high value income to support more people in communities across England? With a new strategy about to be launched, we are looking to really maximise our fundraising over the coming years. As Prospect Researcher, you will play an integral role in the success of the team helping to grow and monitor a strong pipeline of prospects across trusts, corporates and philanthropy. You will also create a roadmap for prospect research, implementing systems which support fundraisers to secure income for a range of projects.
About You
- Significant experience of undertaking research and due diligence checks within a charity or commercial setting
- Evidence of the ability to develop and manage strong and positive working relationships across an organisation
- Experience of creating, implementing and leading a successful new system or process, ideally within prospect research
- Proven ability to proactively seek and identify new prospects as well as producing high-quality prospect research on these individuals, companies and foundations
- Experience of using databases and producing data-driven management information reports
About the Role
- Lead the creation of a new prospect research roadmap working alongside team managers and Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships (P&P) to ensure the work of the Prospect Researcher is meeting the objectives of each team.
- Manage the prospect research function within fundraising to support fundraisers to maximise income from prospective and existing donors
- Carry out due diligence and ethical reviews on prospective donors in line with St John’s ethical fundraising policy
- Carry out network mapping of key stakeholders, prospects and supporters to identify connections.
- Prepare and present research findings and relevant analysis to internal key stakeholders.
- Identify philanthropic, corporate, trust and statutory prospects and funding opportunities to develop P&P pipelines
- Conduct meetings with team to track progress and make recommendations to move prospects through the pipeline
- Work with colleagues to create efficient processes to refer prospective opportunities and monitor progress
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
St John Ambulance is committed to safeguarding and we promote safe recruitment practice. Therefore, all successful applicants will undergo pre-employment checks, including DBS Clearance, as part of the onboarding process, if applicable to the nature of the role
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
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Following the return of our co-founder Becca Dean MBE as CEO, we're excited to be recruiting for several new roles as we move into the next chapter of our journey. Having recently celebrated our 12th birthday, we're more determined than ever to reach even more girls and young women, and we’re building a brilliant team to help us do just that. If you're passionate about empowering the next generation, we’d love to hear from you.
THE ROLE
The Fundraising Manager (Partnerships) role is a fantastic opportunity to lead on developing partnerships with The Girls’ Network's corporate and public sector supporters. The programme is well established with £170,000 worth of partners already on board. There is an opportunity to put your own stamp on the work, developing new collateral and ideas for excellent partnerships. The role is within our Fundraising & Communications team of four staff and works in collaboration with regional Senior Network Managers. There is an opportunity for the post holder to collaborate with the Fundraising Manager (Trusts and Foundations) on the development of grant applications.
Key roles and responsibilities
Income generation
- Primary focus of the role is to manage a portfolio of £170,000 worth of corporate partners and public sector organisations, to meet annual income targets and provide an excellent supporter experience.
- Develop compelling funding propositions and case for support to meet priorities, working closely with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications, Programmes and Monitoring, Research, Evaluation & Learning (MERL).
- Maintain an up-to-date pipeline of prospects through research and excellent record keeping (using SalesForce), ensuring that applications are made to meet known deadlines.
- Collaborate with Network Managers on regional corporate partnerships, ensuring a consistent and good supporter experience and identifying opportunities for development.
- Ensure that all reporting and grant monitoring is delivered in a timely manner, working closely with the MERL Manager and colleagues across Programmes.
- Oversee calendar of third-party events, liaising with external partners and ensuring appropriate TGN involvement.
- Provide internal management information and reporting to the Head of Fundraising on a quarterly basis, or as required.
Stewardship
- Develop data management processes, ensuring timely impact reporting or other agreed deliverables.
- Ensure all donations and supporters are thanked in a timely and appropriate mode to their giving channel.
- Keep all relevant donor and financial information up-to-date on Salesforce, ensuring adherence to GDPR and other relevant good practice, as defined by the Fundraising Regulator and other sector bodies.
- Work with Communications to ensure regular updates to website and other digital channels, identifying opportunities for partnership activities.
- Work with colleagues in Fundraising & Communications and CEO to deliver appropriate partner recognition including events and other engagement activities
Other duties
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As a small charity with limited resources, all staff are expected to be flexible with their work and as such you may be required to undertake other duties and tasks as assigned from time to time.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO THE ROLE
- You will have at least five years’ relevant experience as a fundraiser or in other similar roles e.g. marketing or sales, ideally with at least three years working in fundraising and be able to demonstrate previous success in generating income and achieving targets.
- You will be an exceptional communicator with the confidence to work on your own initiative and to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- You will be well organised with excellent attention to detail, work well under pressure and have the ability to think both strategically and operationally.
- You have a good understanding of the disadvantages faced by both women and those from the least advantaged communities and have a drive to rectify the inequalities that currently exist.
- You thrive on the potential to make a real difference with your work.
Essential
- Proven experience in the charity sector and able to demonstrate fundraising or similar success.
- A skilled and confident relationship builder who enjoys maintaining and sustaining contacts.
- Extremely well organised and self-motivated.
- The ability to recognise opportunities to help achieve income targets.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Understanding of financial information and ability to provide relevant data for applications including budgets and operational targets.
- Commitment to gender equality and social mobility.
- Confidence managing stakeholders.
- Resilience and ability to self-manage workload with support from line manager.
Desirable
- You are flexible in your approach to working with a small organisation and understand the time and resource limitations You have safeguarding knowledge.
- Experience in using Salesforce or another CRM, Hootsuite, Canva, Access (website), Mailchimp.
- Understanding or experience of working from home.
- Experience of working in a small charity.
For more information about our organisation and details on how to apply, please visit our website and download the candidate pack.
Good luck with your application.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our mission is to inspire and empower girls from the least advantaged communities by connecting them with a mentor and network of female role models.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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At The King’s Trust, we’re committed to creating opportunities for young people—and strong financial systems help us deliver on that promise. We’re looking for a Finance Service Owner to lead the development and optimisation of our finance systems, supported by effective processes, technology, data and people.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of finance technology, ensuring our systems are efficient, secure, and scalable, while supporting key teams across the Trust.
What You’ll Do:
- Lead the strategy, development, and optimisation of finance technology
- Work with stakeholders to ensure our systems accurately support finance business processes and people
- Align fundraising technology with Fundraising, Delivery and People systems and overall Enterprise Architecture
- Own the end-to-end delivery of finance technology solutions
- Ensure our finance architecture is robust, scalable, accessible and future-proof
- Stay ahead of emerging financial technologies, best practices and compliance requirements
- Identify risks, develop disaster recovery plans, and maintain strong data governance
What You’ll Bring:
�� Expertise in finance systems and technology solutions
�� Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
�� Ability to translate technical concepts into clear, actionable solutions
�� Experience working with not-for-profit organisations and financial processes
�� A passion for using technology to enhance financial efficiency and transparency
Join us in shaping the future of finance technology at The King’s Trust and help us maximise our impact for young people.
Registered Charity
More than 1000
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
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Are you a proactive and analytical thinker with a passion for making a real impact? Join us as a Senior Business Analyst and play a vital role in transforming the lives of young people.
In this dynamic role, you’ll lead business analysis across multiple technology projects, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes. You'll work closely with stakeholders to gather and analyse requirements, drive business case development, and identify process improvements that enhance efficiency. Collaborating with change and transformation teams, you’ll help shape and prioritise strategic roadmaps, turning business needs into impactful solutions.
You’ll also contribute to our Business Analysis Community of Practice and work with data teams to leverage insights that support decision-making. Your expertise will help evaluate risks, dependencies, and business impacts while ensuring quality assurance across major deliverables.
If you're ready to use your skills to drive real change, apply now and help shape a brighter future for young people!
Registered Charity
More than 1000
We believe that every young person should have the chance to succeed, no matter their background or the challenges they are facing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thank you!
Are you passionate about supporting people to take control of their finances and improve their financial wellbeing? The University of Manchester Students’ Union are looking for a new Financial Wellbeing Manager to join an exciting new team and project designed to support student’s in meeting their basic needs.
The Financial Wellbeing Manager will be joining the organisation at an exciting time, as we look to establish a brand-new Basic Needs Centre to support students in meeting their basic needs. They’ll be responsible for the design and implementation of a new financial education and support offering as part of the new Basic Needs team, supporting students with issues relating to key issues like food, housing, and finance.
As Financial Wellbeing Manager, you’ll support students to improve their financial literacy, equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need to better manage their finances, and ensure that they are well-informed about the support available to them. With an increasing cost-of-living, rising student rents, and wider financial challenges on the horizon, the Financial Wellbeing Manager will need to be proactive and adaptable as we aim to prevent students from reaching a financial crisis.
As this is a new and evolving project, there is a great deal of opportunity to develop the role and the financial support offering within the Basic Needs Centre.
Thank you!
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Job Purpose
Carers Manchester Contact Point (CMCP) is the first point of contact for unpaid carers seeking information, advice and support to help them with their caring role.
The service delivers a free confidential helpline for carers weekdays (Monday – Friday, 10am – 4pm). These times are subject to change, based on the needs and requirements of carers using the service.
The aim of this role is to be part of a team providing a comprehensive information, advice and support to carers in Manchester. The post holder will work alongside colleagues from Gaddum and potentially other organisations to be the first contact in a busy service providing advice via a telephone advice line and managing referrals made through digital sources. They will provide information and advice and refer more complex issues to the appropriate agencies delivering the Manchester Carers Pathway.
Key responsibilities
Advice giving
- Answering telephone calls into a central helpline offering support and guidance to unpaid carers in Manchester.
- Provide relevant and meaningful support and information to unpaid carers utilising internal and external resources.
- Inform carers about carers assessments and refer where necessary.
- Inform carers about emergency grants available and refer where necessary.
- Ensure all advice and support given is delivered in a timely manner to suit the needs of carers calling the helpline whilst balancing waiting callers.
Follow-up support
- Refer unpaid carers to local services to access local and culturally appropriate support in their area.
- Refer carers to Adult Social Care for Carers Assessments to discuss and improve their caring situation.
- Signpost carers to relevant services in Manchester suited to their individual need.
- Complete relevant grant applications for carers using the service where needed.
- Use Carers Manchester Contact Point and other reliable and accurate resources to find, interpret and communicate relevant information to carers
- Research and explore options and implications so that carers can make informed decisions.
- Write and maintain detailed case records for all casework completed.
- Collect required data for statistical monitoring and report preparation.
- Complete the required training to comply with quality assurance processes.
The post-holder will be required to undertake other tasks as reasonably directed by the CMCP Coordinator, which will usually be commensurate with the skills and experience of the post-holder.
The details contained in this job description, particularly the principal accountabilities, reflect the content of the job at the date the job description was prepared. It should be remembered, however, that it is inevitable that over time, the nature of individual jobs will change; existing duties may be lost, and other duties may be gained without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed. Consequently, this job description may be revised from time to time.
All staff are expected to work within all of Gaddum’s policies and procedures as they relate to delivery of the CMCP.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about public libraries? Do you want to see them move up the political and public agenda? Can you help the library sector get the right message to the right people at the right time?
Libraries Connected is a small organisation with big ambitions for public libraries. As part of our ongoing growth, we are establishing a new team to turbocharge our work advocating for the library sector, influencing policy, delivering research and shaping the national conversation around libraries. This is a unique opportunity to establish and recruit a new team, set our priorities for this area of work and make a lasting impact on public libraries.
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Our vision is an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high-quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.