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Are you ready to make a meaningful impact? Join The Prince's Trust Business Partnering team as Assistant Finance Business Partner and be part of our mission to empower young people across the UK.

The key aspects of this role:

• Work closely with senior stakeholders to implement new projects and initiatives, working alongside them to shape, develop and execute business unit strategies.  
• Advise, challenge, support and connect with senior stakeholders in the organisation.
• Be a key driver of commerciality across the organisation, delivering analysis and insight and providing options and scenarios for business decisions.
• Manage performance through regular forecasting, budgeting, and business planning.
• Support the Business Partnering team, to provide a comprehensive Business Partnering service to the Delivery and Fundraising directorates.

You’ll be a key player in our Business Partnering team, working collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders. You should ideally be a part-qualified accountant or qualified by experience, brimming with proactivity and enthusiasm and have strong communication skills to engage effectively with both finance and non-finance stakeholders across the organisation.

What happens next?  

Please submit a CV, and Cover Letter that includes your experience, transferrable skills and motivation to work for The Prince’s Trust! The Team will be in touch about the next steps shortly after the closing date. 

Why do we need Assistant Finance Business Partners? 

Last year, we helped more than 40,000 Young People, with three in four young people on our programmes moving into a positive outcome in work, education or training. The young people we help face a range of challenges, such as unemployment, mental health issues or some have been in trouble with the law. We believe all young people should have the chance to succeed, and that young people are the key to a positive and prosperous future for all of us. We want to continue having a positive impact on young people’s lives and we couldn’t do this without the important work of Assistant Finance Business Partners! 

Perks for working at The Trust! 

• Great holiday package! 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays. Office closure on the days between Christmas and New Year 
• Flexible working! Where operationally possible, our roles require a combination of office days and working from home (please speak to the hiring manager about this particular role)
• You can volunteer for and/or attend events – music festivals, The Prince’s Trust Awards, active events etc. 
• In-house learning platform! Develop your skills for your career and your role 
• Benefits platform! Everything from health and financial well-being support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas. 
• Personal development opportunities through our Networks – PT CAN (Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network), PULSE (LGBTQIA+ Network). 
• Fantastic Family leave! Receive 13 weeks of full pay and 13 weeks of half pay for maternity and adoption leave. Receive 8 weeks of full pay for paternity leave. 
• Interest-free season ticket loans 
• The Trust will contribute 5% of your salary to the Trust Pension Scheme 
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary) 

Equal Opportunities 

Here at The Prince's Trust, we're committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. We want to be an organisation that's representative of the communities we serve, which is why we strive for diversity of age, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, race, religion and sex. Our goal is to create an environment where everyone, from any background, can be themselves and do the best work of their lives. 

We are looking for people that can bring different perspectives and experiences and especially welcome applications from those who are underrepresented in our organisation and sector, such as candidates from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds.  

We’re a Stonewall Diversity Champion and we are an employer that is Disability Confident. Our staff, volunteers and young people are supported by PT CAN (our Cultural Awareness Network), PT GEN (Gender Equality Network), PT DAWN (Disability & Wellbeing Network) and Pulse (LGBTQIA+ Network).

Safeguarding 

The Prince's Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within the Trust, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants. 

Passionate about dog training and behaviour? Want to help colleagues across the country ensure our four-legged friends are ready for their forever homes?

We're looking for a Senior Training and Behaviour Advisor to work closely with fantastic behaviour teams across the South East of England region.

About this role:
As Senior Training and Behaviour Advisor, you’ll:

• work closely with staff across the country to ensure dogs in our care have effective, bespoke rehabilitation programmes to meet their needs,
• provide advice to centre staff in rehoming centres, as well as contributing to the ongoing assessment and rehabilitation of dogs in our care,
• collaborate with Behaviour Officers to provide bespoke behaviour training,
• in specific cases, complete independent assessments of dog behaviour to evaluate and understand the best approach.

About you:
In this role you’ll be mentoring and motivating our Behaviour teams, so you'll need experience of giving regular feedback and supporting colleagues with professional development, while being empathetic to the impacts of working closely with dogs with complex behaviour.. You’ll need significant experience of handling challenging dogs and assessing dog behaviour, particularly in a kennel environment. This will be supported by excellent knowledge of dog behaviour and the ability to tailor evidence based, appropriate behaviour plans. 

About Dogs Trust:
We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

A full manual driving licence is essential. The role involves monthly travel to our Rehoming Centres in the South East region: Basildon, Canterbury, Harefield, Kenilworth, Loughborough, Snetterton and Shoreham-by-Sea. This role is being offered as a fixed term contract for six months.

To apply for this position please click the APPLY NOW button. Our application process requires you complete an application form and a covering letter explaining your interest and suitability for the role. Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive enough suitable interest, so to avoid disappointment early application is encouraged.

Dogs are incredibly diverse, much like the humans that love them! At Dogs Trust we value diversity and we're committed to fostering an inclusive culture.  We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures and believe that a diverse workforce helps us to achieve our mission. Our colleague networks give our people a voice acting as vehicles for real and meaningful change within Dogs Trust.  We truly want to see every candidate shine throughout the entire job application process, interview stages, and during their time with us. If there's anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, don't hesitate to reach out to us. We're here to support you every step of the way.

Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Development, Alumni & Campaigns Office

Development Manager
Ref: ALC1502 

Salary on appointment will be £37,099 per annum, dependent on skills and experience, with an annual increment up to £44,263 per annum.

This is an exciting time to join our team in the Development, Alumni and Campaigns Office, and we wish to appoint an individual who shares our passion for the future of UEA. You will join a dedicated and enthusiastic team responsible for securing philanthropic income to support the University. Reporting to the Head of Individual Giving, you will build and manage a portfolio of relationships which will advance the activities of the University. You will recruit, cultivate, solicit and manage a portfolio of major donor prospects, to secure 5 - 6 figure donations towards the University’s new £100m fundraising campaign (launching Autumn 2024).

Educated to degree level, or with equivalent relevant qualification or experience, you will possess excellent communication skills and be able to demonstrate a high level of achievement in major gift fundraising and/or managing relationships with volunteers and customers. 

This full-time post is available on an indefinite basis. 

UEA offers a variety of flexible working options and although this role is advertised on a full-time basis, we encourage applications from individuals who would prefer a flexible working pattern including annualised hours, compressed working hours, part time, job share, term-time only and/or hybrid working. Details of preferred hours should be stated in the personal statement and will be discussed further at interview.

Further information on our great benefits package, including 44 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays and additional University Customary days can be found on our benefits page.

Closing date: 5 September 2024 

The University holds an Athena Swan Silver Institutional Award in recognition of our advancement towards gender equality.

Role description

We are looking for two self-motivated individuals to lead our programme delivery. One Programme Manager will be based in London with potential travel required across different locations in England, most likely Reading and Birmingham. The other Programme Manager will be based in Reading with potential travel required across different locations in England, most likely London, Birmingham, and the SE of England.

At the forefront of the organisation, you will be responsible for delivering all programmes allocated to you. Working alongside the Director of Programmes, you will be responsible for leading conversations related to retention and expansion of partnerships to drive our mission.

Our programme delivery involves maintaining partnerships with schools and universities, supporting our volunteers to become highly effective coaches, and managing programmes end-to-end from initial planning through to impact evaluation.

As well as delivering programmes in schools, once qualified as a coach, you will have the opportunity to be a professional coach to young adults from disadvantaged backgrounds currently at university or in the early stages of their career. 

You will also be responsible for the retention and renewal of partnerships within the region. You won’t have responsibility for generating new partnerships, but will be expected to support the CEO and Director of Programmes with identifying new opportunities and partners where you can.

You will flourish in this role if you enjoy thinking quickly, responding to challenges!

Programme coordination and delivery: 

• Coordinate and run multiple in-school and online programmes (core and peer to peer) across the region. 

• Set timelines for programme start and finish dates. 

• Oversee programme quality and communicate with school staff  weekly to provide feedback after sessions. 

• Facilitate in-school or digital workshops for groups of pupils (KS1-5). 

• Plan and organise graduation trips to a local university for pupils on the programme.

• Coordinate and allocate coaches to school programmes, communicating with them weekly and when needed arranging transport for them to schools.

• Collect data for monitoring and evaluation purposes, such as pre and post programme questionnaires, attendance records, and pupil and coach feedback.

• Report regularly to the Director of Programmes on key performance indicators and  programme updates.

• Build and maintain relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers.

• Collect data and write impact reports and case studies.

• Once qualified Coach on our Lifecycle programmes.

Volunteer recruitment and management:

• Recruit and retain volunteer coaches (meeting minimum requirements set termly). 

• Manage volunteers and Head Coaches.

• Deliver coach training to volunteers in person and online. 

• Create a thriving community of social mobility advocates among university  students and young professionals. 

• Develop and maintain relationships with universities, corporate partners and others.

Contributing to the development of the region and wider organisation:

• Ensure retention of schools within the region by delivering high quality programmes, and leading retention, renewal, and expansion conversations with partners.

• Support a strong and supportive network of schools, Multi-Academy Trusts (MATs), universities, corporate partners and others.

• Ensure the retention of volunteer coaches (meeting minimum targets set termly).

• Maintain relationships with coaches, pupils and teachers.

• Contribute to programme design, take part in a working group and whole team meetings.

• Content generation  for social media and marketing materials. 

• Running pupil and school leader focus groups.

• Carry out other tasks that are within the scope and spirit of the role.

Person Specification

Essential characteristics and experience: 

• Passion for social mobility. We have big aims and are looking for those who share our desire to make education fairer in the UK so a person’s background does not determine their future.

• Ability to think on your feet. Volunteer management and working with young people can be unpredictable, so you will need to be comfortable working reactively to solve challenges at short notice.

• Programme or project management experience. 

• Experience with young people. Comfortable running a session or delivering a workshop with a group of young people from age 8-18.

• Relationship building and facilitating. This is a public-facing role so you will be involved in communicating and delivering workshops to groups as well as communicating our mission to a wide range of stakeholders (business leaders, senior members of MATs, universities etc.).

• Experience of coaching or willing to complete a Level 1 Coaching Qualification.

• Experience of sales or partnership management/development.

• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal - and experience of making presentations to diverse audiences.

• Ability to think and plan strategically to achieve successful organisational outcomes.

• Clear analytical skills, and ability to plan ahead and supervise and support operations.

• Ability to make quick and clear decisions.

• Excellent planning skills to ensure effective use of resources and budget.

• Carry out other tasks that are within the scope and spirit of the role.

Desired characteristics and experience: 

Volunteer recruitment and management:

• Understanding of the specific barriers to social mobility and the context for pupils we work with. 

• Experience of sales or partnership management/development.

• Experience of working in education settings.

• Experience of working with and empowering people who have faced challenges in their lives.

Key details

Benefits:

• An opportunity to contribute to a young, exciting charity with scope to input widely and take on new responsibilities.

• Salary of 27,000-£33,000 pro-rata (plus £3,000 London weighting where applicable).

• 28 annual leave days (pro-rata).

• Fridays off during non-term-time (pro rata for team members spending majority of their working week at CoachBright i.e. 3 days or more).

• The opportunity to become a certified coach.

• Access to a £100 individual annual CPD budget in addition to CoachBright’s standard training offer which includes safeguarding, health and safety and diversity, equity and inclusion training).

• Access to a 24-hour employee assisted helpline facilitated independently by Health Assured.

• Access to BrightHR perks which includes an array of discounts in various areas such as retail and technology. 

Key Information:

• Permanent contract.

• Remote role with travel to schools across England. 

• Full-Time/part time position, 35 hours per week pro-rata (with some weekend/evening hours required during volunteer recruitment and training periods which will be acknowledged in TOIL). 

• Reporting to the Director of Programmes.

• Start date as soon as possible.

Being an Individual Giving & Gifts in Wills Manager at St Wilfrid’s

We are delighted to offer the opportunity to join us as our Individual Giving & Gifts in Wills Manager.

This is a wonderful chance to support us by leading a small, close-knit team responsible for developing and delivering our individual giving fundraising strategy. You will also be focusing on donor development and acquistion, as well as retention and database management.

You will have proven experience in marketing and developing fundraising strategies within a charity setting. You will need to be confident in giving, setting and managing campaigns and annual budgets, and working towards income targets.

Qualifications and Experience

• Fundraising experience at a senior level (Essential)
• Experience of developing funding propositions, campaigns and securing significant funds (Essential)
• Experience of working with CRM system or database to maximise income generation performance (Essential)
• Full driving licence with access to a car with business insurance cover (Essential)
• Right to work in the UK (Essential)

Please visit the careers page on our website or see the attached job description for a full person specification.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at St Wilfrid’s

We value diversity and are committed to being a place where people feel their differences are recognised and welcomed, and their needs are heard and respected. Creating an inclusive workplace is a core part of our aim to ensure St Wilfrid’s is a great place to work and a compassionate and caring place to be.

We want to hire talented people and to make sure our processes don’t exclude or disadvantage people with disabilities or different needs. Please let us know what would help you apply for our role – we’re happy to be flexible with our process to make sure you can shine. To do this you can call 01243 775302, or pop in and ask at Reception for HR.

We guarantee an interview for candidates with disabilities who meet the essential criteria for the role.

What we offer you

All Hospice employees are offered the following benefits:

• Annual Leave – Our generous holiday entitlement starts at 27 days per year plus bank holidays and increases with service

• Healthcare – Access to a contributory health plan for you and family members, covering a range of benefits including eyecare and physiotherapy

• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) – Access to free and confidential Virtual GP Advice, Counselling and Legal Support

• Continuation of existing NHS Pension Scheme Membership – And recognition of reckonable service for certain benefits

• Generous Pension – With 7.5% employer contribution for staff not in the NHS pension scheme

• Life Assurance Scheme – Should the worst happen while you’re working with us, your loved ones will receive a lump sum payment equal to two times your salary (or the NHS Life Assurance Scheme if applicable)

• Free on site parking – At our beautiful, purpose built Hospice in Bosham

• Subsidised food – Our catering staff provide a range of high quality meals at low prices for all staff members when on site at the Hospice

• Staff discount – In all our community charity shops and eligibility for the Blue Light Card discount scheme

Interview information

This will be a two-stage interview process.

First stage interviews are scheduled to take place on the 16th and 18th September 2024 at St Wilfrid’s Hospice, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester. Second stage interviews will be held w/c 23rd September 2024.

Please note this vacancy may close early if sufficient applications have been received

We're looking for an experienced, creative, and passionate Senior Youth Worker to join our amazing team at Peer Power Youth. You'll be responsible for leading, delivering and evaluating young people’s involvement in our creative ‘voice and influence’ projects, where you will co-create and work alongside young people in secure settings and the community. You will also have the chance to lead on a specialist area of work within the team.

You’ll be working alongside Youth Worker colleagues to develop strong, trusted and caring relationships with a cohort of young people, and you will ensure that activities are co-created, creative, safe, inclusive, and develop the skills and expertise of the young people involved. This is an exciting role where you'll be out and about working right alongside young people and colleagues to make real change both on an individual and system level!

Job Purpose

Your role will be to develop and deliver our programme of social and physical activities for people aged 50+ across Sandwell. You will also work with the programme manager to design and implement evaluation systems to demonstrate the impact social and physical activities have on the wellbeing of older people.

 Description of Service

Age UK Birmingham & Sandwell provides a range of services and programmes for people aged 50 and over.

The Sandwell Community Support programme is dedicated to reducing loneliness and isolation amongst older people through the provision of social and physical activities across Sandwell.

Principal Duties:

· To develop new social and physical activities for older people

· To engage with older people to understand their aspirations for activities and develop community offer in response

· To prepare material and actively promote the activities of the programme to citizens, partners, and other stakeholders

· To maintain accurate and confidential records of all activities and outcomes

· To develop contacts, links, and relationships with other programmes such as NNS

· To represent the team at external meetings where appropriate

· To work with the Line Manager to achieve targets to meet funding contract requirements

· Risk assesses working environments as appropriate in line with AUKB’s Health & Safety policy

· To support volunteers assisting the service

· Make referrals/signpost to Age UK Birmingham and Sandwell colleagues and other appropriate agencies and organisations for specialist support

· Report all incidents and accidents promptly to the Line Manager

To undertake any other duties commensurate to the post not specifically mentioned in this job description. 

In this role you will become our lead on two vital areas of work, to ensure exceptional employability and careers support for some of the most marginalised young people with barriers to employment.

You will:

• Lead our Alternative Provision programme - ‘Inspire to Work’, in partnership with Woodbridge Park Education Service (Hounslow Pupil Referral Unit), providing Year 11 students with meaningful employer engagement, workplace experiences, one-day-a-week supported internships and transition support.
• Develop and deliver our SEND services, resources, delivery and tools to ensure very high standards and impactful delivering for young people. You can read more about our SEND services here.

This position will play a fundamental role in Spark!’s growth and future success, enabling us to expand our reach and deepen our impact for young people who will most benefit from our support.

To succeed in this role you will have the passion, skills and experience required to work directly with neurodiverse young people and those within Alternative Provisions. You will thrive in a fast-paced working environment, able to work independently and as part of a supportive integrated team. You will have a lot of energy, alongside a motivation to have a significant impact on the lives of young people.

Full job description

Job Title: Individual Giving and Legacy Fundraiser

Reporting To: Individual Giving and Legacy Manager

Salary: £29,338 - £36,446

Hours: 37.5 per week

Location: Based at Alder Hey Children’s Hospital with flexible working

Job Purpose:

Are you passionate about making a difference in children's lives and eager to join a forward looking fundraising team? Alder Hey Children's Charity is seeking an enthusiastic individual to join our Individual Giving and Legacy Team at a pivotal moment in our growth.

We're experiencing an exciting period of expansion, having recently seen significant increases in our regular donor base and contactable supporters. This role offers a unique opportunity to oversee the development and administration of our individual giving and legacy portfolio, working closely with the Individual Giving Manager to shape and implement our strategy for growth and supporter engagement.

You'll play a crucial role in enhancing our impact, providing exceptional supporter care, and contributing to innovative projects that will transform how we connect with our donors. This position is ideal for someone looking to learn, grow, and make a tangible difference within a supportive and forward-thinking team.

Join us in our mission to support Alder Hey Children's Hospital and be part of something truly magical.

About us

Alder Hey Children’s Charity raises vital funds to help make Alder Hey Children’s Hospital a truly world-class, patient-friendly hospital for the 450,000 patients and families we care for every year.

The charity helps to fund a range of activities and projects that are designed to enhance and improve the lives of our amazing young patients. This includes the funding of specialist medical equipment to ensure our brilliant surgeons and clinical staff have the most up to date and cutting-edge technology available and funding hi-tech distraction equipment designed and proven to reduce pain and anxiety in our patients. We also fund a range of programmes and special projects such as our ward musicians, our on-site magician, and the play specialists we have on every ward.

We have recently closed our Surgical Neonatal Appeal, having successfully raised our £3m target towards a brand new, state of the art Surgical Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the hospital. This year we will be fundraising towards a new Same Day Emergency Care Centre, providing an unrivalled experience for our patients and their families.

Main Duties/Tasks:

Income Generation & Stewardship

Work alongside the Individual Giving Manager and Head of Community Fundraising to produce and execute an effective and sustainable individual giving plan.

Create and implement effective donor journeys to maximise the engagement and retention of supporters.

Identify potential new individual giving audiences and implement acquisition strategies in order to grow the individual giving database.

Work across the organisation to champion individual giving and to implement excellent supporter care.

Work alongside the Individual Giving Manager to manage budgets including forecasting and tracking and making sure costs remain low for maximum return on investment.

Identify opportunities for colleagues in fundraising and throughout the hospital and pass these on as appropriate.

Ensure fundraising remains within legal constraints and pays attention to safeguarding requirements.

Work positively and proactively with our volunteer supporters.

Project Management

Develop our In Memory offering and supporter journey.

Develop and execute regular giving products and appeals.

Produce and execute legacy and in memory marketing plans.

Work alongside the Marketing Team to create, manage and evaluate innovative and thought-provoking campaigns to increase individual giving income.

Manage individual giving fundraising campaigns such as Make a Will Month, The Big Give, Giving Tuesday and seasonal appeals.

Work with internal colleagues and external suppliers, agencies and fulfilment houses, establishing and maintaining effective working relationships.

Data Management & Reporting

Manage the selection and segmentation of individual giving data for campaign purposes.

Oversee the timely importing and exporting of donor data to ensure that supporter records are up to date.

Use campaign data to report on effectiveness of activity and inform decision making and future planning.

Ensure all individual giving activity complies with the appropriate regulation and legislation and delivers an excellent experience for supporters.

Identify and develop the systems and processes necessary to deliver effective individual giving activity including the website, social media and email, fundraising database, data analysis tools and social media.

Work in conjunction with the Finance Manager to ensure all legacy income and communications are recorded.

Work alongside members of the team to develop fundraising initiatives, attend team meetings, plan and budget.

Responding to general enquiries from the individual giving, in memory and legacy fundraising email addresses and telephone lines.

Other Duties

Be an outstanding advocate for Alder Hey Children’s Charity in line with the core values of the organisation.

Be an active and supportive member of the Alder Hey Children’s Charity team, contributing to the team’s development and working collaboratively with colleagues and volunteers. Attend and support on events run by the fundraising teams where required.

Any other reasonable duties as required by your line manager.

Person Specification

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• Proven experience of managing individual giving activity including appeals and recruitment and retention campaigns.
• Proven record of achieving financial targets & Return on Investment.
• Proven ability to manage third party supplier relationships e.g., creative agencies, mailing houses.
• Experience of producing compelling supporter creative and fundraising messages.
• Proven ability to work closely with internal teams including: Marketing, Operations and Finance.
• A good working understanding of Data Protection landscape.

Desirable

• Good knowledge and experience of using a fundraising database for reporting and analysis.
• Experience of data selection/segmentation and the effective use of donor data for campaign purposes.
• Understanding of direct mail campaigns.

Skills and Attributes

Essential

• Commitment to principles of equality, diversity and collaborative working.
• Self-sufficient and confident to make decisions within the boundaries of the role.
• Ability to communicate effectively with staff, volunteers, children, young people and families.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with supporters of all levels and backgrounds.
• Self-motivated and positive attitude with the ability to work under pressure and prioritise in a busy environment.
• Ability to work in a logical, organised manner with a high level of attention to detail.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team as well as independently.
• Competence in Microsoft Office package and video conferencing tools such as Teams.
• Excellent personal organisation skills, including time and workload management.
• Understand the necessity of dealing carefully and within data protection legislation, with confidential matters, including handling both personal and business critical information.

Desirable

• Knowledge and understanding of fundraising CRM System (Salesforce)

Additional requirements

Essential

• Strong interest in working for a children’s health charity.
• An understanding of and commitment to the values of Alder Hey Children’s Charity.
• Respect for and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Willingness to get involved with activities across the Charity.
• High standards of personal conduct, honesty and integrity.

Desirable

• Willingness to occasionally work outside of normal office hours.

The charity is currently conducting a four-day working week trial, due to end on 30th September 2024. This means that, for example, staff previously working 37.5 hours a week are now working 30 hours a week to enable a four-day working week. The trial is monitoring the benefits of a four-day working week against productivity. We are confident that by embracing a more flexible and balanced approach to work, we can continue to create a thriving and fulfilling work environment while driving growth and success for our charity. A decision will be made before the 30th September 2024 to agree the next steps, based on an assessment of the trial period; the four day working week trial may be ended, extended or adopted permanently.

Our Values

Here at Alder Hey Children’s Charity, our values guide the way in which we work. By being courageous, working together, being passionate about our work, and making sure that we are creative in what we do, helps us to deliver the support necessary so that our Hospital can continue to deliver the very best care for our young patients and their families. Our values are:

Courage: we try new things and take risks to innovate and drive forward new ideas. We have the courage to speak up and take a stance. We are accountable, responsive and responsible. We are unstoppable.

Together: we work together as one team, sharing our knowledge and learning. We work in partnership with patients, families, supporters and colleagues. We are respectful, celebrate diversity and empower each other to achieve our aims.

Passion: we are passionate about what we do and why we do it. We work together to share and grow. We inspire others.

Magical: we are fun, creative and child led. We create special moments, provide little extras and go further for our brave young patients.

How to apply

Applications must include your CV and a covering letter which answers the following questions:

• How do you meet the person specification? If you don’t exactly meet all of the role requirements but have transferable skills please do consider applying and provide details as part of your answer.
• Why do you want to work for Alder Hey?

Closing date: Monday 16th September 2024

Interview date (to be held at Alder Hey): Tuesday 24th September 2024

Alder Hey Children’s Charity will make every endeavour to make any reasonable adjustments for applicants who require assistance in carrying out their duties due to a disability. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to equal opportunities and positively welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Alder Hey Children’s Charity is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. The post holder may be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure check.

About the Role

The primary focus of the Grants Officer is to support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme effectively and to promote, grow and deliver this and other JPF grant programmes across London and Essex. Although the geographical remit of each Grants officer can change on occasion, it is anticipated that this role will be responsible for the London Boroughs across North West and South West London, plus uniform youth groups who deliver their activities cross-borough.

The Achievement Award scheme is JPF’s flagship programme, with almost 2000 schemes in over 1400 schools, colleges and youth organisations across London and Essex. Through the programme, we invest millions of pounds each year to support young people and youth work. This is an amazing chance for you to have a big impact. The Achievement Award Scheme enables schools, colleges and youth organisations to recognise, reward and celebrate young people’s achievements. At JPF we are passionate about encouraging young people to raise their aspirations, believe in themselves and make a contribution to society. Achievement Awards are designed to recognise a wide range of achievement, not just those achieving academically but those ‘doing their best’ or demonstrating leadership, resilience and determination.

The post holder will manage delivery of the scheme and associated small grants in an assigned area of London and/or Essex. They will be responsible for maintaining positive relationships with schools and youth organisations in a dedicated area of London or Essex. The role will involve significant travel to visit schools and youth organisations, as well as outreach and community engagement work to identify and support new groups to apply to join our small grants schemes. This work will also include evenings and occasional weekend work, especially to support our Achievement Award celebration events.

The successful candidate would therefore be someone who has flexibility to travel, work out-of-office hours, enjoys building local relationships and public speaking, as well as navigating a busy grants and assessment caseload (desk-based processing, telephone calls/emails, and regular use of a database). It could be a great role for someone living in North West or South West London.

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

The primary responsibilities of the work will be:

• To promote and strengthen the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme and associated programmes (Leader Award Grants, Educational Visits, Environmental Awards and Partnership Programmes) in schools and youth organisations.
• To support schools and youth organisations to administer the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme to a high standard and maximise the positive impact it has on young people.
• To ensure that schools and youth organisations make use of all the small programmes and partnership programmes associated with the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme.
• To ensure that accurate data is recorded on all JPF systems.
• To support programme growth, impact and reach by building stakeholder relationships in your assigned local area.
• To assess new applications and monitor the impact of the Achievement Award Grants we make in your assigned local area. • To work with your colleagues in the Grants Team to deliver excellent grant making and relationships with Jack Petchey Foundation beneficiaries.

About You
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we grow our work as a Foundation. You will have an opportunity to use and develop a wide range of skills in a dynamic and supportive team that is committed to maximising our positive impact on young people.

The role demands a wide range of skills and a high degree of autonomy, reliability and flexibility. We are seeking an efficient, highly organised team member with excellent communication skills and a passion for our work. You will need to be able to manage your own workload within agreed targets and maintain a programme of planned visits, while creating new development opportunities.

You will possess an eye for detail, good administration skills and the ability to communicate confidently and present a positive external profile for the charity. This is a busy and satisfying role, with each Grants Officer leading relationships with between 350-400 organisations.

Evening and weekend work is a requirement to meet the demands of this role, which on occasion can require up to 2-3 evenings in one week, depending on the event schedule. Time off in lieu will be granted for additional hours worked.

This is a perfect time to join the Foundation —under our new Head of Grants team, we are exploring how to streamline our processes, work with AI and improve our guidance. This is your chance to make your mark within a motivated and ambitious team, and help us to reach even more young people with our funding.

Main Areas of Responsibility

1. To develop, manage and promote the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme and other JPF opportunities.

1.1. Identify schools and youth organisations not currently running the scheme and proactively promote the Achievement Award (AA) scheme to them, following up as required.
1.2 Receive, assess and process all grant applications to join the AA scheme, in accordance with JPF policies and procedures.
1.3 Attend, participate and assist with delivery of Achievement Award celebration events (usually evenings), including making a speech to congratulate the young people.

2. Quality Assurance for the Jack Petchey Achievement Award Scheme

2.1 Support schools and youth organisations on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award (AA) scheme to operate the scheme to the highest possible standard.
2.2 Implement a programme of face-to-face and digital monitoring visits to schools and youth organisations in your area on the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme, to ensure that JPF funding is well spent and to identify opportunities to improve delivery.
2.3 Provide timely support to organisations so they are able to run the AA scheme effectively.
2.4 Organise and deliver digital and in-person events to support schools and youth organisations to operate the Jack Petchey Achievement Award scheme effectively.

3. To administer the Jack Petchey Foundation grant making process

3.1 Ensure accurate records are kept on the Foundation’s database (Salesforce), including up-to-date contact details and records of communication with groups in receipt of or applying for grants.
3.2 Approve/authorise payment of AA grants and related programmes in accordance with JPF policies.
3.3 Ensure appropriate grant reporting by schools and youth organisations and negotiate return of funds where a grant has not been used in accordance with conditions.
3.4 Proactively manage risk, being alert to potential fraud.
3.5 Ensure that clubs and groups receive all necessary materials to operate the Achievement Award scheme effectively. 3.6 Assess and approve Leader Award Grant, Educational Visit Grant and Environmental Grant applications in accordance with JPF policy.
3.7 Provide regular reports on the work for the Head of Grants Team, Chief Executive Officer and the JPF Board as required.

4. To promote the wider work of the Jack Petchey Foundation to schools and youth groups

4.1 Identify case studies and other stories and material that can be used for JPF communications, supporting communications team colleagues to raise awareness of our opportunities and impact.
4.2 Represent JPF at digital and physical events, local networks, funders’ fairs, and community or young people’s forums to help promote JPF’s small grant programmes and other opportunities.
4.3 Support and promote JPF’s partnership programmes, for example the Jack Petchey’s Speak Out Challenge, Step into Dance, Panathlon and First Give.
4.4 Contribute to the review of any small grant programmes as requested by the Head of Grants Team.
4.5 Assist with digital and face-to-face monitoring and reporting in relation to groups that have received a JPF Project Grant or other JPF funding. 

5 Other Responsibilities
5.1 Actively contribute to Grants and JPF Team meetings.
5.2 Take a lead on specific projects as agreed within the Grants Team.
5.3 Contribute to the assessment of other grant programmes as requested by the Head of Grants Team.
5.4 Provide telephone/email support and advice about JPF funding streams to existing grantees or potential applicants.
5.5 Work at all times within the policies, procedures and values of the Jack Petchey Foundation, in particular safeguarding, health and safety, and data protection policies.

These are the normal duties requires of the position. However, it is important that all staff are prepared to be flexible as they will be required from time to time to perform other duties.

The post holder will work as part of the wider team from the Jack Petchey Foundation headquarters in Canary Wharf with some home working possible within the framework of the JPF Hybrid Working Policy. You will be required to travel to attend visits, events and meetings, including at weekends and in the evenings. Some travel across London more widely may be required on occasion to support uniform youth groups in your portfolio who deliver their duties cross-borough around your assigned areas.

Join our retail team as an Assistant Shop Manager at our Dorking shop and support the Shop Manager to maximise shop profit by achieving budgeted income, controlling shop expenditure in line with the shop's budget, and by recruiting and retaining a motivated team of volunteers. You will support the promotion of sustainable shopping and the shop’s social media to increase audience reach, attract customers, donors and volunteer supporters to deliver the Retail Strategy.

Income generation

• To support the Shop Manager to manage the Retail budget to achieve agreed targets:
• Help maximise shop sales by achieving agreed targets both through donated stock and bought in/new goods. This involves proactive stock generation, optimum pricing, processing stock to agreed amounts and stock planning.
• Achieve Gift Aid sales conversion target through maximising new donor sign up and encouraging repeat donations.
• Achieve the shops additional fundraising activities i.e., Christmas appeal sales targets through involving the shops team.
• Maintain high levels of shop presentation by merchandising and housekeeping to agreed standards as set out in the Shops Operations manual.
• Managing the stock levels of bought in/new goods, to include ordering of more stock as and when necessary.
• Assist in holding and attending Fundraising events to promote the awareness of The Children’s Trust.
• Source links with local communities to promote Retail in the community via media and other sources.
• Role involves a degree of manual handling in the sorting and lifting of stock.
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Administration and compliance

• To ensure adherence to The Children’s Trust policies and procedures, in particular ensuring full compliance of the shops in line with all Health & Safety legislation, Trading Standards, Risk Assessments, Gift Aid, Lottery and all other legal or statutory requirements:
• Assist in controlling shop expenditure through effective cost control of weekly expenses.
• Ensure minimum losses of both stock and cash by following bank and till procedures and safeguarding the property of The Children’s Trust at all times.
• Adhere to all Policies and Procedures including those relating to the compliance with Health and Safety responsibilities, Gift Aid and Lottery.
• Complete all administration to meet the requirements, standard and deadlines for whom this work is produced.
• Embrace the change and development of new technology in the shop, for example The Loop (internal intranet) and Chariot (EPOS till system).
• Timely efficient responses to requests for information including voice and email messages.
• To fulfil any other agreed duties that may at times be reasonably required.

Personnel and Training

• To support the Shop Manager to ensure the Shop’s team are recruited, retained and developed:
• Led by the Shop Manager - provides positive, visible and proactive leadership to the Shops team.
• Assist in managing all employees and volunteers within the Shop in accordance with the aims and values of The Children’s Trust.
• Deputise and be accountable for all Shop Manager duties as and when necessary, in their absence due to sickness, holiday or recruitment.
• Assist the Shop Manager to recruit, induct, support, train and retain team of shop volunteers.
• Attend where appropriate, training courses relevant to the development of the role and Retail Sales meetings if required and cascade information to team as appropriate.
• Assist at other shops if requested and where reasonable.
• Carry out duties in accordance with Trust #Promises.

Customer Service

• To ensure customer care and quality of service.
• Provide excellent customer care through quality of service, dealing with complaints both efficiently and effectively, and having a good understanding of what The Children’s Trust does.
• Support other shops and fundraising colleagues as and when necessary.

Location: UK Based, Bristol, London or within 2 hours of London

Salary: £42,750 (Grade 5) per year (plus Inner London Weighting of £3,483.94, if eligible)

Length of contract: 14 months

Hours per week: 37

Interviews: TBC

Who is Women’s Aid?

Women’s Aid is the national charity working to end domestic abuse against women and children. We are a federation of over 170 organisations which provide just under 300 local lifesaving services to women and children across England. For almost 50 years we have campaigned on behalf of our members and survivors to shape policy and practice, and to raise awareness of domestic abuse.

Purpose of the Communications Manager role: 

As Communications Manager, the successful candidate will play an integral role in line management and coordination of the work of the Women’s Aid Communications function, supporting the Head of Media, Brand and Relationships in leading the team to deliver operational plans in support of the organisational strategy. 

Key duties and responsibilities of the Communications Manager:

• Providing exceptional team management across the communications function, including supervision, sign off, forward planning and development.
• Motivate the team to perform to a high standard, monitoring capacity and ensuring projects and campaigns are delivered on time to a high standard.
• Effective departmental financial management of project budgets.
• Monitoring and evaluation to demonstrate the impact of team members’ work.
• Managing media relations to ensure Women’s Aid is the leading voice for the sector and can effectively quantify and evaluate our reach.
• Ensuring public awareness campaigns and messaging is on brand and delivering for the organisation.
• Overseeing our social media output and policies to amplify our voice online and be part of the national conversation on violence against women and girls.
• Support member services to communicate their work.
• Take part in an out of hours on call rota for media enquiries.

What we are looking for in our Communications Manager:

• Experience of working in a busy media relations and communications environment.
• A brilliant line manager who is confident in leading and supporting a team of talented communicators to achieve powerful results and make an impact.
• Demonstrated PR success.
• Someone with a basic understanding of the domestic abuse sector and Women’s Aid – including the sensitivities and potential issues that might arise, as well as alignment with our feminist approach.
• An understanding of the principles of lobbying and campaigning at Government level for charities and demonstrated experience and results in delivering campaigns.
• A brand guardian who is adept at managing messaging and visual identity to tell a consistent brand story for the organisation.
• Someone who feels at home working in a proactive and reactive communications landscape to leverage coverage and exposure.

Benefits of joining us as our Communications Manager include:

• Generous Annual Leave: 25 days + 2 Company Holidays + 8 UK Bank Holidays, with an extra 1 day per year after 1 year of service, up to a maximum of 5 additional days.
• Valuable Pension Benefits: a generous 7% employer contribution.
• Flexible Working: remote working, a generous TOIL scheme, and family-friendly policies
• Wellness and Support: including a cycle to work scheme, free optician check-ups, annual flu vaccines, access to a 24-hour employee assistance counselling helpline, a ‘Headspace’ app for mindfulness, and ‘Reflective Practice’ sessions.
• Making a Genuine Difference: in a rewarding role where your work will directly result in helping Women’s Aid to be able to provide lifesaving services for women and children across England.

How to apply? 

• Please submit your CV and a Cover Letter. Your Cover Letter should be no more than 2 pages long and should include a summary of your reasons for applying for the position. You should also include details of how your skills, behaviours and experience meet those necessary for the role, as listed in the Job Description and Person Specification.   
• Please ensure that you also complete the EDI form and send all completed paperwork to the recruitment email addredss. (Please clearly mark your name and the role title in the subject line of your email). 

NB:

• Women only need apply under schedule 9 (Part 1) of the Equality Act 2010
• If you have been shortlisted for interview, you will be informed by email. Regrettably, we are normally unable to acknowledge unsuccessful applicants.   
• All posts, including remote posts, must be based in the UK.
• Women’s Aid is committed to quality, equality, and valuing diversity. Applications are particularly welcome from Black and minoritised women.   
• Please read our Single Sex Statement on our website.
• Please note that applications will be reviewed, and interviews arranged, on a rolling basis, so for the best chance of success, please apply ASAP.

About us

Practical Action is a change making organisation that works in unconventional ways. We put ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We do things differently, so answers that start small can grow big – bringing people together in bold collaborations, using innovation and knowledge to build futures free from poverty and help shape a world that works better for everyone.

About the role

This position sits within our highly successful Strategic Business Development team, whose role is to support our teams across the world to identify, engage and win funding from some of the largest and most high-profile donors.

Working with colleagues from across the organisation, your focus will be on leading and winning medium-sized opportunities, from existing and new donors. Who these donors are is dependent on the skills and experience you can bring to the role.

Alongside this, you will play a critical role in supporting bid teams working on larger or more complex opportunities.

We are embarking on a new and ambitious strategy and the role offers an amazing opportunity for an ambitious business development professional to help deliver that growth. 

About you

You have a solid track record in business development and are comfortable identifying, leading and winning funding opportunities.  This could be from institutional donors, international trusts & foundations, climate finance, innovation funding, USAID or carbon finance.

You will be a pro-active, self-starter, who is confident at building relationships with a wide range of people; you have great project management skills; and it goes without saying you're an exceptional communicator.

You need to be self-confident, highly organised and a confident problem solver.  And whilst you will need to be passionate for the cause, you also need to be a calm head when things get busy.

The role occasionally requires very intense periods of working – either where you are based or in the country where the bid is being developed. The ability to flex a working schedule and to travel occasionally is a requirement of this role.

Accountabilities

• Deliver exceptional relationship management for a portfolio of existing projects and donors, where the donor relationship is UK-led.
• Research, identify, engage and lead on winning medium-sized opportunities, from existing and new donors.
• Provide support to bid teams working on larger, strategic proposals.
• Support and promote the use of Practical Action's Business Development Processes
• Work with colleagues globally to ensure we maximize opportunities to engage with donors, for example at conferences, events or meetings.
• Represent Practical Action at events.
• Keep abreast of priorities in country offices to ensure they have the business development support they need
• Maintain accurate records within Practical Action's database

PERSON PROFILE

Person Specification

• Business development experience, in an international organisation
• Experience of one or more of the following: institutional donors, international trusts & foundations, climate finance, innovation funding, USAID or carbon finance.
• Good project management skills, with experience of coordinating bid teams and proposal development.
• Excellent understanding of the international development funding environment and key trends.
• Experience of representing your organisation externally at events or donor meetings.
• Excellent writing, analytical, and numeracy skills and the ability to synthesize and communicate complex information.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities and to set priorities.
• Proven track record of making sound decisions, based on evidence, opportunities and risks.
• Commitment to development principles and Practical Action’s vision, mission and ambition.  

Skills, Abilities and Competencies:

• Able to work with a high degree of flexibility and autonomy
• Ability to work as part of a team, to apply initiative and common sense and prioritise work accordingly
• Focused on getting the job done, including anticipating blockages and challenges and finding solutions to overcome them
• Ability to work well under pressure and to deadlines
• An excellent working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint).
• Enthusiastic and results driven
• A willingness to travel
• Fluent written and spoken English

APPLICATION INFORMATION

Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• 27 days’ holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

Additional information

Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: Monday 16th September 2024.  Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

 Interviews: It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week commencing 23rd September 2024 

(If you do not hear from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.)

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you. For more information please visit our careers page. To apply please submit a copy of your CV (maximum of 3 sides A4) and send us a supporting statement.

Job Title – Solicitor - Senior Solicitor (Education Law Team)

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 35 hours per week (but part-time minimum 21 hours per week will be considered)

Salary - Our salary range for this role is £31,000 to £48,000 per annum, dependant on experience and PQE. We anticipate that the successful candidate would be able to meet the legal aid supervisor standard or be able to work towards this in a short space of time.

The post holder will also benefit from eligibility for our bonus scheme.

Salary negotiable depending on experience and ability to provide supervision to junior members of the team.

Location – Coram Campus London or Colchester, depending on the preference of the successful candidate.

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law. Our Migrant Children’s Project delivers outreach advice, second tier advice, policy and research work.

Part of Coram’s growing Children’s Rights Centre, CCLC is co-located with Coram Voice, the specialist provider of advocacy services for young people in and leaving the care system, in the new Queen Elizabeth II Centre at the heart of our historic campus in Bloomsbury. CCLC also has an established practice operating in Colchester.

About the role

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Solicitor specialising in education law to work within the CCLC team. In this role you will provide legal advice, assistance and representation through education and discrimination law casework. You will be passionate about delivering high quality advice and client care and be committed to children’s human rights and supporting CCLC’s aims.

Applicants for the role need to be a qualified solicitor with experience of education law casework and/or related public law practice.

We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff.

We will consider requests for part-time working.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: 22nd September 2024 23.59pm (We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable amount of high quality applicants to take forward to interview)

Interview date: TBC

CCLC is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from, Asian, African, Caribbean and other minority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.