Head Of Training And Projects Jobs
Location: Either in one of our global offices (Bristol or London - UK, Kenya, Madagascar, Belize, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, Senegal), or home-based within countries where Blue Ventures has administrative capacity (Tanzania)
Closing date for applications: 31st October 2024
Contract status: Global post, full-time
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract duration: 1-year fixed-term contract
Remuneration: circa £23,700 gross per annum (UK); circa Ksh780,000 gross per annum (Kenya); circa MGA 9,600,000 net per annum (Madagascar); circa BZD 20,400 gross per annum (Belize); circa IDR 77,293,000 gross per annum (Indonesia); circa USD 4,060 gross per annum (Timor-Leste); circa XOF 3,240,000 gross per annum (Senegal); circa TZS 11,176,000 gross per annum (Tanzania).
Salary Band: E2
We rebuild tropical fisheries with coastal communities
Blue Ventures is a marine conservation organization that puts people first. We support coastal fishers in remote and rural communities to rebuild fisheries, restore ocean life and build lasting pathways to prosperity. Our work began two decades ago in Madagascar’s remote coastal communities and is growing globally.
Across a dozen countries, we’re partnering with traditional fishers and community organizations to design, scale, strengthen and sustain fisheries management and conservation at the community level. We bring partners together in networks to advocate for reform, and share tools and best practices to support fishing communities across the globe.
Summary job description
We are currently recruiting an administrative assistant to support our Donor Stewardship team to ensure effective grant management and fundraising delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to join an ambitious and growing team in a support function. Reporting to the Global Project Development Manager, this is a full-time role on a one-year fixed-term contract. The role will require working closely with overseas colleagues.
The successful candidate will be a motivated, proactive, and highly organised individual with excellent knowledge of administrative systems. You will demonstrate a proven track record through employment and/or volunteer experience of prioritisation, multi-tasking, flexibility, adaptability, and exceptional oral and written communication skills. You will thrive in dynamic, fast-paced, and ambitious environments and ideally have a proven track record in communicating effectively and professionally and managing competing priorities to meet deadlines reliably.
We are looking for an individual who is open to new ideas, embraces innovation, and can demonstrate experience building effective working relationships. Applications will be assessed based on candidates’ alignment with BV’s core values and mission to support human rights-based approaches to marine conservation and fisheries management.
Please see the attached job description for full details.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Alan Turing Institute
Named in honour of Alan Turing, the Institute is a place for inspiring, exciting work and we need passionate, sharp, and innovative people who want to use their skills to contribute to our mission to make great leaps in data science and AI research to change the world for the better.
BACKGROUND
The Communications Manager (Strategy) works as a vital part of the Communications and Engagement directorate, reporting into the Senior External Communications Manager. This role looks to provide strategic communication and planning expertise particularly in support of the Institute’s science and innovation priorities and other strategic goals.
We are seeking a candidate with excellent written & oral communication skills and demonstrable experience of collaborating with peers & technical experts to create engaging, insight driven communication strategies. You should have strong knowledge of current communication industry trends and digital communications techniques to achieve successful engagement activities which you will measure the success of with solid data analysis skills. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with liaising and influencing a diverse range of stakeholders and be able to work flexibly whilst managing a varied workload to tight deadlines.
DUTIES AND AREAS OF RESPONSIBILITY
- Building trusted relationships with scientists and experts at all levels of seniority to understand their needs and objectives, then devising ways that effective communication activity can help them deliver
- Leading, overseeing, producing or contributing to the creation of communication and engagement plans to support the Turing’s priority science and innovation programmes such as environment and sustainability, health, defence and security, alongside our AI and data science skills agenda
- Leading the directorate’s planning and horizon scanning activity, ensuring the wider team and Turing leadership are aware of forthcoming announcements, projects, campaigns and external opportunities
- Leading the directorate’s monitoring and evaluation activity, such as creating and updating quarterly dashboards working with colleagues across the directorate
- Building and maintaining relationships with Turing colleagues and staff at partner organisations who can help inform our planning and horizon scanning efforts
- Monitoring the delivery of communication plans, working across the directorate and our research programmes to ensure effective and timely delivery
- Acting as an advocate for/expert in strategic communications
- Managing and delivering communication activity in support of our plans.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
- Demonstrable experience of working in a communications or marketing environment in the private or public sector
- Experience of creating and delivering insight driven communications plans, including measuring the success of the activity
- Experience of working with experts, such as researchers, scientists or other specialist colleagues, to understand their objectives and devising where communication and engagement activity can help them
- Knowledge of current communication industry trends such as knowledge of the media landscape and modern digital communication techniques
- Good networking, influencing and interpersonal skills with the ability to advise and support a wide range of colleagues including senior leaders and researchers
- Ability to lead and motivate colleagues through formal line management and carry out performance related reviews, providing feedback and further development
Please see our portal for a full breakdown of the Job Description.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
This full-time post is offered on a fixed term basis for 12 months (with the possibility of extension), at an annual salary of £53,021 plus excellent benefits, including flexible working and family friendly policies.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE
Please see our jobs portal for full details on how to apply.
EQUALITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
The Alan Turing Institute is committed to creating an environment where diversity is valued and everyone is treated fairly.In accordance with the Equality Act, we welcome applications from anyone who meets the specific criteria of the post regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
Reasonable adjustments to the interview process will be made for any candidates with a disability.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have a number of Youth Development Lead positions we will be assessing at our assessment centre on the 29th October 2024. Please note you must be available to attend on that day. If you would like to be considered for more than one specialism, please indicate your preference on your application in the answer box provided. You can find out more about each role specialism and the relevant job description by viewing the adverts on our Careers site, however, you will not be required to submit multiple applications - we will consider all candidates for any suitable role on the day.
Let's make every day a chance to create a brighter future for the next generation!
Would you like to be part of the coolest team in town, collaborating with our Outreach and Marketing legends and our friendly customer service team here at The Prince’s Trust? Together, we'll ensure that our young people get onboarded and engaged in our programmes safely and with style.
Dive deep to uncover any barriers that stand in their way, helping to remove those barriers to enable them to shine and propelling them on their journey towards amazing outcomes. Responsible for a group of young people, for one-on-one support and guidance or just gently pointing them in the right direction. You'll be on a mission to assist with travel expenses and find clever ways to handle their other commitments. You'll champion their support and learning needs with employers, and you'll be the ultimate liaison, working alongside partners like the job centre to ensure that nothing stands in the way of their success!
You’ll also be the guiding light for our delivery partners and service providers as we want them to deliver the best experience and outcomes for our young people. High-fives all around! Roll up your sleeves and deliver employability sessions directly to our incredible young people. You'll also help our Delivery Partners and volunteers do the same, both in person and virtually through our trusty MS Teams. When we're doing things face-to-face, you’ll need to hit the road and be there in person to help with programme delivery or programme visits to make sure all is running as smoothly as possible.
And if that’s not enough to keep you busy, you’ll also be keeping meticulous records of information and data on our young people, volunteers, and partners. It's all about making sure every step of their journey is accurately reflected in our systems so that it complies with our funding contracts.
We are a massive advocate of Equality, Diversity and Inclusion so it would be amazing if you could lead the charge in creating an environment where everyone feels seen, by implementing a local action plan that supports our big-picture EDI goals. Let's make positive change happen!
Be ready for anything and everything. Alongside all these fantastic responsibilities, you might find yourself wearing different hats and rocking them like a pro, this could even include deputising when the need arises.
Join the Princes Trust Team and let’s make magic happen!
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.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and driven fundraising professional to join our Fundraising Team. Do you have the skills and experience to assist with the growth and diversification of our fundraised income for the benefit of adults with a learning disability and autistic people across Sussex?
If you are a persuasive communicator and have had demonstrable success at engaging people and raising funds, then we’d love to hear from you.
Brief outline of the role:
The Fundraising Officer will primarily be responsible for managing significant grant applications to support new and existing projects and services. You will take the lead on funder research, write and submit compelling funding applications and build strong relationships with our funders, reporting on the impact of their funding and support. We are also looking for someone with experience in either legacy or corporate fundraising to support the implementation of these new strategies as we look to grow in these areas.
To apply, please provide us with a CV and covering letter. We strongly advise you to read the full job description and person specification and outline in your cover letter why you are the best person for the role.
You can also apply by completing an accessible application form, downloading this and emailing it to recruitment. Please state clearly which job you are applying for by including the job reference number and role location.
Who we are:
The Grace Eyre Foundation is a charity based in Brighton & Hove and the wider Sussex community that has been working with people with a Learning Disability and autistic people since 1898. Our mission is to work towards being led by people with Learning Disabilities and autistic people to deliver high-quality housing, support and activities in their local communities. The people we support tell us that they want “good support from kind and friendly people” – so that is what we are looking for!
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion:
No applicant for employment or employee will be treated less favourably than another on grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, marriage & civil partnership or pregnancy & maternity, and we encourage applications from people with learning disabilities or identify with being on the autistic spectrum/neurodiverse.
Staff benefits include:
- Enhanced holiday entitlement
- One paid celebration day a year
- Cost of living support package such as rental deposit scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Generous refer-a-friend scheme
- One paid volunteering day a year
- Enhanced sick pay
- Enhanced employer pension contribution
- Enhanced death in service
- Training and development opportunities
- Flexible working opportunities.
We are also:
- A living wage employer
- Accredited as a Disability Confident Leader
- Accredited as an Investors in People employer
Successful applicants will be required to provide details of 2 referees. One must be your most recent employer, however if you have not undertaken employed work before, a reference from voluntary work, educational facility or personal reference can be accepted. You must also undertake an enhanced DBS Disclosure and provide proof of your right to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As one of our Shop Managers will be supported by experienced and knowledgeable team members and you will be able to develop and build strong relationships with customers and volunteers.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated individual to join the team as Store Manager based at our very successful Horfield store.
You will enjoy one of the most diverse, career building and rewarding roles in retail!
The details:
- Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7
- Salary starting from £28,429 up to £30,580 per annum, dependant on experience
- Permanent position
Key responsibilities:
- Delivering consistently high retail and customer service standards
- Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role
- Leading, coaching and managing staff and volunteers
- To achieve and optimise sales and targets
- To create and maintain a positive working environment for staff and volunteers
- Promotion of diversity and gender rights
What we are looking for:
- Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level
- Commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing and leading a team; delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous
- A genuine interest in fashion and charity retail
- Ability to earn trust, motivate, build rapport and provide leadership
- High levels of organisation with a proactive approach
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheet.
We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us, and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!
Due to the nature of the work involved, this role is exempt from the ROA and all job-holders are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date, so candidates are advised to apply early.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Do you want to work as part of a dynamic and engaging team supporting young people in Northampton?
Due to project expansion Aquarius Young People’s Substance Misuse Team are recruiting for several Complex Needs Practitioners - Substance Misuse across the county.
Aquarius has been providing structured and targeted interventions to young people engaging in, at risk of substance misuse or affected by parental substance misuse for many years.
You will work on an outreach basis, including visiting schools & colleges, the Children and Families service, the YOT as well as other local community agencies. The role will involve:
- supporting young people away from engaging in substance misuse
- providing young people with skills and coping strategies to manage their recovery journey
- delivering 1-1 and some group work interventions
- targeted outreach to engage 'hard-to-reach' young people
- delivery of service talks and substance misuse presentations to enhance external professional workforce development with our partner agencies.
Working hours will be Monday-Friday, 37 hours per week, most work will occur during the day, however as a young people’s service we may occasionally ask you to support out of hours sessional work.
Holding a relevant qualification in substance misuse/youth work/psychology/counselling/ mental health/social care or with relevant experience and willingness to work towards a Level 3 Qualification in Health & Social Care you will also:
- Have experience of working with at risk/vulnerable young people in a community setting.
- Be able to deliver behaviour change support, including group work.
- Be knowledgeable about: safeguarding children, confidentiality, consent and mental capacity and Hidden Harm.
- Adopt a flexible approach to work - hours and locations.
In return for your skills and enthusiasm, this role comes with some really great benefits and excellent training and development opportunities. Benefits include:
- 32 days holiday + bank holidays
- Excellent learning and development opportunities and career progression
- Generous company pension scheme
- Flexible working
- Cultural celebration day
- Access to blue light card discounts
This is a permanent full-time role requiring the post holder to work 37 hours per week.
We are committed to increasing our diversity and welcome applications from those with lived experience.
To apply, please visit our website and send a CV and covering letter explaining why you feel you are right for the role.
This is a rolling recruitment process; shortlisted candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply.
Aquarius was a subsidiary of Richmond Fellowship, with both organisations being part of Recovery Focus, a national group of charities highly experienced in providing specialist support services to individuals and families living with the effects of mental ill health, drug and alcohol use, gambling and domestic violence. On 1st June 2024 Richmond Fellowship merged with Humankind to form a single organisation that provides the joined-up mental health, housing and drug and alcohol support we’ve all known has been needed for decades. At the same time, Aquarius became a subsidiary of Humankind, with no impact to terms and conditions of employment. In October 2024, Humankind was renamed Waythrough to reflect the new organisation, of which Aquarius will remain a subsidiary.
Department/Team: Development
Responsible to: Head of Individual Giving
Contract: Permanent
Location: Mix of home working and from The Old Vic, 103 The Cut, London, SE1 8NB (min 3 office days)
Hours: Full-Time - 40 hours per week, Monday-Friday
The Old Vic offers the ability to work these flexibly under the guidelines in our Hybrid Working policy. Additional hours may be necessary in order to fulfil the requirements of the post.
Salary: £35,000
Direct reports: Individual Giving Officer
Role Summary
The role will support the Development team to successfully raise over £3.5 million annually through fundraising, in addition to a concurrent £19.25m capital campaign. The successful candidate will efficiently manage the day to day running of The Old Vic’s individual giving scheme, reporting to the Head of Individual Giving and working with the Individual Giving Officer to implement and carry out a yearly strategic plan to retain and increase support across all levels of Membership and wider areas of giving.
Areas of responsibility
Individual Giving
- Contribute to developing a strategic plan for individual giving including Membership, small to medium sized donations across all giving channels.
- Assume responsibility for The Old Vic’s philanthropic individual giving Membership scheme, OV Together.
- Retain and increase support by delivering excellent stewardship, including delivery of benefits and events, and communication with donors.
- Generate and convert new donor prospects in order to meet and exceed agreed annual individual giving targets of c. £1.25 million to contribute to the overall Development team target.
- Line manage the Individual Giving Officer, monitoring key performance indicators and objectives to ensure that targets are met.
Administration
- Oversee lists and draft communications going out to individual supporters including season announcements, updates and invitations and segmenting mailing lists when necessary.
- Oversee ticket bookings and catering reservations for supporters and to innovate time-saving new processes for automating bookings and reservations.
- Ensure Membership collateral is regularly updated to deadlines.
- Ensure database records are updated with donations, research notes, Memberships and event attendance.
- Monitor progress against targets, ensuring fundraising costs stay within budgeted expenditure and Gift Aid restrictions.
- Devise and with input from the Events team maintain a system for accurately logging and tracking costs incurred for delivering Membership benefits in line with HMRC and Gift Aid guidelines.
- Ensure that all data complies with procedures for data integrity (e.g. Gift Aid, GDPR and PCI compliance).
- Oversee the processing of monthly and annual Direct Debits by the Individual Giving Officer.
- Support the administration of the American Associates of The Old Vic membership.
Prospecting and New Support
- Identify new routes, channels and audiences to promote other ways of giving amongst existing Old Vic contacts, our database and new prospects.
- Innovate and implement new fundraising projects, such as Tap to Donate scheme, and creating supporting documents (e.g. case for support and rebrand of membership scheme).
- Use data analysis to track Membership trends and prospecting, with support from the Individual Giving Officer, to inform strategy and cultivation efforts for upgrading and recruitment.
- Identify opportunities to further develop relationships with our existing supporters (e.g. cross-sell) and feeding this into strategic plans for Individual Giving.
- Support the Senior Development Operations Manager on the maintenance of a team-wide prospect tracking system and help monitor the solicitation process.
General
- To ensure The Old Vic’s programmes, website and social media are regularly updated with Development information and liaise with Marketing as appropriate in achieving these tasks.
- Contribute proactively to Development team activities.
- Undertake training deemed necessary by the Development Director.
- Carry out any other duties as requested by the Development Director.
- Comply with The Old Vic’s Equal Opportunities, Sustainability and Health & Safety and Staff Handbook policies at all times.
This is not an exhaustive list of duties and the Theatre's management may, at any time, allocate other tasks which are of a similar nature or level.
Person Specification
Essential
- Demonstrable track record of successfully managing an individual giving scheme
- Meticulous attention to detail and ability to work independently and with initiative
- Confident dealing with a range of stakeholders and diverse relationship management
- Excellent, and demonstrable, administration skills including with regards to financial record keeping and fundraised income
- A friendly and professional attitude, able to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Good working knowledge of Gift Aid
- Outstanding administration and organisation skills
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities, and pivot when time-sensitive tasks arise
- A collaborative approach to working in a small, busy team
- Robust knowledge of CRM / fundraising databases (Tessitura is an advantage)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for someone on a 2 year fixed term contract to support CCT, as we engage in a programme of significant digital change, with our core information management systems under active review and development. The complaint processing of personal data is fundamental to delivering our business objectives and will be a crucial deliverable for our Digital Transformation Programme.
The Compliance officer will be instrumental in ensuring CCT complies with best practice in relation to the storage and use of people’s personal information, ensuring compliance with the relevant GDPR regulations and will also be responsible for ensuring that the CCT’s policies and procedures are compliant with the relevant Government Functional Standards as well as following good practice in relation to its governance policies and procedures.
The post holder will work with every team, at all levels across CCT, to help embed a risk-based approach to data protection and decision-making, championing both the intent of data protection law and effective operational outcomes; adopting best recommended practice where there is ambiguity about minimal compliance requirements.
If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our recruitment portal to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.
The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Friday 8th November 2024.
The interviews will take place in Northampton on 18th November 2024. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.
We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.
If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As one of our Shop Managers you will be supported by an experienced and knowledgeable team members and you will be able to develop and build strong relationships with customers and volunteers.
This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated individual to join the team as Store Manager based at our very successful Southmead store.
You will enjoy one of the most diverse, career building and rewarding roles in retail!
The details:
- Working hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in 7
- Salary starting from £26,279 up to £28,429 per annum, dependant on experience
- Permanent position
Key responsibilities:
- Delivering consistently high retail and customer service standards
- Actively supporting and demonstrating our values through your role
- Leading, coaching and managing staff and volunteers
- To achieve and optimise sales and targets
- To create and maintain a positive working environment for staff and volunteers
- Promotion of diversity and gender rights
What we are looking for:
- Ideally, you will bring previous retail experience, gained at managerial / supervisory level
- Commercial awareness and demonstrable experience of managing and leading a team; delivering outstanding customer service would be equally advantageous
- A genuine interest in fashion and charity retail
- Ability to earn trust, motivate, build rapport and provide leadership
- High levels of organisation with a proactive approach
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheet.
We know sometimes the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist, and that people can be put off applying for job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us, and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. You could just be what we're looking for!
We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date, so candidates are advised to apply early.
Position: Campaigns Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £39,717* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Charity
*you will start at our entry point salary of £39,717 per annum, increasing to £42,199 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £44,681 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award-winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
With a new UK government, elections upcoming in Scotland and Wales, a new MS Society strategy in the wings for 2025, it’s an exciting time to join our campaigns team as we look to take our campaigning up a gear.
Whether it’s about making sure people access ground-breaking treatments, tackling the poverty people face when living with MS, or making sure the right support is there when people need it most, as our campaigns manager you’ll be leading a team to empower, inspire and mobilise our community to become change-makers.
Do you want to make sure our digital actions hit the right note, that our emails pack a punch, and we bring energy and creativity to our campaigning? Are you keen to lead a team where we will prioritise personal development and foster a culture which supports learning, innovation, testing and giving things a go? Do you want to support people living with MS to be more involved in our campaigns and embed co-production throughout our work?
If this sounds of interest to you, we’d be really interested in hearing from you.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Thursday 31 October 2024
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
The Vacancy
Islamic Relief Worldwide (IRW) is a faith-based humanitarian relief and development organisation working to save and transform the lives of some of the world’s most vulnerable people. Established in 1984, with an active presence in over 45 countries, we strive to make the world a better and fairer place for those affected by poverty, conflict and natural disasters. In the UK, IRW has a partner whose main role is to raise funds, raise awareness, carry out advocacy and support domestic programmes: this partner is called Islamic Relief UK (IRUK).
Islamic Relief UK (IRUK) is actively recruiting for the position of ‘Digital Partnerships Coordinator’ on a full time, permanent basis, to be based from its Waterloo Office, London. The organisation is currently operating to a hybrid working model.
The purpose of the role is to maintain existing and develop new partnerships with social media influencers, and digital publishers, to broaden the reach of Islamic Relief UK’s messaging and campaigns, as part of Islamic Relief UK’s wider influencer programme.
To raise funds for Islamic Relief’s life-saving programmes by leveraging new and existing digital partnerships.
The successful candidate must have:
- Demonstrable experience of implementing digital engagement and social media campaigns to garner support for a cause
- Understanding of the major technology-driven changes and trends affecting the online media and advertising industries
- Experience of creating convincing proposals, pitch documents and/or presentations to attract new partnerships or sponsorships
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Managing influencer marketing campaigns and/or campaigns with digital/social media publishers
- Recruiting high profile individuals and/or social media influencers to support marketing campaigns
- Developing digital content geared towards the British Muslim community
- Experience in live video production, and utilising live video to deliver engagement and communicate interesting and/or urgent messages to supporters and would be supporters
- Relationship and stakeholder management
- Negotiating and influencing, both internally and externally
- Understanding of charity/third sector marketing
- Be able to deliver presentations and sell new ideas at board level.
For more information, please click on the Documents tab above to view the full Job Description.
If you are talented, reliable, service-minded, resilient and a highly motivated professional looking for a meaningful career, with a strong commitment to IRW’s mission and values of sincerity, excellence, compassion, social justice and custodianship, please apply by completing our online application form.
For more information on the excellent company benefits we offer our employees, please visit our website.
PLEASE NOTE: Interviews are expected to take place on an ongoing basis until a suitable appointment is made. We therefore may close the advert sooner than the advertised date.
Pre-employment Checks:
Any employment with Islamic Relief will be subject to the following checks:
- screening clearance
- proof of eligibility to live and work within the UK
- receipt of satisfactory references
Please note, for UK-based roles, we are only able to accept applications from candidates who are eligible to work in the UK. We are unable to progress applications which would require sponsorship.
Our values and commitment to safeguarding
IRW is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and committed to promoting the welfare of children, young people, adults and beneficiaries with whom IRW engages. IRW expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records checks. IRW also participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.
In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Islamic Relief is an equal opportunities employer
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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!
Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer
Salary: £29,217 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 1-year fixed term contract
Location: Gravesend DA11 7HQ / Swanscombe DA10 0AB and occasionally work from home
ellenor is a charity and a specialist palliative care provider for adults and children in Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley, and for children across the London Borough of Bexley. The Organisation has In-patient, Community, Wellbeing and therapeutic services at Northfleet.
We are looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Officer to help us grow sustainable income from businesses and build strong, purposeful partnerships. In this role, you’ll focus on securing new business and sponsorships, maintaining excellent relationships with existing partners, and finding opportunities for growth. You’ll also assist in managing the corporate budget with the support of the Corporate Partnerships Manager.
If you’re looking for a rewarding role where you’ll make a real difference in providing care and support when it's needed most, we’d love to hear from you!
Essential Requirements:
· Educated to GCSE level or equivalent professional experience.
· Proven success in securing new corporate business.
· Skilled in researching leads, managing pipelines, and account management.
· Experience in event, project, and campaign management.
· Track record of exceeding income targets.
· Ability to create and present proposals confidently.
· Excellent verbal, written, organisational, and time management skills.
· Strong relationship management and customer service.
· Confident in using CRM databases and proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
· Access to own vehicle with valid driving license and business insurance.
How to apply:
By application form, either online or downloadable from our website or by submitting a CV and cover letter, CVs without a cover letter will not be considered.
This post is subject to Standard DBS clearance.
Closing date: 8 November 2024
Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. Therefore, if you are interested, kindly submit your application at your earliest convenience as the vacancy may close prior to the closing date.
At ellenor, we are committed to acknowledging and celebrating our differences, fostering an inclusive environment for all. Join us in building an outstanding and diverse team dedicated to supporting our patients and their families during one of life's most challenging times.
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!
Role Summary
Are you passionate about transforming school food and ready to make a significant impact on the food system? As the Fundraising Manager concentrating on major donors & corporates, you will play a pivotal role in scaling School Plates, our flagship UK programme, aimed at making school menus healthier and more planet-friendly. With our School Plates Awards and Global Plant-based School Food Network both expanding rapidly —currently working with 70 major school caterers feeding over 1 million children daily —you’ll drive growth by securing crucial funding from major donors and corporate partners.
You’ll be an experienced relationship builder, a driven and enthusiastic self-starter, and an excellent project manager who shares our ambition to revolutionise school food. Are you passionate about improving school food and changing the food system? Can you match our ambition?
Job Details
Reports to: Director, UK
Location: Remote (home-based), UK
Key relationships: UK Director, UK Head of Programme, International Fundraising Manager, International Grant Writing Manager, other relevant internal departments and external stakeholders
Hours: 32-40 h per week
Salary range: £40-42,000 (based on 1FTE) depending on experience
Responsibilities
- Lead and innovate UK fundraising efforts, focusing on major donors and corporates.
- Develop a creative 3-year fundraising strategy and set actionable annual and quarterly objectives.
- Cultivate and expand relationships with new major donors, moving them along a prospect pipeline.
- Support the stewardship of existing major donor relationships, ensuring continued and increased support.
- Draft compelling theories of change, cases for support, and other key materials.
- Manage our visionary ‘donor circle’ initiative.
- Build and strengthen corporate partnerships, crafting tailored cultivation plans.
- Support the writing of successful grant applications and reports, as needed.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of fundraising experience, ideally within an NGO or a related field.
- Proven success in securing significant funds from donors or corporates.
- Exceptional project management and organisational skills and the ability to write strong proposals and reports
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills with a confident and engaging presence and an impact driven mindset
- Significant experience in researching and developing strong stakeholder relationships
- Ability to travel nationally as needed.
- Deep passion and commitment for ProVeg’s mission
Preferred:
- Knowledge and understanding of the plant-based food sector.
- Membership of a professional fundraising body
Benefits of working with us
- A strong organisational focus on personal development, with a designated training budget.
- Provision of a work laptop.
- Flexible, trust-based working arrangements and home-office arrangements.
- Career development support.
- Mindfulness programme - free Headspace account.
- We are a workplace that encourages everyone to bring their whole selves to work. We are an inclusive workplace for our diverse employees around the world.
- And, last but not least, become part of a great team and work with us towards a world where everyone chooses delicious and healthy food that is good for all humans, animals, and our planet!
When?
Application deadline: Open until filled
Start date: As soon as possible
Ready to Make a Difference?
If you’re excited about leading transformative change in school food, we’d love to hear from you. Application infos below.
Further information
Please submit your application using our online form including your CV and cover letter. By submitting your application you agree that your personal data will be processed by and shared with our UK entity (ProVeg C.I.C.) and German entity (ProVeg e.V.). We will be interviewing on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.
The recruitment process consists of:
1. Online Cognitive Aptitude test + Personality test
2. Online trial task
3. Interview with Senior Management
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Communications Intern is a member of the Development and External Affairs team. Their key focus is enabling impactful content production and championing high communications standards. The comms intern will report to the Communications and Publicity Manager and will support the development of a consistent and effective brand story that engages and unites both our external and internal audiences.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week). 9-month fixed term contract.
- The salary for the role will be £23,850 (starting salary will depend on skills and experience).
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including, subsidised bike purchase and Tech Scheme, Life Assurance, Health Cash plan, retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover and many more.
We will pay fees and expenses on relevant training courses.
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Create engaging digital content for website, social media, and e-newsletters, through written copy and graphics.
- Support the management of CSE’s website, including uploading and editing content.
- Plan, manage, and deliver 4-6 small (30-40 people) in person or larger online (100 people) events annually, including coordination of logistics, content development, and stakeholder engagement.
- Support with edits to designed materials including factsheets and leaflets using Adobe Creative Suite.
- Support internal communications including organising systems and producing our monthly internal e-newsletter by creating content that motivates employees and informs them of important issues.
- Support with digital channel optimisation including PPC, SEO, social media (paid and organic).
- Support the development of CSE’s social media presence through content creation, scheduling posts, monitoring engagement and reporting.
- Contribute to the operational success of CSE by assisting the team with administrative and organisational duties as necessary. Collaborate with all teams to ensure cohesive delivery of our brand story across the organisation and through all communications.
- Collaborate with teams to monitor brand health, analyse audience insights, and refine our communications strategy.
- Ensure content strategy and resulting core content (incl. image library management, print production, core content, copywriting, designed asset production, and management) is up to date, consistent with our brand guidelines, of high quality and readily available for use by the CSE teams.
To see a more detailed list of responsibilities please see the supporting documents attached. These documents are also available to download from our website.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- Minimum Maths and English GCSE.
- Experience of using social media to engage with communities and individuals.
- Basic knowledge of graphic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Creative Suite).
- Creative – ability to translate business requirements into engaging content. Ability to present complex information in an accessible and appropriate manner. In particular, creating engaging visual content.
- Flexible and able to respond professionally to changing briefs, deadlines and priorities.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is 11:59pm on Thursday 31 October 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place Monday 18 or Tuesday 19 November 2024, though this is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Position: Policy Manager (Health and Care)
Hours: Full-time (35 hours a week)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Office-based in London with flexibility to work remotely
Salary: Starting from £43,342 per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3*, Profession/Technical
*you will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.
About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.
Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.
Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.
Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.
About this job
We’re looking for an experienced policy professional to join our Policy and Evidence team to lead our impactful health and care policy activity. You’ll lead a high-performing team operating at the heart of a friendly and supportive directorate with an excellent track record of influencing policy change. Working across a large and varied portfolio, you’ll take the lead in developing and leading our policy positions, campaigns and influencing programmes.
We have strong relationships across the charity, clinical, and governmental sectors. You’ll have the opportunity to collaborate closely with external partners as a thought leader on major issues like access to treatments and neurology services, mental health, community rehabilitation, and support for carers.
You’ll have a central leadership role across the team in ensuring that our policy work is built around strong evidence, informed by and developed with people living with MS, and drives impactful change.
Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 30 October
Interested?
PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.
Equal Opportunities
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.
We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application.
Disability Confident Employer
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.
You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.
If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.
More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to):
Encouraging work life balance
- 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
- More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
- Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us)
- Flexible working options
Caring for you and your family
- Generous sick pay entitlement
- More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment
- Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year
- Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis
- Enhanced leave for new parents
- Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
- Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
- 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time
- Cycle to work scheme
- Death in service scheme
- New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
- In the event of miscarriage or still birth
- To support fertility treatments
- For antenatal appointments for both parents
Thinking about your finances
- Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
- Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
- Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
- New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing
Enriching your life at work
- Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
- Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
- New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely
- Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups)
- Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community)
- 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal
Safeguarding
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.
This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.
We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.
We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.
Your right to work in the UK
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.
You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.
No agencies please.
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