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Job Title: Office Manager

Hours: 35 hours per week (9.30am-5pm with 30 min break or 9am-5pm with 1 hour break)

Days: Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent

Location: Based at our day centre (52 East Hill, SW18 2HJ) – this is not a remote role

Salary: £24,529 per annum

Reports to: Day Centre Leadership Team and Executive Team

Purpose of Role:

We opened our Day Centre for older people, adults with disabilities and adults with dementia in October 2021. The Office Manager role is a new position that will provide a wide variety of operational support to the Day Centre Leadership Team as we are embedding and growing our Day Centre offering and increasing the number of clients who attend the Day Centre and the types of services they receive.

We also support older Wandsworth residents in the following groups with outreach in the community and with activities in the Day Centre: BAME; digitally isolated; financially isolated; LGBTQ; socially isolated; women; and those with, or at risk of, mental and/or physical ill health and disabilities.

Benefits:

• A vibrant workplace where no day is ever the same
• An experienced and supportive leadership team
• A friendly hypo-allergenic office dog to play with
• Kind and caring colleagues who work as a team
• A great employer’s pension contribution
• A cycle to work scheme
• An employee shopping benefits scheme
• An employee assistance programme (EAP)

Important notes:

Please note that CVs will not be accepted and only full application packs will be reviewed.

The JD and PS are really important, so please do read them carefully to help you complete your application. 

Community Engagement Lead

£48,000 - £55,000 per annum per annum plus benefits, depending on relevant skills and experience.

Location: Home-based, with occasional travel to Football Foundation offices and other sites

We’re the Football Foundation – the Premier League, The FA and Government's charity that helps communities improve their local football facilities through football grants. This means better games and more players - helping transform communities where demand is greatest, and impact will be strongest. We have ambitious plans and with the support from our funding partners, the Football Foundation is well-supported to continue to invest in community pitches and facilities across the nation. 

To help us with this important mission, we’re looking for a Community Engagement Lead to join the team and play a key role in ensuring we achieve our objectives of engaging with and increasing physical activity levels amongst the four key priority groups facing the greatest inequalities: low socio-economic groups, women and girls, disabled people and people with long term health conditions, and culturally diverse communities.

This is an exciting time to be joining the Football Foundation and this is a great opportunity to use your knowledge and experience of place-based working and community engagement to make a real difference through community sports.

The role

A hugely exciting opportunity has become available to join the Football Foundation as our Community Engagement Lead. This position plays a crucial role in the Foundation achieving its objectives of increasing physical activity levels amongst priority groups facing the greatest inequalities and ensuring great community engagement is championed and embedded across our processes and programmes.

Working with our Funding Partners and key stakeholders at a national level, the postholder will provide strategic leadership to the delivery of the Foundations innovative PlayZones Programme, oversee delivery of our Sport England National Lottery funded Active Through Football programme and lead, manage, mentor, and support a team of Community Engagement Officers & Programme Manager to create a high-performance environment, which allows team members to thrive.

Following recent changes, the Community Engagement Lead and reports are positioned within the Foundations Delivery Team, each with a regional responsibility aligned to the teams regional structure. The postholder will work dynamically with colleagues across the Foundation as well as externally with a range of partner including funding partner organisations, the Active Partnerships, and other National Governing Bodies to continually shape and refine our approaches based on learning, research, and insight.

This role will be challenging, but the post holder has the opportunity to influence change throughout the Foundation’s processes and ensure meaningful community engagement is undertaken by our applicants.

What are we looking for?

You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.

Key to this role will be your exceptional knowledge and understanding of place-based working and the ingredients required to successfully tackle inequalities and affect change within a local area. A crucial part of this will be your knowledge of the workings of Local Authorities and the role they play within community development.

You’ll have strong communication and interpersonal skills, with experience of building and managing multiple stakeholder relationships, as well as experience of managing, leading and developing small teams.

You’ll have excellent planning and organisational skills, with experience of developing programmes to meet the requirements of multiple funders, but you’ll also have the flexibility to adapt to a diverse workload. You’ll also have strong attention to detail, with experience of producing robust reports for decision-makers and presenting to panels or committees.

Most of all we want someone who reflects who we are as an organisation. We refer to our values as our four corners:

· Fair Players – open and inclusive in our approach

· Star Performers – trusted to deliver

· United Team Player – collaborative and easy to work with

· Passionate Supporters – flexible and willing

If you share these values and have the necessary skills and experience for the role, then we look forward to hearing from you.

For full details of the role and requirements, please sign into your candidate account to access and download our attached recruitment pack.

What can we offer you?

The salary band for this role is £48,000 – £55,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience.

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets.

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability, and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation .org .uk

How do I apply?

To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk

o CV

o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying (no more than one side of A4).

The closing date for applications is: 9am, 23 July 2024

Interviews are scheduled for 30 July 2024

All applications received will be short listed against the role requirements and person specification. Those most closely matching our requirements will be invited to take part in an online interview.

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply.

Grant Support Executive

£25,000-£27,000 (dependent on skills and experience) plus generous benefits

Location – Hybrid working split between the Foundation’s office in London and home.

We are the Football Foundation - the Premier League, the FA and government’s charity that delivers outstanding grassroots facilities, more and better places to play, transforming lives and communities where it is needed most. 

To help us with this important mission, we currently have vacancies for Grant Support Executives. Our Grant Support Executives form part of a pro-active, centralised function who support each other and work together to deliver the greatest impact wherever it’s needed the most. 

The role includes carrying out the assessment of capital and revenue grants; preparing and formatting assessment reports, drafting offer letters, processing claims and ensuring key information is captured within internal systems; connecting with applicants to arrange monitoring and evaluation meetings; and working together as part of a united team to provide administrative support across the Foundation - always delivering high levels of customer service. 

About the Football Foundation

Over the last 22 years, the Foundation has awarded more than 23,000 grants to deliver outstanding grassroots facilities across England worth more than £877 million. This year, the Foundation will be investing more money than ever into facilities across England and is committed to improving the experience of playing football for everyone. 

The Foundation’s goal is to unlock the power of pitches ensuring everyone has a great place to play regardless of gender, race, disability or place. 

What are we looking for?

We would love to hear from you if you have an understanding of grant application processes and governance, coupled with knowledge of how sport can be used for community benefit. You will also need experience of working with office administration systems, delivering effective administration support to a varied team, and communicating with colleagues and customers remotely. 

We’re looking for a team player with a keen attention to detail and strong organisational skills who takes pride in delivering excellent customer and administrative service. 

You don’t need to follow football to apply, but it is expected that you appreciate the power of sport to change lives and have a genuine interest in using your skills and experience to help the Foundation achieve our charitable and strategic objectives.

For full details of the role and requirements, please download our recruitment pack below.

What can we offer you?

The salary band for this role is £25,000 - £27,000 per annum, dependent on relevant skills and experience. 

You will start on 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (which increases after 2 years), plus additional time off to volunteer. We also offer a generous pension scheme (8% employer contribution), collective bonus scheme, free health care provision, a monthly gym subsidy, interest-free season ticket loan, death in service benefit and access to selected match tickets

We are committed to helping our team members maintain a healthy work-life balance, so offer flexible working around core hours to help achieve that.

Equality and Diversity Commitment 

The Football Foundation is committed to, and values the principles of diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all our team feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential. We encourage and welcome applications from all, regardless of background and are particularly interested to hear from individuals belonging to under-represented groups including diverse ethnic communities, individuals with a disability and those from the LGBTQI+ community.

Should you need any adjustments to the recruitment process, at either application or interview stage, please contact us at jobs @ footballfoundation. org. uk

How do I apply?

To apply, please follow the steps outlined below:

1. Please send the following to jobs @ footballfoundation. org .uk

o CV

o Cover letter - please highlight briefly and clearly how your skills, abilities and experience equip you for the role, together with your reasons for applying. 

The closing date for applications is: Monday 5 August 2024 at midday 

First interviews are currently scheduled for 14 & 15 August 2024.

Due to the volume of applications received for most roles, the Foundation only contacts candidates if they are shortlisted for interview. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, you should assume your application has not been successful.

Please note that you must be eligible to work in the UK to apply. 

Creative Comms Lead

Working hours 40 hours per week (including at least 2 Sunday services per month)

Salary £32-34k per annum depending on experience

Why St Stephen’s?

We are growing resource church with over 500 people attending every week.  Our vision at St Stephen’s is to Love God, Grow Disciples and Transform Communities. Sundays are central to how we do this, as we gather across four services (one online) to worship God together and learn from His Word.  We are passionate about our ever-expanding youth, children’s and families' ministries; equipping each other to be Whole Life Disciples; enabling people to explore faith through Alpha; and transforming society through church planting, and various social transformation ministries.  We are presently undertaking a new strategy process and are excited where God might lead us for the next few years.

Main Purpose of the Role

The Creative Communications Lead is a key role within the Creative Team.  Working in collaboration with the Operations Team, the role holder has responsibility for the strategic oversight of internal and external communications and the practical ability to continue to develop the excellent design, social media and film content that enables and enhances St Stephen’s ministry.  We are looking for someone with a passion for creative comms, practical skills to enable the delivery and strategic oversight to bring it all into being.

Key objectives

· To hold the ‘voice’ of St Stephens

· To ensure the ‘look’ of St Stephens reflects the ‘voice’ with clarity and consistency

· To strategically plan and implement the churches comms – to enable external and internal engagement

· To imagine ways to continually innovate and improve our communications

· To ensure that all St Stephens media and communications output is high quality, consistent, clear and compelling

· To support all ministry areas with design, media and communications needs

· To produce all key communications and publicity materials to support the ministry of St Stephens: across digital and physical platforms

· To develop and oversee systems which enable integration into the life of the church

Responsibilities

· Design and production of all video / visual media for Sundays, ad hoc events, social channels and St Stephen’s website

· Oversight and continued development of St Stephen’s social media channels

· Oversight and production of the church–wide monthly / weekly email

· Working closely with the Creative / Worship Team to enable the production of worship nights and other creative projects etc.

· To develop and manage the website including on-going updates

· Liaising with printers / external support as necessary

Competencies

Essentials

· Demonstrable passion for superior design and excellent communication

· Ability to plan strategically and implement efficiently

· Ability to prioritise and multitask

· Proven ability to be an innovative self-starter

· Experience in design

· Excellent digital media and production skills (including working knowledge print and digital software)

· Experience in film making / videography/ photography

· Experience in website design and management (Adobe Suite)

· Strong instincts for online content that will connect well with all generations

· Flexible and adaptable

Desirables

· Clear written communicator

Person Specification

· Servant hearted

· Someone who has a vision for how creative comms can be used to enable discipleship

· A committed Christian with a personal faith in Jesus which inspires their creativity*

· Is already, or is willing to become a worshipping, serving, giving member of St Stephen’s church

· Ability to manage a budget

· Excellent planning and organisational skills

· Flexible and adaptable

· Good interpersonal skills

· A desire to grow in leadership and to develop others

· A self-motivated, team player

· Doesn’t take themselves too seriously!

· Committed to safeguarding: understanding and personally applying the safeguarding policy and procedures & undertaking safeguarding training as required

· A commitment to health and safety

*N.B. There is a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GoR) for the successful applicant to be a Christian and this GoR applies under the Equality Act 2010.

The details

· £32-34K depending on experience

· 40 hours/5 days a week including at 1 Sunday morning service and 1 Sunday evening service per month to gather visual media content, to be worked flexibly to cover ministry needs

· Occasional evenings and Saturdays, Christmas and Easter services, with appropriate time off in lieu

· Full participation in the staff team (including attending staff worship, staff meetings and APCM)

· 25 days’ annual leave including up to 5 Sundays plus Bank Holidays and a day off on your birthday

· Opportunities for professional development and training as required.

· Church of England pension: 8% of salary of which 6.5% is paid by employer and 1.5% by employee

· Life Insurance

· 6-month probationary period

· Responsible to the Vicar

How to apply

Please complete the Application Form and submit it together with a supporting statement to Nicola Patel

Closing Date

30th July 2024

Interviews

Week commencing Monday 12th August 2024

Programme Manager

The Church Urban Fund is seeking a pro-active and professional Programme Manager, for a part time (21-28 hours a week), 6 month fixed term contract to cover parental leave.

The Wayfinder programme, is a Community-led homelessness prevention programme launched in 2022. It is specifically designed to help people in insecure housing or at risk of homelessness to move forward in life. The programme, run through community partners in Manchester, Leicester and Nottingham, aims to support clients would benefit from support from volunteer community mentors and/or case workers to overcome social isolation and related barriers to tenancy sustainment. It connects people with activities and opportunities in their community and provides practical support through the ups and downs of recovery from homelessness or insecure housing.

The Programme Manager will be responsible for the management, and development of the programme. This includes maintaining strong partnerships with delivery partners, funders, referral agencies, external evaluators, internal stakeholders, and support functions to maximise the positive impact of our work. They will develop and maintaining the educational content and supporting tools and support regional coordinators (managed by and embedded with our regional partners) to ensure the programme maintains its high standards while increasing its reach.

The ideal candidate will have previous experience working in poverty alleviation, preferably within the homelessness sector, or experience in a volunteer management role within a multi-agency environment and developing partnerships.

This home-based role offers flexibility but will require occasional travel to key locations including London, Nottingham, Manchester, and Leicester. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those at risk of homelessness and have the relevant experience, we encourage you to apply.

The legal employer for this post will be the Church Urban Fund, which currently consists of The Together Network, Near Neighbours and the Just Finance Foundation as subsidiaries. CUF is an inclusive organisation with a diverse workforce, where diversity is seen as an asset to our organisation, helping us to create an inclusive, welcoming environment for all.

To apply: please send/email an up-to-date CV and covering letter outlining your relevant skills and experience, relating to the listed responsibilities and person specification no later than 9 am on Tuesday, 23rd July.

Church Urban Fund is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity.

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We are one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK and a charity with over 48,000 members. We provide opportunities for 300 staff and have an annual turnover of more than £12m.

It's an exciting time our growing organisation as the delivery partner for UCL’s new Student Life Strategy. In 2023 we received a multi-million-pound investment to enhance student life at UCL. The financial backing from our parent university is recognition of the transformative effect that extra and co-curricular experiences have on students at UCL – helping them develop skills, build networks, reduce loneliness and isolation, grow in confidence, and enjoy their time here.  

We are looking for a Community Research Initiative Coordinator.

The successful candidate will join the Volunteering team with its mission is to create good student citizens – at institutional, local, and global levels – through civic engagement, volunteering and community engaged research. The role will be situated within a key area of delivery for our team: The Community Research Initiative. This exciting offer aims to create opportunities for students to connect their research and study skills with the real-world by working with and for the voluntary & community sector.

The role is a full time and permanent contract. This role is also a hybrid working role, where 40% of the role will be on campus based.

Have you got experience of co-creation and co-production methods, preferably across the university-community divide? Have you got knowledge of the current Voluntary & Community sector landscape? If the answer is yes, then we want to hear from you.

Our ideal candidate will support the Community Research Manager to increase engagement of stakeholders in student research and evaluation projects. The right candidate will also coordinate awareness -raising campaigns in the Voluntary & Community sector in Camden and East London. The successful role holder will lead on administrative duties to support the delivery of research and evaluation projects through the Community Research Initiative Coordinate post-event reflections and dissemination.

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in corporate relationships to lead on a portfolio of significant, strategic partners on a maternity cover contract.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be joining an established and successful team, playing a vital role in developing the sustainable growth of income through our incredible partnership network within the rail industry. The role will seek out opportunities within rail to assist the fundraising team to achieve growth in both income and donor base. The right candidate will have a proven track record of developing new business opportunities and stewarding accounts to maximum potential.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form which can be accessed from the Railway Children website.

Location: Homeworking with regular travel to office in Sandbach

Closing date: Midday, Monday 5th August.

Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.

We are looking for a Management Accountant who will be integral in providing a modern and accessible finance service whilst leading the Union’s financial management and performance. They will assist with planning and delivering the financial reporting, budgeting, and statutory accounts. The post holder will be vital in building excellent relationships with non-finance colleagues and other stakeholders, including departmental and commercial managers.

This is an exciting role in a unique organisation.  Our vision is of an outstanding experience for all UCL students and to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world.  We aim to build a vibrant and empowered student community with real influence in UCL and beyond, that enables students to enjoy their time at university; pursue their interests and passions; see the world in new ways; and develop the skills and experience to change the world for the better.

We are a registered charity employing over 100 career staff and 300 student staff, delivering a wide range of services and representative functions for UCL students. We have the widest portfolio of services of any student organisation in the country, managing UCL’s extracurricular programmes for sport, music, drama, dance, media, volunteering, academic societies and intercultural engagement; providing a wide range of fantastic social spaces; leading on student democracy and representation across UCL; and offering excellent student support services.

It's an exciting time our growing organisation as we lead the delivery of UCL’s groundbreaking new Student Life Strategy. This is enabling us to build more programmes to improve students’ mental and physical wellbeing, promote genuine equity for all, build students’ skills and confidence, develop their international connections and intercultural skills, and make a real contribution to our local community.

We support hybrid working. Excellent benefits including defined benefit pension scheme and generous holiday entitlement. We are proud of high levels of staff engagement and pride ourselves on being a great place to work.

First round interviews will take place week commencing 5 August, 2024.

Second round interviews will take place week commencing 12 August, 2024.