It Systems Manager Jobs in UB3 5EX
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced policy and public affairs manager with a strong track record of creating policy solutions that drive real change. In this role you will work closely with the Head of Campaigns and Communications to drive the organisation’s influencing work across all 4 nations of the UK through policy development, public affairs activity, and developing and delivering issue-based campaigns that aim to make a real difference.
Endometriosis impacts the physical and mental health of 10% of women and those assigned female at birth, from puberty to menopause - although the impact can be felt for life. Yet it’s a disease most people have never heard of, do not understand, and that currently has no cure. Diagnosis time in the UK currently takes on average 8 years and 10 months, and UK non-cancer gynaecology waiting lists have now grown to more than 750,000. As the UK’s leading charity for all those affected by endometriosis, we’re determined to change this and ensure that everyone gets prompt diagnosis and the best treatment and support. With a new UK Government and increased interest in menstrual health across all 4 nations, there has never been a more exciting time to join Endometriosis UK and help us make a difference to the lives of those affected by endometriosis in the UK.
Within this role, you will play a key role in the delivery of our new organisational strategy that will launch in 2025, focused on better supporting those with endometriosis, driving down diagnosis times, campaigning for improved treatments and access to services, raising awareness, and leveraging more money into research. We place people with endometriosis at the heart of all we do. If we get our work right, we really can make a difference to the 1.5 million with endometriosis in the UK – and all those diagnosed in the future.
Our Network is here to offer those affected by endometriosis the support and information they need to understand the condition and take control
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Homeless Health Link Manager (Full-Time, Fixed-term to March 2026)
Twickenham, Greater London
37.5 Hours per week
About Us
We are SPEAR, a charity dedicated to helping homeless people in South and West London find secure accommodation and work towards a positive future. For 30 years, we’ve worked tirelessly to support homeless people to recover from their personal issues and break down the barriers that they face. We recognise that homelessness is much more than just a housing issue, so we provide a range of accommodation and support services to help people reach their full potential.
We’re now looking for a Homeless Health Link Manager to join our team on a full-time, fixed-term contract to March 2026.
The Benefits
– Salary of £39,287 per annum
– 34 days’ holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) increasing with length of service
– Pension scheme
– Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme
– A range of benefits including cycle to work scheme and staff wellbeing sessions
– Refer a friend bonus scheme
This is a superb opportunity for an individual with drive, focus and a desire to work with our outstanding charity to help us to combat homelessness.
You’ll discover a passionate, supportive environment where the entire team is working toward the same goals and is dedicated to making positive change and producing great results.
The Role
This role will be responsible for delivering high-quality services offered by the Homeless Health Link Service, focusing on engaging homeless clients, including rough sleepers, in a range of primary care, mental health, and substance misuse services. This post is required to undertake high-quality case work and assessments of individuals with complex needs, including challenging mental and physical health needs.
The role will be responsible for processing referrals into the service from a range of sources across the boroughs and act as an entry point into the service and work closely and proactively with local authorities, statutory and non statutory Health and housing services to improve pathways for homeless clients accessing physical and mental health services.
This role will be responsible for the strategic promotion of the services across the boroughs, engaging with a range of supported housing and homelessness service providers to source referrals into the services. The role will also be responsible for the liaison and communication of case management across any providers engaged with the service.
This service is for single homeless people who have slept rough or at risk of sleeping rough across SPEAR’s boroughs of operation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About Cosmic Charity
Cosmic supports the work of the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at St Mary’s Hospital, Paddington, and Queen Charlotte’s Hospital, Hammersmith. We fund vital equipment, staff training, research, and support services for patients and their families.
Join our dedicated team as Senior Fundraising Manager during this exciting period of growth and opportunity for Cosmic. Cosmic is expanding both our service delivery and team, offering a fantastic opportunity to shape the future of this much-loved organisation.
This pivotal role will lead the strategic direction for Cosmic’s community and challenge event fundraising. You will be responsible for growing income through a portfolio of sports and challenge events, treks, community fundraising activities, supporter-led initiatives, campaigns, appeals, legacy, in memory and mass participation products.
You will work directly with the CEO and line-manage the Senior Fundraising Executive to deliver and expand our fundraising portfolio. This includes reviewing and improving existing activities, identifying new opportunities, and creating engaging supporter journeys to maximise fundraising efforts.
As a key leader, you will set and manage significant budgets, oversee operational delivery, and ensure exceptional stewardship of supporters. You’ll proactively monitor trends, conduct competitor analysis, and trial new products and platforms to keep Cosmic’s fundraising portfolio competitive and appealing to supporters.
We’re looking for someone with significant fundraising leadership and strategic experience, a proven track record in delivering successful community and challenge event programmes, and a strong understanding of budget management and fundraising best practices.
This is a unique opportunity to join a growing charity and play a critical role in delivering our three-year growth strategy, ensuring that Cosmic continues to provide life-changing support for children, babies, and their families.
The Cardinal Hume Centre works to prevent and tackle youth and family homelessness.
Job title: Employment and Learning Manager
Reports to: Head of Advice
Salary: £42,000 plus benefits
Contract: Permanent, full-time (35 hours)
Hybrid Working
Are you passionate about making a real difference in the world? Do you want to leverage your skills to combat homelessness for children and young people? Then we have the perfect opportunity for you.
We are looking to recruit a passionate and values-led Employment& Learning Manager to lead on the development and growth of the Centre’s Employment and Learning Service. Our Employment and Learning Service is among the most impactful support we offer, with the potential to help individuals and families build long-term resilience. You will play a pivotal role in strengthening and expanding this service, particularly in demonstrating its effectiveness and scaling our ability to reach more people in need.
You are joining at a time when we are actively piloting projects to reach young people and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness sooner. We aim to lower the barrier to entry to our service through outreach projects, and you will be tasked with leading the team to build and engage in this project.
Our approach follows the Individual Placement and Support (IPS) model, which helps clients to identify and pursue meaningful employment and learning goals based on their preferences and aspirations. Our learning service ihomework and exam preparation for children, English conversation classes and access to ESOL support, life-skill development, digital inclusion and access to vocational courses and higher education.
Please refer to the job description for further information.
In your cv and cover letter, please outline how you meet the requirements of the role and why you would like to work for us. You must account for any gaps in your employment history.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The Centre requires staff and volunteers to complete a criminal records self-declaration and undertake a DBS check. This role requires an enhanced DBS check.
Benefits
· 26 days’ leave rising to 28 days’ leave after two years’ service (pro rata for part time staff)
· Additional discretionary wellbeing and celebratory days
· Access to Blue Light Card discounts
· Pension: stakeholder pension scheme and we will match employee contributions up to a maximum of 6%.
· Life assurance cover (after probation passed)
· Season ticket loan
· Training and development opportunities
Our partner is seeking a finance systems specialist to lead the implementation of their new ERP system covering their UK and international entities.
Responsibilities
Act as the project lead for the systems implementation:
- Ensuring that the needs of a complex multi-entity & multi-currency organisation are translated into the system requirements;
- Managing project risks, and ensuring that the implementation is completed within budget and in a timely manner;
- Designing and streamlining financial processes, and lead on the integration of the new system with other organisational tools.
- Developing tools for reporting, budget management and analysis, forecasting and procurement.
- Managing data migration, ensuring that this is done with integrity;
- Training UK and overseas staff.
Requirements
- Qualified accountant with extensive experience in project managing complex ERP systems implementations within international charities with complex operations. Understanding of implementing systems in multi-country, multi-currency environments, and an understanding of donor requirements and restricted/unrestricted fund management;
- Demonstrable experience of project methodologies;
- Experience of leading change management process, working effectively with senior leadership, staff (in-person and remotely) and external stakeholders;
- Experience of developing dashboards and reporting tools;
- Knowledge of French is desirable.
This will be a year’s fixed-term contract starting in March 2025. This is a blended role with hybrid work requirements. There might be an opportunity to travel to country offices.
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About BIG Alliance
BIG Alliance (Businesses for Islington Giving) delivers business-supported employee volunteer programmes to strengthen links between businesses, community organisations and education institutions across Islington. In doing so, it aims to help address issues of poverty and isolation, which are prevalent across the borough, despite the perception of Islington being an area of high wealth. 47.5% of primary school children in Islington live in poverty, the third highest rate in London.
Established in 2012, BIG Alliance aims to make community investment easier, more effective and more rewarding for its business members. It is a partnership between, East London Business Alliance – a registered charity that has been supporting the social and economic regeneration of east London for 30 years, Macquarie Group – principal funder and founder, and Islington Giving - funder and founder. To date, BIG Alliance has placed more than 9,000 business professionals into volunteering opportunities within over 200 community organisations, schools, colleges and universities.
ELBA has an excellent employees benefits package including generous leave, flexible balance between working from home and the office, above sector average maternity and paternity pay, 5% pension contribution, life assurance, and a great learning and development programme, including access to free accredited courses up to degree and post-graduate level.
Purpose of the job
The main purpose of the job is to facilitate development and delivery of the BIG Alliance’s skills-based volunteering programme, which utilises the skills, experience and sector-specific expertise of employees within our business partners to support Islington’s community organisations and residents.
Our skilled volunteers are placed with a community partner or beneficiary either individually or join one of our annual programmes which include: CoRe (Community Resourcing), Board Builders, Leaders in Partnership and Time to Talk. Over 2,500 employees have been placed as skilled volunteers through BIG Alliance since 2012 providing expertise in law, finance, IT, HR, and marketing and communications to name just a few.
The postholder will be responsible for the successful delivery of various aspects of this programme, delivering exciting, innovative employer supported volunteering projects that meet the expectations of specific corporate supporters, and the needs of the community with key geographical focus in Islington.
Job Description
Main duties:
• Collaborate closely with community partners, corporate partners and BIG team to understand community needs and design appropriate employee volunteering activities to address these needs
• Develop relationships and effective partnerships with key stakeholders in the community including the local authority and community infrastructure support organisations to maximise the impact of BIG Alliance’s work.
• Support the delivery of all business skills activity and the wider BIG Alliance programmes.
• Proactively market volunteering programmes to BIG Alliance corporate partners.
• Source, place and manage cohorts of corporate volunteers in line with business plan and project targets.
• Develop effective working relationships with community affairs team with BIG Alliance corporate partners, ensuring that these companies are supported to develop employee volunteering and other initiatives that meet their targets, priorities and strategies.
• Implement effective evaluation and impact measurement tools in line with BIG Alliance corporate partner requirements, ensuring that evaluation informs best practise to ensure continuous improvement.
• Work on any projects with BIG Alliance, as and when required.
General
• Develop a broad knowledge of regeneration programmes and local authority priorities in Islington.
• Use BIG Alliance’s internal systems to maintain records and report progress, including due diligence and volunteer recording via Salesforce
• Ensure that effective project management systems for monitoring and evaluation are in place and keep detailed records.
• Proactively generate case studies, news articles, photos and social media content to promote the work of BIG Alliance in line with BIG Alliance communication targets and protocols.
• Collaborate with other BIG Alliance colleagues on projects where appropriate and contribute to the development of BIG Alliance/ELBA as an organisation overall.
• Adhere to and implement policies, including equal opportunities and health and safety.
• Undertake any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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My client is at the very heart of the war on climate change. Working with local communities across the globe they promote sustainable solutions to managing natural resources that benefit people and nature alike.
At present they are looking to recruit an interim Finance Systems Project Manager to lead on the implementation of their new Netsuite accounting system and support them with their ever-growing aspirations for a more enabling finance service.
- Support the external implementation project team on the delivery of the new Netsuite system
- Lead on the design and delivery of the documenting of the system configuration and set up; documenting new processes and workflows; preparation of data migration files
- Deliver on UAT such as writing test scripts, testing processes, documenting results, tracking to ensure all areas of system successfully tested prior to go live
- Support with training rollout to organisation – preparing resources, FAQs
The successful candidate will come from a strong financial control and process background. However having moved away from the traditional business as usual role, you will be able to evidence strong IT skills including previous Netsuite implementations and process review in previous roles.
This role has been assessed as outside of IR35. With offices based in London, my client is currently following a hybrid home/office working policy and is open to both full and part time applications.
Key Accountabilities:
- Ownership of the Dynamics 365 environment (approx. 60 users) including advising on storage requirements, strategic direction and licencing.
- Provide application support for users including systems training, data queries and other administrative tasks.
- Data management (including data imports/exports), synchronisation and integration with other business applications, systems testing, configuration, troubleshooting and planning enhancements.
- Report data in the predefined structures - modify tables, views, charts, dashboards, SSRS reports and forms.
- Maintain application access rights, security settings, and user privileges.
- Collaborate with developers and third-party vendors to drive successful implementation of enhancements/integrations and maintenance of appropriate service levels.
- Create and update training manuals, policies and procedures, build custom reports, workflows and dashboards as requested.
- Review the MS Dynamics platform and solutions. Identify and address any architectural deficiencies and flag opportunities for improvement.
Essential Skills/Experience/Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years working with Microsoft Power Platform including Dynamics CRM 365 (cloud version).
- Experience with Microsoft Dynamics CRM configuration/ customisation / development skills including model driven apps, permissions, views and dashboards and power automate flows
- Must have experience working with sensitive data and have a sound knowledge of GDPR practices.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Excellent external and internal stakeholder management skills
- Excellent business analyst and problem-solving skills
- Excellent data analysis, management and reporting skills
- Experience in user acceptance testing, training, producing guidance documentation and implementation support
- Experience of other Microsoft Technologies including Azure, SharePoint, Exchange, Teams, Office 365 and other Power Platform/Dynamics 365 related applications (ideally also Microsoft SQL).
- Power Platform, Dashboard, API and SSRs Report development experience.
- Management of different Dynamics user licence types and storage to minimise costs.
Closing date for this role is 20 January 2025, please note we reserve the right to close this role early dependant on number of applications.
Please note your application will not be accepted without a covering letter exampling how you meet the essential criteria of this role, no more than 2 A4 pages.
Location: London
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Salary: £36,060- £41,769
You may also have experience in the following: IT Manager, IT Support Manager, Networking Manager, IT Technical Support Manager, IT Service Support Manager, Microsoft, MSCE, VMware, Senior Systems Analyst, Infrastructure Manager, Network Manager, IT Support Analyst etc
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Digital Change Manager - HR Automation Project
Salary: Up to £35,000
Location: Newark - Home based with occasional travel to Newark office / UK
Full time: 35 hours per week (Mon-Fri)
Permanent
Closing date for applications: 22nd January 2025
First interview: 4th February 2025
Second interview: 11th February 2025
About Us
The Wildlife Trusts are a federation of 46 charities, supported by a central charity, the Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts. Together we have over 940,000 members, 32,500 volunteers and 3,400 staff across the UK.
From precious peatlands and wildflower meadows to Britain’s lost rainforests, Wildlife Trusts have restored and care for some of the most special places for wildlife in the UK. We’ve re-wiggled rivers, brought back beavers to the UK and helped thousands of communities take matters into their own hands to bring back nature on their doorsteps. Collectively we manage more than 2,600 nature reserves, operate 123 visitor and education centres and own 29 working farms. We undertake research, we campaign for wildlife and wild places under threat, and we help people access nature.
But we’re not standing still. The next few years will be critical in determining what kind of world we all live in. We need to urgently reverse the loss of wildlife and put nature into recovery at scale if we are to prevent climate and ecological disaster. We have an ambitious new strategy to address this, setting out our bold vision of nature in recovery with many more people taking action for wildlife.
About You
This is a critical role for driving change, ensuring the successful adoption of new systems, and embedding improved ways of working. You are an experienced digital /IT change management professional with a proven ability to lead service delivery optimisation and system adoption projects. You thrive in collaborative environments and excel at managing diverse stakeholders. Your expertise in managing change ensures you can deliver seamless transitions while supporting staff to embrace new processes and tools.
The Wildlife Trusts value passion, respect, trust, integrity, pragmatic activism and strength in diversity. Whilst we are passionate in promoting our aims, we are not judgmental and are inclusive. We particularly encourage applications from people who are underrepresented within our sector, including people from minority backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
The Royal Society of Wildlife Trusts takes our safeguarding responsibilities extremely seriously. Please click here to read our commitment statement. RSWT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For applicable roles, applicants must be willing to undergo checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks at the eligible level.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to offering an interview to anyone with a disability that meets all the essential criteria for the post. Please let us know if you require any adjustments to make our recruitment process more accessible.
RSWT are committed to increasing the diversity of its staff through its Levelling the Field recruitment pledge and will put any ethnic minority applicants that meet all the essential criteria for the post through to the next stage of recruitment.
Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools.
Permanent, Full Time
Circa £45,000 plus competitive benefits
Do you want to make a difference?
The RAF Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity for the RAF. Every year we make a real difference to over 40,000 people who benefit from our services. Working at the Fund is more than sitting at your desk ad in this role you will have the opportunity to be part of our RAF Family. Alongside helping our beneficiaries, we also get to hang out with Spitfires and Typhoons, take part in a Dambusters bike ride, attend events like Royal Ascot, the Chelsea Flower Show, and the Bomber Command Memorial Service. Every day you will make a difference and play your part in changing the lives of others and helping people in the RAF Family get through the toughest of times.
It doesn’t matter how long someone served or when. If they were part of the RAF, they and their family are part of our RAF Family. We will always be here to support them when they need it most.
Join the RAF Family and play your part in making a difference.
Do you want to play a part in what we do?
People are at the heart of what we do. Together we:
· Help reduce social isolation and loneliness among veterans.
· We support ill or injured men and women to have a safe place to call home, a home that meets their specific needs.
· We fund youth services on stations to provide clubs and activities for the children of serving personnel who move every few years.
· We provide grants to help with the cost of living. But this is just a few of the ways we help.
We are looking for a candidate to lead, manage and set appropriate standards for the Fund’s beneficiary journey. Specifically, they will provide direction and leadership to the Fund’s Single Point of Contact helplines and Application Coordinators to ensure the best possible beneficiary experience is delivered.
The role is based in our London HQ, with a minimum of three days working in the office per week. The successful candidate for this role will need to prove they have the right to work in the UK.
To apply, please click on this link and send your CV, together with a cover letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role, providing examples of how you meet the job profile when you apply through our recruitment portal.
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd January 2025, 5.00pm. Please note interviews will take place the following week.
A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.
The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).
Our vision is that everyone in our RAF Family – veterans, serving personnel and their families – gets support in their hour of need.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Regional Safeguarding Manager (South East)
The Methodist Church in Great Britain is committed to ensuring its churches are safe spaces for all. We work hard to ensure compliance with legal requirements, develop good practice, provide effective training and give professional advice on individual cases. We have an exciting opportunity to join our new safeguarding service and take forward this work supporting Methodist churches and work. The post holder will work alongside the Director for Safeguarding in some strategic duties, and will line manage a regional team of Safeguarding Officers who will carry specific responsibility for individual cases and risk assessments, training and advise to churches. The post predominantly covers the districts in the South East and will involve regular travel.
The successful candidate will hold a relevant professional qualification and extensive relevant experience and expertise in child and/or adult protection.
For more information about us visit the Safeguarding section of our website.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), annualised hours and a Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
If you require reasonable adjustments to made at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team. Contact details available on our website
Click Apply to be redirected to our website to complete an application form.
Closing Date: 20 January 2025
Interviews: 6 February 2025 at Methodist Church House, London
N.B We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications.
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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A fantastic opportunity has arisen to play a vital role at Cure Parkinson’s, as our Office Manager. This role will be responsible for supporting a small but growing team, working together with a singular goal to fund Parkinson’s research to slow, stop and reverse Parkinson’s.
You will report direct to our CEO, as part of our dedicated, ambitious, and dynamic team, united by our common purpose. You will be a crucial support to the organisation, form warm and collaborative relationships with our management team and beyond. You will support our team, our office environment, governance, and our Trustee board, creating a working environment that empowers individuals and teams and helps us to accelerate our progress.
Everything we do is to move us closer to our goal, of finding new treatments to slow, stop or reverse the progression of Parkinson’s.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a passion for supporting young people’s mental health and a desire to make a difference? Are you motivated, organised, and able to be flexible to cope with the changing demands of a growing organisation. If so, we have an exciting opportunity to join a small, local charity as our Centre Manager.
Location: Twickenham, Greater London (TW2 7DE) Hours: 27.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday Salary: £23,467 per annum (£32,000 FTE) Contract: Permanent, Part-time
About Us
The Purple Elephant Project is a dynamic charity providing vital therapeutic interventions for children and young people in Greater London. Our mission is to alleviate mental health distress by working through challenging and traumatic early life events using Play and Art Therapy. We're seeking a dedicated Centre Manager to join our growing team and help us continue making a difference in young lives.
The Role
As our Centre Manager, you'll be the backbone of our daily operations, while ensuring our Twickenham centre runs smoothly and efficiently. You'll play a crucial role in supporting our staff, therapists, and volunteers, while also providing a welcoming environment for the families we serve.
Key Responsibilities:
·Oversee day-to-day centre operations, including opening/closing procedures and security and ensuring the facility runs smoothly and facilities are well maintained.
·Manage the Centre Coordinator
·Coordinate centre scheduling, including therapist sessions and other meetings
·Provide administrative support to the CEO and handle enquiries
·Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and charity policies
·Maintain personnel records & IT access
·Oversee the client record keeping system and support staff users
·Support staff recruitment and induction processes
·Recruit and manage volunteers
·Keep our website up-to-date
What We're Looking For:
·Excellent administrative and organisational skills
·Proficiency in Microsoft Office and confidence with IT systems
·Strong communication and interpersonal skills
·Ability to work independently and as part of a team
·Empathy and understanding for the families we support
·Flexibility to adapt work to support the changing needs of the charity
Desirable Qualities:
·Understanding of children's mental health
·Experience in office management
·Experience in volunteer management
·Driver's license and own vehicle
What We Offer:
·A chance to make a real difference in children's lives
·A supportive and collaborative work environment
·28 days holiday (pro-rata, including bank holidays)
·Workplace pension scheme
·Opportunities for professional development
The Purple Elephant Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check and provide references.
We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Closing date: Thursday 9th January 2025 at 12 noon
Interviews will be held in person on Wednesday 15th January 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As life becomes ever more difficult for migrants across London, the UK and the world, Waltham Forest Migrant Action (WFMA) are committed to fighting back in solidarity and supporting our fellow human beings who are often suffering in the most extreme of circumstances.
WFMA is the only provider of free immigration advice in the borough. Our mission is to provide support for local migrants and refugees, and to advocate and campaign for the rights of migrants and refugees in the UK. Since 2013, our weekly drop-in centre has offered visitors a warm welcome, free advice on immigration, accommodation and welfare issues, and opportunities to socialise with the local community. Last year we helped 366 people from 71 nationalities, and our numbers continue to grow.
THE ROLE
WFMA is looking for a compassionate Welfare Advisor with a strong interest in migrant justice to support our visitors with Welfare and Housing issues, and make a tangible difference to the lives of migrants and refugees in Waltham Forest. This is a new post at an exciting time for the charity as we seek to expand our services at the drop-in centre and provide more immigration advice and casework in-house.
1. Supporting drop-in centre visitors with welfare and housing issues
- Determine eligibility and advise on all Public Benefits and how to apply for them, and in some cases help them to apply
- Advise on Housing issues, solutions and consequences, and when appropriate help the visitor find and brief a housing solicitor
- Advise on and help visitors access healthcare services
- Guide, inform and support volunteers to assist visitors
- Maintain records of advice and actions taken using our case recordkeeping software, scanning and securely storing documents shared with us
2. Maintain current knowledge and understanding of public benefits and housing systems
- Keep abreast of new developments in the public welfare and housing systems
- Liaise with other agencies and organisations as and when appropriate
- Attend training courses as and when needed, and proactively seek opportunities to develop professionally
3. Work collaboratively with WFMA staff, volunteers and professional advisors
- Understand and implement WFMA policies and procedures
- Participate actively in staff and board of trustees meetings, and other meetings as may reasonably be required
- Work with the Support Centre Manager to report to the Board at bi-monthly meetings as required
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential
- Experience providing well-being support to adults in a community or other setting
- Working knowledge and understanding of local health and social care services
- A strong interest in migrant justice and issues relating to migration
- Good oral and written communication skills in English
- Good IT skills particularly experience using record management software
Desirable
- Knowledge and experience of safeguarding practices particularly in a social care or day centre environment
- Lived experience of the issues faced by migrants and the difficulties they experience in accessing services
- Understanding of GDPR and confidentiality, and experience of processing sensitive data
- Additional languages
Safeguarding
The post holder will adhere to the WFMA’s safeguarding policy. This post is also subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
You can view the job description and person specification by clicking on the below link, or on our website if you don't yet have a Charity Job account.
HOW TO APPLY
We particularly welcome applicants with lived experience of migration or borders or the UK immigration system.
To apply for the role, please click 'Apply via Website' at the top of the page to go to our application form and submit your CV and cover letter by 12pm, Friday 24th January. Interviews will take place in-person on Thursday 30th January.
Please find our contact email is at the end of the person specification in case of any questions, or for a conversation about the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Brent Food Bank can only function effectively with a core of volunteers and links with agencies in Brent. As the Food Bank becomes busier and as its services grow the Development Lead will be responsible for promoting engagement and development of our referral agencies, enhancing the processes within the foodbank, leading one session per week and some fundraising working with the committee and other paid staff. This is a diverse role for someone with a hands on approach and will be supported by the manager and other team members.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.