Jobs in Ayr
The focus of parkrun UK’s Health and Wellbeing Team is to improve inclusivity, increase the diversity in participation and maximise the health and wellbeing impact of parkrun across the UK. Together with the HWB Manager and lead volunteers in Wales, the Outreach Officer will devise, implement and support the evaluation of Health and Wellbeing projects and campaigns across Wales. The focus will be on growing and diversifying participation in junior parkrun, especially focusing on those marginalised from opportunities to take part in social, physical activity, and who may be inactive/less active or in lower states of health.
parkrun Limited is the company responsible for delivering parkrun in the UK.
The focus of parkrun UK’s Health and Wellbeing Team is to improve inclusivity, increase the diversity in participation and maximise the health and wellbeing impact of parkrun across the UK. Together with the HWB Manager and lead volunteers in Scotland, the Outreach Officer will devise, implement and support the evaluation of Health and Wellbeing projects and campaigns across Scotland. The focus will be on growing and diversifying participation in junior parkrun, especially focusing on those marginalised from opportunities to take part in social, physical activity, and who may be inactive/less active or in lower states of health.
parkrun Limited is the company responsible for delivering parkrun in the UK.
Contract: Permanent, Full time
Salary: Grade C, £28,148 - £32,519 depending upon experience plus 8% employer pension contribution
Butterfly Conservation is incredibly lucky to have thousands of volunteers who play a critical role in our work, and we want to give them the support they deserve. At the same time, we need to take steps to ensure we have the right volunteer in the right place to deliver our ambitious organisational goals.
We are looking for a Volunteer Development Officer to help us improve the support we offer our existing volunteers, whilst also seeking to increase the diversity of our volunteer supporter base. You will be passionate about helping people to take action for the environment, highly organised and comfortable with both managing routine tasks as well as developing new initiatives.
You will assist in achieving Butterfly Conservation’s Volunteering strategic goals, with a specific emphasis on recruiting, training, communicating with, and celebrating volunteers from diverse backgrounds. Additionally, you will aim to inspire and empower more individuals to take action for butterflies and moths.
This is a remote working role, with occasional travel within the UK as required. You will need to be self-motivated, well organised and able to work independently, as part of a virtual team, and under pressure to meet challenging deadlines.
If you are excited about the prospect of working for a leading wildlife charity and you have a passion for nature, the ability to engage and inspire others and experience in managing and working with volunteers we look forward to hearing from you. Please read through the job description and person specification, to see if you have the right skills to join the team.
Butterfly Conservation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from people from the widest possible diversity of backgrounds, cultures, and experiences. We are dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture. Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments, we can make to help you in your application or with our recruitment process.
Candidates must have the right to work and be resident in the UK.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early before the advertised closing date and time.
No Agencies please
Closing date for applications: 21 July 2024 23:59
Interviews will take place on: 14 August 2024 (Interviews will take place online)
We believe our work has never been more important.
Wildlife is in steep decline across the UK and over three-quarters of butterflies and two-thirds of moths are declining. We recognise it needs a great team with a wide variety of skills to tackle the problems facing butterflies, moths and the environment.
Our staff and volunteers are proud to be part of Butterfly Conservation and are dedicated to making a difference to the environment we live in. We understand the importance of maintaining and expanding our expert and valued team of people and offer a range of roles located all over the UK, from the peat bogs in Scotland to the post room in Dorset.
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Severn Wye is looking for a caring, confident individual to support people facing fuel poverty and champion energy efficiency.
This role is at the forefront of what we do as an organisation. You will be working across Gloucestershire or Heerfordshire or South Gloucestershire , visiting people in their own homes and giving advice at community events.
This role is home-based but requires extensive travel within the area. It can be either full or part time.
As a Community-based Energy Adviser, you will focus on supporting and educating individuals and families who face barriers to accessing energy services and may be in fuel poverty. You will be working with people in their homes or advising them at events in their local community. You will support them through the process of managing and reducing debt, accessing funding and engaging with smart technology.
This can be a demanding role – some of your clients will be facing huge challenges – but it is extremely rewarding and you will be making a measurable difference to people’s quality of life. You will give at-risk consumers the knowledge and confidence to be more engaged in their energy use and able to make sound decisions to manage it — ultimately putting money back in their pockets and improving their resilience and wellbeing. You will be a positive, intuitive and caring ally, empowering people who are overwhelmed by the world of energy and who may be facing multiple economic and societal challenges.
A DBS check will be needed: Severn Wye will pay for this.
Why you’ll enjoy working with us
Severn Wye a great organisation to work for. We love what we do. You will enjoy a relaxed and supportive work environment, and colleagues who are knowledgeable, generous and committed to making a difference. Our flexible working arrangements are designed to accommodate the work/life balance our people need depending on where they are in their life and career, which means we benefit from the experience and enthusiasm of employees of all ages and backgrounds.
We’ll provide the training you need to help you grow in your role and get to grips with the energy landscape. You’ll start on 24 days annual leave increasing to 29 days, plus bank holidays. You’ll have excellent support for the future such as Group Life Assurance and a company pension scheme with employer contributions of 7% when you put in 5% or more. We get together regularly for social events and look after you outside work hours with employee discounts on a range of outlets, including discounted gift cards and cashback.
If this sounds like an environment in which you’d thrive, we’d love to hear from you.
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Job Title: Clinical Supervisor (Mental Health)
Reporting To: Clinical Manager
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part Time: 18 - 22.5 hours per week between 6:30pm and 12:30am (UK Time).
Shifts are 4 hours plus 30 minutes of admin time. Your preferred availability can be discussed at interview.
Salary: £40-45k / $80-90k full-time equivalent/pro-rata
Base: Remote (UK or NZ)
Closing Date: 19th July 2024, 5pm (Please note, we will be interviewing on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high number of applicants)
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave per year, plus public holidays;
- Company electronic devices;
- Competitive pension;
- Reimbursement for external clinical supervision;
- Health insurance.
About Mental Health Innovations (MHI)
MHI is an ambitious charity, driven to provide the public with access to much needed digital support services. The organisation's purpose, to transform lives by improving access to digital resources, is built on a strong belief that technology can help improve mental health outcomes in the UK.
Founded in November 2017 following the success of The Royal Foundation’s ‘Heads Together’ campaign, it launched its first product, Shout, in 2019. Shout is a free, confidential, 24/7 text message service for anybody struggling with anxiety, loneliness or depression through to self harm or suicidal thoughts.
Job Summary
To provide online, in-the-moment clinical supervision and support to trained Volunteers, Clinical Practitioners (CPs) and Qualified Practitioners (QPs) in their text conversations with texters on our UK 24/7 text messaging platform.
Main duties
- Engaging in a non judgemental, collaborative manner with Shout Volunteers and practitioners taking conversations with texters. Ensuring risk and safeguarding concerns are appropriately handled and provide constructive feedback for their growth and development.
- Engage in clinical discussions with fellow supervisors on shift to ensure decision making is in line with Shout policies and solid rationales are built for clinical decisions made.
- Complete administrative work such as maintaining clinical notes, reporting in line with Shout policies when risk to life and safeguarding concerns occur.
- Work collaboratively with fellow supervisors on shift and other members of staff, to ensure optimal use of resources to meet platform demand.
- Take conversations with texters to help manage service demand
Job responsibilities
- Regularly attend meetings, online or in person, including team meetings, one-to-ones, workshops and training
- Attend regular external clinical supervision with external personal Supervisor (paid for by MHI) with a minimum of one session per month
- Contribute to service development and continuous quality improvement within the organisation, including participation in ongoing in-person or online training and professional development
- Maintain membership, registration and/or accreditation with a relevant professional body
- At all times, adhere to Mental Health Innovations and Shout’s framework, policies and procedures and engage in a way that is reflective of the organisation's values
Person Specification
Essential criteria
- Psychotherapy/Counselling/Psychology/Mental Health Nursing or Social Work practice qualification
- Accreditation/registration with the BACP, UKCP, BPS, NMC or NZAC, DAPAANZ, or equivalent relevant professional body
- Clinical/professional experience working with risk relating to suicide, self-harm, complex mental health problems and safeguarding
- Strong administrative skills with excellent attention to detail
- Excellent IT skills
Desirable criteria
- Qualification in Clinical Supervision
- Experience of working with children and young people
- Experience in working digitally with clients/supervisees
- Strong knowledge and experience of safeguarding, confidentiality and risk
- Sound experience of supervising groups or individuals
Key Competencies
- Excellent communicator
- Ability to multitask and work at a high volume whilst maintaining calm under pressure
- Ability to make sound clinical decisions in a fast moving environment in response to high risk situations
- Demonstrate a high level of resilience
- Adaptable to the needs of the organisation
- Self-motivated, hands-on, problem-solving approach, with a focus on effective and clinically sound decision-making
- Willingness and ability to work independently (remotely), whilst remaining connected to and engaged with the team
- Ability to communicate sensitive topics effectively
- Reflective, compassionate, kind, and respectful
- Proactive in reviewing own performance, improvement and development
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Job Title: Finance Business Partner
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Hours per week: 35
Location: Home-based
Benefits: NCT membership with access to exclusive benefits, pension scheme, 30 days annual leave plus 8 Bank and Public holidays.
About us at NCT
Our vision is that everyone who becomes a parent feels confident, connected, and safe because we believe parents help build the foundations of the future. That's why NCT is the charity with a clear and singular mission – we support people as they become parents.
About the role
We are looking for a commercially minded Finance Business Partner to play a crucial role in budgeting, forecasting and producing decision-relevant management information that will support NCT’s ongoing financial sustainability and the successful delivery of its ‘For Every Parent’ strategy.
Some of your key responsibilities include:
· Working with and challenging budget holders and operational teams to produce accurate forecasts and robust budgets
· Analysing financial and non-financial information to produce high-quality, timely management information, including identifying areas of risk and opportunities for performance improvements
· Evaluating forecasting accuracy and applying findings to continuously develop financial models
· Line management of the Finance Assistant (Salesforce), supporting their development and setting their priorities
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity for someone looking to make an impact in an established and successful Charity going through a period of change and growth.
Please see the attached job description for further information.
We are taking positive action to increase diversity throughout our organisation, at all levels, and to nurture a culture of inclusion for all our people and the parents and families that we support.
We are committed to zero discrimination both internally and externally regardless of visible or invisible difference such as sex, sexual orientation, age, race, ethnicity, disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, religion or belief, gender identity, economic class, marital/civil partnership, family status including single parents, socio-economic background and pregnancy and maternity.We provide reasonable adjustments and are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process.
We welcome and actively encourage applications from all candidates including those from under-represented groups within NCT such as individuals from Black, Asian or minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQI+ people and people with a disability.
The welfare and safety of individuals is at the heart of everything that we do. NCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Please apply for the role via our careers page
Closing date for applications: 9thJuly
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Transport for All is looking for a Head of Research and Training to lead and grow our work on Justice in Practice: where disabled people’s lived experience is meaningfully embedded, appropriately compensated, and responded to in the transport sector and beyond. We have a bold plan for the next five years, and need someone who can support the team to deliver in line with our values.
As a member of the leadership team, you’ll secure funding for and lead delivery of our own research projects, and research projects with the transport industry, academia, charities and other organisations. You’ll lead a unique, disabled-led research and training team who are dedicated to removing barriers to transport for disabled people. This isn’t about gathering yet more evidence – it’s about responding to the lived experience of our diverse community and using research and training to drive change.
Recent projects including collaborating with Sustrans on the Disabled Citizens Inquiry into Walking and Wheeling, facilitating product testing by disabled people of an external organisation’s app for planning barrier-free walking, wheeling and cycling routes, and grant-funded research into removing barriers to accessing transport concessionary schemes. You’ll also lead and develop our Disability Equality Training offering – disabled-led training sessions for transport practitioners that lead to a culture change in the sector.
This is a new role, and the post holder will have opportunities to shape the scope and ways of working of the role – and the wider organisation – to aid delivery of the strategy. As a result, please note that the role is not limited to the elements included here, and has potential to evolve.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of disability or chronic illness.
About us
Transport for All is the disabled-led group breaking down barriers and transforming the transport system so disabled people can make the journeys we want, with freedom, dignity, ease and confidence. We work with our members to campaign for change, influencing governments, industry and the public.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £37,181 per annum
Location: Homeworking – or office based (regular travel to London and other locations may be required)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 per week
Closing date: Sunday 14th July at 11:30pm
Are you a specialist in designing driving engagement among diverse employee audiences? Then join Shelter as a Culture and Engagement Specialist and you can soon be playing a vital role in our Internal Communications and Engagement Team and help us to shape our organisational culture and the way we listen to and act on the voice of our employees.
About Shelter
A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet millions of people across Britain struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination, and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
At Shelter we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.
We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.
About the team
We’ve seen some incredibly significant changes in Shelter over the past four years, with a radical shift in our organisational strategy and the consequent need to change our ways of working fundamentally. Our Equity, Inclusion and Culture (EI&C) Directorate was formed to help us actively embrace diversity - in people, ideas and actions, with a focus on changing our internal culture and promoting equity. Our purpose is to defend the right to a safe home for those who are marginalised, tackling the housing emergency and supporting the movement for social housing with an equitable, anti-racist and inclusive culture that provides a sense of belonging.
The Internal Communication and Engagement Team is one of five teams within our Equity, Inclusion and Culture directorate and we’re responsible for delivering effective communication and engagement activity so that our people feel connected to our organisation and each other.
About the role
This is an exciting new role within our Internal Communications and Engagement team, reporting to the Head of Internal Communication and Engagement, you’ll be responsible for not only supporting Shelter in engaging people in our strategy and the work we do, but also helping to build and shape our organisational culture.
We’ll rely on you to contribute to the development of Shelter’s listening strategy as well as designing and managing a range of listening opportunities that can maximise upward communication. Working closely with stakeholders, you’ll evaluate effective employee engagement approaches, analysing and summarising staff feedback data to identify themes while making recommendations for action planning. Acting as a project manager for all of our employee engagement initiatives, you’ll proactively identify and address issues related to our employee engagement while providing the right solutions. You’ll also be working alongside our EIC Senior Leadership Team to help review Shelter’s culture and support the implementation of a culture development plan that not only integrates our core values but also builds a sense of belonging while embedding our commitment to anti-racism.
About you
You’ll have experience of designing and delivering internal communications and engagement plans, as well as being able to implement a range of techniques to engage diverse audiences in organisational change. You’ll know what drives engagement, how to nurture strengths and deliver areas for improvement. What’s more, you’ll have knowledge about developing and integrating organisational values and behaviours and you’ll have experience of implementing listening strategies, including managing a framework of tools to capture views.
You’re adept at developing excellent relationships and can interact effectively with diverse internal audiences. You’ll be confident in devising research, analysing data and creating summary reports. As well as having experience of managing projects and producing events, you’ll also have advanced digital skills and knowledge of tools to communicate effectively. A proactive problem-solver, you’ll be comfortable to use your initiative and really get stuck into your role.
How to Apply
Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and supporting statement addressing all points in the ‘About You’ section of the job description of approximately 1 page in length. Please provide specific examples following the STAR format and ensure you demonstrate how you address the behaviour below throughout your responses:
- We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
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Job Title: Patient Support & Advocacy Officer (2 vacancies)
Location: Home based with travel to renal units around Greater London
Hours: Full time opportunity 35 hours pw Monday to Friday | Part time opportunity 25 hours pw Monday to Friday
(must be sufficiently flexible to work irregular hours as demanded by the requirements of the post)
Role purpose
To engage with kidney patients, their families, and carers as a source of information, support, and advocacy, in order to improve care and wellbeing outcomes for patients. This may be in the hospital or other care setting, on the phone, online or face-to-face in a mutually acceptable public place. The role will cover the main renal unit and satellite dialysis units across your designated area, and regular travel and attendance is expected across all sites.
You will be expected to deliver Kidney Care UK’s Patient Support & Advocacy Service across the region, raise awareness of the service and the charity and build strong relationships with kidney patients, professionals and other kidney stakeholder groups in the region.
Responsibilities
- With support, establish the Kidney Care UK Patient Support & Advocacy Service in the region so patients, their families, carers and professionals to access independent support on social, financial, health advocacy and wellbeing
- Be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of the Patient Support & Advocacy Service across the region and the effective management of a caseload. This involves regular attendance at renal clinics in the region, building relationships with health and care professionals and being available for patients in the renal unit, on the phone or online, or to meet at a mutually convenient public location
- To support patients to build the skills and confidence needed to positively navigate the challenges presented by health, social care, benefits, and financial support pathways, and to overcome barriers and promote independence
- To support patients to connect with services to ensure that they are engaged in shared decision making and that their voice is central to shaping the care and support they receive
- To raise awareness of Kidney Care UK and the benefits of the Patient Support & Advocacy Service amongst kidney patients, their families, carers, and professionals across the region
- To be a primary source of, or gateway to, local information and access to other services
- To provide insight on patients’ concerns and unmet needs to inform Kidney Care UK research, campaigns, and new service development activity
- To maintain patient records to allow effective reporting on key performance indicators about patient activity and service outputs
- Identify and create relationships with key services and professionals across the region, to ensure patients, their families, and carers can easily access the Patient Support & Advocacy Service
- Essential skills, experience and knowledge
- Experience of working within advocacy, social work or health and social care sector
- Excellent PC skills including Microsoft Office Word, PowerPoint and Excel. Ability to capture and record data in a central database
- Excellent communication skills including the ability to communicate effectively in writing and verbally to a wide range of people
- Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to listen
- Experience of assessing individuals needs accurately and sensitively
- Ability to deal professionally, calmly, and sympathetically with people affected by kidney disease
- Ability to travel independently throughout the area
Employee Benefits
Pension | Flexible working | Retail discounts | Generous annual leave | Cycle 2 work scheme | Employee Assistant Programme | Health cash plan | Family leave
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We are looking for a motivated, experienced individual to lead our corporate fundraising and partnerships, and help develop our grants income, enabling us to expand our work engaging and empowering communities across Britain. You’ll also feed into our advice for members across the community rail movement, to help them develop their approach to fundraising at a grassroots level.
About this role
This new role sits within our People & Funding team, aiming to support income growth and diversification, and resilience across the community rail movement. It’s an exciting opportunity to join a proactive, innovative organisation championing a unique cause, and advance your fundraising career.
The role does not have any direct reports but will work closely with our senior leadership team, events & fundraising manager and member support team, in support of our funding strategy and objectives.
Main responsibilities
- Provide account management to existing and new corporate relationships, nurturing effective, lasting relationships that help community rail to deliver on its aims around community development, sustainable travel, and inclusion.
- Carry out prospect research to identify new corporate supporters and relevant grant streams, and be proactive in developing new leads and connections.
- Liaise with, listen and pitch to existing and new funding leads to: understand our common interests and opportunities for working together to benefit community rail; convey the value they can derive from working with us or upping their support; and secure their ongoing commitment.
- Explore and develop joint grant bids by liaising with colleagues, our members and potential external partners to support grant applications that align with our strategic aims.
- Work cross-team and draw on member and partner insights to understand key funding needs and opportunities and create strong funding proposals and budgets in support of these.
- Work closely with the director of people and funding to develop our funding strategy and achieve success against our funding objectives.
- Help to build a strong fundraising culture and ethos across the organisation, and wider community rail movement, including feeding expert advice and input into our member support team, training and events.
- Participate and contribute to our wider work, in particular helping us to use key events and campaigns such as our Community Rail Awards, to support fundraising.
- Develop, monitor and maintain key systems and processes, such as effective funder reporting and review meetings, and monitoring and reporting on fundraising KPIs.
Skills, competencies and experience
- Skills and experience in third sector fundraising, preferably including corporate fundraising, funder reporting and grants, along with a broad understanding of the full fundraising mix and confidence in identifying and developing new opportunities.
- A demonstrable proactive approach to engaging with new and existing funders to set up and continually develop lasting relationships that support a cause.
- Ability to prepare high-quality funding proposals/grant applications and reports, adapting the communication style for different audiences and stakeholders to maximise impact.
- A skilled communicator (verbal and written) who can gather information and enthuse individuals both internally and externally.
- The ability to effectively manage multiple and competing priorities to meet deadlines.
- Appreciation of and commitment to community development, empowerment and sustainability, and the value of community engagement in relation to transport.
- Excellent organisational skills with firm understanding of KPIs, targets, budgeting, and risk mitigation plans.
- Proactive, positive and self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and inspire and enthuse others, and overcome hurdles to achieve results.
- IT literate with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, the internet and social media.
Other information
This post is home-based, but with some travel (including occasional overnight stays) for team meetings, events and external meetings. This is a permanent position and includes a probationary period of three months from the date of appointment. Successful applicants will need to provide proof that they have the right to work in the UK and provide two references.
We are committed to being a flexible, supportive and understanding employer.
Please provide your CV and a covering letter of up to two sides of A4, by Sunday 7 July 2024 (23:59), summarising, with evidence, how you match the role specification and why you are interested in this position. Please include a daytime phone number and an email address and identify your notice period and salary expectation in your cover letter. Due to limited resources, we cannot provide feedback to candidates not invited to interview.
Interviews are provisionally scheduled for Tuesday 16 July 2024, although we are actively interviewing and may recruit before this date.
Community Rail Network is an equal opportunities employer.
Championing the community rail movement | Connecting people and their railways | Creating inclusive, empowered, sustainable and healthy communities
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About the role:
The Advice Service Manager is responsible for all advice team operations and developing the Kinship advice pathway.
You’ll manage a team to deliver a consistent, high quality and effective service. You’ll be responsible for developing and implementing systems and monitoring service quality and performance.
Continuously improving the service, embracing digital solutions and creating efficiencies and processes to drive performance, you’ll increase our ability to provide more support to kinship carers across England and Wales.
You’ll ensure that kinship carers are able to access the information and advice they need in an accessible and consistent way within a clear operational framework.
Key responsibilities include:
- Deliver high quality, targeted and tailored advice to kinship carers in England and Wales.
- Develop a service framework that delivers a consistent service within clear timeframes.
- Set out clear expectations for enquiry response across all channels.
- Manage daily advice line operations, including work on cases, data and continuous improvement.
- Act as deputy designated safeguarding officer (DDSO) providing clear advice on actions needed when safeguarding concerns are raised.
- Develop and manage a high performing team.
Essential criteria includes:
- Substantial working knowledge of advice service delivery frameworks.
- Working knowledge of call handling and client record systems.
- Working knowledge of assessing the needs of individuals (e.g. social care, financial and legal) to provide appropriate advice and information.
- Substantial experience managing an advice service or similar, ideally in a health, social care or charitable organisation.
- A strong background in advice work with proven experience in an advice-giving role.
Key dates:
- Deadline: 9am, Monday 8 July 2024
- Interview 1: 24/25 July 2024 (2 hours, online). This interview will consist of an online interview and presentation; and a team session, including preparation time and facilitating a team activity.
- Interview 2: TBC
How to apply:
We will ask you for your CV and to respond to the following five questions via the Applied platform. Please note that all answers will be viewed anonymously by reviewers and CVs will not be viewed until after this sift has happened. This is the first opportunity to demonstrate your experience and to stand out in the recruitment process. Reviewers will not see all your answers together and will be marking on the strength of the response to each question. Once this is complete, both will be reviewed together. You will have 250 words per answer.
Questions for application (along with CV):
- Using examples of your work, give an overview of how your experience equips you to be an effective and dynamic advice service manager.
- Give examples of how you have used operational frameworks to deliver consistent and boundaried advice services. If you have similar experience in another field please clearly demonstrate how that experience would transfer into this role.
- Describe how you have used call handling and client record systems in your work giving examples of how you have integrated the use of both within your practice.
- What makes you a great team manager? Give examples of how you have supported teams and individuals to flourish and when you have had to step in to address behaviour or performance issues.
- Give an example of service innovation you’ve led or been involved in. Outline your role and approach, how you involved users and the service improvements that were delivered as a result.
We support kinship carers in their homes and communities, giving advice and helping them work through problems to find the best way forward.
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Women V Cancer is a unique partnership between Dream Challenges, Breast Cancer Now and Ovarian Cancer Action. Together, we have raised more than £20 million in fundraising across a portfolio of one day mass participation cycling events and overseas multi-day cycling challenges.
The partnership has big aspirations for growth and is looking for someone to join as a Fundraising and Partnerships Officer with key responsibilities in relationship management across the partners, reporting and analysis, events marketing, and participant stewardship.
The right candidate will be a self-driven and experienced fundraiser, whose knowledge of marketing strategies in fundraising and events, alongside an impactful supporter journey, can enable the development and growth of this long-standing partnership. You will have experience of the charity sector, event delivery, and social media marketing.
Key Areas
Marketing and stewardship
- Increase participant numbers on events through comprehensive and diverse marketing campaigns.
- Assist in digital advertising of events including creations of social media campaigns and PPC.
- Assisting in maintenance and digital creation on the branded WVC microsite.
- Develop the partnerships first user-generated video content campaigns, and influencer campaigners, alongside the group Digital Marketing Manager.
- Assist with automated journeys from lead generation marketing.
- Assist with social media channels and assist in creating social media marketing.
- Create and send email marketing campaigns.
- Deliver stewardship journeys of registered participants on events.
- Increase the average fundraising raised per participant.
- Increase engagement and communications across relevant social media groups.
Relationship management
- Build strong relationships with all three parties and represent key stakeholder interests both internally and externally.
- Understand each individual partner’s ways of working, their individual tone of voice and organisational visions and ensure these are implemented across the partnership.
- Coordinate project groups, communications and meetings, working with various teams within all parties to plan and schedule activities.
Reporting and analysis
- Work with the Marketing team and representatives from each of the charities to undertake campaign reporting, as well as post-event analysis including, but not limited to, audience insight and feedback, engagement and attendance rates, and fundraising per participant.
- Establishing a clear payment schedule for both sides for marketing contributions and donations.
- Track performance including registration numbers and income – reporting back to all parties.
- Undertake analysis work to improve understanding of current audience demographics and their interests, reviewing this regularly to ensure accuracy.
- Undertake regular competitor analysis work to scope trends and gaps in the marketplace – looking at how we benchmark ourselves against our competitors.
- Support on the strategic planning devised by all partners, providing insight learnt from the portfolio and audience analysis to help shape this.
General
- Keep up to date with sector knowledge to ensure best practice.
- Identify new trends and scope out new product development.
- Support all elements of event delivery (including volunteer recruitment, training weekends), attending UK and overseas events when required.
- Help identify and build relationships with relevant celebrities or influencers to contribute to the Women V Cancer marketing strategy
- Work alongside charity partners to develop supporter journeys for a series of UK and Overseas events which will increase conversion, average gift and retention.
- Identifying high value fundraisers and create a specific supporter journey for these individuals.
Personal Specification
Essential:
- Strong project management skills: a logical and thorough planner with the determination to see tasks through to completion.
- Experience in charity stewardship and increasing fundraising on live events.
- Experience in marketing events and recruiting participants.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and ability to understand and marry up different priorities.
- Experience with partnership working, ideally across organisations.
- Clear and confident communicator, able to communicate with MDs, charity representatives and individuals taking part in events.
- Third Sector experience in a fundraising or supporter facing role.
- Confident in engaging with supporters who may be vulnerable.
- Excellent time management skills: able to manage a wide and varied workload, prioritising key tasks and ensuring that deadlines are always met.
- Ambition and determination, both personally for your own professional development and for the organisation.
- Knowledge of marketing avenues, including digital and out of home marketing and techniques to enhance and track performance.
- Experience of working with various social media channels.
- Experience of delivering events or supporting on delivery of events.
Desirable
- Basic knowledge of the charities involved and what they do.
Only CV submitted with a covering letter will be considered. Let us know why you are applying for this role and why you should be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thousands of vulnerable children pass through UK railway stations every day. Most of us wouldn’t even spot that they were in danger.
As Railway Children’s Community Engagement Worker (London), you will energise key stakeholders to come together to collectively keep vulnerable young people safe on the rail network. You will build and strengthen partnerships with – and between – the rail industry, British Transport Police (BTP) and others working locally with vulnerable young people in order to drive forward innovative approaches to contextual safeguarding.
As part of a dynamic team delivering the Safeguarding on Transport (ST) project, you will be responsible for developing our community engagement work in the London Area as well as supporting our wider UK programme. The role will require you to engage the public and work closely with British Transport Police, station staff and employees as well as local services in the area. You will support our innovative Safeguarding Action Groups that catalyse communities working in and around London’s stations to combine efforts and resources to keep people safe.
Your engaging manner, strong people skills and experience managing stakeholder relationships will ensure that you are able to help create a safer rail network that is actively seeking to look out for and protect vulnerable young people.
This is a London based role that will combine a blend of working from home with being out meeting members of the community across London - especially in and around some of London's busiest stations.
For further information about this post and working for Railway Children, including how to apply, please visit our website.
Railway Children is committed to safeguarding anyone who comes into contact with us and implements a range of policies to ensure only those suitable to work with vulnerable groups are employed.
Closing date: midday, 8th July 2024
Interviews:
first round – 17th July 2024 (online)
second round – 23rd July 2024 (in person)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Our vision is to promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales.
For nearly 200 years we have championed solicitors working in the public interest and their role in protecting rights and promoting justice. We have over 200,000 members who contribute £60 billion to the UK economy each year. We are proud of our dynamic and diverse profession and its unrivalled expertise.
As Social Media Manager, you'll lead a team to produce, edit, and share social media content for an audience of over 400,000 followers across our Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook pages.
You will oversee our social media calendar and content planning processes, making sure our posts are creative, social-first, varied, and published on time. You'll also help to develop our online community management processes and best practice.
To achieve this, you'll line manage and coach our Social Media Executive and Digital Communications Assistant, as well as collaborating with the wider Communications team, and colleagues across the organisation including press, policy, and marketing.
Crucially, you will listen to online feedback through our comments, content reach and engagement rates to ensure that our outputs are audience-first and deliver on our strategic and commercial goals.
What we're looking for
We're looking for someone with significant experience of managing social media accounts for a large, targeted audience
You'll be able to demonstrate an ability to identify compelling story and creating engaging social media content
You will need effective line management and coaching experience with the ability to inspire the best results from others.
You will need an understanding of latest trends and best practice in creating engaging digital content; including using data-driven insights to update content strategy.
You'll have strong planning skills and an ability to manage effective social media campaigns that deliver meaningful results
As a person, you'll be creative and highly collaborative with the ability to work with colleagues at all levels across the organisation. You'll also be self-motivated, proactive, and positive, with an organised, flexible, and adaptable approach to work and change.
What's in it for you
This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity and respect.
We offer hybrid working, a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.
Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.
The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.
If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eddie Bingham on
International Finance Manager, an excellent opportunity to join an International Welfare Charity, based in the UK.
- Fully Remote Working/Home based. Must be based within the UK.
As the International Finance Manager, working in collaboration with the Director of Finance, you will manage the finance functions and oversee the financial management of the charity and its international subsidiary. Responsible for providing a financial and management accounting oversight role for the subsidiary partner, along with managing the relationship with outsourced bookkeepers, banks, and other service providers.
In collaboration with the Director of Finance, you will hold specific financial management responsibilities which include:
- The implementation and ongoing oversight of financial policies, practices, processes and systems
- The production of the budget and quarterly management accounts.
- The management of the external audit and production of consolidated year end statutory accounts.
- Maintain the relationship with banks, HMRC and outsourced financial services providers.
- Provide comprehensive finance support to staff, budget-holders and the Leadership Team on budgeting and reporting.
- Support the Director of Finance in providing comprehensive financial analysis and reporting to the Board, Resources Mobilisation and Communications and Leadership Team.
- In addition, be responsible for providing a financial and management accounting oversight role to the charities subsidiary partner.
- Manage the relationships with outsourced bookkeepers, banks, and other service providers.
- Undertake the financial due diligence review of new and existing members in accordance with the charities Due Diligence Framework.
To be successful in this International Finance Manager role, you will have prior experience and knowledge of;
- Working in a Finance Management or Management Accountant role, within an international charity and knowledge of relevant charity accounting standards and regulations.
- ACCA, CIMA, ACA or CA qualified
- Experience of leading across the finance function is key (or at least leading on multiple aspects of the finance function)
- Experience of leading/managing the external audit process, as well as a practical experience of annual accounts preparation, reconciliations and double-entry bookkeeping.
- Experience of restricted fund project accounting and donor reporting.
- Experience of foreign currency transactions
- Working in a multicultural setting or working as part of an international team across different timezones.
- Knowledge and experience of control systems and processes.
Application Deadline: 8th July.
Remote working, must be based in the UK.
Salary: £45K – £48K per annum + benefits
'Angela Mann Recruitment' is a specialist Charity & NFP Recruitment Agency, with extensive experience and knowledge of working within the sector. We match individuals to roles based on the required skills and experiences requested to fulfil a position, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.