Jobs in Blackheath

This is a new and exciting role to support the Hepatitis C Follow Me Project and the Liver Surveillance Project, specifically for Eastern European communities across West London. 

The Hepatitis C Trust develops projects nationally where peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training, increase hepatitis C awareness, and access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C. 

Are you looking for a new and exciting challenge? Do you have experience of working within drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C?

We are looking for self-motivated individuals who can work on their own, engage with stakeholders and have a desire to make a difference in promoting hepatitis C awareness & liver health among services and affected Eastern European communities by increasing access to hepatitis C treatment and liver disease care. We are looking for a passionate and skilled Peer Support Lead who is fluent in Russian and Lithuanian and has excellent communication and organisational skills.

Working in partnership with hepatitis C & liver surveillance teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post holder will deliver education on hepatitis C & Liver Health to Eastern European communities deemed at risk of HCV infection & liver disease across all of the West London ODN area and ensure that everyone is offered and supported to treatment. Working under the guidance of the Peer Programme Manager the post holder will ensure that Eastern European people with an identified diagnosis of hepatitis C & liver cirrhosis are offered a referral to specialist hepatitis treatment & liver surveillance services in West London area. 

We are a patient-led organisation – you will be working in an environment where the patient/service user/client is placed at the centre of all that you do. It is desirable but not essential the post holder hold a driving licence. 

We offer employees great benefits – from generous annual leave entitlements to training opportunities. These include: 

25 days paid annual leave, plus bank holidays and closure over the Christmas period 

Extensive internal and external training to support you in your role; including a generous annual training allowance 

Company pension scheme with employer contribution of 5% 

Cycle to work scheme 

Employee Assistance Programme, including financial and wellbeing advice 

Funding at 75% for a London travelcard will also be available for this role.   

Are you passionate about driving measurable social and environmental change? GSG Impact is seeking a Monitoring and Evaluation Lead to transform our monitoring, evaluation, and learning systems and align them with our ambitious 2025 - 2028 strategy.

In this role, you’ll develop innovative tools, metrics, and processes to enhance accountability, inform decision-making, and amplify our global impact. Working closely with international stakeholders, you’ll redesign self-assessment frameworks, create dynamic dashboards, and deliver actionable insights that empower our team and partners worldwide.

What We’re Looking For:

 •  A strategic thinker with 7+ years of experience in monitoring and evaluation.

 •  Proven skills in designing MEL systems, data visualisation, and stakeholder engagement.

 •  Expertise in impact measurement frameworks, focusing on SDGs and global impact.

What We Offer:

 •  A remote, flexible 6-9 month contract (£45-55k pro-rata DOE).

 •  The opportunity to lead transformative projects with a global organisation.

Join a movement that’s creating impact economies and shaping a better future. Apply today to make a difference!

The Director of Communications and Advocacy is a key role within the Trust, overseeing all aspects of the Trust’s media, communications, campaigning, and public affairs work, ensuring that the profile of the Trust remains high and that we have influence and impact with decision-makers.

You will have a deep commitment to educational equality and social mobility, and a significant track record of leading an impactful communications, campaigning and public affairs function. Knowledge of education policy is desirable but not essential. You will bring strategic vision, evidence of managing stakeholder relationships at the highest level, and track record of delivering high-profile impact.

The Team

The role reports to the CEO, is part of the Trust’s senior leadership team and works alongside the Director of Research and Policy to lead the Research, Policy and Communications team. The role directly manages the Head of Communications and Public Affairs and the Marketing and Events Manager.

Main duties

Communications and Advocacy

• Leading all aspects of the media, communications, campaigning and public affairs work within the Trust
• Developing a strategic approach to communications, campaigning and public affairs to ensure the Trust further builds its high-profile presence and its influence with key policymakers, stakeholders and decision-makers
• Overseeing the Sutton Trust brand, ensuring that it is clear and consistent across all external channels
• Delivering high quality communications materials across digital, social and traditional media, ensuring that the Trust has a clear, distinctive and authoritative voice
• Securing high-profile media coverage and overseeing the Trust’s relationships with the media, building key contacts and supporting the CEO and other spokespeople as necessary
• Overseeing a compelling events programme, ensuring online and in-person events that position the Trust as a key convenor and thought leader
• Leading a high-performing digital comms function, with a strategic approach to expand reach and engagement
• Managing and leading on external relationships as needed, e.g., with other charities and organisations in our sector
• Proactively identifying public affairs opportunities and planning and overseeing related campaigns & events
• Managing risk and the Trust’s reputation through all external channels
• Working with the Development team to integrate fundraising messaging into our identity and wider comms including website, social media etc., including planning calls to action for relevant stakeholders
• Supporting and advising the Programmes team on communications to position the value of our programmes in the wider sector
• Working closely with the Director of Research and Policy to ensure the team operates effectively and in a joined-up manner, including direct line management, team meetings, pastoral support, appraisals and recruitment
• Working with the CEO and Director of Finance & Operations on the Trust's internal communications plan
• Working with the Director of Finance and Operations to oversee the Trust’s communications budget

Trust-wide

• Working with the CEO and senior leadership team to shape the strategy for the Trust and oversee its implementation
• Contributing to the senior leadership of the organisation, including updating senior leadership, and Trustees on media and communications, and consulting on key decisions
• Representing the Trust at internal and external events as required
• Undertaking or overseeing specific projects for the CEO
• Proactively contributing to discussions spanning the Trust’s work, including operations, development, research, policy, and communications
• Acting as a representative and ambassador of the Sutton Trust when interacting with external contacts and particularly (prospective) donors
• Engaging with fundraising and/or donor-related activities as required (e.g., contributing to funding proposals, reports or donor meetings)

Person Specification

We welcome applications from individuals who have demonstrable experience in:

• Extensive experience of public affairs and campaigning and communications work, including strategic communication campaigns and media work, ideally in education and social mobility
• Good political antennae, and an ability to position the Trust’s work for maximum impact with decision-makers, anticipating future trends
• A strong ability to translate research findings and policy proposals into appealing and engaging messages, particularly for the media
• Excellent written communication skills
• Good knowledge of digital communications strategies and best practice
• Line management/team leadership experience

We are also looking for an individual who:

• Can display commitment to the work and mission of the Trust
• Able to operate at both the strategic-level, and hands on with delivery
• Able to work in a fast-paced environment, managing multiple competing commitments
• Flexible, pragmatic and discreet – ability to fit into a small high performing team
• A strong network of relevant contacts
• Has knowledge and experience of the higher education and/or education sectors;
• Has excellent attention to detail;
• Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings;
• Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)

Terms of Appointment

• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Salary: £77,000 - £90,000
• Working location: Minimum of 2 office days per week, but further flexibility may be required given the external-facing nature of the role
• Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
• Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends. This role also shares primary responsibility for monitoring the out of hours media line with the Head of Communications and Public Affairs.
• DBS check may be required

To Apply

To apply, please upload your CV and cover letter, covering how your experience, skills and qualifications meet the requirements of this role. Please focus your response on the abilities and/or competencies giving evidence of your experience to date (maximum of 2 A4 sheets). The information you provide will be the basis for shortlisting.

Please note that your application should be submitted in one go - you can view the requirements by clicking on the link if you would like to prepare in advance.

Interviews

Applications should reach us by 23:59, Sunday 2nd February, with first round interviews held on Tuesday, 11th February, and second round interviews held on Thursday, 20th February. Both rounds will be held at our London offices.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust.

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.

The Sutton Trust delivers a suite of programmes in partnership with leading universities and employers, which offer young people from disadvantaged backgrounds the opportunity to explore highly competitive universities, courses, apprenticeships and a range of the UK’s leading professions.

This is a new role within the Programmes Directorate to bring together in-house capacity and lead on the impact evaluation of our programmes. The Sutton Trust has an excellent reputation in this field with well-developed theories of change, robust evaluation framework and extensive data and feedback from programme participants. This role will be central in evolving and implementing our impact strategy, leveraging sector best practice, and embedding a culture of learning. The role will lead on the analysis, and delivery of internal evaluation reports, commission external evaluators as appropriate and oversee dissemination of impact to key stakeholders, working closely with members of our Development team in relation to dissemination to funders.

The role will be expected to liaise with relevant colleagues in university and delivery partner organisations and chair the Evaluation Working Group comprised of colleagues in impact roles at university partners.

We are looking for an experienced impact and evaluation manager who will passionately thrive in a fast-paced environment. The role will report to the Director of Programmes working closely with the Head of University Access and Digital, Head of Employability Programmes and Head of Alumni. The role will manage the Systems and Evaluation Manager, be a member of our Extended Senior Leadership Team and we see the function growing in future to include junior support and with excellent progression opportunities.

Main duties

• Providing operational management of the Trust's strategic approach to impact, improving monitoring and evaluation, and embedding the integration of impact across our programmes. This includes the creation and development of theories of change, evaluation frameworks and approaches.
• Working with colleagues across the Programmes team and within our delivery partners (such as universities) to ensure our approach to evaluation is streamlined and complementary. This will include chairing the Evaluation Working Group.
• Lead and manage the collection and storage of all qualitative and quantitative data necessary to evaluate programmes, developing methodologies and encouraging best practice across the whole team.
• Support the Systems and Evaluation Manager to continue the development of our CRM, Salesforce, to support data collection.
• Manage the delivery of impact and evaluation reports and presentations across all programmes for a range of technical and non-technical audiences to share outcomes and impact
• With support from the Director of Programmes and relevant programme leads, commission and manage third parties to deliver research and evaluation work, providing quality assurance and adhering to project timelines and budgets.
• Conduct analysis and run internal evaluation from time to time to support programme management and requests from funders and other key stakeholders.
• Working with colleagues across the Trust, including the Development team, on annual impact reports and updating of external facing assets such as our website in respect to programme impact.
• Line managing one direct line report with a view to building additional junior support into the team as appropriate.
• Represent the Trust and share learnings at external events
• Other duties as necessary from time to time

Person Specification

We welcome applications from individuals who have experience in:

• Thorough understanding of impact collection and evaluation processes within a charity, tools and methods to maximise learning at all organisational levels
• Demonstrable experience in using quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques in social impact evaluation settings
• Proven ability to develop impactful public-facing reports, creating compelling narratives supported by rigorous evidence for different audiences.
• Experience of line management and working across teams to achieve shared goals
• Experience of procuring services, setting up contracts with external partners and ensuring projects are delivered on time and on budget
• Strong stakeholder and project management skills
• Working within or an understanding of the not for profit sector;
• Excellent verbal and written communication and strong analytical skills
• Good knowledge of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act
• High degree of initiative and the ability to take responsibility for projects
• Personable, flexible and discreet; able to fit in to a small team

Experience in/knowledge of the following areas will help you to stand out, but is not required:

• Has knowledge and experience of the higher education and/or education sectors
• Has knowledge of the access and participation sector including the Office for Students’ standards of evidence and TASO HE guidance;
• Has knowledge of young people career transition related programmes

We are also looking for an individual who:

• Is sympathetic to the aims of the Trust and its mission to address educational disadvantage;
• Has excellent attention to detail;
• Has first-class interpersonal skills - a natural ambassador able to represent the Sutton Trust in a range of settings;
• Has experience of working with CRM systems (e.g. Salesforce)
• Is eligible to work in the UK (see here for information about right to work)

Terms of Appointment

• Contract: Full-time, Permanent
• Salary: £50,000-£55,000
• Working location: Minimum of 2 office days per week
• Office location: The Sutton Trust, 9th Floor, Millbank Tower, 21-24 Millbank, London, SW1P 4QP. Our home working policy gives staff the option to work from home for up to 60% of the time, with approval from their line manager.
• Hours: The standard working hours are 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday and may also be required to attend events / meetings outside of their normal working hours during weekday evenings and occasionally at weekends
• DBS check will be required

Interviews

Applications should reach us by 9am, Monday 3rd February, with first round interviews held over Zoom on Wednesday 12th February and Thursday, 13th February, and second round interviews held at our London offices on Tuesday, 25th February.

Safeguarding statement

The Sutton Trust believes that a child, young person or vulnerable adult should never experience abuse of any kind. We all have a responsibility to promote the welfare of all children and young people and to keep them safe. Therefore all posts undergo a safer recruitment process, including but not limited to, disclosure of criminal records where necessary and eligibility to work in the UK. We have procedures in place to promote safeguarding and a safe culture at the Trust

Contextual recruitment

The Trust is committed to ensuring equality of opportunity and that all applicants receive equal consideration for employment. We strongly encourage individuals from all backgrounds, including those underrepresented at present at the Trust, to apply for this role. As such we particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ and from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds. We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work and know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the young people we support.

We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments for disabled candidates throughout our recruitment process and during employment.

We also operate contextual recruitment at the Sutton Trust. Our application process gives you the option to include information about your background, such as whether you were eligible for free school meals, whether your parents went to university, or whether you attended a state school. For more examples and information on contextual recruitment, please see our website.

We are looking for an experienced Regional Development Coordinator, to lead the coordination and management of all aspects of the StreetDoctors operations within the Northern Region (North West, North East and Yorkshire), and to ensure our programmes are fit for the future.

We are an award-winning national charity which trains over 12,000 young people affected by street violence each year in emergency first-aid through a team of 350 healthcare volunteers and youth workers. We empower young people with the skills to become part of the solution to violence by developing the skills and confidence to save lives and increasing their understanding of the medical and psychological consequences of violence.

As the StreetDoctors lead for the Region, you will provide leadership in partnership development, volunteer management, the delivery of training and maintaining quality standards.

The key areas of focus include:

• To create, develop and maintain partnerships with a range of organisations including, funders, commissioners, community organisations, criminal justice organisations, education providers and youth organisations.
• To develop and manage engaged volunteers and youth workers and ensure their expectations are aligned to the organisation's objectives and provide the best volunteering experience possible.
• To ensure the quantity and quality of training sessions and projects meet the required targets and new opportunities are maximised.

At StreetDoctors we believe diversity supports innovation and creativity. We are committed to equality of opportunity, being inclusive, and being representative of the people we are here to support. We would therefore encourage applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds.

We’re seeking a creative and motivated Junior Designer to join our team, supporting the Lead Designer in strengthening our product and graphic design capabilities. You will have the opportunity to expand your skillset in a prayerful and collaborative environment across a range of design disciplines. While extensive experience is not required, a strong design sense and a keen eagerness to learn are essential.

As a result of our Christian ethos, this post is covered by an Occupational Requirement (OR) under Part 1 of Schedule 9 to the Equality Act 2010. The successful applicant will be expected to be a practising Christian and to clearly demonstrate a personal commitment to the mission, principles, values and practices contained in our Ethos Statement, by:

· Active membership of local church congregation.

An understanding of the faith aspects of the work of Christian charities, including the preparedness to pray with colleagues, where appropriate.

Job Title: Strategic Advocacy Campaigns Manager

Team: Communications and Campaigns

Location: Hybrid (split between home-working and either London, Cardiff or Edinburgh) 

Salary on appointment: £42,228 - £46,451 per annum

*This role sits within a pay grade with a pay range of £42,228to £63,342. The salary on appointment will be set at the lower end of the pay range, to a maximum of 10% above the base salary, depending on the candidate's skills and experience. This approach aims to ensure fair compensation for new hires while maintaining alignment with the structured pay scale for the role.

Context and purpose of role 

Working closely with the Nations Directors, Policy & Public Affairs Managers, and the Communications team, the Strategic Advocacy Campaigns Manager will lead the development and execution of engaging and impactful public campaigns across England, Scotland and Wales, that inspire action, mobilise communities, and influence key decision-makers in support of our advocacy goals. The role aims to support impactful advocacy wins and bring new supporters on board while deepening connections with our existing supporters. 

The role holder will focus on developing advocacy campaigns that unite issues that affect the whole of GB, positioning the Ramblers as the foremost authority on walking and as a respected political influencer.  They will also support the broader communications team to implement locally focused advocacy and public affairs activities for England, Scotland or Wales where appropriate. 

Key responsibilities 

Campaign strategy development: 

• Design and execute integrated strategic multi-year advocacy campaigns that support our shared public affairs objectives across England, Scotland & Wales to deliver meaningful impact against a common change agenda. 

• Translate complex issues into engaging, accessible narratives to attract new audiences while energising loyal supporters. 

• In collaboration with colleagues, identify key issues and opportunities for advocacy, fundraising, and supporter growth including where appropriate commissioning research that will create campaign engagement by addressing evidence gaps and opportunities

Campaign management: 

• Work closely with the broader communications team to develop strategically aligned messaging and campaign assets and to deliver these across owned, earned and (where relevant) paid channels. 

• Lead on the creation of compelling campaign assets (e.g. reports, polls, toolkits) to ensure our message reaches a wide audience.

• Project manage advocacy campaigns including managing timeframes and budgets, mobilising other teams, seeking collaboration opportunities with external partners, setting and measuring KPIs 

• As required and agreed with colleagues, represent the Ramblers in public forums, media, and with key stakeholders to advance campaign objectives 

• Enthuse and collaborate with volunteers, supporters, and stakeholders to amplify campaign reach and impact. 

Cross-functional collaboration: 

• Work closely with membership, and fundraising teams to integrate campaign efforts.  Support Policy & Public Affairs colleagues to develop impactful policy briefings, position papers and fact sheets.   

• Support the broader communications team to implement strategically aligned locally focused advocacy and public affairs activities for England, Scotland or Wales where appropriate 

Monitoring and improving: 

• Monitor and analyse campaign performance using key metrics and data insights. 

• Prepare detailed reports and recommendations to inform future advocacy campaigns and strategies. 

• Stay current with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously enhance campaign effectiveness. 

• Implement feedback and lessons learned to refine and improve campaign strategies. 

Budget management: 

• Manage campaign budgets, ensuring cost-effective use of resources and adherence to financial guidelines. 

• Track expenditures and report on budgetary outcomes. 

Other 

• Undertake such other duties as may be required of the post. 

• Engage and proactively develop excellent working relationships across the organisation. 
   

The person

Knowledge and Experience  

• Solid understanding of politics, campaigning and how to get the best results as a campaigning organisation. 

• Proven track record in effective campaigning in the UK political space at the local and national level to deliver tangible policy change.

• Ability to develop and implement effective long-term advocacy campaign strategies aligned with organisational goals. 

• Good knowledge of the workings of national, local and devolved governments. 

• Proven experience in managing and executing successful paid and no cost/low-cost campaigns within a non-profit or advocacy/campaigning organisation. 

• Strong skills in creating engaging content across various media platforms. 

• Proficiency in analysing campaign performance data and deriving actionable insights. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for effective stakeholder engagement and public relations. 

• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external partners. 

• Strong organisational skills with experience in managing multiple projects and deadlines. 

• Experience in managing budgets and financial planning for campaigns. 

• Experience of working with the media to support campaign objectives. 

• Experience of working with volunteers in a policy and advocacy context.   

Personal Attributes  

• Interest in walking and engaging people with the outdoors.

• Committed to the principles of inclusion and enabling everyone to feel welcome in the outdoors.  

• Resilient with the ability to work under pressure and to tight and competing deadlines.

• Flexible and able to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.  

• Drive to do a great job and to keep delivering stronger results.  

Values and Behaviours 

Our values are the core principles that guide us daily in our work and our membership of the Ramblers. We all share the passion that walking is for everyone and by living our shared values we can ensure the Ramblers is an organisation to be proud of. Our values will earn trust for the Ramblers brand which will allow us to open up a world of walking opportunities for even more people. 

Inclusive 

We make everyone feel welcome and part of the Ramblers community. We make sure we all feel respected and accepted and know our contributions make a difference in achieving our mission.     

Inspiring

We strive to inspire people through the way we act and the things we say. We channel our passion and ambition so others are moved to help us achieve our mission.  

Empowering 

We empower and encourage each other to make a positive contribution to our teams and the Ramblers. We do all we can to make sure everyone has the ability, and feels confident, to take action.  

Responsible 

We take responsibility for ourselves and those around us seriously, by always acting in a safe and supportive way. We care about the environment and make sure we do what we say we will do.

Please note that we do reserve the right to close this advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Who we are

Do you share our core charity values of Independence, Empowerment, Staff Recognition, Sustainability, Professionalism and Partnership?

Balance is a specialist provider of range of progressive and high-quality services for vulnerable people living in SW and West London.

Our primary purpose is the development of services that support and stregthen the self-confidence, ability and independence of adults living with a learning disability or enduring mental health need. We offer a range of services including supported living as both an outreach and small supported living house service, horticultural therapy and skills training at our Community Garden and Nursery, day opportunities services for people with complex support needs, as wells as employment support services for people with a range of disabilities.

Our staff are experienced, knowledgeable and commitmed to widening the knowledge and experiences of those we support in a positive and inclusive way.

The Role

Our dynamic team supports over 80 adults living within SW London. The role is predominantly lone working in the community, but you will be supported by and part of a large support worker team.

Experience is not required, as full training will be provided. Many of those who work with us have never worked in social care previously.

You will need:

• To be committed to providing high quality support to empower adults with learning disabilities and mental health needs to meet their outcomes, realise their potential and enable their independence.
• To have good communication and engagement skills with all those you meet within your role.
• To engage in monthly supervision and training as required.
• To have competent computer skills and a willingness to develop record keeping skills.
• To be flexible in your working hours - across 7 days a week including evenings.
• To be passionate, resilient, and committed to supporting people.

Our Culture and Values

Our Purpose

The development of services that support the independence of vulnerable people with
learning disabilities and/or enduring mental health needs and the continuing development
of services within South West & West London.

Our Mission

• To support people to live safely and healthily in their own homes
• To provide the tools and opportunities people need to live independently & successfully
• To Ensure people have choice and control over the support they receive

There are six key values underpinning our approach to our work, both for those who use our services, supply them on our behalf or directly as our employees:

• Empowerment – Helping people to have voice
• Partnership – Working effectively with other services
• Sustainability – protecting the future of our work
• Staff Recognition – Valuing each other in our daily work
• Professionalism – Proving a reliable and high-quality service
• Independence – Helping people live the lives they want

Equality, diversity and inclusion policy

As a disabilities charity we take an assertive view on inclusion and diversity. We have worked hard in the last two years to diversify our board, workforce and those accessing our services.

We have increased leadership across the charity that reflects the communities we operate in and that we work with. We have fully revise all operational policy and governance to ensure we are meeting both our legal as well as our own quality standards in terms of inclusion and fairness across our business.

We have been independently audited and quality assured by a number of independent and contracting organisations to ensure we continue to meet those commiemtents. And we review annually through client and staff questionnaires in addition to our values based performance evaluation process how well we are doing against our corporate benchmarks.

Benefits

We offer the following benefits for paid jobs:

Cycle to work scheme

Employee discounts

Staff have access to range of discount schemes including Blue Light Card

Mental wellbeing support

Free access to the charity's employee assitance programme offering a range of talking therapies, mental health support and advice

Season ticket loan

Training opportunities

We provide access and funded support to training both for career development and as part of each specified role

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and an additional day off for your birthday!

Main duties and responsibilities

Policy-Oriented Research:

 Design research frameworks that inform and shape policy decisions.

 Lead the development of policy briefs and recommendations based on research findings.

 Stay abreast of policy changes and trends that affect community wealth and asset-building.

 Draft authoritative briefings, reports, presentations and speeches.

Research Management:

 Oversee the planning and execution of research projects from inception to completion.

 Co-design and co-ordinate meetings, conferences, debates, and workshops in the relevant field.

 Work collaboratively across hubs to iteratively design briefs and editorial processes for systems, outputs, and actions.

 Ensure that research activities are conducted ethically and with cultural sensitivity.

 Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align research efforts with community needs.

 Develop comprehensive research briefs and proposals.

 Assess and communicate the potential impact of policy decisions to stakeholders and wider communities.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Lead on the management and development of the Strategic Alliance for Community Wealth Building co-ordinated by Ubele.  Engage with policymakers, community leaders, and other stakeholders to gather insights and build consensus.

 Co-ordinate consultations with internal and external stakeholders, synthesising findings

 Facilitate workshops and focus groups to co-create policies with community members.

 Represent the organization at policy forums and conferences.

 Maintain consistent and accurate messaging in all communications. Data Analysis and Reporting:

 Design and manage approaches for gathering, analysing, and interpreting data/ information across relevant sectors.

 Analyse data to identify trends, challenges, and opportunities in community wealth and asset management.

 Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations that communicate research outcomes to diverse audiences.

 Monitor and communicate social, political, and economic developments pertinent to Ubele’s approach to Community Wealth Building through the lens of racial justice.

 Deliver presentations to, or create ‘One Pagers’ for, senior leadership, colleagues, and partners.

 Translate complex data into actionable policy insights. Team Leadership:

 Foster a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

 Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.

 Provide consultancy and thought leadership.

Inclusivity, Health & Safety, and Compliance

 Promote a workplace culture of respect, dignity, and fairness, challenging all forms of discrimination and prejudice.

 Comply with the organisations safeguarding policy and practice at all times and undertake trainings on safeguarding as required.

 Maintain awareness of health and safety, complying with Ubele’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act/General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), maintaining confidentiality in all programme-related information. General

 To attend and participate in internal and external meetings including staff meetings and meetings with key stakeholders.

 To attend relevant training to fulfil the requirements of the job.

 To undertake other duties which may from time to time be required and which are appropriate to the responsibilities of the post.

 Ensure that The Ubele initiative internal policies and procedures are followed through in all areas of work. They will also treat with confidentiality any information that could be deemed as personal, private, or sensitive and comply with the organisations GDPR and Safeguarding requirements.

Main duties and responsibilities

To support the Associate Director for Community Wealth Building in the refining of the design and delivery of the Agbero 2100 national programme with a focus on London which aims to support Black and racially minoritised communities in Haringey, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, and throughout England. This will be done through strengthening existing community resources, by developing a replicable model, shared learning using community wealth building approaches. The national focus for this work will support the development of a full multi-year Agbero 2100 strategic intervention.

Programme Management

 To work with our partners Wolves Lane Centre, OrganicLea, Black Rootz and Kinaraa CIC and other key stakeholders and funders in defining, planning, and delivering the Agbero 2100 programme.

 To have overall responsibility for all the projects within the portfolio, working with our partners and Programme Coordinator. As Programme Manager you will have to control the programme budget, secure resources, monitor and track the progress of the programme.

 You will also manage the performance of the programme team, including a Learning Partner and consultants, delivering programme deliverable and benefits on time, identifying, and agreeing the programme data requirements with our Business Analyst.

Resource Management

 To develop programme budgets in conjunction with the Director for Community Wealth Building and to manage the budget for the programme ensuring the resource allocation and spend enables delivery against agreed objectives.

 To be alert to funding and investment opportunities contributing to securing funding that will support the strategic aim of the programme and to work with the Director and other partners, stakeholders, and communities to develop proposals for funding. Risk Management

 To work within the team and other stakeholders to identify risks and opportunities across the Agbero 2100 London programme to produce, populate and update a risk register and produce reports.

 To solve any issues that interfere with the progress of the programme by maintaining an Issue Log.

 To track any changes to the programme securing stakeholder approval.

Communications & Engagement

 To liaise and communicate with key national strategic partners as week as regional and local partners and other stakeholders involved in the Agbero 2100 programme.

 To identify and engage with new organisations linking them into emerging regional and national structures and plans.

 To support all marketing and communications activity relating to the work of the Agbero 2100 programme and develop case studies for use for communications activities. Inclusivity, Health & Safety, and Compliance

 Promote a workplace culture of respect, dignity, and fairness, challenging all forms of discrimination and prejudice.

 Comply with the organisations safeguarding policy and practice at all times and undertake trainings on safeguarding as required.

 Maintain awareness of health and safety, complying with Ubele’s Health and Safety policies and procedures.

 Ensure compliance with the Data Protection Act/General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), maintaining confidentiality in all programme-related information.

General

 To attend and participate in internal and external meetings including staff meetings and meetings with key stakeholders.

 To attend relevant training to fulfil the requirements of the job.

 To undertake other duties which may from time to time be required and which are appropriate to the responsibilities of the post.

 Ensure that The Ubele initiative internal policies and procedures are followed through in all areas of work. They will also treat with confidentiality any information that could be deemed as personal, private, or sensitive and comply with the organisations GDPR and Safeguarding requirements.

Salary: £46,920 (London) / £42,373 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time (but open to proposals including part time, job shares etc)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:

- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period.
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme.
- Attractive family friendly policies.
- Private healthcare cover.
- Season ticket loans.
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Office locations: London or Bristol
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average which will include attendance at your office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager subject to role and business needs.

An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a senior policy advisor to lead our policy and strategy work on housing supply, development and planning, at a critical time for social housing supply.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website. 
This role is a crucial and exciting one within our policy team, the wider organization and the social housing sector. Social housing supply is high on the political agenda and housing associations are working closely with the government on the policy and funding environment needed to allow us to deliver the biggest boost to social and affordable housebuilding in a generation. This role will put you at the heart of this national issue. 
Whether this is making a persuasive and evidence-based case to the government for additional grant funding to build new homes, or working with sector experts on the detail of planning, development or regeneration policy, or meeting with civil servants, developers, planners, local government and other stakeholders on behalf of our members, this role is central to our work influencing national social housing policy.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.

Key elements of the role:

- Shape and lead our policy work on key strategic issues for housing associations around housing supply – including planning, funding, development management, skills;
- Develop evidence and ideas on technical policy areas into salient policy solutions that will make a difference for the sector and influence government;
- Represent the NHF to senior colleagues in government, members and external stakeholders with credibility, expertise and political judgement;
- Communicate with and provide advice to members on critical changes to policy and the external environment.

The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- An ability to lead the development of credible, robust, evidence based policy, including on complex and technical policy areas;
- An ability to communicate credibly, clearly and persuasively in writing and in person including to Chief Executives, senior government officials and development professionals;
- An ability to draft, oversee, adapt and deliver complex plans for the delivery of multiple projects or programmes of work;
- A strong interest in and passion for social housing and for social housing supply, through previous experience in either development or housing roles, and capacity to quickly learn the technical details of housing association development and operating models.

Nb within the NHF this role is known as ‘policy leader’ but it is equivalent to a Senior Policy Advisor in other settings.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.

Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager  with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.

Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.

Right to work in the UK/UK VISA sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: Wed 12th February
Interview date: Wed 26th / Tues 27th February

Salary: £25,207 (London) or £22,932 (national) per annum
Hours: Full time
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:

- 27 days’ annual leave + statutory holidays + three closures days over the Christmas period.
- Flexible working for all staff including working from home/hybrid working, and flexitime/TOIL scheme.
- Attractive family friendly policies.
- Private healthcare cover.
- Season ticket loans.
- Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.

For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Office locations: London or Bristol
Please note, the successful candidate will be expected to carry out two days in-person working per week on average which will include attendance at your office location.
Flexible working arrangements can be discussed and agreed with the line manager subject to role and business needs.

Due to internal promotion, an exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Policy Assistant, who will work to support our policy team to develop high quality, relevant, evidence-based policy. The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around six million people. You can find further information about the NHF here on our website. 
Interested in providing support to a hard-working team and helping to develop policy positions that support the interests of housing associations and their social residents?
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.

Key elements of the role:

- Providing support to the team in engaging with member housing associations to identify and respond to the key opportunities and challenges facing them now, and in the future.
- Undertaking evidence gathering and analysis to support policy development.
- Contributing to policy development, including by drafting text for briefings or consultation responses, and taking forward elements of policy projects with support from colleagues.
- Supporting the running of policy team meetings and events.

The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:

- Experience of delivering excellent customer service and giving accurate advice/information in a timely manner.
- Knowledge of or interest in housing and social policy.
- Knowledge of or interest in the policy development process.
- Ability to communicate in writing and verbally to different audiences.
- Ability to bring together and summarise information from different sources.
- Excellent administrative skills with the ability to prioritise, multi task and meet deadlines.

Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBTQ+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.

Disability confident employer
We are a disability confident employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please email Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.

Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.

Right to work in the UK/UK VISA sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: 29th January
Interview date: w/c 10th February

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced qualified teacher. We are on a mission to grow our impact, reaching more children with our exciting virtual programme and deepening our impact.

The Programme Manager is responsible for leading and developing the team who deliver the impact day-to-day in sessions. We want them to drive a culture of improvement and be the passionate voice of our programme and pedagogy, as well as paying good attention to the systems and processes that help things run smoothly. 

Are you a brilliant qualified teacher who loves developing excellent practice in yourself and others? 

Are excited about our mission to reach more children through our virtual ship? 

Does finding even better ways to organise yourself and others in a busy and changeable programme sound energising?

Skills and experience

You might have some of these skills and experiences and not all. That’s OK. If you are a brilliant qualified teacher, think you’ve got the skills to lead this team and are excited about our digital mission we really want to hear from you.

We require this role to have in school experience and qualifications but you can also include experience from other sectors or voluntary and lived experience.

The attributes and attitudes we’re looking for are:

• Three years’ experience teaching with Qualified Teacher Status.

• Skilled at teaching, with a particular understanding of literacy and our target group.

• Excited by the potential of digital innovation in education and comfortable with new technologies.

• Enthusiastic about pedagogy and planning joyful and impactful learning content.

• Inclusive and has a good understanding of children in our target group.

• Passionate about our mission and vision.

• Supportive and organised manager with a growth mindset.

• Reflective and curious.

• Collaborative and comfortable with a diverse range of people.

• Motivated to improve things and solution focused.

• Flexible and enjoy a busy environment.
• Organised and able ro organise others.

Role description

Lead the delivery team to deliver joyful and impactful learning for children on our programmes:

• Lead the improvement of learning to grow the impact of our flagship virtual programme and meet our organisational impact targets;
• Drive innovation and keep the team connected to best practice in digital pedagogy and literacy teaching;
• Enable the team to maintain the impact of the Hackney Learning programme;
• Set termly programme aims and content.

• Pro-actively create a culture of reflection and iterative improvement driven by data insights:

• Lead a data driven culture of improvement that incorporates practitioner reflections, user experience insights, impact results, quality assurance results and other monitoring insights;
• Deliver a systematised process for reflection and improvement including half termly insight meetings;
• Ensure the timely collection of data to assess the programme including impact, quality assurance, user experience and monitoring data;
• Deliver quality assurance activities including session walks which monitor the fidelity and quality of Session Leader delivery and support personal development.

• Manage a highly effective hybrid team to ensure personal development and organisational targets:

• Manage the team of half-day Session Leaders to ensure they have the training and support they need to deliver excellent outcomes for children;
• Line manage the full-time Programme Coordinator and Education Team Coordinator for delivery to support the wider programme activities including planning and pastoral support;
• Manage the recruitment and induction of new delivery staff;
• Identify priorities for and oversee the delivery of ongoing training for the delivery team.

• Facilitate the organised and collaborative delivery of day to day sessions and activities:

• Oversee, maintain and improve programme to support efficient collaboration as we scale;
• Oversee and maintain termly plans and timelines to track the activities of the delivery team;
• Be available for “in the moment” troubleshooting while promoting a pro-active and solution focused culture;
• Support the safety and wellbeing of Young Pirates in session as one of the Deputy Safeguarding Leads including reviewing, escalating and monitor safeguarding concerns.

• As part of the Pirate Managers team, work collaboratively across the organisation to support strategic goals:

• Be the voice of the education programme and share updates, plans and learning;
• Take a role in keeping the delivery team informed and engaged with organisation wide progress;
• Liaise across teams to support a joined up approach with schools, volunteers and other supporters.

• Other Education Team responsibilities:

• Deliver excellent outcomes for Young Pirates in session – teaching and providing cover as required;
• Line management in the Education Team as required.

• Be part of a committed, inclusive organisation that supports its team to thrive. We value each member of our team’s professional development and provide training to make sure you have the chance to develop your skills and grow your experience as part of our expanding team. Click here for more information about our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.

• Read more about our ethos here

• Request flexible and home-working arrangements. We know how important your personal life is, so every member of the team is able to apply for flexible and home-working arrangements around their delivery commitments.
• Receive enhanced sick, maternity, paternity and adoption pay, with supportive parenting arrangements. Your family is important and we are committed to supporting our you as a parent, which is why we go above and beyond our statutory responsibilities.
• Take a mental wellness day. Staying well means looking after our mental health and physical health so, rather than taking a sick day, a mental wellness day acknowledges that sometimes we can feel overwhelmed, not quite ourselves and we need time out.
• Take a career break. After four years with The Literacy Pirates, you can take sabbatical leave to pursue personal development or time with your families, and come back to work without needing to end your contract.
• Gain 24 hour access to qualified counsellors for yourself and your immediate family. Through the Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme, yourself and your immediate family can receive free, confidential advice and support from qualified counsellors, on everything from stress and anxiety to family issues, bereavement and finances.
• Save up to 39% on a commuter bike and accessories through Cyclescheme. Through our partnership with Cyclescheme, you can get a bike for work with payments automatically taken from your monthly salary and no upfront payments. This means you’ll be able to spread the cost over 12 months and pay less Income Tax and National Insurance.
• Get time during work hours to volunteer. As an organisation that relies on the passion and generosity of volunteers, we know how valuable volunteering is. We offer all employees 14 hours of volunteering time per year, which you can take by the hour or in one go, so that you can support issues and causes that you care about.
• Receive 23 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and the days between Christmas and New Year, and increased allowance with service.
• Get 8% pension contributions, with 3% paid by The Literacy Pirates.
• Get to work in a pirate ship!

For more details please visit our website.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Hospital Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join our Kent Family Service in Kent.

£28,949.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you have an exciting future? You'll feel at home here.
Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.
The role of an IDVA is to address the safety of victims and survivors at high risk of harm. IDVAs work with their customers from the point of crisis by safety planning and risk assessing using the DASH to ascertain the level of risk to the victim. They will also raise awareness of male domestic abuse with partners and within the community.
All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

Look Ahead IDVAs have the personal qualities required to manage customer expectations alongside the responsibilities of their role. Day to day IDVA activities include:
* Manage client referrals, completing Dash Risk Assessments and obtaining and maintaining all relevant paperwork.
* Building supportive, trusting relationships with clients and creating a positive atmosphere.
* Knowledge of the criminal justice system. Understanding of Marac protocols.
* Regular attendance at Marac and completion of all Marac referrals.
* Support Customers to obtain Non Molestation Orders where needed and any other civil remedies available to them.
* Working proactively with other members of the team to handle the service caseload and administrative responsibilities.
* Attending all court and Case Management hearings with or as a representative for clients.
* Supporting clients to set personalised goals in the form of a Safety and Support Plan.
* Assisting in the recording and reporting of customer incidents.
* Creating a safety plan with clients.
* Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes.
* Adhering to lone working protocols and maintaining high levels of awareness in relation to the health and safety of yourself and colleagues.
* Encouraging customers to attend relevant programmes when appropriate i.e Own My Life.
* Ensuring Look Ahead Health and Safety policies and local protocols are adhered to at all times e.g. fire risk assessments, fire alarm checks etc.
* Adhering to all other Look Ahead's policies and procedures.
* Engaging in learning and development activity to increase knowledge and skills.
* Undertaking any other duties consistent with the grade and nature of the post as assigned by the Service Team Leader.
This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:
* Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, joins in local activities to encourage customer involvement
* Exudes a warm friendly presence and open behaviour
* Prefers working as part of a group or team
* Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
* Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organized
* Able to apply the right balance of care and support dependant on the needs of the customer
* Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
* Is confident with high levels of self-esteem

What you'll bring:

Essential:
* IDVA qualification
* Previous experience managing a caseload

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Please see our website for a full Job description