Jobs in Buckhurst Hill

The Role

CoppaFeel! is looking for a Volunteer Community Manager to lead the day-to-day delivery of our volunteer programmes, ensuring they are effective and impactful for both volunteers and the young people we exist to serve. This role will be integral to implementing CoppaFeel!’s volunteering strategy and helping the organisation deliver on its strategic objectives.

The Volunteer Community Manager will work closely with the Senior Programmes Manager, Volunteer Engagement Executive, and Volunteer Administration Executive to drive volunteer recruitment, retention, and development. Together, they will ensure that volunteer initiatives are well-managed, engaging, and aligned with organisational priorities and values.

The role will also be responsible for embedding monitoring and evaluation frameworks to ensure that volunteer programmes and activities are insight-driven and demonstrate measurable impact.

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office 2 days per week. You will also be required to attend the office for quarterly team meetings, department meetings, and in-person training. We will provide plenty of notice for when you are required to be in for these purposes.

You will report to the Senior Programmes Manager and sit within the Education team.

Roles and Responsibilities

Line management

• Provide line management to the Volunteer Engagement Executive and Volunteer Administration Executive, ensuring the effective coordination and administration of volunteer programmes.
• Oversee the development of support, guidance, and resources for volunteers to ensure high-quality programme delivery.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the volunteer team.

Volunteer Strategy and Programme Delivery

• Support the Senior Programmes Manager in delivering the volunteering strategy, ensuring it aligns with CoppaFeel!’s organisational strategy and objectives.
• Oversee the recruitment, induction, and onboarding processes for volunteers, ensuring a seamless and engaging experience.
• Lead on planning and executing volunteer training and community events, working closely with the Volunteer Engagement Executive and Volunteer Administration Executive.
• Develop and implement strategies to improve volunteer retention, satisfaction, engagement and participation

Volunteer Communication and Engagement

• Oversee effective communication with volunteers, including e-newsletters, social media content, and community management, in collaboration with the Volunteer Engagement Executive.
• Oversee the thanking and recognition of volunteers, including events, gifting, incentives, and post.
• Manage feedback mechanisms to monitor volunteer satisfaction and identify opportunities for programme improvements.

Operations and Administration

• Work with other departments to integrate volunteering across CoppaFeel!’s initiatives.
• Oversee outreach efforts to promote volunteer recruitment and engagement opportunities, ensuring they reach diverse audiences.
• Build relationships with regional representatives and external organisations to expand CoppaFeel!’s volunteer reach.

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Three years experience in coordinating volunteer programmes, with a focus on recruitment, engagement, and retention.
• Proven ability to support team development, with line management experience.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain relationships with volunteers and stakeholders.
• Experience contributing to the development and implementation of initiatives to enhance volunteer programmes.
• An understanding of monitoring and evaluation practices, with the ability to collect and use data and feedback to improve programmes.
• Commitment to promoting equality, diversity, and inclusion in volunteer activities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to engage and inspire volunteers.
• Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team and independently when required.

Desirable

• Some experience working in the voluntary or charity sector.
• Familiarity with volunteer management platforms or digital tools for volunteer programme coordination.
• Experience supporting events or training for volunteers.

Main benefits, Terms & Conditions

Annual Leave: 22 days pro rata (plus public holidays). Additional Leave: 1 day of leave on our Founder’s Cancerversary, birthday leave, plus office closure over Christmas.

Hybrid working pattern with 3 days working from home (pro rata). Flexible hours with core hours of 10am - 4pm.

Training: We have a budget each year for employees training and development plans.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As an Intensive Housing Management Officer (IHMO), you will play a vital role in building safe, inclusive, and thriving communities for our residents. This dynamic position focuses on delivering high-quality housing management support, ensuring our properties are maintained to excellent standards and tenancies are successfully sustained. With a commitment to professionalism, teamwork, and customer service, you will address tenancy matters proactively, providing responsive support and fostering a positive environment where residents feel secure and valued. If you’re driven to make a meaningful impact, this is the opportunity for you!

Havering Complex Needs Pathway: Offers support to 23 residents across 5 services for individuals with low to medium level complex needs. The pathway is designed to support residents and participants in the Havering Borough to reintegrate back into the community and prepare for independent living. This role would be a floating officer based in the Havering borough supporting across the numerous services providing Intensive Housing management support. 

Shift Pattern: 37.5 hours per week, 9:00AM -17:00PM or 13:00PM - 21:00PM Monday - Sunday, Onsite. 

Salary: £26,100  

WHY YOU WILL LOVE THIS ROLE 

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a people-centered environment, enjoys building strong relationships, approaches challenges with compassion and a non-judgmental attitude, and is motivated by finding practical solutions to support residents in achieving their goals.

What are we looking for? 

• Previous experience and knowledge within a supported housing management setting
• Ability to use, learn and adapt to IT at an intermediate level, including Microsoft and other software programs
• Ability and willingness to show flexibility of working patterns, responding to the needs of the service and residents
• Understanding of the housing and social needs of people with multiple and complex needs 

What we offer

• 25 days annual leave, increasing with the length of service
• Training and Development, including access to courses, upskilling, and progression plans
• Employee Assistance Programme, including counselling
• Reflective Practice regular sessions with a therapist provided by an external provider to support Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Eligibility to register with Blue Light Discount Card
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Cycle-to-work scheme
• Annual Staff Awards

ABOUT US

Social Interest Group (SIG) believes good care and support improve lives. Our values of ambition, empowerment, transparency, and inclusivity drive everything we do. Our mission is to empower people who are marginalised by building powerful partnerships and creative solutions that bridge gaps in provision and aid recovery, reablement and resettlement.

SIG is a not-for-profit organisation providing thousands of people with good-quality support and care in residential, drop-in centres, community floating support settings (including people's own homes), probation settings, and hospitals awaiting discharge. We do so across London, Brighton, Bedfordshire, Luton, and Kent. We believe in the power of well-planned, well-managed services to make a difference. We work with high standards and external and internal regulatory frameworks.

Want to know how we work? Watch our short Theory of Change video to see how we support people towards a brighter future: Theory of Change

Further details can be found on our website here: Theory of Change - Social Interest Group - Social Interest Group. 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please note that this job advert may close early due to screening applications on an ongoing basis. We advise applying as soon as possible for your application to be taken into consideration at the early stages.

Additional information on our company policies including Gender Pay, Equality and Diversity, Company Benefits and our Candidate Privacy Policy can be found on our website.

Please note that as part of our process, we complete an enhanced DBS check, some roles may require further vetting. We are an inclusive employer and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact us on the details above. 

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide sponsorship, please ensure you have full right to work in the UK prior to applying to our positions.

ID: 1378 Young Carers Personal Budgets Practitioner, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea

Service: RBKC Young Carers Personal Budgets Service

Salary: 

- starting at £28,799 FTE per annum, rising to £31,332 (£11,519.60 – £12,532.80 pro rata)

- inclusive of £3,827 Inner London Weighting FTE per annum

Location:  Kensington and Chelsea Change4Life Service office (W10, London)

At least one days a week in the office for home visits and there is flexibility to work from home remotely.

Hours: Part-time 14.8 

We offer flexible working arrangements - please see below for more details. 

Contract: Permanent

Are you a highly motivated, passionate self-starter with excellent communication skills? We are looking for an experienced Young Carers Practitioner with an impressive track record of delivering high quality 1 to 1 services to deliver the RBKC Young Carers Personal Budgets service. You will strive for excellent standards, robustly ensuring a quality, outcomes driven and accessible service. By joining Family Action’s Young Carers Personal Budgets Service you will ensure holistic health promotion and a community-based approach to improve and promote the physical and emotional health and wellbeing of young carers by awarding a personal budget for a physical activity of their choice.

Your impact

Collaborating with young people and their families, referrers and physical activity providers and promoting co-production with young people, you will provide 1:1 personalised support to young carers to access a physical activity of their choice which will positively impact their physical health and emotional wellbeing. You will manage existing partnerships and provide outreach to other RBKC young people’s services to support regular referrals into our service and will also sign-post the young people to relevant services when wider issues that impact safeguarding, health and wellbeing are identified.

Your skills   

You will bring your knowledge and experience of working with families and young people to complete a brief young carers assessment and collaboratively identify the physical activity of their choice to access through the small grant service. The post requires an ability to manage your own caseload and support the deputy team manager in completing the data monitoring. Multi-agency working, excellent communication, empathy, safeguarding knowledge and system recording skills are vital for this role. With a client-facing approach you will be passionate about engaging our service users in all aspects of our work including co-production. 

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

What will we offer you?

We’ll offer you a generous pension scheme and leave entitlements, eye care vouchers, a cycle to work scheme and other great benefits. All roles in Family Action are open to a discussion about possible flexible working options, subject to business needs, and all new starters will have the right to make a flexible working request from day one of employment. We have an excellent wellbeing offer and we will invest in your professional development with on-going quality training and career development opportunities. You’ll join an established, supportive and high-performing service and have the opportunity to thrive in an innovative organisation that values your opinion, encourages learning and has the needs of children and families at its core. 

Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service – Enhanced DBS with barred list for adults and children.

Benefits: 

- an annual paid leave entitlement that commences at 25 working days, rising each April by one day, subject to a maximum of 30 working days plus bank holidays / of 30 working days plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- flexible working arrangements and new starters have the right to make flexible working requests from day one of employment

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

· Download and submit a completed Application Form linked (link in advert document) to the Family Action job advert

• Closing Date: Sunday, 19th January 2025 at 23:59

• To learn more about Family Action: Careers

• To help us fulfil our commitment to diversity and promoting equal opportunities: complete our anonymous Equality & Diversity Monitoring Information survey

Interviews will be arranged in the second week of January, can arranged face to face or virtually, with slots throughout the working day and early/late slots available. 

For direct queries or if you would like to discuss any aspect of the selection process or flexible working requests, please email: Austra Welburn (full email located on advert document)

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reason

The Role

CoppaFeel! is looking for a Corporate Partnerships Manager to play an essential role in helping the Fundraising Team achieve our ambitious income target. We are looking for someone who thrives in a hands-on role, who will be responsible for developing and managing some of our most dedicated corporate partners, delivering excellent stewardship, income generation and awareness raising for CoppaFeel!. This individual will also play a key role in supporting our new business strategy, identifying leads to build a strong prospect pipeline, creating proposals and pitching to secure exciting new partnerships for CoppaFeel!.

Working closely with the other members of the Partnerships team, and working cross-departmentally across the organisation, the successful candidate will play a key role in executing our Corporate Partnerships strategy. The key duties will include delivering high-level account management of our existing dedicated corporate partners, identifying and negotiating opportunities to raise vital fundraising and awareness raising opportunities within existing relationships, and supporting the delivery of the new business strategy which involves identifying and cultivating leads to create new partnerships for Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2025, and beyond.

This is a 12 month fixed term contract covering a secondment within the organisation.

This is a hybrid role, with the expectation that you will attend the London office 2 days per week. You will be required to attend the office for quarterly team meetings, department meetings and in person training, we will provide plenty of notice for when you are required to be in for these purposes.

You will report to the Head of Partnerships and sit within the Partnerships Team, as part of the Fundraising Team.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Account management of corporate partners, giving excellent customer service and stewardship, maximising income and all opportunities for CoppaFeel!
• Keep account plans/communication plans/engagement plans for key partnerships up to date and accurate, supporting the mutual objectives of each partner
• Contribute to forecasting and budgets to support Head of Partnerships
• Create proposals and deliver pitches to existing partners and prospects that will help increase and drive income generation as well as opportunities to raise awareness of breast cancer in young people
• Help to support the implementation of the New Business strategy, identifying and researching prospects proactively as well as developing and converting reactive leads to develop a robust prospect pipeline and new partnerships
• A key point of contact for new enquiries into CoppaFeel! from companies who want to develop a partnership with us
• Write and proofread copy and content to support partnerships and partners working across teams
• Inspire and motivate partners to exceed fundraising targets
• Build strong relationships with key partners
• Willingness to be involved and hands-on with many different aspects of partnership activity
• Collaborate and coordinate with internal teams to amplify partnerships and ensure the smooth delivery of partner content on CoppaFeel! channels
• Support the Head of Partnerships and Director of Fundraising on the delivery of the partnerships strategy and wider fundraising strategy
• Support CoppaFeel!’s EDI strategy, to ensure our partnerships are helping us reach as many young people as possible
• Collaborate with the other Corporate Partnerships Managers and Senior Manager, Head of Partnerships, wider fundraising team and CoppaFeel! team on relevant projects
• Future Line Management: as the organisation evolves may take on line management responsibilities, overseeing team members and fostering their professional growth
• Keep database and other records up to date
• Willingness to work flexibly and sometimes remotely with occasional out of core hours work (time off in lieu given)

Skills, Experience and Qualifications

Essential

• Experience working for a charity and managing medium/large corporate partnerships
• Experience of working on a fundraising team and supporting a range of different types of partnerships: charity of the year, cause related marketing, commercial or strategic giving partnerships
• Proven record of securing new partnerships or new business
• Excellent relationship building skills
• Creative thinker with the ability to identify different opportunities within a project or partnership
• Ability to create compelling and engaging partnership proposals
• Good writing skills and communication skills with an eye for detail
• Good organisational and planning skills, to manage tasks and prioritise effectively
• Strong team-player who is self-motivated, enthusiastic and passionate about working for CoppaFeel!

Desirable 

• Experience of drafting partnership agreements and contracts
• Experience of working with income and expenditure budgets
• Experience of public speaking and presenting to different groups of people, both in person and online

Application information

Applications will close on 19th January 2025 with the aim to commence interviews on W/C 27th January 2025.

CoppaFeel! reserves the right to close the vacancy early in the event that we receive a high number of applications before the closing date.

Main benefits, Terms & Conditions

Annual Leave: 22 days pro rata (plus public holidays). Additional Leave: 1 day of leave on our Founder’s Cancerversary, birthday leave, plus office closure over Christmas.

Hybrid working pattern with 3 days working from home (pro rata). Flexible hours with core hours of 10am - 4pm. 

Training: We have a budget each year for employees training and development plans.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

At CoppaFeel! we support a diverse range of communities and we understand that diversity within our team is central and crucial to meeting the needs of the young people we exist to serve. We strongly encourage applications from Black, and people of colour, LGBTQIA+ candidates, candidates with disabilities, from men, and from those with a lived experience of cancer because we would like to increase the representation of these groups within the charity.

We promote equality, diversity and inclusion in our workplace and make recruitment decisions by matching the charity's needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We recognise the value in encouraging a diverse range of perspectives, skills, experience and knowledge at the charity.

While the successful candidate will be selected purely on merit, in the event of a tie between two candidates with equal suitability, we may select a candidate with lived experience of the issues we are seeking to address through our work.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and we commit to offering an interview for all applicants with disabilities who meet our required criteria for the role. If you have any accessibility requirements or need any adjustments for the interview process please get in touch.

We are looking for a Senior Corporate Partnerships Manager to join an incredible disability charity and work closely with the Corporate Partnerships Lead, developing and managing a pipeline of high value corporate partnership opportunities.

This is a hybrid role with one day a week in the London officer.

The Charity
A passionate and collaborative disability charity, dedicated to transforming lives and changing attitudes, ensuring people are treated fairly.

Youll be joining a highly respected organisation, known for its supportive and inclusive working culture, offering fantastic benefits including generous annual leave, well-being days and flexible working.

The Role
Cultivate new corporate partnerships focusing on high value opportunities (100k+).

Develop and deliver compelling and innovative high-value corporate proposals.

Proactively develop, build and manage a pipeline of opportunities which include but are not limited to strategic and commercial opportunities, sponsorship, pro bono relationships, employee fundraising partnerships and charity of the year partnerships.

Support the development and growth of existing corporate partners.

The Candidate
Strong knowledge of the corporate fundraising sector, ideally having an understanding and passion for Corporate New Business Fundraising.

Proven track record of raising income to target

Experience of securing five figure gifts.

IMPORTANT NOTE

Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.

We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.

Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.

Service Delivery Manager
Location: Thames Valley with the ability to travel
Hours: 30 hours a week (4 days)
Salary: £40,000 pro rata
Contract: Permanent

Hope After Harm is an established, registered charity, delivering a range of support services to those who are vulnerable or at risk of exclusion. We want to see a society where everyone feels safe and can thrive, regardless of who they are and where they come from. We enable adults and young people in their journey to recover from harm and trauma. Through support, advocacy and education we empower people to rebuild their lives and reclaim their future.And we inspire others to do the same, creating safer, more inclusive communities.

Role Description

You will be managing two of our flagship programmes, one supporting Young People through mentoring and Restorative Justice interventions and the other supporting Families who have experienced “The Knock”*. Your commitment to excellence in delivery alongside embedding lived experience in our service delivery model will ensure that deliver an outstanding service o are clients as well as meeting funder expectations. You will be comfortable working with and promoting our services to a wide range of people as well as being happy to get hands on with delivery if required.Your passion for what we do and your commitment to taking an anti-discriminatory, trauma informed approach will inspire the teams that you manage. And you will share our commitment to wellbeing in the workplace and demonstrate this in the way that you support your team in their work. You will be an important member of our senior management team taking a leadership role in the charity with a commitment to making Hope After Harm a great place to work.

Responsibilities

• To deliver services and to develop them building on best practices in a way which supports the strategy of and is aligned to the values and vision of Hope After Harm
• To manage service delivery contracts including budget management and working to achieve all operational targets and outcomes agreed with the funders
• To ensure the needs of service users are always at the heart of our services 
• To oversee all aspects of services and their implementation of the project in line with funder requirements 
• To implement a Quality Assurance System and establish and manage systems and information to ensure the provision of data, maintenance of records, effective referral systems and case management and monitoring systems
• To work strategically as part of the senior management team at Hope After Harm – providing leadership to the organisation, role modelling our values and our vision and supporting our strategic thinking.
• To develop a strategy for the recruitment, training, retention and supervision of volunteers to support delivery
• To develop and maintain effective working relationships with key partners and stakeholders 
• To oversee recruitment, management and motivation of all the new service staff including the performance management of staff and volunteers 
• To promote the services across the Thames Valley and beyond; to improve the reach of the service, to raise awareness to victims, and to increase the take up of the service by our beneficiaries and paying customers. 
• To integrate with other service delivery partners in the sector, share best practices and continue to deliver an individually centred service meeting the needs of those seeking help 
• To collaborate internally to build consistency and best practice in the programme delivery approach at Hope After Harm.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

Essential

• Sound professional knowledge of a casework approach to working with clients to cope and recover, including evidenced based models of casework interventions 
• Knowledge of working with Young People to deliver successful outcomes
• Basic knowledge of restorative justice work 
• Understanding of and skills in Change Management 
• Skilled at partnership working and building relations between agencies and workers from different backgrounds and an ability to work effectively with partners at a senior level 
• Excellent management and team leadership skills, including being an effective motivator for both staff 
• Commitment to and aptitude for performance and line management with a real commitment to workplace wellbeing and understanding of what that means in practice
• Knowledge of risk management and safeguarding issues 
• Knowledge of best practice in relation to the recruitment, training and support of Volunteers 
• Understanding of Quality Assurance and commitment to continuous improvement. 
• Excellent presentational and training skills 
• An ability to communicate clearly, both orally and in writing 
• An ability to produce, analyse and apply both hard statistical data and qualitative information to performance management 
• Good contract management and budget management skills 
• Knowledge of multi-agency referral mechanisms and working jointly to safeguard individuals 
• Experience in a managerial role or a L5 management qualification 
• Flexible thinker with a concern to promote positive change and innovation in service delivery 
• An ability to demonstrate commitment to anti-discriminatory practice and a trauma informed approach 
• Ability to work at pace, absorb pressure and keep to tight deadlines 
• Commitment to Continuous Professional Development and learning for yourself and others 

Other

• Experience of working within the Criminal Justice System and in particular engaging with police forces
• Required to travel within and outside of Thames Valley on occasions 
• “The Knock” is the experience a family goes through when a family member is arrested for online child pornography offences. The effect of this on the partner/parent can be deeply traumatising and Hope After Harm offers support to the partner/parent of the family member who has been arrested.

The closing date for applications is: Friday 14th February 2025 at 17:00hrs
Interviews (Virtually): TBC

Thames Valley Partnership trading as Hope After Harm is an equal opportunities employer; the aim of our policy is to ensure no job applicant, employee or worker is discriminated against either directly or indirectly on the grounds of race, colour, ethnic or national origin, religious belief, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, age or disability. We do not disbar applicants with criminal convictions and are mindful of the requirements of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act, 1974.

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is the leading welfare charity supporting current and former members of the RAF, their partners and families, providing practical, emotional and financial support, whenever they need us. 

This is a brand new role and would suit someone who has excelled in a similar role and can play a big role in defining and shaping the donor engagement strategy. It has been created to support the new fundraising strategy objective to retain over 10k regular donors and to drive deeper engagement with over 30k supporters. The postholder will have an opportunity to make a significant contribution to the Fund’s long-term income. 

You will work as part of the Individual Giving team and maximise supporter engagement through both offline and digital activity. The postholder will take the lead on scoping, proposing and implementing multi-channel stewardship campaigns with the right message to the right people at the right time.

You will have proven experience in managing supporter stewardship campaigns across a broad number of channels as well as setting and managing budgets and meeting KPIs. With experience of fundraising databases, creating supporter journeys and briefing and working with external agencies.

You will also have excellent communication and interpersonal skills and show initiative, flair and enthusiasm for the work of the Fund.

To apply, please click this link and apply with your CV together with a covering letter detailing why you believe you are suitable for this role and how you meet the person specification

The closing date for applications is 22nd January. Please note that due to the high number of applications expected, only candidates shortlisted for interview will be notified.

A copy of the Fund’s Candidate Privacy Notice can be found on our website. As an equal opportunities employer, the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join the Fund.

 

The Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund is a Registered Charity (No. 1081009).

Greenpeace UK is an independent national/regional organisation within the global Greenpeace campaigning network, which acts to change attitudes and behaviour, to protect and conserve the environment and to promote peace. The global network of Greenpeace organisations comprises 26 independent national/regional Greenpeace organisations with presence in over 55 countries across Europe, Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, as well as a coordinating and supporting organisation, Greenpeace International.

The brand-new role of Fundraising Innovation Lead is perfect for someone who has the proven experience of developing new mass market products in a fundraising or revenue generation context and the drive and determination to help establish and build a fundraising innovation function.

If helping us tackle some of our thorniest fundraising challenges in new ways sounds like the ideal role for you, read on. You will work with colleagues across the fundraising department and the wider organisation to identify and implement innovative ideas to develop new fundraising products and generate sustainable income streams.

You'll lead on the delivery of horizon scanning to ensure our innovation territory choices are insight-led and aligned to our innovation goals. You'll lead and deliver innovation cycles ensuring our new products meet the needs of our target audience. You’ll also help us build the right culture and ways of working for success.

Location: Islington, London. Our hybrid working model enables us to enjoy the benefits of both office based and remote working. We ask that staff work from the office in Islington 40% of their time, with 20% required as a minimum. Reasonable adjustments as well as specific office based needs will be considered for those with long term health conditions and disabilities.

Job requirements

You'll have:

• Demonstrable track record of developing new mass market products (fundraising or revenue generation) and using an innovation framework to tackle new product development.

• A creative and strategic mindset, plus a deep understanding of innovation and product development.

• Experience of commissioning and using data and creative/audience insights to inform decision making and develop actionable plans and initiatives.

• Excellent working knowledge of product design principles, innovation methodologies and approaches.

• Strong relationship building, stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to adapt to different styles and ways of working.

• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams in a matrix management approach, as well as coaching and supporting teams and working with external partners across different stages of the innovation lifecycle.

• Passion for tackling the climate and nature crisis.

We give you: 

You’ll be encouraged to develop both personally and professionally, taking advantage of the wide range of learning and development opportunities available to our staff. We offer great benefits such as a generous pension scheme, subsidised lunches, free yoga and a wealth of well-being resources, just to name a few. Take a look at our Work for Greenpeace pages to find out more about what it’s like to work for us and why you should apply.

Our commitment to diversity:

At Greenpeace UK we are committed to advancing diversity, inclusion, equity and becoming anti-racist. We acknowledge that people from certain backgrounds are under-represented in environmental and campaigning organisations and want to do all we can to correct this. In particular, we want to be more representative of Britain’s diversity at senior levels of GPUK. If you have the skills we need and are a person of colour, disabled, LGBTQIA, non-binary, have a mental health condition, or if you identify as working class now or in the past, we would welcome an application from you.

To Apply

For further information, and to apply please visit our website. 

Greenpeace UK is an inclusive and diversity-friendly employer. We value difference, promote equality and challenge discrimination, enhancing our organisational capability. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, age or any other category protected by law.

CLOSING DATE: 9.00 am 3rd February

FIRST INTERVIEWS: Week of 10th February

SECOND INTERVIEWS: Week of 24th February

Interested in data and looking for an opportunity in a sector leading CRM and data team? 

We're recruiting for a Data Executive to join us and support the ongoing marketing and membership activities of British Heart Foundation (BHF). 
 
About the role

As a Data Executive you'll be responsible for managing marketing data selections; taking responsibility for a campaign to advise on segmentation, building selections in Blackbaud Enterprise CRM, and using SQL to write output scripts. 

You'll work on a range of imports and will be involved in testing and improving existing import processes as well as be responsible for identifying, fixing, and improving issues in the database. You'll also get involved in other projects as required such as testing software upgrades.

Working arrangements

This is a 12 month fixed term contract covering family leave.

This is a blended role, where your work will be dual located between your home and our London office. 
 
At BHF we believe in the power of being together, so our colleagues on blended contracts can expect to spend some time in their office, at least one day each week, on average. The use of our office spaces is driven in part by your role and the activities you need to do. This may vary from time to time, so you will need to work in a flexible way to unlock your best work for our cause. 
 
About you

With previous experience of working with CRM systems, knowledge of SQL and working within a busy fundraising environment, you’ll have excellent problem solving skills, able to take the initiative on tasks. You’ll also have previous experience of planning and prioritising your own workload to tight deadlines.
 
To be successful in this role you'll have the following skills and experience:

• IT literate; fully conversant with standard Microsoft packages particularly Excel
• Good degree of data literacy with familiarity of data querying and manipulation
• Understanding of, and experience in, writing & working with SQL queries
• Experience of carrying out imports and exports of data to & from external agencies/3rd parties
• Experience using Blackbaud CRM, Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM application
 
You'll have excellent attention to detail as well as a strong standard of numeracy. With an aptitude to find solutions to achieve better ways of working, you'll have strong communication skills able to interact with internal and external stakeholders at different levels.
 
Our work is fundamental to the health of the nation with an impact globally, so we require a world-class data function. If you have the skills and experience we're looking for, and you want to roll up your sleeves and help fund life-saving research, then we want to hear from you.

Interview process 

The interview process will be held virtually over MS Teams, with first stage interviews being held week commencing 3/2/25.

Joshua supports community-driven sustainable development projects to assist vulnerable children and their families in rural Malawi.  We are seeking a self-motivated, experienced individual to oversee and manage our current fundraising streams and develop new ones.  This is a varied role working across Trusts and Foundations to Community Fundraising.

The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible, able to work independently and be able to respond to changing priorities. You will be expected to meet fundraising targets set by the UK Trustees.

 This is a home-based role on a self-employed basis. Ability to work flexible hours to suit, as long as application/reporting deadlines are met.

Key Responsibilities

 Developing detailed funding applications and providing regular reporting to our current donors/grants/trusts and foundations
 Major and Individual donor – fundraising and relationship building
 Assisting with event planning
 Liaison with community groups (churches/schools/member organisations)
 Supporting individual fundraisers
 Social media – including running online fundraising appeals, updating website, blog, Facebook, Instagram and X
 Working with our in-country team in Malawi to develop project proposals, including budgets working with variable exchange rates

Other areas of responsibility
 Community fundraising and liaison – particularly with schools and churches
 Maintaining the charity’s database
 Liaising and reporting to the UK Trustees
 Liaising with the team in Malawi 

Internews is an international non-profit organisation whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard.

Internews provides communities the resources to produce local news and information with integrity and independence. With global expertise and reach, Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information.

Internews programmes create platforms for dialogue and enable informed debate, which bring about social and economic progress. Internews’ commitment to research and evaluation creates effective and sustainable programs, even in the most challenging environments.

Internews operates internationally, with administrative centres in California, Washington DC, and London, as well as regional hubs in Bangkok and Nairobi. Formed in 1982, Internews has worked in more than 100 countries, and currently has offices in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and North America.

About the role

The P&C Administrative Assistant will be based in our London office (two days a week), sharing time between general HR administrative and general office support duties. The role will support the People & Culture function on general HR and administrative tasks. 

Roles and Responsibilities

Human Resources

·Monitoring shared P&C inbox, addressing enquires in a timely manner.

·Collecting and maintaining various HR trackers and databases.

·Providing administrative support for the recruitment process, posting job adverts, contacting candidates, scheduling job interviews and collecting recruitment related documentation.

·Assisting in the new joiner induction and on-boarding processes.

·Updating and maintaining staff records.

·Ensuring data is stored in line with principles of GDPR.

·Completing pre-employment checks, including reference, right to work, and vetting checks.

·Supporting the probationary process for new joiners (including scheduling meeting, distributing relevant documentation and collecting completed forms and feedback.

·Performs other related duties as assigned

General Administration:

·As part of onboarding, facilitate the induction process for new joiners in the London office, including:

·Issuing access passes

·Coordinating with the TSS team on new joiner equipment

·Facilitate the DSE assessment process

·Act as a Health & Safety Officer and Fire Safety Officer for the London Office.

·Any other duties of an administrative nature

Person Specification

Essential

·Degree or equivalent work experience

·Excellent verbal and written communication skills

·Knowledge of basic principles of GDPR

·Methodical, accurate and organized with a keen eye for detail

·Proven ability to successfully communicate and mediate with both management and staff

·Good understanding of Microsoft Windows including MS Word, Excel and Outlook

·Good communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable

·Experience of using Microsoft Applications

·Experience of using Human Resources Information Systems

·Experience of working in an International NGO

·Proficiency in additional language would be advantageous

·Proven ability to successfully operate in multi-cultural environments

Recruitment Timeline:

Closing date for applications: Friday, 31 January 2025

Candidates must submit a CV highlighting relevant experience. The successful candidate will also be asked to provide three professional referees, one of whom must be from their most recent employer.

The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, all the tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the job holder a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of his/her position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.

This position will be located in the United Kingdom and therefore a successful applicant must obtain the Right to Work in the UK in order to commence their employment

Barnet Mencap has been helping people with learning disabilities and/or autistic adults in the London Borough of Barnet for over 50 years. We provide supported accommodation, leisure and learning activities, information, advice, and guidance, and so much more. All while being committed to equal opportunities and the safeguarding of children and adults.

We know job satisfaction, flexibility, work/life balance, and a great team are incredibly important. So, at Barnet Mencap, in addition to offering 30 days of annual leave per year (including Bank Holidays), we have a TOIL system to allow flexible working. There will need to be some face-to-face work, but there will also be opportunities to work from home and/or have different working patterns as agreed by your manager. Travel expenses can be claimed, at the agreed rate, for journeys that are necessary in the course of your work; and claims for additional expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with our expenses policy. We also have auto-enrolment into a pension scheme with employer contributions in place, and all staff qualify for schemes like the Blue Light card.

We are looking for a focused individual to join our caring, passionate, and diverse team in supporting adults with moderate learning disabilities and autistic adults to live independently in housing situations of their choice. This role gives challenge and satisfaction and will suit someone that has:

• Experience of working with adults with learning disabilities and autistic adults in a community setting
• A good team member
• Understanding of the issues faced by people with learning disabilities and autistic people living independently and the skills to meet their practical, social and emotional needs
• A ‘Person Centred Planning’ ethos
• Excellent communication skills
• Good record keeping skills

The successful candidate will be required to complete an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with Section 115 of The Police Act 1997.

Location: Head Office
Salary: £37,432
Hours: 35
Department: Development
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

We also offer:

- 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption scheme
- Benefits platform with discounts on retail, dining and days out
- Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles and nursery/childcare
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Scheme to support you inside and outside of work

Location: 2 days per week at Head Office (Victoria) or our central visitor centres, remaining from home

Flexible working: Typical working hours of 9am – 5pm. Flexible working requests are available from day one. We would also consider applications from part time applicants working 4 days per week or compressed hours.

Role & Responsibilities

London Wildlife Trust (LWT) is the only charity dedicated solely to protecting the capital's wildlife and wild spaces. Over 41% of our wildlife species have declined since the early 1970s, and 15% of our species like skylark and linnet are threatened with extinction from much of London. Our fundraising team are pivotal to our success, raising crucial funds to build on our success of recovering London’s nature. You’ll be instrumental in growing our grant income through research, strategic planning, and building strong relationships with funders.

Research & Strategy: research potential new funders, stay updated on fundraising trends and developments in the conservation sector, and collaborate with the Head of Fundraising to develop and maintain a dynamic fundraising pipeline.

Proposals and reporting: build strong relationships with internal teams and external stakeholders, create compelling cases for support and gather impactful case studies, lead on the submission of high-quality grant applications

Stewardship: build and develop relationships with funders to foster long term support, act as the primary contact with the Landfill Communities Fund regulator (ENTRUST), ensuring compliance with regulations, and maintain an up-to-date internal database

Our ideal Senior Grants Officer

- Experience writing and submitting successful funding applications
- Excellent desk-based research skills with an eye for detail, and the ability to clearly record and share researched information.
- Experience of creating accurate, high quality and tailored funding applications and reports.
- Experience of developing and maintaining strong positive relationships with external partners/funders.

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: 31st January at 9am

Interviews: Are scheduled to take place on 6th and 7th February and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates including the choice to meet online or in-person.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you!

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities. Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion here on our website. We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding on our website.

London Wildlife Trust (LWT) is the only charity dedicated solely to protecting the capital's wildlife and wild spaces. Over 41% of our wildlife species have declined since the early 1970s, and 15% of our species like skylark and linnet are threatened with extinction from much of London. Our fundraising team are pivotal to our success, raising crucial funds to build on our success of recovering London’s nature. You’ll be instrumental in growing our grant income through research, strategic planning, and building strong relationships with funders.

Benefits: Discount Club, Salary Sacrifice schemes, Pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Supportive and Inclusive Policies

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Are you passionate about helping people move from homelessness into secure, stable housing? Join our team as a Housing Navigator and play a key role in supporting individuals to transition into private rented housing or other accommodation solutions. This is an exciting and evolving role within our organization, offering a unique opportunity to shape the way we support clients in finding lasting housing solutions. 

The Housing Navigator role centres around building strong connections. This means developing and maintaining relationships with landlords, estate agents, and housing providers to secure suitable private rented housing options for clients and coordinating housing solutions with multiple agencies. You will assist clients in accessing benefits and entitlements to support them into housing and advocate on behalf of clients with external services and organizations to ensure their housing and support needs are met. 

The ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate strong relationship-building skills, quickly establishing rapport with clients and stakeholders. They will be able to show a proactive and assertive approach to problem-solving and advocacy. Having knowledge of housing legislation and an understanding of the causes and impacts of homelessness (gained through paid, unpaid, or lived experience) would be a plus  while being comfortable working both independently and collaboratively as part of a team is essential.

The PRS Housing Navigator will be based at our Deptford Broadway hub though some travel will be required, mostly within the borough of Lewisham. Standard hours are 9-5, Monday to Friday with flexibility that will work both ways. Whether working alone or in with the team, they will enable and empower clients to succeed in getting settled accommodation.

In return we can offer the opportunity to work with a fantastic, inclusive, empowering and respectful team, making a difference to people’s lives.

The 999 Club is a dynamic local charity in Deptford working to end homelessness, one person at a time. If you share our desire to encourage people to take personal responsibility for making positive changes in their lives and you want to be part of a service providing opportunities, developing talents and helping to build confidence and self-esteem then come and work with us. This role is being advertised as the result of an internal secondment.

INTERVIEW DATES 30 + 31 JANUARY 2025