Jobs in Byfleet

The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that builds the capacity of developing countries to evaluate solar radiation management (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. 

The Operations Officer role offers a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to advance while helping scale-up the organisation’s operations. They will get to work with some the world’s leading SRM experts both inside and outside of Degrees and play a central role in building an initiative that is changing the field of SRM. 

Joining a growing team, the Operations Officer will work closely with the Chief Operations Officer (COO) and the Executive Support Manager to support and improve the finance and operations of the charity. This role will be suitable for an operations generalist as it will involve a variety of projects and tasks spanning finance, HR, IT, operations and governance, including administrative support to help the rest of the team deliver its work. We are looking for someone dynamic, with a keen desire to help the COO improve and streamline processes across the organisation as it grows. Specific responsibilities will include, but are not limited to: 

• Working on a variety of operational projects such as ensuring compliance with GDPR regulations and improving our cyber security; 

• Organising and improving operational procedures, with an eye to using new software solutions where suitable; 

• Supporting financial administration by liaising with the external finance provider; 

• Managing payments, payroll, expenses, and processing supplier invoices and credit card reconciliations; 

• Assisting in the completion of the charity’s annual report, and other management and donor reporting;

• Supporting the day-to-day human resources and recruitment process for new roles; 

• Helping improve our hiring processes and HR recording keeping; 

• Managing the induction processes for new joiners including oversight of employee contracts and offer letters; 

• Maintaining the staff handbook and relevant HR processes and procedures; 

• Being the contact point with the charity’s outsourced IT provider; 

• Conducting routine administrative and documentation duties such as managing charity correspondence; 

• Maintaining systems for the retention, protection, retrieval, transfer and disposal of documents and records; 

• Managing the charity’s email inboxes, answering/forwarding/filing/deleting as applicable; 

• Maintaining regulatory filings and other compliance matters with HMRC, Companies House, the Charity Commission, etc.; 

• Liaising with the Board for administrative purposes, supporting the Executive Support Manager where appropriate; 

• Liaising with insurance providers to maintain adequate business insurance;

• Arranging travel for staff and other participants as required, including reimbursements; 

• Providing other administrative support, as necessary, to support staff. 

Summary

• Enable delivery of a portfolio of improvement and change initiatives across the Housing team, ensuring change is monitored, managed, and supported effectively, working across teams, senior leaders, and people managers to support delivery from definition to implementation.
• Develop robust and deliverable project plans.
• Support the adoption of change management processes to ensure that all proposed projects and initiatives are fully defined, resourced, and delivered.
• Coach and mentor the team in effective delivery of change.

• Relevant training and qualifications e.g. in programme or portfolio management.
• Experience of supporting and delivering change and business improvement initiatives in complex organisational environments, and in aligning projects to organisational strategy.
• Experience of managing project/portfolio delivery and change implementation.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills,
• Excellent stakeholder management skills, including inspiring a team to work towards common goals.

• A salary of £34,099.80 (FTE £56,833) plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of your salary.

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus eight bank holidays and three additional days (pro-rated if working part-time).
• We welcome all flexible working arrangement requests. This is looked at in a case-by-case scenario and if this fits within the department's needs. We try to be as flexible as we can in your work pattern to support you with other commitments, and to give a good work-life balance.
• We offer many services and initiatives under our Family Friendly Programme, some of these include enhanced Maternity Leave initiative, Adoption leave, Paternity Leave, & Shared Parental Leave. Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships.
• Automatic enrolment and access to Medicash (one of the UK's leading health cash plan providers), providing you with many services including reimbursements of routine dental treatment, optical, specialist consultations, and therapy treatments. Unlimited access to virtual GP & Private prescription service and health & Stress related helplines.
• Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme 
• Access to the Department of Education Restaurant and Westminster Abby with a plus-one guest.
• Apply for eligibility for an Eyecare voucher.
• Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies.

• Strive for Excellence
• Show Compassion
• Respect others
• Collaborate
• Act with Integrity

LOCATION - Remote 

Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding role in 2024? Apply for the HR Manager role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.

About Emmaus

Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.

About the role

The principal responsibility will be to support our ambition to become a best practice national body and an employer of choice, responsible for the day-to-day management of the HR function within Emmaus UK, as well as the development of our approach to in-house learning and delivery of our new People & EDI Strategy.

The role will be responsible for all aspects of Human Resources at Emmaus UK, overseeing the whole employee lifecycle, from recruitment and induction processes to offboarding and exit interviews.

The postholder will oversee HR processes, reviewing their effectiveness and identifying and embedding improvements to improve the employee experience.

Working with the Director of Resources, the role will be central to the delivery of the strategic objectives with an HR focus, while taking responsibility for the operational HR function to ensure a positive and supportive working environment for the staff team.

Who are we looking for?

The newly created role of HR Manager will sit within the Resources directorate, to support the delivery of key charity and federation-wide objectives, as part of our mission to empower people affected by homelessness and poverty to change their lives for the better while using our voice to achieve social change.

What we offer

· £46,297 (pro rata)

· Working hours: 3 days per week, Monday to Friday

· Contract: Permanent

· Pension: Stakeholder pension with employer contribution

· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave

· Training & development: Ongoing training and development

· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year

· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available

· Wellbeing: Weekly wellbeing hour to promote personal wellbeing

· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role

· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary

To apply

To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by Sunday 08 December 2024.

Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.

Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams week commencing Monday 16 December 2024.

If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.

Equal Opportunities

Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.

To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.

We are currently looking for an Finance Manager and Core Teams BP to work with our busy and growing Finance team.
Financial operations and data integrity

• Manage the day-to-day transactional processing and reporting activities of the finance function, including:
• Purchase ledger/accounts payable
• Gift processing
• Charitable spending (grants/contracts/special funds)
• Payments and receipts
• Regular accrual and prepayments

Benefits

• Up to 12% employer pension contributions
• £1000 annual personal development budget
• Annual health and wellbeing personal allowance of £200
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, and parental leave pay accessible without length of service requirements.
• Health and wellbeing programme that offers optional free yearly health check-ups.
• Support for healthy eating via fruit bowls and onsite lunch facilities. 
• Agile working, flexible hours, and supportive IT kit. 
• Shower facilities and bike lock area. 
• Generous annual leave (27 days + bank holidays)
• Subsidies for glasses
• Employee Assistance Programme

At Guy’s & St Thomas’ Foundation, we are dedicated to diversity, equity, and inclusion in every aspect of our work. Cultivating a highly skilled and diverse workforce is pivotal to fulfilling our mission. We strongly encourage candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply.

• Bank and other account reconciliations
• Corporate credit cards (including card scheme administration) and other staff expenses
• Non-outsourced elements of the payroll process
• Ensure that all transactions are processed accurately and in accordance with agreed processes and timescales.
• Ensure that all transactions are correctly coded in the system, and that any errors are identified and corrected in a timely manner.
• Ensure that agreed controls are applied to the processing of payments and receipts, that payments are made correctly and in accordance with agreed timescales, and that receipts are banked promptly.
• Ensure that VAT is correctly coded in the system and support with the production of VAT returns.
• Have a thorough understanding of the management, maintenance, flow and reconciliation of financial data across multiple systems.
• Ensure the accuracy and integrity of financial data in the finance systems.

2. Line management

• Effectively line manage the six staff within the Financial Operations sub-team:
• Management Accountant
• Senior Finance Assistant
• 2 x Finance Assistants
• 2 x Gift Processors (activity managed by the Management Accountant)
• Identify clear goals, objectives, and responsibilities for individual team members.
• Ensure that there are effective development plans in place, that regular appraisals are carried out, and any capability and conduct issues are managed effectively.
• Provide coaching and other support to individual team members as required and encourage their professional and personal development.

3. Reporting and insight

• Monitor expenditure against budget, investigate and explain variances, and produce monthly budget holder reports.
• Support budget holders in understanding and monitoring their expenditure.

4. Collaboration

•  Provide support to the Financial Planning and Analysis sub-team by the provision of transactional data/information as required.
• Collaborate effectively within the Finance team to enhance performance and ensure alignment with organisational objectives.
• Work with internal/external auditors and other stakeholders are required. 

5. Business partnering

• Provision of business partnering support to the Foundation’s core teams (People & Culture, Corporate Communications, and Operations):
• Build, maintain and develop effective relationships with members of the core teams and work closely with them to improve mutual knowledge and financial understanding.
• Develop the business partner role into one that is able to deliver effective financial performance information, support operational decision making, and support the development of a culture of value-for-money within the core teams.
• Work with the Head of Finance/Finance Director where strategic decision support and forward-looking insight/analysis is required.

Knowledge and qualifications 

• Qualified or part-qualified accountant (e.g., ACCA, ACA, CIMA or equivalent) or qualified accounting technician (e.g. AAT).
• Understanding of the accounting framework and financial challenges for the charity sector.
• Commercial awareness.

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of managing multiple staff in a busy, transaction focussed team.
• Solid experience of purchase ledger, payment processes and bank reconciliations.
• Demonstrable experience of producing management information.
• Established track record of cultivating successful business relationships and partnerships.
• Some experience within the commercial sector is desirable.

Skills and abilities 

• Highly numerate with advanced Excel skills (essential, will be tested).  
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills (essential). 
• Advanced user of Access Financials, Access Analytics and Access Office Integration (desirable).

Personal attributes
• Self-starter, able to work under own initiative and organise own time to meet deadlines.
• Proactive in building and maintaining robust business relationships.
• Deadline-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills.
• Commitment to maintaining confidentiality and integrity in financial matters.
• Flexible, able to work with and contribute to the team.  
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
 

We are Career Ready 

We are a UK-wide social mobility charity that believes that every young person deserves the opportunity to enjoy a rewarding future.

We were founded in 2002 by leading business figures with a mission: to boost social mobility by empowering young people and giving their talents a platform to flourish. Since then, we’ve grown across the UK to support young people in areas of need.

Our programme gives young people the key skills, confidence, and experiences they need to kickstart their futures. In partnership with our network we deliver a targeted programme providing young people aged 15-18 with a paid internship and mentor, workplace visits, and skills masterclasses.

​ Our values 

Our people are committed and passionate about changing the lives of young people. Our organisational values underpin how we work and are at the core of everything we do.:

• Trust

• Bravery

• Collaboration

• Empowerment

• Inclusion

We have 45 colleagues across the UK, and strong collaboration across a remote working environment is critical to our success. We champion flexibility and wellbeing, and strive to be a positive place work, both in terms of our mission and our culture.

About the role 

Role purpose 

The main purpose of the programmes team is to grow, develop and deliver all aspects of the day-to-day relationship management of: 

• Schools and colleges running the Career Ready programme

• Local employer supporters, corporate partners supporters, other key local stakeholders and networks 

Each Regional Manager is responsible for a local patch of schools and colleges and a portfolio of employer partnerships. Regional Managers are also responsible for building and maintaining a local network of employer supporters and seeking opportunities for new employer support. 

This role will work with partners across the Greater Manchester region.  The schools and colleges the Regional Manager will support are currently Oldham College, Pendleton 6th Form College, Salford City College and Eccles 6th Form College. 

There will be opportunities to be creative, as well as being autonomous in how you run and develop the programme with the Career Ready schools and colleges in your area.

As you will be regularly required to attend different locations in the Greater Manchester area in order to deliver your role, we ask that candidates live within a 25-mile radius or approximately 30-minute travel time of one of the centres (Schools and Colleges) they will be working with. 

For full details of the role, please refer to the candidate recruitment pack.

Salary and Benefits 

Salary: £34,500 - £37,000 FTE, Pro Rata for part time hours. 

This role can be offered on 28 to 35 hours per week, permanent, remote with regular travel across Greater Manchester. 

You will be rewarded with the following benefits: 

• 6% contribution to personal pension plan, subject to 3% employee contribution 

• Annual leave: 25 days per annum plus bank/public holidays (pro-rata for part time). The charity is also closed between Christmas and New Year and there are an additional 2 days of leave available in August. Career Ready also allows flexible use of 7 Bank & Public Holidays 

• Interest-free season ticket or bicycle purchase loans (or Cycle To Work Scheme). 

• Access to both our Reward Gateway Portal and an Employee Assistance Programme 

• Flexible working

We regret that Career Ready is unable to offer visa sponsorship and candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. 

Timetable 

We are hoping to make an appointment before Christmas to find a candidate that can start with us in February.

Therefore, we hope to interview candidates on Tuesday 17th December via Teams, however where this is not possible or we extend our applications window, we may host some further interviews into the New Year.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible because of this. 

Are you looking for an opportunity to develop your skills and make a difference in helping to end homelessness and rebuild lives?

The St Mungo’s Pan London Rough Sleeping Teams provide a rapid response service, intervening to ensure no one needs to sleep rough. We are currently looking for a Case Coordinator to join our Somewhere Safe to Stay (SSTS) team in West London. The SSTS team aim is to provide a preventative service to support people in avoiding rough sleeping, or to get off the streets quickly and into suitable alternative accommodation.

In the role of Case Coordinator, you will:

• Play a central role in coordinating the day to day case work of the team to ensure high quality personalised casework. You will
• Work in partnership with local authorities, accommodation services, statutory and voluntary agencies to ensure that clients move on from the service into the appropriate accommodation with the correct support in place.
• Provide line management, support and supervision to Assessment and Reconnection Workers.

In this non-shift role, you will work on site in Cromwell Road, West London within normal office hours Monday – Friday. However, on occasion you may be asked to work flexibly in order to support the team or a particular client on an evening or weekend. You may also be required to work across our triage hub, and other emergency hotel locations as required.

About you

We are looking for inspirational, committed individuals who have a genuine interest in supporting people to rebuild their lives. We encourage you to apply if you can demonstrate:

• Your experience of communicating, liaising and negotiating with internal and external stakeholders.
• Your experience of client case management and the ability to provide reconnection advice to clients experiencing homelessness.
• The ability to manage complex behaviours and motivate staff and clients to achieve outcomes with a creative and person centred approach.
• Good organisation and prioritisation skills with the resilience to achieve and meet agreed outcomes.

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.

Closing date: 10 am on 10 December 2024

Interview and assessments on: 18-19 December 2024

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

Executive Assistant
Ealing Mencap
Ealing/Hybrid with minimum of 2 days a week in the office (UB6 8TJ)
Permanent
Salary: £27,945 - £31,452 p/a depending on experience, increasing by 3% p/a following successful completion of probation, pro-rata for part time
Full time (35 hours per week), open to part time options (such as 28 or 30 hours per week), with flexible working
Excellent benefits including 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays and Christmas closure, flexible and hybrid working policy, comprehensive learning and development package, career progression opportunities, pension, Employee Assistance Programme

Do you have experience working in an Executive Administration role? If you would like to work in a role where you can support and enable a dynamic and successful charity to continue to go from strength to strength, we would love to hear from you!

Charity People are delighted to be working with Ealing Mencap to find a new Executive Assistant, a brilliant new role which will transform the way the CEO works and help shape an exciting era for their incredible work.

This role will provide comprehensive support to the CEO, Board, and HR functions, ensuring effective administration, governance and efficient HR processes to support the work of Ealing Mencap.

Ealing Mencap give people with learning disabilities and additional needs the opportunity to achieve their full potential and live as independently as possible. They form part of the Mencap group of charities, raise their own funds and operate entirely independently of the national organisation. Their work includes offering services, giving advice, influence change, work in partnership and provide expertise.

The Executive Assistant role marks a pivotal moment in the history of Ealing Mencap, since their formation in 1965. It will suit someone looking to make a tangible impact, that wants to be close to the cause, ultimately creating a better future for every person with learning disabilities and additional needs.

Key responsibilities

* CEO Support: Manage the CEO's schedule, meeting preparations, follow-ups, and key stakeholder relationships to maximise their time and organisational impact.
* Governance and Board Support: Coordinate Board and Finance Subcommittee meetings, ensure timely preparation and distribution of agendas and papers, maintain accurate records, and act as a key liaison for Trustees.
* HR Administration: Support recruitment, onboarding, training, and HR processes, including maintaining records, supporting staff evaluations, and coordinating policy updates.
* Operational Flexibility: Adapt focus between CEO, Board, and HR support as needed, ensuring seamless execution of priorities during peak periods or special projects.

The successful candidate will have at least two years' experience in an Executive Admin role and be able to demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and exceptional organisational abilities. You will be able to prioritise workloads and meet deadlines. You will be able to maintain confidentiality at all times. You will have proficient IT skills (Word, Excel, database and reporting systems), along with solid literacy and numeracy skills. You will be a dependable, strong team player also capable of working autonomously. High levels of flexibility and adaptability are key attributes for success in this role.

The role is full time, but open to part time and flexible working options. The successful post holder will need to be in the office at least twice a week with the rest of the week at home. This is a warm, ambitious and growing charity, with a positive work culture and dedicated staff and trustee team.

How to apply

The application process is CV and Supporting Statement. If you would like to apply for this role or for an informal confidential, please email your CV to Jen D'Souza at Charity People for the pack and full details on how the application process.

The deadline is 9am on Wednesday 11 December with interviews scheduled for Wednesday 18 and Thursday 19 December in person in Ealing.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability, and potential. Please inform Jen if you require any assistance or adjustment to help ensure the application process works for you.

At Charity People, we match charity 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 do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

This role is based in the UK on a remote homeworking contract or based in our London office. If the role is based in the London office, you will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.

This role can be offered as an FTC or a secondment opportunity.

For internal applicants - If you are applying to this vacancy as a secondment, please ensure you have your line manager's support prior to applying. You must have at least 6 months service in their current role before being considered or applying for a secondment opportunity.

Please note that you may be required to complete your contractual notice period before moving into the secondment role, unless your line manager is able to release you early.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

Are you passionate about making a real difference in how people thrive at work?

We are looking for an experienced People Business Partner to join our team and help us shape the future of our workplace culture.

As People Business Partner, your role will involve working closely with leaders across the organisation providing strategic advice and helping them think through how to manage their people ensuring that their strategic objectives are met. This role will also involve building trusted relationships and helping navigate the challenges and opportunities that come with managing teams and the wellbeing of people.

About you

You're an experienced and people-focused professional who thrives on building relationships and driving meaningful change. With a strong background in HR or people strategy, you understand how to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery, ensuring both people and organisational goals are met.

You will bring a deep understanding of key people practices, confident working with data to inform decisions and comfortable navigating complex challenges with a calm, solutions-focused approach.

If you enjoy rolling up your sleeves, solving problems and influencing positive change, we would love to hear from you!

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance.

Finance Officer

This role is based in the UK based in our London office. You will be required to attend the office for a minimum of 2 days per week with the option to work remotely for the remaining 3 days.

About us

Christian Aid exists to create a world where everyone can live a full life, free from poverty. We are a global movement of people, churches and local organisations who passionately champion dignity, equality and justice worldwide. We are the changemakers, the peacemakers, the mighty of heart.

We're committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and recognise the value this brings in forming strong, creative and high performing teams. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, and from those with experience from outside of the voluntary sector. And no, you don't have to be Christian to work here - we encourage people of all faiths and none to apply. We just ask that everyone lives out our values of dignity, equality, justice and love. We value a good work-life balance, so we're open to part-time and flexible working. We also offer hybrid working for our office-based colleagues and the option of being a homeworker for most of our roles too.

Learn about our vision, mission and values

About the role

Christian Aid's Campaign and UK Advocacy division exists to support Christian Aid's mission by making change happen through influencing people in power; engaging, inspiring and equipping people to make their voice heard; and working with allies and champions in the church, Parliament and beyond.

This role exists to influence members of the UK Parliament and other political targets to help advance our policy, advocacy and campaigning on climate and economic justice, and crisis contexts - currently with a particular focus on Gaza and the wider Occupied Palestinian Territory. In a fast moving and rapidly changing political environment, the role is responsible for identifying the most important people for influencing the UK Government; engaging MPs to speak up on our issues; monitoring parliamentary activity; building relationships with champions inside and outside of Westminster; scanning the political horizon to support the Chief of UK Advocacy and Policy and others in the organisation; and organising events to raise Christian Aid's profile in the political arena.

About you

You will have an excellent knowledge of the UK Government and Parliament, how policy change happens in the UK and how to develop effective advocacy strategies to achieve change. You will have experience of working in advocacy, public affairs or communications in a public policy role, engaging key external stakeholders and effectively representing an organisation's opinion and complex issues to a range of audiences. You will need a good understanding of the political environment, particularly current debates in international development and climate. You will be experienced in working with other organisations, networks and coalitions to advance advocacy. The successful candidate will need to be able to demonstrate the required experience to successfully deliver on a demanding set of priorities. This role is fixed term for 12 months

Further information

At Christian Aid we strive to be an inclusive and diverse employer and recognise the value that this brings in helping to build strong, creative and high performing teams.

We are actively encouraging racialised minorities, LGBTQ+, people with disabilities, returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people with caring responsibilities, people from low socioeconomic backgrounds, women, and older workers to apply. This is because these groups are under-represented within our teams, especially at senior level, and we recognise and value the contributions members of these groups make to strong, creative and high performing teams.

We have a strong Christian ethos and we encourage applications from all faiths and none (with the exception of Director positions where there is a genuine occupational requirement to be a practicing Christian - Exempted under the Equality Act 2010).

All successful candidates will require a DBS/police check appropriate to the role and location and a Counter Terrorism Sanction check as part of your clearance for commencing your role with us. We also participate in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. In line with this Scheme, we will request information as part of the referencing process from job applicants' previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

This role requires applicants to have the right to live and work in the country where this position is based and undertake the role that you have been offered. If you are successful and we make you an offer for the role, we will be required to conduct a right to work check on your immigration status in the UK. We will contact you regarding the documentation you will need to provide to evidence this.

You can expect a wide range of rewards and benefits, including a generous holiday allowance, a season ticket loan, and flexibility that will ensure you enjoy a good work/life balance

About The Role
Closing date: 11th December
Interviews: 19th December
Contract: This is a permanent, part-time position offering 28 hours per week across 4 days, with a prorated salary.
Location: This position is home-based, located in the South West of England region, with requirements for frequent travel. Candidates must live in this geographic area as an essential requirement of the role.
Application Process: If you’re excited by the opportunity to help shape the future of Alzheimer’s Society, we would love to hear how your skills and experience are a good match for us.  To apply, please send a supporting statement that tells us what appeals to you about the role and why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.
Are you looking for a role where your media and communications skills can help to make a positive difference?
Do you want to inspire and help people through powerful storytelling across regional media, amplifying the voices and experiences of people living with dementia to bring about change? If yes, we’d love to tell you more!
Alzheimer’s Society is seeking an experienced, proactive, and determined individual with a background in PR (in-house or agency) or journalism, who has a strong news sense and proven track record.
With an excellent understanding of regional media and living within South-West England as a requirement of this role, you will join a friendly and busy team working remotely, who support each other to overcome any challenges, achieve results and celebrate success.
This is a vital and rewarding role that offers you opportunities to be creative, lead the design and delivery of campaigns and be recognised as a trusted expert in regional PR.
Alzheimer's Society was named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction.  This is a wonderful achievement and we're incredibly proud, as this is a fantastic testament to all the people who make up Alzheimer’s Society.
About you

- You will be providing a platform for people affected by dementia to be heard – through engaging media campaigns, sourcing interviews and working with journalists on stories that really matter.
- You will be making a real difference by raising awareness. Whether it’s boosting fundraising totals signing up for events or supporting someone to share their experience so other people living with dementia know they are not alone, and that help is available.
- You have the opportunity and time to develop ideas when leading key projects and campaigns throughout the year, working in collaboration with other teams across the organisation.
- Enhance your skills in multimedia by creating your videos and photos with the equipment provided to build packages of engaging content for regional media.
- Use your expert knowledge and skills to advise on media relations and reputation management and help train and develop spokespeople.
- You will work on varied and interesting campaigns including fundraising, research and influencing dementia support services – enhancing your knowledge and expertise.

About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.

There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.

At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
 
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.

Our Values

We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.

Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.

Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Equal Opportunities

We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.

We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.

Windsor Homeless Project – Night Shelter

Use your skills and experience to make a difference to the most vulnerable

About us:

We are Alma Beacon (the operating name for Windsor Christian Action Charity no. 11543080), a forward-thinking charity empowering disadvantaged and vulnerable people in the Windsor area to achieve better goals and outcomes. Three Projects sit within our Charity one of which is the Windsor Homeless Project. Our Charity’s purpose is to make an impact that matters for our “clients” who are often the most vulnerable people in society. People are at the heart of what we do.

With Alma Beacon, our new centre, opening in January 2024 and receiving planning permission in June 2024, we plan to reopen the Night Shelter for 10 weeks starting in early January, with opening times from 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. 

To manage the night shelter, we are looking to hire four Shift Leaders who will work with the Trustees, our volunteers, and the Windsor Homeless Shift Leaders to ensure the smooth running of the shelter for our guests.

We propose to operate the Shift Leaders on a shift pattern 4 shifts one week 3 shifts the next week. With two shifts per night, 5.45 pm – 12.15 pm and 12.00 pm – 8.00 this allows for a handover,

Final shift patterns will be agreed upon with the Shift Leaders when hired

Responsibilities

• Work with your other Shift Leaders to manage the volunteers' rota for the following nights. If required contact volunteers to fill the gaps un the rota
• Open Alma Beacon
• Prepare the venue for the arrival of our guests with help from our volunteers
• In the morning ensure the venue is tidied and the beds are folded up and stored safely
• Highlight any bedding that needs to be washed
• Overseeing the provision of hot evening meals and simple breakfasts in conjunction with the volunteers
• Lock-up Alma Beacon
• If bedding or guest clothes require washing using the washing machines/dryers within Alma Beacon
• A daily handover email to the Windsor Homeless Project Manager highlighting any issues or concerns with the guests, maintenance issues, and any additional supply requirements.

 

The requirements

• Experience in working with vulnerable people who have challenges such as homelessness, addiction, mental health
• Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
• Creative and calm approach to problem-solving
• Ability to be flexible and supportive in a challenging environment

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Regional Partnership Lead in the SouthEast of England to join a well respected national health charity. You will be responsible for growing local corporate income by identifying and securing new relationships and partnerships across a wide range of sectors.

This is a homebased role with the requirement for regular travel within the regional area, with the option to work flexibly between home and the Surrey or London office.

The Charity
A well loved and passionate charity providing dedicated support for health and end of life care. They are a warm, inclusive team with a collaborative working culture and incredibly flexible working options. Benefits include a Personal Pension Scheme, Loan schemes for bikes; computers and satellite navigation system and Employee Assistance Programme.

The Role
Develop bespoke, creative and robust cultivation and stewardship plans to engage top prospects.

Undertake prospect research to identify suitable target companies and brands and key contacts within those companies.

Lead on writing compelling, creative, tailored, commercially focused and winning proposals and pitches.

Support community fundraising colleagues in your region with their corporate approaches and stewardship as appropriate (This post should be 75% focused on your own income targets and 25% supporting colleagues).

The Candidate
Experience of writing proposals, delivering pitches and winning corporate partnerships with up to and over 100k value.

Experience of developing and managing sales pipelines.

Experience of identifying, prospecting and securing new corporate leads.

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, 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.

About The Connection at St Martin’s

We believe that no one should have to sleep rough on London’s streets, and that everyone should get the support they need to find a place to call home. We get to know every person we work with, understanding what they need to recover, helping them build on their strengths, and supporting them to find their own way home. Help us make London a city where no one sleeps rough on our streets.

London’s diversity is its biggest asset and we strive to ensure our workforce reflects London’s diversity at all levels. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability.

We particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and welcome the opportunity to consider flexible working arrangements.

About the Role

The Connection at St. Martins is based in the heart of London, in the most concentrated area of rough sleeping in the UK.  We have an ambitious strategy to tackle rough sleeping in central London with those people who are most persistently on the streets. Building relationships of trust with clients is at the heart of our work.  To achieve this in practice, we have a fully trauma informed approach across the whole charity with psychologists embedded in our service delivery teams.

Alongside running our busy day centre at Adelaide Street by Trafalgar Square, we are developing our access to accommodation.  This includes a project to extend our scheme in Clapham with a new building during 2025.  The extension will provide 3 additional studio flats and activity spaces.  This is the first in a longer term goal to introduce more accommodation into our service portfolio so that we can house an additional 300 of our Adelaide Street clients by 2028.  We are also keen to develop our links into health, through partnerships with the NHS and other treatment services.  Finally, we would like to further improve our offer for women and for people with No Recourse to Public Funds. 

The Director of Services is a vital role for us and this is an incredibly exciting opportunity for someone who shares our passion for addressing rough sleeping.  The successful candidate will be ambitious and tenacious in developing high quality services and growing our support.  They must be able to build really strong relationships with clients, colleagues and stakeholders alongside bringing extensive experience from homelessness, mental health, addiction or the criminal justice sector. 

Our Director of Services will: 

• Ensure excellent service delivery which reflects our Theory of Change; 
• Deliver the charity’s Service Quality and Development strategy; 
• Take forward our emerging accommodation models and our links into health services; 
• Provide financial management and secure resources for service delivery; 
• Work with the Board and the Service Quality and Development Sub Committee, sharing progress against objectives and reporting results; 
• Provide leadership with the staff team, particularly in services, promoting our cultural traits and behaviours in everything we do. 

Full job description can be found on our website

Salary: £64,709
Closing Date: Thursday 5th December
Interview Date: Wednesday 11th December & Thursday 12th December. Second interview w/c 16th December

Our Benefits

· 30 days holiday plus bank holidays

· Generous training budget, plus an annual personal training budget

· Enhanced Sick Pay Policy

· Enhanced family friendly policies

· Day off for moving house

· Hybrid working (depending on role requirements)

· Pension – 5% Employer, 3% Employee

· Cycle to Work Scheme

· Season Ticket Loan

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Reward Gateway (access to discount vouchers and cashback at the UK’s favourite retailers)

We are a London Living Wage employer