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· Execute the commercial marketing plan as set out by Head of Income Generation, including email campaigns, creating copy, supporting with social media activity and planning events.
· Deliver the marketing campaigns that form the annual sales plan.
· Provide insight and expertise to support the commercial team in developing effective targeted campaigns to generate quality sales leads.
· Monitor, report and respond to results and learning so we are always maximising our impact by doing more of what works and less of what doesn’t.
· Review and recommend ad hoc marketing opportunities.
· Work closely with Communications Team to ensure alignment
The only UK charity dedicated to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of teachers and education staff in schools, colleges and universities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
St Marylebone Parish Church is pleased to be partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in our search for a Head of Finance & Operations to join our team on a permanent basis. St Marylebone Parish Church is a monumental Grade 1- listed building and a place of active and engaged Christian witness that has been creating, naming and shaping community for almost 1,000 years.
As Head of Finance and Operations you will lead the lay staff team and help establish and deliver a strong strategic vision for the parish church through providing strong leadership to the finance, administration and operations of the parish church day-to-day.
The Organisation:
Today’s parish church – the fourth to have served the parish – is not only home to a diverse worshipping congregation, but to a flourishing Centre for Psychotherapy and a long-established innovative NHS Primary Care Practice. In addition, there are two parish Academy schools, the Outstanding The St Marylebone CE School and the UK’s only Church Special School, The St Marylebone CE Bridge School.
The present Parish Church, erected between 1813 and 1817, is renowned for its world-class music and community engagement. Everyone is welcome here and the building is open 365 days a year. In 2024, St Marylebone Parish Church was named UK Church of the Year and the UK’s Best Church Open for Visitors by the National Churches’ Trust.
The key duties of this Head of Finance & Operations are as follows:
- Lead on the development and execution of financial strategy, financial planning, budgeting and cost control.
- Ensure that resources (money, people and property) are managed effectively and efficiently in support of the strategy, aims and objectives of the parish church.
- Manage the running of financial operations including the preparation of management accounts, cash flow forecasts, out-sourced payroll, tax returns, creditor payments and investments.
- Manage budgeting and planning processes, providing all appropriate financial data, and supporting budget-holding staff in all areas.
- Manage the preparation of statutory accounts and be the main contact with external auditors.
- Work with building and maintenance team to ensure that St. Marylebone’s parish church is well maintained, preserved and presented.
- Manage the administration associated with the PCC, monitoring actions and helping to prepare meeting agendas.
- Work with HR to lead the personnel function for all PCC employees.
- Support the Heritage, Events and Volunteer Manager in their efforts to bring in more and different visitors to the parish church.
- Work with the Building Manager to ensure that Health and Safety matters and security are managed effectively.
- Work closely with the Technology and Operations Manager to ensure that the IT, AV and other systems serving the parish church operate effectively.
- Work with the Community & Development Manager, to support fundraising activities.
The successful candidate will have:
- A full accountancy qualification, or equivalent qualification by experience.
- Previous experience within a Cathedral, Major Parish Church or elsewhere in the charity sector.
- Expert understanding and knowledge of SORP.
- Experience in budgeting and cost control, including provision of reports and analysis to an audience with different levels of financial literacy.
- Experience in managing and motivating teams.
- Confident financial leadership skills, capable of directing financial strategy and delivering highest quality financial management.
- Empathy and excitement for the parish church’s purpose, vision and priorities.
Candidates must live within a commutable distance from our offices in St Marylebone, although opportunities to work from home will be on offer for up to two days per week.
The deadline for applications is on Sunday 8th September, but applications will be under continuous review in advance of this date, so apply today to avoid missing out!
Join EveryYouth’s dynamic and ambitious team as we seek a passionate and driven Partnership Fundraiser to play a pivotal role in transforming the lives of young people across the country.
You will be at the forefront of our mission, working to raise funds for our vital programmes.
You will be an excellent relationship manager, able to take on, and develop exciting and lucrative partnerships. You should have experience of managing corporate partnerships, and understand how to provide excellent account management.
You will be highly organised and be able to take a leading role in developing EveryYouth's event portfolio. You will relish the opportunity to develop your skills and seek to capitalise on EveryYouth’s start-up mentality to innovate and execute new ideas.
We are looking for someone who is organised, with an incredible eye for detail, who will enjoy working with a highly collaborative team.
EveryYouth prides itself on ‘doing charity differently’ and you’ll be excited about the opportunity to join a new charity where your ideas can help shape the future of the organisation.
If you're looking for a role where your skills, passion, and dedication will come together to create a brighter future for young people, we encourage you to apply. Join us at EveryYouth and be a part of something truly extraordinary – together, we can help Every Youth reach their full potential.
Essential skills & knowledge
- Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
- Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to maintain accurate records.
- Pro-active and positive, with a creative approach to problem solving.
- Highly organised with the ability to manage conflicting demands of multiple stakeholders.
Preferred skills & knowledge
- Knowledge of issues facing young people experiencing homelessness.
Essential experience
- Excellent presentation skills.
- Experience producing high quality reports
Preferred experience
- Managing relationships with stakeholders including staff and/or volunteers across disparate organisations.
- Experience of financial records management and reporting.
- Experience of using Salesforce or other comparable CRM.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Support Worker Needed!
- Rate of Pay: £15.15ph PAYE, £19.79ph Umbrella
- Location: Richmond
- Nearest Train Station: Richmond Overground Station
- Timing: Monday-Friday 9-5
- Contract: 2-3 Months initially (Probably an extension after that)
Key Duties:
- Support clients in adhering to HDC/Bail conditions.
- Develop realistic, person-centred Support Plans.
- Provide weekly support to help residents achieve their goals.
- Assist residents with Housing Benefit applications to avoid rent arrears.
- Manage properties to maintain Decent Homes Standards.
- Complete referrals to specialist support agencies as needed.
Expectations:
- Ability to create person-centred support plans.
- Understanding of safeguarding.
- Experience working with vulnerable adults with complex needs.
- ENh DBS Required
Apply now to make a difference!
Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.
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MLC Partners is working with a small housing charity, to recruit a Part-Time (2 days per week) Head of Finance who joins during a period of rapid and progressive change. The organisation punch well above their weight with the impact they have on the communities they serve and have exciting plans to increase this impact over the 2020s.
Main responsibilities of the role include:
- Producing the annual accounts and supporting the Resources Director with day-to-day operational financial issues.
- Work with the SMT to understand their current service from finance and develop new ways of working to improve this.
- Delivery of monthly management account packs for the exec team, providing high level insight into the numbers.
- Lead, manage and develop a small transactional team, upskilling them to utilise the new systems and processes.
The successful candidate will:
- Either hold a recognised finance qualification or be significantly qualified by experience
- Have experience working within the charity or housing sectors
- Ideally have been a FM/FC/HoF within another small not-for-profit organisation, understanding the challenges that smaller organisations face.
As a 2 day per week role, this could well suit many demographics and a variety of life situations. My client is open minded to someone combining this position with another part-time role, or for the hours to be split over more days in the week.
Please don’t delay in applying as this role will likely move quickly and be filled before the official closing date. For more information, or to have an informal discussion about your job search, please contact Jamie at MLC Partners for more information.
Purpose of the post
Working within the Legal, Trust and Ethics team, the PPIE Manager will play a crucial role in advancing HDR UK’s mission to build trust and confidence in health data research among patients, public, practitioners, and other key stakeholders. Central to this mission is the active involvement of patients and the public in shaping our work and decision-making processes, ensuring that their voices are integral to our efforts.
The successful candidate will support HDR UK’s Public Advisory Board and coordinate their collaboration with different teams across the Institute. In addition, they will support other advisory groups essential to delivering our PPIE strategy. They will also be willing to support activities and events led by PPIE colleagues and feel comfortable leading multiple projects at a pace in a complex organisation and interested in trialling, developing, and delivering innovative approaches to PPIE.
Reporting to the Head of Public Involvement and Engagement, the PPIE Manager will be instrumental in building partnerships with patients, public communities, and practitioners. They will also support HDR UK’s key initiatives, including our newly established Brain Health partnership involving organisations such as the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), Dementia Platform UK (DPUK), and the Alzheimer’s Disease Data Initiative (ADDI).
This position is an exciting opportunity for someone dedicated to integrating public perspectives into all stages of our work, influencing our initiatives across the UK and beyond.
Main responsibilities
- Support the implementation of the 2024-2025 HDR UK PPIE strategy, including for the Brain Health initiative, working closely with PPIE colleagues and ensuring alignment with HDR UK strategic objectives.
- Encourage the involvement and engagement of relevant patients and the public in our initiatives, integrating their perspectives on value and PPIE approaches.
- Develop strategies for building the public voice into the initiative priorities, products, and services, adhering to UK Standards for Public Involvement and good practices set by the Public Engagement in Data Research Initiative (PEDRI).
- Ensure equality, diversity, and inclusion considerations in PPIE methods and communication channels.
- Build and maintain relationships with teams across HDR UK and with partner organisations, fostering collaboration and teamwork.
- Guide and support staff members in creating meaningful and innovative PPIE approaches including in the brain health field and liaise with colleagues across the Institute to increase visibility of PPIE activities through various channels (e.g., website updates, conferences, festivals, peer-reviewed journals, and other dissemination methods).
- Plan and oversee PPIE activities, such as focus groups, workshops, webinar, public events, and surveys.
- Create and monitor systems to evaluate and demonstrate the impact of PPIE efforts.
- Assist the Brain Health team in identifying and pursuing new collaborative opportunities that enhance the PPIE aspect of this initiative.
- Report on patient/public’s experience of involvement/engagement, striving to improve responses through communications that reflect HDR UK’s brand and values.
- Provide briefings and share good practices within HDR UK, highlighting examples that could positively influence the organisation’s work.
- Share findings and insights through peer-reviewed publications and other dissemination channels.
- Collaborate with the HDR UK PPIE Central team to develop a training programme aimed at upskilling staff in PPIE approaches.
- Act as an internal and external ambassador for PPIE to position HDR UK as a leader in this area of work.
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Experience
- Experience of developing, implementing, and evaluating PPIE strategies and methodologies.
- Demonstrable examples of successfully using innovative approaches for PPIE.
- Experience of promoting the need and value of PPIE to a wide range of stakeholders, building relationships and acting as an advocate.
Skills
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions without supervision.
- Effective leadership skills with the ability to motivate and support a team.
- Influencing and coaching skills.
- Excellent relationship building and networking skills to build collaborative partnerships.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to handle sensitive issues positively.
- Strong analytic skills with the ability to frame problems and solutions in a logical manner.
- Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Evidence of ability to meet tight and challenging deadlines.
- Ability to prioritise a wide range of demands.
- Resilience and adaptability.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with people at all levels.
- Ability to work with complex scientific content, to explain concepts without technical jargon.
Knowledge
- Understanding of PPIE in an academic/research/healthcare environment and an interest in and awareness of the science, data, technology, and medicine sector.
- Knowledge of the public sensitivities of using data for research.
Please note, as we are a UK-based organisation, applicants must be living in, and eligible to work in, the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Building Advisor. You will be responsible for ensuring that Refuge complies with statutory building and property obligations and monitor changes in industry standards and regulators requirements. The post holder will also monitor obligations in property agreements and support corporate services and provide technical advice which may require research. The post holder will collect property data to demonstrate compliance and for reporting purposes as well as update Refuge’s property polices accordingly and train people.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a driven and ambitious Growth Marketing Manager to join the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) and lead our acquisition and lead generation marketing activity.
CIEH is the professional membership and awarding body for the environmental health sector. We believe everybody has the right to be healthy, happy and safe. That’s why through championing environmental health professionals, education, support and campaigning, we work to promote safer, cleaner and healthier environments for the benefit of all.
Joining the Marketing and Communications team, this role will support us in driving growth through our commercial activities, with a focus on our training offering and sustainable conference, meeting and events venue, which in turn supports our charitable activities. From implementing and managing paid search and content marketing to analysing customer insights and trends, this is a varied role with lots of opportunity to make an impact.
In this role, you will:
- Plan and execute lead generating and income growth marketing campaigns and strategies for products and services across the organisation with a particular focus on training products and our sustainable conference, meeting and events venue
- Work with internal stakeholders to understand our products and services and their unique selling points, identify target audiences and understand buying habits to help shape campaigns and messaging
- Support internal stakeholders to achieve their commercial targets, keeping in mind KPIs and ROIs
- Design and implement targeted automated email campaigns, segmenting audiences and nurturing leads
- Manage and allocate campaign budgets, balancing growth and spend
- Devise campaigns that engage and convert by utilising paid search, paid social, display, retargeting and SEO to generate engagement and leads
- Optimise landing pages and user funnels to drive engagement and conversion
- Conduct A/B testing to refine campaigns and messaging
- Forecast, measure and report on campaign performance and ROI
- Use analytics tools to track key metrics and make data driven decisions
- Craft engaging content for our websites that attracts and converts our target audiences
- Work with subject matter experts to identify trending topics, produce resources and thought leadership content, and disseminate key information to our target audiences
- Brief designers and where appropriate create design assets
- Collect, manage, process and evaluate data, using CRM and other systems as necessary
- Work with the Head of Marketing and Communications to set and monitor KPIs and objectives
- Brief and manage the work of external agencies when necessary
- Deliver effective internal communications and marketing reporting
- Seek opportunities for improvement of business processes to improve customer experience, reduce costs and ensure maximum return on marketing budget
- Ensure consistency in messaging, tone and visual identity across all activity
- Provide support on membership recruitment and retention, policy, profile raising, and events marketing and communications activity when required
- Manage the workload and performance of the Marketing Executive
- Undertake ad-hoc work compatible with the post holder’s status/experience as required
Please see the full job description and person specification for details.
National Account Executive - Permanent
Full Time - Hybrid Working
Our offer to you
We pride ourselves in being a great place to work, providing a supportive culture with opportunities to grow and develop your career, achieve a healthy work life balance and to be recognised for the great work you do. You will receive:
- Competitive salary and pension scheme
- 33 days holiday (inclusive of bank holidays) - increasing to 38 days over 5 years
- Hybrid, Flexible working
- Cycle to work scheme Electric Vehicle Scheme
- Health and Wellbeing portal – access to financial, health and wellbeing support and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounts – you will have access to Blue Light and NHS Discounts as well as discounts on mobile phones, gym membership, cinema tickets, restaurants, holidays and shopping
About Us
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team of over 1,700 employees and over 29500 volunteers, united by our goal of saving lives through essential first aid services, training and campaigning. As a charity with rich heritage and a long history of serving humanity, we are proud of our past and excited about creating a healthier, safer, more resilient future.
St John Ambulance works at the heart of communities, supporting and enabling them to access and receive physical and mental health first aid. We do this through developing and providing effective community response and outreach services (e.g. Ambulance response, Falls response, Night Time Economy and Homelessness outreach) and using our longstanding expertise to empower people with vital clinical skills and the confidence to use them (e.g. our Volunteers and Community Advocates, NHS Cadets and Young Responders programmes). There is also a buoyant social enterprise network which delivers first aid training and supplies medical consumables to businesses and consumers.
Job Summary
This role plays a vital part in delivering sales growth to meet the annual financial targets of the Sales and Business Development Commercial Workplace Training & Supplies Teams. The key objective is to build long term sustainable relationships in both virtual and face to face with major customers and to develop existing customers to drive growth and achieve sales revenue targets in both First Aid and Health & Safety markets for both training products/supplies. (NAE Reseller Domestic and International, and NAE Supplies will be just for Supplies). In addition, the post holder will identify and win new customers through targeting high profile corporate prospects for training and supplies from both commercial and public sectors throughout the territory. To plan & successfully roll out new products/systems prioritising customers as required as these come to market.
About You
To be successful in this role, you need to be educated to GCSE level or equivalent (Grade C or 4) including Maths & English, Experience of building rapport & developing sustainable relationships in a B2B environment with major corporate customers, Demonstrate experience to win, retain and grow new customers in a face to face environment and excellent interpersonal skills with ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
About the Role
- This role plays a vital part in delivering sales growth to meet the annual financial targets of the Sales and Business Development Commercial Workplace Training & Supplies Teams. The key objective is to manage the renewal contracts and pricing for our lower spending National Account customers. Retaining their valued custom, highlight opportunities for growth and acting as an escalation point to support their business needs.
Please see the job description for more detail (this can be viewed on our website or once you click apply)
If you are a current St John Ambulance employee, please apply here: Click here
For all other candidates, or St John Ambulance volunteers wishing to apply: please apply below
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive high volume of applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
St John Ambulance are committed to increasing the diversity of our team and making sure we best reflect the diversity of the communities we serve.At St John, everyone is valued and supported to thrive, we have several networks including Multi Culture, Disability and Accessibility, Pride, Family and Carers and Women’s groups. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and engender a sense of belonging for all, by creating an environment of mutual respect, where we value unique differences and demonstrate authentic allyship. We believe passionately in equality, diversity and inclusion.
Please note: St John does not accept speculative CVs and will only review CVs sent in application for an advertised vacancy.
The Organisation
The Royal Parks (TRP) is a charity created in March 2017. We manage over 5,000 acres of diverse parkland, rare habitats and historic buildings and monuments in eight Royal Parks across London. These are Hyde Park, Kensington Gardens, The Green Park, St James’s Park, The Regent's Park and Primrose Hill, Greenwich Park, Richmond Park and Bushy Park.
We also manage other important public spaces including Brompton Cemetery and Victoria Tower Gardens. Our eight Royal Parks and other iconic green spaces are among the most visited attractions in the UK with 77 million visits every year.
We are now seeking a Volunteer Officer to join our Programmes, Volunteering and Conservation Team on a full-time basis, working 36 hours per week, including minimum of 1 weekend per month.
The Benefits
- Salary of £32,666 - £35,644 per annum, depending on experience
- 26 days' annual leave (pro rata) plus public holidays, increasing to 29 days after 3 years’ service
- Pension scheme (3% employee contribution; up to 10% employer contribution)
- Hybrid/agile working options
- Private medical insurance and healthcare cash plan
- Employee assistance programme and access to mental health first aiders
- Learning and development opportunities
- Cycle to work scheme
- Offices in a beautiful location
The Role
As a Volunteer Officer, your main focus will be to manage volunteers to carry out important habitat management tasks at regular conservation group sessions and develop one-off flexible and weekend volunteering opportunities. You will also support on delivering our corporate ‘Park days’ sessions, as well as also working on the Hedgehog project in Regent’s Park. This role is varied and will see the successful applicant working primarily in the Regents Park and Greenwich Park, but with work across all of the parks when support is required.
This role involves a lot of in park time, working with and supporting volunteers on the ground in physical conservation work. On average the Volunteer officer will spend 3-4 days each week in the parks delivering sessions. The ideal applicant will be friendly, open, enjoy spending time outdoors and have experience working with and managing volunteers, in a hands-on conservation or park setting.
You will champion volunteering best practice, inclusivity and diversity across the organisation, develop volunteer resources and ensure the appropriate support and training is in place for volunteers, partners and the staff who manage volunteers.
Additionally, you will:
- Work with the Volunteer and Programmes Manager to plan, develop, deliver and evaluate other volunteer projects and programmes
- Write volunteer role descriptions, work plans, policies and robust risk assessments
- Ensure appropriate and accurate data on volunteers and associated activities are recorded
- Be aware of and always follow guidelines safeguarding of children and adults at risk.
About You
To join us as a Volunteer Officer, you will need:
- Proven experience of working with, managing, and training volunteers, especially conservation volunteers. With a strong knowledge of safe use and maintenance of all hand tools.
- In depth knowledge and practical skills in conservation, park, or nature reserve management
- Awareness of equality and diversity, health and safety and safeguarding
- Excellent people skills including team working, negotiating, problem solving and the ability to be calm and decisive in challenging situations
- Commitment to The Royal Parks’ values of being responsible, excellent, inclusive, open and respectful, and a commitment to supporting diverse and inclusive teams
- A flexible approach to work including significant evening and weekend working.
- A valid and current clean UK driving licence is desirable.
Excellent operational use of Microsoft Office, CRM systems and other IT solutions to support the planning, delivery and evaluation of the volunteer programme would also be advantageous.
A First Aid Certificate would also be favourable.
Other organisations may call this role Conservation and Volunteering Officer, Project officer, Volunteer Services Co-ordinator, Volunteer Co-ordinator, or Volunteer Development Co-ordinator.
We want to put everyone in the best possible position to succeed and use Recite-me accessibility software. At the top of the application page, there is an “Accessibility Tools” button which you can use to complete the application form in a way that works for you. If you think that you may need more support to complete our application process, please do get in touch.
The Royal Parks is strongly committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace and is an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates from all backgrounds. We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. Please click here to find out more on our approach to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.
So, if you are interested in this unique opportunity as a Volunteer Officer please apply via the button shown. Successful candidates will be appointed on merit.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Even though 1 in 4 people have mental health problems, most of us don't get the help we need. This has to change. That is why Mind is here to fight for mental health and won't give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets both support and respect.
It's an exciting time to join Mind's Community, Events, Products Team as our Events Fundraising Manager (maternity cover). Our purpose is to engage, grow and inspire a community of passionate fundraisers to power the fight for mental health. Together with our supporters, we change lives.
All you need is the belief that mental health matters, and skills you can apply to our mission
About the role
As Events Fundraising Manager (maternity cover), you'll be an experienced leader, managing the Events team of nine fundraisers. You'll be a strategic thinker, working on long-term growth strategies and ensuring delivery of in-year budgets.
You'll be highly organised in leading a team to manage a portfolio of inspiring campaigns - driving the programme forwards, continuously improving ways of working and innovating in response to need. Basing your decisions on insight, you'll engage a diverse range of audiences and connect them to opportunities to support Mind's work. You'll deliver excellent supporter experiences - inspiring participants to maximise the value of their gift, engage with other fundraising products and continue to support Mind's work.
You'll be an important member of the Community, Events, Products leadership team, working closely together to align programmes, identify opportunities to improve ways of working, and fostering a motivated and high-performing team culture. You'll be joining a team of friendly and passionate fundraisers, and you'll be supported to develop your skills and personal development plans in a wellbeing focused environment.
This role can be based in the London or Cardiff office on a Hybrid basis. If based in London, salary of £52,973 - £59,368 will apply including geographical weighting. If based in Cardiff, salary of £51,235 - £57,262 will apply including Geographical weighting.
About you
-You are an experienced leader, confident in motivating and developing your team to achieve their objectives.
-You are a strategic thinker, able to write long-term strategies and budgets to achieve income growth.
-You are a strong communicator, able to convey your vision, goals, ideas and issues to team members and senior stakeholders
-You form strong working relationships with both internal and external stakeholders, and lead on cross-organisational projects.
-You have strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise projects and large programmes of work.
-You are comfortable creating project timelines and holding others to account in meeting deadlines
-You are adaptable, flexible, and open to doing things differently
Mind is open to experience outside of the charity sector, transferable skills and learning in post, and we will welcome applications from candidates who may not meet the criteria exactly.
Mind's equity statement
We are committed to becoming actively anti-racist in everything we do. This is a critical priority for Mind. We embrace diversity and understand that being an inclusive organisation, recognising different perspectives, will enable us to provide excellent services.
We are committed to ensuring all our employees are treated fairly and equitably at work and promoting equity in physical and mental health for all.
Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
If this sounds like the role for you, click "Apply to this Job.” For more information about the role and its core responsibilities, please see the job description (accessed on the application page). Please apply with a CV and covering letter or personal statement (no more than two A4 sides for each) which specifically refers to the Person Specification.
Mind are committed to providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process and we will always endeavour to be as accommodating as possible. We are also open to flexible working arrangements so please don't be afraid to speak to us about this at the interview stage, so we can explore what's possible.
If you would like more information about these roles or to discuss reasonable adjustments, please contact [email protected]
1st interviews will be on 24th, 25th, 27th September held on Teams
2nd interviews will be on 2nd and 4th October in person at our Stratford, London office
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Islington Centre is seeking a committed and motivated English Language Coordinator. Do you want to help refugees and asylum seekers in London? Have you got English language teaching and coordinating experience in working to support refugees or vulnerable people? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you. Islington Centre for Refugees has been helping to integrate refugees since 1997. We engage with our clients each day and are currently working in-person and online. We operate online every day and in-person from the Centre’s premises in Islington on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We create a community, teach English, provide a support service and a therapeutic and creative space with arts activities and sports that help people who have suffered trauma. You will be working directly to deliver and teach a range of English Language Classes and Sessions and ensure that our English Teaching Session Leads are delivering quality sessions. The role requires someone who is resilient, professional, self motivated with a strong work ethic and determination, creative, attention to detail, the ability to make decisions and strong empathy for the clients we work with. The role requires working both at the Centre and from home. If you’d like to apply, please download the Application Form and Job Description/Person Specification and email us your completed Application Form.
Please note we CANNOT accept applications without a completed Application Form.
Closing date: 8th September 2024
Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be called to interview.
Our mission is to offer people the emotional support, practical tools and sense of community they need to be happy and have a decent quality of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Fundraising Officer!
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
As our new Digital Fundraising Officer, the work you do will have real impact, impact that helps people in genuine need, impact that changes how policy is developed, impact that changes how people think and impact that builds movements.
In this role you'll be encouraged to push boundaries and have the space to be creative. You'll develop and execute strategies that are forward thinking, that provoke conversation, that drive engagement and donations. You'll shift digital fundraising at Freedom from Torture forward.
You'll be part of a small talented team of 6 who are kick-starting a digital engagement transformation journey, shaping the way Freedom from Torture harnesses and utilises digital. As our new Digital Fundraising Officer, you'll play a key part in this journey, ensuring the organisation looks forward, and not rest on its laurels.
Apply now and help us make a real impact.
About you
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In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £31,843 - £36,937 per annum.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
Head of Financial Accounting and Systems Improvements
Location: Homebased/hybrid, within commutable distance of Central Office, London.
Contract Type: Permanent/ Full time
Salary: £65,000 per annum
Hours: 37.5
Benefits: Generous Holiday allowance Season Ticket loan Cycle to work scheme Charity worker discounts Enhanced maternity package Wellness, inclusion, and diversity groups EAP scheme Life assurance.
Are you ready to take your finance career to the next level? Do you thrive on driving change and ensuring financial excellence in an organisation? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
About the Role:
As the Head of Financial Accounting and Systems Improvements, you will play a pivotal role in revolutionising how our finance department operates. You will ensure that all key financial documents are created in a timely way, providing the organisation with strong and robust financial procedures and information. Your leadership will empower the finance team and the wider organisation to embrace new systems and innovative ways of working.
Key responsibilities include:
Sage Intacct Champion: Lead and support the rollout of Sage Intacct across the organisation, fostering a culture of "self-serve" budgeting and empowering budget holders.
Process Improvement: Continuously review and enhance finance processes for efficiency, documenting the department's methods through a comprehensive Statement of Operating Practice.
Dashboard Implementation: Introduce and manage the use of dashboards, providing real-time insights across the organisation.
Team Leadership: You'll manage and mentor the Finance Officer and Finance Assistant, ensuring their professional development aligns with the department’s Key Performance Indicators. Your leadership will set the standard for excellence and growth.
Collaboration: You'll work closely with key stakeholders, including the Head of Commercial Accounting, Strategic Business Partnering, and the Director of Finance & ICT, to ensure budget holders have timely, accurate financial information. Your goal? Deliver a 5-star service to the organization!
Why Join Us?
This is more than just a finance role—it's an opportunity to be at the forefront of financial transformation. If you're a dynamic leader with a passion for process improvement and systems innovation, we want to hear from you!
What Pact Offer:
Pact offers a wide range of employee benefits including free confidential advice and counselling service, cycle to work scheme, life assurance, eye care vouchers, generous annual leave plus more. You will have the chance to attend internal training events to further develop yourself as an effective support worker and undergo a thorough induction process and be supported by a friendly and enthusiastic team.
How to apply:
If you feel you meet the requirements of this post, please complete an application form by clicking the 'apply now' button.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
Other information:
Pact is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applications including those with a criminal conviction (appointment to post is subject to a risk assessment).
This post is subject to a 6-month probationary period, verification of identity and proven right to work in the UK, satisfactory references from previous employers covering a 3-year period, declaration of any unspent criminal convictions (and where appropriate a satisfactory risk assessment), Disclosure and Barring Service check.
If you have lived overseas for over 12 months (in the past 10 years while aged 18 or over), you will need to supply a certificate of good conduct from the Police Force of the country of residence.
Pact (the Prison Advice & Care Trust) is a pioneering national charity that provides caring and life changing services to men and women in prison, to people with convictions on release and in the community, and to their children and families.
Pact’s vision is of a society in which justice is understood as a process of restoration and healing, in which prisons are used sparingly and as places of learning and rehabilitation, and in which the innate dignity and worth of every human being is valued. We work for the common good of Society, taking a public health-based approach. We work at the intersection of criminal justice, child and family welfare, mental health, wellbeing provision and health & social care.
Our volunteers and staff can be found in courts, prisons, probation services, and in communities across England & Wales. We are a diverse, inclusive, modern, and collaborative charity. We build effective partnerships and sustainable solutions based on our well-established understanding of the systems in which we work, and on our historic values and ethos developed through our 120+ years of service delivery.
As an inclusive employer, we welcome requests for job adverts and descriptions in accessible formats (for e.g. larger text) for candidates with disabilities, including those with neurodiversity.
You may have experience in the following: of Financial Accounting, Financial Systems Improvement Manager, Head of Finance Systems, Financial Operations Director, Director of Accounting and Systems, Chief Accounting Officer, Financial Systems Optimization Lead, Financial Process Improvement Manager, Director of Financial Reporting and Systems, and Head of Accounting Transformation.
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Charity People is excited to be working with the brilliant SolarAid in the recruitment for a Supporter Engagement Officer.
Job Title: Supporter Engagement Officer
Location: Remote working with travel to the London Office once a month
Contract: Permanent and full time
Salary: £27,300 to £31,500 per annum depending on experience
About the organisation
SolarAid is at a pivotal moment with a new strategy starting to show some game changing results. The strategy is aimed at reaching those who will benefit the most from solar energy yet are currently being left behind. Unless something changes by the end of the decade over ½ billion people in sub-saharan Africa will still have no access to energy. Our mission, with your help, is to change that.
Even though SolarAid are a charity we believe in business based solutions to poverty using solar technology, as this is more sustainable and spreads faster than handouts - so we run a social enterprise in Africa called SunnyMoney.
Our Fundraising programme is also at an exciting stage - with a diverse range of funding sources spread across corporates, trusts & foundations, institutions, high net worths and individuals. We aim to knit these sources together to reinforce each other, such as a funder providing a match for donations or individual advocating in their workplace. We've a small but passionate team who strive to work closely across the different funding areas.
About the role
SolarAid are looking for an individual with experience of fundraising who can proactively engage, build relationships and provide high levels of stewardship to a variety of supporters, alongside increasing awareness of our work.
You will play a vital role in driving all supporter activities, such as direct mail Supporter appeals, our regular giving programme and supporting community groups and individuals with their fundraising.
Your focus will be to support all activities across Individual Giving, assisting in identifying, developing and supporting fundraising opportunities to maximise activity and income, alongside helping to create and maintain meaningful supporter journeys that strengthen the relationship between supporters and SolarAid.
You will be hands-on with assisting the Supporter Engagement Manager in leading on all direct marketing campaigns, ensuring that the process is managed effectively from start to finish. You will also be responsible for carrying out presentations and talks when requested so that our supporters remain engaged.
Responsibilities:
- To support all activities across the Supporter Engagement area, assisting to identify, develop and support fundraising opportunities to maximise activity and income.
Supporter Engagement
- Support on developing and coordinating fundraising across multiple streams, including individual giving (regular giving and supporter appeals), community fundraising and legacies.
- Building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Play a key role in achieving agreed income targets and helping to increase year-on-year.
- Play a key role in managing direct mailing campaigns when appropriate.
- Lead a number of innovative and impactful fundraising and supporter engagement projects on behalf of SolarAid.
- Focus on story-telling and equipping supporters, of all kinds, with the tools they need to spread the message to their networks.
Supporter Development
- When required, deliver talks to supporters, including schools and community groups.
- Provide outstanding stewardship of our supporters, developing a supporter journey that grows their connection to SolarAid, increasing engagement and giving.
- Through every interaction with supporters, aim to inspire and motivate people to support the work of SolarAid so that they can advocate on our behalf.
- Proactively identify and implement new ways of improving supporter engagement.
- Produce accurate and timely reports on activity and performance as required, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Work with all teams to coordinate and ensure consistent messaging and communications to encourage long-term relationships with our existing supporters.
About You
This is a great opportunity for an able and enthusiastic Supporter Engagement Officer, looking to progress to the next chapter in their career. You will have the following skills and experiences;
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively around processes, supporter communications and fundraising products.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write own correspondence and draft effective copy.
- Able to present to audiences clearly and passionately.
- Experience of working in a fundraising team of a charity, particularly working in individual giving and/or community fundraising.
- Experience of using a CRM database (ideally Salesforce) to support relationship management alongside reporting and analysis of data to provide insights.
- Experience of managing, motivating and developing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Proven ability to engage, inspire and enthuse a range of supporters to raise funds and nurture relationships
Application Process
To kickstart the application process, please contact Seema Choudhury at today with your CV or profile.
The closing date for this role is Wednesday 4th September with the view to interview week commencing 9th September.
Charity People are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.