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Suicide is preventable. That's why we're working to create a safer online world and to connect young people with the help and support they need to stay safe and well.

We're Molly Rose Foundation, founded following the death of 14-year Molly Russell. At Molly's inquest, a coroner ruled harmful online content contributed to her death. In her name, we've now got big plans to create change and save young lives. 

We're looking for a Head of Fundraising that can help us grow and deliver our crucial mission. This is a rare chance to design and deliver a fundraising strategy and team from scratch, and to build partnerships that can truly make a difference.  

You'll have exceptional fundraising skills, the strategic nous to identify and deliver key prospects, and a proven track record in securing delivering high-impact income generation and growth. You'll relish the opportunity to build from the ground up. 

As a member of our Leadership Team, you'll play a central role to help us grow and build the Foundation. You’ll help build our outcome-focused and supportive strategy and demonstrate a real ability to communicate our message and purpose.  You'll thrive on the challenge of building a purpose-driven strategy and play your part to deliver change that really counts. 

We offer a competitive package that includes

- 25 days holiday plus 2 wellbeing days

- Employee pension scheme

- Employee wellbeing budget

- We welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants and circumstances, and actively welcome flexible working requests.

For more information, please see the attached job description. 

Applications close Friday, January 10th 2025.

Background

Consumers International is the only global membership organisation bringing together over 200 member organisations in more than 100 countries to empower and champion the rights of all consumers for a fair, safe and sustainable marketplace.

We work with our members and partners, across national borders to address critical, systemic global issues that impact and involve consumers. We deliver innovative, collaborative and impactful programmes across our Change Agenda areas of sustainable development, digital rights, and more. Representing and empowering people, we are the independent consumer voice in international policy-making forums and the global marketplace to shape a world where everyone has access to safe and sustainable products and services. Our work contributes to a better future by building consumer protection, engagement and empowerment globally.

Purpose of the role

Consumers International is embarking on a range of initiatives in 2025 in sustainable living which include projects and campaigns related to topics like food and energy systems.  The Coordinator, Sustainable Living will play a crucial role to help our global team of experts on these topics stay connected, aligned and reaching common goals including World Consumer Rights Day. 

You should be comfortable working remotely in a busy and varied global environment and able to communicate clearly and effectively.  This role may be shaped to cover a variety of topics and opportunities such as research or project management depending on the needs of the organisation and interests / skills of the individual. 

Main responsibilities

i) Team co-ordination and development

• Support setting the agenda for the weekly and quarterly meetings for the globally located team; track and monitor next steps to support team leadership
• Track goals and impact for sustainable living programme and projects
• Maintain and plan team calendar to include relevant global events and major project milestones
• Support with select team management activities e.g., gathering information, organising team intranet, budget planning etc
• Improvement of team processes to increase efficiency and wellbeing
• Stakeholder engagement and partnership development support
• Ad hoc projects to assist with strategy and organisational development

ii) Event co-ordination

• World Consumer Rights Day: Support preparation for the annual World Consumer Rights Day, a global campaign in over 100 countries focused on a Just Transition for Sustainable Living.  This will include coordination and relationship building with consumer advocates  and leaders around the world, virtual event design and delivery, planning and tracking event statistics, and other related activities.
• Preparation for events ranging from webinars to online conferences to in person events around the world

iii) Project management

Project management responsibilities are dependent on the interest of the individual and time-availability given other responsibilities.  Involvement in sustainable living projects may include:

• Research and analysis, gathering and synthesizing views from across consumer organisations, government and experts on latest developments or best practices
• Researching, designing and building strategies for engaging experts
• Creating effective project plans and carrying out activities to achieve project goals

Radiotherapy UK (RTUK) is delighted to offer the opportunity to join its small and dynamic team as Policy and Research Officer. 

At RTUK, we believe that every cancer patient in the UK, no matter who they are or where they live, should have access to the best radiotherapy treatment available. We are the team behind national campaigns such as #CatchupwithCancer and #Radiotherapy4Life, delivering award-winning, high-profile campaigns that have informed parliamentary debates and policies, and highlighted key health issues in national media. Our charity provides trusted information resources for patients and the radiotherapy workforce.  We are a small charity, delivering big impact. 

As Policy and Research Officer, you will play a key role in advancing our advocacy campaigns through research reports, data analysis, and enhanced collaboration with key stakeholders. This is a new role, and we are seeking a diligent and dynamic candidate to work closely with our team and stakeholders to amplify our impact for cancer patients. 

Job Description 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support the charity’s role the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Radiotherapy (APPG-RT): plan and organise events and meetings and maintain regular communication with members. 

• Monitor and research parliamentary developments, consultations, and legislation of interest to RTUK, producing briefings aligned with the charity’s objectives. 

• Conduct stakeholder mapping to identify and engage key political figures, including policymakers, parliamentary body leaders, officials, and advisers. 

• Maintain and develop RTUK’s current policy positions, and create new ones as required. 

• Collaborate with partner organisations to support the strategic development and delivery of campaigns and public engagement initiatives. 

• Foster and maintain relationships with key parliamentarians, staff, and partner organisations critical to RTUK’s campaigns. 

• Develop and conduct in-depth research and robust data analysis to inform policy and advocacy efforts. 

• Identify opportunities to capture data and case studies from RTUK’s service delivery to inform stakeholders and policymakers. 

• Produce reports and briefings based on RTUK data, research, and case studies. 

• Lead or contribute to joint policy or research initiatives with partner organisations. 

• Represent RTUK at policy and networking events. 

• Establish means of monitoring and evaluating activities, and produce regular, high-quality reports as required. 

• Collaborate with the RTUK team to enhance the charity’s social media and communication profile. 

• Build strong working relationships with RTUK’s team and volunteers. 

• Act as a positive ambassador for RTUK. 

Person Specification 

Professional Experience: 

Essential: 

• At least two years of experience in a similar role. 

• Strong interpersonal and networking skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships with diverse stakeholders. 

• Experience developing research and reports to support policy and campaigns. 

• Proven ability to write engaging reports, briefings, and campaign materials. 

• Skilled in collecting and utilising data and case studies for research and advocacy. 

• Demonstrated success in policy and campaigning delivery. 

• Familiarity with the UK’s political institutions. 

• Excellent organisational skills and the ability to manage complex schedules. 

• Proven experience working and communicating remotely. 

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills. 

Desirable: 

• Knowledge of the UK health system. 

• Experience delivering patient-centred policy and campaigns for a health charity. 

Personal Attributes: 

• High personal integrity. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities with minimal supervision. 

• Collaborative and team-oriented with leadership skills. 

• Dynamic, solution-focused, and self-motivated. 

• Excellent relationship-building and people management skills. 

• Flexible and responsive to evolving circumstances. 

• Strong commitment to RTUK’s mission and beneficiaries. 

What We Offer: 

• 25 days of holiday per annum (exclusive of bank holidays). 

• Workplace pension scheme with 5% employer contribution. 

• A positive and supportive work environment. 

• Learning and development opportunities. 

• Flexible working approach. 

If you are an energetic and experienced professional with a passion for impactful health advocacy, we would love to hear from you. Join RTUK and be part of our mission to ensure every cancer patient in the UK has access to the best radiotherapy treatment. 

Closing Date: Friday 10th January 

Interview date: Friday 24th January 

Radiotherapy UK is an equal-opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

The finance team is at the core of what we do – we cannot fund the research, services and support, policy and influencing or raise the profile and awareness of bowel cancer without sound and well-managed finances.

The Director of Finance post is central to the success of Bowel Cancer UK particularly in driving long-term value creation and shaping financial strategy. The FD role is a true partner to the Chief Executive, including acting as deputy where appropriate. The post holder is responsible for managing the financial operations of the charity, ensuring that the income and expenditure are managed efficiently, with effective controls and reported accurately.

As a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), the Director of Finance contributes to the overall strategic direction and leadership of the charity. The post holder also fulfils the company secretary role and is responsible for ensuring the systematic effective governance of the charity.

Additionally, the post holder will also lead on disaster recovery and incident management and on the governance of the charity, ensuring adoption of best practice.

The Director of Finance will lead the development of our financial strategy and align it with our strategic objectives. They will lead risk management and assurance policies and processes, working closely with the SLT and Finance & Resources Committee (Trustees) to ensure risks are identified and managed effectively.

We’re entering an exciting transformational phase within the charity, and successful candidates will be part of this process

Reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and as a key member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), this critical role will lead the development of a large, expert and high-performing directorate. You will be accountable for the strategic development and successful delivery of MyBnk’s programmes across the United Kingdom, ensuring high impact and consistent quality in every aspect of our programmatic output.

We are holding an information webinar about this role on 18th December. Please register for it via the job pack. All registrants will receive a copy of the recording.

You’ll create and deliver an ambitious new Programmes and Delivery strategy inspired by our new 2024-2027 strategy ‘Money: A Language for Life’ which outlines four strategic pillars: 

• Building habits; driving healthy financial habits 

• Expanding reach; enabling young people and adults to get financial education when they need it 

• Increased accessibility; supporting young people and adults most in need 

• Tackling inequality; fighting for financial literacy. 

In this role, you’ll ensure that MyBnk have robust and appropriate systems, practices and processes that enable us to deliver best-in-class operational programmes to our learners. This will be rooted in more effective use of data and insights to drive the development of our programme suite. Critical to our new strategy, is driving an ambitious and forward-thinking approach to programme innovation; ensuring our programmes are learner centred, purpose driven and leverage the best techniques for building financial fluency. 

You’ll be held strategically accountable for delivering our work across all four UK nations. As we introduce a new leadership framework, you will be responsible for implementing this across your Directorate. Our ambition is to be the leading financial education provider in the UK, and your contribution in this role will be Essential to achieving our goals.

MyBnk Directors are expected to identify and secure strategic partnerships that benefit the organisation. Equally, Directors will exemplify and model the MyBnk values of: 

• Young at heart, serious in intent 

• Stories are the best means of education 

• We live in the real world 

This role is a great opportunity to bring your professional toolkit to an exciting, growing and purpose driven charity doing vital work for our society. You will have the resources, support, and visibility you need from the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and Trustees. For the right person it will be a career-shaping role. 

The successful candidate will be employed by Global Health Partnerships, but will be seconded to work on the Nursing Now Challenge, a programme of the Burdett Trust for Nursing. The Nursing Now Challenge was launched in 2021 with the aim of supporting health employers around the world to create leadership development opportunities for their student and early-career nurses and midwives. Over the last three years, this mandate has evolved, and the Nursing Now Challenge has welcomed individuals, as well as organisations, becoming an invaluable space for student and early-career nurses and midwives to convene, share experiences and learn from one another.

MAIN RESPONSABILITIES

The Membership & CRM Administrator will support and expand the growing network of individuals and organisations that are members of the Nursing Now Challenge network. This role is vital to optimise member experience and enhance the value and impact of the Nursing Now Challenge, which is dedicated to championing leadership development for student and early-career nurses and midwives. The main purpose of this role is to manage the Nursing Now Challenge membership database, using existing CRM tools and software, and ensure positive and proactive engagement with members of the Nursing Now Challenge network as well as its existing and prospective collaborators. The successful candidate will also be required to manage the day-to-day administrative tasks associated with the running of the Nursing Now Challenge. They will also be responsible for the project management of various workstreams.

• Oversee the registration process for new members, guiding them through the onboarding process and ensuring alignment with programme requirements.
• Track and report on member engagement metrics, leveraging data insights to drive retention, satisfaction, and continuous improvement.
• Prepare comprehensive, weekly reports that provide insights into membership growth and development.
• Ensure member information is up to date and stored in accordance with GDPR requirements. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES CURRENT RECRUITMENT
• Conduct regular needs assessments and check-ins with members to identify opportunities for enhanced engagement.
• Respond to member inquiries promptly, providing resources and guidance to support their full engagement with the Nursing Now Challenge network. In collaboration with the Director of External Relations, develop and execute a robust engagement strategy with evaluation of impact.
• Provide administrative support including: scheduling meetings with and for the Nursing Now Challenge team and relevant partners/ members, ensuring that accurate notes/ minutes are taken where appropriate and shared with the required stakeholders, manage timely and accurate follow-up reports and actions.
• Organisation of Nursing Now Challenge Board meetings and preparation of all associated paperwork, including meeting papers and minutes
• Maintain Nursing Now Challenge team project tracker
• Support the Programme Director and Director of External Relations with reporting to the Burdett Trust for Nursing Board of Trustees
• Participate in any staff development and training activities as deemed appropriate for personal and professional development.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Flexible working hours
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity leave benefits
• Confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• 25 days annual leave plus three days off between Christmas and New Year
• Annual learning & development allowance
• 5% employer pension contribution when an employee contributes 3%.
• A friendly, supportive work environment. 

HOW TO APPLY

Candidates can apply by submitting a maximum two-page cover letter stating why they are interested in this position, what they would bring to the role and how they fit the person specification. This letter should be submitted with a CV by Friday, 10th January, with ‘CRM Admin’ in the subject line.

If you have any question or would like to discuss this role reach out to the contact in the Job Pack attached. This post is UK based. Non-EC nationals will require current and valid permission to work in the UK

For further info please read the attached job description.

We work with members to continually improve their responsible business practice, leveraging the collective impact for the benefit of communities.

We grow the responsible business movement and collectively create a greater impact focused on: 

• Developing a skilled and inclusive workforce
• Ensuring work is good for everyone
• Innovating to sustain and regenerate the planet
• Building thriving communities
• We are recruiting an experienced proposal manager to create compelling and engaging proposals for potential corporate partners and funders.

We are seeking an experienced Proposal Manager to join our Advisory and Member Services team.

The successful candidate will be customer-focused with a  sales mindset with a demonstrable track record in corporate proposal management.

The main responsibilities of the role include, but are not limited to:

Coordinating colleagues and expertise from across the organisation to develop and write high quality proposals and pitches that move BITC’s biggest potential partnership opportunities from early interest to conversion while developing and embedding a long-term proposal conversion strategy to improve proposal win rates.

Overseeing our quality assurance process, providing regular training to colleagues involved in business development to improve baseline quality of proposals, and deliver induction modules to new team members and reviewing all proposals, presentations, and pitches being delivered to potential corporate partners.

The full job description and person specification is attached.

The salary offered for this role will be dependent on location and experience.

The role is advertised as full time 5 days, 35 hours per week, but we welcome applications from those who wish to work part-time (min 4 days, 28 hours per week)

Closes:  5 January 2025 at midnight

Interviews will be held in two stages. The first stage will be on 10 January 2025.

Business in the Community are actively looking to recruit a diversity of talent. We embrace, respect and value the difference in our employees and we are  committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive environment that consists of fairness, dignity, and caring for everyone, and one that enables every employee to flourish and realise their potential.

The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a Project Officer (Mental Health Awareness Week) to support our Marketing and Communications Team.

Deadline: 9am on Monday 6th January 2025
Location: London OR Glasgow
Salary: Starting salary £31,350 (plus £3,285 London Weighting where applicable)
Hours: Full-time, 32 hours per week as part of our adjusted working week pilot (this may revert to 35 hours from July 2025)
Contract type: This is a fixed-term full-time role ending 31 May 2025

This exciting Project Officer role will support the planning, development and day-to-day delivery of the charity’s flagship annual campaign, Mental Health Awareness Week. Working with the Marketing and Communications Team, this role will assist the Campaign Leads and other colleagues with organisational and administrative duties, ensuring deadlines are met and work plans are keep up to date.

What does the role involve?

• Support the management of the campaign timeline, progress, and project documentation ensuring that campaign staff and others are aware of upcoming deadlines and activity.
• Schedule and attend project meetings with internal and external stakeholders, take comprehensive notes and share updates and actions.
• Respond to enquiries from stakeholders.
• Contribute to the management of partnerships and events.
• Create and maintain PowerPoint decks outlining campaign activity for partners and other stakeholders.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

We are looking for a well organised individual with experience working in a fast-paced environment and managing competing deadlines.

• Project management or co-ordination experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Strong interpersonal and teamworking skills
• Accuracy and attention to detail

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

About us

Since 1949, the Mental Health Foundation has been the UK’s leading charity for everyone’s mental health.

Our vision is for a world with good mental health for all. With prevention at the heart of what we do, we aim to find and address the sources of mental health problems so that people and communities can thrive.

We will drive change towards a mentally healthy society for all, and support communities, families and individuals to live mentally healthier lives, with a particular focus on those at greatest risk.

The Foundation is the home of Mental Health Awareness Week.

How to apply

If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application form by clicking 'Apply via Website'. Please note that all sections of the application form should be completed as CVs alone will not be accepted. Applications will close at 9am on Monday 6th January 2025 and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for 20th & 21st January 2025. There will be am assessment on the day of the interview.

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.

If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home for full time staff, pro rata for part time staff.

We look forward to hearing from you!

ABOUT US

The Teaching Awards Trust is a charity committed to raising the profile of the outstanding, life-changing work that takes place in education across the UK. We champion, celebrate and raise the morale of all those who work in education.  Our mission is currently carried out through two powerful campaigns; The Pearson National Teaching Awards and Thank a Teacher.

ABOUT THE JOB

This is an exciting, new role that has been created to deliver a series of regional events aimed at bringing together and celebrating educators across the UK.  We are looking for an outstanding, innovative and dynamic event manager to help us shape these regional events, and take full responsibility for all aspects of event content, and organisational delivery, overseeing the coordination of key tasks and ensuring smooth execution with support from the wider team.

The role holder will collaborate closely with CEO to expand the impact and visibility of The Teaching Awards Trust, ensuring these events serve as a platform to celebrate and elevate the work of educators nationwide.

• Work with events sponsors and strengthen stakeholder partnerships to support the delivery and promotion of the events to ensure wide attendance, and in particular the development of relationships with regional partners and TAT alumni
• Collaborate with the Marketing team to promote the events
• Manage relationships with the PR agency and media partners to ensure strong media coverage
• Responsible for producing detailed event project plans to include timelines, risk management, guest management, venues, suppliers, staffing and budgets

ABOUT YOU

• A track record of 5-10 years in the successful delivery of events, with experience within the education/charity sector advantageous
• Knowledge of event management and marketing including an advanced understanding of the logistics of what makes an event successful 
• Stakeholder and supplier management experience
• You will have excellent project management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• You will possess excellent interpersonal and be adept at building relationships with stakeholders
• You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to convey ideas succinctly and persuasively
• You will also have a self-starter mentality with the proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced working environment
• You are people driven and have a team player profile that engages and empathises with others

ABOUT OUR BENEFITS

• A salary of £40- £45,000 per annum
• You will be home based with some need for regional travel and team meetings
• Annual leave is 25 days excluding bank holidays
• Employer pension contributions of 6%
• Learning and Development package also available

ABOUT OUR APPLICATION PROCESS

The closing date for applications is midnight on 10th January 2025 but applications will be reviewed and longlisted as soon as they are received. 

To apply, please follow the website link provided, along with a CV and a covering letter including why are you applying for this role and also describing a specific event you have managed in the past,

Successful candidates will be contacted by phone or email by 13th January 2025 at the latest for an initial short phone conversation, followed by remote first interviews on 14/15th January 2025

Second round interviews will take place w/c 20th January 2025

The Teaching Awards Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome application from all suitably qualified persons. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please do not hesitate to reach out.

About This Job

Join Cadet Digital Service as our Quality Assurance Engineer and play a pivotal role in ensuring the UK’s Cadet Forces MIS and associated web apps are maintained to an exceptional standard. We are looking for a dedicated and detail-oriented Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer to join our Agile Delivery team. If you are passionate about ensuring the highest quality implementation and delivery of web applications and have a proven track record in both manual and automated testing, we’d love to hear from you!

Essential Skills

· Proven experience in manual testing of web applications.

· Solid understanding of SDLC, Agile, and SCRUM methodologies.

· Good general education with evidence of continuing personal and professional development

· Experience with test management and bug tracking tools. (e.g. Azure DevOps or JIRA).

· Strong ability to analyse testing outcomes, identify root causes of issues, and work collaboratively to find effective solutions.

· Excellent verbal and written communication skills to convey testing results, issues, and recommendations

Willingness to learn new tools, adapt to changing technologies, and continuously improve testing methods.

Our charity

ACCT UK is a national youth charity dedicated to improving the life chances of young people. The Combined Cadet Force Association (CCFA) is a charity dedicated to the promotion of the ideals and activities of the Combined Cadet Force in schools. Together we want to ensure that every young person has the opportunity to learn new skills, build confidence and be inspired through their cadet experience.

We want to develop the youth leadership and training abilities of adult volunteers whilst also helping young people to access cadet activities through fundraising, grant-making, developing new resources and direct support.

We strongly believe that everyone benefits when you help young people to develop their character and values through activities that stretch and mature them. We also know that when young people engage with others at a range of levels in their communities it builds confidence and improves empathy for other’s lives.

Who we are

You will enjoy being part of our small team who work very happily together. By joining ACCT UK you will help us to reach more young people and make a greater difference and we look forward to working with you. We actively promote and encourage you to explore ideas that improve all aspects of the charity’s work in pursuit of its charitable aims.

What we can offer you

In addition to your salary, we offer all staff:

· Flexible working arrangements (you agree a working pattern with your line manager).

· The ability to work both from home and from our Aldershot office.

· Personal Accident Insurance, including loss of earnings cover and death benefit.

· 15 days of sick pay in any 12-month period (after 12 months employment - pro-rata for part time staff).

· A contributory pension scheme (you contribute at least 5% and we will contribute 10%).

· Good leave allowances (which are offered pro-rata for part time staff):

o 20 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.

o Additional privilege leave, on set days each year, such as between Christmas and New Year.

o An additional five days of volunteering leave.

· Support for qualifications and personal development.

· Employee Assistance Programme.

· Season ticket loan.

· Railcard (if you are eligible)

· A caring and supportive team environment.

How to apply

Please send a covering letter that details how you meet the requirements of the job description along with a CV by 23:59 hrs on Sunday 5th January 2025.

Interviews will be held (virtually) during the week commencing Monday 13th January 2025.

Please note that as a charity dedicated to improving the lives of young people, we require staff to make a declaration about any relevant convictions, undergo both a Disclosure and Barring Service check and a Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) check (one of the requirements being that applicants must have been resident in the UK for 3 years). In addition, we will follow up references.

Your new company
The organisation is an independent, non-ministerial department, established in 2000 following several high-profile outbreaks of foodborne illness.
Its objectives, powers, and duties are mainly set out in relevant legislation. The organisation operates across multiple regions. Its main objectives in law are to protect public health from risks arising from the consumption of food and generally to protect the interests of consumers in relation to food.
The organisation is determined to drive change in the food system to deliver better outcomes for consumers. It protects the public by ensuring that food is safe and is what it says it is, and by playing its part in helping to make food healthier and more sustainable for everyone. The organisation works across the food system to encourage transparency and openness, make it easier for businesses to do the right thing, and increase compliance with high food standards to protect public health.
Your new role
Secretary for the Stakeholder Engagement Team
Meet the Team
Business Compliance is part of a large enterprise-level regulatory program for major retailers. The team evolved from a project and has significant stakeholder interest.

Responsibilities

• Provide secretarial support across the team in a busy environment.
• Organise meetings and invite participants for various workshops with external stakeholders.
• Manage a large organisational workload within tight timescales, aiming to increase stakeholder engagement.

What you'll need to succeed

• Preferably a Personal Assistant (PA) with experience in engaging with local authorities.
• Must be highly organised and capable of managing multiple tasks.

What you'll get in return

• Hybrid and flexible, with the possibility of remote work.
• Immediate start required, with interviews next week.
• Start date: January 7th.
• Potential for extension.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, or call us now.
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion about your career.

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The Degrees Initiative is a UK-based NGO that builds the capacity of developing countries to evaluate solar radiation modification (SRM), a controversial proposal for reducing some impacts of climate change by reflecting sunlight away from the Earth. Degrees is neutral on whether SRM should ever be used, but we believe that developing countries should be empowered to conduct their own research and to play a central role in SRM discussions. The initiative has been working in different forms for over a decade and our work receives worldwide coverage and widespread acclaim. 

Degrees’ programmatic work builds capacity through research grants, workshops, and community-building—all of these across the Global South. The initiative has been steadily growing since becoming a charity, and we plan on continuing to expand. Over the next few years, Degrees will offer grants to research teams in new countries and disciplines, support the scientists as they develop into regional leaders, and keep building a global community of experts.

The Programmes Director role offers a fantastic opportunity for the right candidate to advance while helping scale-up the organisation’s work. 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.  

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.

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; 

• Maintaining 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. 

About EduSpots

EduSpots is an innovative, dynamic, and community-driven UK and Ghanaian registered charity which connects, trains, and equips voluntary community educators (named ‘Catalysts’) to drive community-led change through education spaces named ‘Spots’. Our vision is of our world where communities unite to create the futures they want to see, through education.

Since 2016, through collaborating with over 400 local volunteers, who take a central leadership role in the development of the network, we have supported 50 communities in creating and running community-led and owned education spaces named ‘Spots’’. Together, we are developing a model for a community-led education space with accompanying network engagement that could have global relevance. Read our model of change document here. 

Our Ghanaian-based team creates collaborative learning opportunities through three leadership programmes for volunteers: the Ignite, Catalyse and Inspire Mentoring Programmes. These enable the Catalysts to lead DigLit, EduSTEM, EduKidz and Ignite Equity clubs, alongside locally designed education projects, reaching over 15,000 students of all ages annually. Read our 2023 Annual Report here.

We are in an exciting period of our development, having more than doubled our income, programme breadth and reach in the two years. We have been recently selected for two accelerator programmes, who are supporting us as we consider the scaling potential of our model. 

We won the Tes International Award in 2018 and the Big Give Supporters’ Choice Award in 2022, and we were recently selected as a finalist for the Their World Scale-Up Innovation Prize. In 2021, our Founder was a Finalist in UNESCO-backed The Varkey Foundation’s $1 million Global Teacher Prize.

We are excited by our future. Visit our website for further information. 

About this role

We are looking for an engaging and dynamic fundraising specialist and team player with a proven track record of income generation, to take on this exciting new role at this exciting point of our organisational growth. 

Across the last two years, EduSpots has significantly grown its income, and significantly advanced the quality, scope and reach of its operations in Ghana, with further plans for expansion in the years ahead. We are looking for an individual that understands the value of community-led change, with all our work centred on, and resulting from the actions of 400 locally-based educational Catalysts. 

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will take on the responsibility for growing our income generation from trusts and foundations, as well as building a strong network of partnerships with schools, corporates and individuals who will contribute effectively to our overall annual income targets. We are looking for an experienced individual, who is able to work with the CEO to develop larger fundraising partnerships at this point in our development. 

You will oversee a small part-time fundraising team, comprising a Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, and Communications Manager, alongside interns and other income-generation roles that may emerge. 

This is an exciting and flexible opportunity for someone who is passionate about educational equity, and wants to work in a creative, fast-paced team, with huge ambitions for the reach of our unique model for promoting community-led change through education. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities 

The key responsibilities of this role are to:

Team management 

• Manage the Trusts and Foundations Manager (part-time, 1 day a week), the Fundraising Manager (2 days/week), and the Communications Manager (full-time), alongside other income-generation roles that emerge, ensuring strategic input into their work, and support of their professional development and well-being. 

• Oversee the effective use of interns to support our fundraising and wider communications work. 

Trusts and Foundations

• Support the Trusts and Foundations Manager to continue to build relationships with small and medium trusts and foundations. 

• Oversee our grants database to track and monitor applications, outcomes, reporting requirements etc.

• Develop relationships with new larger grant-makers and prepare information including requirements for application and deadlines. 

• Work with the UK and Ghana team to identify projects, programmes and areas of work suitable for grant funding.

• Develop funding proposals and applications, working with the CEO and liaising with the delivery team to ensure accurate information. 

• Support the Trusts and Foundations Manager to compile reporting data that meets the requirements and deadlines of the funder.

Community fundraising, events and individual giving 

• Work with the Fundraising Manager to build further relationships in support of our work through strategic input into campaigns, events, school partnerships, the Elmina-based EduSpots Experience and the redevelopment of our online courses. 

• Work with the CEO to oversee the fundraising strategy related to our 10th anniversary year in 2025. 

• To oversee the creation and strategic direction of the EduChamps Community, and the effective use of our newsletter. 

• To build on our individual giving strategy (“EduChamps Club”), through our 10th anniversary activities. 

• Work with the Fundraising Manager and Interns to research further groups, individuals and organisations who may have an interest in our work. 

• Work with the Fundraising Manager to further develop our relationships database of donors and sponsors, ensuring information is accurately recorded and tracked.

Corporate partnerships 

• Identify, develop and promote sponsorship opportunities that are attractive to corporate partners and that achieve income generation for specific projects and programmes.

Other:

• To contribute to the Charity’s fundraising and other strategies, as well as supporting the development of the annual business plan and budget, and assisting with the preparation of Annual Report.

• Ensure all administrative tasks relating to the role are carried out accurately.

• To comply at all times with the organisation's policies, procedures and performance expectations of staff as set out in the Staff and Catalysts Handbook.

• Any other duties as may be reasonably required under the role.

Skills, Experience and Attributes

Essential

• Proven track record of income generation - ideally in a similar education / international development organisation.

• Experience with fundraising bids, grants and/or corporate partnerships ranging from at least 5 to 6 figures (GBP) in size. 

• Experience of establishing and managing effective relationships with trusts, foundations and grant-makers 

• Strong knowledge of a wide range of UK-based funders, as well as of some international (European / US based) funders.

• Some experience of communications and marketing in an NGO context.

• Experience of developing and maintaining successful income generating partnerships ideally with corporates and / or schools.

• Experience of overseeing individual giving campaigns and digital marketing for fundraising.

• Friendly and flexible team player, with an ability to work with people across diverse contexts, inspiring the team and wider colleagues towards achieving our shared goals. 

• Effective management of a team

• Proven experience of writing compelling and successful funding proposals 

• Experience of managing grants and reporting to funders and donors 

• Ability to work effectively in a remote based role with minimal day-to-day support 

• Outstanding interpersonal skills alongside excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to advocate for our work online and in person. 

• Ability to use own initiative and work to tight and competing deadlines

• Good IT skills - Word, Excel, GoogleDrive, etc.

• Highly aligned with EduSpots’ key values (community leadership, sustainable change, teamwork, play, passion and care) alongside a core belief in community-driven change.