Jobs in Feltham
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This is a unique opportunity to join a social welfare charity with big ambitions. You will be responsible for building a brand new Trust Fundraising function for the organisation. This will include building a case for support, identifying suitable funders and launching applications.
The charity is looking for an experienced Consultant who has previously built a Trust programme for a charity. You must be someone who is eager to build a strategy but equally happy to be hands on in it's delivery. This is an incredibly exciting time for the organisation and they're looking for someone enthusiastic to throw themselves into developing this new function.
They are looking for someone remote, for 2-3 days a week for an initial 6 month period (with the potential to extend). They are open to hearing proposals from interested candidates with regards to working arrangements and day rates, please submit your CV for more details. This is a fast moving process and CVs will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.
We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
The Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF) is a specialist UK charity which provides expert care and support survivors of torture, trafficking and other extreme human cruelty. We work with hundreds of clients every year from all over the world.
The expertise of the Foundation is renowned in the field. Through the Model of Integrated Care, HBF offers survivors access to an individually tailored programme of specialist therapy, medical advisory services, legal protection including providing expert medico-legal documentation, welfare and housing support, and creative and skills activities within an integration programme. Survivors of human trafficking benefit from HBF’s counter-trafficking programme of support.
The Role
This is an opportunity to join HBF’s specialist multi-disciplinary team, working alongside experts in asylum and immigration law, and trauma-informed ways of working. The purpose of this role is to lead on HBF’s legal and policy work as it relates to our survivor of trafficking clients alongside our Director of Policy. The Counter Trafficking Legal and Policy Specialist will split their work between HBF’s legal and policy teams – spending three days on legal work and two days on policy work, while also liaising with the multi-disciplinary team to manage client needs and ensure expert collaborative working.
Equal Opportunities
HBF is an equal opportunities and Living Wage employer. We are committed to attracting and recruiting diverse candidates as we are keen to make sure that our staff, trustees, volunteers and ambassadors reflect the communities we serve and the wider community we work in at every level within the organisation. Therefore if you are a refugee and meet at least 50% of the criteria we will guarantee that you will be longlisted for an interview. We particularly welcome applications from Minority Ethnicities.
As is the nature of work in this sector, the role will expose the postholder to traumatic and distressing material and, whilst they will be supported by their line manager and the surrounding team, they should also be able to demonstrate knowledge of the self-care principles needed to manage working in an intense work environment and be able to collaborate in the dissemination of those principles to other members of the team.
Please note that the successful candidate will be offered the job subject to suitable references and an enhanced DBS check. If appointed, you will be required to give your consent to HBF to receive regular updates on your criminal records status throughout your employment.
Please submit an up-to-date CV and covering letter by 11.59pm on Sunday 4th August. Your application should outline your relevant skills and experience, as well as how your previous experience that matches the listed responsibilities and person specification. Interviews will be held in the weeks of the 5th and 12th August.
Please state in your covering letter when you would be available to start the role. The start date for this role is September 2024.
For any queries about the role, please direct them to Kat Hacker, Director of Legal Protection & Client Services.
We regret that we can only respond to applicants who make it to the interview stage. No agencies.
We give Survivors of trafficking and torture the strength to move on.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
In this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for developing and driving forward the corporate new business strategy for The Trust’s National Corporate fundraising approach to the Financial Services, Industrial Services (Energy, Automotive, Built Environment) and Real Estate sectors. You will be responsible for developing rich and exciting partnerships to both fund our programmes and deliver vital unrestricted income, collaborating with colleagues across employee engagement, commercial and marketing teams.
With an income target of £1m+, you will be an inspiring leader of a team of 2 staff and be able to harness the support from Senior Volunteer Boards who open up their networks. Alongside targeting prospecting techniques, you will have strong influencing skills to harness their support to meet your objectives.
You will work closely with the Senior Head of Business Development to create and implement the team strategy to support our organisational strategy and 2025+ Funding Plan. This team has significant scope for growth in line with a new high value partnerships and commercial focus across our partnerships team.
This is a pivotal and fast paced role that requires excellent relationship management skills and tenacity which will be second nature to you, with the ability to relate to people at all levels within potential corporate partners as well as within The Prince's Trust. You will be organised and a strong project manager, confident in solving problems and securing financial targets.
In this exciting and varied role, you will be responsible for developing and driving forward the corporate new business strategy for The Trust’s National Corporate fundraising approach to the Technology, Telecomms and Media sector alongside Pharmaceutical, Defence and related STEM sectors. You will be responsible for developing rich and exciting partnerships to both fund our programmes and deliver vital unrestricted income, collaborating with colleagues across employee engagement, commercial and marketing teams.
With an income target of £1m+, you will be an inspiring leader of a team of 2 staff and be able to harness the support from Senior Volunteer Boards who open up their networks. Alongside targeting prospecting techniques, you will have strong influencing skills to harness their support to meet your objectives.
You will work closely with the Senior Head of Business Development to create and implement the team strategy to support our organisational strategy and 2025+ Funding Plan. This team has significant scope for growth in line with a new high value partnerships and commercial focus across our partnerships team.
This is a pivotal and fast paced role that requires excellent relationship management skills and tenacity which will be second nature to you, with the ability to relate to people at all levels within potential corporate partners as well as within The Prince's Trust. You will be organised and a strong project manager, confident in solving problems and securing financial targets.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Prospect Research Officer
Do you have experience in prospect research? Are you able to build positive relationships with others? Great news, we have a role in our Fundraising team that may be right for you.
We are recruiting a Prospect Research Officer to work full time (37.5 hours per week) on a permanent contract. We are based in our London office, we would love to see you there for our team planning days and in person meetings, but we are fully flexible to where the work is done the rest of the time. There may be events on occasions (4-5 events per year) we would like you to attend in London.
This is an exceptional opportunity for someone who is looking to take their next step in philanthropy fundraising.
Do you have the skills and experience to join is as a Prospect Research Officer?
· Experience of using data management to support fundraising activity
· Excellent networking skills
· Strong IT skills
· Proven experience of writing compelling funding applications
What will your day look like as a Prospect Research Officer?
· Undertake research to identify new major donors, trusts and influencers
· Implement and develop prospect research strategy to ensure a steady flow of prospects into the High Value pipeline
· Manage and solicit gifts from a small portfolio of prospects
· Support the Senior Philanthropy Manager with the development and cultivation for our major donor programme
This role will close on Thursday 1st August and interviews will take place shortly afterwards via Teams.
We are an equitable, diverse and inclusive organisation and we particularly welcome and encourage disabled applicants and those from the Black and Asian communities to apply for the role as they are under-represented within the workforce.
Benefits
As well as knowing that what we do is making a positive difference to people’s lives, you will receive fair pay and have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits as one of our employees.
· 24 days holiday (plus bank holidays) increasing with long service plus the ability to buy up to another 10 days via our HolidayPlus scheme
· Service related sick pay when 6 month probation is completed
· Eligibility to join Mencap Pension Plan where Mencap matches contributions up to 5% on a salary sacrifice basis meaning NI savings. If you don’t join the Plan you start, you will be auto-enrolled after three months with us.
· Membership of Mencap Pension Plan to include up to 3 times salary death in service live cover AND Income Protection of 50% salary to be triggered at 26 weeks of long term sickness
· Discounts and cashback from 3% to 30% at high street shops including major super markets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via Mencap Extras
· Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc.
· Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
*T&C's apply based on contract
About Mencap
We work in partnership with people with a learning disability, and all our services support people to live life as they choose. Everyone wants a purposeful job - to do something meaningful. At Mencap, we can give you that. You will have opportunities to develop as a person, colleague, leader and activist. We want to make you feel inspired to reach your potential.
Our work includes;
· providing high-quality, flexible services that allow people to live as independently as possible in a place they choose
· providing advice through our help lines and web sites
Would you like to make a positive difference to the lives of survivors of torture? Do you have experience of coordinating clinical services delivery to marginalised groups in a community setting?
We have an exciting opportunity for a Clinical Team Manager to work with an innovative and friendly multidisciplinary team at our London Centre. You will manage and coordinate a team of highly skilled and dedicated clinicians, in the service delivery of a range of NICE guideline recommended therapy interventions, offered to our clients, who are survivors of torture and organised violence. You will report to the Head of Clinical Services, London and operate as an integral part of the London Clinical Services Team. This is an exciting chance to join us as we place survivor empowerment and movement building at the heart of our four year strategy, and work together to increase the number of clients who can access our services. It is based in a centre specifically designed to be a safe and welcoming environment for survivors and includes gardens and growing facilities.
About the role
This is a wide-ranging position, and your key areas of responsibility will include:
- To manage a multi-disciplinary team, including paid staff and volunteers from different professions and disciplines and provide professional and clinical supervision to qualified clinicians and trainees in the service including, clinical/counselling psychologists.
- To ensure that Freedom from Torture's clinical model continues to be fully rolled out, with particular emphasis on survivor empowerment and evidence-based practice for addressing PTSD and other mental health impacts of torture.
- Championing people development as well as influence delivery of evidenced -based practice, clinical standards, quality initiatives and audit based services.
- To formulate and negotiate psychological treatment and management plans for referred clients and to provide psychological treatment for a small caseload, using a range of specialist psychological interventions appropriate to the service in line with the new clinical model “Pathways” (drawing on a range of evidence-based models for the presenting problems of the clients).
- Being an effective role model and leader to encourage, develop and enhance skills of others.
About you
This is an important role within Freedom from Torture. To be successful in this role you must have a high level of commitment to maintaining excellent standards of client care and service delivery. It is a key requirement that you must have knowledge of appropriate clinical standards and external regulatory bodies. You must also have sound financial awareness and experience of balancing the provision of quality care against budgetary parameters.
To be considered for this role you must be a Psychologist registered with HCPC and have qualified with a doctorate or equivalent in either clinical or counselling psychology. You must have professional experience of working with clients with complex PTSD and have post-qualification experience of using evidence-based trauma focused therapy models. It is essential that you have a clear understanding of the experience of refugees and people seeking asylum, both in terms of pre-flight experience and the experience of living in exile. You must have previous management and supervision experience and be able to provide demonstrable examples of how you have successfully led and influenced clinical teams within community or health care settings.
In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution.
We also offer access to additional therapy training including NET and EMDR, access to high quality clinical supervision and an opportunity to hold a small case load alongside your management practice
You will also have the opportunity to closely with the Head of Clinical Services and to attend a range of forums and working groups to support the clinical development of Freedom from Torture.
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 £59,052 - £68,500 per annum.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website
To be considered for this role it is mandatory that at the point of application you must provide a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification. You must also provide proof of your professional accreditation status relevant to the role.
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 an enhancedDBS 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.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 35 hours a week
Salary: £31,105.41
Who we are
Part business, part charity, part membership body – students’ unions are all seriously fun places to work. They are organisations, professionally run, but different. Professional teams support elected student leaders to make change, improve lives and fulfil potential; we help make it happen.
About the Role
Do you have experience of working in a high performing team? Can you facilitate student feedback and establish effective student and staff partnerships? Then, we have an exciting new role for you at Arts SU.
We are looking for an Education Quality Coordinator who will be responsible for supporting our academic representation work at UAL, who will build engagement levels, impact, and visibility with a variety of stakeholders.
You will support and inspire elected student leaders to lead their own campaigns and lobbying activity and have the opportunity to lead on the development and delivery of a range of events including our Annual Arts Awards which celebrate staff and student representatives who have gone above and beyond for students at UAL.
As part of a busy student-facing team you will support and deliver year-round student activities and events which seeks to engage students in the quality and experience of their education while at UAL. Key tasks will include, facilitating our academic representation structures, collaborating with schools and colleges, delivering training and events, writing papers, and supporting student feedback.
The role involves significant partnership working with students, academic representatives, our full-time officers, various teams in Arts SU and University of the Arts London. You’ll work closely with teams overseeing Democracy and Influencing, Student Communities and Advice.
Who we are looking for?
This role is ideal for anyone looking for their first role in Students’ Union’s or Higher Education. You will be a team member who is passionate about not just access to higher education but also supporting students to succeed once they are here.
You should have an enthusiastic approach to your work with excellent organization and communication skills. You will be dedicated to improving the academic experience of students at UAL and supporting them to achieve their potential and feed into the design and running of their academic courses.
You will be committed to our values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. You will be passionate and dedicated to increasing student engagement, improving the student experience and have a good understanding of the needs of our students.
Why apply?
Because you’re excited by the challenge! The exact opposite of corporate, we’re progressive, daring and creative individuals working to make a difference in unconventional workplaces.
Benefits and Perks
In return for your passion and experience, we offer:
- a summer 4-day working week (July-August) We have a four day working week during the months of July & August
- Generous holiday entitlement (up to 39 days)
- 25 days holidays per year, increasing at the rate of one day per full year served after the end of your second year of employment up to a maximum of 5 days
- A three-week closure during the festive period incorporating the three UK bank holidays (Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and New Year’s Day). This is approximately 12 additional leave days.
- A six-day closure during spring incorporating the two UK bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday). Therefore, closure dates are from Thursday before Good Friday to Tuesday after Bank Holiday Monday. These are 2 additional leave days.
- Birthday Leave
- 2 days of Volunteering Leave
- Religious Festival Leave (up to 2 days)
- Cycle to Work scheme, enabling significant savings on bicycle purchase
- Flexible/ hybrid working arrangements
- Access to UAL staff training courses
- NUS card discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Family-friendly employer
- Interest-free travel loan
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering free and totally confidential support on a range of topics, including coaching, wellbeing, legal and financial advice
How we recruit
We want to ensure all systems, policies and processes are free from bias or discrimination and are fair and accessible, therefore we ask that all candidates complete our Application Process in two stages:
Part 1 (Application Form) is all about you telling us about your suitability for the role and will be used to determine if you are shortlisted for interview.
Part 2 (Equal Opportunities Monitoring and Contact Form) is personal information – so we can contact you if you are shortlisted for the interview. It also helps us gather and analyse demographic information about our applicants. This part will only be seen by HR and will not have any impact on shortlisting.
Application forms are formatted to ensure the equality monitoring data is removed before applications are seen by the shortlisting panel. This process allows us to ensure that the shortlisting is done in a fair and consistent manner and all applicants are given the same opportunity to demonstrate their abilities.
Please Note: To be considered, you must have the right to work in the UK or a valid work permit/visa and a National Insurance number.
Job application timeline:
Closing date: 11.59pm Sunday 11th August 2024
Intended Interview date: August 22nd 2024
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If you’re a self-starter with an eye for detail and a flair for comms, we want to hear from you!
We’re hiring a Communications Assistant to play a critical role in LICC’s skilled and enthusiastic Communications Team, helping it deliver its day-to-day responsibilities and contributing to the growth and impact of LICC’s mission.
The successful candidate will get stuck in with a wide range of tasks including web and email design and build, social media content generation and management, podcast management, press office activity, and more.
The Communications Team exists to ensure LICC’s vision and offering are clearly communicated both to those who already follow us and to new strategic audiences. As Communications Assistant, you’ll help thousands of Christians discover how God is working through them in their everyday lives – and play a key role in connecting them to resources and training that will equip them to make a difference with Jesus right where they are.
This is a part-time (two days per week), fixed-term, maternity cover role, running from September 2024 to August 2025. It can be fulfilled remotely, though the post-holder may choose to work in LICC’s central London office if they wish. If the post-holder is working remotely, they will be required to attend the office at least one Tuesday per month. The role’s hours can be distributed flexibly across the week; however, due to the schedule of work required, the post-holder must be able to work on Thursday afternoons.
We’re catalysing a movement that inspires people to live as disciples of Jesus – whatever they do, whoever and wherever they are
Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.
We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.
The Child Wellbeing Practitioner (CWP) Programme is part of this nationally funded programme and aims to train a workforce of new practitioners that offer help for common difficulties in children and young people, in particular CBT-informed evidence-based guided self-help for low to moderate intensity anxiety, low mood and behaviour problems, within a variety of community settings.
The course consists of approximately 64 teaching days spread over the year. The programme is delivered through a mix of online and in-person teaching, where campus-based learning will usually take place at the Anna Freud (London).
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic candidate with experience in child and adolescent mental health, alongside experience of providing clinical supervision or facilitating reflective spaces to support clinical skill developments. The post-holder must have knowledge and experience of implementing CBT-informed interventions for low to moderate intensity anxiety, low mood and behaviour problems and experience in small group facilitation.
The Practice Tutor will be expected to facilitate the delivery of practice tutor groups, contribute to teaching sessions, and undertake marking, personal tutoring and make other similar contributions to support the delivery of the programme.
Location
Hybrid (a mixture of home/onsite working). The delivery of teaching and Practice Tutor Groups facilitation by the post-holder, is almost all face-to-face. For face-to-face work, the post-holders will be required to attend in person at our London office (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH).
Contract duration
Permanent.
Closing date for applications
Midday (12pm), Monday 5 August 2024.
Notification of interview
Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than, Thursday 8 August 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.
Interviews
Interviews will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams on Tuesday 13 August 2024.
How to apply
Please click on the 'Apply now’ button. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.
I’m looking to speak to a communications and PR/ media professional with experience working for an international development animal charity, looking to join an advocacy led charity as Head of Communications and Campaigns. In this remote based role (with ad-hoc travel to London), you will pro-actively develop and drive work to generate PR coverage and awareness for the charity, and ensure working animals are represented in the global news agenda.
You will also represent global influencing and advocacy agenda externally, and you will manage the development of the charity’s content and stakeholder communications, including publications, films and digital media.
The Head of Communications and Campaigns manages the Communications and Campaigns team, which is part of the Global Fundraising, Marketing and Communications department. Experience at an international development and/ or animal welfare charity is essential, as well as line management experience.
- Salary £50,000+. 26 days annual leave, increasing after 2 years of service.
- Full-time hours (34.5 hour week), Permanent.
- Location- Remote based, anywhere in the UK. Travel to the London office, monthly will be needed.
Do you want to play a critical role in the development and delivery of a strategy to transform working animal welfare? Please get in touch!
Closing date- ASAP. The charity is reviewing applications on a rolling basis.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Title: Interim Communications Director
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary scale: EUR 84,460 – EUR 94,760 (inclusive of 8% holiday allowance) / GBP 70,750 – GBP 79,500
Contract: 9 –12 months / part or full time
Location: Capitals Coalition will consider candidates located in the UK or the Netherlands with existing permission to work in the relevant location. All Coalition team members work remotely with occasional in-person engagement.
Travel: Occasional travel for key opportunities
About Capitals Coalition
The Capitals Coalition’s vision is of a stable, resilient economy that safeguards everyone. Our role is to catalyze action towards accounting for what matters by hosting a pre-competitive space for collaboration. The Capitals Coalition and its network do this by tackling collective challenges, co-creating solutions and championing a systems approach. We put true value at the core of economic decisions to address nature loss, climate change and social inequity.
The Capitals Coalition is a non-profit headquartered in the Netherlands.
About the role
The Capitals Coalition is at an exciting time in its history, as it embarks upon an ambitious ten-year strategy to catalyze action towards accounting for what really matters with key decision makers in the economy.
The Interim Communications Director will play a pivotal role in developing and leading the communications strategy to strengthen Capitals Coalition’s positioning as a credible and trusted voice as we transition into our new strategic phase.
With a strong background in strategic communications you will work with the CEO, Executive and Leadership Teams, as well as a wide range of stakeholders to champion the Coalition’s brand and narrative for the new strategy. Managing a small communications function and leveraging our cutting-edge projects and networks, you will amplify the Coalition’s voice and inspire key audiences in business, finance and government.
If you have a strong ‘can-do’ attitude, can communicate complex concepts in a compelling way and create synergy across multiple areas of communications, then this role is for you. If you are driven by working at the intersection of economics and sustainability (climate, biodiversity, equity), thrive on strategy creation and are an exceptional leader, we want to hear from you.
You will report to the Executive Director and directly manage the Communications Manager.
What you will do
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Develop - and oversee the implementation of - a new communications strategy and the positioning of the Capitals Coalition with external stakeholders. This includes bringing cohesion across initiatives, amplifying and promoting key outputs and targeting communications to achieve organizational goals.
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Lead and develop a strong narrative for action that is supported by messaging and visual assets and ensure these are embedded across Capitals Coalition communications. This includes determining key audiences, messengers and moments, and identifying key indicators to track and monitor progress.
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Develop, maintain, and disseminate strategic messaging that underpins both reactive and proactive communications tactics in line with strategic objectives and policy positioning.
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Identify, foster and manage productive and impactful relationships with key communication and engagement stakeholders, including press contacts, communications specialists in partner organizations, and key partners for outputs and events.
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Promote an innovative approach to communications using all media, staying abreast of advancements in the profession to ensure the Capitals Coalition can make best use of a mix of communication channels.
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Drive creative insights and strategic thinking across the Capitals Coalition with respect to communications to maximize impact and reach.
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Build relationships by representing the Coalition on external working groups, at events, and in the media as appropriate.
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Support, prepare and coach staff, spokespeople and board members for media interviews and visits and provide guidance across the organization about dealing with the media.
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Manage the Capitals Coalition’s in-house communications team including setting objectives, leading on annual appraisals, and recruitment.
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As a member of the Leadership Team, support the Executive Team in fostering cohesion and collaboration across the Capitals Coalition.
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Take on additional tasks as required to support the delivery of the Capitals Coalition’s strategic and operational plans.
What we’re looking for
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12+ years of experience in strategic communications and/or PR and at least 5 years of experience managing others;
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Experience developing and executing a communications strategy for a global organization, using knowledge of how communications supports the delivery of wider organizational goals;
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Experience developing, supporting and executing advocacy campaigns;
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Experience in economic transformation, new economics or sustainability fields including excellent understanding of economic transformation, sustainability and business issues and ability to anticipate and adapt messaging in relation to context and audience;
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Ability to summarize and synthesize complex reports, findings and information to make them accessible for a diverse audience;
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Knowledge of branding and design is an asset;
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Proven leadership with seasoned judgment, the ability to make decisions, justify recommendations and be responsive, clear and firm with colleagues and partners;
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Comfortable advising and engaging with subject matter experts and senior leaders;
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Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, motivate, and lead colleagues;
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Experience working independently and also collaboratively with a small team, and comfort with adapting to changing situations;
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Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
Benefits include:
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Paid holiday leave: 30 days per year for all employees plus official national holidays in the candidate’s location.
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Paid sick leave and parental leave.
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Pension: employer contribution of 5% p/a.
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500 EUR one-time home-working setup allowance
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300 EUR per annum bring your own device allowance
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250 EUR annual training allowance
At the Capitals Coalition, we believe we can most effectively accomplish our goals with a team that brings a variety of skills, expertise, and life experiences to the work we do every day. We strongly encourage applications from qualified candidates from underrepresented backgrounds and those with disabilities. We aim to foster a welcoming environment that respects each person’s perspective and values each person for who they are.
How to apply:
We are looking for a colleague to work with us part- or full-time (up to 37.5 hours p/w). The successful candidate must be based in and have existing eligibility to work in the United Kingdom or the Netherlands. The Capitals Coalition offers a range of benefits alongside a competitive salary and a great place to work.
Given the interim nature of this position, we are also open to engaging an independent contractor for the role.
Please send a completed application form by 8th September 2024. State the role in the subject line and kindly note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Interviews will be held in late September and early October.
The Coalition consists of organizations from all around the world and with people of different gender, race, age, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, geography, political affiliation, and country of origin, and as much as possible we want this to be reflected in our team. We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community and we welcome applications from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About Us
Causeway is a small housing association, originally set up to accommodate young Irish migrants, and now providing housing and support services to people from anywhere in the world, with a wide range of needs – from those who just need an affordable place to live, to those who need a helping hand to achieve their life goals.
What we offer
We offer the opportunity to be part of a diverse, multi-disciplinary team, where your skills and creativity will be valued. You will grow and develop with colleagues in similar roles and work collaboratively with other team members, gaining experience in new areas while contributing to the learning of others. Many of our staff have developed their interests in other areas or been promoted to more senior roles within the organisation. You will receive regular supervision and the space to discuss, create, learn, and develop with your peers.
We want you to live your best life at work and at home. We therefore offer a four day, 32 hour week. You will also receive six weeks annual leave and a 6% contribution to your pension. Travel schemes such as cycle to work and travelcard loans are also available.
About the Role
An exciting opportunity to be part of a LGBTQI+ support service.The successful candidate will provide effective person-centred support to LGBTQ people living in Causeway’s specialist LGBTQ supported housing.Support clients to achieve tangible progress in areas such as tenancy management, independent living skills and training/education.Support LGBTQ clients to develop greater self-esteem and self-confidence. Equip clients for independent living and move-on to more independent accommodation.Develop support plans with individual clients that reflect their ambitions and aspirations with clear actions for achieving these.Contribute to risk assessment and safeguarding plans Ensure clients settle into their accommodation and become familiar with the local area. Work closely with the Housing Team to ensure residents are complying with the terms of their occupancy agreements. Contribute to client involvement within the LGBTQ supported housing service. Be aware of trauma informed working, particularly with regard to trauma experienced by LGBTQ people. Ensure clients are linked into appropriate support services and sustain engagement with services.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Project Coordinators x 2
Permanent Contracts
Job Ref: V508
Hours/Days per week: 28 hours per week – (Flexible days/hours)
Salary: £25,000 FTE plus attractive employee benefits package
Start date: ASAP
Location: Homebased with regular work across London
Closing date: 9am on 25th July 2024
Interview date and Location: 6th August 2024 at the Levy Centre
Volunteering Matters
At Volunteering Matters we use volunteering’s unique power to bring people together and build stronger, more resilient communities across the UK.
We bring people together to resolve some of society’s most complex issues. From social isolation and loneliness; improving health and wellbeing; building skills, confidence, and opportunity; to ensuring young people can become change makers in their community, the impact that we make is great. And we won’t stop until everyone in the UK has the opportunity to thrive.
People-led and impact driven, we are a national charity that is deeply embedded in local areas across the UK. We operate in five regions: London and the South East; Wales and the West of England; East of England; the Midlands and North West England; and Scotland and North East England. We also have an Employee Volunteering Team with over 25 years’ experience, acting as a broker to provide tailor-made solutions to employers. We turn local knowledge and energy into action and progress, building stronger communities and a better future for all.
This is an exciting time to be joining the team. We’re changing the way we work to meet new ambitions and make sure our impact continues to grow alongside out business.
Grandmentors
Grandmentors is an innovative volunteering project where older volunteers (aged 50+) use their lifetime of skills and experience to support and mentor vulnerable young people leaving the care system. These young people often need a guiding hand and role model to support them to find work, continue their education or begin training – ultimately giving them the skills and self-belief to lead successful and independent lives.
Volunteers meet with a young person regularly to boost their confidence and work towards goals, which are unique to each young person
Role Purpose
To develop and deliver all aspects of our Grandmentors project across London, ensuring it achieves its aims, objectives, outcomes, and targets. The post holder will work closely with the Virtual College and Leaving Care teams within London Borough Councils and local volunteers to ensure that we improve and empower the lives of care leavers (aged 16-25) through the unique power of inter-generational mentoring.
Key Duties Responsibilities
· To effectively deliver the service to ensure the project meets its agreed targets and millstones.
· role; this will involve processing volunteer expenses, DBS checks and maintaining databases.
· To ensure regular communication between project staff and volunteers is maintained and that regular supervision for volunteers is provided.
· To work with your line manager to ensure project expenditure is in line with the budget.
· To maintain accurate administration, for all aspects of the project.
· To maintain accurate records on all aspects of the project and submit data onto a secure database.
· To manage and maintain effective monitoring and evaluation records to capture impact and outcomes and ensure contractual compliance.
· To implement and maintain appropriate risk assessment management processes.
· To prepare regular reports including quarterly progress updates, impact reports and end of year reports for both internal and external purposes.
· To develop relevant information to promote and raise the profile of Volunteering Matters locally.
· To promote and adhere to Volunteering Matters Equality and Diversity Policy and all other Volunteering Matters policies which relate to the work of Grandmentors.
· To comply with the applicable Health and Safety and Safeguarding regulations.
· To contribute to joint working and teamwork across Volunteering Matters.
Skills
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
· Excellent organisational skills and the ability to prioritise a demanding and developing workload.
· Evidence of good administrative and IT skills and the ability to maintain project monitoring and administrative records.
· Ability to build and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues, volunteers, young people and partners.
· Ability to assess risk and carry out risk assessments.
· The ability to motivate, enthuse and empower yourself and others.
Our Values & Way of Working:
In all that we do, we embrace a philosophy of ‘Freedom within a Framework’ and are guided by our values: Empowering, Inclusive, Compassionate, Positive & Straightforward.
This job description is intended to include the broad range of responsibilities and requirements of the post. It is neither exhaustive nor exclusive but while some variations will be expected, these will be at an appropriate level for the role.
Diversity & Inclusion
Volunteering Matters welcomes all applicants and are keen to ensure our team reflects the diversity of the UK and the communities we serve. We encourage applications from disabled, LGBT and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, along with candidates with any protected characteristics and from disadvantaged groups.
Disability Confident & Reasonable Adjustments:
We guarantee to interview anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the role. Please provide evidence in your application, which demonstrates that you meet the level of competence required in the “Experience/Skills” section of this advert. To be considered for a guaranteed interview or to discuss any reasonable adjustments during the process, please state this in your application.
We have also committed to the following pledges which positively encompass our recruitment and selection processes and methodology: The Promise, Show The Salary, Salary History.
Benefits
Our employee benefits reflect our culture which is built on an approach of full flexibility with accountability, and designed to let you make your most positive contribution; we offer Flexible Working by Default (re hours & place of work), Unlimited Annual Leave, Employee Pension scheme, Life Assurance, Cycle to Work Scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Employee Assistance Programme, enhanced sick and family leave. We are also open to discuss job share applications.
GDPR Statement
If you apply for a role with us, we will retain your contact details including your name, address, email address and phone number to help us manage your application for up to 6 months. We will not use your personal data for any other purpose or share it with any third party. You can contact us at any point to update your personal information or ask us to delete it from our records.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Overview
Are you passionate about digital communications, technology, and accessible web design?
Join our team and make a difference to the staff and volunteers of our organisation across the UK. This is a unique opportunity to apply your skills in a dynamic and supportive environment, driving innovation and accessibility in our digital environment.
Change Grow Live is a national health and social care charity that believes in people and wants to make a difference. We help tens of thousands of people each day to change, to grow and to live life to its full potential. Our staff are critical to making this happen.
We are pleased to introduce this new position that demonstrates our commitment to providing our colleagues with high quality platforms for communication, connection and collaboration. As our Intranet Officer, you will be pivotal in enhancing the daily online experiences of our staff and volunteers, ensuring they have the essential information they need to perform their roles effectively.
We are in the process of renewing our SharePoint intranet, and you will join us at an exciting time where you can take ownership of the channel, ensuring it meets our high standards and continues to be developed. Another upcoming project involves implementing new employee channels, such as Viva Engage. You will play a key role in supporting this project and ongoing development.
You'll be highly organised and efficient, with a passion for improving employee's experiences at work.
The role is remotely based, or you can choose to work from one of our services. Occasional travel to Change Grow Live sites will be required for team meetings. We welcome applicants that are located anywhere in the UK. The charity is a friendly and energising place to work – and you will have the full support of the team to make this new role a success. We are open, bold and compassionate, and we value diversity.
Where: Remote
Hours: Full Time. 37.5h per week
Salary: £32,685 - £36,635 per annum
Responsibilities
Key Activities:
- Support the delivery of the internal communications and engagement strategy
- Coordinate the day-to-day requirements of the organisation's SharePoint:-
- Content – publish content that aligns with publishing standards
- Governance – manage the approval, review, and retention process to ensure information is user-centred, clear, and up to date
- Web design – support standards of UI/UX, accessibility and search optimisation
- Technical support – develop and deliver SharePoint solutions by working with colleagues in the IT department and testing with users
- Continuous improvement – use analytics, user feedback and Microsoft updates to progress the intranet roadmap
- Support the implementation and management of new employee channels such as Viva Engage and other applications in the Microsoft Viva suite
- Community management – proactively guide community managers to maintain healthy and compliant platforms
- Measure, track, and evaluate platform engagement metrics to assess the effectiveness and make data-driven recommendations for improvements
- Advise and work collaboratively with colleagues to gather and prioritise requirements for channel enhancements, new features, and improvements
- Share best practice, upskill, and empower staff to improve how they communicate and engage
- Advocate Change Grow Live’s brand, including tone of voice, and shape clear messages that are aligned to the organisation’s values
About You:
Education Knowledge and Experience (essential):
- Qualification in a relevant subject, or the equivalent experience in a similar role.
- 3+ years' experience in a communication, marketing, digital, or technology role.
- Experience managing digital channels, e.g. intranets/websites/social media.
- Strong relationship management and interpersonal skills.
Abilities and Skills (essential):
- Excellent communicator, comfortable with presenting ideas.
- Understanding of digital accessibility with the ability to present complex information in an accessible, jargon free format.
- Highly organised, able to manage multiple tasks and work autonomously.
- Independent thinker with demonstrated good judgement, problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Creative, innovative, and passionate about helping people.
What We Offer:
- Ongoing professional development and training opportunities
- A supportive and collaborative work environment
- The chance to be part of an organisation dedicated to improving lives
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays) rising by 1 day for each years’ service for the first 5 years
- Paid ‘Wellness’ hour each week along with a ‘Wellness’ hub and Employee Assist Programme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Several benefits incl. discounts for shopping, cinema, holidays, etc.
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
- Refer a Friend Scheme.
If you are passionate about providing accurate and helpful content and making a positive impact in the lives of others, we would love to hear from you.
Please ensure that when completing your application form and supporting statement, you reflect on the details outlined in the job description. This will help us understand how your skills and experiences align with the requirements of the role.
Salary Range (pro rata if part time)
CGL points 29 to 33 (£32,685.28 - £36,635.37)
ILW / OLW /Fringe
N/A - Outside London Weighting Area
Interview Date
19/8/2024
Closing Date
11/8/2024
If you have any questions on this opportunity that you would like to talk through please contact us
Healthwatch Sutton is a dynamic charitable organisation, set up to improve the health and wellbeing of people of Sutton. We have an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to work with us to hear from the diverse communities of Sutton and to use their views to improve the health and wellbeing of local people. The successful applicant will be able to raise our profile and awareness of our work in the Borough.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about enabling local people to have a voice in health and wellbeing agenda. You will be a strong communicator, with experience of engaging with a range of people to help identify their issues and concerns.
Demonstrating your ability to deliver successful projects is a key part of the role. Problem-solving and influencing others are important skills needed to ensure our projects deliver results.
The ability to be able to capture people’s attention using your flare for designing engaging publicity material and publications will be essential as will the skills to manage our social media and website. You will need to have great IT skills to deliver all aspects of communications and engagement activity. Ability to create innovative, interactive online content is desirable.
Our ideal candidate will have excellent organisational and administrative skills to ensure the smooth delivery of our events, meetings and other activities. You will also need to be friendly and approachable to build relationships with our Board, volunteers and member of the public. We would like a person with an enthusiasm for improving people lives.
Unfortunately, we cannot accept CVs for this position.
The closing date for applications is midday Friday, 16th August 2024.