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NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
We are recruiting a policy officer to join our busy, supportive and high performing team. The current focus of this role is to support our analysis and influence of the national policy agenda on NHS funding and finances. This portfolio is one of the most high profile, broad and reactive areas of work in our organisation. In a given week you may be asked to do some of the following:
- Analyse a new piece of financial guidance for senior NHS leaders, and draft a briefing for members
- Devise a project plan, with support from the policy advisor, to gather insights from trust leaders on financial performance
- Write briefings for senior leaders at NHS Providers ahead of key stakeholder meetings, sometimes within tight deadlines
- Conduct research into a new policy area, and horizon-scan for upcoming milestones
- Collaborate with communications colleagues to draft a press release or blog about the financial and operational challenges facing trusts
- Organise logistics for a roundtable between our members and NHS England
Background knowledge of the NHS would be advantageous but is not essential for success in this role. The key requirements are set out in the person specification below, but particularly:
- to have an appreciation of the policy implications of the portfolio and interest in learning about the detail of these
- ability to organise your workload (with support from the policy advisor)
- strong written and verbal communication skills
- ability to build effective working relationships both within and, where appropriate, outside the organisation.
The role will be of interest to all applicants who wish to broaden their experience of health policy and develop their understanding of the NHS.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Annual leave: 33 days (plus eight bank holidays)
Benefits:
- enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave, and shared parental pay
- family-friendly policies
- 8% employer pension contribution (Aviva) or opportunity to continue NHS pension
- free health cashback plan (Medicash): employee cover plus up to four dependent children
- 24/7 virtual GP access (UK registered), plus access to Best Doctors
- free, confidential employee assistance programme (Health Assured)
- access to wellbeing app (healthy living tips and Bright TV)
- flexible working options including hybrid working, flexible working patterns such as part-time, compressed hours, and more*
- learning and development committed (bespoke training, LinkedIn Learning etc)
- employee health and wellbeing committed (Menopause Friendly accreditation, Disability Confident employer etc)
Background
Every three minutes someone in the UK develops dementia: a progressive and complex condition that can be devastating for the whole family. One in two of us will be affected by dementia in our lifetime – either by caring for someone with the condition, developing it ourselves, or both.
Dementia UK is the specialist dementia nursing charity that is there for the whole family. Our specialist nurses, known as Admiral Nurses, provide free, expert advice, support and understanding to help families care for their loved one. Every day, Admiral Nurses help families up and down the country to have the best life possible, for as long as possible.
Purpose of the job/about the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join as an Administrator within our Clinical Effectiveness team.
As the team’s Administrator you will provide administrative services in support of the Clinical Effectiveness team and wider Delivered Services. Working with the Head of Clinical Effectiveness and the Clinical Operations Support Manager, the postholder will support the day-to-day operational running of the various processes and procedures to enable safe and effective service delivery to beneficiaries, liaising with internal and external stakeholders as required.
You will manage booking systems, travel arrangements for the Delivered Services team, and maintain internal resources like webpages, Teams channels, and databases. Additionally, you’ll ensure timely documentation delivery for meetings and committees and be responsible for monitoring the team inbox.
To apply, you should be a clear and logical thinker with experience in process-led development. You must have previous experience in an administrative support role, demonstrating strong organisational and time management skills. Confidence in using Office 365 and the ability to produce documents, including complex reports, is essential.
If this sounds like you, join us in making a difference in the lives of those affected by dementia.
Our culture
In addition to a competitive salary and a generous benefits package, we truly value our people. It’s important for us to create a working environment that looks after our workforce to achieve their full potential. You will become part of a diverse and dedicated team who are supported to use and develop their skills. We recognise and value the key role you will play in delivering our strategic plans for the benefit of those living with dementia.
Our staff have a voice. Representatives from different roles and levels across the organisation positively contribute and lead on our working groups around health and wellbeing, menopause, and equality, diversity and inclusion.
Dementia UK is proud to welcome everyone, we aim for a truly inclusive culture with talented, diverse teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We celebrate difference and individuality and encourage everyone to join us and be their whole selves always.
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Are you looking for an engaging, fulfilling, and varied role? Young Enterprise is looking for a new Project Manager for a key project running throughout the South West of England over the next three years.
Each year, Young Enterprise helps thousands of young people develop the skills, knowledge and confidence they need to succeed. Through our nationwide enterprise and financial capability programmes, we give young people the opportunities and experiences to discover who they are and what they’re good at.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-moving, youth-focused, charity and play a pivotal role in the development and delivery of a suite of programmes, focused on young people and their educators. This project has a particular focus on enhancing career readiness for underserved communities across the South West.
We are looking for an experienced, creative and proactive individual to join Young Enterprise as Project Manager.
We are looking for:
The Project Manager will have strong organisation and project management skills, including budget management and KPI monitoring and reporting. They need to maintain regular communications with stakeholders and be confident in reporting progress, both face-to-face and in written report form. The ability to develop and maintain extensive positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders is essential to the role.
We are seeking an individual with a solution-focused attitude to problem solving and the ability to balance and prioritise competing demands in a busy function. A successful track record of managing complex projects is essential. An understanding of education and school-centred programmes would be a distinct advantage.
Reporting to the South West and South and Mid-Wales Educational Partnerships Regional Manager, this role provides a real opportunity to help drive social mobility in the South West, and to ensure that young people across the region have access to vital skills and attributes for future life and work.
Full details can be found in the attached Job Description.
Why work for us?
- People-focussed with a friendly and supportive work-place culture
- An active commitment to equality and diversity
- Access to mentoring scheme with a corporate partner
- Generous holiday allowance of 7.2 weeks (pro rata)
- Access to NHS top-up scheme, for money back on expenses such as dental and optical
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Group Life Assurance
This is a home-based role which requires the individual to be based within the South West of England.
To apply, please send your CV – with a covering letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) explaining why you think you would be right for this opportunity via ChairtyJob by no later than midnight on 21st July 2024. Please note applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
Interviews will take place via Teams.
Although we endeavour to respond to all applications, if you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date you should consider your application unsuccessful.
We empower young people to discover, develop and celebrate their skills and potential.
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We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative charity, with high ambition in the fundraising and communications arena. We are recruiting for a PR Manager who will be is responsible for engaging with traditional, new, and niche media, across campaign areas including music, art, gaming and sport, and devising PR plans that support these and other fundraising and advocacy goals. You will play a leading role in planning and executing the PR communications activities for War Child UK, as well as overseeing superb content development that supports PR activities. You will also play an important part in executing our brand narrative around children affected by conflict and how War Child are supporting them with power and impact.
If you have the following qualities, we'd love to hear from you:
- An experienced media professional, with a track record of developing, leading and managing creative PR campaigns related to music, art, gaming or other creative sectors.
- A demonstrable record of strategically identifying target journalists and outlets and successfully placing coverage – both mainstream and niche – that reach priority audiences.
- Experience of developing media partnerships with online outlets, magazines newspapers, broadcast media and able to navigate these relationships to ensure the best possible outcomes for War Child.
- Well connected with strong and strategic media contacts, preferably with journalists and outlets who specialise in music, art, gaming or other creative fields.
- Experienced in developing and commissioning content, ideally with experience of effective storage, management, editing and production of such content for PR purposes.
- Experienced in developing press angles and hooks that achieve cut-through for campaigns related to music, art, gaming or other creative fields in a competitive media landscape.
- Able to manage and prioritise multiple tasks and requests and respond flexibly as urgency requires – whilst consistently meetings deadlines and delivering agreed outputs.
- Already has or would welcome quickly developing an understanding of the sensitivities involved in media work when it comes to vulnerable children and young people, and how to balance objectives with safeguarding obligations.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of emotional intelligence to deal with a variety and internal and external stakeholders and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.
More information about the responsibilities and expectations for the role can be found by selecting "Apply via Website". We look forward to receiving your application.
We recognise the considerable benefits that flexible working can bring and are happy to discuss any possible flexible working options with our employees from hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, occasional working from home and compressed hours.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
We are driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
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Permanent role, full time 35 hours per week. Salary between £48000.00 - £55000.00 per annum
Mothers' Union is a global Christian movement working with people of all faiths and none to develop communities, strengthen families and advocate for change. Our members are active in 83 countries and work tirelessly to serve their communities to build a future where everyone thrives.
Mothers’ Union, founded in 1876 is a women-led volunteer Christian movement, with a membership of four-million people around the world, 36,000 of whom live in the UK and Ireland. Members express their faith through action in their local communities, aiming to create a world where every individual can reach their full potential, by ending poverty, injustice and violence.
We are looking for a dedicated and passionate Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships. This brand new role marks an exciting chapter in our history. This is a brilliant opportunity to start a major giving programme in an organisation with lots of great connections and networks.
What we do
Although a Christian movement, we work with people of all faiths and none to develop communities, strengthen families and advocate for change. Members are active in 83 countries and work tirelessly to serve their communities to build a future where everyone thrives.
Our work combats injustice, violence and poverty at local, regional and national levels. From a literacy and agriculture project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, through to consultative status with the United Nations commission for the Status of Women, where we share our grassroots knowledge and experience to help shape international policy and approaches to women’s rights and empowerment. These are just two examples of how we put our faith into action.
About the Role
As the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships, you will be responsible for developing and implementing strategies to secure major donations from individuals in the first instance. You will also manage the Senior Trusts & Foundations Manager. You will work closely with the Head of Individual Giving to ensure income targets are met or exceeded, contributing to the sustainability and growth of Mothers’ Union.
In this pivotal role, you will be at the forefront of driving impactful philanthropy and partnerships for Mothers’ Union. You will develop and execute a dynamic strategy to secure major donations, ensuring the annual income targets are met. You will nurture key relationships with existing donors, ambassadors, celebrities, and potential new supporters, leveraging these connections. You will build and manage a robust pipeline of supporters, ensuring continuous growth and rejuvenation.
About you
You are a seasoned fundraising professional with a proven track record of securing substantial donations from high-net-worth individuals. Your strategic mindset and innovative approach enable you to develop and execute successful fundraising initiatives that drive results. With your exceptional communication skills and keen attention to detail, you cultivate strong relationships and collaborate effectively across all levels of the organization. Motivated by a genuine passion for the work of Mothers’ Union, you bring resilience, positivity, and a can-do attitude to everything you do. You will thrive in an environment of learning and make a huge impact.
Working Hours: Full time 35 hours per week
Please refer to our job description for more details.
Benefits
- 25 days of annual leave (full time) plus up to 4 days of leave (full time) given at the discretion of Mothers’ Union.
- Employer pension contribution of 7%.
- Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption pay.
- Two volunteering days per calendar year.
- One away day per calendar year.
- Enhanced sick pay.
- Bereavement leave & Compassionate leave
- Season ticket loan.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Employee assistance programme.
- Eye care voucher and an allowance towards glasses.
Work Location/Hybrid Working Pattern
This role will be based at our Head Office in central London. Mothers’ Union operates a hybrid working model. Staff are required to work an aggregate minimum of 90 days per calendar year (pro rata for part timers) at our Head Office, Mary Sumner House in central London. Tuesdays are our anchor days where every staff member is expected to be at the office. The 90 days includes anchor Tuesdays. In addition, Thursday is a core working day where part time staff are expected to work, either at home or from the office as needed.
How to Apply
If you are interested in this position, please apply by sending your CV and a Cover Letter via Charity Job. The Cover Letter should clearly outline how your skills match the main responsibilities of the role.
Please note – only applications with a cover letter, alongside a CV, will be considered.
Application Deadline
The closing date for applications is 11 July 2024. Due to the number of applications we may receive, we will not be able to individually respond to each applicant. Kindly note, we will only be getting in touch with the applicants shortlisted for an interview. We aim to get in touch with the shortlisted candidates after the application deadline.
Equal Opportunity
Mothers’ Union is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create an inclusive environment for all employees.
Introducing Chance UK
Join Our Team
Do you believe every child deserves the chance of a better future?
We’re a small team with a big ambition – to help every child flourish. The need for our work has never been greater and we are in an exciting period of growth in order to meet that challenge.
We provide a range of empowering services for children aged 5-13 and their parents and carers. We pride ourselves on developing evidence-based services, which put children at the heart of our work, and our services are designed to build social and emotional skills and resilience.
We know what we do works. We provide our unique support in a variety of ways and working at Chance UK puts you right at the heart of changing children’s and families’ lives. You will be a core part of our team, so it is vital you share our values and support our mission.
It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We are actively seeking people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, people who identify as male and people from LGBTQ+ communities. We are also keen to hear from those who have lived or professional experience of the issues we work on, including school exclusion and Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND).
We value our team through offering a range of benefits, including:
- 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays, 2 Wellbeing days, an extra celebration day and additional leave over Christmas
- Matched pension contributions up to 5%, entitlement from the start of your employment
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and shared parental leave
- Flexible working
- Enhanced Sick Pay
- Access to employee assistance programme
Please note that Chance UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and therefore our recruitment process for this post will include an enhanced DBS check.
Key Information
Reporting to: Director of Services
Employment type: Full Time
Direct reports: N/A
Hours: 37.5 hours per week. Presence in the office will be mandatory during the first few weeks until the post holder eases within the role. Then the working pattern will switch to Hybrid working with a minimum of 2 days in the office and a possible 4 Saturdays a year for graduations.
Location: Office based. We are a hybrid-working organisation. Our main office is a few minutes from Finsbury Park station.
Start date: ASAP
Salary: £27,562.50 per annum
Closing date: Sunday 14th July 2024
Interview: Week commencing 29th July 2024
Role purpose
Chance UK are looking for a go getter and experienced administrator to join the team. The role will manage the services administration from imputing data on our system and supporting referrals to ensure that all relevant information is captured to planning celebration graduations.
Key to this role is supporting and developing qualitative and quantitative data, establishing high quality practices; a focus on outcomes for children and young people and fostering a positive team culture. The successful post holder will ensure best practice in all service delivery whilst ensuring that outcomes are captured in line with KPIs. Good knowledge of Salesforce would be desirable.
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Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator
(Fixed term for 12 months maternity cover)
Salary: £35k per annum
Location: Hybrid - Home-based & WC2A (min 1 day a week)
Hours: Full time - Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm (with some out of hours work and travel)
The role:
Working as part of a small team, the Conference Organiser and Business Development Coordinator responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Coordinating the planning, management, relationship coordination, creative development and delivery of the SCTS Annual conference.
- Maintaining and monitoring the society’s annual conference budget.
- Explore & identify new income streams for the annual conference.
- Create and sell sponsorship packages to medical companies.
- Ensuring the design and delivery of the exhibition floorspace.
- Create themes & graphic designs for conference advertising material.
About you:
We are looking for an organised, accurate and effective multitasker and team player who can demonstrate hands-on experience in planning, coordinating and delivering conferences and / or large events along with coordinating all of the financial and sponsorship aspects of these.
You must also be a proactive, innovative, team-worker with good communication skills who can work collaboratively with many stakeholders.
Willingness to learn new skills and software is key, as is experience with finance and accounting software such as Xero.
About us:
The Society for Cardiothoracic Surgery (SCTS) is a professional society for all healthcare professionals involved and interested in cardiothoracic surgery.
This role supports the main purpose of advancing science in the field of cardiothoracic surgery for the benefit of the public by encouraging and promoting excellence in the practice of cardiothoracic surgery.
The SCTS Meetings team is responsible for organising and delivering the SCTS Annual Conference for all categories of professionals including Consultants, Medical Practitioners, Nationally Appointed Surgical Trainees, Trust appointed doctors and Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.
The team work flexibly from home and on site at least one day a week (but more will be required for initial training) at our office based in the Royal College of Surgeons of England in Central London.
How to apply:
If you are interested in this role as set out in the role profile and can meet the requirements detailed above, then we would love to hear from you straight away as applications will be considered on a rolling basis. Please note that you must be available to start work in July.
To apply for the role, please send your CV along with a covering email that sets out how your skills and experience would help you to meet the role specification.
SCTS is committed to equality and creating an inclusive and diverse culture. We actively encourage applications from everyone and will help to support you to reach your full potential and to be yourself in a working environment based on dignity, respect and mutual support. If you have any queries or need any advice or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please contact us.
Information about SCTS and its work can be found on our website.
Interviews (via Zoom): TBC
Please note if you have not been contacted by the end of July then your application has been unsuccessful.
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International Field Officer - various locations overseas (January 2025 start date)
Full Time. Permanent
£25,956 increasing to £33,959 following completion of training
Location: Initial Field Officer training will be in Cambodia or Sri Lanka. First posting will be assigned across any of our global programmes.
This application opportunity should ONLY be taken up by individuals able to attend a selection day in south-west Scotland week commencing 14th October, and able to start training in mid January 2025.
The mission of the HALO Trust is: “To lead the effort to save lives and restore livelihoods for those affected by conflict”. HALO clears landmines, disposes of explosive ordnance including IEDs, and is involved in weapon control.
When you become a Field Officer in HALO, you join a team with a shared commitment to making a difference in some of the most vulnerable communities in the world. HALO offers a full training package for the role of Field Officer, and you do not require previous knowledge of landmine clearance or ordnance disposal.
HALO wants people who have a sense of adventure but are responsible and mature. We are looking for leaders who are resilient and self-motivated.
HALO’s Field Officers work across our programmes in various roles and with early responsibilities. You will need the aptitude to be able to function in dynamic and challenging environments and you should have demonstrable management and leadership skills.
HALO’s training will prepare you for deployment to one of our programmes where you could be leading between 250 and 1,000 local employees. On the Field Officer course you will receive technical training in mine clearance, basic explosive ordnance disposal and minefield survey. You will cover HALO’s finance, logistics, security and quality management systems. Once deployed to a programme, in addition to operational field work you will be involved in equipment auditing and maintenance, overseeing repair of vehicles, and writing reports and proposals.
Working for HALO is rewarding, but it is also physically and mentally demanding. Living and operating in remote locations in basic conditions can be wearing. You will be away from home for months on end. HALO Field Officers must be flexible and be willing to be posted to any of HALO's programmes.
You will work and live with staff from a range of backgrounds and cultures. You will need to be tolerant; you will need good interpersonal skills.
Working for HALO offers valuable personal and professional development, and for those who succeed we offer further training and development to support career progression.
No two days working for HALO are ever the same. Life is rarely dull, but working for HALO can be tough. However, if you genuinely want to make a difference to people's lives, it could be the job for you.
HALO has six values that all staff are expected to live by:
- Courage
- Discipline
- Integrity
- Respect for Others
- Loyalty
- Selfless Commitment
If you want to join HALO you must confirm you can meet these values.
If you are interested in joining HALO but are unable to meet the above dates, we will be running further Field Officer training in 2025. Keep an eye on the website
How to Apply
To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter (no more than 2 pages) outlining how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role by no later than 18th July 2024. If there is a sufficient calibre of applicants, we reserve the right to close the role earlier than the date noted.
** PLEASE NOTE THAT APPLICATIONS WITHOUT A COVER LETTER TAILORED TO THIS POSITION WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED**
The HALO Trust is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any applicant for employment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.
The HALO Trust is committed to a culture that is both diverse and inclusive and we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.
The HALO Trust is committed to ensuring that it provides a safe and trusted environment which safeguards and promotes the welfare and well-being of anyone who comes into contact with, or is part of, the Charity, with a zero-tolerance approach to behaviours which challenge this.
Who we're looking for:
ESSENTIAL
- Experience: A strong history of relevant professional experience (experience outside of Mine Action is welcomed)
- Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead and direct others, build effective relationships and develop potential
- Proactive: Able to identify problems and address them; self-motivated and able to work independently
- Team Work: Work effectively with others, committed to shared goals and willing to offer support
- Practical Ability: Will do whatever is required to get the job done; comfortable with physical labour and adept at picking up new practical skills
- Communication: Strong English language skills (C1) in oral and written communication; able to be both persuasive and diplomatic across cultures
- Resilience and Stamina: Able to cope with physically demanding conditions
- Computer/IT Skills: Thorough working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel
- Flexibility: Adaptable, and able to adjust to changing circumstances; willing to deploy to ANY global HALO programme at short notice.
- Driving licence: Full licence required
DESIRABLE
- STEM qualification or experience
- Project management
- Management of security and safety in a professional context
- Experience of working or living with people from different cultures
- Knowledge of languages such as Russian, Arabic, Portuguese or Spanish
Benefits of working at HALO
- Competitive salary from £25,956 to £33,959 after 6-months
- Living overseas allowance
- 49 days annual leave rising to 56 following 2 years service
- Accommodation and food
- Non contributory life assurance (3 x salary)
- Private medical health cover
- Non-contributory retirement savings plan
- Emergency medical insurance, including repatriation
Our selection process:
We are very proud of the quality of our Field Officer appointments and we invest in ensuring that are applicants can demonstrate their skills across a range of elements.
The selection process for the role of International Field Officer is as follows:
Stage 1 - Apply online
Stage 2 - Successful candidates will be invited to complete some online cognitive behavioral assessments
Stage 3 - Successful candidates will be invited to complete an online video interview covering elements of the role and environment
Stage 4 - Successful candidates will be invited to attend an live short interview over Teams
Stage 5 - Successful candidates will be invited to attend on-line selection event
Stage 6 - Successful candidates will attend a full day selection event in Scotland
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Fundraising Manager – Income Generation and Marketing & Communications
Local Government Scale: P02 SCP 30-33 £38,936.70 to £41,961.97 pa FTE for 35 hours per week (pro rata for part time), including London Weighting plus 6% contributory pension. 21 to 35 hours per week. Permanent
Age UK Camden is a local, independent and innovative charity which has provided services to older people in Camden for more than 50 years through diverse and inclusive services. These services are highly valued by the residents of Camden and the voluntary and statutory sectors.
We are looking for a dynamic, experienced Fundraising Manager to work with us in Camden’s largest charity working with older people.
This will be an exciting opportunity to diversify your skills in order to manage a portfolio of work that ranges from Fundraising, Income Generation in areas such as our Charity Retail Shop, our Marketing and Communications and our Community and Corporate Engagement, You will line manage a dedicated and skilled team who work to deliver in all of these areas. You will also work closely with the CEO and the external bid writer who focuses on funding from Trusts and Grants.
The successful candidate will be experienced in a range of fundraising channels as well as having excellent communication skills in order to develop and maintain relationships with a wide range of audiences as well as internally with your team and the wider staff group.
We offer hybrid working but anticipate that the majority of the time for this role will be based in Camden. Age UK Camden offers a contributory pension, and season ticket or bicycle loan facility.
No agencies please.
Closing date: 15th July 2024 - 9 am
Interview date: TBC
Age UK Camden is an Equal Opportunities and London Living Wage Employer. Registered Charity No. 293446
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Corporate Fundraiser
About Momentum Children’s Charity
We support families across London, Surrey and Sussex whose children are facing cancer or a life-challenging condition. We’re there whatever the outcome, for as long as needed, so that no family has to cope alone.
The charity was founded in 2004 by our now Chief Executive and has grown enormously over that time. We currently have partnerships with 9 hospitals who refer families to us for our support, which ranges from therapies and counselling, to respite holidays and special family experiences.
We’re on a mission to help many more families with seriously ill children to know that they are not alone, and we’ll need brilliant and talented people to share our ambition and make it happen.
Our values
We strive to create an amazing workplace for all, one where every single employee feels valued, heard, inspired and supported. As part of this, we have five core values which not only help to set the framework for the work we do supporting families, but also paves the way for how we work as a team.
We are personal
We know that every employee’s home life is different and that for everyone, a work/life balance is key, which is why we’ll work with you to find the hours and days that fit with you. We celebrate individualism, welcome ideas and will support every employee with any training they might need to grow and build confidence in their role.
We are impactful
Our whole team shares a passion to make a difference. We all work closely together, which means every employee can see firsthand the difference we make – week in, week out – making it an inspiring and rewarding place to be. What’s more, through collaborative working and a multi-disciplinary approach to mapping out our strategy and looking ahead, we can all play a part in helping drive the charity forward in the way that will be most impactful.
We are adaptable
We may be a relatively small charity, but we have big ambition and pride ourselves on being an adaptable workforce. Thanks to our small and responsive team, we can quickly learn from our successes and failures, making changes that are needed to evolve and ultimately help us reach new, ambitious goals. We’re not afraid to try new ideas, from any one on the team who might have one, and we’re committed to thinking outside of the box. So, whether you have a great idea for a new service or think there’s a better way to run team meetings, we are all ears.
We are trustworthy
Being approachable, open and honest is hugely important to us and allows us to build strong relationships with our families, supporters and volunteers, to help us build a strong and committed team together. We’re transparent about the work we do and how we spend our funds, and always do what we say we will, helping each other out along the way.
We are inclusive
We apply our policy of inclusivity, equality and diversity across all aspects of our work. We believe that a diverse mix of backgrounds and experiences helps to create a productive work environment by bringing a variety of perspectives and ideas to the table, and we’re dedicated to providing equality of opportunity in recruitment, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
We recognise that we’re a predominantly white workforce and are genuinely committed to encouraging applications from diverse communities in order to improve the service we provide to the children and families we support.
We’re not just searching for skills but also how a candidate could uphold our values and enhance our culture, therefore, even if you don’t think you meet the skills criteria listed in our job descriptions, we’d still like to hear from you.
Safeguarding
Safeguarding children is everyone’s responsibility.
All children and young people linked with Momentum Children’s Charity, wherever they are, whoever they are with, whatever they are doing, have the right to protection from neglect, physical, emotional and sexual abuse.
All members of the public, as well as professionals, have a responsibility for the protection of children and reporting concerns about a child’s welfare or safety.
Momentum Children’s Charity ensures statutory requirements concerning Disclosure and Barring Service checks are met, maintains an up-to-date Safeguarding policy and procedures, and provides safeguarding training to all staff and volunteers.
All Momentum Children’s Charity staff and volunteers who come into contact with the children, young people and their families will:
- Be able to identify potential indicators of abuse or neglect
- Have read the Safeguarding Policy
- Know their role and responsibilities within their team
- Know how to communicate and record concerns
- Know to act upon concerns in line with the principles and procedures for local child protection management and Working Together to Safeguard Children.
Therefore, all children and young people in contact with Momentum Children’s Charity will:
- Be treated with respect and afforded full civil and legal rights
- Be listened to and taken seriously, whatever their level of development or communication
- Be given time to do things for themselves, to understand and be understood
- Be involved in decisions that affect them
- Have their privacy respected at all times and in all places
- Have a right to confidentiality – all information about them will be treated carefully, be kept safe and only shared with those people who need to know.
The wellbeing of a child is the paramount consideration in all circumstances.
Any offer of employment will be subject to Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to employment start date.
The post holder will undertake the appropriate level of training and is responsible for ensuring that they understand and work within the safeguarding policies of the organisation.
Position: Corporate Fundraiser
Location: East Molesey office (opposite Hampton Court Station) with some home working
Reports to: Corporate Partnerships Lead
Hours: 32 hours per week (Monday to Friday)
Salary: £20,000-£21,600 pro rata (£25,000-£27,000 FTE)
Main Purpose of the Role
Momentum Children’s Charity’s fundraising team is highly ambitious, driven by our goal to help families of seriously ill children in London, Surrey and Sussex to keep moving forward. Corporate income currently comprises circa 18% of the overall income. But with our expansion in hospital partnership geography, and aspiration to provide support to more families in the future, the expansion of this income stream will be key to this growth.
Working with the Corporate Partnerships Lead, this person will enjoy helping to develop all facets of the corporate fundraising area, working with and forging relationships with businesses to develop opportunities, fundraising and charitable giving, provide outstanding stewardship and relationship management, as well as helping to research and grow a healthy, robust pipeline of new opportunities.
What we are looking for
To be successful you will have experience of working in a charity and ready to take the next step in your fundraising career. You will be self-motivated, collaborative, with strong organisational skills and an ability to set priorities and meet deadlines. We are lucky to work with some fantastic UK companies who recognise our passion, creativity and ability to work flexibly, and we are looking for someone who thrives on the variety which that brings.
Main Areas of Responsibility
- Work with the Corporate Lead to maximise current and new income, to ensure delivery of the annual target
- Provide a high level of partnership management through stewardship, and effective and regular communications
- Generate, develop, and implement ideas and opportunities to maximise partnerships for the benefit of the entire organisation, including fundraising, pro bono support, volunteering, and gifts in kind
- Support on the development and management of new corporate partners as assigned by the Corporate Lead
- Support the Corporate Lead with the development and maintenance of a dense corporate new business pipeline through ongoing research
- Manage and oversee the administration linked to corporate fundraising, ensuring information is entered and updated accurately onto the database system.
- Undertake other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.
Person Specification
Essential
- Knowledge or experience of working in a charity
- Excellent organisational skills, including ability to work on own initiative and to effectively manage and prioritise workload
- Excellent verbal, written and presentation skills
- Numerate and literate
- Excellent oral communication skills with a high degree of diplomacy, empathy and confidence
- Team player who can work on their own initiative to plan and manage their workload.
- Good working knowledge of MS Office and CRM databases.
Desirable
- Knowledge of Institute of Fundraising codes of practice.
- Fundraising, account management or sales experience in a client-facing environment.
Applications will be reviewed as received and interviews will be conducted throughout the recruitment period. Due to the high volume of applications, we may not be able to provide individual responses to all applicants. Please note that we are unable to provide sponsorship. Applicants must possess the necessary right to work eligibility in the UK.
Become a key player in our ambitious social enterprise which helps parents progress their careers and ultimately address gender equality in senior leadership.
Enjoy the benefits of a fully flexible, remote role within a fast-paced, inclusive and forward-thinking organisation.
Salary: £28,000 Full-time equivalent
Contract: 2.5 days per week, permanent, open to any form of flexible and
remote working (e.g., term-time only contract, job share, etc.).
Location: Remote, any UK location. You will be joining us for meetings in
London approximately once every two months (travel paid).
The job in a sentence
You will help grow applications to our award-winning Leaders Plus Fellowship programme by supporting our Digital Marketing Coordinator in effective marketing.
Job purpose
Are you passionate about helping leaders with young children advance to senior leadership roles whilst being present with their children? Are you an excellent comms all-rounder who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment, can repurpose content and doesn’t mind getting stuck into data management? If so, we want you on our team!
We are seeking a dynamic and highly organised Digital Marketing Executive who enjoys working collaboratively and getting stuff done.
Apply: Cover letter (max 1 page) and CV (max 2 pages) outlining how you fulfil the key requirements of the role and answering the following two questions:
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What attracted you to apply for this role?
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What top 5 successes do you bring where you could apply the learning to this role?
Please include the following with your application:
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A piece of writing you have produced for the web.
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A social media post you have created.
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Any additional skills, such as technical expertise or video editing experience. Feel free to include the type of platforms you have been working with e.g. Mailchimp.
Closing date: 15 July midnight
Interviews: 22 and 23 July
Ideal start: As soon as possible but we can wait for the right candidate
Questions to: Our central office e-mail address which can be found via our website.
We welcome applications to this Digital Marketing Executive role from all interested candidates regardless of gender, race, sexual orientation, disability, or family circumstances. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues currently underrepresented in our team including those who identify as from a minority group.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
What we do
Leaders Plus is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to supporting leaders with babies and young children to progress in their leadership careers. Our flagship intervention is a 9-month award-winning Fellowship Programme for working parents which leads to promotion and therefore gender equality at the top.
Our social enterprise is at a crucial stage of growth, having grown steeply over the past years and this role will be critical in helping us to scale further. You will join a small team consisting of our CEO & Founder, our Programme Officer and Programme Coordinator who deliver the programme, a Digital Marketing Officer and an Executive Assistant, and a team of 6 freelancers who deliver our programmes and yourself. We value making a difference, excelling at work and enjoying our time off – at the moment we all work part-time and at the moment we are all off on Fridays.
Key Responsibilities
Things you will lead on as Digital Marketing Executive include:
Website Management: Keep our website updated to attract inquiries from employers and parents who are committed to gender equality and want to join our Fellowship.
Social Media: Schedule content on LinkedIn, Twitter/X, and Instagram. Engage with our community and key contacts to spread our mission.
Content Repurposing: Support with writing and adjusting copy that resonates with our audience, focusing on their needs and our mission.
Email Marketing: Manage and update our email lists on Mailchimp and our CRM system, ensuring our message reaches those who care about gender equality.
Showcase impact: Support with conducting research and or recording case studies or testimonials.
Outreach and PR: Ask other organisations and senior leaders to support our work and share what we do.
Podcast administration: Help produce the podcast, including asset creation e.g. socials, liaising with guests but not editing the podcast.
Team Support: Assist with research and support our communications team in various tasks to further our mission.
This role reports into the Digital Marketing Coordinator.
Questions about becoming our Digital Marketing Executive?
We’d love to hear from you. Get in touch via our central office e-mail address which can be found via our website.
We would love to meet:
(Please do apply even if you don‘t fulfil all criteria – some of our strongest applications in the past have been from surprise candidates!)
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You have experience in email marketing, social media content creation.
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You are highly organised and self-motivated, able to prioritise and juggle a varied and fast-paced workload. We know that when we ask you to do something, you get it done quickly or communicate proactively if priorities need to shift!
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You are extremely results-oriented and keep your focus on how many people apply to the programme (which is critical to how many people we can help get to senior leadership). You always ensure that you spend your time on tasks that get employers to work with us or get individuals to apply.
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You are resourceful and able to repurpose content in a way that is useful to employers and working parents.
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You take initiative and seize opportunities to achieve team goals. We know that when you are clear on our team goals, you will help us achieve those without us telling you every detail of what you need to do.
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You write good emails and can write solid content. We can tell you loosely what we want to communicate and you’ll write something which is clear and focused on the needs of the audience.
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You bring data management and technical communication skills. Because you own your work, we can let you get on with the job and you’ll remind us what needs to get done - we don’t need to follow up with you!
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You thrive in a dynamic environment and enjoy juggling things on multiple fronts. We know you are in control of your workload and will get things done, or otherwise let us know if we need to drop or change things.
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With a flexible and ‘can do’ approach. Things change quickly here and you aren’t fazed by that!
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You are good at managing upwards and working with a remote team. You tell us what you need from us and remind us when we forget!
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You are a team player committed to working collaboratively to achieve results. We are all working for the same thing and we will shift what we do if necessary to support the team goal. You’ll ask for help if needed and offer that help, too.
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You are excited to work in a small organisation and an entrepreneurial culture, willing to learn and get involved in activities outside of role remit when required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Purpose
This role is within our crisis alternative emergency department (ED) service, which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who present at A&E, feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service will work collaboratively with hospital Psychiatric Liaison Team (LPS) to ensure those in crisis are supported by the appropriate team. The service will operate 365 days a year from 5pm-1am across three ED’s in West London.
Staff within the service will triage, assess and provide face-to-face support to anyone who is experiencing mental health crisis. This will be person-centred and will be in various forms of de-escalation support; practical, emotional support, grounding techniques, safety planning, care/action planning etc. Staff within the service will work alongside LPS and escalate if clinical intervention is required. Staff will also actively participate in MDT discussions for frequent attenders and take a key role in initiating and promoting alternative crisis support in the aim of preventing A&E use. Staff in our Safe Space ED service are required to have experience in a mental health clinical setting (such as inpatient, A&E, or other clinical setting) however, they do not need to hold a clinical qualification for this role.
The Role
The role of the crisis practitioner will be to work collaboratively with LPS and service users to de-escalate crises in ED. The role will also involve triaging and assessing all clients accessing the service, alongside LPS. The crisis practitioner’s duty will be to de-escalate low/moderate mental health and social needs and deliver collaborative self-management plans with service users to improve mental wellbeing and reduction in A&E attendance. The crisis practitioner will also be responsible for linking in and signposting follow up support with our community Safe Space team. This role does not include clinical intervention. The crisis practitioner will be required to raise and follow up on safeguarding concerns, with support by the Team Manager.
Person Specification
- Minimum of 2 years working in clinical mental health services or settings
- Minimum of 2 years supporting clients experiencing severe mental health distress and crisis
- Minimum of 2 years supporting clients with moderate/severe mental health
- Extensive experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
About Us
We’re Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing and Hounslow Mind, part of Mind the mental health charity. We won’t give up until everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets support and respect. We provide advice and support to empower anybody experiencing a mental health problem and we campaign to improve services, raise awareness, and promote understanding.
We work in Hammersmith, Fulham, Ealing, and Hounslow and have a range of services and products to help children, young people and adults maintain and regain their mental health. We work with employers, partners, community groups and other charities to achieve our aims.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Equal Opportunities
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are a multi-award winning, creative and innovative charity, with high ambition in the fundraising and communications arena. We are recruiting for a Marketing Lead who will be responsible for creating and implementing marketing plans for the Communications and Campaigns team that engage the public through music, art, gaming, sport and other creative industries (including film, fashion and TV) for campaigns including Day of the Girl concerts, Secret 7, Sound and Vision, Jingle Jam, Brits Week concerts (among others). You will help activate these campaigns with the goal of generating funds and increasing our brand presence. Your role will also include project managing and coordinating members of the Communications and Campaigns Team (and external agencies) over the campaign cycle across digital channels, PR, digital marketing, design, content and narrative creation.
You will be the marketing expert for War Child, working side by side with creative teams both inside the Fundraising Engagement Department and across the organisation to design marketing plans, ensuring that the creative, content and narrative elements add significant value, and most importantly provide a WOW factor to our work. You will both be able to come up with imaginative ideas and see that they are implemented flawlessly, but also have exceptional organisational and project management skills that bring this work together.
If you have the following qualities, we'd love to hear from you:
- Highly experienced marketeer and project manager.
- Have a track record of leading on the successful creation and implementation of marketing campaigns that engaged audiences through music, art, gaming, sport or other creative industries.
- Good knowledge around the nuances of creative industries or a background working with a marketing focus in a creative industry, for example, music, art, gaming, sport, etc.
- Can demonstrate a track record of creative ideation and flare that has added significant value to marketing performance of campaigns.
- Extensive project management experience to deliver on multiple complex campaigns across a range of channels and specialisms concurrently.
- Excellent organisational and coordination skills, with a track record of utilising project management tools and processes that hold colleagues accountable to delivery.
- Analytically strong and able to take an evidence-led approach to enhancing marketing performance pan-channel.
- Strong track record of deploying marketing approaches to optimise engagement.
- Good understanding of digital analytics platforms, data capture, monitoring and tracking and how to utilise this to improve digital performance of campaigns.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a high degree of emotional intelligence to deal with a variety of and internal and external stakeholders and the ability to build effective working relationships at all levels.
More information about the responsibilities and expectations for the role can be found by selecting "Apply via Website". We look forward to receiving your application.
We recognise the considerable benefits that flexible working can bring and are happy to discuss any possible flexible working options with our employees from hiring. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, occasional working from home and compressed hours.
Join us and be part of a team dedicated to ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
We are driven by a single goal – ensuring a safe future for every child affected by war.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We're delighted to be partnering with the amazing Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust to support the recruitment of a Senior Marketing Manager for a 12-month maternity cover, starting in early September.
The organisation offers a hybrid working pattern, coming into the London office 2-3 days/week.
The Senior Marketing Manager will work with the Head of Marketing to deliver the Trust marketing programme and contribute towards the development of The Royal Marsden brand. This is a full-mix marketing role that calls for an experienced professional to plan and deliver multi-channel, integrated campaigns. You’ll have a passion for delivering meaningful and impactful projects within the health space, ideally with an understanding and experience within the NHS.
Key responsibilities include:
· Work closely with the Head of Marketing to establish clear marketing objectives and KPIs
· Strong project/campaign management from planning and briefing to delivery
· Liaise with multiple stakeholders, including external agencies to deliver fully integrated marketing campaigns
· Lead the creative development process with internal creative teams as well as agencies
· Manage day-to-day Trust marketing budget
· Line manage the Trust Marketing Officer, working together on the delivery of campaigns
Key skills include:
· Significant experience managing, delivering and analysing online and offline marketing campaigns and projects across a range of channels
· Budget management
· Extensive stakeholder and agency management
· Knowledge of NHS or related health non-profits
· Practiced in setting KPIs and measuring channel effectiveness
· Previous line management experience
To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.
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 reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.
Are you passionate about sports and providing excellent customer service?
I am supporting a leading historical educational establishment located in Harrow search for a Deputy Sports Facilities Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of their state-of-the-art sports facilities, including a fitness centre, pool, and sports hall.
Your Deputy Sports Manager benefits will include:
- free lunch
- free parking
- automatic enrolment in the school's pension scheme
- use of the school's sports facilities such as the swimming pool, gym, and running track.
- subsidised membership of the tennis, golf, angling and social clubs
Your Day-to-Day Tasks will include:
- Management of staff and ensure high standards of customer care
- Overseeing bookings and ensure facilities are well-maintained
- Implementation of strategies to grow the business and meet financial targets
- Training and developing staff
- To deputise for the Sports Facilities Manager
You will:
- Prioritise safety: Ensure all health and safety protocols are followed meticulously. You'll assist the Sports Facilities Manager in conducting annual reviews and maintaining a safe environment for everyone.
- Incident Management: Respond to accidents and incidents by logging them accurately, completing reports thoroughly, and taking appropriate follow-up actions.
- Preventative Maintenance: Oversee a system for reporting and logging faults in the building, furniture, and equipment. Ensure staff understand these procedures and follow them to prevent potential problems.
Your Skills, Attributes and Experience will include:
- Experienced in managing sports facilities and customer service teams
- Motivational and able to lead by example
- Strong with IT and have an eye for detail
- A relationship builder with a passion for sport
To Apply
This location is hard to reach via public transport therefore be able to drive would be an advantage.
This role requires an enhanced DBS check. As part of the application process, you will be asked to provide two references.
This is an important vacancy, and CVs will be reviewed upon submission, please ensure that you apply without delay to [email protected]
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.