Jobs in Gerrards Cross

£48,600 - £52,900 per year

Permanent, full-time (37.5 hours per week)

Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office

What the job involves

This is an exciting new role within our Strategic Communications, Campaigns and Brand team. The Senior Strategic Communications and Campaigns Manager will be leading strategic content and public affairs within Prostate Cancer UK.

You’ll drive all our major campaigns and the development of the multiyear messaging narrative, all while directing and collaborating with a diverse and talented team of specialists. Your work within strategic communications and campaigns will inspire action and drive positive change for men with, or at risk of, prostate cancer.

Working closely with the Head of Strategic Communications, Campaigns and Brand you’ll outline and develop our narrative to our audience and communities, ensuring our campaigns are integrated across the Communications directorate and the wider organisation. You’ll manage the strategic content and public affairs teams as the key point of contact of our external public affairs agency.

What we want from you

You’ll have strong experience in scoping, developing and delivering effective and compelling communications and major strategic campaigns. 

A strategic thinker who can drive results and think long-term. You’ll be working on policy issues and successfully developing a multi-year narrative. while balancing getting involved with the team and the details.

You’ll be a strong collaborator who can build great relationships with different Communications team, Fundraising and external partners. You’ll be a natural leader who knows how to inspire and manage a team, supporting creativity while meeting deadlines and objectives. You’ll be an excellent communicator – who’s comfortable communicating complex technical information to general audiences.

Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.

Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.

Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace, that represents, and can advocate for the communities we support. We stand against discrimination and prejudice, and we champion tolerance, fairness and equality in everything we do. This makes us stronger and helps us reach more people. We’re all here for the same reason: to give every man the power to navigate prostate cancer.

We're committed to righting health inequalities across the UK, starting with those faced by Black men who are at double risk. This includes ground-breaking research into Black men's risk and working with communities directly to overcome barriers to the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.

Therefore, we’re particularly interested in applications from those from marginalised and vulnerable communities. This will help us create an environment of inclusion where everyone can bring their authentic selves to work, where personal qualities are as important as professional experience, and our people feel seen and heard.

Ways of working

Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.

Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply, please visit the website via the apply button.

The closing date is Sunday 8th December 2024.  Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.

Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 9th December 2024. The interview process is expected to consist of two stages. 

Prostate Cancer UK is a registered charity in England and Wales (1005541) and in Scotland (SC039332). Registered company number 02653887.

About the role

WorldSkills UK is seeking a proactive and detail-oriented Finance Manager to support our Financial Controller within a small Finance and Procurement team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in finance operations, high reliability, and the ability to manage multiple tasks with accuracy and efficiency. They should be able to operate independently while collaborating effectively with colleagues across the organisation, supporting them with financial insights and guidance. This role is an excellent opportunity for a skilled finance professional who thrives in a collaborative, mission-driven environment and is committed to supporting WorldSkills UK’s strategic and financial objectives.

Role purpose

This role supports the Financial Controller with the day-to-day operations of the Finance and Procurement team, ensuring that financial transaction postings are complete and accurate in preparation for the management accounts. It involves working closely with colleagues across the organisation, providing assistance with financial queries and promoting smooth, efficient financial operations.

Key tasks and responsibilities

1. Ensure the accurate, timely processing of financial transactions, helping to ensure efficient operations

• Prepare and process invoices and Purchase Orders (POs), ensuring accuracy and timely handling.

• Prepare weekly payment runs and expense claim processing, helping to ensure consistent, smooth operations.

• Work on bank, creditor, and debtor reconciliations, assisting in resolving queries to maintain accurate records.

2. Ensure the monthly payroll preparation and processing ensuring accuracy and timely processing of any changes:

• Prepare monthly payroll and pension contributions payments ensuring accuracy and adherence to timelines as instructed by HR.

• Maintain electronic records for payroll, assisting with year-end documentation and ensuring compliance.

3. Lead on the provision of financial systems, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility:

• Manage Sage 2000 and Sicon/WAP updates and troubleshooting, providing assistance to other colleagues as needed.

• Maintain organised electronic filing systems to ensure accessible and reliably data for reporting and audits.

4. Leading the month-end and year-end closing processes, ensuring accurate and timely completion:

• Under the guidance of the Financial Controller, conduct monthly balance sheet reconciliations helping to identify and resolve any discrepancies.

• Support end-of-year preparation to ensure compliance with statutory reporting and thorough, accurate record-keeping.

5. Provide support to the Financial Controller in budgeting and forecasting:

• Assist the Financial Controller with budget preparation and forecasting, contributing to analysis that informs strategic decisions.

• Perform variance analysis, identifying deviations from budgets and aiding in explanations and corrective recommendations.

6. Prepare records and documentation for audits and grant claims, supporting compliance

• Assist in gathering documentation for audits, ensure necessary information is organised and available.

• Support monthly grant claims by helping to ensure accurate documentation that aligns with funding requirements.

7. Ensure tax in particular VAT compliance tasks are completed accurately, meeting regulatory requirements:

• Ensuring the timely and accurate completion of VAT returns, in adherence to tax regulations.

• Support end-of-year tasks, such as generating P11d returns, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements.

General

In addition to the key tasks and responsibilities set out above, all employees at this level are expected to:

• Manage, support and motivate allocated staff to successfully deliver activities/tasks.
• Produce requirement specifications in line with WorldSkills UK’s procurement strategies for all outsourced activity.
• WorldSkills UK’s established management policies for dealing with risks and issues for the Finance and Procurement team and the wider organisation.
• Contribute to the successful delivery of WorldSkills UK’s strategic priorities and annual business objectives.
• Promote and comply with WorldSkills UK’s Employee Handbook and the policies contained therein with particular reference to those related to Health and Safety and on equity, diversity and inclusion.
• Carry out any other duty as may be reasonably assigned that is consistent with the nature of the job and its level of responsibility. Any significant changes will be made in consultation with the post holder acknowledging experience, education and ability.

Person specification

Key: [E] Essential / [D] Desirable.

Qualifications and experience:

• AAT Qualified or ACCA/CIMA Part qualified [E].

• Experience of working with Sage 200 Professional, 50 Payroll and Sicon/WAP [D].

• Chairty finance experience is beneficial [D].

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong analytical abilities to break down financial data and issues into component parts, identifying root causes and making systematic, rational judgments based on relevant information [E].

• Proficient written communication skills, able to convey financial information clearly and concisely in reports, emails, and other documentation [E].

• Knowledge of partial exemption VAT regulations and processes [E].

• Proven experience in managing staff, including recruitment, setting objectives, and supporting staff development [E].

• Skilled at presenting complex financial information clearly and effectively to a variety of audiences [E].

• Able to build and maintain effective relationships, working respectfully and collaboratively with others [E].

• Intermediate to advanced proficiency in IT systems and packages, including Excel and databases [E].

Personal qualities and attributes:

• Highly reliable and trustworthy, demonstrating integrity and a high level of ethical standards [E].
• Self-motivated, able to work independently and proactively with general guidance [E].
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills [E].
• Adaptable and open to new ideas, flexible in working methods [E].
• Able to remain calm, focused, and productive in a variety of work environments, including under pressure [E].
• Strong team player with a collaborative approach to work [E].
• Positive and encouraging, with the ability to support and motivate others [E].

Special circumstances:

• Prepared occasionally to work outside normal hours [E].
• Prepared to travel within the United Kingdom [D].
• Able to spend time away from home [D].

Please see attached Application Pack for further details on how to apply.

This role is office based (as above) but with flexible hybrid working. It is expected the postholder will attend the office at least once or twice a week.

Full time working hours are a minimum of 35 hours per week, normal working hours are 09:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday although we pride ourselves on having a flexible approach to our working practices and service delivery and are happy to discuss flexible working options, including part time, with suitable candidates.

25 days’ annual leave [which will increase by one additional day for each completed year of service up to a maximum of 30 days] plus public and bank holidays.

Reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates and every stage of the recruitment process.

Flexible/Hybrid/London

We are looking for talented people who want to make a difference, to join our team – is this you?

The role

We are looking for an experienced project and programme manager with a passion for public dialogue to support and deliver work on technology futures and public dialogue.

We believe that engineering plays a vital role in building a sustainable society and an inclusive economy. To help achieve this, conversations are needed between engineers and wider society. In this role you will support the delivery of a programme of public dialogue and listening activities on engineering and emerging technologies, which builds public voice into the work of the Royal Academy of Engineering. This will build on existing work to bring public dialogue into our thought leadership and support for innovation in critical areas such as AI and technologies for net zero. This role will play a leading role in establishing the important practice of bringing public listening into engineering programmes including policy and research programmes, innovation accelerators and international engagement at the Academy.

As a programme manager, you will manage a diverse and innovative programme of projects and events that support meaningful dialogue, deliberation and community engagement activities following the leadership of the Principal Consultant and Associate Director (Engineering Policy). The Futures and Dialogue Team works across the Academy, collaborating closely with Policy, Enterprise, Research Programmes, Communications and Events.

This is an exciting opportunity for you to contribute to shaping and developing the Academy’s public dialogue and futures activities and shaping engineering research and practice to be increasingly inclusive, diverse, and accessible.

Our location

Our light, spacious head office is based in a fantastic location in central London with views over St James’s Park and close to the West End. We operate hybrid, flexible working practices with a baseline for office-based working of a mandatory weekly team day plus further days each week as required for the role and the Academy.

Who are we?

Engineering matters. It shapes our everyday lives, from our ability to turn the lights on, have a hot shower and commute into work, to the mobile phones we rely on to keep connected. It also plays a vital role in addressing some of the biggest challenges facing society today, from climate change to global health pandemics and cyber threats.

The Royal Academy of Engineering is a charity that harnesses the power of engineering to build a sustainable society and an inclusive economy that works for everyone. In collaboration with our Fellows and partners, we’re growing talent and developing skills for the future, driving innovation, and building global partnerships, and influencing policy and engaging the public. Together we’re working to tackle the greatest challenges of our age.

With a diverse workforce and an inclusive and supportive culture, we look to attract candidates from wide and different backgrounds who have a passion for the role engineering plays in society. Our aim is to make the Academy the best place to work for the staff we have and those we seek to attract.

Why work for us?

We’re looking for people who are driven to make the world a better place. If you’re passionate about what you do and want to work collaboratively with talented colleagues to make change happen now and for future generations, we want you to get in touch.

This is the perfect time to join us. We have a dynamic, visionary CEO, a strong leadership team and an ambitious and exciting strategy. The value we bring as experts in our field and change agents is highly recognised and makes the Academy a motivating place to be. Our work today builds on a long, proud history with a focused and ambitious future which we’d love you to be part of.

For more information and to apply online, please visit our careers portal.

Closing date: 8 December 2024.

Interview date: w/c 16 December 2024.

The Academy is committed to making reasonable adjustments to remove barriers that hinder applicants from applying or staff from working effectively and comfortably.

Academy of Medical Sciences
Finance Controller
Salary: £58,589 - £65,099
Permanent, flexible working
Hybrid working, 1 day a week in office
Office based at Portland Place
Closest Stations Regent’s Park and Great Portland Street 

The Academy of Medical Science are the independent, expert voice of biomedical and health research in the UK. The Academy’s vision is good health for all supported by the best research and evidence. Their mission is to help create an open and progressive research sector to improve the health of people everywhere. They do this by supporting researchers with innovative funding and career development opportunities; helping create a more sustainable environment for delivering outstanding research, and helping researchers to work with academia, the public, policy makers and industry to make the greatest difference to health

The Finance Controller is a high impact role, based in the Academy’s Finance Team, and will be responsible in advising across the organization. The Finance Controller is responsible for ensuring reliable financial reports, regulatory compliance, and analysis of financial reports. The role provides support to the Head of Finance by ensuring that key financial controls are in place and managed effectively, ensuring financial procedures are kept up to date and communicated to staff, and income is maximized by robust credit control and cash management.

Key areas of responsibility:

• Oversee the processing of income and expenditure incurred by AMS group and ensure these accurately accounted for in the financial accounts and timely closure for month-end and year-end
• Lead on the process of accurate and reliable financial accounts
• Facilitate timely management and statutory reporting, and ensure compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date balance sheet for AMS group, ensure monthly reconciliations are performed
• Ensure reconciliation of CRM (Salesforce) and booking system (Rendezvous) to finance system (Iplicit)
• Lead the cash management of AMS group, to ensure sufficient cash flow to meet operational requirements
• Process monthly payroll journals and resolve associated queries, ensuring that the Academy’s payroll expenditure reporting is timely and accurate and related balance sheet accounts are reconciled, including pension submission
• Liaise with fellowship and fundraising team and lead the preparation, reconciliation and submission of accurate and timely gift aid claims, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements
• Ensure VAT is properly accounted for in line with regulations, and lead on the preparation, reconciliation, and submission of quarterly VAT returns for the AMS group to HMRC
• Line management of the Financial Accountant and 3 Finance Officers

Who are we looking for?

• A formally qualified accountant 
• Relevant experience in financial management, technical accounting and charity VAT. 
• An excellent communicator who is able to influence at all levels within the organisation.
• Ability to work on own initiative, assess priorities and be proactive.

Academy of Medical Sciences is fully open to sector experience. As such we welcome candidates from industry, charity or practice backgrounds.

The Academy of Medical Sciences are happy to partner with Allen Lane and Iain Slinn in the recruitment for this role. For a further discussion, please reach out to Iain.

Our vision is for every child in the UK to feel engaged and empowered to be able to reflect, discuss and choose their own informed path of action in relation to climate change.  Our mission is to advance the climate literacy of all children aged 7-14yrs, in the UK, by providing free resources to all teachers, educators, families and community groups, as well as to inspire a nationwide team of ‘young climate warriors’, who are choosing to practice carbon–cutting actions and make sustainable living choices.

We are a small, professional team managing a growing and ambitious charity.  As Schools Manager you will lead on all communications with teachers/educators, helping build relationships between schools and YCW. You will be responsible for managing our Assembly Programme, and supporting our Climate Change Club in a Box.  You will manage our Teachers Advisory Panel, and feedback mechanisms. You need to be comfortable with editing and adapting content as necessary.  You will support liaison with climate education organisations.

AllChild (formerly West London Zone) is a non-profit organisation that proactively works with children and their families to flourish socially, emotionally and academically through our tailored Impact Programme. Working with schools, we identify and support children and young people before the need for crisis intervention, connecting them to the help they need through our trusted adult, the Link Worker.

Our Associate Link Worker/Link Worker/Hub Lead is based in the school with the children and young people they are working with on our programme. They work directly with the children, their families, their teachers and our partners to design and facilitate a two-year Impact Programme of support and champion the children and young people along the way.

Since our launch in 2016, our Impact Programme has helped thousands of children and young people at the tipping point of need. 75% are no longer at risk in their emotional and mental wellbeing; two-thirds improved their grades, and 90% of schools renew after the first programme, noting ‘transformational or significant positive impact’ for the children and the wider school environment.

For more information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: 27 December 2024.

We are proud to be an employer that puts equity, diversity and inclusion at the core of all that we do, for the benefit of our employees, our partners, and the communities that we work with. We are proud of our diversity and are therefore keen to receive applications from people who may be under-represented in our AllChild community. Please read our EDI statement on our website.

About the Role

Sense is recruiting for a Copywriter & Content Producer to join our fantastic Brand and Content Team in Kings Cross, London on a hybrid basis.

As we head into our 70th anniversary year, our ambitions are bolder than ever. We want to reach and support more disabled people across the country to create a world where all disabled people are included and connected, no matter what. This role is responsible for producing multi-channel content in numerous formats and writing compelling copy that increases engagement, to help make our bold plans a reality.

The Brand and Content Team manages content production for departments across the organisation, whilst also creating content to meet our own strategic goals. You’ll play a key role in this by shaping the creative and strategic direction of content to meet the needs of organisation wide activity, identifying content development opportunities, producing engaging copy and ensuring our brand is consistently represented.

You’ll work closely with colleagues in the team and be a point of support for colleagues around the organisation, to ensure effective production of relevant and engaging copy and content that works.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Plan, write and edit copy to deadline for use across a broad range of digital and offline media. Copy that is audience-centred, accessible and always reflects our tone of voice.
• Editorial and end to end production responsibility for our twice-yearly magazine, Talking Sense, and Sense impact reports.
• Quality check and consult on all external content and communications (graphic, video and editorial), ensuring it is accurate, accessible, inclusive, engaging, diverse, on brand and aligned with our strategic organisational objectives.
• Support in the development and management of the team’s content calendar, anticipating, planning and identifying new content development opportunities.
• Interview people from our disabled community, getting to the heart of their stories and Sense’s role, and bring their stories to life to embed across numerous channels.
• Manage the annual content plan which brings Sense’s impact to life, ensuring it aligns with the wider content strategy and organisational priorities.
• Manage our asset management system and make content recommendations, including oversight of our photography collection.
• Work closely with the Storyteller Lead to consult on consent processes, advise on content formats requiring consent, and oversee and respond to changes in consent across our content.
• Manage external suppliers involved in content production.
• Work closely with the Head of Brand and Content to develop, implement and evolve an integrated content strategy that supports the organisational strategy.
• Work closely with our Brand Manager to protect, champion and develop our brand messaging, tone of voice, and house style guide.
• Project manage content development jobs from concept to delivery where required, keeping stakeholders updated on project progress.
• Collaborate on video projects including script and concept development, and produce accessible elements such as descriptive transcripts.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience working in a content, creative or digital team, in-house or at an agency.
• Excellent written English: ability to write and edit compelling, accessible, and concise copy for different audiences, including people living with complex disabilities, supporters, professionals, partners and colleagues.
• Experience writing targeted copy for specific audiences and communication channels.
• Ability to think creatively about content solutions to meet audience needs as well as organisational goals.
• An understanding and awareness of content trends, digitally literate and social media savvy with strong knowledge of content tailoring for different digital channels.
• Working across the creative and content development process including scoping, brief writing, concepting, scheduling, creative reviews and production.
• Proven knowledge of producing accessible and on-brand content in a wide range of formats for a variety of digital and offline channels.
• Confidence working with stakeholders to scope and understand their strategic goals and priorities, and creating effective high-quality content to meet such objectives.
• Experience working with external agencies or freelancers, including photographers and graphic designers.
• Experience interviewing case studies to bring sensitive stories to life for numerous channels.
• Ability to spot a strong story lead and conduct interviews with a wide range of people for writing compelling stories.
• Strong proofreading skills and a great eye for detail.
• Ability to build effective relationships and work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, people living with complex disabilities and with external stakeholders.
• Professional and diplomatic approach with people at all levels, with the ability to challenge or push back when necessary.
• Working knowledge of WCAG’s accessibility standards.
• Knowledge of CMS (WordPress) desirable.
• Understanding of case study consent processes desirable.

To Apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying. Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time. 

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

Sense is recruiting for a Creative & Digital Production Manager to join our fantastic Brand and Content Team in King’s Cross, London on a hybrid basis.

As we head into our 70th anniversary year, our ambitions are bolder than ever. We want to reach and support more disabled people across the country to create a world where all disabled people are included and connected, no matter what. This role is responsible for the end-to-end production of content that increases engagement, to help make our bold plans a reality.

The Brand and Content Team manages content production for departments across the whole organisation, whilst also creating content to meet our own strategic goals. You’ll play a vital role in this team, responsible for the entire content production process from brief through to delivery. You will work closely with teams across the organisation that commission content development to understand their goals and objectives, and ensure that content projects are delivered on time, within budget and aligned with organisational goals.

The main duties and responsibilities include:

• Be the central point of management for the numerous content development requests that come into both the brand and content, and digital engagement team.
• Be the primary point of contact for teams across the organisation that commission content development, working with them to understand their goals and objectives to ensure that creative projects deliver against these.
• Scope, collaborate and challenge (when required) incoming requests, to ensure that all content briefs serve a specific need and have a clear purpose and plan.
• Project manage tasks and activities through our brand and content and digital engagement teams, ensuring that projects are delivered on time and within budget.
• Enable and facilitate integration between the digital engagement team and the brand and content team to ensure efficient workstreams and deliver high-quality content. This includes chairing the monthly joint team meetings.
• Manage the internal workflow and production process, continuously analysing this to identify and implement optimisations. Educate internal stakeholders on this process to ensure they adhere to this.
• Manage relationships with external suppliers such as graphic designers, photographers, agencies, production houses, printers and other freelancers.
• Manage all project and planning documentation, including translating commissioning team content requests into clear and inspiring briefs, creating production schedules and critical pathways, and communicate these effectively with team members and stakeholders to manage expectations and keep production on track.
• Maintain and develop the joint team priority content calendar, and the Brand and Content Team’s project planner, using these to anticipate and communicate upcoming and future projects to enable effective planning across both teams.
• Oversee resource allocation and capacity within the Brand and Content team to understand capacity levels and to be able to plan accordingly.
• Collaborate with the Brand Manager and Content Producer to ensure content output follows accessibility, brand and tone of voice guidelines.
• Management of Sense’s central Marketing Materials stock which serve the needs of numerous teams around the organisation, including maintenance of stock levels and financial reconciliation of orders from around the business.
• When required, liaise with the people and families we support and our supporters to ensure our communications are people centred.

To succeed in this role, you will have:

• Experience working in a content, creative, marketing or digital team, in-house or at an agency.
• Experience of project management of and working across the entire end-to-end creative/content production process for digital and offline channels, including scoping, brief writing, scheduling, resource allocation, managing creative reviews and feedback, production and delivery.
• Excellent project and time management skills, including the ability to coordinate several projects simultaneously and adapt to changing priorities.
• Understanding of creative development and production processes for both digital and print.
• Experience scoping and understanding content development or creative requests from a wide range of stakeholders.
• Confidence in stakeholder management with the ability to build effective relationships, work collaboratively with colleagues across the organisation, and manage conflicting feedback from multiple stakeholders.
• An understanding of broad marketing principles that underpin content projects, to enable effective scoping and interrogation of requests.
• Ability to succinctly communicate complex briefs and rationale for content development requests with senior stakeholders.
• Professional and diplomatic approach with people at all levels, with the ability to build effective relationships, work collaboratively and challenge or push back when necessary.
• Excellent IT skills and expert knowledge of project management tools, knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite is desirable.
• Understanding of brand and accessibility guidelines.
• A commitment to people with complex disabilities and Sense’s vision and values.
• Knowledge of GDPR and its application in fundraising and marketing.

To Apply

Please use the link below to complete your application. Managers will use your supporting statement to shortlist candidates for interview; in relation to the Personal Specification. Therefore, it is very important you complete this section thoroughly. We would recommend that you read the candidate guidelines, job description and person specification (found at the base of this advert) before applying.

Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.

No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the Sense Recruitment Team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.

Sense is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable children and adults and expects all employees to share this commitment. Therefore, all offers of employment, where appropriate, are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

For this role we particularly welcome applications from candidates from underrepresented ethnic minority backgrounds and candidates with disabilities. Sense is committed to equality of opportunity, and to promoting and celebrating the diversity of staff, volunteers and the people we work with. Everyone's contribution is valued and we ensure they're given the opportunity to realise their potential. We welcome applications from talented people from all sections of the community who share our values and belief that no one, no matter how complex their disabilities, should be isolated, left out, or unable to fulfil their potential. 

Remote Working Role!

Job Title: Reporting & Management Accountant
18 month Contract
£42,000

Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package

Immediate Start

Not for Profit or Public Sector experience is highly advantageous and

Experience of working on reporting to government or institutional funders.

As Reporting & Management Accountant, you will provide strategic analysis to support and challenge our stakeholders in making the right decisions for our growing organisation. We are a critical friend to the organisation, ensuring that we are maximising the impact of our income and expenditure for our social mission. You'll understand and support the programmes we work with, adding value to decisions. The focus of this role will be budgeting, forecasting and management reporting as well as representing our team in organisation-wide projects and driving consistent improvement in processes.

* Responsible for funder financial reporting, particularly in relation to contracts with governmental bodies.

* Preparing the first draft of financial results for the management accounts for the Executive Committee and Trustees. Final management accounts will be drafted by the Finance Director, with commentary from the Business Partners.

* Supporting on creating financial models to support existing programmes and future business cases.

* Working with large sub-contract providers to ensure that they are adhering to the terms of their financial reporting.

You'll take ownership for:

* Preparing financial reports against each of our government contracts in line with the funder requirements.

* Building strong relationships with your stakeholders across the business, such that financial implications are factored into future decisions

* Liaising with teams across the organisation to ensure the data is complete and variances against budget contract performance can be explained.

* Working with the other finance business partners to understand changes in business operation that will inform income forecasts and cost reporting.

Closing Date 18th Nov.

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Specialist Support Worker to join our Young People Mental Health service in Ealing.

£28,500.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're making a difference? You'll feel at home here.

Specialist Support Workers within Look Ahead are required to have either an extra dimension of experience or a higher qualification level as determined relevant for the particular post.

Oaklands & St Kilda is a pair of 6 unit supported accommodation mental health rehab services working with young people between the ages of 18-25 who may have experienced a mental health related hospital admission to gain and develop skills for future independent living. The service will support individuals transitioning from Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services to Adult services.

The service forms part of a pair of services supporting up to 12 individuals at any one time across the sites, providing a welcoming and supportive environment for young people across London on a spot purchase basis.

Specialist Support workers will manage a number of young people to help them to identify, plan and achieve their goals, develop relationships meaningful to them and achieve greater independence by providing a flexible and individually tailored support package.

The Specialist Support Worker role involves early shifts (8:00-16:00) and late shifts (14:00-22:00) throughout the week, including some weekends each month.

This is a one-year role, starting in January 2025, with the possibility of extension.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

Building supportive, trusting relationships with young people and creating a positive atmosphere
Carrying out holistic assessments which incorporate relevant statutory referral information
Conducting regular key work sessions that are innovative and engaging in order to achieve Support Plan goals
Create support plans for providing appropriate services based on on-going assessment and reflecting the services and resources available to support young people in their journey
Ensuring ongoing assessment and management of risks within an attitude of 'positive risk taking
Supporting young people to access relevant services and empower them to self-manage their medication through informed consent and decision making
Undertake support work in partnership with external stakeholders to compliment their interventions
Developing productive relationships with partner organisations to improve service outcomes

for the full list please see our website

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead

About you:

Ability to advocate for young people in different professional and community spaces
Values working collaboratively with young people to ensure the service best meets their needs.
An understanding of peoples' contexts and how this might be impacting them their lives and mental health
Cultural awareness and respect for the many different ways a person might make sense of their experiences and distress.
We welcome applications from people with lived experience of some of the challenges that this service aims to support with for example, mental health difficulties.
Plans and encourages involvement in local activities.
Approachable and open behaviour

for the full list please see our website.

What you'll bring:

Essential:

Up to NVQ Level 2/3 or equivalent or experience supporting young people or people experiencing mental health challenges.
Specialist knowledge relevant to supporting young people with a Mental Health diagnosis.

Desirable:

Experience of working in a complex mental health environment
Demonstrable experience of trauma-informed practice

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.

We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:

We focus on Excellence and innovation.
We are Caring and Compassionate.
We are Inclusive and Trusted.
We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.

We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.

We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of vulnerable individuals? Join a dedicated homelessness charity in the West London area as a Hostel Worker and be part of a team transforming lives every day.

*Enhance DBS applied within 12 months or on Update Service*

Role Overview:

As a Hostel Worker, you will play a vital role in supporting residents experiencing homelessness. You'll provide guidance, practical assistance, and help create a safe and supportive environment to empower individuals on their journey toward independence.

Key Responsibilities:

· Support residents in daily activities, including access to services and resources.

· Build trusting relationships to understand and meet individual needs.

· Manage and maintain a safe and welcoming hostel environment.

· Handle administrative tasks, including reports and resident records.

What We're Looking For:

· Experience working with vulnerable individuals (preferred).

· Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

· Compassionate, resilient, and solution-focused.

· Knowledge of safeguarding and housing support is a bonus.

What We Offer:

· Competitive pay: £14-£18 per hour (depending on experience).

· Flexible working hours to suit your schedule.

· A chance to make a tangible impact in the community.

· Supportive and inclusive working environment.

Ready to make a difference? Apply now and help us create positive change in the lives of those who need it most!

Morgan Hunt is a multi-award-winning recruitment Business for interim, contract and temporary recruitment and acts as an Employment Agency in relation to temporary vacancies. Morgan Hunt is an equal opportunities employer, job suitability are assessed on merit in accordance with their skills, qualifications and abilities to perform the relevant duties required in a particular role.

Remote, in the UK (must be available to travel to London team meet-ups once a month)

Who we are

Animal Equality is an international animal protection organisation working with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Animal Equality has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and India.

Animal Equality releases investigative materials captured from inside factory farms and slaughterhouses, exposing the conditions that farmed animals face around the world. We publish our findings on television, in newspapers and online. We routinely secure mainstream media coverage, including on the BBC, ITV, Sky news, The Times, the Guardian, New York Times and many more.

Animal Equality also advocates for political change. Our current campaigns include a UK ban on foie gras imports, increased enforcement of existing animal protection laws, legal protections for farmed fish, and Government subsidies for transitioning towards a plant-based food system.

We focus on farmed animals because of the scale and severity of the issue. More than a billion animals are confined and killed for human consumption every year in the UK. Farmed animals also often suffer in some of the worst ways: pigs typically endure painful mutilations, many chickens die of heart attacks, fish are confined in underwater cages, and some farmed animals are victims of deliberate abuse and neglect. But the problem is solvable! By utilising effective campaigning strategies, Animal Equality is having an impact for animals around the world and building a future where all animals are respected and protected, and are no longer exploited for human consumption.

About the Role

Animal Equality is seeking an organised individual, with a keen eye for detail and an ability to multitask efficiently. A supportive, approachable person, with a ‘can-do’ attitude, the successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring the smooth-running of our day-to-day activities.

Expected to assist Animal Equality’s supporters, volunteers, donors, Executive Director and team in the UK, the appointee will be required to handle enquiries, inventory, CRM platforms and more. Completing all tasks to a high standard, the Administrative Officer will be professional, flexible and able to provide the highest standards of stakeholder service.

Salary and Benefits

Salary band £24,000-£26,000, depending on experience. This is a remote working opportunity (UK-based candidates only). The candidate will be expected to attend mandatory monthly team meet-ups one day per month, at their own expense.

• Holiday entitlement equal to 33 days per year (including standard public holidays).
• Personalised Employee Assistance Program (EAP): an Animal Equality-funded benefit that offers employees confidential counselling and advice on a wide range of work and personal issues. The program offers several services, such as a 24/7 confidential helpline and expert Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• Flexible hours, with the option to start between 8am-10am and finish between 4pm-6pm.
• Able Futures Support: The service is a nine month, practical and confidential support service for employees whose circumstances or mental health may impact their wellbeing or work. Employees can work with a mental health professional to deepen their understanding of how their mental health may impact them and will build coping skills and resilience to thrive at work.
• Yearly stipend to access learning and development resources, to help employees further grow their personal and professional skills.
• A free vegan lunch every month at the Animal Equality monthly meetups.

Apply now

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 5pm GMT on 17th January 2025.

The interview process comprises a multiple-stage interview and Skills Test. The appointment process will run throughout February, with Animal Equality UK making an offer to the successful candidate that same month.

Events Manager.
Salary: c£41,000 plus £3,333 Inner London Allowance per annum.
Location: London.
Contract: Fixed Term Contract covering Maternity leave for 12 months ,35 hours per week.

Benefits:  
- 29 days annual leave PLUS bank holidays, with up to 5 additional days for continuous service and option to buy or sell leave.
- Gain professional qualifications and excellent training/development opportunities.
- Flexible maternity, adoption, and paternity packages.
- Pension with up to 7% employer contribution with included life assurance cover.
- Staff discount portal and Blue Light Card eligibility with 15,000 national retailer's discounts.

Why Action for Children?  
Working here is more than a job. Everyone in the Action for Children family is passionate about protecting and supporting children. It is the sense of purpose that drives us every single day. Because we know that, when we work together, we can make a huge difference to bring lasting improvements to vulnerable children's lives. 

A bit about the role 

Action for Children aims to deliver substantial growth from our high value audience over the next five years, with the Events team playing a vital role in achieving that ambition, working together with the Philanthropy and High Value Operations teams.

This is an exciting opportunity to join Action for Children as a Events Manager on a 12 month Fixed Term Contract. You will play a key role in delivering our strategy by expertly leading a portfolio of high value fundraising and stewardship events, maintaining strong relationships with some of Action for Children's closest and most important supporters. Delivering both existing events and driving forward new initiatives which will maximise vital unrestricted income and generate committed long-term engagement and opportunities from a high value audience.

How you'll help to create brighter futures by
- Collaboratively working with colleagues across Fundraising, Communications and Policy (FCP) to lead a schedule of events, maximising existing high value volunteer board and committee-led events and lead the creative development of new fundraising and stewardship event opportunities.
- Leading and developing relationships with high value volunteer event boards, committee members, senior staff and senior corporate contacts; maximising their support through providing outstanding donor care and securing high level buy in for new and existing events.
- Developing and implementing individual solicitation and stewardship plans for event board and committee.
- Providing line management and development support within the team to drive performance.
- Being accountable for income targets and expenditure, ensuring the targeted ROI is achieved for your event portfolio.

Let's talk about you 

It's an exciting time to join the high value fundraising function at Action for Children, and we are looking for a collaborative, energised and forward-thinking individual to join our ambitious team of fundraising professionals.

- Significant experience of working in the Public or Third Sector, within an Events role.
- Substantial experience of project managing complex fundraising events to meet or exceed agreed income targets in excess of £100,000 per event.
- Proven experience of developing and stewarding excellent relationships with senior level supporters.
- Experience of working with and managing fundraising committees or boards.
- Experience of managing external suppliers and understanding agreements and contracts.
- Excellent and effective communication and interpersonal skills across a variety of media and formats with the ability to adapt communications effectively to suit a range of supporters, flexing to suit different audiences.
- Confident presenter able to sell Action for Children's vision with passion and gravitas.
- Willingness to work flexible and unsocial hours including evenings / weekends as and when required.
Please see the Job Description for the full list of accountabilities and requirements. 

Good to know
Application Process
Please note we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.
There are five sections to complete: Personal Details, CV, Supporting Statement & Information, Equality & Diversity, Submission & Declaration.
Diversity, equality, and inclusion
At Action for Children, we're dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace.
We actively encourage applications from Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic, and disabled candidates as they are under-represented within Action for Children. We want to take deliberate and purposeful action to ensure equal opportunity to all groups in society and for Action for Children.

Want to know more about Action for Children?

Closing Date: Friday 13th December 2024.
Interviews will be week commencing 16th December 2024.

Remote, in the UK (must be available to travel to London team meet-ups once a month)

Who we are

Animal Equality is an international animal protection organisation working with society, governments and companies to end cruelty to farmed animals. Animal Equality has offices in the United Kingdom, United States, Germany, Italy, Spain, Mexico, Brazil and India.

Animal Equality releases investigative materials captured from inside factory farms and slaughterhouses, exposing the conditions that farmed animals face around the world. We publish our findings on television, in newspapers and online. We routinely secure mainstream media coverage, including on the BBC, ITV, Sky news, The Times, the Guardian, New York Times and many more.

Animal Equality also advocates for political change. Our current campaigns include a UK ban on foie gras imports, increased enforcement of existing animal protection laws, legal protections for farmed fish, and Government subsidies for transitioning towards a plant-based food system.

We focus on farmed animals because of the scale and severity of the issue. More than a billion animals are confined and killed for human consumption every year in the UK. Farmed animals also often suffer in some of the worst ways: pigs typically endure painful mutilations, many chickens die of heart attacks, fish are confined in underwater cages, and some farmed animals are victims of deliberate abuse and neglect. But the problem is solvable! By utilising effective campaigning strategies, Animal Equality is having an impact for animals around the world and building a future where all animals are respected and protected, and are no longer exploited for human consumption.

About the Role

An experienced advocate with a proven track-record, the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager will play a vital role in overseeing, delivering and publicly communicating Animal Equality’s life-saving campaigns on behalf of farmed animals.

Working as part of a highly effective team, within a fast-paced environment, the Campaigns and Public Affairs Manager will lead on the media promotion and development of the organisation’s campaign strategies, cultivate relationships with decision-makers and members of the public, and coordinate imaginative and effective campaigns until Animal Equality’s mission becomes a reality: a world in which animals are respected and protected.

Salary and Benefits

Salary band £36,000-£38,000, depending on experience. This is a remote working opportunity (UK-based candidates only). The candidate will be expected to attend mandatory monthly team meet-ups one day per month, at their own expense.

• Holiday entitlement equal to 33 days per year (including standard public holidays).
• Personalised Employee Assistance Program (EAP): an Animal Equality-funded benefit that offers employees confidential counselling and advice on a wide range of work and personal issues. The program offers several services, such as a 24/7 confidential helpline and expert Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
• Flexible hours, with the option to start between 8am-10am and finish between 4pm-6pm.
• Able Futures Support: The service is a nine month, practical and confidential support service for employees whose circumstances or mental health may impact their wellbeing or work. Employees can work with a mental health professional to deepen their understanding of how their mental health may impact them and will build coping skills and resilience to thrive at work.
• Yearly stipend to access learning and development resources, to help employees further grow their personal and professional skills.
• A free vegan lunch every month at the Animal Equality monthly meetups.

Apply now

For more information and to apply, please visit our website.

Closing date: 5pm GMT on 17th January 2025.

The interview process comprises a multiple-stage interview and Skills Test. The appointment process will run throughout February, with Animal Equality UK making an offer to the successful candidate that same month.