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Ensuring the delivery of The Trussell Trust’s vision to end the need for food banks in the UK by developing an in-depth understanding of Trussell Trust food banks in their area and using coaching and assist to build and hold productive relationships to:

· Develop and execute a strategic plan for reducing the need for food banks’ services locally.

· Work alongside local partners to increase public will for long-term solutions to end the need for food banks.

· Develop and manage strategic relationships with key stakeholders to assist evidenced-based policy change at a local level and feed into activity to drive policy and practice at UK wide and national levels.

Role responsibilities 

· Assisting trustees, staff and volunteers within food banks to develop their plans to end the need for their services locally through the strategic key areas of operations, volunteering, data, participation, church engagement, governance and stability, financial inclusion, stakeholder engagement, local influencing, referral pathways and signposting.

· Assist food banks to operate in a safe, legal and dignified manner (through calls, visits, training, meeting facilitation and our risk management and self-assessment processes) and assist the facilitation of good practice within the network and wider organisation (through cluster meetings, regional forums, road shows, webinars, peer support and internal meetings).

· Contribute to the development and promotion of support available to food banks through the Trussell Trust (including use of the digital hub, toolkits, partnerships and expert advice) and assist food banks with grant application processes, as required. 

· Develop and manage positive relationships with relevant external stakeholders, including local councils and anti-poverty networks, to ensure the Trussell Trust vision is understood and able to influence local decisions, whilst supporting and empowering food banks to foster these relationships locally.

· Work with food banks to ensure that local churches (including church leaders) are connected to and have an understanding of the importance of ending the need for food banks in local communities.

· Support the development, and lead on aspects of delivery, of projects with food banks and external partners that contribute to ending the need for food banks.

· Ensure the voice of our network is heard throughout the organisation through reporting, information sharing and participation in additional working groups and projects.

Person Specification 

Technical skills and minimum knowledge: 

· Competent and efficient use of IT, particularly the main Microsoft Office programmes. Previous experience of Salesforce or similar CRM system is desirable.

· Experience of working innovatively and creatively. 

· Experience of complex problem solving and responding to crisis situations. 

· Strong organisational skills and experience of managing competing priorities within challenging timescales.  

· An appreciation and understanding of the significance of Christian faith within our food bank network, and the ability to build effective relationships in contexts where Christian faith plays a major part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together. Food banks in our network are typically governed by or run in partnership with local churches from across a wide range of denominations and traditions.

Role Purpose

The main purposes of the Head of Curriculum and Growth role are:

• Overseeing the design and maintenance of consistently high-quality workshops and resources (Tender’s curriculum) across all programmes, incorporating drama and the arts and appropriate subject matter expertise
• Developing a strategic plan for expanding Tender’s reach and impact, and working in collaboration with the Director of Services to execute expansion plans
• Overseeing the recruitment, training and ongoing development and management of Tender’s freelance workshop facilitators

Main Responsibilities and Duties

Curriculum and quality assurance

• Overseeing the development and introduction of all new content in Tender’s curriculum, working in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to ensure secondary research, beneficiary need, subject matter expertise and beneficiary voice (in particular, youth voice) is appropriately incorporated and content is evidence-based
• Developing, reviewing, updating and implementing Tender’s quality assurance framework to ensure Tender’s curriculum remains of a consistently high quality
• Overseeing the regular review of existing curriculum to ensure content remains internally consistent across Tender, up to date and incorporates new information and best practice teaching methods
• Working in collaboration with the Research & Impact Manager, ensuring relevant primary and secondary research and learnings from Tender’s programmes are incorporated into Tender’s curriculum to maximise the impact of Tender’s programmes
• Championing excellence in the design and delivery of Tender’s curriculum across the organisation, including building strong relationships with other Heads of Departments and Programme Managers

Workshop leader oversight

• Working in collaboration with the Head of Schools & Youth Settings and Head of Adult Services, identifying gaps in workshop leader pools and overseeing the timely recruitment of a sufficient number of workshop leaders across all regions to deliver all planned projects
• Developing and implementing a consistent and robust workshop leader induction plan for all new facilitators
• Developing and implementing an ongoing training and development plan for workshop leaders to ensure consistently high quality and current standards of delivery to all beneficiary groups, and ensuring any gaps in existing skills and knowledge are addressed
• Working in collaboration with the Director of Services, Head of Schools and Youth Settings and Head of Adult Services, develop and implement processes to monitor workshop leader performance
• Overseeing the provision of wellbeing support for workshop leaders, including regular check-ins and gathering formal and informal feedback

Growth

• Researching and identifying potential geographic areas and target populations for expanding Tender’s reach and impact in a planned and targeted manner
• Working in collaboration with the Research & Impact Manager, assessing the need for, and potential impact of, Tender’s work in new geographic areas or with new target populations
• Working in collaboration with the Development team, identifying and developing new partnerships, collaborations and funding opportunities to ensure any growth can be properly resourced and sustained
• Developing and supporting the Director of Services to execute a strategic plan for expanding Tender’s work to new geographic regions and to new target populations in 2024-26

Administration

• Supporting the SLT in effective risk management by proactively and regularly identifying potential risks and recommending mitigating actions to the Director of Services
• Completing all mandatory training, and proactively seeking opportunities for ongoing professional development
• Following all Tender policies and procedures, including safeguarding, data protection and equal opportunities
• Working as a member of the Tender team and carrying out other duties that may be required to meet the needs of the organisation

Talent Acquisition Coordinator

We have an exciting opportunity for a recruitment professional to enhance the services currently provided and add much needed capacity to the team, in this exciting, fast paced and hands on role.

This is a fixed term contract with the potential to be extended or made permanent, offering hybrid and flexible working.

As an equal opportunities employer, we welcome applications from under-represented groups; in particular from Black, Asian, Mixed Race & other ethnically diverse individuals, people with disabilities, and members of LGBTQ+ communities.  The dedicated Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Group, with support from the Senior Leadership Team, is actively promoting and advancing diversity and inclusion at the organisation, ensuring a culture where everyone can be themselves and thrive.

Position: Talent Acquisition Coordinator

Location: Hybrid working with two days a week in the Bolton or London offices (based in White City) combined with home-working and travel across the Youth Zone network as required.

Salary: £28,000 -£31,000

Contract: Fixed Term Contract – 18 months (potential to be extended or made permanent)

Hours: Full-time (37.5 hours/week) including flexible working

Benefits: Agile working with flexibility in working hours; 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (rising to a maximum of 30 days); birthday leave, additional annual leave purchase scheme; company matched pension; company sick, maternity, paternity & adoption pay; Employee Assistance Programme, active and engaged networks to join (including Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and access to Charity Worker discounts.

Closing Date: Friday 6 September 2024, noon

First Stage Interviews: 24 September 2024, virtual

Second Stage Interviews: 3 October 2024, to be held at a Youth Zone

About the Role

This role will support the new Youth Zone projects with the full recruitment and onboarding life cycle.

Your role will be a mix of rolling your sleeves up and getting stuck into the detail and planning, whilst also taking a more strategic approach and guiding managers on best practice.

You will focus on supporting the team in shaping the talent acquisition offer by working with recruiting managers on innovative recruitment solutions, developing the employer value proposition and employer branding. For new Youth Zone projects, you will be running the full recruitment campaigns for the Senior Leadership Teams. 

This is a great opportunity to recruit across a range of professional roles and locations.

About You

With substantial experience within recruitment roles, you will have experience of:

• Managing full recruitment campaigns, including engagement with candidates and on boarding
• Providing excellent customer service to managers and diverse stakeholders
• Multi-site operations

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter (of not more than one page), explaining clearly why you are interested in the role, and answering ALL points as outlined on the role profile.

About the Organisation

A national charity that believes all young people should have the opportunity to discover their passion and their purpose that fund and build state-of-the-art, multimillion-pound youth centres called Youth Zones in the country’s most economically disadvantaged areas. The organisation trains the amazing people that run them and offers continuing support to youth zones nationwide through a national network of independent youth charities.

The charity is committed to the safeguarding of young people. In accordance with their Child Protection and Safeguarding procedures, this position requires a basic DBS check.

Other roles you may have experience of could include Recruiter, In-house Recruiter, Talent Acquisition Coordinator, Talent Acquisition Specialists, Talent Acquisition Assistant, Recruitment Coordinator, Recruitment Specialist, Recruitment Consultant, Talent Coordinator, Talent Specialist.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Students’ Union UCL is an organisation that exists to make more happen. We are the representative body for University College London’s (UCL) students, one of the most diverse student communities in the world. We are one of the largest student-led organisations in the UK. It is a charity with over 48,000 members. We provide opportunities for 300 staff and have an annual turnover of more than £10.5m.

We are looking for an Academic Representation and Communities Coordinator who will help us develop and motivate 1000’s of volunteers in their role as Student Academic Leaders at a global top 10 university.

We’re looking a candidate who is passionate about developing an empowered community of leaders who are ready to represent their fellow students to bring about change at UCL.

We are on a journey to be one of the best students’ unions in the UK and the world and we want you to join us on that mission.

The role is a full-time and permanent contract.

Job description

The post holder will train, onboard and develop developing 1000’s of volunteers in their role as Academic Representatives. The role will provide support for our Academic Reps, to ensure they are empowered to bring about change at UCL that improves the lives of students. You’ll help our volunteers recognise the transferable skills they’ve gained, continue their leadership journeys and enhance their career prospects. The role holder will liaise with our Departmental Societies Team in the creation of ‘Departmental Hubs’ within the University which have a focus on representation, community building and community volunteering.

Knowledge and experience you can bring to the role:

• Previous experience of developing volunteers and delivering training.
• Experience of event management and communications.
• Knowledge and understanding of membership led organisations.
• Awareness of current issues and themes in Higher Education and Students’ Unions.

Skills you can bring to the role:

• Enthusiasm and a can do, problem solving attitude.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) with the ability to present information clearly to a variety of audiences.
• Ability to engage with others in an approachable and inclusive manner.

How to apply

Please click Apply to be taken to our application form on our website.

Applicants should note that CVs will not be accepted and that the statement of support for application should address the selection criteria in the person specification and outline your reasons for applying.

Interviews will take place on Monday 16 September, 2024.

XLP is a youth work charity working tocreate positive futures for young people and atthe cutting edge of tackling poverty and educational failure in inner London. We deliver holistic, long-term work with young people aged 11 to 25 in schools and communities.

Our Sports Team work across London running 18 projects a week, from gym sessions and running clubs to cycling adventures and football matches. Many of these sessions run alongside our Mobile Youth Centres, which are double-decker buses that come alive with 25 weekly sessions designed to inspire, motivate, and mentor young people towards positive futures. To thrive in this role, you’ll need to be comfortable doing youth work across both environments.

We take immense pride in offering a safe, consistent environment where young people can thrive. Now, we’re on the lookout for a passionate Youth Worker to add to our team and continue this incredible journey. Your role will be crucial in boosting young people’s physical participation in sports and fitness activities.

We are committed to diversifying our Sports Team and strongly encourage applications from women.

Our Sports Team’s motto is: Set it, Reach it, Beat it. Are you ready to help a young person achieve their dreams?

Head of Venture Support

We are seeking a Head of Venture Support to grow the organisation’s venture support activities and deliver business programmes for a wide range of early-stage and growing social and environmental impact ventures.
 

Position: Head of Venture Support

Location: East London or Cambridge with occasional travel to other locations (Cambridge, Peterborough and East London)

Hours: Full-time - 35 hours per week

Contract: Permanent

Salary: £55,000 - £62,000 per annum depending on experience

Closing date: 9th September 2024

Benefits: Strong commitment to personal and professional development, Company pension scheme; free on-site parking (Cambridge/Peterborough); Bike2Work Scheme, various discounts, a Healthcare cash plan, wellness programme, electric car lease scheme through salary sacrifice (subject to eligibility), private healthcare, life insurance, flexible working, casual dress, annual volunteering day to commit to a charity or cause of your choice, working for a multi-award winning organisation including previously awarded the best not for profit employer in the Eastern Region, being part of a community that drives innovation with a focus on addressing environmental and social challenges.

About the role:

As Head of Venture Support, you will grow the profile of the organisation’s venture support activities and lead our Venture Support team to deliver business programmes for a wide range of early-stage and growing social and environmental impact ventures including tech for good startups and social enterprises. You will also develop and implement new service offerings to support our ventures in becoming a force for good in society as we grow the profile of our work. Our support includes structured accelerator programmes, grant initiatives, innovation challenges, and social investment.

You will champion the organisation’s venture work to attract business partners and investors, managing key strategic relationships whilst creating new partnerships and business development opportunities.

You’ll manage and develop a brilliant team of Programme Managers, Venture Outreach Associates, and Venture Advisors and make sure they’re on track with programme design, recruitment, budgets, delivery, and impact. You’ll provide timely support and direction to the team members who are passionate about enabling business to be a force for good.

Key areas of responsibility include:  

• Develop and oversee the execution of a strategy for outreach, seeking, attracting and onboarding deserving and qualified innovative entrepreneurs and start-ups.
• Provide credible strategic guidance to programme managers in content areas such as business modelling, sales and marketing, financing, fundraising, overall strategy, operations etc.
• Create project plans and timelines to map out milestones and help assess resource requirements across central services such as marketing and accounts.
• Enable and support the professional growth of the Venture team as they work across a variety of clients, programmes and geographies.
• Liaise with senior management, the marketing and fundraising teams, and the broader organisation to sustainably grow the impact of our support, including our vision to grow impact business support to many more locations nationally.
• Manage the novel social investment programme we have established leveraging equity and revenue-based finance instruments.

About you:

As Head of Venture Support, your ability to build rapport quickly and develop strong working relationships across different stakeholder groups will be based on reading situations quickly and strong interpersonal skills. You will have experience working with start-ups, entrepreneurs, mentors, universities, research institutions, industry experts, business membership associations, local or central government, and angel investors.

In previous roles, you’ve led teams, complex projects and/or large programmes. You break down problems with a cool head and take tough decisions when needed but understand the role of mentoring to build strong teams. People leadership will be a large component of your day-to-day.

You’ve managed a P&L before and have the skill to quickly read a cash flow and the confidence to make tough decisions when the business demands them. You also understand equity investment, bring angel and VC connections, and have a passion for developing a new social investment vehicle in the Cambridgeshire area and beyond.

Whether it’s time spent being around and supporting them or your own experience you will understand the journey of the entrepreneur, the challenges and barriers faced and the fundamental building blocks that create impactful and sustainable businesses.

Essential requirements required for this role:

• A passion for the mission of the organisation and our work supporting impact ventures.
• At least 4-6 years of experience working with entrepreneurs, start-ups, accelerators, incubators or incubation consultancy.
• Financial management skills, including P&L responsibility and social investment experience
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
• A drive to continuously develop the team and organisation
• Comfortable speaking at events, roundtables and peer sessions
• Travel to Cambridge and Peterborough Future Business Centres fortnightly from an operating base in East London (Whitechapel) or if based in Cambridge travel to East London and Peterborough.
• Must be eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship

About the organisation:

The employer is a charity that helps small businesses and charities to develop, grow and achieve their impact aims, through a range of ways. From its Future Business Centres that support local business communities; its support programmes that help entrepreneurs and ventures to grow their ideas and businesses; and through advising and arranging responsible finance for charitable organisations.

Since 1999, with initiatives across the UK that include housing, cleantech and social innovation, it has helped hundreds of start-ups, small businesses and impact ventures to develop and scale, enabling significant regional employment opportunities, transforming communities and creating positive impact for people, place and planet.

You may also have experience in areas such as: Director of Programmes, Head of Programmes, Senior Programme Manager, Programmes and Impact Lead, Programme Coordinator, Impact Manager, Programme Lead, Venture Support etc.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

Hours: 25 – 35 hours, Part Time or Full Time.

Part Time 25 - 32 hours: Hours to be worked between 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday - Friday.

Full Time 35 hours: Monday – Friday 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.

 Some evening or weekend working may occasionally be required.

Contract: Permanent 

Responsible to:  CEO

Responsible for: None

Salary: £40,000 - £45,000 , 5% pension contribution

Location: Hybrid – White House Community Centre, other Age UK Richmond locations, other community locations and wider locations as needed for the role. Some home working available in line with Hybrid Working Policy.

Join a great team supporting local older people

Age UK Richmond are a local independent charity providing much needed support to older people throughout the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Our wide range of services have a highly positive and long-lasting impact on the health and wellbeing.  Our friendly and committed team of 45 staff and 100+ volunteers support around 4,000 local older people each year.

We currently have an excellent newly created opportunity to join our team and play a key role in our  development as we look to the future.

The population of Richmond upon Thames is expected to continue to grow older over coming years. Existing and new generations of older people will have different needs and expectations for us to respond to in partnership. Our local health & social care partners will need us to find new ways of providing support that will reduce pressure on them. We will also need to find ways to further increase, replace and diversify income. This challenging but rewarding new senior position has been created to help us respond to some of these opportunities and challenges.

We are looking for an excellent communicator, strategic thinker and relationship builder with fundraising / development experience. A proactive, flexible and positive approach is also essential, with a keen interest in improving the lives of older people at a local level. 

This central key role within the charity will include:

· Support the delivery of the organisation’s strategic objectives and be involved in the strategy development, business planning and financial planning process working with the CEO.

· Identifying  opportunities to further develop existing services and provide new ones (e.g. for older people with dementia and their unpaid carers) in ways that will improve reach and impact to meet the needs of existing and new generations of older people – working closely with staff at all levels and through the development of external partnerships.

· Developing high quality and successful funding proposals and business cases to support existing work and new development. Research and apply to funding sources aligned with the organisation’s strategy and beneficiary group and build relationships with these funders.

· Leading on specific projects, often working in partnership with other voluntary sector organisations and other stakeholders.  

· Representing the organisation in a compelling and inspiring way.

The full job description and person specification are available separately. The closing dates for applications is 9 a.m. 29th August 2024 by CV and covering letter or application form. Click apply to be taken to our website for full information. 

Do you want to support people with mental health issues? Are you calm, non-judgemental and able to work effectively with people experiencing distress?

Can you demonstrate our values of Hope, Together, Courage and Responsive and want to be part of our mission to create opportunities for individuals to make choices, find their own solutions, build resilience and manage their whole life and wellbeing?

If the answer to all of these is yes, we want to hear from you.

Job title: Mental Health Outreach Worker
Reference Number: 229
Reports to: Complex Needs Housing Team Leader
Contract length: One Year
No. of hours: 37.5 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm)
Main base/s: Hemel Hempstead Wellbeing Centre & Borehamwood Wellbeing Centre
Salary scale: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum incl. Outer London Weighting (OLW)
In addition, this role will have a yearly staff retention bonus of up to £2,106.
This payment is allocated at the discretion of HMN.

About the Service

This is a pilot working as a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) with housing teams and Drug and Alcohol Services across District and Borough councils. These teams will be working with individuals who are presenting as homeless and have a number of Complex Needs.

Purpose of Post

Providing advice, information, onward referral and holistic support to clients who are experiencing mental ill health or need support with their mental wellbeing. These will be clients who are presenting to District and Borough councils as homeless and need intervention and support with their mental health and remain a source of independent support for all clients. Ensure that the safety and wellbeing of the client is monitored and reviewed regularly and that a person centred recovery orientated and trauma informed approach is embedded approach in all aspects of the roles.

Service Objectives

• To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental ill health.
• To increase early access to help for people experiencing mental ill health in, by providing a clear and effective pathway to services provided by Herts Mind Network and other third sector and statutory providers.
• To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
• To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
• To reduce the use of police, ASB, tenancy enforcement, housing needs and environmental health services by clients whose primary need is related to mental ill health.
• To reduce the use of crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
• To provide an assertive outreach approach for clients who are in crisis and/ or those that may have complex or multiple needs.
• To work collaboratively within an MDT consisting of CGL, District and Borough councils, housing teams and other professionals.

We offer:

• Annual leave entitlement of 25 days per year pro rata, rising in increments to a max. of 28 days after 5 years employment (plus 8 days Bank Holidays)
• An additional day of leave each year for your birthday following completion of probation period.
• Ongoing training relevant to your role.
• An Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health cover (after 6 months employment) - compensation payment for Optical, Dental, Chiropody and Therapy Treatments.

Being able to drive and having access to your own vehicle is essential for this role.

Closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 9th September 2024 at 5pm. 
Interviews will be held on a rolling basis.

Interested? 

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position. 

Equal Opportunities 
We welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates, irrespective of gender, disability, marital or parental status, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief, or sexual orientation. In addition, during the various stages of recruitment, specific measures can be taken to ensure equal opportunities for candidates with disabilities or special needs.

Hertfordshire Mind Network is committed to the Disability Confident and Mindful Employer charters. We actively recruit staff who have a lived experience of mental ill health. We recognise and value the unique combination of skills, knowledge and perspective that employing people with a lived experience, at all levels across the organisation, brings. We create an environment where the sharing of experiences and vulnerabilities to support others and create positive change is welcomed and work towards breaking down the ‘them’ and ‘us’ culture. The organisation is committed to nurturing peer relationships that allow all staff to thrive.

We are delighted to have been accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

No agencies please.

We’re supporting We3Can in their search for a Philanthropic Partnerships Lead to join this exciting new initiative.

We3Can is a unique collaboration between three cancer charities (Brain Tumour Research, Leukaemia UK and Sarcoma UK) to fund research into prevention, treatment, and cures for the most common childhood cancers.  Between them, these organisations represent 78% of all cancer in children, and they have teamed up with one vision - to reach more people and to fund more vital research.

In this pivotal role, you will be the driving force behind We3Can’s fundraising efforts, serving as the primary point of contact for the collaboration. You will work proactively to secure income with a primary focus on corporate partnerships alongside spotting opportunities for income from trusts and foundations. This will be a great role to develop your career as you will be working with really senior stakeholders and have full autonomy.

To be successful in this role as Philanthropic Partnerships Lead, you will need:

• Significant experience working within a corporate fundraising environment
• Proven track record of securing 5 and 6 figure gifts
• Experience of successfully building a new business pipeline
• Excellent communications and project management skills

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000 (pro-rata)

Permanent: 3 – 4 Days week (open to different working patterns)

Location: Hybrid (with regular meetings in London)

Deadline: 27^th August   

1st Round Interviews: 4^th September (virtual)

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected] 
 
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 
 
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here 

A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Service Design and Innovation Lead to join a fantastic health-based charity.

Fully remote or hybrid (offices based in Bath)

This new role is focussed on accelerating the development of new services, by developing highly fundable propositions that are led by data and insight and grounded in the needs of our community.

 Key to this role is proposition development; developing six new project ideas for services designed for the public and/or healthcare professionals, shaping them into fully developed and costed propositions for large-scale funders. You would be responsible for establishing and implementing a project pipeline, leading the development of new projects from ideation to implementation and ensuring that new service propositions are: led by data and insight, have a firm evidence base, are co-designed or co-produced with the charity’s community and are informed by existing expertise and knowledge across the organisation.

You will also commission and manage external agencies, consultants or freelancers when appropriate, ensuring cost effectiveness and efficiency and proactively build effective relationships and partnership with public, private and voluntary sectors to create a dynamic network for project development and delivery.

The successful candidate will have experience of leading service design and innovation, developing user journeys and will have a good understanding of co-design and co-production principles. Strong financial management skills are key, alongside a proven track record of using data and insight to inform innovative projects and service improvement. You must also have significant project management experience and a background in bringing together multi-functional teams and a range of stakeholders including people with lived experience to develop innovative solutions to problems.

 If this sounds like you and you’re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!

Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.

As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.

Role description

Title: Interim General Manager

Contract: 24 hours per week (3 days). 6 month temporary contract (extended leave cover)

Location: Remote and at the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre 

Salary: £50,470.00 full-time pa; pro rata

Our General Manager is going on an extended leave, so we are looking for someone who can lead the team, continue our fundraising efforts and generally hold the fort for six months. 

Some of the key milestones of the period the new General Manager will be responsible for include: supporting the team in hosting a fundraising event, meeting key grant writing deadlines, supporting Finance Lead in producing the end of year accounts and all on-going financial reporting, renewing corporate sponsorship agreements with current partners.

We are interested in hearing from individuals who could cover all areas of the role including fundraising (3 days / week); as well as those who could take on the General Manager role but might not have fundraising experience (2 days / week) and fundraisers (specifically with experience in writing grants) who might prefer a part time assignment such as this (1 day / week).

We are open to recruiting one person or two depending on candidates’ experiences and preferences. 

Please refer to the summary below to clearly see the breakdown of tasks, days and salary.

Option 1:

Role: General Manager and Fundraiser (covering all responsibilities)

Key responsibilities:

• Finance and Risk
• HR and Team Management
• Business Development
• Board of Trustees Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Legal and Governance
• External Communications and Leadership

Contract: 3 days per week (6 months)

Pro rata salary: £30,282

Option 2: Two separate roles splitting general management and fundraising responsibilities

Role: General Manager

Key responsibilites:

• Finance and Risk
• HR and Team Management
• Business Development
• Board of Trustees Management
• Stakeholder Management
• Legal and Governance
• External Communications and Leadership

Contract: 2 days per week (6 months)

Pro rata salary: £20,188

Role: Fundraiser

Contract: 1 day per week

Pro rata salary: £10,094

Reports to: Chair of Board of Trustees

Key contacts: Chair of Board of Trustees, Senior Management Team, Finance Lead

Direct reports: Centre Manager, Communications and Marketing Manager, Finance Lead, Research Lead

Closing date: Sunday 8 September 2024 at 9pm

Interviews will take place the week commencing Monday 16 September 2024. 

The successful candidate will start on Tuesday 5 November 2024

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About the London LGBTQ+ Community Centre

The London LGBTQ+ Community Centre is an award-winning charity launched by a team of volunteers in 2017. In December 2021 we opened our first physical space in London’s bankside.

Our mission is to provide London with a sober, intersectional, intergenerational, community centre and café where all LGBTQ+ people feel welcome and supported, can build connections, and flourish. Our vision is for a more connected, belonging and thriving LGBTQ+ community in London.

The Centre is visited by over 1,100 people each month. In 2023, we hosted 600 events joined by over 9,000 participants. And the Centre was visited by over 14,000 visitors.

Overall purpose of the role

As the most senior team member, the General Manager:

• Leads the team with four direct reports and other four indirect
• Ensures the team works productively, develops professionally and there is a person-centred, supportive and communicative atmosphere
• Evaluates and improves operations and financial performance
• Leads our fundraising efforts and overall income generating activities
• Co-designs strategy and sets goals for growth
• Provides solutions to issues

Benefits

Despite being a young, small organisation, we are working hard to create a workplace where everyone feels supported to perform at their best. Therefore we currently offer the following benefits:

• Holiday allowance of 25 days, increasing yearly after two years of service
• Employer pension contribution of 3%
• Access to an employee helpline to help you deal with personal or professional concerns
• A holistic wellbeing package
• DBS funded by employer
• Ongoing training opportunities to support with career development, including annual learning and development opportunities shaped to your needs
• Flexible working
• Being part of a small organisation where you can really see your impact
• Working alongside a range of other LGBT+ organisations

Key responsibilities and duties

• Fundraising
  • Lead fundraising team
  • Lead all fundraising efforts (grants, individual giving and corporate partnerships) and supervise strategy
  • Work closely with Events and Outreach Lead to design programmes to apply for funding
  • Write funding bids for public grants and trusts
  • Manage successful grants, monitoring and reporting
  • Lead corporate sponsorships strategy
  • Manage relationships with current corporate donors to secure ongoing funding and develop new relationships

• Finance and Risk
  • Lead strategic financial plans
  • Responsible for the financial health of the Centre including developing, overseeing and monitoring an effective programme of income generation
  • Help to ensure a sustainable income from individual, corporate, legacy and trust donations
  • Supervise accounting and reporting working with Finance Lead
  • Establish and monitor key indicators of the organisation’s impact and financial health
  • Risk management: maintain awareness of risks and changes in the external environment that affect the organisation

• HR and Team Management
  • Team management and leadership
  • Ensure the organisation’s staff and volunteers are focused on achieving its mission and aims
  • HR systems and processes development
  • Operate within the annual budget and ensure management and HR policies are up-to-date
  • Recruit and work with the senior management team

• Business Development
  • Design and deliver the organisations’ business plan 
  • Design and supervision of organisational strategy
  • Supervise the maintenance and creation of all operational policies required
  • Supervise of all Centre activities
  • Operational systems and processes
  • Scan the external environment for changes that may affect the charity, to advise the trustees proactively and to take necessary action

• Board of Trustees Management

• Secretary role at meetings: set up meetings, minutes and other administrative tasks
• Build an effective working relationship with the Chair of the board; meeting monthly to review organisational progress
• Supply regular reports to the Board and attend trustee and sub-committee meetings

• Stakeholder Management
  • Build relationships with local authorities and the media in order to advance the organisation’s aims
  • Lead partnerships with other LGBTQ+ organisations; London and beyond
  • Lead outreach to non-LGBTQ+ organisations
  • Set up mechanisms for listening to the views of current and future beneficiaries on the performance of the Centre, as well as on areas for future development

• Legal and Governance
  • Ensure the organisation fulfils its legal, statutory and regulatory responsibilities

• External Communications and Leadership
  • Represent the organisation at external events and publicity opportunities

Person specification

Short listing criteria:  E = essential  D = desirable

Professional experience

• Excellent leadership, people management experience and delegation skills - E
• Knowledge of business processes and functions (finance, HR, procurement, operations etc.) as well as the principles of business administrationEFinancial analytics and numeracy skills - E
• 3+ years of experience in fundraising, grant writing or grants management for an organisation of similar size or bigger - D
• Demonstrated analytical and persuasive writing skills experience as well as superior editing skills, including ability to convey complex information in a clear manner to a diverse audience - E
• Ability to communicate effectively- E
• Patience and attention to detail - E
• Experience in planning and budgeting- E

Personal qualities

• Excellent interpersonal skills - E
• Someone who can work self sufficiently and in a team environment - E
• Leads by example – striving for high quality work and ensuring other people meet this standard - E
• An engaging, passionate, energetic human- E
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills- E
• Commitment to equality, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights - E
• Knowledge of the charity sector in general and the LGBTQ+ community in particular- D
• Experience working with communities in general and the LGBTQ+ in particular - D

Ready to apply?

Please send us your CV and cover letter of no more than two sides of A4 before 9pm on Sunday 8 September 2024.

Please add the following information to the subject line: General Manager Application

We particularly welcome applications from trans, non-binary and POC candidates. We are a disability positive employer and we welcome the opportunity to provide reasonable adjustments as defined by the Equality Act 2010 during the interview process and upon appointment. Please inform us if you feel you meet this criteria.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reports to: Finance Lead

Hours of work: Full time - 37.5 hours per week

Salary: £33,642 per annum (including London Weighting)

Place of work: Flexible working but with 3 days a week in our London office.

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: Sunday 8 September 2024, 23:59h

As well as joining a friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L’Arche’s mentorship programme, these are some other benefits you get by working for us:

- Joining shared meals since cooking and having a meal together is what we are all about
- Paid sick pay, up to a maximum of 7wks (depending on length of service)
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption/Surrogacy, and Paternity Pay (depending on length of service, details available on request)
- Interest free loans and salary advances available
- Free eye tests and a contribution towards the cost of glasses if you need them for work
- Free DBS / PVG checks
- Free SSSC registration
- Free Blue Light Card
- Professional membership fees paid if they are directly relevant to your role
- Free Employee Assistance Programme available to everyone
- Up to 5 days paid compassionate leave
- Up to 6 days paid (pro rata) for time off for emergency dependents leave
- Carer and Childminder costs available in some circumstances to facilitate attendance at residential meetings
- Paid mileage costs at HMRC rate
- Working from Home Allowance for those in office-based roles but for whom no office is provided
- Specialist bereavement counselling for employees and their family members
- Free Life Assurance up to 4 times gross annual salary
- Access to the Bike to Work scheme

Main purpose of the role:

After a period of financial transformation, we are now looking for a highly experienced Bookkeeper / Credit Controller. The successful candidate is responsible to provide accurate and timely financial information to both the Community and the National Team. In particular, maintain accurate records of income and expenditure using Microsoft Business Central (Accounting software) and liaise closely with the wider team across L'Arche. Additionally, the Bookkeeper/ Credit Controller will work across various sales ledgers throughout the charity ensuring all monies owed are paid within the agreed payment terms. They will also provide support to the finance team in completion of daily and monthly finance-related tasks.

Essential Criteria

- Team player who can hit the ground running;
- Experience in Bookkeeping and Credit Control;
- Proactive can-do attitude;
- Attention to detail and ability to organise and prioritise workload;
- Advanced knowledge of Excel;
- High level of competence in IT systems;

ABOUT L'ARCHE

L’Arche is a worldwide federation of people with and without learning disabilities, working together for a world where all belong. We believe in the transforming impact of genuinely mutual relationships between people with and without disabilities.

In the UK, L’Arche is a registered charity with 11 Communities across England, Scotland and Wales. We celebrate people with learning disabilities, and build communities with them rather than for them. We go beyond supporting people’s basic needs. We attend to their emotional and inner lives, by building spaces of vibrant friendship, opportunity, spirituality and community life.

A full job description and person specification can be found in the Recruitment Pack.

The closing date is midnight on Sunday 8 September 2024. Interviews will take place on 20 and 23 September 2024.

To apply, please read the full job description and person specification and answer the questions on our online application form.

Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.

REF-216 137

Marketing Officer - Supporter Engagement

Contract: Permanent, Full time, 35 hours per week

Salary: £33,233 - £34,894 with excellent benefits

Location: London, UK
Hybrid Working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face to face, either in London office, or as a result of external engagement or travel for WaterAid. WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.

About WaterAid:
Do you want to use your skills in fundraising and marketing to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?

Join WaterAid as a Marketing Officer to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.

About the Team:
The WaterAid Supporter Engagement team sits within the Mass Engagement department and is responsible for creating the best supporter experience, one that people genuinely love and feel part of. We increase the engagement and the £35 million income of 700,000+ individual supporters, through an audience-led, multi-channel communication programme.

About the Role:
As our collaborative and results-driven Marketing Officer, you will play a key role in driving supporter engagement and donations through stunning, personal, story-led communications. Your goal is to increase supporter engagement, so that the people we communicate with genuinely feel connected to the purpose of ending the water crisis.
In this role, you will oversee end-to-end management of fundraising appeals and stewardship programs across various channels, including direct mail, email, webpages, and telemarketing.

We are seeking passionate, creative, and dedicated individuals who thrive on bringing ideas to life and making a tangible impact. In return, you'll have the opportunity to develop strong campaign management skills and contribute to our mission, all while being supported to excel in a collaborative environment. Together, we will drive meaningful change.

You'll also:

• Develop and manage multi-channel campaigns to deepen supporter connections and increase their involvement with the organization's mission.
• Support the crafting of our supporter appeal activities, ensuring excellent cross-collaboration and integrated activity plans that support our financial goals
• Lead projects from inception to completion, handling queries, managing timelines, and resolving issues to ensure smooth and effective campaign execution.

About You:
You'll have a successful track record of working in a fundraising or marketing role/team, with experience of planning, managing and executing multi-faceted supporter or customer campaigns within agreed timescales/budgets.

• Project management experience, including supporting and delivering multi-channel marking communications or fundraising campaigns.
• The ability to work flexibly and independently, to manage varying competing priorities and meet strict deadlines with often changing priorities.
• Excel in cross-collaboration and stakeholder management, effectively working with diverse teams across time zones and cultural contexts to influence and achieve shared goals
• To be an agile thinker with the ability to self-manage, innovate for continuous improvement, and respond creatively to emerging trends and technology.
• A passion to develop and deliver supporter focused communications, that surprise and delight

To be successful, you'll need:

• Project management skills, ideally within a direct marketing, fundraising, or supporter engagement role
• Strong analytical skills and able to understand, analyse and interpret results to optimise future campaigns
• Strong interpersonal skills and experience of building relationships with team members and other stakeholders

Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:

• Experience of innovation and new product development
• Ability to make judgements and recognise when required decisions are outside of responsibility.
• 'Hands-on' experience of using a CRM system for fundraising or similar system.

Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on 9th September 2024. Shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis and the application process will close if a suitable candidate is found prior to the advertised closing date.

How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a cover letter in one document in either Word Document or PDF format.

Pre-employment screening: In order to apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK. All our vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.

Our Benefits:

• 36 days' holiday (including 8 Bank Holidays)
• Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leave
• We offer a generous pension plan with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Wide range of flexible and agile-working arrangement
• Season Ticket Loan
• Free annual eye tests
• Pay as You Give charitable giving scheme
• Enhanced Maternity and Adoption/Surrogacy pay, Shared Parental Leave and Paternity Leave
• Sabbaticals
• Volunteer Day

Our Commitment:

Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.

Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.

Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a safeguarding measure, WaterAid carries out background checks on all potential employees. This is done following the conclusion of recruitment and prior to assuming full employment.

You must be a qualified Advocate or working towards your qualification in order to apply*

Morgan Hunt are proud to be working exclusively with Rethink Mental Illness on their search for a part time Multidisciplinary Advocate (14 hours a week)

Rethink are the leading expert charity for people with conditions including schizophrenia and bi polar. Working tirelessly to transform the lives of everyone severely affected by mental illness, and how our nation approaches mental illness, Rethink provide over 80 services, 120 local support groups, and run campaigns that bring about real change within the UK.

As a qualified advocate, you will provide statutory and / or non-statutory independent advocacy to those who are eligible for the service within the community or case settings.

You will manage your own caseload, using a person-led, issue based advocacy approach, closing cases efficiently when the work has concluded and identifying when the person you are supporting has additional advocacy needs.

In order to apply you need:
To have completed the Independent Advocacy Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy and are willing complete the Level 4. - Or are a fully qualified advocate, having completed the Level 3 National Advocacy Qualification or the Level 4 Independent Advocacy Practice qualification.

Rethink pride their-selves on supporting their staffs well-being and offer some fantastic benefits including opportunities to develop your advocacy skills and knowledge.

Rethink also have Transgender, women and family friendly policies and flexibility including generous annual leave.

Please contact Amara Howe at Morgan Hunt to find out more.

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