Jobs in Whitechapel
An excellent opportunity to join a dynamic team at the heart of cutting-edge marine conservation. This is a role which will optimise Blue Marine’s ability to deliver conservation, work with partners, reduce the charity’s risk and support the finance and fundraising operations.
Blue Marine Foundation seeks to protect and restore life in the ocean, aiming to see at least 30 per cent of the world’s oceans protected by 2030. We are a London-based NGO, with around 50 projects in 25 countries around the world.
Following a phase of sustained growth, Blue Marine is seeking a Head of Operations. This new team member will support the Director of Finance, Operations and Governance to manage a broad scope of operational functions, particularly focused on contracts and agreements, data management, risk management, systems and security. The role will involve collaborating with colleagues from across the organisation to drive system and process improvements. (Note that HR is not within the scope of this role.)
We value diversity and are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will support you to reach your full potential.
Role and Responsibilities:
Reporting to the Director of Finance, Operations and Governance, you will:
- Write organisational policies and lead the policy workflow process on Sharepoint, driving policies through the amendment, approval and employee attestation phases.
- Manage the relationship with Blue Marine’s external IT Support consultancy, including communicating changes to cyber security and leading asset management processes.
- Support the finance, fundraising and project delivery teams with funding/partnership contracts, agreements and MoU templates, including writing and reviewing routine agreements.
- Assist with the restructure of data architecture across Sharepoint and provide appropriate support and training for colleagues across the organisation, including future new starters.
- Support the implementation of new software and technologies across the organisation, potentially including Microsoft Copilot AI.
- Advise the executive team on data management and GDPR.
- Assess and manage operational risk, including maintaining the organisational risk register but also in the wider promotion of a responsible risk culture.
- Support the finance and fundraising teams with due diligence queries from donors.
- Assess suitability and manage renewals of insurance cover.
- Maintain records and statutory registers and assist with the facilitation of good governance.
- Line management of the Office Manager, taking responsibility for ensuring the office is fit for purpose and driving the office management committee in maintaining high standards of office tidiness and aesthetics.
- Other ad-hoc duties as required.
Personal specification
The ideal candidate will be, above all else, an excellent professional communicator, comfortable with both writing formal documents and managing operational change within the organisation. You do not need to have legal experience but will nevertheless have a proven ability to produce formal but readable agreements and policy documentation. You do not need to have a technical IT background but will nevertheless be comfortable discussing best practice and data management within the Microsoft Office 365 cloud environment and use your experience to support colleagues to get the best from the technology available to them. You will be a champion of Blue Marine’s working environment, taking an active role in the office culture and driving staff engagement of operational systems through giving presentations and one-on-one support to colleagues. You will uphold Blue Marine’s values and always embody this behaviour internally and externally. Blue Marine is committed to supporting staff with extensive training and will support the successful candidate in developing skills required for the role.
Skills and Experience
- Essential: Excellent written communications skills with a proven ability to document formal matters in a readable manner.
- Essential: Excellent verbal communications skills with a proven ability to communicate technical matters in an understandable way.
- Essential: Experience with writing and reviewing policies or contracts or formal agreements.
- Essential: Technical knowledge or highly skilled user of Microsoft O365, including sharepoint.
- Highly desirable: Experience working with multiple stakeholders to tight deadlines.
- Highly desirable: Management-level experience in driving organisational change.
- Highly desirable: Experience with data management and cloud storage architecture.
- Highly desirable: GDPR experience as a data controller or similar.
- Highly desirable: Experience in risk management and risk mitigation.
- Highly desirable: Skilled communicator in promoting positive office culture.
Qualities
- Enthusiasm for the conservation of the environment, climate and oceans.
- Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative and with a hands-on approach.
- Able to prioritise and deal effectively with a busy workload in a dynamic environment.
- Comfortable working to tight deadlines with multiple stakeholders.
- Honest and discreet when dealing with personal and confidential information.
- Able to learn quickly and adapt to developing processes and systems.
- Embody Blue Marine’s core values of being:
- Brave, innovative and pioneering,
- Compassionate, supportive and responsible
- Empowering
- Equitable
- Respectful
- Collaborative
Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week. Monday – Friday, 9am - 5pm but flexible working is encouraged.
Location: Somerset House, London. Flexible and remote working is possible, although regular presence in the office will be expected.
Benefits: A generous benefits package is offered, including an optional subsidy of £2,000 per year which is currently available to employees attending the London office at least two days per week.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Thirtyone:eight, the UK’s leading Independent Christian Safeguarding charity, is looking for a Helpline Assistant. The role involves assisting colleagues within the Disclosure and Training department to provide a first-class service concerning disclosure check processing and basic training enquiries. You’ll get to work in a supportive and rewarding environment and have the opportunity to make a difference to our callers.
Job Purpose
To assist colleagues within the Disclosure and Training Department to provide a first-class service to callers concerning disclosure processing and basic training enquiries. Ensuring calls to both the disclosure service and training team are responded to within acceptable standards for time and quality and appropriately routed to either team for assistance.
Main Responsibilities
• Provide effective services within the Disclosure and Training Department, underpinned by Christian values and beliefs and that promote the Christian ethos and purpose of Thirtyone:eight in safeguarding children and adults at risk.
• Provide excellent customer service to callers enquiring about training and using the disclosure service.
• Ensure that callers receive a timely response to their calls, where they are always referred to the appropriate members of team for advice and guidance where necessary.
• Under the guidance of the Disclosure Helpline Manager, provide clear pathways to callers that identify appropriate sources of information to basic procedural queries
• Processing online disclosure application forms
• Maintaining computer records and generating emails for the provision of the disclosure service.
• Provide as part of a team, other administrative support as required.
For more details see attachment and to apply, please visit our website.
LSE is committed to building a diverse, equitable and truly inclusive university
Philanthropy and Global Engagement
Philanthropy Writer
Salary from £50,606 to £58,505 pa inclusive with potential to progress to £65,157 pa inclusive of London allowance.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is one of the most prestigious institutions of higher learning and research in the world, with 18 Nobel prize winners among its alumni and staff.
In November 2021, we launched the public phase of Shaping the World, our major £350 million philanthropy and engagement Campaign to underpin LSE’s strategic goals and help shape the world for good. With 85 per cent of our Campaign goal raised so far, there is huge momentum building as we advance the public phase.
The Philanthropy and Global Engagement Division serves, engages and works in partnership with alumni and friends, staff and students, volunteers, donors, global partners, organisations and the wider community to further the strategic aims of the School. These reciprocal relationships increase engagement with LSE across the world and increase philanthropic income and strategic partnerships for agreed School priorities.
We are seeking a Philanthropy Writer who will be responsible for creating compelling cases for support and concept notes to support the solicitation of philanthropic gifts for Campaign priorities, as well as leading on divisional and School use of the Campaign narrative in different communications and channels, and the creation of gift announcements that celebrate and recognise new Campaign philanthropic commitments.
You will have exceptional written communication skills with the ability to influence and persuade through use of words, style, tone and presentation, an ability to produce compelling written content on philanthropic priorities and their impact for different channels, and confidence in co-ordinating activities and people to achieve success. You will be skilled at analysing and interpreting data and information and developing creative ways of presenting this to external audiences, and focused on providing responsive, high-quality service.
We offer an occupational pension scheme, generous annual leave, hybrid working, and excellent training and development opportunities.
For further information about the post, please see the how to apply document, job description and the person specification.
If you have any technical queries with applying on the online system, please use the “contact us” links at the bottom of the LSE Jobs page. Should you have any queries about the role, please contact Liz Jaggs
The closing date for receipt of applications is Tuesday 13 August 2024 (23.59 UK time).
Regrettably, we are unable to accept any late applications.
Interviews will take place during the week of 26 August or 2 September 2024.
The Food Foundation’s vision is a sustainable food system which delivers health and well-being for all. We are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace where every team member feels valued and empowered. We believe that embracing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) is fundamental to our success and the positive impact we make.
We are seeking a dynamic and organised Office Assistant to join our team. The ideal candidate will be passionate about supporting day-to-day office operations and contributing to a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees and visitors. Reporting to the Executive Director, this is a really important role for the organisation, a small charity with around 20 employees. The primary function of the role is to keep the office running smoothly; you will also be supporting our trustees and governance of the charity, as well as assisting with recruitment and HR administration.
You will be someone who enjoys building productive relationships with people at all levels, both in person and online; the role includes managing our Executive Directors Diary, and organising Trustee meetings, so that will include liaison with our trustees, important funders and partners – a high level of verbal and written communication skills are essential.
The role is based at our offices in Brixton, and because of the nature of the role, it is office-based. We are happy to consider either full time or part time working (a minimum of three days or the equivalent hours.
- Let us know whether you would prefer to work full time or part time, and the working pattern that you would prefer.
Areas of Responsibility
Office
Keeping the office tidy and well managed – this includes:
·Support the office by ensuring stocks of tea, coffee and basic stationery are maintained.
·Handling one-off purchase requests for special items.
·Organising team meetings and occasional working lunches.
·Respond to queries and information from the team.
·Working with external IT support for IT problems e.g. sending broken laptops to IT support team.
·Maintaining a record of our laptops and other equipment.
·Being the lead administrator for our CRM system, Zoho, and HR database, Breathe.
·Managing the office email box where we receive general emails, circulating and responding to incoming mail as needed.
·Answering calls to our virtual landline, passing on messages as appropriate.
·Supporting the Executive Director with diary management.
·Assisting the wider team with travel booking.
Governance
·Supporting our trustees, committees and expert advisory group through liaison and scheduling meetings.
·Collating and sending papers out in advance of these meetings.
·Administrative support at meetings.
·Preparing minutes of meetings.
HR
·Support the Team with recruitment, posting jobs, and coordinating interview times and dates.
·Organise onboarding for new employees, including IT provision, DBS checks and induction.
·Supporting HFO with developing the use of our HR Database.
·Ensuring leave, training and basic HR information is accurately recorded.
·Supporting SMT to organise away days, office party, etc.
·Supporting staff wellbeing initiatives.
·Work with the HFO to develop our EDI and other policies.
This job description is intended as an outline indicator of general areas of activity only. The Food Foundation is a small charity and as such all staff are expected to vary their duties as necessary to meet the needs of the organisation.
Further developments to the role, time permitting, may include involvement with some of our exciting projects or supporting the Finance Assistant.
Person Profile
·Experience of planning and organising your own workload and dealing with conflicting priorities.
·Comfortable working under pressure and flexibly switching between tasks, often at short notice.
·Excellent IT skills with a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
·Experience of working with spreadsheets and databases.
·Ability to maintain electronic diaries of a team and experience of coordinating meetings, both internal and external.
·Good oral and written communication skills and experience in using a variety of communication methods.
·Experience of minute taking for formal meetings of up to fifteen people.
·Using initiative and discretion to action items requiring immediate attention, referring matters to others as appropriate.
·Ability to solve problems, using information from a variety of sources to aid analysis and make timely decisions, with high attention to detail and proven ability to be methodical and accurate.
Experience of using Zoho, Canva or Breathe is desirable but not essential.
Personal Skills
·High levels of professionalism, with the ability to use absolute discretion, initiative, and personal judgment for dealing with sensitive and confidential matters.
·Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively, build good relationships and influence others.
·Demonstrable evidence of good practice in relation to equal opportunities and diversity.
·A motivated and proactive attitude with a commitment to ongoing professional development.
·Confident working with staff and stakeholders at a senior level in the organisation.
This role is offered as a Grade 1 or Grade 2 level post, depending on the level of experience of the person appointed. Accordingly, the salary will be between £25,642 and £31,450.
Responsibilities of the role will be adjusted according to the grade appointed and the number of hours worked.
- Let us know whether you would prefer to work full-time or part-time and the working pattern that you would prefer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Sightsavers implements projects in over 30 countries in Africa and South Asia working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote the rights of people with disabilities.
Title: Programme Manager – Inclusive Data
Location: UK
Contract: 9-month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Salary: £49,195 to £57,876
About the role
The Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD), hosted at the UN Foundation, is a dynamic international partnership of over 700 organisations. GPSDD connects stakeholders to address data gaps and harness opportunities for sustainable development.
In 2018, GPSDD , Sightsavers and partners, launched the Inclusive Data Charter (IDC) to promote inclusive, disaggregated data for better understanding and addressing the needs of marginalised people. The IDC has grown significantly, with commitments from over 30 Champions.
Sightsavers, a co-founding champion of the IDC, prioritises inclusive data to support its health and inclusion strategies. The Programme Manager - Inclusive Data will work across GPSDD and Sightsavers, managing strategic programmes and partnerships to advance inclusive data initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Oversee IDC strategic planning and delivery, ensuring team collaboration with the IDC Technical Advisor and Advocacy Lead.
- Manage relationships with IDC champions, facilitating their engagement through regular calls and meetings.
- Foster partnerships between IDC champions, GPSDD partners, and other organisations to share experiences and strengthen inclusive data systems.
- Lead the IDC impact and learning pillar, capturing and sharing progress through data stories and knowledge products.
- Oversee budget development, monitoring, and reporting for IDC and Sightsavers, making resource allocation decisions.
- Collaborate with the IDC Advocacy Lead to identify advocacy opportunities and plan major IDC events.
- Support the Technical Advisor in providing resources and tools for Champions to develop and implement inclusive data action plans.
- Facilitate engagement of IDC co-facilitating partners, including GPSDD, Sightsavers, the UK’s Office for National Statistics and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
- Lead Sightsavers’ inclusive data portfolio globally, engaging with senior stakeholders.
- Line manage the Inclusive Data Project Manager and Inclusive Data Operations & Planning Coordinator, overseeing workplans and progress.
- Stay informed on trends in data disaggregation and inclusive data, including the SDGs and the goal to leave no one behind.
This is a highly varied and involved role and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. Please see the Job Description for full details.
About you
The Programme Manager will provide programme leadership for the Inclusive Data Charter initiative, ensuring the development and delivery of agreed plans. You will coordinate the engagement of co-facilitating partners and ensure effective participation by Champions in Charter management. Additionally, you will advance reporting and learning mechanisms to track progress against Champion Action Plans.
The Programme Manager will oversee Sightsavers’ inclusive data programme at a global level, offering strategic leadership across the portfolio. Strengthening relationships with internal stakeholders and external strategic partners will be key to advancing organisational objectives and enhancing Sightsavers’ leadership in inclusive data.
Jobholder Requirements
Knowledge (education and related experience)
- Demonstrable experience in strategy, project management, advocacy and/or communications in international development or foreign policy
- Team leadership and staff management experience, preferably in a decentralised environment
- Proven ability to coordinate stakeholders across sectors and geography
- Ability to develop and maintain strong relationships with people from a wide variety of organisations, cultures, and with a wide variety of functional expertise
- Experience with the Sustainable Development Goals, international development or work with marginalised groups required
Skills (training and competencies)
- Exceptional project & programme management skills, as well as writing and communications
- Ability to work in a networked team and with partners around the world virtually and in-person
- Ability to organize and prioritise work and manage time effectively with little supervision
- Project management qualification or equivalent experience desirable
- Strong planning, coordination and organisational skills, ability to handle multiple tasks efficiently and meet deadlines
- Budget development, management and reporting
- Monitoring, evaluation and learning experience desirable
- An understanding of and commitment to inclusion and equality of opportunity for people with disabilities
Next Steps
To apply for this exciting new opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying.
Due to project deadlines, we are keen to fill this role as quickly as possible so applications will be considered as soon as they are received.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
Sightsavers is an employer that does not tolerate any form of harassment and has zero tolerance for sexual exploitation and abuse. All potential candidates will be subjected to rigorous background checks and controls.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for an established and highly motivated Director of Finance to join our Senior Leadership Team, and who will be responsible for providing financial leadership, control and planning for the organisation.
Victim Support is the leading charity in England and Wales that supports people affected by crime and traumatic incidents. We provide personalised support to help people manage after crime and feel safer through a combination of dedicated specialist services as well as on-line support. We also ensure victims know their rights and we campaign to make them stronger.
Each year we offer information and support to almost 800,000 people and 153,000 received tailored support from our dedicated, skilled support workers and volunteers, Independent Domestic Abuse advisors and Independent Sexual Violence advisors. We are a truly independent organisation that delivers our services both through local teams embedded in the communities in which they live and work, as well as nationally through services such as the National Homicide Service, our 24/7 Support line, our live chat service and our on-line self-help platform, My Support Space.
This year we celebrate our 50th anniversary. As we look ahead to the future, we will continue to deliver the highest quality services to those that need them. We will give victims a voice and a platform to create change and reform in a deeply broken criminal justice system. We will listen, adapt and improve, giving victims options and flexibility in how they access our support, reflecting the changing ways we all live our lives.
In order to achieve our vision we need a highly capable Director of Finance to build and improve on our high-performing finance function and to drive forward operational excellence.
Reporting directly into the CEO, you will be responsible for developing and implementing our financial strategy, long-term financial planning, and developing commercial strategies to maximise income and operating contribution. You will also have responsibility of cash management, risk management and governance. You will be the Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) for the organisation and will lead on Property and Procurement.
This is a varied and exciting role which will provide you with the opportunity of leading a well-established team of professionals, reporting on the financial performance of the organisation together with providing analysis, advice and support to facilitate decision making to deliver sound financial management.
You will be a qualified accountant, and will need to demonstrate:
· Proven experience in a leadership role;
· Experience at Board level and ability to work in collaboration with Trustees and colleagues;
· Understanding and experience of strategic risk management, finance audit and internal controls
You will be a confident, energetic and engaging individual with an enquiring mind and passion for excellence and innovation in pursuit of sustainable growth and excellent service delivery. You will have excellent communication skills and confidence to operate at the highest levels. A commitment to Victim Support’s purpose, vision, values and ethos is essential. This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who wants to make a difference.
If you believe you have the skills and qualities to provide the exceptional leadership we are seeking, we very much look forward to hearing from you.
We are strongly committed to increasing the diversity of our organisation and welcome applications from all sectors and backgrounds.
Recruitment timetable:
Application deadline: Sunday 18th August
Shortlisting: approx. Completed by 30th August
First stage interviews: 5 and 6th September
Second stage interviews: 10th and 11th September
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Sunday 18th August.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Bryony Thomas of Allen Lane via the agency website.
Please submit your CV and cover letter (no more than sides for the cover letter).
About the role
Sightsavers’ work in the field of education is driven by the principle of inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong learning opportunities for all. We are looking for a Global Technical Lead – Inclusive Education to provide technical leadership and expertise in inclusive education to guide the development and delivery of specific initiatives and programmes.
As the Global Technical Lead for Inclusive Education, you will support Sightsavers to promote inclusive education for children, youth, and adults with disabilities in education systems in West Africa, East, Central and Southern Africa (ECSA), and South Asia. Working across multiple countries, you will ensure that disability inclusion is at the centre of conceptualisation, design and implementation of Sightsavers’ projects.
Strong communication skills in English and French are essential for this role, as is the availability to travel 12-16 weeks a year, nationally and internationally.
Principal accountabilities will include:
- To provide technical leadership and expertise in inclusive education at the programmatic level
- To strengthen the global programme portfolio in inclusive education through leading strategic and technical inputs in proposal development for funding opportunities.
- To pioneer new strategic initiatives and innovative approaches in inclusive education to improve and enhance the quality of Sightsavers’ work, especially in cross-cutting priority areas like climate action, gender equity and the use of data and evidence.
- To contribute to the research, innovation, policy, advocacy and communications agendas through close collaboration with interdepartmental teams and key external stakeholders.
- To undertake senior level representation of Sightsavers as an expert in inclusive education at national, regional and international professional and sector-specific networks, platforms, conferences and meeting
This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing expertise in leading and developing programmes in inclusive education in lower income countries. We are looking for a skilled communicator with the ability to build strong working relationships across different departments and work collaboratively as a member of our cross-functional teams. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- A Postgraduate qualification (minimum Master’s) or equivalent experience in a relevant field, e.g. education, special needs education; disability, international development
- Business to fluent French language skills
- A proven record of leading, developing and implementing programmes in inclusive education in lower income countries.
- Experience of working with national governments and international institutions such as Global Partnership for Education, UN agencies, bilateral agencies as well as non-state actors to contribute to education system transformation.
- Knowledge of current developments, issues and best practice in inclusive education to effectively address the barriers to education for children with disabilities
- Able to travel for up to 12-16 weeks a year (regional and international).
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Head of Philanthropy and Fundraising Partnerships to join an inspiring international animal charity to drive growth and generate income from high-value donors, corporate partnerships, charitable trusts and foundations and gifts in wills.
This is a homebased role with once a month in the London office.
The Charity
An ambitious charity with a long and rich history of prioritising practical, professional and sustainable solutions for animals world-wide and the communities they are part of.
You would be joining a a motivated and friendly fundraising team, offering fantastic benefits including 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and a career path that can grow with the organisation, as well as much more!
The Role
Lead on the development and operational delivery of the philanthropy and fundraising partnerships strategy, encompassing work across the high-value donor, legacies, trusts, and corporate fundraising income streams.
Drive the development and testing of new means of acquiring high-value donors and funders.
Develop and manage the Philanthropy and Fundraising Partnerships teams activity plan and budget.
The Candidate
Excellent knowledge of high-value donor, trusts, corporate and legacy fundraising strategies, and activities.
Experience of managing and overseeing high value giving, legacies, trusts, statutory and corporate fundraising programmes.
Experience of line management and building a collaborative, high-performance team.
Experience of developing new products/activities and taking them to market.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
We are looking for a Head of Communications and Campaigns to join an inspiring international animal charity to develop and drive work to generate PR coverage and awareness.
This is a homebased role with once a month in the London office.
The Charity
An ambitious charity with a long and rich history of prioritising practical, professional and sustainable solutions for animals world-wide and the communities they are part of.
You would be joining a a motivated and friendly fundraising team, offering fantastic benefits including 26 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, and a career path that can grow with the organisation, as well as much more!
The Role
Lead on the development and delivery of the PR strategy to deliver local, national, and global PR campaigns and activities (both digital and offline).
Organise PR activities for media, colleagues and stakeholders, as required.
Working with the Senior Leadership Team and Global Programmes, develop, manage, and contribute to agenda-setting integrated campaigns.
Provide dynamic and motivating leadership for the Communications and Campaigns team.
The Candidate
Demonstrable experience of managing PR and advocacy campaigns, nationally and internationally.
Experience of managing, building, and motivating a collaborative, high-performance team.
An experienced writer with the ability to produce engaging, persuasive, and impactful copy that is tailored to particular audiences.
Experience of managing both reactive and proactive media relations.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
As our new Advocacy & Communications Manager you are passionate about students' voices - both individually and collectively. You will lead our new Advocacy & Communications team in ensuring that students are supported through our advice service, informed through our communications and heard through our campaigns and representation. You will provide expert support and advice to our elected student officer team and play a crucial role supporting the CEO in the leadership and management of the Students' Union.
If this sounds like a purpose you would love to deliver, we would like to receive your application and get to know you!
We are committed to maintaining a diverse workforce, as we understand the importance of having staff with varied lived experiences and backgrounds that reflect various needs of our student community. We welcome applications from all interested applicants, and we strongly encourage applications from people of ethnic minorities, people with disabilities, people with dependants and people who identify as LGBTQIA+. We conduct anonymous shortlisting and all of our interview panels have Unconscious Bias Training in order to support a fair recruitment process.
Detailed job description and person specification for this role is attached to this job advertisement.
All applicants should send a CV and written statement (2 pages maximum) that answers the following three questions (Candidates are advised to use the person specification to help answer the questions):
- What experience do you have that makes you great for this role?
- How have you demonstrated LMSU's organisational values in your past experience (student-led; inclusive; open; kind; creative; ambitious)?
- What do you bring to the LMSU team?
Application deadline: 3pm on 7th August 2024
Please include the job role you are applying for in the subject of the application email.
Interviews will take place on the week commencing 19th August 2024.
Empowering students to make the most of their time at LMU and transform their lives for the better.
About us
Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.
It has never been a more important time for Crisis. With homelessness reaching record levels and a new Government taking power, we have an opportunity to keep homelessness high on the political agenda and secure the delivery of policy solutions that we know can build a future free from homelessness.
This role will play a key role in supporting our political influencing and public affairs activity, to establish Crisis’ relationship with the newly elected Parliament, and crucially provide the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness.
Location: Based in our London office (we are open to a range of flexible working options, in line with Crisis’ Hybrid-Working Policy. The team works in the office together one day per week, we can be flexible on this but attending in-person meetings in Westminster and for APPG events will be required)
About the role
As Public Affairs Officer you will provide the secretariat for the APPG for Ending Homelessness, a well-established cross-party group, with broad interest and engagement from across the sector and who have successfully influenced Government on a range of issues relating to homelessness. The Public Affairs Officer will work with the APPG co-chairs and officers to agree a strategic programme of work and to deliver events, meetings and inquiries in adherence with parliamentary procedures. You will work with the wider Policy and Campaigns team to establish the APPG position on key homelessness and housing announcements, as well as managing the APPG communications via the website, mailing list and social media. Previous APPG activities have included inquiries into the previous Government’s commitment to end rough sleeping, homelessness amongst Ukrainian refugees and homelessness upon leaving public services.
You will also shape and help deliver Crisis’ public affairs activity, including in support of our national campaigns to secure the policy changes to end homelessness, and to increase awareness of Crisis more broadly. This includes shaping regular engagement with MPs and politicians to inspire them to work with Crisis, position us as experts, as well as delivering Parliamentary events and supporting our programme of activity at political party conferences.
The role sits within the campaigns team in the Policy and Social Change directorate, but you’ll collaborate with a wide range of teams across the organisation to identify public affairs opportunities and ensure people with lived experience are at the heart of our political influencing activity, including with Crisis frontline services.
We’re a passionate and supportive team, dedicated to our mission of ending homelessness.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have strong knowledge of parliamentary and political procedures, including experience of working with APPGs or similar groups of politicians. You will have excellent communication and organisation skills, attention to detail, and good ability to understand policy solutions and how best to communicate them to a range of audiences to inspire people to work with Crisis and the APPG.
Understanding or knowledge of homelessness or housing policy is desirable. You may have experience in; public affairs, policy, communications and public relations.
We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.
Working at Crisis
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:
- Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
- Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
- 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
- Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
- And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)
Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.
When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.
How to apply
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Closing date: Sunday 4 August 2024 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held W/C 13 August in person at our offices near Liverpool Street, London
We are looking for an Individual Giving Campaign Lead to join a well loved national health charity to lead on the strategy and campaign delivery of multi million pound mass participation fundraising campaigns.
This role can be home based or London hybrid with 2 days a week in the London office.
The Charity
A passionate, well respected charity providing dedicated support for health and end of life care. They have a staff of c4000 people securing c170m last year. You would be joining a warm, inclusive team with a collaborative working culture. Benefits include 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), personal pension scheme, loan schemes for bikes and computers, an employee assistance programme and flexible Working.
The Role
Join the cash team of the wider mass participation team to lead and deliver the two key annual appeals, to secure c6m+ a year.
Develop campaign strategies, working alongside key senior stakeholders both internally across various teams and externally with creative agencies.
Play a significant role in shaping the future strategic developments of the campaign portfolio, and manage the Individual Giving Fundraiser to support across these campaigns.
Co-ordinate a cross organisational team of people, utilising effective influencing and leadership skills to deliver against campaign objectives.
Make well informed recommendations for future campaign delivery and development.
The Candidate
Substantial experience of working within fundraising, including Mass Participation and campaigns.
Experience of working at a strategic level within an organisation and providing recommendations to senior management.
Excellent Project Management skills.
IMPORTANT NOTE
Please note this charity are keen to interview ASAP so please get in touch straight away to find out more!
Our aim is to respond to all successful applications within 5 days. If you havent been contacted within 5 days your application has been unsuccessful, but we positively encourage you to apply for any other positions that you may see in the future.
We apologise that we cannot contact everybody in person but thank you in advance for your interest.
Third Solutions encourages applications from individuals of all ages & backgrounds. Appointment will be made on merit alone but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Third Solutions acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment & an employment business for temporary recruitment as defined by the Conduct of Employment Agencies & Employment Business Regulations 2003.
Contract: Permanent, full time, 35 hours per week over 5 days
Salary: £52,265 - £65,286 + company car and competitive benefits
Location: Home based with travel across UK
Closing date: 23:59 Sunday 4 August 2024
Are you a passionate and experienced operations leader with a commitment to animal welfare? This is a unique opportunity to join our senior leadership team as the Head of Rehoming and Foster Service Operations and make a real difference in the lives of animals.
More about the role
As our Head of Rehoming and Fostering Service Operations, you'll oversee our national network of 12 rehoming facilities and foster services, managing a dedicated team committed to finding loving homes for pets in need. This is your opportunity to lead, innovate, and drive continuous improvement in our crucial services.
In 2023, we helped nearly 6,000 pets find loving homes, but thousands more need our help. That’s why we’ve invested £1 million in our Rehoming and Fostering directorate, with the ambitious goal of rehoming over 10,000 pets annually by 2026. In this pivotal leadership role, you'll witness the impact of your efforts every day, knowing you're directly improving the lives of animals.
You'll collaborate with a supportive senior leadership team and receive ongoing professional development to refine your skills. This role allows you to thrive in a positive work culture where you can build strong relationships with colleagues and drive our mission forward.
What You’ll Be Doing
At Blue Cross, we understand a fulfilling career matters. We offer the chance to play a key role in animal welfare by leading innovative rehoming and fostering services. Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading our national network of rehoming facilities and fostering services, managing a team of Operations Managers.
- Championing collaboration within the Rehoming and Fostering leadership team, ensuring smooth transitions for new services across our centres.
- Driving continuous improvement in operational practices, focusing on efficiency, income generation, and cost management.
- Building and maintaining a strong reputation for Blue Cross rehoming and fostering services.
- Developing and analysing data to benchmark practices and demonstrate their effectiveness.
- Fostering a healthy and positive culture within the Rehoming and Fostering team.
- Contributing to the wider Blue Cross leadership team with a collaborative spirit and willingness to share expertise.
- Networking with key stakeholders to foster collaboration and support for our rehoming and fostering initiatives, both internally and externally.
Want to know more? We've attached a detailed job description that outlines the role and responsibilities in greater depth.
About You
You will be a passionate leader who can navigate complexity with ease. While extensive experience within the animal welfare sector remains important, the primary focus for this role is on operational leadership with a strong emphasis on collaboration and inclusivity.
Your experience in the animal welfare sector, ideally multispecies, will be invaluable. You'll leverage your proven track record to optimise operational efficiency and effectiveness.
You'll foster a collaborative and supportive environment, empowering your team members to reach their full potential. This aligns perfectly with your experience as a sector leader, influencing and delivering strategic initiatives.
Open communication is key, and you excel at using data analysis to make informed decisions that benefit both the team and the organisation.
Building strong relationships comes naturally to you. You'll create a positive and inclusive atmosphere where everyone feels valued and heard. You're a skilled communicator who inspires and motivates your team, fostering a sense of ownership and accountability. Your strong networking skills will be essential in fostering collaboration with key stakeholders in support of our rehoming and fostering initiatives.
Your experience in performance improvement management and delivering animal welfare services within a complex organisation will be instrumental in achieving this.
In essence, you're a change champion with a passion for animal welfare who thrives on building and nurturing a high-performing team.
To effectively fulfil this role, you will be required to travel to various sites. A full driving license is therefore essential.
Desirable Animal Welfare Experience
- Animal welfare qualification
- Leadership/lean qualification or equivalent experience
- Leading in a commercial environment, delivering sustainable services or profit-making services
- Working in cross sector animal welfare working groups and forums
- Media and public speaking
- Responsibility of physical asset management
- Managing multi-million-pound operational budgets
Blue Cross Benefits
Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it weren’t for their amazing efforts and commitment, we wouldn’t be able to make the difference that we do today. In return, we want to provide you with the best working environment we can. With a wide range of perks aimed at enhancing your life both inside and outside of work, you'll thrive in a supportive and rewarding environment.
Our generous benefits package includes:
- Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 30 days plus bank holidays
- Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution
- Life assurance
- Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme
- Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support
- Free access to a GP via MetLife
- Recognition scheme
- Annual volunteer days
- Claim for professional fees
- Charity worker discounts across a variety of retailers
To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'Why work for us' page on our website.
How to apply
Apply via the link to the vacancy on our website and complete the online application process before the closing date on Sunday 4 August 2024.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
What happens next?
We appreciate your application! We aim to contact all applicants as soon as possible with the outcome.
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to a virtual conversation on Microsoft Teams. This is a chance for us to learn more about you and your interest in the role, and an opportunity for you to ask questions about Blue Cross and the position.
Following your first interview, if shortlisted, we'll invite you to the final stage at our Burford site. Here, you'll gain a deeper understanding of Blue Cross through a tour and meet some of our team. We'll also invite you to complete a psychometric assessment to understand your work style and preferences, discussing your results with you before your second interview.
Do you have a demonstrable track-record of achieving income growth, securing, and managing a portfolio of Trusts and Foundations? Can you create, implement, and deliver on strategy? Are you an experienced leader of high performing teams? Are you looking for a role that will enable you to focus on large multi-year commitments in the UK and US supporting the RSC's world-leading work on and off stage?
Due to internal promotion, we are looking for a Head of Trusts and Foundations to develop and maintain an outstanding portfolio of Trusts and Foundations focusing on large (six-figures+) multi-year commitments in the UK and US, and to lead the Trusts and Foundations team to reach ambitious fundraising targets and develop long-lasting relationships with funders.
The RSC Development Department works to achieve an income target of over £8 million annually of which more than £1.5 million comes from Trusts and Foundations. Our ambition is to be raising £10 million annually by 2026.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Development, key areas of responsibility include (please see the full job description and person specification for the comprehensive list):
- Managing and leading a portfolio of large multi-year Trusts and Foundation approaches working with senior colleagues including the Senior Leadership Team.
- Creating high-quality, compelling, accurate written proposals and reports with clear robust budgets.
- Developing and implementing a Trusts and Foundations strategy to achieve financial targets through the development of existing relationships and growing a pipeline of new prospects.
- Managing and monitoring budgets and reporting on progress to target and identifying and mitigating risks.
- Leading the Trusts and Foundations team, supporting their success and ongoing development.
To be suitable for this role, you must have:
- Demonstrable experience of enabling and achieving income growth, securing and managing a portfolio of multi-year high-value relationships figures from Trusts and Foundations – meeting fundraising targets and building long-term relationships.
- Created and implemented successful strategies.
- Experience of line managing teams, including performance management and supporting development.
- The ability to write exceptional, accurate and compelling proposals and reports.
- Excellent communication and people skills, with the ability to be a credible ambassador of the RSC.
This is a full-time, permanent position which can be based in either London or Stratford-upon-Avon, with regular travel between the two for events and meetings. Other travel may be required, including some international travel. The working week is Monday to Friday, 35 hours with occasional weekend and evening work will be required. Hybrid and flexible working options are available.
Application Process
All applications should be made online using the RSC website.
The interviews will be in-person, two-stage process, the first stage will take place on 15 and 16 August and second stage in the week commencing 19 August.
About the RSC
The RSC strives for excellence, and values creativity, inclusivity, sustainability, collaboration, and accountability.
We can offer great benefits and aim to create a welcoming, supportive environment which is happy, healthy and safe. We place great importance upon developing a diverse, highly motivated and energised workforce to help achieve our priorities. We put our values at the heart of everything we do.
We are committed to building a diverse workforce and welcome applications from all individuals.
The Royal Shakespeare Company (no. 212481) is a registered charity.
Documents
- Head of Trusts and Foundations Job Description and Person Specification.pdf (169.97 KB)
We have a unique opportunity for an IDVA in a pilot project at Charing Cross Emergency Department. This s a full time 37.5hrs on a 12 month fixed term contract until end of June 2025.
Co-locating, in a health service, an Independent Domestic Abuse Advocate (IDVA), a Domestic Abuse (DA) Coordinator and a violence prevention worker has never been trialed before anywhere in the UK.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it? Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles)
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
- Clinical supervision and group reflective practice
About the role:
This role is co-located within Charing Cross Hospital 4 days per week and 1 day per week at our office near Old Street. As an IDVA you will:
- implement effective ways of working with victims to increase safety & reduce harm
- provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic abuse
- work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse
- run group training sessions & share your specialist knowledge with acute staff across the hospital
Please note that the successful applicant will be required to sign an honorary contract with the Hospital Trust in addition to their contract of employment.
You will need:
- knowledge of help-seeking barriers & support needs of victims of domestic abuse
- an understanding of domestic abuse & it's impact
- knowledge of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management
- an understanding of safeguarding issues & the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
- experience of direct service delivery to vulnerable people
- good communication, negotiation & advocacy skills, both written & verbal when interacting with a range of agencies & people
- strong crisis management skills & the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.