Jobs in Woolwich

About the Role

As Principal Consultant in the Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) portfolio, you will be critical in expanding and enhancing the portfolio’s work. This will include developing bids for evaluations and other contracts, leading the delivery of evaluation contracts and growing the network and reputation of SDDirect. The Principal Consultant will be expected to apply feminist values and gender equality, disability and social inclusion (GEDSI) technical expertise to the design and delivery of complex and multi-country evaluations.  Please read on to learn more about the company, team and role, and the kind of applicants we are looking for.

Summary of role

Reports to: Head of Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Portfolio

Direct reports: Up to 3 reportees.

Location: UK-based candidates must be eligible to work in the UK upon appointment. SDDirect's Head Office is located in Old Street, London. We operate a hybrid working model with flexibility on the frequency of office visits, which can be discussed further during the recruitment process.

Candidates based outside the UK may also be considered for this role and are encouraged to contact our HR team to discuss their circumstances. Email address can be found in the Job description attached below.

Appointment term: Full-time and Part-time hours will be considered. A minimum of 4 days is required. This is a permanent contract.

Remuneration Package: This role is Band E, with a salary range of £55,000 - £85,000. Salary upon appointment will be commensurate with experience and in line with team members in equivalent roles.  

You can find further information about our benefits on our website. Please note: For candidates based outside of the UK, the total remuneration package will need to be adjusted according to the benefits and tax regulations of their country of residence.

SDDirect does not provide a relocation package.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As a Principal Consultant in the MEL Portfolio, you will focus on providing technical and thought leadership in feminist evaluation. You will lead complex, multi-country and mixed-methods evaluations, which will focus on GEDSI as it relates to one of our SDDirect portfolios. You may also be involved in designing and delivering research across our other portfolios. In addition to delivery, you will also be involved in winning new work, leading evaluation, research or MEL bid development and raising SDDirect’s external profile and reputation.

Technical Design, Delivery & Leadership

· Design and deliver a range of mixed-methods evaluations, often in shifting and unpredictable contexts, including impact, formative, summative or process evaluations with a GEDSI focus. This will include the design of the approach, data collection tools and methodologies (surveys, interviews, focus group discussions, workshops, etc.) and analysis of the data collected.

· Support the development of SDDirect’s body of knowledge and practice on feminist evaluation, staying up to date with current thinking on models, methods, good practice and relevant debates.

· Provide leadership to SDDirect contracts as relevant, including project management responsibilities, client liaison, and support to and technical leadership of consultancy teams.

· To use negotiation and diplomacy skills and to confidently manage challenging conversations.

· To ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, to high-quality standards, and in keeping with SDDirect’s ethics and ethos.

· To provide support to SDDirect’s other portfolios (Equal Education, Safeguarding, Green Economies and Infrastructure, Governance and Inclusive Societies, Gender-Based Violence), as appropriate on MEL or in research design and delivery.

· To provide technical support to other members of the MEL portfolio to support their growth and development. This would include providing actionable and constructive quality assurance and feedback to other team members.   

Raising SDDirect’s Profile

· To establish and maintain close relationships and effective networks with our clients, partners and consultants, drawing on their own professional networks. 

· To represent SDDirect at meetings, conferences and on social media and ensure that SDDirect’s work on GEDSI and evaluation is disseminated and profiled externally in a clear and accessible way, especially with key fora in the MEL sector.

· To provide internal thought leadership and professional development activities on MEL, raising the capacity of other staff on MEL.

Business Development

To contribute to the growth of SDDirect’s portfolio of work in this technical area, through:

· Identifying areas of growth and new business opportunities through close and direct contact with clients, potential clients, partners, potential partners, in-house staff and external consultants.

· Supporting the Business Development Team in identifying relevant opportunities to expand the portfolio and pipeline.

· Act as technical lead on MEL bids, bringing a rigorous understanding of evaluation design and GEDSI relevant analytical frameworks for relevant bids and proposals to clients.

· Engaging with and influencing emerging opportunities and delivery concepts and ensuring SDDirect’s MEL offering is responsive to market requirements and aligns with SDDirect’s equitable partnership principles. 

Purpose of the role:

As our CEO Office administrator you will play a pivotal role in supporting the Executive Committee and helping them lead ZSL effectively.  You will help create an operation where efficiency, organisation and enthusiasm come together. You will work closely with the Executive Committee, the Executive Assistant to the CEO and the wider admin support staff to form part of a small, happy and mutually supportive team.  You will be an integral part of supporting the conservation charity from the very heart of the organisation.

Key responsibilities:  

• Master of multitasking: Juggling various responsibilities with finesse, you’ll handle a spectrum of tasks including supporting the management of the Directors diaries, coordinating internal and external meetings and handling the administration of our Governance team.
• Guardian of productivity: You’ll be one of the go-to people for streamlining processes to make the CEO’s office more efficient and enjoyable.
• Ambassador of Hospitality: Your welcoming demeanour will make every visitor to the CEO’s office feel like an honoured guest, whether it’s a donor, supporter or team member, your hospitality will create a warm and inviting atmosphere.
• Event maestro: Your event planning skills will leave our stakeholders feeling well looked after and excited to be holding their meeting, workshop or away day at our zoos.
• Technology guru: You will need to embrace your tech savvy side as you navigate various office systems and tools. You will be responsible for managing email and letter correspondence, maintaining databases and the financial administration within the CEO’s office and the wider Executive Committee Team.
• Problem solver extraordinaire: Your knack for finding creative solutions will ensure any hurdles are transformed into opportunities.

About You:

Desirable but not essential

• Previous Admin support experience
• Personal Assistant experience
• Proven experience managing complex competing diaries at an executive level
• Interest in conservation in connection to our organisational goals and values
• Demonstrate an appetite and ability to learn and develop in the role
• Experience in events management 

This role is subject to standard pre-employment checks, including the candidate's right to work in the UK.

We strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds and celebrate the value of having a team of employees with diverse skills, experiences, and heritage. We are committed to ensuring our teams can bring their authentic selves to work without fear of discrimination. ZSL has active equality networks for our staff with lived experience and those who provide active allyship in Race and Culture, Team Pride, Disability Network, and Menopause Network, complemented by our strategic EDI Steering Group. 

About Us:

We’re ZSL, an international conservation charity. Through our unrivalled animal experts in our two zoos (London Zoo and Whipsnade Zoo), the work of our pioneering scientists, our dedicated conservationists, our purpose is to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wild animals going extinct. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and we’re working every day to achieve this. From investigating the health threats facing animals, to helping people and wildlife live alongside each other, we are committed to bringing wildlife back from the brink of extinction.  

What do we offer?  

At ZSL, we are proud of our approach to employee benefits. Our benefits include: 

• Our vision and purpose - you’ll work alongside colleagues who are passionate about science-led conservation, knowing that you will help us to inspire, inform and empower people to stop wildlife going extinct 
• Pension scheme - we offer a generous pension scheme with up to 12% contributory pension 
• Flexible working – talk to us about your flexible working requirements and we will do everything we can to make sure you work in a way that suits you  
• Holidays – 25 days annual leave allowance, plus UK bank holidays  
• Wellbeing – access to a blended programme of wellbeing initiatives, including confidential access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme  
• Life assurance – eligible employees will be enrolled in ZSL’s life assurance scheme from their first day 
• Complimentary tickets – annual allocation of Whipsnade Zoo and London Zoo tickets, with a 30% discount in online and retail shops  
• Cycle2Work - our cycle to work scheme enables you to lease a bicycle  
• Season ticket loan - we offer an interest free loan for eligibly London-based employees to buy a season ticket for travel between home and work  
• Family friendly policies – we offer enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption packages  

NB: We reserve the right to close our advertisement early or extend the advertising date until a suitable candidate has been found. We may host interviews while this role is open for advertisement 

he Hackney Night Shelter relies on the local community for a significant proportion of its funding and this role is primarily outward-facing, presenting the work of the charity to the wider community and supporting the fundraising. In order to do this most effectively it is important to keep up to date with the ongoing work and therefore some hands-on work supporting the shelters is included in this role. 

Hours of work: Full time at 37 hours per week or part time at 22.5 hours per week (including some evenings and/or occasional weekends)

Salary: NJC Scales 14- 17 including London Weighting currently £32,700 (pro-rata)

Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)

Based at: Currently Well Street, London E9

The responsibilities and duties include leading on the communications and marketing; distributing fundraising information both electronically and in person, responding to email and telephone enquiries relating to fundraising activities, inviting and hosting visits to the shelter from supporters, assisting supporters with setting up JustGiving pages, providing literature, card readers, banners etc. for community events, copywriting for website, social media and fundraising materials, attending external events to represent the charity, coordinating volunteer support for fundraising events, thanking donors, building up a portfolio of photographs/ videos, supporting guests to tell their stories – in social media or in person, managing social media including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram, leading on key fundraising events – including the Belter for the Shelter, the Sponsored Sleep Out, the Hackney Half Marathon and the annual Christmas Appeal. 

The post holder will also be required to participate in supporting the work in the Night Shelter including covering for some handover sessions, mornings or evenings as required, assisting with occasional inductions of new guests, assisting with occasional hosting visits and inductions for new volunteers, occasional cover at the weekends – watching the WhatsApp messages and ensuring the shelters are adequately staffed.

As well as participating in training, supervision and team meetings and representing Hackney Doorways in a professional manner at all times.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential: A good standard of education, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with a range of different people including – supporters, external professional contacts, colleagues and our guests; good administrative skills and ability to organise time effectively and manage a diverse workload, excellent written and oral communication skills, computer literacy with experience of using Microsoft Office IT systems and Social Media - Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter); organising events, understanding of and empathy with the needs of marginalised and vulnerable people, the ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries, an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and anti discriminatory practice and a commitment to the vision and values of the charity

Desirable: experience of working in the voluntary sector Advanced IT skills including using CANVA, desk top publishing packages, graphic design software, use of JustGiving, film making / photography skills, 

Closing date 15 Sept 2024.

Hours: Part Time, 18 – 21 hours per week.

Hours to be worked between Monday – Thursday 9 – 5, days flexible

Some evening or weekend working may occasionally be needed.

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to:  CEO 

Responsible for: None 

Salary & benefits: £26 – 31,000 FTE , 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Blue Light card and Age UK discount scheme.

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

Support and develop volunteering working in a local charity supporting older people

Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a local independent charity supporting older people across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We provide a wide range of useful and well utilised services designed to improve wellbeing and enhance independence – including information & advice; a wide range of social & wellbeing centres and sessions; support after hospital discharge; digital skills development; Dementia Friendly Richmond and home services such as handyperson, housekeeping and gardening. Partnership is a core part of our work – we work in close collaboration with other voluntary sector partners and wider organisations to maximise our impact and reach. 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 opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. Volunteers are an essential part of our organisation, and we could not deliver our services without them. This important role within the organisation will include advertising & promoting volunteer vacancies; ensuring the organisation provide excellent support to our volunteers and developing volunteering within the organisation.

We are looking for an individual with excellent administration, IT and communication skills with a real will to work with older people and volunteers. Experience of working with volunteers and developing volunteering would be highly desirable.

A proactive, flexible and positive approach is also essential.

Click apply to be taken to our website for full details. The closing dates for applications is 10 a.m. on Monday 9th September 2024  by CV and covering letter or application form.

Location: Enfield with a co-location in North Middlesex Hospital

Salary: (Band 2.1) Unqualified- £27,582.75 - £29,174.06 - per annum, pro rata

(Band 2.2) Qualified applicants (CAADA /Safe Lives/Women’s Aid IDVA, ISVA or DAPA qualification)

£29,174.06 -£31,826.25- per annum, pro rata

(Please note, successful candidates are usually appointed at the bottom of the relevant band)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract: Fixed term contract until March 2025

Closing Date: 16th September 2024 at 12 noon

Interview Date: 23rd September 2024

Are you looking for a rewarding role working for an intersectional feminist organisation? If so, we have an incredible opportunity for you to join our team as Independent Domestic and Sexual Violence Advocate (IDSVA) at Solace Women's Aid.  

We exist to end the harm done through gender-based violence. Our aim is to work to prevent violence and abuse, as well as providing services to meet the individual needs of survivors, particularly women and children. Our work is holistic and empowering, working alongside survivors to achieve independent lives, free from abuse.

Our core values reflect our history and were developed in consultation with staff and service users. Feminism and intersectionality are key to our work and we are committed to the principles of being survivor-led, trauma-informed, empowering, diverse, anti-racist and anti-discriminatory.

About the Service: The Enfield SASS team provides advocacy and support to survivors of domestic and sexual abuse living in Enfield. An exciting opportunity has arisen in this busy team for an IDSVA within the Domestic Abuse team to be collocated within Enfield’s Sexual Health Clinic.

About the Role: You will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide pro-active emotional, practical and advocacy support for survivors who have experienced any form of sexual violence.

About You: The ideal candidate will have completed ISVA training and have experience supporting women affected by sexual violence. You will have a clear understanding of the effects of and issues facing women affected by sexual violence, as well as an understanding of the Criminal Justice System. You will be able to communicate with people from a range of backgrounds and create a good working relationship with service users as well as partner agencies.

We understand that you may not have all the knowledge, experience, and skills mentioned in the Job Profile Document. However, your interpersonal skills, passion to have a positive impact, commitment to our purpose, and ability to learn quickly and collaborate effectively will be equally important. If you wish to learn more about the role or if you are unsure about whether to apply, we encourage you to contact our recruitment team.

What we can offer you

We provide a comprehensive benefits package to all our employees, including:

• Flexible working
• Focus on learning and development (internal career progression and training)
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Employer pension contribution
• Family-friendly leave and enhanced maternity pay
• Access to Inclusion Networks
• Daily clinical debriefing
• Employee Assistance Programme providing free 24/7 support and advice
• Employee Benefits Platform offering staff discounts, benefits and savings
• Eye Care Vouchers
• Flow & Restore yoga classes
• Meditation sessions
• Cycle to Work Scheme

How to apply

Please submit your CV and Supporting Statement through the recruitment portal. When applying for this role, kindly highlight in your Supporting Statement how your values, knowledge, transferrable skills, and experience align with each point within the following sections of the Job Profile Document:

• Values, Behaviours & Competencies
• Knowledge, Experience and Skills

Solace Women's Aid values diversity, promotes equity, and challenges discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from candidates of diverse cultures, abilities, perspectives, and lived experiences. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay, and benefits. Our Inclusion Networks support staff with protected characteristics and offer inclusive spaces to connect.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We anticipate and provide reasonable adjustments as needed and support employees who acquire a disability or long-term health condition, enabling them to stay in work. If you require any support to apply for this role, please email us.

This service is run by women for women and is therefore restricted to female applicants under the Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, and Part 1. Section 7(2) e of the Sex Discrimination Act 1975 apply. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

As part of safer recruitment practices, we carry out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and right to work in the UK checks.

No agencies.

Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager

Save Lives. Drive Change. Make an Impact.
Are you ready to transform the future of healthcare? As our Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in saving lives every single day by securing high-value corporate partnerships that support our life-saving mission.

Why This Role?

• Salary: £40,000 per annum (inclusive of London weighting)
• Location: Hybrid working pattern between London office and your home.
• Contract: Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week.
• Benefits: Enjoy 27 days of annual leave, enhanced pension and more. Flexible start/finish times support your work-life balance.

About the Role: As the Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager, you will have the autonomy to manage and grow your own pipeline, securing strategic partnerships that align with our ambitious goals. Despite working in a small team, you will have support from a prospect researcher and a case for support manager, which is a brilliant resource to have.

What You'll Do:

• Build & Secure Partnerships: Develop five and six-figure corporate partnerships that deliver significant financial and strategic value. You will work on a mixture of partnerships with a focus on commercial and strategic.
• Drive New Business: Research, engage, and secure partnerships, through warm connections, that contribute to our income and strategic goals.
• Collaborate Internally: Work with internal teams to craft compelling proposals, pitches, and materials that resonate with potential partners.
• Support the Team: Provide insights and support across the Corporate Partnerships team, ensuring all opportunities are maximised.

Is This You?

• Target Driven: You are proactive and thrive in a target-driven environment.
• Fundraising new business experience: You have experience in securing corporate fundraising partnerships of 5 figures +.
• Relationship Builder: You excel at building and nurturing relationships with senior stakeholders, leading to successful outcomes.

If you're inspired and have the skills we're looking for, we'd love for you to join our life-saving team. Apply today to become our Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager.

We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.

We are looking for a Temporary Trusts and Statutory Grants Officer to secure in year or multiyear funding from Trusts and Foundations and statutory sources for an inspiring animal charity.

This can be remote or Hybrid working with 2 days a week in the London or regional hubs

The Role
Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of relevant local/regional/national grant funding prospects to develop a sustainable funding portfolio from statutory and trust sources.
Responsible for generating and growing income from grant giving organisations and stewarding own pool of donors.
Work in collaboration with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Prospect Research and Strategic Funding team Operations Team leads and as well as key departments in order to build effective funding opportunities that support team, department & organisation objectives and Key Performance Indicators
Deliver against financial targets and KPIs, evidencing individual performance through tracking and reporting.
Review and share feedback from funders and monitor funding application successes and failures to support future planning across the organisation.
Research, scan and review the external funding environment for business critical information that may impact the service delivery priorities and funding opportunities.

The Candidate
Excellent knowledge of statutory funders and or grant-making bodies.
Computer literate with a good knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.
A broad understanding of the key principles and practices underpinning the development of strong partnerships.
Proven track record of securing funding from statutory funding sources, trusts and/or major grant making bodies.
Experience in securing funding from National Lottery and equivalent.
Experienced in researching and horizon scanning for funding opportunities.
Proven track record of achieving income targets.

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 and your details will not be held further 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.

METRO are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and dynamic individual to oversee our Men’s Health peer mentoring programme. Together with our peer mentors, you will be responsible for co-producing a programme of workshops, groups and social activities across our local boroughs, working in partnership with a wide range of external organisations. You will also lead on the recruitment, training and management of a team of fantastic volunteer peer mentors who utilise their own lived experience to support others in the local community.

To meet the needs of the people we support you will need to be a proactive self-starter who is able to work some evenings, weekends and work from a number of our different offices. This position is only open to applicants who identify as male,

Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 Part 1) as the role will involve working one-to-one with men and running peer led support groups around men’s health.

Programme

The Support and Advice on Sexual Heath (SASH) programme is a partnership between Turning Point, METRO Charity, London Friend and Naz. We run sexual health support for communities across Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington and Chelsea & Westminster boroughs.

We provide free, non-judgemental and confidential support to residents of Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster areas, with a focus on sexual health, relationships, mental health and wellbeing.

SASH provides a wide range of services, including counselling, life coaching, one-to-one peer mentoring and peer support groups for people seeking support in relation to reproductive health, chemsex recovery, living with HIV and support around sexual orientation and gender identity.

Role

This role will predominantly focus on health inequalities regarding sexual health, mental health and drug and alcohol misuse. The worker will predominantly work with men, but also LGBTQ+ communities, Black and Asian heritage communities, migrant communities, people living with HIV and sex workers.

This role will involve training peer mentors, as well as coordinating the mentoring and group work programme.

Our peer mentoring programme covers a wide range of areas including:

• Improving mental health
• STI and HIV prevention - testing and diagnosis support
• Living with HIV
• Healthy relationships
• Sexuality and gender
• Fertility, reproductive health and parenting
• Sex and pleasure
• Sex work

Prospectus is excited to be supporting London’s Air Ambulance in their search for a Senior Direct Marketing Officer to join their team.

LAA’s vision is to end preventable deaths from trauma in the capital. To deliver this vision the Fundraising and Marketing team needs to deliver ambitious income targets – they have to raise £15 million every year to keep their life-saving service flying.

This is an exciting time to join London’s Air Ambulance Charity as they are launching a new 15-year strategy in early 2025 which will set the direction for the service until their 50th anniversary in 2039. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in creating processes from scratch and will allow you to get down to the basics, to help develop their strategy.

Working closely with the Senior Direct Marketing Manager, you will manage campaign activity, from briefing through to execution, as well as identifying opportunities for improvement within the Individual Giving programme, particularly with regards to retention and development of the supporter journey.

You will be responsible for multi-channel donor acquisition, retention, upgrade and cross-sell campaigns across digital channels, print, telephone and will provide occasional support to their successful Face to Face programme.

The charity is in a period of change as we have been growing quickly and there is huge scope with this role to make process improvements, test new initiatives and to support in the development of their new CRM (MS Dynamics).The role is offered on a full time, permanent basis with a salary of £37k. London’s Air Ambulance Charity offers a hybrid way of working with central London offices, continuous professional development, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Flora at Prospectus.
 
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

About us

We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here. 

The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.

About the role

At Breast Cancer Now, we’re looking for a creative and proactive Press and PR officer to join our ambitious team, as we continue to cement our place as the ‘go-to’ press office for breast cancer and position the charity as the leading expert in the field.

This varied and exciting role is critical in helping the charity build its profile through effective and compelling PR and media relations. The post holder will plan, deliver and respond to opportunities across all areas of the charity’s work, from highlighting our world-leading breast cancer research and raising awareness of our public health messaging to promoting our fundraising appeals and support services and supporting our policy and campaigning work.

The post holder will work closely with a variety of internal and external stakeholders, including our nurses, researchers, and corporate partners, alongside building strong and trusted relationships with national and regional journalists to secure high-quality targeted media coverage. Every day will be an opportunity to make a positive difference for everyone affected by breast cancer.

About you

An excellent communicator, you’ll have a strong working knowledge of the UK’s media landscape and experience of either delivering impactful PR and media relations, in-house or at an agency, or of working in a news environment.

You’ll be innovative, creative and considerate in your approach to raising the profile of the charity and all its areas of focus, bringing fresh ideas to engage the media and always putting the patient voice at the heart of your work.

You’ll be confident in building relationships with journalists and seek to secure compelling coverage across all national and regional print, broadcast and online media. You’ll collaborate with internal colleagues from an array of teams to deliver powerful results, and work closely with external partners, researchers, and service providers.

With an instinct for what makes a good news story, you’ll be adept at juggling priorities and deadlines and thrive in an exciting and fast-paced press office, where you’ll be well supported by our experienced and welcoming team.

Job description and benefits

Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.

Primary location of role and hybrid working

This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.

When applying

We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact The Breast Cancer Recruitment Team. 

Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion

We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.

Closing date Wednesday 4 September at 9am

Interview date Week commencing 9 September

Events Coordinator

Salary: £33,111 to £37,298 per annum, inclusive.

Contract: Permanent, Full time

Job Reference: PSS-COMMS-2024-08

LSHTM is one of the world’s leading public health universities. Our mission is to improve health and health equity in the UK and worldwide; working in partnership to achieve excellence in public and global health research, education and translation of knowledge into policy and practice.

The role

We are seeking a dynamic and efficient Events Coordinator to support the delivery of a world-class and sector-leading portfolio of annual events to support LSHTM’s Strategy to both internal and external audiences.  Events are diverse and include graduation ceremonies for students, conferences and lectures for academics, policymakers and funders, as well as internal community social events. Working within the Communications & Engagement department, the events team provide best practice guidance to others across LSHTM arranging events through a toolkit.

Who we’re looking for

You should have proven experience in event and project management with confidence to use platforms such as Zoom for in-person, virtual and hybrid events and online registration software such as Eventbrite.  You must have excellent organisational skills with the ability to support colleagues through the development and maintenance of an event toolkit resource showcasing best practice and where necessary in line with the evolution of organisational needs.

You will need a collaborative and flexible approach with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships at all levels. You should be educated to a degree level or hold equivalent experience. Further particulars are included in the job description.

LSHTM is a progressive, caring employer. You’ll get 30 days holiday a year plus Bank Holidays and additional wellbeing days, and access to a generous pension scheme. We have a hybrid working framework, which means you can work from home when possible but be onsite in London when required for events.

The post is full-time 35 hours per week, 1 FTE and permanent.

The salary will be on the Professional Services Salary Scale Grade 4 scale in the range £33,111 – £37,298 per annum (inclusive of London Weighting). The post will be subject to the LSHTM terms and conditions of service.

Applications should be made on-line via our jobs website. Online applications will be accepted by the automated system until 10pm of the closing date. Any queries regarding the application process may be addressed to the email on our website. 

The supporting statement section should set out how your qualifications, experience and training meet each of the selection criteria. Please provide one or more paragraphs addressing each criterion. The supporting statement is an essential part of the selection process and thus a failure to provide this information will mean that the application will not be considered. An answer to any of the criteria such as "Please see attached CV" will not be considered acceptable.

Please note that if you are shortlisted and are unable to attend on the interview date it may not be possible to offer you an alternative date.

Job Description and Person Specification available on our website.

Closing Date: Sunday 8th September 2024

Interview Date: Wednesday 18th September 2024

The London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine is committed to being an equal opportunities employer. We believe that when people feel respected and included, they can be more creative, successful, and happier at work. While we have more work to do, we are committed to building an inclusive workplace, a community that everyone feels a part of, which is safe, respectful, supportive and enables all to reach their full potential.

Mind in Kingston - For better mental health
Position: Director of Services
Reports to: Chief Executive Officer
Salary: £47,000 per annum
Location: Kingston upon Thames (hybrid working, 3 days in the office, 2 days from home)
Contract: Permanent

Do you want to use your skillset to join a team who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for our local communities?

About us
We are Mind in Kingston. We're fighting for mental health. For support. For respect. For you.
We are here to ensure that everyone with a mental health issue in and around the borough of Kingston Upon Thames gets support and respect.

We are an independent, registered charity, affiliated to National Mind and part of the Mind federated network. Operational since 1972, we provide a range of services to local people who experience mental health issues in and around the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

About you
We are seeking an experienced Director of Services to join our organisation.
In this exciting and challenging role, the Director of Services will be a part of Mind in Kingston's Senior Leadership Team and will be pivotal to the strategic and operational development of the charity.

As Director of Services, you will be working in close partnership with the CEO and the leadership team and be passionate about supporting the mental wellbeing of your local community in the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames.

Essential criteria:

• A minimum of 3 years of experience in a senior leadership role managing frontline services in the mental health sector or a related sector such as domestic violence, homelessness, disability or adult social care (charity sector or NHS).
• The ability to contribute strategically whilst also supporting the team operationally.
• Strong understanding of mental health issues and the needs of individuals living with mental health conditions.
• A commitment to diversity, equality, and inclusion, with a passion for advancing social justice and mental health equity.

We are an equal opportunities employer, recognising that not everyone is the same and that different people will require different support to fulfil their potential. We strive to ensure that our staff team is representative of the diverse communities across the borough. We particularly encourage applications from people in communities that face mental health inequalities and from anyone with experience of living with a mental health condition.

How to apply
Please submit your CV as an initial expression of interest to Will Worthington, our retained consultant at Morgan Hunt Executive. You will then be sent the role description and be contacted for a briefing call.
Closing date: Monday 9th September 2024

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.

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes and its complications, improving lives until they find the cure. The charity are dedicated to their 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia.

The charity also provide support and resources to individuals and families affected, as well as advocate for policies and funding that advance diabetes research and improve access to care.

JDRF are on an exciting journey of growth and need to build their capacity. They have introduced a new suite of tools including Donorfy as their CRM and Power BI which will enable them to be even more data driven and impactful.

You will join a collaborative and dynamic team, working closely with the Individual Giving and Insight Manager, Head of Individual Giving & Supporter Care, and teams in Supporter Care, Data & Insight, and Marketing. This role offers the chance to drive impactful fundraising campaigns, contributing to fundraising efforts, while benefiting from a supportive, growth-focused environment.

As Senior Individual Giving Officer, you will: 

• Be responsible for the delivery and evaluation of digital, mail and phone direct marketing campaigns, making decisions on concept, creative and delivery
• Be responsible for campaign reporting and working with the Individual Giving and Insight Manager to optimise the IG programme based on data insights
• Collaborate with internal colleagues to plan and deliver multiple projects, and develop and maintain effective working relationships with external stakeholders
• Support the Individual Giving and Insight Manager in developing and implementing new tools and initiatives to grow income

Ideal skills and experience:

• Supporting direct marketing campaigns in a charity environment
• Able to handle projects from start to finish within given budgets and timescales
• Creating compelling and professional communications for a variety of audiences and channels
• Analysing campaign results and using insight to optimise future campaigns

Benefits include:

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment

As the dedicated charity for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the Imperial Health Charity helps hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. The charity supports five hospitals—Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s, and the Western Eye Hospital.

You’ll join a team of three, including Fundraising Manager (line manager), Senior Fundraising Manager and a Fundraising Officer. Supporting with the delivery of the fundraising portfolio, you will provide excellent supporter care to people taking part in events or organising their own activities, as well as managing fundraising products. You will also lead on specific event activities, such as gaming fundraising.

This role is ideal for someone with experience in the charity sector, particularly in community or events fundraising, where you’ve supported or assisted a team with fundraising efforts. Excellent professional development opportunities are on offer and you’ll work on exciting projects.

As Fundraising Officer, you will:

• Provide excellent supporter care to fundraisers taking part in events or organising their own fundraising activity by providing support, guidance and fundraising materials
• Be responsible for managing the fundraising database, including receiving and accurately inputting donations onto the database
• Achieve your own income targets and objectives through proactively seeking out opportunities to promote fundraising among patients and NHS staff across hospital sites and in the local community by utilising existing contacts and developing new ones
• Proactively seek opportunities to grow community and events fundraising income, working in partnership with hospital departments and the wider community
• Promote events and campaigns to the local community, including businesses, schools, patients and NHS staff

Ideal skills and experience:

• Previous experience in a fundraising role in the charity sector, ideally events and/or community fundraising
• Experience of sporting and challenge events fundraising
• Experience working with a wide variety of people and delivering excellent customer service
• Familiarity with fundraising codes of conduct and best practice

Don’t meet every single requirement? The Imperial Health Charity are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.

We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment – please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job.

Employee benefits include: 

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by one day a year up to a maximum of 33 days), plus an extra day’s holiday to be taken one week either side of your birthday
• Generous employer pension contribution of 10% of annual salary
• Staff Arts Club providing free entry to London galleries and discounts to music, cinema and theatre events
• Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Enhanced Sick leave and Compassionate leave
• Support towards healthcare costs, including eye tests and dental, and support with mental health through counselling; additional access to gym discounts
• Interest-free season ticket loan
• High street discounts via Blue Light Card
• £1,000 individual training allowance per year