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The successful applicant will work closely with the Support Line Manager and team to deliver support for anyone affected by sarcoma. The post holder will be part of a growing Support Line team and be part of the continued expansion of the service as we grow in exciting new directions in 2024/25. This is an ideal role for someone who wants to expand their knowledge and experience in a role that can make a real impact for people affected by sarcoma and their families.
Sarcoma UK aims to produce the highest quality information for the sarcoma community. We work in line with NHS England’s certification scheme, The Information Standard, to ensure the information we produce is clear and reflects the most up to date clinical guidance. We involve sarcoma experts and people with personal experience of sarcoma as reviewers of our information to ensure our information is accurate and relevant to our target audience.
Benefits:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- 25 days holiday entitlement per annum plus bank holidays and the working days between Christmas and New Year
- Additional day off for your birthday
- Volunteering day per year
- Enhanced sick, maternity and adoption pay
- Sarcoma UK Life Insurance Scheme
- Health and wellbeing:
- Health Cash Plan
- Therapy sessions
- Wellbeing Group
- Team activites throughout the year
- Interest-free season ticket and bicycle loan
Our Values
- Pioneering we are leading the way to a better future for the sarcoma community.
- Together we are creating a community to make a difference for all those affected by sarcoma.
- Expert we use our expertise in understanding sarcoma to deliver better outcomes.
Duties and key responsibilities
Support and Information
- To deliver the Sarcoma UK Support Line, a confidential telephone and email support and information service for anyone affected by sarcoma. This includes:
- Providing individual information and support to service users on sarcoma and related issues, by telephone, email and other media as the service develops.
- Adhering to quality standards, confidentiality, Sarcoma UK policies and the standard operating procedures of the Support Line.
- Under direction from the Director of Research, Policy and Support and Support Line Manager, contribute to Sarcoma UK’s social and other media as appropriate.
- To provide clinical input to the development of the charity’s information materials including the revision of existing information materials and the development of new information products.
- To provide input to the clinical content of the charity’s website.
- To raise awareness of the charity’s information and support services within the health professional field.
- To contribute sarcoma knowledge and clinical expertise across all the charity’s programmes.
Maintain Professional Knowledge
- Keep up to date with treatment and care of sarcoma through research and review of publications, horizon scanning, and attending study days and conferences, and disseminate this information within the charity.
- Adhere to the standards of good practice outlined in the AHP / NMC professional code of conduct, or relevant professional body’s standards.
- Maintain professional registration and compliance with revalidation requirements ensuring ongoing clinical education and professional development.
- Attend mandatory clinical supervision sessions.
External Relationships
- To maintain positive relationships with key Sarcoma UK stakeholders including sarcoma patients, family members/carers and support group leaders.
- To develop and maintain contact with sarcoma specialist healthcare professionals, including clinicians, specialist nurses and allied health professionals who have reviewed our information materials.
Other
- To support new work within the information and support team.
- The role will require some travel to meetings and events throughout the UK and occasionally overseas.
- Attend Sarcoma UK events and take part in Sarcoma UK’s wider work.
- Occasional weekend or evening work may also be required and time off in lieu will be given.
- The post holder will be working in a developing environment and will therefore be required to undertake other appropriate duties as necessary for the efficient operation of Sarcoma UK.
Sarcoma UK is a national charity that funds vital research and offers information and support to anyone affected by sarcoma.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Brain Tumour Research is looking for a Head of Digital to lead the development and implementation of a digital strategy that will enable the charity to deliver on ambitious growth targets and increase their profile.
The Head of Digital will lead a digital team, work with external agencies and work collaboratively with all areas of Brain Tumour Research to maximise engagement. They will use digital tools and services to drive growth, operating efficiencies and support income delivery.
If you are an experienced digital practitioner looking to lead an ambitious and engaged team, this is a fantastic opportunity to lead the Digital team at Brain Tumour Research. The post holder will be a senior leader within the Brain Tumour Research team. You will support and empower your team to aim high.
The role will encompass digital strategy creation and implementation across the website, organic and paid social channels, SEO and email marketing.
Whilst the charity are looking for a competent and experienced digital practitioner with experience across the breadth of digital functions, they are open to candidates for whom this might be a career step up. If you feel you have relevant expertise and the motivation and enthusiasm the role needs, but perhaps don't have experience across all areas in the person spec, please do still express interest.
For further information relating to this position, please download the candidate pack. Contact info for THINK Recruitment to arrange a conversation about your suitability for the role is included in the pack.
Please review the candidate pack for information about the selection process. Please contact THINK Recruitment to discuss submitting an application.
Shop Manager (Lancaster) (TRD4776)
Location: F1041 Lancaster Penny St
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,322 per annum
Job Type: Open ended
Closing Date: 19 July 2024
About Us
Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice of poverty. That means we tackle the inequality that keeps people poor. Together we save, protect and rebuild lives. When disaster strikes, we help people build better lives for themselves, and for others. We take on issues like land rights, climate change and discrimination against women. And we won’t stop until every person on the planet can enjoy life free from poverty.
Oxfam GB is a member of international confederation of 21 organisations working together with partners and local communities in the areas of humanitarian, development and campaigning, in more than 90 countries.
Oxfam Purpose
To work with others to overcome poverty and suffering
Trading Purpose
To make as much money as possible to overcome poverty and suffering
About our Oxfam Shops
Open for business since 1948, Oxfam shops are at the heart of the charity and their community, raising vital funds and increasing public awareness of what we do. They are always guided by our values of empowerment, accountability and inclusiveness and focussed on making as much money as possible.
The Role of our Shop Managers
Commercially aware and constantly looking for new business opportunities, shop managers motivate their teams and create a safe and energised work environment. They have high standards, a strong drive to achieve results and are accountable for their business.
The role of the shop manager is empowered, varied, busy and gives the opportunity to work with some amazing people. Shop managers are pivotal for the success of our business and can make a real difference. Oxfam operates a volunteer operating model, in which volunteers are empowered to take over most of the tasks within the shop, including running the shop in the manager’s absence.
Often the only paid member of staff, our managers are comfortable in this environment, really enjoy working with others and are great at delegating to their teams. Excellent communicators, they are creative, and always look for opportunities to attract new supporters every day.
Our Values and Commitment to Safeguarding
Oxfam is committed to preventing any type of unwanted behaviour at work including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse, lack of integrity and financial misconduct; and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Oxfam expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment through our code of conduct. We place a high priority on ensuring that only those who share and demonstrate our values are recruited to work for us.
We are committed to ensuring diversity and gender equality within our organisation and encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply.
Key Skills and Competencies required
- Significant leadership qualities and experience. (E)
- Ability to build, retain and develop a team. (E)
- Strong drive to achieve results through others. (E)
- Ability to delegate, coach and listen. (E)
- Enjoys working with people and has a friendly and approachable manner. (E)
- Ability to manage time under conflicting priorities. (E)
- Ability to demonstrate resilience to the everyday pressures that come with the role. (E)
- Excellent communication skills.(E)
- Ability to motivate self and others. (E)
- High level of motivation, enthusiasm and a sense of fun. (E)
- Open and adaptable to change and able to support others through it. (E)
- Commercial awareness and judgement. (D)
- Ability to establish and maintain successful retail processes and merchandising. (E)
- Ability to understand and interpret basic financial reports. (D)
- IT literacy and numeracy skills. (Using email systems and online resources; use and understand basic spreadsheets and word processing packages. Be aware of and be open to the role of social networking and ecommerce.) (E)
- Eager and required to adhere to Oxfam’s principles and values (click here) as well as the promotion of diversity and gender rights (click here). (E)
- Understanding of and commitment to adhere to equity, diversity, gender, child safety and staff health and wellbeing principles. (E)
How to apply
As part of your online application, please upload your up to date CV and a covering letter explaining your suitability against the essential criteria in the job profile.
All offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references and appropriate screening checks, which can include criminal records and terrorism finance checks. Oxfam GB takes its obligation to protect the rights of children and vulnerable people very seriously; therefore, the successful candidate for this post will be also subject to extensive background checking, including a Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS), as this role involves unsupervised access to the above-mentioned groups.
For full information surrounding DBS and the vacancy, please view the full job description.
A thriving diverse Oxfam:
It’s people power that brings about change. To play our part as a global organisation working to overcome poverty and inequality, we need equality, diversity and inclusion across our community of staff, partners and volunteers. Together, we’re committed to becoming a more diverse workforce, better able to tackle the global challenges that face our world today.
To do that:
- We need to dismantle the unequal power structures that exist everywhere, this including Oxfam and the wider development and charity sectors.
- We need an inclusive Oxfam where everyone can bring who they are to our work and feels celebrated for the differences they bring.
- We want and need everyone, and that means we need you.
Sports and Challenge Events Officer, a fantastic opportunity to join a leading Health Research Charity, based in London.
- Salary: £37,000 per year.
- Hybrid Working: 2 days in the office, 3 days working from home.
- Holidays: 28 days per annum + 8 Bank holidays.
As the Sports and Challenge Events Officer, you will play an important role within the Development and Communications Directorate, helping to raise income through Sports and Challenge Events.
As the Sports and Challenge Events Officer, working with the Head of Fundraising, you will manage and develop successful sports and challenge events programme to help inspire the public to support the charities mission. Focused on widening the reach and leverage the popularity of third-party events as well as the charities own bespoke events.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and deliver a profitable, engaging and effective programme of sports and challenge events, that encourage individual fundraising.
- Manage financial goals through regular budget planning, to achieve an annual sports and challenge fundraising goal.
- Develop annual plans for sports and community events, based on analysis of past performance
- Set targets for participants and monitor and manage their fundraising to maximise return on investment.
- Develop personalised supporter journeys for event participants, encouraging them to hit their targets
- Develop a marketing programme that promotes events, secures participants and increases levels of participant engagement.
- Works with Manager and colleagues to develop new bespoke events
This a fantastic opportunity for a Sporting and Challenge Fundraiser to develop their career further, managing and developing the portfolio of Sporting and Challenge events. To be successful in this Sports and Challenge Events Officer role you will have previous experience, skills, and knowledge in areas such as:
- Strong track record of success within a similar Sports and Challenge Fundraising role.
- Ability to create and implement integrated marketing plans for events-related activity.
- Strong organisational and project management skills to work to tight deadlines and to manage multiple priorities.
- Experience of building and developing relationships with a wide variety of individuals; fundraisers, committee members, external suppliers, and colleagues.
- Experience of utilising social media and digital marketing for similar fundraising activities.
- Experience of managing and or setting budgets.
'Angela Mann Recruitment' is a specialist Charity & NFP Recruitment Agency, with extensive experience and knowledge of working within the sector. We match individuals to roles based on the required skills and experiences requested to fulfil a position, regardless of age, disability, gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.
We are looking for a talented and creative Graphic Designer to join the Marketing and Digital team at the Royal College of Radiologists, a medical charity. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs.
Sitting in a diverse team of creatives the Graphic Designer will lead on the ongoing development of the RCR’s visual identity to engage our key audiences. You will have the unique opportunity to use your design expertise and creative flair to manage and execute design briefs, manage print production processes and advise colleagues to ensure all projects are designed to support the RCR brand.
If you are a collaborative and passionate graphic design professional looking for their next opportunity where your innovative ideas can make a real impact in an organisation with a meaningful mission, then this may be the role for you.
What you’ll do:
- Provide design expertise and advice for RCR projects, resources and communications as required.
- Lead on the end-to-end management of internal design projects, ensuring that high-quality work is delivered on time and on budget.
- Support the Brand and Creative Officer in the protecting and building the RCR brand.
- Act as the expert on all brand-related design matters.
- Work with Brand and Creative Officer to develop, design and deliver key assets for use on the website, social media and e-communications.
What you’ll need:
- Significant experience if working in either an agency or in-house brand or marketing team.
- Proven experience in project management within a creative environment.
- Demonstrable experience of creating artwork for print and digital formats.
- Proficient knowledge of Adobe suite products.
- Experience of preparing layouts, formatting text to templates, adapting artwork based on client feedback and proofing client amends.
- A keen eye for aesthetics and composition, with a solid understanding of typography, colour theory and visual storytelling.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
If you are interested in finding out more about the Graphic Designer role, the RCR and instructions on how to apply please have a read of the candidate pack.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust as an Adult Learning Tutor (ESOL), starting in September 2024.
Westway Trust is a community-guided organisation located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced ESOL Tutor to design and deliver high quality learner-centered teaching and assessment experiences to our adult learners from pre-entry level up to level 1, whilst supporting the Adult and Community Learning Manager to achieve the Trust’s strategic objectives.
This is a sessional term-time role. Working hours will be discussed and agreed at the interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met.
- Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly.
- Develop and deliver consistently engaging and interactive sessions, utilising a variety of teaching techniques and materials to enhance learners’ understanding and engagement with the subject/topic.
- Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement.
- Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development.
Administration
- To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students.
- Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines.
- Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff.
- Providing feedback on appropriate documentation for example observation, IQA reports etc.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Proven successful track record of planning and delivering high quality teaching of accredited and non-accredited provision in a relevant subject and at appropriate level(s).
- Experience of teaching adult learners of mixed abilities and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role.
- Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work.
- Experience of assessing and recording progress, both in accredited and non-accredited learning and supporting learners.
- Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team.
Desirable
- Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system.
- Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers.
- The ability to speak another language.
Qualifications:
Essential
- Hold a recognised teaching qualification such as CELTA, DELTA or TESOL or
- A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
- A minimum GCSE English Grade C or equivalent
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free eye test voucher
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 14 July 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a charity with an ambitious and exciting vision set in the heart of Portobello, West London, supporting and enhancing the lives of people in the local community.
Westway Trust is seeking a highly experienced and professional Senior HR Manager to join our vibrant, friendly team of three on a 2-year fixed-term contract to deliver a strong, credible, and reliable service across all aspects of our HR function in support of the range of activities undertaken by the organisation. Our aspiration is to be an 'employer of choice' and we are looking for someone with the vision, motivation, and ambition to help us achieve our goal.
The post will particularly suit someone with a significant charity HR background who is looking to gain the further experience necessary to equip them for making the step up to Head of HR roles. Attention to detail, adherence to deadlines and a proactive flexible approach to the work are all pre-requisites for the role.
Key responsibilities of the role include but not limited to:
- Provide high quality support to the Head of Governance and HR on aspects of the Trust’s HR function and on the provision of accurate, timely and relevant updates and reports as required by the Executive Team.
- Ensure effective up-to-date HR policies and relevant other policies that meet the needs of the Trust and its staff are in place, reviewing them on an agreed schedule in line with the Trust’s Policy Matrix and updating as required. Identify any gaps in the suite of HR policies and develop new policies to fill that gap. Overall maintenance of the Policy Matrix.
- Lead on the Trust’s EDI policy, ensuring that the policy is implemented in a practical way throughout the organisation and in all our activities. Ensure the HR-related recommendations of the Tutu Foundation review into institutional racism at the Trust are progressed to a conclusion.
- Support the Head of Governance and HR in delivering the actions that support preparations for the next Investors in People (IiP) external assessment in late 2024. Ensure the Trust’s HR policies and practices remain consistent with the IiP standard.
- Work proactively with the HR Business Partner on the running of staff recruitment and selection processes, including sitting as the HR representative on the interview panel for more senior roles.
Essential Experience, Skills and Attributes
- Substantial experience of working in HR operations and of developing and reviewing appropriate HR policies and procedures in a charity or similar setting.
- Sound understanding of employment law and a willingness to keep up-to-date with relevant legislative changes.
- A passion for EDI and an ability to be creative and engaging in communications around this subject.
- Strong organisational skills and an understanding of the importance of discretion and confidentiality.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including evidence of ability to adapt to a variety of cultural settings.
- A team player, with excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to earn quickly the trust and confidence of staff and other stakeholders.
Desirable Experience, Skills and Attributes:
- A good knowledge/understanding of the local area and community or demonstrable willingness to learn quickly.
- Experience of change management.
- Competency in use of Access Select HR and MS Office software packages.
Qualification:
- Hold a formally recognised professional HR qualification (CIPD or equivalent), or be studying towards this.
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Generous holiday entitlement of 25 days per year + statutory bank holidays
- Sick pay scheme
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Season ticket / bicycle loan
- Free eye test voucher
The application deadline is Sunday 21 July when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Westway Trust is a community-guided organisation located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
The primary responsibility of the Digital Skills Tutor will be to design and deliver high quality, learner-centred teaching, and learning and assessment experiences to our employed and unemployed adult learners from Entry level to Level 1, while supporting the Adult and Community Learning Manager to achieve the Trust’s strategic objectives.
This is a sessional hours role. The working hours will be discussed and agreed at interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met
- Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly
- Rigorously monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and implementing strategies to address areas of weakness or underperformance
- Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement
- Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development
- Maintain accurate records of learners' attendance, progress, and assessment outcomes, ensuring compliance with regulatory and internal requirements
Administration
- To carry out and keep records of initial and diagnostic assessments, identifying areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly
- To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students
- To develop differentiated Individual Learning Plans with students, monitor and track learners’ progress, providing regular feedback and strategically addressing areas of weakness Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines
- Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Practical work experience as an ICT Tutor, demonstrating hands-on knowledge and skills applicable to real-world scenarios
- Experience of teaching adult learners and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role
- Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work
- Experience of managing mixed groups of learners
- Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team
Desirable
- Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system
- Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers
- Basic understanding of cybersecurity principles and practices to impart essential knowledge to students
- The ability to speak a community language
Qualifications:
Essential
- Level 3 or above subject specialism qualification, such as IT User Skills,
- A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free eye test voucher
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 14 July 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Call of expression of interest
Consultant to conduct participatory workshops in the Citizenship and Political Participation project in Sierra Leone
Title: Qualitative Data Collection Consultant
Location: Sierra Leone, regional field work and attending the office in Freetown for meetings
Consultancy length: 20 days across 6 months
Overview of the consultancy
The Irish Aid funded A Better World (ABW) programme consists of eight projects across Cameroon, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone working on three thematic areas: citizenship and political participation (CPP), inclusive education (IE) and inclusive eye health (IEH).
The CPP project's outcome statement is: "Governance systems and processes…are more inclusive, accessible, and responsive to people with disabilities, so that they can engage in decision-making and active citizenship."
A qualitative data collection activity is planned in 2024 to support evidence generation and evaluability of the project's outcome.
This work is to support evidence generation and evaluability across the ABW programme. Qualitative data collection activities are being planned to collect in-depth narratives that help to understand change. There are planned participatory workshops with initial activities that aim to set the scene to better understand the changes that occur during the project.
The focus of the data collection will be on understanding the recent/current perceptions and experiences of stakeholders in relation to the participation of youths with disabilities in local governance. This activity will purposively sample young women and men with disabilities and community leaders to discuss their perceptions and experiences.
The data collection activity will be qualitative and participatory, involving storytelling through workshops with the different stakeholder groups. The tools will be adapted and flexibly used to ensure appropriateness with the different stakeholders and accessibility for people with disabilities.
Purpose of the consultancy
The consultant will be required to support with the primary data collection, as well as some aspects of preparation for data collection, and the data analysis and report writing. The consultant will bring experience and expertise in participatory methods and workshop facilitation. A consultant based in Sierra Leone is strongly preferred, to bring contextual knowledge and understanding, as well as local language skills. The consultant will work closely with Sightsavers MEL staff and the project team in Sierra Leone, to conduct the data collection and complete other relevant tasks.
Consultant specifications
This activity requires a consultant who specialises in participatory MEL methods, with extensive experience facilitating participatory workshops and using tools for participatory storytelling. Below is a list of the consultant specification:
- Extensive experience and expertise in using participatory methods and tools for MEL is essential.
- Extensive experience facilitating disability and gender inclusive participatory workshops with the ability to ensure active and meaningful engagement from a range of different stakeholders is essential.
- Experience working with people with different disabilities is essential.
- Excellent communication skills in written and spoken English, ability to work in local languages in Sierra Leone including Krio is essential.
- Ability to produce clear, concise, and analytical reports in English, with excellent attention to detail and ability to meet agreed deadlines.
- Demonstrable experience of producing learning and summary documents to share findings and recommendations in clear and engaging ways is essential.
- Experience using participatory storytelling approaches (including participatory photography) is highly desirable.
- Strong understanding of inclusive local development, political participation, and civic engagement in the context of Sierra Leone is desirable.
This is a varied and involved consultancy and the above is not an exhaustive list of duties or required professional skills. For full details of the Background to this work, the approach, methodology, timelines, and budget, please see the .
To apply for this exciting consultancy, please upload your CV and complete the online Expression of Interest form (EOI) during the application process, via our application portal.
Closing date: 21 July 2024
Interviews will be held during the week of 5 August 2024
Marketing & Communications Manager
Department: Marketing & Communications
Responsible to: Director of Marketing, Fundraising and Communications
Responsible for: Senior Communications Officer
Salary range: £55,000 - £60,000 per annum
Hours of work: Full time 36 hours per week, majority on site. Also happy to consider applications from candidates looking to work 3 days a week on site.
Location: Putney, South West London
Closing date: Friday 26th July
Interview date(s): Friday 9th August
What we can offer you:
- 27 days annual leave (excluding bank holidays)
- Free on-site parking
- Continuous Professional Development
- Pension scheme
- Blue Light Card and Discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Flexible working
- Yoga, Zumba running club and other Wellbeing Programmes
Situated within beautiful gardens and grounds, the RHN is a leading national centre of excellence, providing adult person-centred services for people with complex neuro-disability and their families. We strive to empower our residents and patients to live their lives to the fullest thorough the delivery of outstanding care, clinical expertise and world leading research. Our care provision spans the entire pathway from post-acute rehabilitation services to end of life care.
We are proud of our accreditation as ‘Leaders in Safeguarding’ and are on our journey to achieve the nursing accreditation ‘Pathway to Excellence’.
We pride ourselves on embedding our values throughout our organisational practices and celebrating our diverse culture with inclusive and sociable events such as London Pride and dedicated staff forums.
We have a passion for learning and development and supporting our staff through their career journey within the RHN.
About you
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Marketing and Communications Manager to be responsible for the marketing and external communication of all RHN services and charitable activity. This is a specialist marketing and communications role and your primary focus will be on developing and running marketing campaigns, producing promotional materials and identifying opportunities for growth. Specifically, the RHN wishes to increase growth and income through marketing to commissioners, referrers, families, clinical networks, partners, funders and all external media to maximise the impact of targeted marketing campaigns. The RHN has ambitious plans to grow its profile and a key part of achieving this is by targeting marketing collateral to key audiences.
With outstanding interpersonal and writing skills, we are looking for candidates with demonstrable experience of working in a marketing communications role and implementing effective marketing campaigns across a range of channels, ideally within a complex organisation or healthcare setting. Candidates must have experience of developing creative and innovative marketing and communications campaigns as well as have the ability to manage conflicting priorities and effectively managing multiple projects simultaneously. Excellent problem solving skills are also essential along with strong organisational and planning skills, as well as experience of budget management.
This is a full-time position but we are also happy to consider applications from candidates looking to work a minimum of 3 days a week, ideally all 3 on site.
To Apply
Please note to avoid disappointment, we advise you to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time.
No agency submissions please: any submissions without prior authorisation from the RHN Resourcing team will be treated as our own and as such no fee will be payable.
Candidates applying for a role at the Royal Hospital for Neuro Disability are strongly encouraged to be vaccinated against Covid-19 and Influenza.
RHN is a care provider for vulnerable patients at extreme risk. In consequence, safeguarding patients will always be our highest priority.
RHN is proud to be a diverse and inclusive employer that respects and values the differences of our people to achieve their full potential.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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East Sussex Community Voice (ESCV) is supporting the Sussex voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) Leaders Alliance (SVLA) in developing a new team to work on behalf of the VCSE with health and care partners across Sussex.
We are seeking a Strategic Lead, the role is part time (0.6 FTE) and will cover East Sussex. The roles require hybrid working, with the flexibility of office, home and some travel.
You will be part of a new team of 4 Strategic Leads, with counterparts based in Brighton and Hove and West Sussex, working to develop the sectors strategic role as a partner in the emerging health and care integrated structures to reduce health inequalities and improve population health for people living in Sussex.
The postholder will work closely alongside the VCSE within East Sussex and as a team with the Sussex Strategic Lead to develop and enable strong relationships to support the VCSE in its preparation and response to the developing strategic commissioning approaches in the health and care sector. Recognising the breadth of the VCSE sector, the multiple funding arrangements and the introduction of the new structures, the postholders will enable collaborative working between NHS, Sussex with the range of VCSE providers at neighbourhood, place and system level.
The work will include developing health and care partners understanding of the local VCSE eco system and developing and embedding the principles of co-design, co-production, and strategic commissioning within the commissioning and funding cycle that will drive improved population health outcomes for the integrated care system.
The successful candidate will be strategic thinker with strong leadership experience and understanding of the needs, complexities and challenges faced by the VCSE sector, NHS and local government partners. They will have excellent knowledge and understanding of the strategic national and local context and key drivers across the breadth of local health and care structures, bringing significant experience and understanding of strategic commissioning and the range of funding models and mechanisms to the team and be comfortable working in an environment of transformational change.
They will also hold a track record in engaging, influencing, and securing shared ownership to enable a collaborative vision to be realised along with experience of working in rapidly changing environments. Experience of developing and managing a varied range of projects with demonstrable success in delivery and budget management of simple projects, along with some experience of governance either through Board or Committee membership are a must.
“East Sussex Community Voice is an Equal Opportunities and Diversity employer and welcomes candidates from all sections of the community.”
East Sussex Community Voice is an independent community interest company with the vision of listened-to communities bringing about positive change
- Part-time (3.5 days per week)
- Permanent
- £30,500 per annum pro rata plus 6% pension contribution
- 28 days annual leave pro rata (on top of usual bank holidays)
- Arts Emergency operates a 35-hour week, we will consider compressed or annualised hours
- This role can be home or office-based
Arts Emergency has been supporting young people through its mentoring programme since 2011. During this time, we’ve seen a huge community of mentors from across the UK’s creative industries come together to support nearly 2,000 underrepresented young people to pursue higher education, creativity and careers.
As the Merseyside Mentoring Officer, you will work to recruit, match and support mentoring pairs across Merseyside. This is a busy, fun, and super rewarding role where you’ll get to work independently while being supported by the Mentoring Manager, your Mentoring team colleagues, and the wider Arts Emergency team around the country.
Knowledge & Experience
- Experience working with young people aged 16-18
- Experience of programme delivery in a related field (e.g. youth work, arts and culture, education)
- Knowledge of the context and issues affecting young people in Merseyside
Skills & Abilities
- Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills with diverse stakeholders
- Good presentation skills and confident at public speaking
- Good administrative and organisational skills
- Creative thinking - ability to recognise and capitalise on value-added opportunities for mentors and mentees
- Capability in using standard office programmes, web-based apps, and databases
Personal qualities
- Commitment to upholding Arts Emergency’s values of being bold, optimistic, and community-led
- Passionate and driven to make a positive impact on the world
- Always learning: a self-starter, motivated, eager to learn
- Self-disciplined to work independently and communicate proactively with the wider team
Key Tasks
- Recruit and maintain a network of volunteer mentors, in collaboration with the wider Mentoring and Arts Emergency team
- Organise mentor training events and carry out necessary safeguarding measures, including enhanced checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for volunteers
- Promote the mentoring programme with schools, colleges, and other referral partners
- Manage existing relationships and develop new ones with schools, colleges, and other referral partners
- Manage application and onboarding processes effectively
- Ensure the best possible mentor matches for young people and provide high-quality support throughout their mentoring relationship
- Monitor the programme and share updates proactively with the Mentoring Manager, including reviewing and responding to mentor reports
- Curate monthly newsletters, sharing opportunities with Merseyside-based mentees
The role can be home or office based, or hybrid. Arts Emergency’s head office is in London and Manchester. We also have access to Spaces offices around the country which can be used by all staff if an office space is needed outside these areas - including a co-working space off Wood Street in Liverpool city centre. Regular travel across Merseyside is essential as part of programme delivery.
To apply:
1. visit the Arts Emergency website
2. download and read the Job Pack thoroughly
3. follow the instructions on how to apply stated in this document
4. Deadline to apply: 29 July 2024, 10am
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
As a member of the ‘Training Ground’ project, we want you to engage with young people and enable them to reach their full potential with education, training, and employment (ETE) opportunities.
As an Employment Mentor you will help the young people to develop their skills, confidence and offer them guidance when entering the workplace.
The Training Ground programme uses the power of the club’s badge to engage with young people in the community. The project will provide one-to-one mentoring sessions and access to wraparound support, including physical activity sessions, employability and life skills sessions.
The programme will provide an opportunity for targeted groups of young people not currently in education, training or employment in Merton and Kingston to access training and work experience to enable them to gain the skills and confidence to gain employment.
The post holder will have experience in working with young people from a range of backgrounds, whilst also building professional relationships with employers and external stakeholders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
About the role
Location: Community based in Wigan, Greater Manchester with homeworking elements.
Hours: 17.5 per week
The Dementia Adviser role requires you to work passionately to provide advice, support and guidance to people affected by dementia. You will support people affected by or living with dementia with the tools and knowledge to make informed decisions about their future.
The Alzheimer’s Society Wigan are proud to have a small but passionate team with a welcoming and supportive culture.
- Offering a vital and compassionate service providing information, signposting and emotional and practical support to people affected by dementia
- Managing referrals and case loads
- Supporting our Dementia Cafes
- Establishing good working relationships with external organisations
- Facilitating information and awareness raising events, delivering talks and presentations to public audiences
About you
We strive to help maintain independence, improving sense of well-being, and putting people in more control of their own lives. We promote a person-centred service so that our support is unique to each individual, based upon their own aspirations and needs.
We are looking for:
- Someone who has working experience of assessing people face to face with an ability to assess their needs
- Deliver advice and guidance with a non-judgmental approach and outstanding communication skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills to manage your caseload of clients effectively
- Good IT skills
- It is essential that you are able to travel independently across Greater Manchester, with an expectancy to attend regular meetings across the area
- An understanding of dementia and the needs of those living with dementia and their carers would be an advantage
- Confidence in public speaking and ability to deliver presentations
Closing date: 12th July 2024
Interview date: TBC - you will be asked to prepare and deliver a 10 minute presentation for your interview
About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.
Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
Service Manager
Location: Wellingborough - Hybrid
Contract: Full time, Permanent
Salary: £44,000
Benefits: 24 days holiday + bank holidays increasing with service (pro-rata) Health Cash Plan Life Assurance
Are you a people focused Service Manager, Head of Operations looking to lead the charity strategy with their support to unpaid carers?
Reporting directly to the CEO, you'll oversee the day to day operation of key services in health and the community. Managing contracts for high quality services and reporting requirements.
They offer a comprehensive support service to unpaid carers within Northamptonshire in collaboration with organisations that complement the service they deliver. They recognise the vital contribution carers make to society and empower carers in improving their health, wellbeing and quality of life. They recognise the diversity of their communities and are committed to supporting all carers.
What you'll be doing:
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Lead, develop and coach the staff team to support Service Users
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Maintain service performance targets
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Lead effective recruitment, induction and ongoing support/development of staff and volunteers
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Provide planning, leadership and direction, meeting statutory and organisational quality standards
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Support business cases/ tenders / funding bids
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Workstream oversight for Ageing Well Services, Community Asset Groups, Prevention and Development
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Ensure great communication throughout the organisation
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Support the CEO and Finance Manager to develop organisational budgets and business plans
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Be part of the Senior Leadership Team overseeing the day to day operation of key services in health and the community.
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Ensure contracts are managed and delivered with high quality services and required reporting arrangements
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Joint Organisational Development as part of Senior Leadership Team
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Promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
The right candidate:
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Full driving licence and access to own car for work purposes
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Experience of staff team management, including recruitment, induction, supervision, appraisal, and training
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Great oral, written, administration and IT communication skills
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Proven experience at Senior Manager capacity as Service Manager, Head of Operations, Assistant Director, ideally within the Charity sector
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Have DBS and the right to work in the UK
What they'll offer in return:
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37 hours per week
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Death in Service benefit (should the worse happen, your loved ones will be supported)
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Simply Health Cash Plan
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24 days holiday, increasing to 29 days, plus bank holidays
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