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CASPA is a passionate local charity that encourages autistic pride, self-advocacy, life skills and safe, inclusive community connections. We aim to build a society in which autistic people feel understood and empowered to be their full self and live their best life. 

We are recruiting for an experienced Communications and Fundraising Assistant to support the Communications and Fundraising Manager with planning and delivering CASPA’s digital and community (events and individual) fundraising campaigns.

The successful candidate will support individual fundraisers to ensure they have the resources required to raise funds for CASPA and generally assist with CASPA’s communications function and brand development. 

The ideal candidate is a creative self-starter with an eye for detail and design who will be able to communicate our mission and purpose through our brand and social media presence and effectively engage our members, funders and other stakeholders. 

We are looking for a proactive, highly organised team member who communicates professionally and positively with a wide range of stakeholders and takes pride in the quality and impact of their work.

We are keen to attract candidates with lived experience of neurodivergence and who are keen to contribute and bring their best selves to our diverse team. 

Ability to travel in and around the Bromley area is essential to the role.

We are a person-centred organisation that recognises the commitment and passion our staff team bring to work and their dedication to delivering impactful services and support to our members. We show our appreciation by looking after our team's wellbeing and supporting them to achieve a healthy work-life balance. We offer staff benefits such as enhanced annual leave, an Employee Assistance Programme, wellbeing resources, contractual sick pay, learning and development opportunities, and more. 

Could you help decide how National Lottery money supports communities? 

The National Lottery Community Fund has an exciting opportunity for 18–30-year-olds that are passionate about making a positive difference for their communities.We are looking for one young representative to join each Country Committee in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. 

As the largest funder of community activity in the UK, we’re trusted to turn money raised by players of the National Lottery into game-changing grants across the UK. Working within and alongside communities, we respond to their unique needs and opportunities, keeping our decision-making local. And we are determined to focus on the areas of greatest need, meeting communities where they are, as they are and helping them to tackle poverty, disadvantage, and discrimination. 

Country Committees help to shape the strategic direction of The National Lottery Community Fund with a focus on the four missions: supporting communities to connect, supporting environmentally sustainable communities, enabling children and young people to thrive, and enabling people to live healthier lives.The primary role for Committee members is to use their knowledge and strategic thinking to help provide the direction for The National Lottery Community Fund, make decisions on large funding applications and be an ambassador for the Fund.

This is an exciting time of significant renewal at the Fund following the launch of our new strategy, ‘It starts with community’, setting a new direction to 2030.  We are committed to helping children and young people to thrive by ensuring they are part of decisions that affect them and their communities. We are therefore seeking 18-30-year-olds who will bring a broad range of knowledge, skills and lived and learned experience of being a young person in today’s society.

How to apply

Please apply by uploading your CV and providing an 800 word statement evidencing the criteria below to help us understand how you stand out against other applicants to represent your peers on our Country Committee?

The Criteria

• Youth leadership: Understanding of the needs of young people and experience of representing the voices of young people in a leadership/ Governance role

• Country context: Interest in your country’s political, social and cultural landscape and the role of the voluntary and community sector in it

• Communication skills: confidence in verbal, written and listening skills in situations where prioritising and sometimes challenge will be required

• Decision making: The ability to understand complex issues and make decisions by considering competing demands

• Relationship management: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with committee members, senior leaders and community organisations with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion

• Representing the Fund: Experience of representing an organisation or something similar and willingness to represent the Fund at public events with a commitment to the principles of holding a public post 

• Equity Diversity and Inclusion: Understanding and commitment to achieving equity, diversity and inclusion and its advancement in the context of a public body and a funder

• Governance: Awareness of the importance of governance frameworks in line with The National Lottery Community Funds strategy and public responsibility

Important Information

Agreement: This is a non-executive role requiring a time commitment of around 2 days per month (although this may vary from month to month) and is for a term of two years.

Salary: The role is remunerated at a rate of £5,232 per annum, following completion of the compulsory Young Trustee Movement 6mth Board Boost Programme which starts November 2024.  Please see further details in pack.  [This £3000 training is paid for by The National Lottery Community Fund]   

Closing date: Sunday 13 October midnight

Interviews: Week commencing: 21 October

Board Boost Programme: Six x 2-hour meetings from November – April

Committee start date: March 2025 (following completion of Board Boost Programme)

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  

Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.  

We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages. 

As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.) 

Closing Date: 2 October 2024

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We're looking for a Shop Support Manager in Teddington! This is an exciting new opportunity to work with our brilliant shop team in Teddington on a 12 month fixed term contract, as part of our ongoing plans to grow our Retail teams and deliver inspiring retail spaces across the UK.

We want to bring the wonders of charity shops back to our high-street and we need driven and passionate people to get us there! 

About Us 

Save the Children UK believes every child deserves a future. In the UK and around the world, we work every day to give children a healthy start in life, the opportunity to learn and protection from harm. When crisis strikes, and children are most vulnerable, we are always among the first to respond and the last to leave. We ensure children's unique needs are met and their voices are heard. We deliver lasting results for millions of children, including those hardest to reach. 

About the Role 

As Shop Support Manager, you will provide key operational support on defined areas, working alongside the Shop Manager in Teddington to understand the shop, community, and proposition.

Working closely with the Shop Manager, you'll assist in the delivery of the shop's potential. 

You'll play a key role in ensuring operational excellence, helping to embed best practice ways of working and support the Shop Manager in empowering the volunteer team to help drive the shop forward.

The role will also involve the responsibility of day-to-day operations and leadership of the shop to enable the shop's continued success during the Shop Managers absence.

About You 

You will be someone with proven retail skills, who understands the importance of teamwork. 

You'll bring: 

• Retail or charity retail experience
• Excellent customer service skills with the ability to build & maintain positive working relationships with a variety of people.
• A flexible, positive and resilient attitude, able to work at pace in a fast-moving environment. 
• Results driven approach with experience of working to targets. 
• Experience and confidence using a range of IT platforms including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook), as well as systems for the management of other areas (e.g. reporting, volunteer management). 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here. 

We are seeking an innovative person who loves data and problem solving.

Senior Data Executive
Location: Slimbridge/Hybrid
Salary: £34,405 per annum
Vacancy Type: 18 months, fixed term
Function: Marketing, communications and campaigns

About The Role

You will develop our data and analytical capabilities, to give us a more in-depth understanding of our visitors and supporters, enabling their supporter journey to maximise income and engagement.

As our Senior Data Executive you will work in partnership with colleagues across WWT to:

• Improve our data warehouse, helping us get the most out of our data
• Ensure we have the data and processes to optimise our visitor and supporter journeys.
• Evaluate the impact of campaigns in the short and long term
• Analyse patterns of giving from members, visitors and other donors
• Create and manage data metrics, dashboards and reporting mechanisms through Power BI

We are a small team so you’ll be able to get involved in a lot of different projects.

This is a fixed term, project funded position for 18 months. The role is based at WWT Slimbridge but is suitable for hybrid working, with a minimum of two days a month in the office.

About You

We are looking for an excellent numbers oriented communicator, comfortable working on data and analysis projects while also building relationships with colleagues.

You will be innovative and forward thinking with an eye for detail and appreciation of data quality.

You will have experience working with SQL databases and building dashboards.

 If this sounds like you then click apply, we would love to hear from you.

About Us

We’re WWT, and we’re on a mission to restore the super-powered ecosystems we call wetlands. There’s never been a more important moment for our work, and we’ve got some phenomenal people on the case.

Whether they’re taking a new visitor under their wing, or conducting ground-breaking research further afield, our team are second to none. And there’s nothing we love more than watching them soar.

Whatever you do here, you’ll be helping to restore wetlands and unlock their power. So, the only question left is, what role will you play?

Why you’ll love working at WWT

• Wake up every day knowing your work is helping to restore wetlands, and our world
• Be surrounded and inspired by our team of passionate, dedicated people
• 33 days annual leave (which goes up to 38 days after 5 years of service) – this includes bank holidays and you have flexibility to take those days whenever you want
• Free entry to all our wetland centres, including your family
• Free car parking and secure bike storage areas
• Colleague discount on shopping and memberships
• Cycle to work scheme
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life Assurance of three times your salary, for peace of mind for your loved ones
• Independent personal, workplace and financial advice from Care first

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

Closing Date: 06/10/2024

Interested?

If you would like to apply and find out more about this position, please click the apply button to be directed to our website.

WWT is an equal opportunities employer and all applications will be considered solely on merit.

No agencies please.

BMS World Mission is looking for a talented and motivated Global Team Administrator to join our Department for World Mission. BMS is a Christian mission organisation founded in 1792, today we are working in around 30 countries over four continents. We are passionate about making Jesus known across the world and transforming the lives of those we serve.

As a vital member of the team, you will provide essential administrative and organisational support to Team Leads and Heads of Programme. Your duties will include communication with overseas partner organisations and supporting the wellbeing of our personnel while they are working overseas through effective administration skills.

The successful candidate will be highly organised with an eye for detail and have the ability to work closely with a wide range of people across the organisation, with sensitivity to diverse cultures and perspectives. You will also have experience in accurately recording and maintaining information and a willingness to partner with others to improve processes.

If you have strong administration skills, a passion for making a positive impact in the world, and a desire to work in a dynamic and collaborative environment, we would love to hear from you. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a team dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world.

Country: UK

Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire / Flexible working

This role can be office-based or hybrid. Coming in to our office regularly in Didcot is preferred (for example one or two days a week on average). The cost of travel to BMS Didcot whether on a regular basis or infrequently, would be borne by the employee.

Employment type: Fixed Term (18 months)

Hours: 28 hours per week

Salary range: £21,374 to £25,855 per annum (Pro-rata)

Closing Date: 9 am, Friday, 18 October 2024

Interview date: 30 October 2024
If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Melanie Bister, Global Team Lead Administrator, BMS World Mission.

We’re looking for a talented and motivated Fundraising and Communications Manager who can effectively convey the life-changing impact of our work, motivate our community to support our work, and ensure that the educational resources we provide reach those who need them most.

What we do

We’re IPWSO, the international umbrella body for Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) associations around the world.

• We build communities between people with Prader-Willi syndrome, their families and the professionals who support them to share knowledge and expertise and improve outcomes for people with Prader-Willi syndrome and their families everywhere.
• We want everyone with Prader-Willi syndrome to get equal access to diagnosis and treatment no matter where in the world they live and to ensure better, more consistent outcomes for people with the syndrome and their families.
• We work to ensure research into the condition works for everyone and reflects the diverse experiences and environments of those living with the syndrome around the world today.
• Our membership comprises PWS associations in 47 countries and we support individual families and professionals in over 70 other countries.
• We have a staff team of four who work in conjunction with dedicated volunteers from around the world.

Key Fundraising Responsibilities

• Develop communications content that will invigorate our existing donors and inspire new ones leading to increased giving by individuals to IPWSO.
• Focusing in particular on our website and social media channels, communicate our achievements, impacts and needs with a view to influencing IPWSO’s online supporters to make donations and engage in fundraising initiatives.
• Provide outstanding donor care to encourage a high level of retention and repeat donations.
• Work with IPWSO’s Fundraising Committee on a variety of fundraising initiatives, which may include a new collaborative global fundraiser to be rolled out in 2025.
• Act as the organisational lead for IPWSO’s CRM (Donorfy) and utilise it to improve the donor journey.
• Develop a robust pipeline of case studies for use in our fundraising campaigns.

Key Communications Responsibilities

• Act as the first point of contact for IPWSO’s public email address and social media channels and ensure that timely and appropriate replies are issued.
• Manage IPWSO’s social media channels, creating original and engaging posts, and actively engaging with our audiences.
• Manage Google Ad Grant campaigns with an emphasis on growing our supporter base and increasing individual giving.
• Keep up to date with emerging trends in digital communications and social media, and recommend potential new channels for fundraising and audience engagement.
• Maintain and develop the IPWSO website ensuring its security and that it functions both as an effective supporter acquisition tool and a means by which people can easily access information about PWS.
• Produce compelling monthly newsletters and an Annual Report.
• Review and update IPWSO’s Communications Strategy in line with its Strategic Plan.
• Uphold and showcase the IPWSO mission and brand.
• Working with IPWSO’s Publication and Communication Committee, oversee the production and design of a range of educational resources for families and professionals.
• Oversee copywriting and proofreading within IPWSO.
• Support IPWSO’s members and liaise with its stakeholders internationally in support of our shared goals.

General Responsibilities

• Champion the vision, mission and values of IPWSO internally and externally.
• Comply with all relevant charity and other legislation.       
• Uphold IPWSO’s internal policies.
• Act as IPWSO’s Data Manager, ensuring our continued compliance with the Data Protection Act.
• Undertake other reasonable duties requested by the CEO.

Person Specification

Essential

• Significant fundraising experience including planning and delivering successful online fundraising campaigns
• A track record of securing donations from individuals
• Experience of donor stewardship
• Excellent presentation, writing and storytelling skills across a wide range of applications and for varied  audiences
• Excellent proofreading and editing skills
• Understanding of organisational branding
• Experience managing websites and social media platforms
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain positive relationships

Desirable

• Experience using Donorfy or another CRM
• Experience using Google Analytics and WordPress
• Experience managing Google Ad Grant campaigns 
• Experience working remotely
• Experience working with volunteers
• Experience working as part of a small team
• Experience working for an international nonprofit organisation
• Understanding of challenges facing people with disabilities
• Design skills, including proficiency in software such as Canva

Essential Personal Attributes

• Enthusiasm for IPWSO’s work and commitment to its vision, mission and values
• Confidence and ability to work well with people from different backgrounds from around the world
• Highly self-motivated and able to work on own initiative as well as part of a team
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude to work and willingness to learn new skills and support colleagues as needed

Position: Retail Lead (Charity) 
Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
Contract: Fixed term contract for a period of 2 years 
Location: Office-based from one of our national offices (London, Cardiff, Belfast, or Edinburgh) with flexibility to work remotely 
Salary: Starting from £39,717 per annum plus Car Allowance and excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3*, Charity 
*you will start at our entry point salary of £39,717 per annum, increasing to £42,199 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £44,681 after a further 6 months.

About us
We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK. 

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus.

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award winning support and information.

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference. 

About this job
We are looking for a driven and passionate charity retail professional who is able to realise our exciting growth plans. The MS Society is embarking on an ambitious programme of charity shop growth and the right candidate will be instrumental in making our vision a reality. We’re very excited about what MS Society Retail is going to be doing in the next 2 years.

You’ll be an experienced charity retailer, with significant experience in managing and leading a diverse team. You’ll understand the key drivers behind charity shop success and how to optimise the MS Society’s retail portfolio to deliver that success.

You’ll be a confident speaker and presenter, bringing our business plan to life and inspiring our staff and volunteers to deliver our goals.

Importantly the right person for this role will be a committed charity retail fan, excited about the whole sector and the opportunities it offers to improve the MS Society’s income and engagement with the public and MS Community.

Please note this is a fixed term contract for 2 years.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Friday 27 September 2024 
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing Monday 7 October 2024

INTERESTED? 

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

No agencies please.

About Us

Founded in 2007, KHULA Education is an award-winning South African NGO working in partnership with rural schools and underserved communities in deep rural South Africa to ensure children and youth can access a quality education and economic opportunity.

Over the past 17 years, KHULA has transformed schools that were previously failing into schools that compete at the national level; supported hundreds of young people to access tertiary education opportunities; and helped hundreds more on the path to employment. Each year, we support over 6,500 children, youth and more than 300 teachers. 

About the Role

We are seeking to recruit a creative and ambitious Fundraising and Communications Officer.

As our reach and impact has increased significantly in recent years, so has our income, and this new role has been created in response to that demand.  This is an exciting opportunity for a fundraiser who wants to widen, or consolidate, their knowledge and experience of fundraising, in an international context, as well as gain communications experience.

We are a very small team so the role will cover a breadth of funding streams, with a particular focus on Trusts and Foundations, High Value Donors, and Events, both special and community.  It is therefore important that you have excellent writing and interpersonal skills, and solid experience of crafting successful funding applications.  You will also need excellent planning and organisational skills.

The role can, to some extent, be shaped by the skills and experience of the successful candidate, but it is likely to include the following responsibilities.

 Key Responsibilities

• Steward, retain and grow the support of our existing donor portfolio: KHULA has an existing portfolio of donors including trusts, foundations, corporates, major donors, individual and regular givers, the majority of whom are based in the UK or South Africa. Alongside the Director of Fundraising and Communications, the post holder will be responsible for managing these relationships, including bespoke reporting for trusts and major donors and taking responsibility for their own portfolio of donors.
• Donor prospecting and new business: researching and generating new donor leads as well as acting on opportunities provided by our Board and others, converting prospects into supporters of our programmes.
• ​​External communications: working alongside the Director of Fundraising and Communications, assisting in the creation of our quarterly e-newsletter and the Annual Report, managing our social media channels, in addition to other ad hoc external communications.
• Events: supporting our community and events fundraisers and assisting with the organisation of occasional special events, alongside Board members.
• Fundraising innovation: assisting in the development of creative campaigns to increase donations/recruit lapsed donors, developing products and offerings.
• Financial management and admin: maintaining our donor database and contributing to fundraising budgets and forecasts. 

Person Specification

Experience of working in a smaller charity and team is beneficial as this is a very hands-on role, covering a wide range of responsibilities.

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who demonstrate most/all of the following attributes:

• A proven, demonstrable track record of submitting successful funding applications.
• Experience in successfully fundraising from one or more of trusts, foundations, high value donors and corporates.
• Experience of community and events fundraising, including promoting events and supporting participants.
• Excellent communication writing skills.
• Personal or professional experience of a range of social media channels.
• Good IT Skills (Microsoft Office, Mailchimp, CRM systems (we use Donorfy))
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously with a largely virtual team 

Mottingham Big Local Refocused (MBLR) Partnership is delighted to be recruiting a Project Support & Communications Officer.

Mottingham is one of the local areas in England benefiting from £1 million Big Lottery investment. You will play a key role in the delivering of our plan and vision for the Mottingham Big Local area. Working alongside our MBLR Programme Manager, the person appointed will undertake a variety of tasks that include communications, grants administration and providing support to the resident led MBLR Partnership.

Working to implement our communications plan via established communication channels, you will be responsible for managing the partnership’s newsletters, social media and the MBLR website. You will also aid the MBLR Programme Manager with the administration of our Community Grants programme.

The person appointed will have experience of providing committee/Board support including minute taking and agenda distribution.

Hosted by Community Links Bromley, you will report to the local resident led Partnership

Please note that we do not accept CV's

What You'll Do:

- Leadership and Prevention: Lead, inspire, and effectively deliver training including in house and open courses and the delivery of bespoke workshops in the local community.

- Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing training and promoting training courses for S&G Mind. Empowering people to build confidence, understanding and resilience whilst supporting themselves or others with mental health needs

- Quality and Leadership: As a S&G Mind Mental Health Trainer, you will lead on collecting data and evaluation forms in relation to training delivery.

Why Join Us:

• Impact Matters: Join a team where your work directly transforms lives and contributes to a healthier community.

• Personal Growth: We offer professional development opportunities that will enrich your career and help shape the future of mental health services in Swindon.

• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a meaningful impact. Together, we can build a brighter, healthier future for people in Swindon and Gloucestershire. Your leadership can make all the difference.

Elizabeth House Community Centre has been a cornerstone of the local community for over 100 years, dedicated to serving the needs of local residents and communities. Highbury Vale Blackstock Trust is the Charity founded to save and manage Elizabeth House.

Our vision is for Elizabeth House to be the heart of a thriving local community, where everyone has the power to effect positive change. Our mission is to build a stronger, more resilient community by providing a safe space, relevant activities, and meaningful support for all.

The Community Leader will oversee the management of our community services and activities, ensuring the programmes align with local needs, our strategic goals and available funding. 

Key Responsibilities

·Design and implement a comprehensive activities programme that addresses the social, educational and wellbeing f the community.

·Manage the day-to-day operations of our programme, ensuring the seamless delivery of activities and collaborating with all stakeholders to provide high-quality, holistic services.

·Ensure effective project management practices are consistently applied in your work, fostering efficiency and accountability.

·Oversee the monitoring, evaluation, and reporting of all community activities, ensuring they align with funding requirements and high-quality reports are provided to funders and partners.

 ·Work closely with colleagues and key stakeholders to identify funding opportunities, and prepare and submit high-quality funding applications.

·Build trust and strong relationships with local residents by organising co-production, engagement and consultation opportunities that involve people with lived experience.

·Collaborate with community members to develop and support campaigns that drive change for specific resident groups and continuously improve our referral processes to provide comprehensive support.

·Work with partners, community-led groups, and representatives across various sectors and organisations to enhance support for community members.

·Develop engaging marketing materials, including leaflets, website content, and social media posts, to ensure our services are widely advertised and accessible to a diverse audience.

·Oversee all administrative aspects of project activities and coordinate volunteer and staff schedules.

Please see the full job pack attached with detailed responsibilities and person specification. 

Key information

Salary: £37,000 – 39,000 per annum (pro rata £31,700 to £33,400)

Hours: 30 hours per week (over a minimum of 4 days)

Contract: Fixed term contract until 30 April 2026 (extension subject to funding)

Holidays: 25 days per year plus bank holidays (pro rata)

Report to: Executive Director

Line-manage:  1 Community Development Coordinator and 3 Community Organisers

Please submit a CV and tailored covering letter via Quick Apply.

Closing date: Sunday 13 October.

Salary: £29,745 pro rata (full time salary £37,181 per annum)

Location: Hybrid, Edinburgh office at least once a week

Contract: Fixed Term until 31/03/2025 (extension subject to funding)

Hours: 30 per week (0.8FTE)

Closing date: Monday 30th September 2024 at 11:30pm

Do you have proven experience in communications and marketing as well as working with the media in Scotland? Are you passionate about using your experience of project management and multimedia content to help tackle the housing emergency?

Then join Shelter Scotland as Senior Communications Executive – Scottish Empty Homes Partnership and you could soon be creating a strategy to help deliver this vital initiative.

About the role

Working closely with the wider Scottish Empty Homes Partnerships team, you will develop a Marketing Communications plan for the partnership and support the team with its delivery.

We’ll look to you to create articles highlighting the urgency to bring empty homes back into use, respond to requests for media comment, and ensure up to date content on the SEHP website. You’ll provide analytics on all activities to enable decision making and improve efficiency while using your marketing expertise to manage the brand.

Comfortable working with external agencies and delivering multimedia and social media content, your passion to help deliver the Housing to 2040 strategy will be pivotal to the role.

About you

Dedicated to solving the housing crisis, your expertise in marketing and communications mean you have experience working with the media in Scotland and providing a range of content across various platforms and to different audiences.

You’re also confident employing your skills to help the wider team deliver its objectives and you’re keen to develop your skills with planning and working with data. Respecting diversity is a priority.

We’re looking for a strategic thinker, with a taste for innovation and creativity. What’s more, you enjoy seizing opportunities as they arise to play a vital role in timely, strategic and inspiring communications.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension, and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.

Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support, and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.

To find out more about the role and the benefits of working for Shelter please visit our website. Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.

About the team

Part of an award-winning Communication & Policy Department, our Scottish Empty Homes Partnership (SEHP) is a Scottish Government funded project aimed at enabling private sector empty homes to be brought back into use across Scotland. 

The Partnership achieves this via a mix of policy work, capacity building, training, best practice sharing and awareness raising with councils, community groups and others. It’s also home to the national Empty Homes Advice Service - a public facing advice line that anyone can call for help or to report an empty home.

About Shelter Scotland

A home is a fundamental human need, as essential as education or healthcare. Yet over a million people in Scotland struggle on a daily basis with homelessness, bad housing conditions, soaring rents, discrimination and the threat of eviction. So, we are striving for change, with individuals, in communities, across society, and leading the way to a safe home. We need ambitious, best-in-class individuals who are passionate about our cause to join us at this exciting time. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.

At Shelter Scotland we are united by our purpose to defend the right to a safe home. Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. We believe that to win that fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement for change. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, fair, equitable and transparent.

We have committed to combat racism both within and outside Shelter Scotland and welcome you on our journey to becoming a truly anti-racist organisation.

How to Apply

Please click ‘Apply for Job’ below. You are required to submit a CV and a supporting statement outlining your interest in the role. Please provide specific examples of how you meet the criteria, responding to points 1 - 5 in the 'About you' section of the attached Job Description. Throughout your response, ensure you demonstrate how you address the following Shelter behaviours:

• We prioritise diversity and have an inclusive and open mindset

Applications without a Supporting Statement will not be considered.

Safeguarding statement

Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.

Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We’re seeking a dynamic and creative Content Creator to join our busy marketing team on a 1 year fixed term contract initially.

The role of Content Creator is an important position within the Marketing team developing and creating impactful content across a range of formats, with a particular focus on producing and commissioning compelling film and photography for our print and digital platforms, including social media.

You will help deliver projects by using your own skills and those of freelancers to produce photography, film, podcasts, and some small design artwork to support in delivering the organisations content strategy.

Please download the job description to see full role responsibilities.

About us:

Muscular Dystrophy UK is the charity bringing individuals, families and professionals together to fight muscle-wasting conditions. We bring together more than 60 rare and very rare progressive muscle-weakening and wasting conditions, affecting around 110,000 children and adults in the UK. In the last three years, there have been more than 10 new treatments – we want to continue this work and need your help so we can fund more research and support for families with a muscle-wasting condition.

Benefits:

We appreciate the range of skills and experience our staff have to offer. In return for your enthusiasm and commitment we commit to actively developing and supporting you. We also offer a range of benefits including pension, life assurance, cycle scheme, health cash plan, financial wellbeing and an employee assistance programme.

Location: We operate a hybrid model (home and office, SE1). 

*Unfortunately, due to resource capacity, we will only contact candidates that are shortlisted for interview. Therefore if you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please note your application has been unsuccessful.

Project Officer, Cornwall 

(England South-West)

£28,831 per annum 

(Ref: SUS4324)

Full Time 37.5 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working

Contract: Fixed term until 30 June 2025

Base: Authority Office in Cornwall with an opportunity to work from home

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to join our team to work in Cornwall to promote and enable - walking, wheeling, cycling, and public transport as the sustainable way of travelling to schools, workplaces, and for journeys in the local community.

As the Project Officer, you will be innovating, developing, and delivering tailor-made packages of activities and promotional material to encourage and enable active travel. 

You will work in close partnership with Cornwall Council, public transport providers, Sustrans’ Behaviour Change & Engagement team and colleagues to support the development and delivery of a countywide Workplace Travel Challenge. This will help ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from the project and that more local journeys can be travelled actively. 

Due to the nature of the role, a full DBS is required. 

We offer true hybrid working, with a mix of working from the Authority office 1-2 days a week and the opportunity for home working. 

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake the project on behalf of Sustrans. You will be occasionally travelling across the Cornwall region.

About you

You will be passionate about active travel and supporting and motivating others to make positive changes to everyday journeys, to benefit themselves, their local community, and the environment. You will be self-motivated and able to work independently to manage a varied workload. 

You should have experience in building relationships with wide range of organisations, groups and individuals ideally having worked on physical activity, behavioural change projects, a wide range of people including young people. 

You will be a skilled communicator, able to adapt your approach to engage and meet the needs of diverse audiences and have experience of planning and delivering engagement activities and promotional events. 

Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups. 

What we offer

In return we can offer true hybrid working to suit individual circumstances and a flexible, supportive and rewarding working environment. 

Wellbeing

• 28 days’ leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro-rata for part-time staff)
• Staff volunteer days
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes

Financial

• Group Personal Pension scheme with a 6% or 7% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans
• Discount benefits
• London Weighting Allowance of £4,530 for all those living within a London Borough (32 local authority districts plus the City of London)
• Death in Service benefit – 3 x annual Salary

Family Friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
• Flexible Working practices (full time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday)

Additional information

• Closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 08 October 2024. 
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams on the 16th or 17th October 2024

About Sustrans

At Sustrans you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle. 

We're all here to change things! You’ll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative, problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.

You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet. 

 We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve, we welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported. 

You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.