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About the Role
Our Communications Assistant will amplify all the great things the Foundation does. They will be responsible for managing many of JPF’s social media channels (Instagram, TikTok etc.), and the creation of our marketing material focused on inspiring and motivating young people to engage with the Foundation.
You will need to champion young people, ensure that we are amplifying young people’s voices and providing them with the tools, resources, contacts and services that enable them to achieve great things.
This is an exciting opportunity to join us as we grow our impact as a Foundation. You will have an opportunity to use and develop your range of project management, design, social media and communication skills in a dynamic team that is committed to maximising our positive impact on young people.
About You
We are seeking an efficient, highly organised team member with creativity and the ability to communicate effectively. You should have a passion for our work with young people. You will have strong digital skills and be able to use these to improve our social media performance and reach.
An understanding of content curation for social media, newsletters and websites is desirable. We are actively seeking someone who believes in the power and value of young people’s voices to influence change, and will prioritise this above your prior work experience or qualifications. If this sounds like you, please do consider applying for this role.
If you are passionate advocate for young people, a creative communicator and an organised individual looking for a varied role in a fast-paced organisation, we want to hear from you!
About Your Responsibilities
The Communications Assistant will be responsible for supporting the Communications Team across three areas, as well as supporting a number of other initiatives across the Foundation. The primary duties are:
1 Digital Communications and Marketing
The postholder will be responsible for:
• Newsletter Creation: Developing newsletters for young people, collaborating with the Grants team and our partners to curate engaging and relevant content.
• Promotional Materials: Overseeing the design and production of leaflets and brochures aimed at young audiences.
• Website Maintenance: Regularly updating the JPF website with blogs, case studies and other content to highlight opportunities and programmes like the Individual Grant for Volunteering or success stories of Achievement Award winners.
• Storytelling: Working with the Communications and Engagement Officer and Events team to source and share positive news stories of Achievement Award winners in press releases and across our digital channels.
• Event Promotion: Working in partnership with the Events team to promote attendance at our Achievement Award events through our website and social media platforms.
• Youth Consultation Panel Collaboration: Collaborating with JPF's Youth Consultation Panel to create educational and professional development content for the Jack Petchey Alumni Network.
• Programme Launches: Working with colleagues across the Foundation to launch and promote new programmes, grant opportunities and recruitment across our digital channels.
2 Social Media Content Management
The postholder will be responsible for:
• Daily Management: Handling day-to-day scheduling, monitoring and interactions across social media platforms (X, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube) to maintain audience engagement.
• Campaign Development: Leading the creation of social media campaigns celebrating young people’s achievements and promoting opportunities for young people and grantees.
• Content creation: Developing engaging content for social media channels, including sourcing images, creating/editing videos and designing graphics in line with the Foundation’s branding.
• Social Media Takeovers: Hosting social media takeovers with our Youth Consultation Panel to amplify their voices and views.
• Performance Tracking: Monitoring and analysing the performance of our social media channels, benchmarking activities against past metrics and producing regular reports for the Communications and Engagement Manager.
• Annual Plan: Researching, reviewing and developing the Foundation’s annual social media plan, providing recommendations to enhance audience engagement and expand reach.
• Trend monitoring: Staying updated on news and trending topics related to young people and the Foundation, proactively responding to highlight our opportunities and work.
• Video Content: Work with staff and our Youth Consultation Panel to produce more film content for our social media channels.
3 Engaging Key Stakeholders and Widening JPF's Reach
The postholder will be responsible for:
• Youth Survey Development: Supporting the creation and distribution of the Foundation’s youth survey and other influencing initiatives targeting key stakeholders.
• Partner Collaboration: Work with partners to promote their programmes and opportunities to young people.
• Young performers: Collaborating with the Communications and Engagement Officer and the Events team to identify more Achievement Award winners to perform at our award events.
• Press and Outreach: Assisting in drafting press releases and executing outreach campaigns to promote the Foundation’s work to key networks and to the broader public. • Identifying Stakeholders: Working with colleagues to develop and implement a stakeholder engagement strategy, including identifying and engaging potential ambassadors and social media influencers aligned with the Foundation.
• Competitions and Opportunities: Enhancing JPF's youth engagement through creative competitions and development opportunities that celebrate young people’s achievements.
4 Other Responsibilities
The postholder will:
• Event Representation: Attend key events to capture content and represent the Foundation as a spokesperson when needed.
• Event Support: Assist in organizing and facilitating events and conferences as required.
These duties represent the typical responsibilities associated with this position. However, flexibility is essential, and all employees may occasionally be required to undertake additional tasks as directed by JPF.
The postholder will work at all times within the policies, procedures and values of JPF, in particular Safeguarding, Health and Safety, Data Protection and Publicity Consent policies.
The Jack Petchey Foundation was set up to inspire and motivate young people and recognise them for their achievements.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18. Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential.
As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for graduates who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a permanent role as an Education Worker on IntoUniversity’s Graduate Scheme, helping to change the lives of young people.
We believe that our Graduate Scheme is one of the most exciting in the charity sector, an excellent career opportunity with
exceptional training and hands-on experience, opportunities for promotion, and the chance to work with young people and colleagues who will challenge and inspire you.
Locations: We have positions available in Hartlepool, Hull, London
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Applications close: 9am Monday 24th February 2025
Start date: 28th July 2025.
Salary
£27,400 per annum for non-London positions
£30,000 per annum for London positions (inclusive of £2600 London contribution)
What could my day look like?
The Education Worker role is a frontline, fast-paced and rewarding role where no two weeks will look the same. A typical day will have different activities, possibly spread between the IntoUniversity centre, partner schools and the offices of a corporate partner.
In the morning, you might be setting off with resources to run a workshop for sixth-form students in their secondary school. In the afternoon you may be setting up the classroom ahead of running Primary Academic Support for young people in your IntoUniversity centre. On other days, you may be travelling to a corporate partner to run a business simulation workshop for 15 year-olds or leading a group of final year primary school students on a campus visit for their graduation.
As an Education Worker, you’ll always be delivering the programme as part of your centre team, which means that any delivery is always a team effort.
IntoUniversity provides local learning centres where young people are inspired to achieve.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Want to play your part in transforming society?
You're in the right place.
Many of our Spear trainees have faced significant barriers to finding work, including family breakdown, growing up in care, disability or mental health difficulties, having been involved in crime, or really struggling at school. We believe that being out of work can lead to isolation and proliferate these challenges, meaningful work is key in helping young people find a sense of purpose and community. We're proud that the coaching and community that the Spear Programme provides makes such a difference that 75% of those who take part find work, and are still in work a year later.
We are looking for coaches to work as part of Spear centres that are run in partnership with churches around the country, delivering the Spear Programme to 16-24 year olds, equipping and empowering them to overcome the barriers they face and turn their lives around.
Not only will you be part of bringing about powerful change in people's lives, but throughout this paid, dynamic, one-year opportunity, you'll be supported and challenged. We'll invest in you, developing expert coaching and leadership skills to set you on a great career path.
Download our application pack for more information.
Please feel free to let us know if you may require any reasonable adjustments to participate fully in our recruitment process, or if you have any enquiries regarding accessibility such as wheelchair access.
What will you do?
- Coach 16-24 year olds, bringing about powerful change in their lives
- Build great relationships with relevant professionals
- Form part of an intentional church community
What will you gain?
- Christian Leadership Skills
- Social Impact Experience
- Excellent coaching capability
- Management skills and career progression
Working requirements, salary & benefits
Salary: between £22,300 and £25,300 dependant on location, plus pension scheme
Contract: Full-time, Monday to Friday, 9.30am - 5.30pm. 28 days annual leave (including Christmas gift days); One year fixed term contract; we aim to support all Graduate coaches to progress to other roles with us after this initial year, with development towards management level within 3 years. Occasional evening working required (for events such as termly Spear Celebration evenings)
Upcoming Assessment Days: Thursday 6th February & Wednesday 5th March
For most centres there is a requirement to become part of the partner church congregation, and you will be expected to participate in church team events as well as wider Resurgo team events, including weekly staff prayer meetings and annual staff conferences in summer and winter (one residential).
We have various Spear Centre locations which are listed below. We have variable start dates so please indicate when you are looking to start.
We are currently looking for a Graduate Coach to start immediately at Spear Islington and Spear North Kensington.
London
- Bethnal Green
- Camden
- Clapham Junction
- Hammersmith
- Islington
- Kennington
- North Kensington
Regional
- Brighton
- Bournemouth
- Bristol
- Leeds
Other Centres with part time roles
We also partner with churches in the following cities - these centres handle their own applications, and the roles are slightly different, being part time and mostly permanent, at a slightly more senior level. If you are interested in these, please contact our recruitment team for more information.
- Ipswich
A DBS check will be requested in the event of a job offer
With young people, with organisations, for society.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is looking for a Communications Assistant to join our small and busy team. The team is based in Sheffield but works with colleagues across Europe on a daily basis to support the communication needs of the Society. This is a full-time position with a temporary 12-month contract. It offers hybrid working between office and home.
About ERS
ERS is an international membership organisation that brings together physicians, healthcare professionals, scientists and other experts working in respiratory medicine. We are one of the leading medical organisations in the respiratory field, with a growing membership representing over 160 countries. Our mission is to promote lung health in order to alleviate suffering from disease and drive standards for respiratory medicine globally. Science, education and advocacy are at the core of everything we do; we promote scientific research, provide access to high-quality educational resources and play a key role in raising awareness of lung disease to politicians.
Specifics of the role
The Communications Assistant will support the wider team to produce and deliver comms plans and associated tactics using a variety of channels, including newsletters, websites, social media and mailings – targeting both our membership and the wider professional respiratory community.
Responsibilities:
- Daily checking of social media accounts (responding to and engaging with posts)
- Social media scheduling across all platforms
- Copywriting (for social media posts, newsletter items etc.)
- Image sourcing/editing for use on communications channels
- Scheduling of website content using a customised content management system (WordPress)
- Creating mailings/newsletters in design
- Proofreading and content checking
- Basic communication planning
- Supporting the Communications Director and Communications Coordinators as requested
- Some (limited) European travel may be required
Qualifications/experience
- Experience in a related role (preferred)
- Undergraduate degree in English, communications, journalism, PR or related (essential)
- Experience of working with social media such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram (essential)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills (essential)
- Experience of image editing/design suites (essential)
- Highly organised with exceptional attention to detail (essential)
- Ability to prioritise – handle multiple assignments, manage/meet tight deadlines, and quickly adapt to meet unexpected and urgent requests (essential)
- Confident with technology and computer-based systems (essential)
- Experience with MailChimp, Canva and content management systems (CMS) (preferred)
- Experience of a medical/scientific/not for profit organisation (preferred)
Please ensure you submit a covering letter indicating your suitability to this role, alongside a CV.
The ERS mission is to promote lung health and alleviate suffering from respiratory disease.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Rosebuds Preschool has a great opportunity for a Preschool and Family Operations Lead, to drive the quality and development of our award-winning services for children, young people, and families at the Max Roach Centre. This role emphasises a multi-disciplinary and integrated approach to early years education, play, and child initiatives.
What does your role look like:
Quality Oversight: Ensure high-quality early years learning and care at Rosebuds Preschool. Develop quality assurance frameworks to evaluate service effectiveness in addition to the formulation of a meaningful programme of family and child centred activities within our Play and Family Support initiatives at the centre.
Program Development: Design and manage family and child-centered activities in our play, and Family Support initiatives. Collaborate with practitioners to enhance educational offerings and align with best practices.
Multi-Disciplinary Collaboration: Promote integrated working across early years sectors. Engage in collaborative planning with educators, social services, health providers, and community organizations.
Leadership and Management: Advanced Early Years management knowledge, understanding and experience is fundamental to this role. Provide leadership and mentorship to staff, fostering professional development and continuous improvement.
Community Engagement: Organise year-round activities reflecting the Max Roach community's needs. Build relationships with partners to create a robust ecosystem for families.
Benefits of working with us:
- Highly Competitive Salary
- Concessional Preschool Place
- Employee Assistance Programme for Staff Mental Health Wellbeing and Support
- Regular Socials and Team Building Opportunities.
- Free Enhanced DBS Checks
- Well-Established Career Path and Training Opportunities
- Workplace Pension Scheme
- Induction and Supervision Programme
- Personal and Professional Development Plan
- Fresh Fruit, Tea & Coffee available for all staff
Requirements:
A passion for working with children, young people and their families. With a recognised qualification in Early Years / Childcare at Level 3 with a proven track record of 5 year's experience in a management / leadership role in an early years setting.
Experience of:
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devising and applying a high quality curriculum for young children within the Early Years Foundation Stage.
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managing a team of early years professionals to improve the quality of EY practice.
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working with external groups / partners / organisations in a EY provision in a way that supports the child and its’ family in a holistic way.
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Oversight and designed lead for Safeguarding children, Health and Safety.
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Monitoring activities / services using a database system.
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Managing and working within a designated budget.
Role Title: Preschool and Family Programmes Lead
Hours: 35 hours per week, 8 hours per day Monday to Friday (Hours will include some afterschool wraparound, occasional evenings and weekends).
We value work life balance and are willing to consider term time only and or 4 day week.
Salary: £38,000 - £40,000 (FTE)
Location: Max Roach Centre, in person
Holiday: 28 days inclusive of bank holidays and Christmas 2 weeks allocation.
Please send your CV by Friday 28th February 2025
Loughborough Community Centre is an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to safeguarding and safer recruitment.
This role is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Please send a covering letter along with CV
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Work Location: London, SE1
Reports to: Head of Communications & Engagement
Contract: Employment Contract
Development Officer, UK 3 days p/w, in London
- £22,000 - 24,000 pro rata (salary based on experience)
- 1-year contract with high likelihood of renewal based on performance and availability of funding (with 3- month probation period)
- Hybrid position (at least 2 days per week in the London Bridge office)
Job Overview
Seenaryo is seeking a highly motivated individual with a passion for arts and education to join the team in the UK as Development Officer. The successful candidate will lead on philanthropic donor engagement and fundraising event management for the organisation. The role will be based in our London office, with regular contact via Zoom with our teams in Lebanon and Jordan. They will report to the Head of Communications and Engagement in the UK.
About Seenaryo
Seenaryo is a leading specialist in theatre and play-based learning with under-served communities in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine and Syria. We use theatre and play to transform education and support people to learn, lead, heal and thrive in their classrooms and communities. Having reached over 160,000 children, youth and women since 2015, Seenaryo was winner of the Arts, Culture & Heritage prize at the 2023 UK Charity Awards, has received a 2023 Innovation Award from TheirWorld, and was one of Expo 2020 Dubai’s 120 Global Innovators.
Responsibilities and Duties
DONOR ENGAGEMENT
- Managing and expanding philanthropic giving streams, by developing innovative initiatives that foster strong, lasting relationships with donors.
- Leading fundraising appeals, including Crowdfunders, direct debit and legacy campaigns.
- Growing Seenaryo’s network of philanthropic donors in the UK, proactively identifying potential supporters, as well as managing relationships with 200+ existing high net worth donors and a small number of family foundations.
- Managing Seenaryo’s public email mailbox and being the first point of contact for the organisation.
- Assisting with the production of case for support literature and other relevant fundraising materials.
- Developing and implementing a plan to grow monthly donors and increase their base level donations.
- Contributing to the development of a new fundraising strategy, including ideas for new events, initiatives and audiences in the UK.
- Overseeing donations at live events, tracking and accepting donations by card, cash and cheque.
- Developing a touch points strategy for our philanthropic donors.
- Working with the Head of Finance to track, acknowledge and report donations and provide relevant documentation
EVENT PLANNING
- Leading on fundraising events in the UK, particularly the annual Seenaryo Supper, handling everything from venue research, to overseeing contracts, coordinating volunteers, project managing on the night and guest list management.
- Supporting colleagues with UK theatre events and film screenings, liaising with partners on audience outreach, researching venues and securing speakers.
- Collaborating with the Lebanon and Jordan teams on live events, including fundraising events, conferences, theatre productions.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT
- Managing philanthropic donor records on the CRM.
- Tracking and acknowledging philanthropic donations.
- Managing Seenaryo’s newsletter mailing list.
- Quarterly Gift Aid submissions.
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILTIES
As part of an ambitious and growing organisation with a shared mission, the role will also involve engaging with the UK team and wider organisation on other tasks not listed above, within reasonable expectation and in agreement with the Development Officer’s line manager. These tasks can also be developed as part of the role depending on the strengths of the candidate. For example:
- Creating social media content to support fundraising campaigns and UK events.
- Supporting the Head of Communications & Engagement to update and produce content for the website that contributes to donor engagement and fundraising.
- Building media relationships to promote UK events by preparing press releases and developing relationships with journalists.
Essential Qualifications and Experience:
- A BA degree in a relevant field
- Strong written and spoken communication skills, with the ability to create compelling fundraising materials and confidence to speak persuasively with new people from diverse backgrounds
- Excellent organisational and planning skills
- A motivated self-starter who can use initiative and work independently
- An ability to work collaboratively within a small, multi-disciplinary team
- Experience using Microsoft Office and Google Suite (including Excel/Spreadsheets and Powerpoint/Slides), Google Drive and Zoom
- Right to work in the UK
- 1 year of experience within the charity, arts or education sectors (strongly preferred)
Desirable:
- Experience in fundraising, event or campaign planning
- Experience using a CRM/database for donor management
- Previous experience working in an international organisation or with teams across multiple countries
- Graphic design or video editing skills to support communications and fundraising
- Knowledge and understanding of the arts, education, and social impact sectors
- Knowledge and understanding of the political context in Lebanon, Jordan, Palestine, Syria and the wider Arab region
- Knowledge of Arabic
How to apply
To apply, please fill out the application form on our website by 5pm on Friday 28th February 2025. We will contact the shortlisted candidates for interviews after the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced finance professional? Do you know how to keep track of and manage reporting for multiple strands of incoming and outgoing funds, run charity accounting processes, create clear, meticulously checked budgets and support other people to use and properly input data to financial record keeping systems? Are you committed to ideals of inclusivity and supporting everyone in society to reach their potential? If so this may be the role for you!
We are recruiting to a new, National Lottery funded role of Finance Lead. This role will play a key part in ensuring the smooth running of the financial processes of FarmAbility, ensuring that robust procedures, effective digital systems and collaborative teamworking are in use.
You will manage FarmAbility’s day-to-day finances providing financial information to the FarmAbility CEO and other FarmAbility staff on request. You’ll assist the CEO and Treasurer on the Board of Trustees to provide up to date and accurate financial reporting to the quarterly board meetings. You’ll support the accurate and timely monitoring and management of accounts payable, grant funds and individual giving donations, along with managing monthly credit control, gift aid reports and bank reconciliation.
This is a multi-faceted role, with opportunity to grow and develop. You’ll work with colleagues across the organisation. There is scope for taking on more advanced finance tasks in future, should you desire to develop in the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Seeking an enthusiastic and creative individual to support the Communications team - and boost our TikTok account.
About this role
Voice4Change England (V4CE) is seeking a dynamic Marketing and Communications Intern to support the promotion of our programmes, content, and brand to external audiences. This role is ideal for someone at the beginning of their marketing and communications career who is passionate about contributing to a democratic civil society.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage and grow V4CE's TikTok account, including shooting, recording, editing, and scheduling videos
- Create engaging graphic designs for social media posts across platforms
- Use Mailchimp for email marketing campaigns and V4CE’s newsletter
- Provide support during in-person events
- Proofread and edit various communications materials
Qualifications:
- Strong writing and editing skills
- Experience with social media platforms (Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Facebook, and TikTok)
- Proficiency in graphic design tools (e.g., Canva, Adobe Suite)
- Creativity, initiative, organization, and attention to detail
- Cultural competency and ability to work with diverse colleagues and stakeholders
Voice4Change England (V4CE) is a charity and national advocate for the Black and Minoritised voluntary and community sector (BME VCS).
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Victim Help Caseworker to join the North Wales team in St Asaph, working 15 hours a week.
Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?
Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?
If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…
What we offer:
At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:
- Flexible working options including hybrid working
- 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
- An extra day off for your birthday
- Pension with 5% employer contribution
- Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
- High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
- Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
- Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
- Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression
About the Role:
As a Victim Help Caseworker you will be:
- You will be responsible for the implementation and co-ordination of peer support groups for victims of crime across North Wales.
- Peer support involves a facilitator led group being empowered to share their experiences with other victims who have experienced a similar crime.
- You will also lead on engagement with victims through 1-2-1 consultations to capture their views on matters relating to support and the Criminal Justice System, as well as increasing engagement on the North Wales Victims Panel run by the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner.
About Us:
Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.
Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.
Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.
As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.
If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.
How to apply:
To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.
We look forward to hearing from you.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.
Vacancy Announcement
Policy and Advocacy Officer – NCD Prevention
London, United Kingdom
Title:Policy and Advocacy Officer – NCD Prevention
Contract Type:Employee (100%) or consultancy
Contract Duration:Fixed term until end of March 2026, with a 3-month probation period
Team:Policy, Advocacy and Accountability
Reporting to:Policy and Advocacy Manager – NCD Prevention
Start Date:April 2025
Location:Employment in London, United Kingdom (UK) or remote consultant
Deadline:Sunday, 23 February 2025, 23.59 CET
Salary Range:circa 3'000 GBP/month
Job description
The NCD Alliance (NCDA) seeks a UK-based officer to support our global policy and advocacy work, with a particular focus on noncommunicable disease (NCD) prevention. This is an excellent opportunity for candidates interested in working for a respected civil society organization, engaging with multilateral institutions and governments, and leading strategic advocacy and coalition building on a priority global health and development issues. The successful applicant will join our Policy, Advocacy and Accountability (PAA) team of 6 professionals located in Geneva and New York City.
NCDA is preparing a strategic advocacy campaign in the lead up to the fourth United Nations (UN) High-Level Meeting (HLM) on NCDs and Mental health in September 2025, and the officer will play an integral role in supporting NCDA’s engagement around and beyond this UN HLM. The officer will also support with several World Health Organization (WHO) processes and initiatives, including on air pollution as a major NCD risk factor, climate change and health, nutrition and food systems, social determinants of health and other NCD prevention priorities. This role provides an excellent opportunity for a motivated graduate to develop experience, networks and skillsets in global health policy and advocacy.
About the NCD Alliance
The NCD Alliance (NCDA) is a registered non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Geneva, Switzerland, dedicated to supporting a world free from preventable suffering, disability and death caused by NCDs. Founded in 2009, NCDA brings together a unique network of over 400 members in more than 60 countries into a respected, united and credible global civil society movement. The movement is unified by the cross-cutting nature of common risk factors including unhealthy diets, harmful use of alcohol, tobacco smoking, air pollution and physical inactivity, and the system solutions for chronic NCDs such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, diabetes, mental health and neurological disorders.
NCDA is at the forefront of elevating NCDs onto the global health and development agenda through strategic relations with the WHO, UN, and governments, with staff around the world, including Geneva, London, and New York City. Our network includes global and national NGOs, scientific and professional associations, academic and research institutions, private sector entities and dedicated individuals.
NCDA’s activities aim to influence policy, raise awareness of NCDs, broker knowledge and good practice to prevent and treat NCDs. NCDA supports capacity development of NCD civil society organizations and alliances, mobilising a network of 70 national and regional NCD alliances around the world. Our achievements to date include supporting the adoption of landmark political commitments on NCDs – including from the UN HLMs on NCDs in 2011, 2014 and 2018, the global 2025 NCD targets, NCD-related targets in the Sustainable Development Goals and the declaration of the UN HLM on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) in 2019 and 2023.
NCDA is currently running a pivotal global advocacy campaign, in close collaboration with our network, in the lead up to the Fourth UN HLM on NCDs in 2025. NCDA continues to be the convening civil society voice advocating for action on existing NCD targets at the global level, and calling for governments, and other stakeholders, to be held accountable. Integration of NCDs into other global health priorities such as HIV, tuberculosis and maternal and newborn health are fundamental for reaching NCD targets, and organisations working on NCDs at regional and country levels are at the heart of an engaged civil society movement. The PAA team focuses on four impact goals: Prevention, Care, Financing and Community Engagement. More information about NCDA is available on our website.
The Policy and Advocacy Officer will:
oSupport the PAA team elevate the importance of addressing NCDs, in particular through health promotion and reducing exposure to the major NCD risk factors, within global health and development policy and political processes;
oSupport and enhance the impact and effectiveness of NCDA’s advocacy and accountability activities at the UN, WHO, and in other global fora;
oSupport the delivery of policy and advocacy activities and deliverables for partners and members (e.g. reports, events, conference sessions, webinars, etc.).
Main duties and responsibilities:
oTrack and analyse global policy processes and trends on NCD prevention with a particular focus on air pollution, climate change, food systems transformation and social determinants of health;
oIdentify opportunities to influence policy in these focus areas by sharing NCDA’s policy positions in relevant consultations and other processes, including around the next UN Climate Conference (UNFCCC COP30);
oRepresent NCDA at external meetings and initiatives relevant to NCD prevention policy;
oSupport NCDA’s activities in preparation of the UN HLM on NCDs in 2025, including analysing NCDA’s members priorities on NCD prevention, and monitor the roll-out of an advocacy plan on air pollution for the UN HLM on NCDs in coordination with NCDA’s members.
oDraft materials including reports, toolkits, briefings, statements, consultation submissions, op-eds, blogs, event concept notes, presentations and speeches to provide information to policymakers, partners and media as necessary;
oSupport the preparation of NCDA events, including strategic roundtables, high-level advocacy events, mission briefings and webinars, coordinating preparations, including the programme, speaker outreach, logistics, promotion and communications;
oAssist the PAA team to strengthen and build on existing partnerships and strategic relationships with NCD prevention champion governments, key teams at WHO, other relevant UN agencies, civil society, academia and other partners;
oSet up and maintain a process to monitor in-country developments on marketing, labelling and fiscal policy acrossNCD risk factors, identifying champions and opportunities to promote NCDA’s knowledge products on these policy areas;
oSupport the ongoing promotion of NCDA’s knowledge products on prevention with the communications team;
oSupport coordination with the partnerships and membership (P&M), capacity development (CD) and PAA teams,and liaise where relevant with NCDA’s network of NCD alliances, members and supporters on joint deliverables on priority prevention-related topics;
oMonitor and contribute to the Peer Learning Advocacy Network (PLAN) on NCD Prevention (including fortnightly updates, webinars, coordination of network input into relevant consultations, and identifying opportunities for joint outputs);
oSupport PAA team processes as required, including tasks that involve setting up processes, note-taking, planning and reporting.
Experience and skills:
Essential
oUniversity degree in public policy or a health-related subject, with a minimum of 1 year of relevant job or internship experience;
oStrong interest in public health, and knowledge of global health and development multilateral processes, particularly within the WHO;
oExcellent analysis, writing and oral communications skills in English, including presentation skills;
oAbility to make presentations and organise effective online meetings;
oExcellent organizational skills and ability to successfully manage competing priorities and meet deadlines with ability to take initiative;
oDeveloping judgment and strategic thinking;
oCapacity to work independently and collaboratively in an international team environment with solid interpersonal and communication skills;
oAvailability for international travel required (around 2 to 4 trips a year).
Desirable
oProfessional experience supporting policy development and the implementation of advocacy campaigns for non-profit organisations;
oKnowledge of, and professional experience on, issues related to NCD prevention, health determinants, air pollution, climate change and/or food systems;
oProfessional experience working with international institutions such as the WHO, UNEP or FAO;
oWorking knowledge of UN and WHO processes;
oPolicy research skills and experience;
oWritten and oral communication skills in other languages.
Requirements:
oFor a fixed-term employment contract in the UK, a British or Irish citizenship or valid work permit to work in the UK. Please note that only applicants with a pre-existing right to work in the UK can apply. We regret that we cannot support visa applications.
oFor a consultancy, registration as self-employed in your country of residence.
Terms of employment:
oStart date: April or May 2025
oDiversity and inclusion are central to the way we work at NCDA. We are committed to cultivating a fair and healthy environment, where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We are happy to discuss flexible working options for all roles. We work to ensure that our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible to everyone.
NCDA values:
Our work is underpinned by values which align with well-established principles of global health and sustainable development:
oPeople-centred
oCollaboration
oEquity, diversity and inclusion
oAccountability
oIndependence
oExcellence and results driven
Your application should include:
oA cover letter (no longer than two pages) outlining how you meet the required experience and competencies, and when you would be available for employment.
oYour curriculum vitae (no longer than two pages), including two references.
oOne relevant piece of your written work, this could be a presentation, short report, or article that you have written (main author) during your studies, while working or volunteering for another organization.
Important note: Sending incomplete applications reduces chances of being shortlisted.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Benefits
- Scope to take real ownership in a fast-growing charity
- Flexible working arrangements
- Strong commitment to professional development with a dedicated training budget
- Annual performance and pay progression reviews
- Up to 5% pension contribution
- 40 days paid leave per year: 25 days annual leave, 8 bank holidays, 3 days between
- Christmas and New Year and 4 wellbeing days
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme offering free therapy
- Work phone and laptop
- A supportive and inclusive culture with regular team social event
Responsibilities
Supporting young people
You'll deliver our programmes and work one-to-one with care-experienced young people across London. You'll manage a caseload of young people and be a positive role model to those you're supporting.
Working with delivery partners
You’ll be working closely with our delivery partners to ensure the young people are getting the best support out there. Whether that’s liaising with social landlords or local debt advice charities.
Collecting crucial impact data and evidencing impact
You’ll be meticulous in ensuring you collect and report high quality data, understanding that this information is crucial to demonstrating our impact to funders and clients. You’ll ensure your notes and our databases are up to date with accurate information.
Working collaboratively
You'll work closely with other Settle Coaches and the wider team to ensure you are learning from them and they are learning from your experiences. You’ll collaborate with others in order to make decisions. You will contribute to an inclusive working environment for everyone.
Getting stuck in
We are a small but growing team and you'll be ready and excited to get stuck into new projects and opportunities as they arise - stretching yourself and developing your expertise.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a driven individual, with the relevant skills to provide high quality support to a small caseload of young people to ensure we give the very best we can to the young people we work with. We are interested in someone who is passionate about developing their frontline skills and supporting care experienced young people to achieve their goals.
You’ll feel comfortable working with people from a range of backgrounds including other professionals. You will seek opportunities for the young people you support and advocate for them during tricky moments. You will utilise creative thinking to broaden awareness of Settle within our referral partners when opportunity arises.
We are looking for a compassionate individual, with an understanding of the value in collecting high quality data. You are someone who is keen to learn about best practice and incorporate your work into our external communications.
Having recently started delivering support to young people living in the private rented sector, we are particularly interested in applicants with an understanding of this work, and/or experience delivering support to individuals living in the private rented sector as well as the social housing sector.
Care-experienced applicants
Settle is committed to increasing the representation of lived experience of the care system in our team. Therefore, care-experienced applicants who meet the essential criteria in the job description will be guaranteed an interview.
‘Care-experienced’ means you have been “looked after” by your local authority at any point, for any length of time before turning 18. This includes living with foster carers, in a residential children's home, being looked after at home with a supervision order, living with relatives or friends in kinship care, being adopted and previously looked after. This also covers asylum seekers who arrived in the UK without an adult with parental responsibility also known as Unaccompanied Asylum Seeking Children.
If this applies to you, please mention this in your application and we will follow up to request some evidence (such as a letter from a social worker or PA).
Our vision is a 21st century Britain where no young person is homeless and all young people get a fair chance at doing well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Part-time 22.5 hours per week (Tuesday-Thursday), 0.6 FTE
Location: FoodCycle HQ, Vauxhall, London
Contract: Permanent
Do you want to work with a multiple charity of the year winner? We are FoodCycle, and our vision is to make food poverty, loneliness and food waste a thing of the past for every community.
FoodCycle is all about tackling food poverty and social isolation through connecting communities over a delicious plate of food. This role is an exciting opportunity to help support the mission of the charity through a programme of income-generating corporate cooking challenges. We have been running these successfully in London for several years (and also launched in Birmingham last year) and are now looking to scale up our programme.
You will need to be able to confidently lead our corporate Food Invention Challenges, which take place at Mission Kitchen, Vauxhall. You will be customer service oriented, with effective communication and interpersonal skills. If you have a love of food, strong organisational skills and enjoy creating fun and engaging teambuilding sessions, then this is the role for you!
When not running Food Invention Challenges, you will provide administrative support for the Fundraising Team. As this role is based fully at our headquarters in the Food Exchange, you will need to live within a one hour commute of Vauxhall, London.
Benefits: We offer 26.5 days holiday plus bank holidays, and additional holiday for length of service (pro-rata for part-time). Our healthcare package allows staff to claim money back on healthcare bills and includes access to telephone counselling and online GP appointments.
How to apply: Please upload a CV of no more than two sides, and a covering note/letter of no more than two sides explaining why you are suitable for the role, via our vacancy website.
Deadline for your application: 11.59pm on Sunday, 16th February 2025.
Interview process: Shortlisted candidates will need to complete a 30 minute task prior to being invited to interview.
Interviews: planned for Wednesday 26th February 2025.
Inclusivity: FoodCycle is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We are committed to creating an inclusive and diverse workplace where everyone feels valued and respected.
Safeguarding: Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – FoodCycle is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare / wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk. This role will therefore require a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Please note that you will need to have existing Right to Work in the UK to apply for this role. We are unable to provide visa sponsorship.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for new Oliver McGowan Expert with Lived Experience Co-trainers to join our Connections team in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. We are looking for applicants who have either a learning difficulty and/or are autistic people.
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity in a new role as an Oliver McGowan Expert with Lived Experience Co-trainer to join our team covering Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. The job is to train people who work in health and social care about learning disabilities and autism. This will help health and social care staff to better understand the needs of people with learning disabilities and autistic people.
About you
You will need to have a learning disability and/or be an autistic person. You will need to talk in front of groups of up to 30 people and be able to understand what they are saying to you. We will give you training to do this.
You will need to:
· learn what you need to do to give the training
· be ready and organised for the work you do, and
· be able to organise your time.
The training will be delivered as part of a team, you will never be doing this work on your own.
How will you make a difference?
You will be helping health and social care staff understand how to better listen and communicate with people with learning disabilities and/or autistic people.
Professional Development?
You will have plenty of opportunities to learn new skills and you will make a real difference.
Benefits:
- Paid holiday
- Supportive working environment with a good work/life balance
- Support with continuous development
Equality and Diversity
VoiceAbility believes in being an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners. It treats everyone with equality and encourages everyone to meet their full potential.
VoiceAbility is a Disability Confident employer. This means that if any applicant tells us that they have a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role, they will be offered an interview.
To find out how to apply, please click on the link to our website.
You will find it helpful to look at the Job Description which tells you about the job.
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match what we are looking for.
Important Dates:
Closing date for applications; 12 noon on Friday 28 February.
Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the things we are looking for.
Want to know more about VoiceAbility and the role?
Please click on the link to our website
We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are recruiting for a Complex Needs IDVA to join our team in Hertfordshire; the scope on this job involves….
Job Title: Complex Needs IDVA
Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Fixed term (until November 2025)
Hours: 37.5
We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.
This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Complex Needs Independent Domestic Violence Advocate (IDVA) to supporting women and children who are impacted by domestic abuse. You will work closely with victims of domestic abuse from the point of crisis, to provide high quality independent advocacy and support to survivors of domestic abuse at the highest risk and their children.
As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota.
This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.
Closing date: 9.00am on 17 February 2025
Interview date: 24 February 2025
Benefits
Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.
Cambridge Science Centre is looking for an enthusiastic person to join our team of Science Communicators. As a Science Communicator, you will be involved in all aspects of our delivery of hands-on science, technology, engineering and maths to young people with schools and communities – from single day events to multi-month pop-up science centres around the region.
CSC has moved to a new, state-of-the-art home on the iconic Cambridge Science Park. This new location allows us to draw on the world’s leading STEM institutions and open them up to surrounding communities and visitors to support better education, future careers, and life opportunities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.