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Community and Events Fundraiser

Are you a dynamic relationship builder with a passion for making a difference? Do you thrive on hitting targets and achieving goals? If so, Prospect Hospice has the perfect opportunity for you to transform your career while making a meaningful impact!

About Us:

Join our dedicated, friendly, and supportive fundraising team at Prospect Hospice, where every day brings the chance to support local individuals and families facing life-limiting illnesses. We are committed to providing compassionate care, and your role will be crucial in ensuring we can continue to offer this vital support.

The Role:

As a Community and Events Fundraiser, you will:

• Engage and Inspire: Work with our amazing community supporters, raising the profile of Prospect Hospice and attracting new supporters to our cause.
• Drive Fundraising Efforts: Help our supporters organize and participate in various events, activities, and fundraising platforms to generate essential income.
• Achieve Impactful Targets: Channel your drive and commitment to meet and exceed fundraising targets, directly contributing to the care and support we offer to our patients and their families.
• Flexible Work Schedule: Work 30 to 37.5 hours per week (minimum 3 days in the office), Monday to Friday, with the ability to work evenings and weekends when needed for events.

Key Responsibilities:

• Income and Expenditure Management: Take charge of your own targets, ensuring a robust and sustainable income stream for the hospice.
• Supporter Experience: Provide exceptional support and guidance to groups and individuals organising events and activities in aid of the hospice, maximizing their fundraising opportunities.
• Ambassador Role: Act as a passionate ambassador for Prospect Hospice, recruiting sign-ups, encouraging fundraising efforts, and galvanizing community support.
• Community Relationship Building: We’re looking for someone local to Swindon, Marlborough and northwest Wiltshire to build and maintain strong relationships within the community, using your experience to foster long-term engagement.

What We Offer:

• A Rewarding Career: Enter the exciting world of professional fundraising with ample opportunities for growth and development.
• Supportive Environment: Be part of a team that values collaboration, encouragement, and mutual success.
• Community Impact: Know that your work is making a real difference in the lives of those in your community.

What We’re Looking For:

• Strong Relationship Management Skills: Demonstrable experience in building and maintaining relationships is essential.
• Attention to Detail: Ability to manage and deliver on multiple priorities with precision.
• Confident and Outgoing: Comfortable speaking to and supporting a wide range of individuals and groups, both face-to-face and through presentations.
• Administrative Competence: Effectively carry out administrative duties to support fundraising activities.
• Community Fundraising/Events Experience: Previous experience in community fundraising or organising events is highly desirable.

If you have great relationship management skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage and deliver on multiple priorities, this could be the role for you. Apply today and start your journey with Prospect Hospice.

We offer a great range of benefits, including:

• 27 days holiday FTE plus bank holidays (rising with length of service)
• Generous contributory pension scheme and life assurance
• Discounts with local retailers, gyms and service providers including Blue Light Discount Card
• Supportive induction, training and development
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking on-site

Equality & Diversity

Prospect Hospice is committed to encouraging a diverse and inclusive working environment. We recognise that promoting diversity and eliminating discrimination in our workplace will bring benefits for our people, our business and the communities we serve.

We are committed to ensuring that all employees and job applicants are provided with equality of opportunity in employment and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, offending background, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all those we support. As part of our SAFER recruitment processes, offers of employment will be subject to thorough checks, which may include a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, satisfactory references, online and social media checks and verification of qualifications. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to adhere to our safeguarding policies and procedures at all times.

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

We will review applications as they come in and therefore we may close the vacancy before the closing date. Candidates are therefore advised to apply early.

Could you help people improve their health and well-being through gardening? Do you have experience of working in a community gardening or health and social care setting? At Thrive, our Practitioners work with plants and people to improve an individual’s physical and psychological health, social interaction. skills and confidence.

We’re looking for a new STH Practitioner to provide high quality and effective Social and Therapeutic Horticulture (STH) programmes for adults in our gardens in Battersea Park and outreach settings. Working alongside volunteers this role will support people with learning disabilities, autism, long term health conditions or other disabilities.

Based at Thrive London in Battersea Park. The role will involve some work undertaken off-site in London and occasional travel to the Thrive Centres in Reading and Birmingham.

Appointment to this post will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check. Thrive complies fully with the DBS Code of Practice. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an individual from working for Thrive.

Closing date for applications: Monday 21 October 9am. Interviews are anticipated to take place on Monday 28 October 2024.

For further information please refer to the full job and person specification below

Transition and Placement Coordinator

Join Our Clients Team as a Transition and Placement Coordinator!

Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of individuals with complex needs? Do you excel in coordinating and advocating for person-centred care? If so, this exciting role as a Transition and Placement Coordinator could be the perfect fit for you!

Within this role, you’ll play a crucial part in ensuring smooth transitions for adults with complex needs into our specialist day service. You will work closely with individuals, their families, and a multidisciplinary team to create personalised transition plans, monitor progress, and advocate for the best possible care. You’ll be the point of contact for the people they support, liaising with external agencies and ensuring everything runs smoothly.

What you'll do:

• Coordinate and implement transition plans.
• Organise pre-placement visits and reviews.
• Work with families, carers, and professionals to ensure comprehensive support.
• Advocate for the individuals' needs and preferences.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team for holistic care.

What they’re looking for:

• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• A proactive and compassionate approach to care.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary settings.
• Passion for improving the lives of people with complex needs.
• Experience in facilitating a person-centred care approach.
• Experience with excellent communication and coordination skills to liaise with families, carers, and external agencies.
• You will be proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a multidisciplinary environment, ensuring smooth transitions and placements for the people we support.
• Strong advocacy skills are essential, as you'll be representing the needs and preferences of the people we support while ensuring person-centred care is delivered.

If you're passionate about making a meaningful difference in people's lives and thrive in a collaborative role, they’d love to hear from you!

Why Join them? You’ll be part of a passionate, dedicated team that’s committed to making a positive impact. They offer a supportive work environment, opportunities for professional growth, and the chance to truly make a difference in people’s lives.

Location: Harborne, Birmingham

Apply Now! If this sounds like the opportunity you’ve been looking for, apply today by submitting the attached application form and your CV!

Be part of a team that makes lives better!

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Company Description

Founded in 1922, the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is the UK based and internationally recognised qualifying body and learned society for chemical, biochemical and process engineers. We exist to advance chemical engineering’s contribution for the benefit of society and strive to achieve our mission of Engineering a sustainable world.

We support our 31,000 members across the world in applying their expertise and experience to make an influential contribution to solving major global challenges, and we are the only organisation permitted to award Chartered Chemical Engineer status and Professional Process Safety Engineer registration.

Position

We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Senior Regional Engagement Manager to lead our dynamic UK field force, offering clear and supportive management to ensure high performance, and supporting our growth efforts in existing and new global markets.

As an integral part of IChemE’s management team, the role holder will represent the organisation’s key field force, supporting and driving operations through frequent liaison with other IChemE management, functional teams, member groups and committees. They will be a key contributor to achieving IChemE’s strategic goals

Alongside team leadership responsibilities, the role holder will develop and deliver their own regional strategy, working with regional HEIs, employers, and other priority partners to identify, nurture and grow sustainable relationships and engagement opportunities that positively impact IChemE’s member recruitment, engagement, and retention.

This is a field based role and as such extensive business travel will be involved, including a requirement to frequently attend the IChemE offices in Rugby and / or London.

This role is for a fixed term of 12 months in the first instance, with potential to extend to a permanent role subject to achievement of key deliverables.

Requirements

Our ideal candidates will have:

• A minimum of Degree level education
• At least 5 years work experience or proven practical and diverse work experience in a related field
• Be highly proficient and confident in people and change management

They will be able to demonstrate the following knowledge and experience:

• Experience and sound working knowledge of chemical, biochemical, process engineering and / or related sectors
• Experience developing and driving business plans to support execution of strategic plans
• At least 5 years’ experience working in a member engagement, business development, or sales-related role
• Proven experience forming partnerships and networks at the highest level with other organisations which bring mutual benefit
• Proven experience in leading a key account management framework

·Line management experience and ability to lead and motivate a team of individuals.

• Demonstrable experience of delivering and reporting against ambitious targets, KPI’s, budgets and deadlines
• High level of IT literacy including common Microsoft Office applications, on-line conferencing, web-meetings, and bespoke membership/customer databases

Key responsibilities of the role include:

1. Employer engagement: through world class key account management, identify and develop links with a growing number and breadth of employer partners to grow our member base and increase engagement – going beyond the norm into new markets.
2. Regional member development: key accountability for member growth at all grades in UK regions and beyond.
3. Education partners: through world class key account management, identify and develop links with a growing number of education partners to broaden and grow our member base and increase engagement.
4. Leadership and management: alongside leadership of IChemE’s dynamic UK field force you will: work with others internationally to lead implementation of growth efforts in new global markets; play an active role in company / departmental development projects and continued improvement initiatives; support our expansion into industry body and public sector partnerships to share best practise and increase market knowledge; and regularly report on progress towards KPIs and business plans.

IChemE is an international membership organisation and activities often take place outside of normal working hours. The job holder must be willing to attend and participate in such activities and associated travel. Additionally, the job holder will be required to liaise with colleagues located in different time zones on an regular basis to meet the needs of the business.

Are you passionate about fashion or furniture and want to make a difference through your work? We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Store Manager to join our team, focusing on driving sales while supporting our charitable mission.

About the Role:

As the Store Manager, you will play a key role in supporting our Retail Manager to maximise sales and ensure the smooth operation of our retail business. You’ll be part of an enthusiastic Retail team that values collaboration, innovation, and a shared commitment to positive change.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assist the Retail Manager in achieving sales targets and operational goals.
• Lead, inspire, and manage a dedicated team, including staff and volunteers.
• Ensure exceptional customer service and a welcoming store environment.
• Manage inventory, merchandising, and store presentation to align with brand standards.
• Oversee daily store operations, including cash handling, reporting, and compliance.
• Contribute to marketing initiatives and community engagement efforts.

About You:

• Experience: Previous experience in a store management role within the fashion or furniture industry is essential.
• Skills: Strong leadership skills with proven line management experience. Experience managing volunteers is highly desirable.
• Attitude: Positive, proactive, and passionate about driving change. A “can-do” attitude and optimism for the future are a must.
• Passion: Enthusiasm for fashion, furniture, and making a positive impact through charity-focused work.

Why Join Us?

• Training: Additional training and development opportunities will be provided.
• Team: Join a friendly and supportive team that is dedicated to making a difference.
• Impact: Be part of a company that values its people and their contributions to both business and community.

If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and share our passion for fashion and positive change, we’d love to hear from you!

How to Apply:

Please submit your CV and a cover letter explaining why you would be a great fit for this role.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Store Associate to join our friendly Store in St Ives!

This will be a fantastic opportunity for someone who is passionate, motivated, and keen to help raise funds to support the most vulnerable children and young people in the UK.

As a Store Associate you will support the Store Manager, other Store Associates, and volunteers to help run a busy store, you will have the opportunity to develop and learn within the store.  Weekend work will be a key part of the role.

Store Location: 8 The Pavement, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 5AD

Hours: 21 Per Week.

Permanent Contract.

Some of the Key Responsibilities

• Excellent Customer Service
• Visual Merchandising
• Organising Stock, Pricing and Steaming stock before going on the shop floor.
• Ensuring Stock is generated over the door by members of the public and ensuring donors sign up for gift aid.
• Implement any promotion in the store as directed by Head Office or your Area Business Manager or your Store Manager.
• Achieve and maintain high standards of housekeeping, organisation and cleanliness throughout the Store, including the sales floor and stockroom areas.
• Actively encourage the public to donate saleable stock.
• Rotate stock on a daily basis so that no garment remains on the shop floor for any longer than the agreed time limits.

Ideal candidates should have

• Experience of working in a retail environment due to the nature of the store.
• Experience of cash handling
• Working in a customer service environment
• Experience of working on own initiative
• Knowledge of working in a fashion environment
• Basic IT skills

The full Job description and Person profile is available below. Please read this before applying to ensure that the job matches your skills and experience.

* As part of Barnardo's ongoing commitment to safeguarding, our retail recruitment process requires that successful candidates are asked to consent to a Basic criminal records check.

Interview Date: Where an interview date has been given in the advert, this will be the only date available. Please check this before proceeding with your application.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible

The Retail section consists of more than 700 Barnardo's shops across the UK. These high-street stores are reliant on donations from the public and corporate supporters,and generate funds from the sale of these donated items. There are a wide range of shops, from traditional charity stores to book shops and furniture. The Trading division produces and sells a range of products, including cards and gifts.

Please note due to the high volume of applications for some posts, this advert might close before the displayed closing date.  We recommend that you apply for this role as soon as possible.

About Barnardo's

At Barnardo's we believe in children – no matter who they are, what they have done or what they have been through. Please read about our basis and values following the link below. You will be asked questions relating to them as part of the recruitment process for this role.

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) is reflected in our values and our practice, and we have invested in this area of our work to ensure that we can deliver on our commitments to be an inclusive employer. EDI is a key enabler of our purpose as a charity and we want to ensure that the diversity of our teams is reflective of the communities we serve and that we continue to learn and develop our work with a focus on inclusion. We particularly encourage applications from candidates from Black, Asian and  Minoritised Ethnic Communities, candidates who are LGBT+ and Disabled candidates. 

Our basis and values

Benefits

• Barnardo's believe in creating equality of opportunity in the workplace and supporting people to manage their work-life balance; we are therefore open to offering flexible working arrangements.
• 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing after 5 years service
• The ability to buy up to another 5 days annual leave via our HolidayPlus scheme
• A host of family friendly leave options including company Maternity Paternity and Adoption pay; together with all family additional leave options
• Service related sick pay from day 1
• Access to a Group Personal Pension with a matched 4% or 6% contribution from Barnardo's. Ability to pay via salary sacrifice to garner both tax and NI savings on your own contribution
• Death in service cover of 4x annual earnings for all staff contributing to our Group Personal Pension
• Cycle2work scheme
• Interest free season ticket loans
• Discounts and cashback from at high street shops including major supermarkets, cinemas, gyms, leisure/theme parks, holidays and much more via our Benefit Portal
• Opportunity to purchase a health cash plan to claim towards dental, glasses, therapy etc
• Free access to round the clock employee assistance program for advice and support
• Access to Barnardo's Corporate University

*T&C's apply based on contract

Digital Empowerment Officer (Community Engagement) 

Home-Based covering a patch around Lincolnshire

£28,718 to £31,909 per annum plus Excellent Benefits

Can you help to empower communities by championing the difference that digital inclusion can make? 

Our client is currently recruiting for a Digital Empowerment Officer to join their Community Engagement team.  As a Digital Empowerment Officer, you will lead in the coordination, development and delivery of digital inclusion projects, initiatives and activities for Platform customers and communities.

This is a role where you will be active in communities promoting the use of digital platforms, tackling barriers to digital exclusion, and helping to improve digital skills.  Within this role, you will be building on the existing successes with the team and will receive support from your colleagues to be successful in the role.

The Digital Empowerment Officer will be responsible for supporting communities in places including Louth, Skegness, Market Harborough, Gainsborough and Boston.  Any required travel will be reimbursed in line with their current policy and current Inland Revenue Mileage rates.

What you can expect from the role 

• Working with communities to promote the use of our client's digital services and customer portals.
• Working with internal stakeholders, you will be a digital specialist for project teams who are looking to understand the technological implications from the customer’s perspective.
• Working with external stakeholders and partners, developing relationships with Digital Champions Volunteers to help further promote the digital services.
• Producing marketing material for a range of digital and online training, events and initiatives through a variety of different methods, such as newsletters, blogs, social media etc.
• Playing a pivotal role in the testing and piloting of digital and Internet ready products.

What they are looking for in you 

• A good understanding of how digital inclusion can help people and enthusiasm for digital solutions.
• You will be a people person; communication will be key to this role not only for working with our customers but also for working with external stakeholders.
• Experience of working in a customer engagement, community or voluntary environment would be preferred.
• A patient and empathetic approach.
• Proven ability to actively identify new ways to engage successfully with customers and communities. 
• Due to the nature of the role the successful applicant will have a DBS check carried out before commencing employment.

• The successful applicant will also need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.  Whilst part of the role will be home-based you will be expected to regularly travel to the communities around Lincolnshire.

Some of their great benefits include:

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave   
• Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts        
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more      
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)       
• Learning and Development opportunities 
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme 
• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

Volunteer Co-ordinator - London TIME

Permanent

35 hours per week

£29,394.04 per annum

Benefits

London Borough of Newham

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.

TYPE OF PERSON WE ARE LOOKING FOR/ WHAT'S EXPECTED OF THEM

We are currently looking for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Experience of developing and delivering training programmes

-Experience of recruiting, training and supporting Volunteers to a high standard, including developing and maintaining a comprehensive programme of support.

-Experience of peer mentoring programmes and/or experience of facilitating participation activities with young people.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

The closing date for applications is 22nd October 2024. If after 14 days, we have received enough applications we can close this vacancy from the 8th October 2024 onwards.

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About HMFC

Are you interested in joining a team that is seeking to support everyone's life journeys?

Heathrow Multi Faith Chaplaincy (HMFC) is a Charity based at Heathrow Airport working with both passengers and staff of all faiths and none. If this is something you might be interested in then click on the link below.

What we are looking for

We are looking for an experienced administrator who can work respectfully with everybody, who is both a team player and able to work independently, you must have high standards of integrity and be able to keep confidences. You will be able to prioritize tasks to meet multiple deadlines and have strong organizational skills. Some of your duties would include:

  I. Personal Assistance & Administration supporting the Head and Deputy Head of HMFC.

II. Governance Support

III. Verification and data administration

IV. Coordinating specific projects

What we provide

We provide 25 days annual leave + Statutory Bank Holidays, and pension where the current maximum contribution made by HMFC is 7% of salary and the minimum contribution made by an employee is 5% of salary/ eligible earnings

Please refer to the attachment below for the full job pack and person specification.

HR Manager

Salary:      £41,697 - £47,465 Pro rata and subject to experience

Hours:      Part time - 26 hours, approx 3.5 days per week 

Location: London office 2 days per week/hybrid

Contract:  Permanent

Benefits:  25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and up to 3 days Christmas leave / Employer-matched Royal London Pension Plan of up to 5% of basic salary / Private health plan

As HR Manager, your role will be to support Challenge Partners to recruit, develop and retain a happy and effective team and to improve the efficiency of internal systems and processes. The role is important for making sure employees get an excellent experience at Challenge Partners.

About you:

• Previous experience in a generalist and operational HR role, within a charity or education is an advantage but not essential

• Previous experience in a stand alone HR role or a role with considerable autonomy 

• Proven track record of successfully implementing new processes, policies and procedures in line with business growth 

• In-depth knowledge of relevant legislation and regulations (Employment law, right to work, safeguarding, payroll)

• Strong leadership and coaching skills to motivate and develop leaders

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to build relationships with diverse stakeholders.

• Ability to prioritise effectively, manage competing demands, and work under pressure.

• Experience of setting up managing multiple tech platforms and managing multiple suppliers and agencies that support our employee value proposition (HRIS, benefit platforms, occupational health, recruitment portals).

Qualifications:

• CIPD Level 5 or 7 (preferred) or equivalent experience

• Strong numeracy and literacy skills essential

Digital Empowerment Officer (Community Engagement) 

Home Based covering a patch around Midlands

£28,718 to £31,909 per annum plus Excellent Benefits

Can you help to empower communities by championing the difference that digital inclusion can make? 

Our client is currently recruiting for a Digital Empowerment Officer to join their Community Engagement team.  As a Digital Empowerment Officer, you will lead in the coordination, development and delivery of digital inclusion projects, initiatives and activities for Platform customers and communities.

This is a role where you will be active in communities promoting the use of digital platforms, tackling barriers to digital exclusion, and helping to improve digital skills.  Within this role, you will be building on the existing successes with the team and will receive support from your colleagues to be successful in the role.

The Digital Empowerment Officer will be responsible for supporting communities around the Midlands including Matlock, Ashbourne, Leicester, North Warwickshire and outskirts of Birmingham.  Any required travel will be reimbursed in line with their current policy and current Inland Revenue Mileage rates.

What you can expect from the role 

• Working with communities to promote the use of our client's digital services and customer portals.
• Working with internal stakeholders, you will be a digital specialist for project teams who are looking to understand the technological implications from the customer’s perspective.
• Working with external stakeholders and partners, developing relationships with Digital Champions Volunteers to help further promote the digital services.
• Producing marketing material for a range of digital and online training, events and initiatives through a variety of different methods, such as newsletters, blogs, social media etc.
• Playing a pivotal role in the testing and piloting of digital and Internet ready products.

What they are looking for in you 

• A good understanding of how digital inclusion can help people and enthusiasm for digital solutions.
• You will be a people person; communication will be key to this role not only for working with our customers but also for working with external stakeholders.
• Experience of working in a customer engagement, community or voluntary environment would be preferred.
• A patient and empathetic approach.
• Proven ability to actively identify new ways to engage successfully with customers and communities. 
• Due to the nature of the role the successful applicant will have a DBS check carried out before commencing employment.
• The successful applicant will also need to be able to drive and have access to a vehicle.  Whilst part of the role will be home-based you will be expected to regularly travel to the communities around the Derbyshire Dales, Leicester and the outskirts of Birmingham.

Some of their great benefits include:

• Up to 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) with the opportunity to buy and sell leave   
• Family friendly policies including generous Paternity, Maternity, Shared Parental and Adoption leave plus 3 days paid Urgent Domestic Leave
• Medicash membership for all employees which includes access to an employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership and exclusive discounts        
• Health Cash Plan worth up to £1700 p/a with cashback for dental, optical, physio and complementary therapies and more      
• Pension contribution scheme with employer contributions of up to 12% (inclusive of life assurance and dependent on employee contributions)       
• Learning and Development opportunities 
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicle scheme and cycle to work scheme 
• Employee reward and recognition scheme with wellbeing hub and discount from a wide range of retailers

Thank you for taking an interest in our Data and Insight Coordinator role. 

This role will be central to ensuring our data-driven approach aligns with our goals. You'll work closely with the Head of Evidence and Impact and colleagues across the organisation to:

• strengthen our data infrastructure,
• optimise programme evaluation,
• inform our fundraising and communications efforts, and
• advocate for policy changes that benefit young people.

We're seeking a passionate and collaborative data professional who is excited about using data to drive positive change. We are a small department and this role will help bolster capacity as we embark on an exciting period of growth with our new 2024-2027 strategy cycle. 

This role is perfect for someone looking to take a step up in data management, training & information sharing.

Khulisa’s new strategy is focused on evolving our delivery approach for lasting impact. This involved making significant changes to our programme delivery and operating model. This shift towards prioritising long-term outcomes and an evolved delivery approach requires an expert Data and Insight Coordinator who can play a central role in data management and analysis, systems development, MEAL (Monitoring Evaluation Accountability and Learning), and storytelling.

Whilst this role requires proven experience of quantitative skills, we are open to candidates with limited or no experience in qualitative research. This is a varied role and there will be opportunities for fieldwork e.g. conducting interviews, facilitating and moderating focus groups, etc. We can provide training and support to help you develop the necessary qualitative skills.

The ideal candidate is someone who is passionate about data and eager to contribute to our ongoing efforts to improve our data-driven approach. If you enjoy making data fun and easy to understand, are comfortable working with stakeholders from non analytical backgrounds, and get a kick out of improving processes then get in touch.

If you're creative, solution-oriented, and enjoy working with diverse teams, we encourage you to apply. There has never been a more exciting time to join!

Please download the full application pack before applying. You can find further details on Khulisa's website too.

To apply, please share a covering letter addressing the abilities and skills within the person specifications, and a copy of your CV (no more than 2 pages) by 9pm, Sunday 20 October 2024 with us. 

Any applications without a covering letter will not be considered.

Forces Employment Charity is seeking a dedicated Client Advisor to join our Support Centre in Birmingham.

Role: The role of Client Advisor is to deliver the support centre function for the programme. Forces Employment Charity delivers a specialist programme to support veterans in the Justice System who may be vulnerable, socially isolated, or need support to live or maintain a law-abiding life.

The role reports to the Support Centre Manager and Support Team Leader. This position is permanent Full-time, 35 hours per week, with a salary of £22,000. The successful candidate will be based at the Support Centre, Birmingham Office / Hybrid with 50% Office-50% WFH once the security clearance is received and training is complete.

Principal Responsibilities:

· Receive referrals of Veterans who are at risk of contact with the Justice System or are involved in the Justice System.

· Make first contact with referrals within 2 working days and complete initial registration.

· Upload client information to case management system.

· Provide initial advice and guidance on registration.

· Support allocated caseworker to engage with the veteran after initial assessment.

· Support Veterans to obtain proof of service and sign required consent forms.

· Provide accurate and responsive telephone, text, social media and email ‘helpdesk’ support to veterans and other stakeholders.

· Record all interactions with accurately on the Salesforce case management system.

· To be flexible and complete any additional tasks, asked of you by the support team leader and Support Centre Manager

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Competencies:

· High quality written and verbal communication skills, with a personable manner and excellent telephone technique.

· Experience of advising and supporting individuals.

· Excellent IT and keyboard skills.

· Experience of business administration, in particular the use of databases and customer management systems to accurately record data.

· Strong organisational skills with a desire to achieve through own initiative.

Desirable Competencies:

· NVQ Level 4 Advice and Guidance.

· Empathy for those who have served in the Armed Forces.

· Understanding of those in the Justice System.

· Salesforce experience, this training will be provided for the successful candidate if they are not already trained.

Security Clearance:

· Successful candidates will also be the subject of an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (EDBS) check and Police Vetting (NPPV2).

Forces Employment Charity is an equal opportunities employer and values having a diverse workforce. We actively encourage applications from all qualified candidates.

If you meet the criteria and are passionate about applying, please submit a Covering Letter and CV. The closing date for this position is by midnight, 9 October 2024. Please note that this job advert may close early if a suitable candidate is found. Interviews are scheduled to begin the week commencing 14 October 2024.

Lewisham Local connects the community to give, share and work together to create happier and healthier communities. We are growing and want to engage local people to give their time, money and skills to make a difference in Lewisham.

You will lead an exciting and unique local giving programme, engaging new communities of givers, leading impactful campaigns to raise awareness of the good causes and needs in Lewisham and develop a legacy of local giving in Lewisham.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

· Work closely with the Committee and key stakeholders focusing on a shared vision, mission of Lewisham Giving and to successfully deliver the strategy.

· Produce an annual plan of work that sets out the key priorities and activities for Lewisham Giving and is approved by the Committee

· Proactively establish and nurture a network of businesses, residents, community organisations, and individuals who will contribute time, money, skills, opportunities and connections to ensure a sustainable Giving model for Lewisham.

· Commission or carry out research as necessary to understand unmet need and inform plans to maximise impact.

· Further develop the giving model for Lewisham through co-design with residents and other relevant agencies and monitor and report on their impact.

For futher information please refer to the full job description and person sepcification attached below.

Rolling interviews

There is no closing date as we aim to interview the candidates who meet the criteria in the JD on rolling basis.

About the recruitment:

We are committed to our staff team reflecting the diversity of the communities we serve and strongly welcome applications from minority communities.

Shortlisted candidates who outline their skills and experience in the 2-page covering letter that matches the essential criteria will be interviewed. Two references from the previous and current employer will be taken up for the successful candidate, and where necessary employers may be contacted to gather further information.

We are committed to the safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children, where appropriate may require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.