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Your collaborative style, pro-active approach and ability to provide positive informal coaching, will see you thrive in this eclectic environment where no two days are alike. Our social enterprises revolve around the collection and sale or recycling of donated furniture and household goods, and we also have two eco holiday pods. Ideally you would have some work experience in retail, driving and warehousing, in order to best support Companions in their roles and model best practise.

Using your keen organisation skills, you’ll work with multiple Companions to assess their current skills, identify goals together and co-develop a pathway to achieve them.  You’ll be motivated by working side-by-side with Companions in our social enterprises to demonstrate best practise, leading by example and encouraging active engagement in the workplace from all participants.  This is a hands-on role based in our social enterprises and you’ll thrive on getting Companions working alongside you to develop the kind of work skills and understanding essential for employment.

Reporting to the Social Enterprise Manager, you’ll work with our support and social enterprise teams to develop a coordinated approach to job coaching, tracking progress and setting targets. You will be vital in ensuring that both teams are kept in the loop around support needs and successes. 

Your ability to coach people from a diverse range of backgrounds, with different learning styles and neurodiversity, will help you to develop a culture of inclusivity and mutual support.  You’ll develop strong relationships within the organisation and identify and establish valuable collaborations with local employers and training providers.

If this sounds like you, and you want to know you are making a difference every day, we'de love to receive your application. You can apply here on Charity Job or by downloading the recruitment pack and following the instructions.

We're recruiting for a new Head of Income and Partnerships to join our team. 

ReachOut is a charity providing targeted youth development interventions which uplift individuals and drive positive societal change. We’re driven by our vision of a society where all young people are equipped with the skills and behaviours to lead fulfilling lives. 

We work in under-resourced areas where opportunities are more limited for young people and where educational inequality threatens young people getting trapped in a cycle of poverty.   

Reporting to the CEO, the Head of Income & Partnerships plays a pivotal role within our organisation, forming part of the Senior Management Team (with the CEO, Head of Programmes & Impact, and Head of Operations and Finance). 

They will drive the strategic development and delivery of our income generation (currently c.£1m pa) and marketing and communications work, working with established and new partners. 

We are seeking a dynamic, highly motivated individual with a proven track record in partnerships development and income generation and a good understanding of communications. 

The postholder will lead a small, multidisciplinary team, working collaboratively with the CEO, SMT and others across the organisation to acquire and retain the funds, volunteer and pro bono resources needed to deliver and grow our work. 

In this exciting and varied strategic and operational role, you will develop and implement a marketing, communications and external affairs strategy that incorporates various impactful communications campaigns and projects that promote and protect King’s Trust International and The King’s Group, increasing our brand awareness and support of our work with young people nationally and globally.

You will lead on communications for King’s Trust International, overseeing our marketing activities and growth of our digital channels as well as working collaboratively with The King’s Group providing leadership support and guidance on various events and campaigns, ensuring our brand and communications are culturally tailored and inclusive.

You will be an experienced and dynamic communicator with significant demonstrable experience in communications, marketing and external affairs at a senior level, coupled with an awareness and up to date knowledge and experience of the various media, marketing and communication tools that would maximise our brand. In addition, you will have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to confidently build and maintain strong relationships with a diverse group of people and stakeholders. Possessing strong management skills, you will have experience of managing small multi-disciplinary teams, providing direction and leadership to enable growth and development and the ability to role-model a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion.

At a time of huge pressure for young Londoners and youth organisations across the capital, our work is needed more than ever. Many young people, particularly those from underserved communities, are feeling the strain and urgently need the safety of local youth spaces, the support of trusted adults, and the inspiration of programmes that meet their needs.
 

It is a crucial time to be raising income for London Youth. In September 2023 we launched our new strategy for 2023-2026: Powering the Grassroots. Currently responsible for over 70% of our charitable income, The Trusts and Foundation’s team are a crucial part of ensuring we have the money to drive that strategy forward and deliver for young people and youth organisations across the capital.
 

You’ll be joining an ambitious team passionate about supporting young people and youth organisations to be the best they can be. The Trusts and Foundations Fundraising Manager will be an experienced and successful fundraiser ready to use their skills and experience to grow our most important income stream.
 

Key Responsibilities

· develop and maintain an exemplary understanding of the needs of young people and youth organisations in London.
 

· proactively communicate the vision and mission, aims and work of London Youth to funders.

· undertake prospect research to identify new funding opportunities that increase restricted and unrestricted income.
 

· collaborate with teams from across London Youth to develop and submit high quality five and six figure applications to trusts, foundations, institutional funders, and livery companies.

· work with colleagues to find ways to increase income form existing funders.

· meet all KPIs and financial targets.

· provide first class stewardship to funders.
 

· maintain up-to-date records on all aspects of fundraising activity on Salesforce and SharePoint and produce regular reports/reports when needed.
 

· ensure agreements are in place with all funders and are recorded in line with our processes.

· take responsibility for your ongoing professional development.

· commit to and actively promote London Youth’s policy and procedures to value and respect diversity and inclusion in all duties and working relationships.
 

· reflect our inclusive culture in your day-to-day work and support a positive health & safety and safeguarding culture in your interactions with colleagues.
 

· follow our organisation’s anti-racism principles and practices as you actively promote and respect diversity and inclusion in all aspects of your work and working relationships.
 

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Skills and Expertise
· track record of leading and securing five and six figure funding relationships with trusts, foundations, institutional funders, and livery companies

· demonstrable knowledge of UK and London funders

· ability to undertake rigorous prospect research and build and manage a robust pipeline
 

· demonstrable relationship management skills

· proven project management skills
 

· experience of regularly recording and reporting on data

· ability to interpret financial data

· awareness of Fundraising Regulatory Framework

· experience of acting as an organisational ambassador in a range of outward facing contexts

Attributes and Behaviours:

· passionate and demonstrably committed to improving the lives of young people

· outstanding written and oral communication skills

· attention to detail
 

· ability to prioritise workload
 

· ability to work independently or with small or large groups of colleagues

· ability to work in a changing and flexible environment

· willingness to learn new skills
 

· discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality
 

· willingness to work occasional evenings or weekends at London Youth events.
 

Here are just a few of the fantastic benefits of working for London Youth!

• Generous holiday allowance - 39 days annual leave including 8 bank holidays for FTE. 
• Continuous learning opportunities, with financial support towards relevant qualifications and ongoing professional development. 
• Cycle to Work scheme. 
• Healthcare Cashback Plan to help cover your healthcare essentials. 
• Free access for you and your family to the Employee Assistance Programme. 
• Free access to the 'Headspace' wellbeing application. 
• Eyecare vouchers. 
• Generous maternity / adoptive / parental / shared parental leave of up to 13 weeks full pay. 
• Two days per year allowance for volunteering with London Youth or another charity. 
• You'll be working with a fantastic team of passionate colleagues across London Youth. 
• An outstanding culture and ethos where staff and visitors enjoy, challenge and achieve. 
• You will be making a difference to the lives of young people!

About The Role
Closing Date: 6th August

Application Process: Please ensure you apply with a Supporting Statement on why you believe you would be the most suitable individual for this position.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

We’re looking for a Digital Content Executive to join our incredibly talented and passionate team. You’ll work with us to create engaging web content and exceptional digital experiences to support people affected by dementia. 

Our website provides vital advice and support to millions of people affected by dementia and inspires our supporters to be a force for change by campaigning, joining events and fundraising. 

We work with people affected by dementia to tell their stories and create content that reflects the full range of their experiences. Informed by user research and analytics, we seek to optimise our digital platforms, making them easier for our audience to understand and use.  

As well as designing and optimising web content, the successful candidate will advise colleagues around the organisation on best digital content practices, such as writing for the web, SEO and accessibility. They will collaborate with teams to ensure our digital content always represents the needs of people affected by dementia and our supporters.  

This is a homeworking role, but you will be required to travel to attend some meetings and team-days, so you must hold a current UK passport and reside in the UK. There is flexibility for more frequent office-working if desired. We are happyto discuss any preferences before or during the application process. 

Alzheimer's Society has recently been named on the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023! We have achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. This is a fantastic achievement and we're incredibly proud as this is a fantastic indication of how far we’ve travelled over the past few years.
We would love to welcome more outstanding people to join our exciting journey to make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.

Interested?  To apply for this role please click on the 'Apply' button at the bottom of the page.

About you

- Experience of designing and publishing website content using a CMS
- Excellent editorial skills
- Understanding of the key the principals of good content design
- Passionate about sourcing, writing and publishing content
- Experience of working collaboratively with content editors and authors
- Experience using analytics, UX and SEO tools to review content
- Experience in content marketing, copywriting, or SEO content optimization
- Detail-oriented with strong analytical skills and the ability to interpret data to drive content decisions

Person Specification

- A highly confident individual who can effectively communicate at all levels
- Verbal and written communication skills to liaise with a diverse range of stakeholders
- Have excellent writing and editorial skills, as well as a very keen eye for detail
- Effective planning and organisation skills
- Be self-motivated, creative and confident enough to take the initiative
- Be innovative and imaginative; capable of creating engaging content and generating ideas

About Alzheimer's Society
At Alzheimer's Society, we believe passionately that life doesn't end when dementia begins. We are here for anyone affected by dementia, and we do everything we can to keep people with dementia connected to their lives and the people who matter most.

Everything we do is shaped by people affected by dementia. Their knowledge and experience are critical to bringing about real-world solutions. From choosing the most promising research through to telling their stories to raise awareness; they are the heart of this organisation.

Marie Curie is looking for 4 Fundraising Assistants for the following areas of the UK:

Belfast

Northampton

Caterham

Solihull  

To ensure they can continue supporting individuals and families in need of end-of-life care, the Fundraising team are incredibly important. Since the pandemic, fundraising at Marie Curie has been through a lot of change. However, the organisation recognises the importance of their activity within communities across the UK and community fundraising has been invested in. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join the team. Marie Curie’s fundraising team has a lot of ambition and just need the right people to join the charity who can help them realise that ambition.

Reporting to the Senior Community Fundraiser and working closely with some of the most talented fundraising people in the charity sector, your role will be to provide fundraising and administrative support to the team. That sounds straightforward, but the role of Fundraising Assistant is so much more than the sum of its parts. By providing that core support, and great stewardship to supporters, the Fundraising Assistant role is considered by many in the team as the glue that holds Fundraising together! 

The role requires empathy, a desire to deliver fantastic customer service and great relationship building skills. Marie Curie’s Fundraising Assistants are often the first contact families using their services have with the fundraising side of the charity and hold the key to engaging families with fundraising whilst remaining respectful and sensitive.

This entry-level role is perfect for someone interested in joining the charity sector and wants to learn. We don’t expect you to necessarily have paid fundraising/charity experience for this role. 

For further information relating to this position, please check the Candidate Pack

We will be running webinars for interested candidates, to find out more contact THINK Recruitment.

The FA is looking for a Safeguarding Manager to join on a 12 month fixed term contract, to work as part of the Strategic Safeguarding Team developing policy, procedures, standards, guidance, education and resources to support fun, inclusive and safe football environments, specifically across the Women's Player Pathway including Professional Game Academies.

You will implement The FA's safeguarding policy, procedures, standards and practices across the women's leagues and talent and player pathway including supporting safeguarding work with England National Teams and other major events.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to work two days a week on site at either St. George's Park or Wembley Stadium, and attend meetings at either venue, as needed.

What will you be doing?

• Drive operating standards in the women's football pyramid and talent pathway, embedding safeguards in licence agreements and regulations, ensuring compliance monitoring is owned at club and league level, working closely with colleagues within the Womens National League and Professional Game Academies (PGA's), and the Safeguarding and Welfare Manager within the Professional Womens Leagues - NewCo, to ensure alignment where appropriate.
• Further develop the approach to audit and compliance and support the process to audit the safeguarding provision and support colleagues and clubs to implement the required safeguards across the women's football pyramid, talent and player pathway, including PGA's.
• Continue to identify and support the learning and development needs of football's Designated Safeguarding Officers/Club Welfare Officers across the women's football pyramid, the talent and player pathway, including PGA's delivering training and briefings as needed.
• Develop and deliver safeguarding and welfare training to specific relevant FA staff, consultants and volunteers, communicating effectively safeguarding policy and procedures, and emphasising the process for reporting concerns.
• Provide support as needed in the management of safeguarding and wellbeing concerns, ensuring appropriate records are maintained, overseeing all referrals to The FA's Case Management and Integrity teams and statutory agencies as required, implementing learning from incidents and referrals.
• Support the development of safer event and match/tournament delivery processes across the women's football pyramid, talent and player pathway.
• Support the development and delivery of research and insight projects across the women's game and support the delivery of actions to develop a safer culture.
• Support the development and implementation of The FA's Safeguarding Policy, including developing new guidance.
• Identify and develop any specific resources and materials to support safeguarding and wellbeing for player and parent education, including bespoke messaging about relationships of trust in the leagues, clubs and talent pathway.
• Support the embedding of safeguards in the open age game, including in the women's football pyramid, supporting alignment where relevant with the men's National League System.
• Ensure complaints relating to safeguarding matters are addressed, and that complainants are updated throughout the process and/or are signposted to relevant sources of support.
• Attend relevant internal meetings and regularly report updates to relevant Managers, Project Groups and Boards.
• Be an influential advocate for safeguarding and player wellbeing, promoting, communication and representing this work effectively internally and externally.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• A professional safeguarding qualification and or relevant experience in a safeguarding / welfare role
• In depth knowledge of national child protection and safeguarding legislation, policy and implementation
• Knowledge of current issues that impact on the development of elite young players, particularly in the Women's game
• A sound working knowledge of data protection principles and practice
• Sound knowledge of equality legislation and inclusive practices as they relate to safeguarding and additional vulnerability

Experience

• Experience of implementing safeguarding policy and safer working practice guidance.
• Experience of developing digital resources
• Experience of supporting safeguarding and player wellbeing in elite sport pathways
• Experience of managing referrals with statutory agencies, attending strategy meetings and or case conferences
• Evidence of risk and crisis management experience

Technical Skills

• Ability to create inspiring presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders
• Advanced Reporting Writing skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication, management, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Reporting Writing skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• An understanding of the case management processes, legislation and related statutory and voluntary infrastructure

Experience

• Experience of working in safeguarding in a sporting context
• Experience of developing tailored resources for different stakeholders
• Experience of differentiating learning materials and using a blended approach to learning

Technical Skills

• Basic Project Management skills

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page,

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

We are seeking 2 individuals in casual roles as Women's Teams Safeguarding & Welfare Oversight Leads.

These casual roles will work flexibly for up to 130 days per season, based primarily at St. Georges Park (nr. Burton Upon Trent). Working as an extension of The FA's Strategic Safeguarding Team, the roles will support the Senior Safeguarding Manager to embed Safeguarding across the Women's Technical Division.

Each role will oversee approx. 3 casual Designated Safeguarding and Welfare Leads (DSWL), ensuring that all England Women's Development Team events and camps are allocated a DSWL.

Note: Due to the level of flexibility and experience required for these roles, we are particularly interested in applications from people;

• in existing flexible roles with safeguarding and welfare remits or who are retired;
• with experience from teaching, youth work or specific safeguarding roles.

Post holders would be contracted initially until 31 July 2025.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Oversee the work of a small team of Casual Designated Safeguarding and Welfare Leads (DSWL), ensuring all England Women's Development Team events and camps have a Designated Lead deployed to the event. Be the primary point of contact to support the DSWL in their roles during deployment.
• Provide coverage as a DSWL for those camps & events where a DSWL may become unavailable, sometimes at short notice.
• Carry out Safeguarding Plans and Risk Assessment for England Women's camps and events and provide support to the pre-event recce process, where necessary.
• Provide advice and guidance to England Women's Teams with regards to safeguarding matters, including with regards to understanding and compliance with England Women's Safeguarding Policies and Safer Working Practice Guidance.
• Deliver safeguarding briefings, training and workshops to staff, players and parents/carers across England Women's Development Teams, via both in person and virtual classroom mechanisms. Refine associated contextualised resources to support understanding and learning.
• Attend relevant pre-event planning and Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) meetings, including tournament working groups, providing safeguarding input to these processes.
• Cover the Safeguarding Duty Line (out of hours phone support) for England teams, in the absence of the Senior Safeguarding Manager.
• Support the Senior Safeguarding Manager in ensuring that all safeguarding/welfare concerns and incidents are responded to, reported and recorded using internal FA processes and systems. Support and advise colleagues on safeguarding matters and incidents.
• Support colleagues to understand their safeguarding responsibilities and ensure practice matters are raised and addressed as appropriate, escalating serious concerns in a timely manner e.g., allegation involving a member of staff, in line with FA Policy and Procedures.
• Be a point of contact for Clubs and other organisations across the player pathway, including Education Providers, to discuss matters which relate to the individual needs or safeguarding requirements of players. Work with Team Operations and the Player Education and Lifestyle Lead, with regards to liaison with players parents/carers regards safeguarding needs/requirements, including managing matters relating to child protection plans, education, health & care plans (EHCP's) and that welfare and behaviour management needs are supported, with joined-up plans in place for event delivery.
• Review post camp/event reports from DSWL's, highlighting areas of good practice, ensuring development areas are identified with clear actions, and agree follow up on those actions with the Senior Safeguarding Manager and Women's Technical colleagues.
• Support the recruitment, induction, onboarding and retention of DSWL's, ensuring they are supported in their role and are orientated to their responsibilities.
• Support the Senior Safeguarding Manager in completing a programme of camp and event Quality Assurance Visits, this will at times, involve travel both within the UK and abroad, for extended periods of time.
• Contribute to the wider work of the Strategic Safeguarding Team, including revising resources, attending/contributing to meetings, supporting safeguarding planning and risk assessments for events and complaint management as required.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What Will You Need?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• A professional safeguarding qualification and/or significant relevant experience in a safeguarding / welfare role in education, youth work or similar environment.
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding legislation, policy and implementation.
• Understanding of current issues that impact on the development of elite young players/athletes, particularly females in these environments.
• Sound working knowledge of data protection, information sharing and confidentiality, principles and practice.
• Sound knowledge of equality legislation and inclusive practices as they relate to safeguarding and additional vulnerability.

Experience

• Experience of implementing safeguarding policy and safer working practice guidance.
• Experience of making referrals to statutory organisations.
• Experience of risk and crisis management.
• Experience of delivering safeguarding training and CPD in sport environments.
• Experience of managing others, particularly those who have been in child facing roles.
• Experience in collaborating effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Technical Skills

• Ability to deliver engaging safeguarding briefings, training and workshops to a wide range of staff and players in a way that is accessible and age appropriate.
• Proficient project management skills.
• Proficient reporting writing skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent communication, management, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Willingness to work flexibly, sometimes with extensive travel with national teams for extended durations.

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• An understanding of case management processes and the role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead in these processes.
• Understanding of women's football, professional game academies, and player pathway, and international travel involving elite teams.

Experience

• Experience of running residential activities with young people.
• Experience of working in a safeguarding role or player wellbeing role in an elite sport pathway or environment, with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of differentiating learning materials and using a blended approach to learning.
• Experience of delivering safeguarding awareness learning opportunities with young people.

Technical Skills

• Completion of the FA Safeguarding Children Course or similar sports-related training.

A full driving licence will be required.

If appointed, you will need to complete an Enhanced DBS with a check of the Children's Barred List

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, Adobe FA Women's Championship, and Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

We are seeking up to 6 individuals in casual roles to be deployed as Designated Safeguarding & Welfare Leads with England Women's Development Teams (U15's-U19's) in fixtures, training camps and tournaments both in the UK and abroad. As such these roles will involve UK and International travel, which at times, could be for a few weeks in succession.

Each role is an extension of The FA's Strategic Safeguarding Team. Individuals will be deployed to a specific age group and will be the first point of contact for the duration of an England Camp or Event environment for staff and players regarding safeguarding matters. The role will also be involved pre and post camp in preparation and review phases.

The role will work both proactively to mitigate against safeguarding risks and lead the response in a camp/event environment where concerns about welfare, poor practice or child/adult abuse are identified.

Roles will be deployed across the following England Women's Teams camps and events:

1. U15's - c17 days on camp plus up to 6 days pre/post camp work = c23 days across 3 camps in October 2024, March & May 2025.
2. U16's - c30 days on camp plus up to 8 days pre/post camp work = c38 days across 4 camps in October 2024, February, April & July 2025.
3. U17's - c66 days on camp plus up to 14 days pre/post camp work = c80 days across 7 camps September, October, November, December 2024 and February, March, April and May 2025
4. U17's Specific event - c 34 days on camp plus up to 8 days pre/post camp work = c42s days involving c8 days across 2 camps August and September 2024 and up to c28 days across October into Early November 2024.
5. U19's -c74 days on camp plus up to 16 days pre/post camp work = c90 days across 8 camps October, Nov-Dec 2024, February, April, June and July 2025.
6. In addition, we wish to recruit one additional person to act as a 'casual staff bank role' who has the flexibility to cover a camp/event, sometimes at short notice, in the event of illness etc

Note: Due to the level of flexibility and experience required for these roles, we are particularly interested in applications from people;

• in existing flexible roles with safeguarding and welfare remits, or who are retired;
• with experience from teaching, youth work or similar

The number of days stipulated are approximate and are subject to change depending on schedules and progression through tournaments. Post holders would be contracted on a day rate, initially until 31 July 2025, with anticipated deployment in line with the above to an age group.

There will be an expectation to attend St. George's Park, nr. Burton upon Trent, as part of the induction process and occasional meetings thereafter.

What Will You Be Doing?

• Understand, promote and implement The FA's Safeguarding Policies, England Safer Working Practice Guidance and event specific Safeguarding Plan and Risk Assessment.
• Lead the in-camp response to safeguarding and welfare issues (including low level concerns), escalating serious matters internally with The FA and where relevant to statutory agencies and stakeholders. Work collaboratively with Tournament Safeguarding Leads in ensuring a safe environment.
• Lead the Camp Welfare Group - Ensure the Group meet as required throughout a camp and that issues are addressed as far as possible whilst on an event. Utilise the Group effectively, to support the response to safeguarding and welfare issues.
• Ensure all safeguarding/welfare concerns and incidents are responded to, reported and recorded using internal FA processes and systems. Support and advise colleagues on safeguarding matters and incidents.
• Support colleagues to understand their safeguarding responsibilities and ensure practice matters are raised and addressed as appropriate, escalating serious concerns in a timely manner e.g., allegation involving a member of staff. Work closely with Women's Teams Safeguarding Oversight Lead and Senior Safeguarding Manager - England Teams and FA Venues to ensure that safeguarding concerns are responded to appropriately.
• Deliver pre-agreed safeguarding briefings and training to staff and players on camp, drawing on your expertise, experience and enthusiasm to ensure these sessions are engaging and are contextually relevant.
• Foster positive, supportive relationships with players, collaborate with colleagues in particular with the Strategic Safeguarding Team, psychology, medical and education & lifestyle leads, to ensure that appropriate support plans are in place, including managing matters relating to child protection plans, education, health & care plans (EHCP's) and that welfare and behaviour management needs are supported and that key messages are relayed to education providers/clubs as appropriate. Ensure that players are signposted as required to services and sources of support as relevant.
• Work with the Head Coach and Team Manager to ensure that any activities, including excursions developed on camp are risk assessed effectively, with relevant mitigations implemented.
• Collaborate with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to supervise players and support effective behaviour management.
• Contribute to event planning and review by participating in MDT calls as required.
• Produce a post camp/event report, highlighting areas of good practice, ensuring development areas are identified with clear actions, and participate in safeguarding quality assurance and data analysis reviews.
• Contribute to the wider work of the safeguarding team, including supporting safeguarding planning and risk assessments for events and complaint management as required.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What Will You Need?

Essentially for the role:

Knowledge

• A professional safeguarding qualification and/or significant relevant experience in a safeguarding and or welfare role in education, youth work or similar environment.
• Knowledge of child protection and safeguarding legislation, policy and implementation.
• Understanding of current issues that impact on the development of elite young players/athletes, particularly females in these environments.
• A sound working knowledge of data protection, information sharing and confidentiality, principles and practice.
• Sound knowledge of equality legislation and inclusive practices as they relate to safeguarding and additional vulnerability.

Experience

• Experience of implementing safeguarding policy and safer working practice guidance.
• Experience of making referrals to statutory organisations.
• Experience of risk and crisis management.
• Experience of delivering safeguarding training and CPD with staff in sport environments.
• Experience in establishing and maintaining positive relationships with young people and collaborating effectively within a multi-disciplinary setting.

Technical Skills

• Ability to deliver safeguarding training and briefings to a wide range of staff and players in a way that is accessible and age appropriate.
• Proficient reporting writing skills.
• Proficient Microsoft Office skills.
• Excellent communication, management, presentation, and facilitation skills.
• Willingness to work flexibly with extensive travel with national teams for extended durations.

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• An understanding of case management processes and the role of a Designated Safeguarding Lead in these processes.
• Understanding of women's football, professional game academies, and player pathway, and international travel involving elite teams.

Experience

• Experience of running residential activities with young people.
• Experience of working in a safeguarding role or player wellbeing role in an elite sport pathway or environment, with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience of differentiating learning materials and using a blended approach to learning.
• Experience of delivering safeguarding awareness learning opportunities with young people.

Technical Skills

• Completion of the FA Safeguarding Children Course or similar sports-related training or education-based Level 3 equivalent.
• Proficient project management skills.

A full driving licence is required.

If appointed you will need to complete an Enhanced DBS with a check of the Children's Barred List.

What's in it for you?

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive rate of pay as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role.

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, and by doing this we offer top-of-the-range facilities across two core business locations. We have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English football. We are also delighted to have a world-class Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, Adobe FA Women's Championship, and Women's FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

Your contract with The FA will specify a fixed location. The contractual location of this role can be found at the top of this advert on our FA vacancy page.

The FA, For All, For You

MLC Partners are working with a major conservation charity to recruit a Finance Business Partner to join their high-performing team. The organisation has experienced significant growth in recent years and have developed both their offering as well as commercial income streams which support the incredible work they do around the world.

Main responsibilities include:

• Build and develop strong relationships with global conservation stakeholders and country offices.
• Support the production of monthly management reports, providing strategic insight and analysis to allow senior management to make informed decisions.
• Distribute accurate and intuitive cost reporting and forecasting to a variety of donors within your portfolio.
• Work with the UK and international finance teams to deliver tight financial policies and procedures, specifically around restricted and unrestricted income.

The successful candidate:

• Must have experience of donor reporting within an international charity environment and be able to hit the ground running in this area.
• Either be a chartered accountant or be actively studying towards their finance qualification.
• Open minded and know ‘what good looks like’ to be able to support with the development of the finance function.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious FBP who wants to join a brand name organisation whilst taking their next step in a challenging role.

Applications will be reviewed daily, but for more information or to have an informal discussion about your job search, please contact Jamie Elliott at MLC Partners.

We're searching for a dynamic communicator to join our growing Foundation team, to revitalize and develop our communication networks, connecting with our UK colleagues and partners—a vibrant community of around 8,000 members. Our goal is to increase engagement and aid in the expansion of the Openwork Foundation, with the ambition to exceed our target annual income of £1 million.

This is an 18 month fixed term hybrid role, based 2 days a week in our Swindon office, however travel to events will be required.

What we offer:

• Salary - up to £35,000
• Bonus scheme - on target bonus - 7.5%
• Pension scheme - contribute up to 5% of your salary and Openwork will match you and put in an extra 5%
• Critical illness cover
• Income protection 
• Death in service 
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy up to an additional 10 days
• A range of other flexible benefits to include private medical insurance, dental insurance and much more.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the Head of Foundation to develop a Foundation communications and engagement strategy.
• Create a range of new communications channels and platforms to reach more of our UK wide colleague and partnership population to promote awareness and increase engagement and participation. Including social media, website, intranet, newsletters and presentations.
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation message and narrative, including working with the charities we support, to tell the story of how donations create the impact we have in changing lives. 
• Set up a range of engagement campaigns to leverage increased levels of volunteering, fundraising, regular giving and ad-hoc giving. 
• Refine and enhance our charitable Foundation content and collateral including video, images, infographics, reports, presentations and copy.
• Support our volunteer and ambassador networks to grow, providing them with platforms, content and collateral to get their messages out, increasing engagement and participation.
• Create a communications calendar to clearly illustrate planned activities.
• Develop a recognition approach to thank those who support our Foundation. 
• Support our charitable Foundation to be a core part of business culture and shared values. 
• Support the wider charitable Foundation team.

What we're looking for:

• Experience of passionately delivering successful communications across varied stakeholder groups.
• Imagination to develop a range of collateral and clear messages.
• Experience in planning and developing creative communications campaigns to inspire all audiences. 
• Experience in developing communications platforms and using them to grow reach into varied stakeholder populations.
• Experience in building and maintaining successful relationships with internal and external stakeholders including securing pro-bono support. 
• Proven ability to balance competing priorities and manage multiple projects and the same time. 
• Experience of developing or co-ordinating video content. 
• Up to date knowledge of social media platforms and how to make best use of them.
• Strong and positive PR knowledge to write compelling pieces to share. 
• Knowledge of inclusion and accessibility within communications. 
• Highly organised - Project management experience and or training.
• Exceptional communication, influencing and persuasion skills.
• Knowledge of the charity or financial services sectors.
• Excellent interpersonal skills – a collaborator and team player who works well with others, reaching challenging goals often under very tight deadlines.
• Effective project management: organisational skills together with project and time management skills are essential.
• A commercial focus to all activities.
• Understanding of how to develop opportunities to maximise reach and make the most of current and emerging media and communication trends.

Why us?

We're a dynamic, fast-paced and growing business with huge ambition. This is all made possible by the brilliant people who are part of The Openwork Partnership family. We're investing heavily in our colleagues, continuously striving to give them the platform to develop personally and professionally and reach their full potential.

We’re also very proud of our culture, as one of the Best 100 Large Companies to work for in 2022. The Openwork Partnership values and respects individuality and we are committed to building an inclusive culture and environment where you can balance a successful career with your commitments and interests outside of work. We believe that you will bring your best self to work if you are trusted to choose when, where and how you do it.

On top of offering a modern workplace with bags of development opportunities, we also offer a highly attractive benefits package to reward you for your hard work. This includes a competitive base salary, an industry-leading annual bonus, enhanced pension, critical illness cover, income protection and a range of other flexible benefits.

Merton College looks for an outstanding candidate to be Deputy Development Director following the promotion of Milos Martinov to lead the Development team at St Cross. The successful candidate will join a vibrant team of seven others in the Development & Alumni Relations Office, a well-established component of this ancient College.

This is a senior position within the team, with the Deputy Development Director acting as a second Major Gifts Officer, supporting the Development Director and Warden of the College in this activity, as well as deputising for the Development Director and supporting the work on fundraising strategy for the College.

This is a role which looks for leadership qualities and favours someone with strong intuitive and innovative skills.

We offer excellent benefits, including membership of the University of Oxford Staff Pension Scheme, private medical cover, 30 days’ holiday per year (excluding bank holidays) and free car parking. Meals in College are provided free of charge when on duty.

The duties and skills required are described in more detail in the further particulars on our website, which also contains information about how to apply.

Closing date: Noon on Wednesday 7 August 2024.

Merton College is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Are you ready to join a passionate team of Membership Recruiters and help make a meaningful impact on nature? Our nationwide mission to #DefendNature needs vibrant, engaging, and resilient individuals like you.

As a Membership Recruiter, you'll have the exciting opportunity to work at various pre-booked venues and events in the Essex area, urging others to make a monthly donation by direct debit to support their local Wildlife Trust and their crucial conservation work.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive pay: With uncapped commission, our top performers regularly earn above £40.00 p/hr, and the average is £17.00 p/hr (£32,000 FTE). 
• Guaranteed income: In addition to uncapped commission, you will enjoy a guaranteed minimum hourly rate of £15.00 during the first 60 days of employment, and £12.00 p/hr minimum safety net rate thereafter.
• Flexible contracts: We offer permanent, part-time contracts to fit your busy lifestyle, with 3-day work weeks at various pre-booked venues and events. You'll enjoy working weekends and bank holidays, maximizing your earning potential.
• Comprehensive training and support: Starting with 4 days of paid training at our head office and in the field, we ensure you have everything you need to excel in your role.
• Exciting benefits: From a quarterly bonus scheme and holiday entitlement to a pension scheme and travel contribution paid at 35p per mile, along with a full 'Recruiter Kit' provided, including a charity-branded uniform, gazebo, and display materials, you'll have all the support you need.

 

Who we're looking for:

• You hold a valid driving license and have access to a car/van for transporting equipment and materials, essential for the role.
• You're warm, friendly, and able to engage with all types of people, with excellent communication skills in spoken and written English.
• You're comfortable working in the field and not afraid to work outside in all weather, with the ability to work towards realistic targets/KPIs and a love for nature and wildlife.

 

What's next:

Feeling inspired? Don't wait - apply today! We're eager to welcome new team members and will start screening and hiring when we receive applications. If selected, your application will be forwarded to your local Team Leader, who will be in touch to discuss the role in more detail.

Let's unite to #DefendNature and safeguard our precious wildlife!

Are you a visionary with a passion for fostering cultural diversity and representation in media? UK Muslim Film is looking for an innovative and strategic Programmes and Partnerships Manager to spearhead transformative projects and build strong alliances cross the screen industries. If you’re ready to drive and inspire change, we want you on our team!