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This is an exciting opportunity to join a small but ambitious grassroots charity run by and for women seeking asylum. WAST has a proud track record of providing a safe space for women to come together in solidarity and campaign for justice in an increasingly hostile environment.
We are looking for the right person to work alongside WAST’s management group of women seeking asylum to successfully take forward WAST’s development priorities – supporting women through the asylum system, campaigning on the issues affecting them and supporting wellbeing through a trauma informed approach. You will work to maintain and develop WAST’s infrastructure and resources to ensure its continued strength and stability.
You will need to have relevant experience in charity or public sector management and fundraising, with a positive participatory leadership style. You will have excellent interpersonal and partnership building skills with a commitment to supporting women seeking asylum and to WAST’s values of compassion, respect, inclusion and empowerment.
WAST has recently restructured and expanded its staffing team. As Manager, you will be assisted by two part-time coordinators: the Engagement and Programme Coordinator (an established member of staff) and a new Coordinator role, which you will be expected to help define and recruit.
This is an exciting time for WAST as we look to develop with the growing needs of our organisation.
Background Information
WAST is run by and for women seeking asylum and currently has around 170 members. It was started in 2005 by WAST’s current Chair whilst fighting her own anti-deportation campaign and became a constituted charity in 2014. Its purpose remains to provide a safe space for women coming together in solidarity to offer support, share information and help each other to survive and to get their leave to remain in the UK. Women are at the sharp end of the ‘hostile environment’ with punitive government immigration policies and practice. WAST enables a process of empowerment through which women gain the confidence and strength to voice their experience and campaign for justice.
WAST is a place of hope and belonging with its core values of compassion, respect, inclusion and empowerment and its continuous development of its trauma informed peer support approach.
WAST is proud of its pioneering work giving a voice to women seeking asylum and inspiring other women around the country to set up similar groups. WAST has been at the forefront of national campaigning against detention, has published three books and created two plays, giving voice to women’s experiences.
Activities are led by the WAST Management Group elected by the membership and supported by WAST staff, currently a part-time Engagement and Programme Coordinator (and we will soon be recruiting for a second part-time coordinator role).
Application information
The post is based at the WAST office in central Manchester with some opportunity for remote working. The post is for 28 hours a week.
We welcome applications from all sections of the community. As an organisation led by and for women seeking asylum, we particularly encourage women with lived experience as a refugee or migrant.
There may be scope for the appointment to include a development phase for the right candidate. This could include the provision of some training and support to enable the post holder to fully meet all requirements of the role.
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We are looking for an experienced and driven fundraiser to raise new income for our Charity.
The Empowerment Group supports individuals aged 14+ of Black heritage in the UK, facing mental health challenges through online therapy.
The Role:
You will hold lead responsibility for the charity’s new business opportunities and income generation, ensuring the development opportunities are effectively maximised.
As Fundraising Officer your responsibility would primarily be to identify and complete tenders for contracts suited to the work of our organisation both locally and nationally. Your responsibility would also include identifying and completing trust funding applications to Trust funders. You would be responsible for developing fundraising programs/products, recruiting individual and corporate sponsors and encouraging support through promotional activities.
Key duties include:
- Develop the business fundraising strategy to include methods on how to engage potential donors, including single events and detailed campaigns
- Identifying contracting opportunities and funders where our work aligns
- Develop and maintain relationships with potential bid partners and funders
- Writing contract tenders and bid proposals
- Develop, organise, and deliver fundraising events where applicable
- Research potential individual and corporate donors
- Assist in planning and coordinating events to raise income and coordinate activities of volunteers and interns related to event planning and execution
- Maintain complete records of funders and manage regular funder communications including project reports
- Support in completing new and existing monitoring and bi-monthly performance reporting to the CEO
About you:
You will be an experienced fundraiser who can demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills. You will have extensive experience in contracts and tendering with local councils and government where the majority of opportunities will arise.
Your knowledge, skills, and experience will include:
- Demonstrable track record as a successful fundraiser and business development professional in the charitable sector.
- Knowledge of the charitable sector, funders, council and government contracts.
- Understanding of the experiences of people who live with significant mental distress and the impact of trauma, racism and discrimination on mental health.
- Must work flexibly to meet the needs of the role (including evening/weekend if required to meet funding application deadlines)
- Knowledge and understanding of GDPR regulations.
- Attend team meetings and be a proactive member.
- Proven track record of generating income for a charity.
- Quick thinker and ability to make decisions under pressure.
Previous applicants need not apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Note: Applicants must be UK based within a reasonable commute of London. Application without a cover letter will not be considered.
Location Home based (Home working with regular meetings in London)
Hours Full Time, permanent (flexibility may be offered for an excellent candidate.)
Reports to Director of Policy and Research
Main purpose and scope of the role:
Parentkind is a national charity working with more than 23,500 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs), Parent Councils and Schools. We are the voice of parents in policy making.
We are an ambitious organisation and we are looking for an ambitious and highly motivated individual to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall. The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of public affairs, advocacy and/or working in a policy environment.
We are looking for an ambitious and motivated individual able to take on responsibility and lead.
The role will involve:
- Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents to make this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
- Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster.
- Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter.
- Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people.
- Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.
As a UK wide charity, you will be expected to support our work in other parts of the UK and the devolved administrations.
We would particularly welcome candidates with media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.
Duties and key responsibilities
Managing the work of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Parents.
- Developing a plan for the APPG to achieve our ambition of making this one of the most high profile APPGs in Parliament.
- Raising the profile of the APPG for Parents and increasing the number of MPs and peers engaged with its work.
- Organising well attended APPG meetings and events.
- Providing the secretariat to the APPG and working with the Officers to deliver the work of the Group.
Organising events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events in Westminster.
- Manage and organise research/policy led events with political/policy audiences, including roundtables, lunches/dinners and launch events.
- Increase attendance at these events to make sure we are successfully engaging with political/policy audiences.
Leading our political and policy stakeholder engagement activity to ensure we have strong relationships where they matter.
- Developing our stakeholder database of priority contacts.
- Actively arranging high value meetings to promote Parentkind.
- Maintaining a consistent level of communication with political/policy audiences on behalf of Parentkind.
Dissemination of our research to political and policy audiences to ensure our research is seen by the right people.
- Taking responsibility for high quality dissemination of our research and evidence to political/policy audiences.
Support our parent research, including polling of parents and making policy recommendations based on this research.
- Working across the organisation to support our parent polling activity with engaging and topical questions.
- Support the development of policy recommendations based on our research.
- Writing concise and compelling briefing documents.
Residents must be currently based in or within reasonable commutable distance of London.
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The Human Trafficking Foundation (HTF) is looking for an experienced fundraiser to play a pivotal role in securing funding from trusts, foundations, and other philanthropic sources. This role is essential in ensuring the long-term sustainability of HTF’s vital work in responding to human trafficking and modern slavery. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record in successful bid-writing, a strong interest in HTF’s mission, and the drive and organisational skills to thrive in a small, dynamic, and highly effective team.
Employment Type: Part-Time (2 days per week), up to one-year fixed term contract. Option for Consultant or Staff Position
Key responsibilities:
Research and Identify Funding Opportunities:
- · Proactively identify relevant trusts, foundations, and grant-making bodies aligned with HTF’s mission
- · Cultivate connections with prospective trusts and donors
- · Develop a strong pipeline of funding prospects
Bid-Writing and Grant Applications:
- · Craft compelling, high-quality tailored funding proposals and grant applications
- · Ensure applications align with funders' priorities and HTF’s strategic objectives
- · Maintain accurate records of fundraising efforts and communications
Relationship Management:
- · Build and maintain relationships with key funders and donors
- · Work with the Director of Operations to provide timely updates and reports to funders, demonstrating the impact of their support
Financial Planning and Forecasting:
- · Work with the Director of Operations to develop financial forecasts and funding strategies
- · Track income targets and report on fundraising progress
Person Specification
We are seeking a proactive fundraising professional who will understand HTF’s unique work in order to develop targeted funding applications and ensure HTF’s long-term financial sustainability. The ideal candidate will have:
Essential:
- · Proven experience in trust and foundation fundraising with a successful track record in securing grants
- · Strong bid-writing skills with the ability to craft compelling and persuasive proposals tailored to the interests of the specific funder and the needs of HTF
- · Experience in developing and managing a funding pipeline
- · Ability to build and maintain relationships with funders and stakeholders
- · Excellent communication and organisational skills
- · Ability to work independently, manage multiple deadlines, and demonstrate initiative
Desirable:
- · Strong financial acumen, with experience in budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting
- · Knowledge of the anti-trafficking and modern slavery sector
- · Experience in fundraising for policy-focused or non-frontline charities
Application deadline: Friday 21st February. Early applications may lead to early consultation. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide feedback on application forms. No Agencies Please
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role
We’re looking for an experienced Senior Art Director to join our award-winning in-house creative team. This is your chance to shape compelling campaigns that inspire action, drive awareness, and create a tangible impact. You’ll bring a unique blend of big ideas, strategic thinking, and hands-on design skills to ensure Shelter’s messages resonate powerfully across all platforms.
From ideation to launch, you’ll be responsible for delivering ambitious, research-driven concepts and solutions. You should feel equally at home designing to our brand guidelines and leading the charge on your own innovative concepts. Occasionally, you’ll also step in to support with general design needs, ensuring that all outputs for the Shelter brand meet the highest creative standards while maintaining brand consistency. A strong command of Adobe Creative Suite is essential.
In this varied, fast-paced, and rewarding role, you’ll collaborate closely with colleagues— specifically working alongside our Senior conceptual Copywriter taking briefs from concept to completion. You’ll lead some projects independently while receiving support and guidance from the Creative Lead when needed. The role offers an opportunity to work across a range of media, including print, TV, social media, and experiential designs. You’ll collaborate with stakeholders across the organisation, creating communications for teams in fundraising, campaigns, services, and occasionally retail.
You’ll also take on a mentoring role for one of our in-house designers, helping them develop their creative skills while ensuring their work consistently represents the Shelter brand to the highest standards. Supporting their wellbeing in the workplace will also be part of your leadership approach.
About the Team
As our Senior Art Director you’ll be joining a friendly, talented and dedicated team who’ve recently won In-house agency of the year at the Drum awards. You will work closely with your Creative Lead and fellow writers and designers to deliver creative content to highest standard across all areas of our communication.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Finance Lead
Remote working with flexible hours | 3 days per week | £350/day | Initial 6 month contract with rolling extension
This is a pivotal role supporting our Senior Management Team to make the future fairer and improve the sustainability of our business.
About the School of International Futures (SOIF)
School of International Futures (SOIF) is a global non-profit collective of practitioners in strategy and policy for current and future generations. Our vision is a better, fairer, more sustainable world for current and future generations. We achieve this by empowering people to use participatory futures and foresight to drive societal transformation through their organisations, communities, and countries.
What we are looking for
We are looking for a Finance Lead to support our agile and values-driven non-profit business to grow whilst balancing financial sustainability. Reporting to the Operations Director, this role will involve working with our Senior Management Team to shape our financial strategy, deliver our plans, and improve the way we work. You will manage a financial accountant. They carry out all routine finance processes and this role is focussed on quality assurance, finance strategy, and developing our approach to managing grants. We use Xero for our financial platform and most of our financial management tools and reporting are in Google Sheets, slides, and docs.
Responsibilities
These include;
- Finance strategy
- Grant management
- Management Information
- Cashflow management
- Process improvement
Experience and skills
The following are essential skill requirements for this position:
- Accountancy qualification - AAT, ACA, ACCA or CIMA
- At least 5 years experience working as a Finance Lead or at a senior level in an organisation that delivers project-based and/or non-profit work
- Fluent English speaker with excellent written English (additional languages a bonus)
Experience in using Xero (our finance platform) and Google Sheets is desirable.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
SOIF is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Application process
To apply, please upload your CV, and a tailored cover letter that outlines how you meet the listed capabilities, essential, and desirable experience, and respond to 4 specific questions related to the key skills and experience above on our website. We value authentic, thoughtful responses and encourage you to share your insights and experiences. Please note that overly generic or AI-generated answers may not effectively demonstrate your suitability for the role.
To completethe application, answer each of the four questions on our jobs portal
- Provide some examples of how you have supported and challenged senior leaders with different levels of finance experience to deliver results
- Describe your experience with forecasts and budgets and how you have tailored your approach to meet the organisation's needs
- Describe your experience of setting up grant policies and processes and managing grants
- Describe your experience of managing cash flow and financial risk in a small or growing organisation including short-term treasury management
Closing date: 10:00 PM (UK/BST), Sunday, 16th February 2025.
First-round interviews: Week commencing 24th February 2025.
Second-round interviews: Week commencing 3rd March 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Community based in Barrow-In-Furness with home working elements
Contract: 28 hour part time role
Are you passionate about making a difference in the lives of people affected by dementia?
Do you want a career where every day is different and full of reward?
Could you be a part of supporting and empowering people and their families with expert guidance and advice?
Yes? Well, we would love to hear from you!
About the role
We have an exciting opportunity to join our talented team as a Dementia Adviser. In this integral role you will provide dementia knowledge and expertise within Barrow-In-Furness.
(You will need be able to travel across the Barrow-In-Furness area independently.)
- You will provide a person-centred and outcomes focused information, advice and support service to people affected by dementia and their carers.
- You will identify their needs and the services they may wish to access, give advice about how to live well with dementia and support the improvement of their sense of wellbeing.
- You will need to work with a variety of other professionals, such as GP’s, memory clinic staff and other health and social care services.
- Support may be provided in person, over the telephone, via virtual options or in writing.
- You will aim to reach people affected by dementia from all communities and work to make your service as inclusive as possible.
- You will be working from home, but you will be spending time in the community completing home visits, attending clinics and giving dementia awareness talks to large groups, therefore you must be comfortable with public speaking.
- Line managing volunteers
- Administering and running group services such as Singing for the Brain and Carer Information programmes.
- You will be part of the North Lancashire and South Cumbria team. The majority of your referrals will be people living in and around the Barrow Peninsula, but you may on occasion be asked to help out in South Lakes and provide telephone support to people living in North Lancashire.
About you
- An empathetic listener, able to assess and evaluate client need in a non- judgemental manner.
- Able to work under pressure and manage own caseload.
- Self-motivated and can work independently from home using your own initiative, but equally you are a team player keen to support your colleagues.
- You have some knowledge or personal experience of dementia and the challenges people affected by it may face.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation such as the Mental Capacity Act, Safeguarding Adults, Data Protection.
- Able and confident to travel within the service area and visit people in their homes.
- Able and confident to line manage volunteers.
- Able and confident to organise and oversee group activities and deliver dementia information sessions.
- Experience of record keeping and client data bases and the importance of adhering to procedures and policies.
- Good IT skills.
Closing date: 23rd February
Interview date: 6th March
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
You will have good knowledge of the sport and activity sector and how it operates and be able to advocate improvements which enable more disabled people to get active. You will also have knowledge of the non-sport sectors including disabled people’s organisations and how to establish relationships to build effective cross-sector partnership working.
We are looking for a person with experience of working strategically at a place based and/or locality level within the London region. Someone who can positively influence local developments and investments to tackle the inequalities disabled people face in sport and activity through inclusive practice.
You will have knowledge and expertise in understanding of the wider systems and barriers within disabled people’s lives. This could include disabled children and young adult services, health and social care, transport or education. This understanding and your excellent relationship skills means you will establish connections that build effective cross-sector partnership working.
The successful candidate will be working remotely and from home and will be based in the London region. This role will involve travel across both areas as occasional travel to our Loughborough and Manchester offices.
This role is full time on a two years fixed term contract.
We offer 26.5 days of annual leave, including birthday leave, plus bank holidays. Activity Alliance also closes between Christmas and New Year which means that employees are not expected to work during this time and they are not required to use their annual leave allowance to have this time free from work.
Activity Alliance currently offers the following benefits:
- Hybrid working
- Time off in lieu
- A contributory pension scheme (employee 6%, employer 9%)
- Childcare vouchers
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye care
- Employee engagement initiatives such as away days
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme
- Menopause policy
- Enhanced sickness pay
- Group Income Protection
- Death in service package
- Training and development opportunities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Sightsavers are looking for a Subsidiary Finance Executive – to help support our financial transactions and processes as well as internal and external reporting requirements.
Salary: Up to £38,475.00- salary will be pro-rated for part-time hours
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, when required
Contract:Permanent
Hours: This is a part-time role (3 -4 days per week) with some flexibility around hours worked and lots of home working
We are looking for a well organised and experienced Finance Officer with a proven track record of delivering to deadlines in a busy and dynamic environment. This is a varied role that will process transactions, perform reconciliations, and help ensure that financial controls and policies are followed across the charity and its trading subsidiaries.
Key duties will include:
• Supporting the Subsidiary Finance Manager in ensuring the integrity, accuracy, and timeliness of all financial records and the preparation and delivery of the subsidiary statutory reports and external audits within agreed timetables.
• Assisting with the monthly close process of the subsidiary ledgers, preparing recurring monthly journals to deadline.
• Performing reconciliations of the subsidiary ledgers to review non-bank balance sheet and key profit and loss accounts monthly to ensure the accuracy of the monthly management accounts, maintaining appropriate documentation to support the audit.
• Preparing necessary journals to rectify and clear incorrect or irrelevant balances and mis-postings in the subsidiary ledgers
• Monitoring and actioning the subsidiary finance service desk tickets
• Liaising with the group accounting team, treasury team and subsidiary offices to ensure accuracy of information in the subsidiary ledgers and efficiency of processes.
• Driving continuous improvement
This is an ideal opportunity to build on your existing finance and accounting experience within a supportive and proactive team. We are looking for an individual with a high level of IT (Information Technology) skills, especially in integrated accounting and reporting platforms. You will have strong written and oral communication skills and be comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders. To succeed in this role, you will need:
- Previous experience in finance and accounting areas
- Previous experience of performing reconciliations
- Understanding of the International Charity Sector and regulatory environment.
- A relevant professional accounting qualification (ACA/CIMA/ACCA) or be part qualified with relevant experience
Please read the full job description for further details.
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. We are particularly interested in learning of your motivations for applying. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW).
We anticipate that remote interviews will take place on Thursday 13 and Thursday 20 February 2025 and the evaluation process may include a role-specific task to be completed by shortlisted candidates in advance of this.We are keen for the successful candidate to start as soon as possible. Please note that this role must be worked from the UK and applicants must have existing and ongoing Right to Work in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home based, with some travel across the UK
Direct Report: Reports to Head of Campaigns
Background: Communications, social media, writing, graphic design, digital analytics
Remuneration: £34,000 - £44,000 with 5% employer’s pension and 25 days holiday (plus 3 discretionary gifted days between Christmas and New Year)
Start date: ASAP
Term: 9 months
We are River Action
We are a small and agile campaigning organisation on a mission to rescue Britain's rivers from a toxic cocktail of agricultural, sewage and industrial pollution. We support community action, galvanise and mobilise public opinion, influence government policy, and call out destructive industrial practices to incentivise changes that end pollution.
We are a talented team of positive disrupters and community mobilisers to deliver our strategy to urgently protect and restore our rivers for the benefit of community and wildlife.
Britain’s rivers are our life support system and they are dying. We need urgent action to bring them back to life.
What you’ll be doing
As Senior Digital Communications Coordinator, you’ll be delivering our digital communication strategy by coordinating the organisation's creative digital content and analysing the impact of our digital communications to increase our impact as a campaigning organisation.
We are looking for someone who can create digital content, implement new and creative approaches to digital communications and analyse impact.
Your key responsibilities will include:
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Coordinating the development and delivery of impactful digital communications plans for work across River Action’s Campaigns, Communities, Legal and Fundraising teams.
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Working with colleagues across the organisation to gather content including data and images for digital communications.
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Writing highly engaging, evidence-based and tactically astute content for digital communications.
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Designing digital communications materials using graphics software, videos and photography, adjusting format, style and medium for different platforms and audiences.
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Working closely with River Action's Media coordinator, to deliver reactive responses to real-time news stories and press releases.
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Collaborate with community activists and groups in gathering new video, audio, photographic and written content for digital communications.
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Posting and coordinating social media streams across all platforms (River Action’s prime channels are Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Linkedin).
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Actively cultivating River Action’s social media presence by growing the charity’s following across all platforms and supporting our many partner organisations and influencers with supportive posting.
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Maintaining River Action’s website, commissioning blogs, and other innovative content, ensuring the website is inspiring, accurate and relevant.
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Coordinating the delivery of River Action’s monthly newsletter including gathering content, writing copy and monitoring key indicator analytics.
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Monitoring and reporting communications performance and River Action impacts achieved through digital communications including social communications, email communications and website.
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Identifying new and innovative digital communications tactics to increase the impact of our work across the organisation.
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Testing and analysing the effectiveness of digital communications tactics.
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Recruiting and coordinating relationships with key influencers and our alliance of collaborators to promote our work, develop key messaging and profile-raising.
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Collaborating publicly on communications and public engagement initiatives with other NGOs to develop and cement strategic relationships, and increase cross-promotion across platforms.
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Contributing to the development of our brand and key messaging with colleagues and help keep these fresh and relevant.
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Visiting sites and communities to generate stories and images, interview people of interest and create live content.
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Contributing to fundraising efforts particularly crowdfunding in support of the Campaigns and Fundraising teams and charity’s mission.
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Helping ensure all team members representing River Action are well-briefed and on-brand ahead of external engagement, and colleagues handle sensitive personal information and relationships according to organisational policies.
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Keeping up to date with our relevant work across campaign, legal, advocacy, policy and key relationships in order to inform communications.
General
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Follow all charity policies.
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Actively participate as part of the team.
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Help to promote a positive, healthy and happy work environment and team culture.
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Attend and contribute to regular meetings.
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Work in accordance with the Data Protection Act.
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Be responsible for the health and safety of yourself and others at work.
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Undertake any other duties as reasonably required.
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Keep up-to-date with input from colleagues on related research, activities and policies.
The above overview contains the main duties and responsibilities for this position. However, in a small organisation such as River Action, staff members are expected to show flexibility in their approach to work and be willing to undertake other tasks that are reasonably allocated to them but which are not part of their regular job description. Where any task becomes a regular part of an employee's responsibilities, the job description will be changed in consultation with the employee.
Diversity and Inclusion
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies show that women and people of colour are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single criteria. We are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and equitable workplace. So if you like the look of this role but your past experience does not align perfectly with everything in the job description, we would still like to hear from you. You may be just the right person for this or other roles.
We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
River Action is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young and vulnerable people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment.
Location
You will work from home with some travel across the UK.
Application process
Applicants should apply to jobs at riveractionuk dot com by submitting their Curriculum Vitae with an application letter describing their interest and suitability for the role by 9th February 2025. Only applications with all documents will be considered.
Interviews are anticipated be held via video conference during the week of 17th February 2025.
All shortlisted candidates will be contacted within one week of the closing date.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background
Social AF are experts in Social Media Moderation. We are incredibly proud to work with a large portfolio of regional, national, and international charities to protect and enhance their brand reputations online, as well as supporting them to deliver their virtual fundraising challenges which have collectively raised in excess of £20 million.
Our reputation for delivering an excellent social media moderation service has helped the company grow at a rapid pace. Our services include:
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Social Media Moderation
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Facebook Group Moderation
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Event set-up and supporter journeys
The continued growth of our Facebook Group Moderation service, led by our Head of Virtual Challenges, means that we are now on the lookout for a talented Virtual Challenges Manager to support the day to day runnings as well as the ongoing growth of this department.
Our Virtual Challenges Manager will support with the account management of our charity partners, manage our Virtual Challenges Officer and established moderation team, and ensure the smooth running of our events portfolio.
About the role
After a significant period of growth we are now looking to hire a Virtual Challenges Manager. The successful candidate will play an important role in managing relationships with our charity partners as well as the performance and development of our moderators.
We currently have a team of 30 Moderators and Team Leaders (self employed contractors) who work across a wide range of Social Fundraising Challenges. During peak times we can support up to 25 events in any one month.
You will be responsible for the day to day management of our team of talented moderators by monitoring their KPIs and performance, developing and implementing training, and taking an active role in the recruitment of new starters.
You will manage a portfolio of charity partner accounts to provide the best possible service and support, to maximise income generation and ensure challenges run to an exceptional standard.
You will also line manage our Virtual Challenges Officer, and work closely with them to ensure the smooth running of our events.
You will be expected to live our values and work together with our senior leadership team to support with the growth and evolution of Social AF as the go-to moderation agency for the third sector.
The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 3 years' fundraising experience and a minimum of 12 months’ experience of running a Facebook Challenge or Social Fundraising Portfolio.
It’s a really exciting time to join Social AF as we expand and grow our agency. The role will be suitable for an outstanding challenge events fundraiser who particularly enjoys building relationships and delivering work to an excellent standard
Please read the job description for further information, including a detailed job and person specification.
Please apply via the 'Quick Apply' function. You will be required to submit your CV and a short covering statement, and answer the following questions:
- What motivated you to apply for this role? (up to 300 words)
- Tell us more about your experience of managing a Social Fundraising portfolio , highlighting any direct experience with Facebook Challenges. (up to 500 words)
- Please share more about any line management experience you have. (up to 300 words)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
There are video versions of the information below available to view on our website.
This job is to work as an advisor to Neurodiverse Connection. The person in this job will help us hear from other people with a learning disability. The project is to meet and hear from people who have been in mental health hospitals. We will be finding out about what went well and what could have been better.
We want to make sure that our information, conversations and activities are easy to understand for people with a learning disability. You’ll be helping us to get it right.
Sometimes you will be helping us write questions, sometimes you will be meeting people in hospital to find out about their experience. Sometimes you might come to workshops to help us run them well. We also want your help to think about what people tell us. You will help us tell people what we have found out in a way that is easy to understand.
We really want to hear from some people who don’t often get the chance to say what they think. We will be meeting with some people to do workshops and activities. We will be meeting other people online. You can work with us to help us make this interesting and easy to understand for people with a learning disability.
The work time is not fixed for this job and working days will change across the month. The person will be paid for half a day each week. This will mean that the person might work a full day one week and not work the next week, but that payment will always be the same at the end of each month. We will agree working days and time with the person.
Role Description
- To help us reach and engage people with a learning disability.
- Help us make easy read information.
- Help us write easy read and easy to understand interview questions.
- Help make workshops interesting and easy to understand for people with a learning disability.
- Help people with a learning disability take part in interviews and workshops. These may be online or in-person.
- To represent Neurodiverse Connection nationally, regionally and locally and tell people about the work that we do.
- To work alongside the Neurodiverse Connection team to do high quality work.
- Travel nationally and especially within the areas of Bristol, North Somerset, North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bath, Swindon and Wiltshire is an important part of this job.
Recruitment Details
Recruitment Timeline
- Deadline for applications: Monday 17th February 10am
- Are you invited for interview? Wednesday 19th February
- Date of interviews: Wednesday 26th February
- Have you got the job?: before Wednesday 5th March
How to apply
Stage 1: complete the application form or send us a video answering the questions. It’s ok for a supporter to help you with this.
- You will be asked to enter some of your contact details and details of previous work.
- You will then be asked to answer 3 questions.
- You will also be asked to complete an equity and diversity form. This is optional.
Stage 2: We will invite some people to an online interview. If you get invited, you will be sent the interview questions 5 days before the interview. You can have help from a supporter if you need this.
About Neurodiverse Connection
How we work
Neurodiverse Connection is a new Community Interest Company. We want to support you as an important team member to work on projects that you love and that match your interests and skills. We want you to tell us if there are things we aren’t getting right. We want to help everyone do well and enjoy being at work.
What you can expect from us
It’s part of our mission to be a great place to work and we think this is good for everyone.
We aim to:
- Work to make Neurodiverse Connection an organisation that you enjoy being part of and that supports you to do great work.
- Help you learn by offering training, working with other people, and supervision.
- Listen when we don’t get it right.
- 35 hour working week (pro rata).
- 4% work place pension contribution.
- 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata).
- Access to a wellbeing fund.
We are a neurodivergent-led Community Interest Company (CIC) created to improve support and outcomes for neurodivergent people.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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International Project Officer
Animal welfare/Research/Veterinary
permanent, full time
Remote working
£37,684.00 per annum
World Horse Welfare is an international charity that improves the lives of horses in the UK and around the world through education, campaigning and hands-on care. The International department is responsible for implementing the charity’s strategy in developing countries and aims to improve the welfare of as many working equids as possible.
We are seeking a project manager to join our International team to manage funds, budgets and accounts and become familiar with the working of local administration and legal requirements relating to partner organisations. This is not a role that is hands-on with Equids, you will be working with people who rely on them for their livelihoods in the community-based projects that underpin the charity’s presence in lower middle-income countries.
If you are a qualified Veterinarian this would be advantageous but not essential, as the focus of this role is Veterinary and Equid Welfare; ensuring that all practices by anyone associated with the programme are of an acceptable quality in terms of welfare and accepted professional veterinary standards. Working with Veterinary specialists you will co-ordinate all veterinary perspective discussions on interventions to address equine welfare across the programme. You will stay informed on current practices, related to Welfare and Veterinary intervention in terms of other organisations and institutions (including other welfare NGOs, Governments, or institutions such as WOAH) and represent World Horse Welfare in meetings, conferences, seminars and consultations concerning equine welfare.
Although UK based you will be required to travel internationally at least four times per year. This role is suitable for remote working, however, there is an expectation for attendance at our head office in Norfolk throughout the year and this will be at your own expense for travel and accommodation.
We offer a generous pension scheme, cash health plan, death in service benefit as well as the bike to work scheme. Employee sickness pay scheme and a minimum of 31 days holiday including bank/ public holidays and a mandatory shutdown between Christmas and New Year.
World Horse Welfare’s values are grounded in pragmatism and compassion as we strive to support and strengthen the horse-human partnership in all its guises through a combination of care, research, education and influence. The charity promotes and protects welfare across the full spectrum of the equine world including horses in need, sport and leisure horses, and horses used in work and production in marginalised communities worldwide.
World Horse Welfare is committed to championing equality and diversity in all aspects of employment and in the services that it provides. We encourage applications from under-represented groups, particularly ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ and disabled people.
Closing date for applications: 12th February 2025
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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You will work across a number of projects delivered by the charity to promote support available to residents and raise the profile of Energy Projects Plus, including promoting the work of the charity to partners and funders.
You will be forward thinking in the planning and design of key marketing campaigns to residents (direct mail, leaflets, posters, social media, press releases, newsletters) and directly responsible for their successful delivery. Through effective research you will also support key partners in sharing key campaigns. You will also be the brand guardian for the charity and work with colleagues to raise awareness and promote the outcomes achieved by the charity to funders, partners, and wider media.
To improve energy efficiency, alleviate fuel poverty and reduce the impact on the environment through energy and sustainability projects.
The Destitution Project (DP) is a dynamic and well-respected charity at the forefront of refugee and asylum seeker support in Bolton, Greater Manchester. Proud recipient of the 2020 Queen's Award for Voluntary Service! As DP’s Operations and Development Manager, you will provide overall leadership and management for the drop in and casework operations, staff and volunteers. This will include attending and being responsible for oversight at the Wednesday Drop-in and liaising with service providers and partner organisations.
Our Wednesday Drop-in offers a safe, welcoming space for people to meet and mix. We provide a hot meal; food parcels for asylum seekers; clothing and household goods and much more. Our Casework Service provides information and support face to face at the Drop-in and remotely through the week to first time applicants; refugees newly granted Leave to Remain and refused asylum seekers.
Our service is delivered by a passionately committed team of three staff members (part-time) and a volunteer core of thirty including 6 trustees. A few of the Team have been with the Project since its foundation as an independent charity in 2015; others have joined along the way, some having initially come to DP as service users themselves. People with lived experience are central to everything we do, not just as service users, but as staff, volunteers and trustees.
You will work closely with DP’s Trustees and the DP Coordinating Committee to ensure smooth service delivery; develop and implement DP’s long-term strategic plans and, via consultation and feedback, build resilient services and activities that meet service users’ needs and help enhance the local community. This will include building relationships in the community and representing DP at events and via external networks.
You will have experience of:
• Managing and supervising the work of teams and individuals.
• Decision-making in a wide range of situations including where risk management and safeguarding are considerations.
• Managing competing interests within the workplace.
• Understanding the circumstances and needs of refugees, asylum-seekers and vulnerable migrants.
The skills and attributes you will bring to DP:
• A creative, flexible, problem-solving approach
• Good communication (with a sense of humour)
• Able to reflect and learn from experience,
• Respectful of staff and volunteer knowledge and experience
• Commitment to working in a manner, which promotes diversity and equity ensuring that everyone is treated with respect and dignity.
The Destitution Project (DP) aims to provide a safe environment for asylum seekers and refugees where they can find friendship and practical help
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.