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About the role

This role builds on work that we have been doing for decades to support and empower LGBT+ people who have experienced sexual violence. Your work will enable LGBT+ people to feel supported, heard and empowered in the face of abuse and violence, and pave the way to a safer future for our community.

You will work directly with LGBT+ victims/survivors, offering them a space to talk and think through options, helping them plan what they want to do, and offering assistance in getting what they need from services. Your work will focus on needs specifically related experiences of sexual violence, including issues such as wellbeing, support with the criminal and civil justice process, safety and access to other services to enable survivors to cope and recover. You will be empathetic and thoughtful in your approach to understanding your clients’ needs, while remaining boundaried and mindful of self-care.

You will sit alongside our other advocates supporting LGBT+ people facing abuse or violence. You will work with mainstream services to ensure the voices and experiences of LGBT+ survivors are represented in order to make change for our community at a local and national level. You will also work closely with key partner organisations by attending meetings and have the opportunity to take part in external work to ensure a joined-up approach among services working with LGBT+ people facing abuse and violence. 

This is a pivotal moment in Galop’s journey. We have grown quickly over the last six years and you will be part of the future of our work. You’ll help us reach, support and assist more of our community nationally. You’ll be helping to amplify the voices of LGBT+ survivors of abuse, and ensure that they are at the centre of Galop’s service.

About you

We’re looking for someone who is passionate about supporting LGBT+ people who have experienced sexual violence. You will have a deep understanding of the unique challenges faced by LGBT+ people and be committed to providing empathetic, person-centred support. You will be able to handle sensitive situations with care and professionalism, maintaining strong boundaries while being supportive and empowering.

You will have expertise in delivering needs-led specialist support services and you will need to be solutions-focussed and enjoy working collaboratively across a diverse and committed team. You’ll need to have good resilience and self-care and be prepared to work in an environment where abuse and violence are regularly talked about. You’ll need to understand the impact of trauma and how that affects our team. In-house support, upskilling, and training will be provided – you don’t need to be an expert in abuse and violence to be the right person for this role.

There is a genuine occupational requirement under the Sexual Orientation Regulations 2003 for this post. It is considered essential that post holders have experience of LGBT+ needs, and impact of discrimination as the Helpline is run for LGBT people experiencing domestic violence.

For more information about this role, including the essential and desirable criteria, please download the attached job description.

Location

London and Remote option available. 

Hours

Full Time (35 hours per week)

Contract

Fixed Term until 1/4/2025 (extension subject to funding)

Reports to

Advocacy & Support Manager/Senior Advocate

Salary

£27,230.31 to £36,008.37 (Including inner London Weighting if living in London and/or working from Galop Building).

Closing Date 

Applications should be submitted by 10:00am on Monday 5th August 2024.

Interviews will be held on Monday 12th August or Tuesday 13th August 2024.

SCIE Vision

We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.

At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:

· Progressive – always learning and developing.

· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.

· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.

· Transparent – open and honest.

The role:

A great opportunity for you to join the Think Local Act Personal team and make a real difference to the future of care and support by:

· Working in coproduction with the National Co-Production Advisory Group and people working within the care and support system, to improve national policy and practice and drive positive change towards greater personalisation.

· Co-Create new tools and offers to help all parts system understand ways to drive change using the Making it Real Statements to personalise care and support.

· Collaborate across strategic priorities and teams, enabling knowledge sharing and supporting the development of wider improvement offers.

· Deliver projects and various consulting tasks such as relationship management, workshop design and facilitation, audits, performance and impact data analysis report writing, and presentations.

· What we are looking for:

· Experience of leading programmes with excellent project management skills

· Ability to think and act strategically, demonstrating a record of successful delivery of personalisation and improvement projects in social care or a related field

· Experience of growing developing, leading, motivating and managing partnerships to achieving clear and challenging objectives in relation to personalisation and self-directed support

· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion

· Experience of co-design and co-production of tools, workshops and delivery of a range of consultation activity, working alongside people who self-direct their care and support.

What we offer in return.

We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.

If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us by email

We require a HR Officer to lead in transactional HR processes to ensure compliance and smooth operation of activities such as recruitment and selection, supporting people processes, advising on our policies, recording and updating people records, liaising and coordinating meetings, reporting on performance and liaising with HR advisory services.

The postholder will carry out all essential administration for the HR & Business Support Manager in line with relevant regulations, standards and legislation and manage the process for HR functions such as safe recruitment, contracts of employment, probations, family leave, disciplinary and grievance issues, training and professional development.

You’ll be an excellent communicator, self-motivated, committed and reliable. You must be able to build effective working relationships with managers and staff, support absence management processes and assist with the preparation of payroll related checks.

We require the post holder to have the ability to work independently with strong time management, organisational and planning skills.  Proficient IT skills (Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint) and experience of working with databases and online systems is essential. 

Two years' experience of HR or relevant function is essential and an appropriate professional qualification (or working towards this) such as CIPD level 3 is desirable. However, we will discuss experience and qualifications on a person-by-person basis if you are selected for an interview.

We offer excellent opportunities for personal and professional development. We also offer 26 days annual leave per year plus bank holidays, pension scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, training opportunities and with flexible working options available.

If this sounds like the next step you are looking for, we would love to hear from you!

Closing date: Monday, 29 July 2024

Interview: Friday, 2 August 2024. However, early applications are strongly encouraged as all applications will be reviewed as soon as they are received.

Caritas follow Safer Recruitment practices and this post is subject to a Basic Disclosure & Barring Service check.

Caritas Diocese of Salford is an equal opportunities employer

Registered Charity Number: 1125808

Hours: 35 hours per week (full-time)

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum, excluding bank holidays

Location: Hybrid working (60% Barnet / Brent Office, 40% Home)

CB Plus is seeking a talented and creative Fundraising Manager, who will be integral to supporting the financial sustainability of CB Plus. The successful candidate will be responsible for developing and implementing comprehensive fundraising strategies to meet financial targets, ensuring a consistent and expanding revenue stream. This includes building a diversified income base for CB Plus, planning and coordinating fundraising events, and building and managing relationships with commissioners, funders, and donors.

The Fundraising Manager will identify new funding opportunities and secure potential donors, researching funding prospects and developing strategies for new support. They will prepare grant proposals, manage grant reporting requirements, and liaise with funding organisations to present CB Plus’s case for support. The successful candidate will have a proven track record in fundraising, excellent communication and relationship-building skills and will be dedicated to our cause.

The postholder will be part of CB Plus’s newly formed Management Team. The Fundraising Manager will report to the Director of Operations and work closely with the CEO.

Please see the job description for further information about the role.

Interviews will be held via  Zoom

Are you passionate about tackling food poverty and reducing food waste? Are you interested in joining a team of volunteers making a tangible and positive difference to their local community?

Laurence’s Larder is a small, dynamic and beloved local charity that feeds over 300 people a week.  Working with a vibrant team of over 60 volunteers Laurence’s Larder provides a weekly food parcel service, two-course sit down meal, clothes bank, art café and access to support and advice services.

Laurence’s Larder is non-referral and open to all, we bring people together, alleviating both social isolation and food poverty, while utilising surplus food.  We are also endeavouring to help address some of the underlying needs that contribute to food poverty, and continue to add more support services to our offerings.

Our warm welcome and non-judgmental approach means that we can help our guests to begin to meet their daily needs with not only dignity but practical help.

We are looking for an individual who shares these values for the role of Part-Time Operations Manager; to oversee the day-to-day running of our services, leading and supporting the volunteers to do this, ensure compliance with all relevant health and safety standards, support the Project Director to achieve agreed outcomes and goals.

If you are someone who loves being part of a team, is interested in food and sustainability, then this is the role for you. This is not a 9-to-5 desk job, this is a role for someone who enjoys being active, thinking on their feet and getting “stuck in”.

Our ideal candidate would have experience working with a team, but also self-motivated and capable of working with minimal supervision.  Strong organisational and planning skills, as well as good people management and interpersonal skills are essential.  Understanding or experience of the voluntary sector would be helpful, as would customer service experience.

This is an exciting opportunity to be a part of an enthusiastic team committed to positively impacting the community around them, if you are similarly motivated to making a difference please apply now!

Please note:

We are seeking someone who can commence their employment with us at the earliest possible opportunity.

Monday, Wednesday and Thursday are the days we expect to require this role. 

How to apply for the role:

Please send us your CV (or equivalent), a letter of application telling us how you meet the person specification above and why the role interests you. You also need to provide us, at the time of applying, the names and contact details (phone number, email address) of two referees, one of whom must be their most recent employer.

Applications should be sent by 5.00pm on August 12th

We are absolutely committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome all applications from all suitably qualified persons and those with lived experience. We will make reasonable adjustments to the selection process for any qualified applicant who contacts us with a request.

If you want to understand more about us, or have questions about the role, or request reasonable adjustments,  please send an email to us giving us your name and a contact phone number and we will respond as soon as possible.

Are you passionate about nature’s recovery in our cities and towns? Do you have expertise in urban ecology and knowledge of nature-based solutions to contemporary challenges? We are currently seeking a Senior Ecologist (Urban Nature Recovery) to deliver vital work protecting nature across our urban landscape.

Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is one of 46 local, independent Wildlife Trusts and is the charity that works to make the environment of Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) a better place for wildlife and people through conservation management, environmental education, advocacy, and community involvement.

As a wildlife charity serving a heavily urbanised area, a major element of our work is to provide the ecological evidence that supports the designation of wildlife sites and informs the protection of nature in the face of urban development.

This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to nature’s protection and recovery in Birmingham and the Black Country. The post holder will undertake ecological survey and management planning work to underpin the protection of local wildlife of great value to people, communities and organisations across our region.

This will be a varied role that will include biodiversity survey and site assessment work, biodiversity net gain calculation, development of the Trust’s engagement with nature-based solutions, and advancing the organisation’s staff, members’, and partners’ understanding of urban ecology. The successful applicant will be very well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail, and used to prioritising a complex workload. You will have excellent ecological survey skills, and the confidence and ambition to affect conservation outcomes through the provision of high quality ecological evidence. Above all you will be driven by a commitment to see nature’s recovery across Birmingham and the Black Country’s urban landscape.

Flexible role, based in our offices within Birmingham, but with the option of working from home, as required. Some travel regionally and nationally; a full UK driving licence is required for this role.

Benefits include 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a 7% employer contribution pension, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme and working alongside a supportive and friendly group of nature lovers!

To find out more information or apply for the role, please click the APPLY button to be taken to our website, where full job details can be found.

This role will require the successful candidate to undertake a basic DBS check as part of the pre-employment checks.

Please note that we are not a UK visa sponsoring organisation. Therefore, you will need to be
able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK if you wish to apply for this
role.

We are committed to ensuring transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment and employment. As a progressive charitable organisation, we champion equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Finance Officer

Salary: £35,000

London, Tower Hamlets (Hybrid working)

Permanent, Full Time 37.5

If you are passionate about community development, bursting with fresh ideas and innovative approaches, and looking for challenging yet rewarding projects, our client would love for you to be a part of their journey.

About the role

As a Finance Officer, you will provide support in processing payments, handling supplier and staff queries, maintaining financial records, and assisting with the overall financial management tasks within the organisation. This role is crucial for ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our financial processes.

In this role you will:

· Process sundry and main BACS payments accurately and timely.

· Reconcile supplier and bank statements regularly.

· Maintain cashbooks and ensure data integrity.

· Address and resolve supplier and staff queries promptly.

· Enter and maintain accurate financial data.

· Assist in preparing financial reports and statements.

· Support continuous improvement of financial processes.

· Communicate effectively with all departments to support financial management.

About you

You'll be a great fit if you have:

· Basic understanding of accounting principles and regulations.

· Familiarity with accounting software and data entry.

· Excellent organizational and communication skills.

· Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

· Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.

· Ability to work well within a team and independently.

· Good interpersonal skills to build key relationships.

· Experience in financial administration or a related field.

· Proven ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.

· Part qualification in AAT/ACCA/CIMA.

What they offer you

Besides an emphasis on learning and development and the opportunity to be part of a fantastic team, they offer a generous package including 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays and four extra concessionary days, a health and wellbeing scheme including a generous wellbeing allowance, season ticket loan, good pension and a lovely, refurbished office, plus the opportunity to work flexibly. On top of this they offer an environment which promotes openness and inclusion, a team that operates with pride and values teamwork and going above and beyond.

Closing date for applications: 28/07

Interview Date: 02/08

The Augustinian Sisters and Trustees of Ince Blundell Hall Liverpool, are seeking a highly motivated person to take responsibility for the effective development and successful delivery of a new project for carers.

This is an exciting opportunity to work with the trustees of Ince Blundell Hall estate to provide much needed facilities for unpaid carers to benefit the community of Sefton and further afield.

Ince Blundell Hall, a fine Georgian mansion set in fifty acres of natural beauty, is a unique venue and an ideal environment to offer carers the facility to rest, relax and recuperate.

The successful candidate will be a strong self-starter, possess excellent organisational skills including the ability to produce a comprehensive business plan and budget and implement operations to establish the facility for unpaid carers.

We are looking for an individual with a proven track record of making things happen and the business acumen to connect and collaborate with a wide variety of external organisations especially in the area of fund raising and grants.

As a Catholic charity the delivery and management of the project must be underpinned by respecting the teaching of the Catholic Church particularly within the areas of its Christian ethos and its moral social teaching. It will also be important to have an understanding of the charism of the Augustinian Sisters.

If you have the above skills and are excited by the prospect of improving the lives of unpaid carers please apply sending CV and Letter of Application.

Support Worker (Part-Time) - Extra Miles Hospital Discharge Service  

The St Paul’s Centre is based in Crewe, Cheshire, where we operate several services for the benefit of our local community. Our services include a Furniture Recycling project, Food Bank, SALS Shoes, a Cycle Workshop, Futures Project (Adults with Additional Needs) and various others.

Since 2022 the Charity has delivered our Extra Miles Hospital to Home Support service. The project provides practical support for local, vulnerable people leaving hospital. We support the preparation for discharge, the discharge itself and ensure the welfare of the client in the home for a 7-day period. Tasks include ensuring the client is safely settled into their home, helping with initial shopping and providing transport to medical appointments.

This is a rewarding and valuable community role supporting Hospital Discharges from both Macclesfield District General Hospital and Congleton War Memorial Hospital. 

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join this demanding and busy service.

If you have excellent interpersonal skills, a full driving licence, are reliable and flexible, empathetic and a good communicator, this could be an ideal opportunity for you.

This part-time position is primarily to cover Thursdays and Fridays from 10am to 5pm, covering the Macclesfield and Congleton area with opportunities for additional cover.

If you are interested and feel this could be the right job for you, please submit a supporting letter along with your CV and referees.

Interviews will be conducted w/c 12th August 2024

We are seeking a coordinator for our educational mentoring programme for young refugees and asylum seekers. The coordinator will oversee our North London mentoring hub by recruiting and training volunteer mentors and matching them to young people needing additional educational support.

We would particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience of forced migration for this role.

Do you have experience working with families and children aged 0-13, a good understanding of the needs of vulnerable families and a relevant vocational or academic qualification?

Welcare is recruiting an experienced Family Support Worker to deliver a broad-based preventative support service for families with children up to the age of 13 in partnership with schools, churches, the local authority and other agencies, in the London boroughs of Bromley and Greenwich.

You will be delivering practical and emotional support to enhance the life chances of children who have experienced domestic abuse and social isolation through one-to-one support and group work programmes.  The post requires working with families in person and online remote working.  The office base is in Community House, Bromley.

General Duties:

1. To promote the programmes of work and manage the external and internal referral process including the assessment of need, risk and safeguarding concerns.

2. Hold a caseload of 4 families delivering “whole family” or targeted interventions.

3. Lead and facilitate community group work programmes including 6 #CapeAbility in Schools programme which aims to build resilience and self-esteem for children in key stage 2.

4. Lead and facilitate groupwork programmes for parents such Strengthening Families Strengthening Communities and Child Overcoming Domestic Abuse.

5. Safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults you work with directly and take appropriate action if escalation is needed.

6. To provide practical and emotional support to families or advocacy and signposting to specialist and universal services where appropriate.

7. Ensuring that the voices and views of children and young people are sought, heard and represented appropriately.

8. Attend designated meetings with multi-agency professionals and act as lead professional where appropriate to support the Team Around the Child/Family or Early Help Assessment (EHA).

Please see attachment for further responsibilities 

University House is seeking a number of Housing Solicitors and Housing Paralegals/Caseworkers as part of a major expansion.

Starting pay for 1PQE Solicitors & Housing Paralegals/Caseworkers is £44,500 and £30,000 respectively. All candidates must have experience of Legal Aid and also a willingness to engage with wider access to justice projects.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for one of the leading organisations in the NFP sector.

For further details, please see the job description and person specification.

Closing date: 12th August 2024 5pm 

Are you a people-focused digital expert, with a compassion and drive to help make a real difference to people’s lives? 

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We are looking for a Digital Marketing Manager to lead our digital marketing activity strategy at Samaritans. 

In this fast paced and varied role, we’ll look to you to oversee planning, integration and delivery of our overall marketing channel mix with a focus on paid advertising and email, ensuring marketing activity is driven by insight, optimised for performance and aligned with the strategic goals of the organisation.

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You’ll head up a talented team, keen to develop and enhance our digital marketing voice. This is a brilliant time to join the team at Samaritans as we continue in progressing our ambitious strategy to be there for everyone who needs us.

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Future focused with an expert level of understanding around the concepts of digital marketing and audience-centred communications, you’ll be pivotal in the development of our digital transformation to better our service delivery, reputation and reach.

• Permanent role

• Full time (35 hours per week)

• £40,000 per annum

• Hybrid working – linked to Ewell (Surrey) office, with home and office working

• In-office working - at present, the team meet in the office 1-2 times per month

• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences

Key Responsibilities

• Lead on digital marketing scheduling and develop digital marketing strategies and tactics that will enable Samaritans to continue to be effective into the future.

• Champion and contribute to a successfully integrated approach to campaign planning and foster a holistic view of the marketing funnel, enabling Samaritans to diversify its marketing channel mix, including offline channels

• Support the Head of Brand, Content and Digital Engagement with Digital Engagement strategy development and implementation

• Advise on optimal digital experience for our audiences via email campaigns and automations and support the Email Marketing Coordinator and other colleagues with email campaign and journey delivery

• Work with the Data team to improve data and consent processes 

• Own the relationship with our media buying partner and act as client-side account manager for Samaritans, driving a strategic integrated approach

• Support the Digital Analyst in ensuring the right data is collected, analysed and reported effectively, translate performance data into insightful management information and share learnings appropriately with the right people at the right time

• Lead and support a high performing team

• Provide consultancy to internal stakeholders on digital marketing best practice 

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Full Job Description here

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What’s in it for you – our benefits

So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.

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​Hybrid and flexible working: We are a flexible organisation, and we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. We’re aware that the world is changing, and we all want and need different things from our work and home lives. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.

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​Being Inclusive: We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.

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​Application: If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and answer some short application questions on your motivations for applying. If you’re interested in applying or would just like to find out more, then we'd love to hear from you. This role will close for applications on 04/08, with video interviews scheduled to take place from 12/08.

About Us

The Foundation of Nursing Studies (FoNS) is a charitable organisation that works across health and social care, UK-wide. For over three decades FoNS has supported nurses and midwives, and their teams to transform their ways of working towards care, practice and culture that is person-centred. 

Purpose of the role

Co-production in terms of design, delivery and evaluation is fundamental to the programme, and so we are looking for a person with direct lived experience of MHLDA inpatient services to join the FoNS team and to lead on co-production, bringing a lived experience lens to our team.

As an organisation we recognise that FoNS is at the start of our co-production journey. So, whilst the primary focus of the role is leading the co-production element of the mental health programme, working closely with the programme lead, a secondary purpose is supporting the development of co-production throughout the organisation.

Responsibilities will primarily consist of:

· Working as part of the FoNS Leadership Team for the FoNS Ward Manager Programme including attending relevant meetings with NHS England

· Playing a leading role and taking operational responsibility for co-production within the FoNS Ward Manager Programme. This includes meaningful engagement of persons with lived experience of mental health, learning disabilities and autism, families and carers, and staff throughout programme design, delivery, governance and evaluation

· Working as a part of the FoNS team, bringing a lived experience lens to support, promote and develop co-production across the organisation

· Understanding lived experience from a range of sources ensuring a broad demographic is represented and feed this into the FoNS team and co-production work

· Visibly advocating for lived experience involvement for FoNS

· Contributing to the ongoing development and lived reality of the FoNS’ ways of working

· Supporting FoNS with the co-creation of their next strategy which will commence in November 2024

A picture of day-to-day working might include:

· Preparing for and contributing to relevant meetings and monthly reports for NHS England

· Contacting, building relationships with, and offering support to persons with lived experience who are already or who may be interested in contributing to the co-production work

· Working with FoNS Finance to ensure all persons involved are fairly paid for their participation

· Meeting with FoNS Ward Manager Programme Lead to discuss ideas for evaluation of the current programme to inform co-production work moving forward

· Planning and facilitating online and face-to-face groups as part of the co-production process

· Meeting with FoNS Programme Leads to develop a wider understanding of FoNS’ work

As an organisation on a journey towards equality, diversity and inclusion, we welcome applications from all sections of the community and all backgrounds, including those with a lived experience of MHLDA, those from ethnic minority groups, those with disabilities and those from the LGBTQ+ community.

The deadline for applications is 5pm Friday 16th August 2024.

Interviews can be held either face-to-face or online according to personal preference. These will be arranged during the first two weeks of September 2024.