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Introducing Chance UK  

Join Our Team 

Do you believe every child deserves the chance of a better future? 

We’re a small team with a big ambition – to help every child flourish. The need for our work has never been greater and we are in an exciting period of growth in order to meet that challenge. 

We provide a range of empowering services for children aged 5-13 and their parents and carers. We pride ourselves on developing evidence-based services, which put children at the heart of our work, and our services are designed to build social and emotional skills and resilience. 

We know what we do works. We provide our unique support in a variety of ways and working at Chance UK puts you right at the heart of changing children’s and families’ lives.  

You will be a core part of our team so it is vital you share our values and support our mission. 

It is important that our team reflects the diversity of the communities we work with. We are actively seeking people from diverse ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, people who identify as male and people from LGBTQ+ communities. We are also keen to hear from those who have lived or professional experience of the issues we work on, including school exclusion and Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND). 

We value our team through offering a range of benefits, including: 

• 25 days holiday, plus bank holidays and an additional 4 days leave over Christmas 
• Matched pension contributions up to 5%, entitlement from the start of your employment 
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and shared parental leave 
• Flexible working 
• Enhanced Sick Pay 
• Access to employee assistance programme

Please note that Chance UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and therefore our recruitment process for this post will include an enhanced DBS check 

Key information

Reporting to: Service Manager
Employment type: Full time
Direct reports: N/A
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (delivered flexibly to suit the service and service users). During term time, these hours will be predominantly at weekends and after school, to fit alongside families’ availability. During school holidays these hours could swap to accommodate some weekday daytimes.
Location: Across London including Islington, Westminster, Southwark and Lambeth.
Start date: ASAP 
Salary: £27,562.50
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 28th July 2024
First stage interview: ASAP
Second stage interview: Thursday 18th July or Thursday 15th August

About the Role

Chance UK has been delivering early-intervention services across London since 1995. Our longest running programme is our mentoring service where Mentors pick the child up from home and run a 1:1 session in the community, once a week for 2 hours. They use the solution-focused approach to work on building the child’s self-esteem and confidence, set goals and explore new places.

In addition, we are growing a range of community based groups running after school as well as some workshops delivered in schools which will support children with developing social and emotional skills and resilience through activities or skills development.

The balance between 1:1 work and group delivery will change according to services commissioned so the post holder will need to be flexible accordingly.

We are ideally looking for someone for this role who is in easy proximity to South London as we have a number of children South of the river that need support.

Click to see the full job description and find out more about this role.

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 representing 13,000 Parent Teacher Associations (PTAs) and has a long term ambition to be the voice of parents in policy making. 

We are looking for someone to support our work in Westminster and Whitehall, improving our relationships across Parliament and inside government as we seek to be the credible voice of parents in UK policy making. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrable experience of advocacy and policy research in Westminster, either within Parliament or government. If you have a passion for politics, a background in policy research and an interest in education policy and politics this is the role for you.

The role will involve:

• Conducting research on parents, including polling of parents and their views. We have an ambition to make high quality policy recommendations based on this research. 
• Alongside the research requirements of the role, you will be expected to support our political and broader stakeholder engagement activity to make sure the work we do is seen by the right people. 
• Organise and plan political events to communicate our research, including roundtables, lunches and dinners and launch events in Westminster. 
• Lead on responding to public consultations on behalf of Parentkind to ensure the voice of parents is heard in the public consultations.

You will represent Parentkind at important events and meetings and have the chance to promote our research and policy recommendations. We would particularly welcome candidates who can demonstrate some media experience, including writing press releases and placing stories with national media outlets.

Duties and key responsibilities

Policy research and analysis

• To conduct research under the guidance of the Director of Policy and Research.
• To produce summarise large amounts of information and produce briefing material on education policy for external audiences, often at pace.
• To support the development of parent opinion polling related to our policy work.
• Respond to relevant consultations on behalf of Parentkind. 

Policy development

• To provide rapid briefing material for any relevant future business relating to Parliament and the UK government.
• To provide political monitoring and identify opportunities for political engagement.
• To support the development of policy recommendations and experience of publishing policy related research.

Political engagement

To plan and organise political events, such as roundtable discussions, lunches and dinners and launch events in Westminster.

To identify political stakeholders relevant to our work in Parliament and the UK government, including:

• officials inside government departments,
• elected representatives,
•  think tanks and other relevant research institutions.

To maintain a wide range of political contacts and meet with political stakeholders to promote our research and policy work.

To meet with organisations with an interest in our work and provide effective briefings.

To attend party conferences and other education led events to represent Parentkind. 

Media engagement

To support the Director of Policy and Research in media engagement, including background research for press releases. 

To summarise our policy and research ready for social media platforms.

Overview of Go-Forward:

This is an exciting opportunity to join a small charity at a time of big growth. Go-Forward Youth was founded by care leavers to provide support to care experienced young people as they transition to adulthood and independence. Our core aim is to reduce social isolation and improve outcomes for young adults who have recently left the care system by offering a place for them to turn in moments of loneliness, crisis and celebration, and offering programmes that support them to develop the skills required for living independently. Our long-term vision is to combat the stigma that surrounds care leaving so that care leavers feel supported and empowered to achieve their ambitions without barriers to access.

We run a busy programme of social activities, personal development and employability skills training for care leavers across London and are looking for a hardworking, highly motivated and conscientious individual to take responsibility for the day-to-day administration of the charity.

Main Tasks:

To support the Go-Forward Youth CEO in maintaining professional, robust, and efficient administrative systems and records for both Go-Forward Youth as follows:

1.Be the first point of contact for both entities and to manage the office email account and diary, drawing to CEO, Funding Manager or Chair of Trustees matters that they need to action, and ensuring that we respond in timely fashion to all external communications.

2. Administration of courses and programmes

a. Maintain lists of participants and volunteers, including attendance logs

b. Ensure that we maintain appropriate records for each – for identification and compliance, for communications, and for programme progress

c. Produce and distribute regular updates to both volunteers and programme participants

d. Liaise with Local Authorities (LAs) regarding the administrative aspects of developing Go-Forward Youth projects and programmes in other LA boroughs

e. Assist with recruitment and onboarding and on boarding of new staff.

f. Maintain risk assessment, safeguarding, fire safety and other records, making sure all policies are reviewed and updated yearly. Ensure that all staff and volunteers working with clients have been DBS checked (Enhanced).

3. Administration of grant applications

a. Support the Funding Manager by logging, recording and monitoring the progress of Go-Forward Youth grant and funding applications, along with report deadline.

b. Update the CEO and Trustees on in-progress funding applications and ensure action is taken and deadlines are met where necessary.

c. For grants won, ensure that reporting cycles are noted in the charity’s diary, and that the appropriate reports to funders get sent

4. Administration of Board and other internal compliance processes

a. Meet with the CEO weekly to review the overall performance and objectives of the charity.

b. Maintain systemised record keeping of invoices and receipts, to be stored securely and sent to the relevant key personnel.

c. Undertake any other administrative activity necessary to support the smooth running of the charity as instructed by the CEO.

d. Assist the Treasurer or Chair in the preparation, administration and submission of the annual accounts to the Charity Commission and Companies House in a timely manner.

e. Assist in the preparation of board meeting papers, including circulating meeting agendas and taking and distributing minutes of meetings as required.

f. Prepare and send out personalised birthday and celebration cards to young participants.

g. Look for opportunities to create, develop and streamline existing office systems.

h. Support the administration of the lived-experience-led Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and Own-It Alumni Network.

i. Maintain and develop clear and full electronic and physical filing systems.

j. Organise the logistics, catering and other event organisation for the quarterly Trustee meetings and other ad hoc meetings and events as appropriate.

5. Administration of external communications

a. Update and review the communication channels, via website or social media fortnightly.

At Independent Age, we believe that no older person should face financial hardship. That’s why, by 2027, our goal is to have improved the lives of one million older people. Our impact across policy, campaigning, information and advice, grant-making and partnerships improves lives by increasing the financial well-being of older people in financial hardship, enabling greater choice and independence in wider areas of life. We want to find talented individuals from diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.

Responsibilities and Person Specification:

The Senior Public Affairs Officer will work with colleagues across the organisation to deliver Independent Age’s public affairs activities, ensuring we have an effective presence and profile in the UK Parliament and across Whitehall.

You should have previous experience working in a public affairs role, and a strong working knowledge of the current Westminster political landscape. You should also have experience working on influencing strategies to create policy change. 

For full details on the role and requirements, please review the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. 

This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9 day fortnight. 

What it’s like to work at Independent Age:

We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.

We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.

We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working. 

You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age by visiting our website.

Application Process:

To apply, please visit our website to submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).

To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do not omit dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name. 

Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.

Closing Date: 21 July 2024

Interview Dates: 

• Tuesday 30 July 
• Wednesday 31 July

Job Title: Support and Development Worker 

Department: England Service Team 

Reports to: Senior Support & Development Worker 

Salary: £28,471 (pro rata for Part-time) 

Hours: 35 hours a week over 5 days (Part-time will be considered) 

Location: Home based – with travel across Teesside, County Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and Tyne & Wear and neighbouring areas. Occasional travel across wider areas and nationally will be required. 

We are looking for someone who can cover the Teeside, County Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland and Tyne & Wear area. You will be home based but will be required to attend clinics, events and meet members one to one where necessary within your allocated area and occasionally across wider areas and nationally. 

Purpose of Job 

To deliver a high-quality service to and facilitate opportunities for individuals with spina bifida and/or hydrocephalus and their families/carers through Shine membership.  To empower and enable members Living with the conditions to lead healthy and happy lives through greater independence, better condition management and by creating links to the Shine community across England. 

SHINE has just under 14,000 members with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. This post will bring a real focus to the County Durham, Northumberland, Cumberland & Tyne & Wear area and will be an exciting opportunity to engage with members and develop and deliver the services we offer. 

Our Little Stars project for 0–12 year olds has been established for over 3 years supporting younger members and their families with their diagnosis and beyond. We also have a growing Teen membership known as FIRE (Friendship, Independence, Resilience, Equality) Working alongside our multi skilled, established team, you will be supporting members across all age groups and building on the great foundations already in place. 

Core role 

• To provide information to individuals, families, carers affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus including hard to reach communities living within your area. 

• To provide advice, support and guidance to enable people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to access the correct benefits to become financially stable, the right services to improve their health and well-being, and to better co-ordinate their support and independence through a variety of methods. This will include attending specialist clinics in the area to engage with them. 

• To refer individual members and/or their families/carers to the most appropriate source of expertise and support in Shine’s Health team and other designated leads within the organisation, or signpost to external agencies as appropriate. 

• To develop age-specific groups and peer support networks which will provide opportunities for people with Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus to connect and interact, enabling social opportunities and to share experiences, support and learn from each other. 

• To work with and develop opportunities for Shine volunteers. 

• To contribute to the delivery of regional and national programme of events to Shine’s membership, based on identified need and interests, geographical location and age. These will be face to face and virtual events.

• To provide information to professionals working with those individuals and families affected by Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus. 

• To raise greater awareness of Spina Bifida and/or Hydrocephalus amongst professionals, external organisations and the general public through presentations, training and attendance at professional events. 

• To actively promote membership of Shine to people with the relevant conditions. 

• To keep clear and accurate records for monitoring and evaluation using our Salesforce database system. 

• To work with other service, fundraising, marketing, trust and foundations colleagues and Shine’s membership to identify and seize potential fundraising opportunities for long-term sustainability of the work. 

• To prepare and keep up to date a directory of relevant contacts across the area and to share relevant information with colleagues. 

• To undertake administrative duties as required of the role. 

• Any other duties in line with the job role. 

Essential criteria 

• Ability to travel across the designated areas

• Flexible working hours. This may include some evenings and weekends 

• Ability to work from home 

• The ability to be motivated and work on your own initiative with lone working from home, whilst also travelling across the area and Region to be part of the wider dispersed team. 

• Full Enhanced DBS checks and referencing will be completed 

Experience and qualifications – essential 

• At least two years’ recent experience of delivering support and advice services 

• Experience of working with people of all ages with disabilities 

• At least two years’ experience of advising on one or more of the following: 

health and wellbeing; independence; benefits; education and learning; employment; developing friendships and social skills; reducing isolation; social care; housing

• Experience of developing and delivering opportunities to enable and empower people with disabilities to achieve their goals towards independence. 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – essential 

• Understanding of spina bifida and hydrocephalus and of the issues and challenges faced by people living with these conditions 

• Ability to work with people individually and to facilitate and run group activities and events 

• Excellent communication skills both verbally and written 

• IT literate with a good knowledge of computer systems and programmes (e.g. Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and use of databases 

• A non-judgemental approach to working with people 

Experience and Qualifications – desirable 

• Hold a qualification in a health, nursing, social care or disability related field 

• Experience of working in the third sector in a paid or unpaid capacity 

Knowledge, skills and abilities – desirable 

• Understanding of the role peer support plays in enhancing services and support to members 

• An awareness and understanding of how to use social media and its effectiveness in reducing social isolation 

In return, Shine will offer you: 

• A competitive salary of £28,471 (pro-rata for part-time hours) 

• 3% pension contribution 

• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays + additional discretionary leave between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time hours) 

• Support to learn and develop 

• Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave 

• Broadband allowance

• Additional annual leave due to length of service 

If you would like to have a chat about the role in more detail or have any questions, please give us a call and ask to speak to Gill Valentine, our Director of Services. 

Shine is a Disability Confident employer and will offer guaranteed interviews if a disabled applicant meets the minimum criteria for the job. 

To apply please submit your CV and supporting statement, which should outline your interest and explain how you meet the role criteria.

*Please note applications without a supporting statement will not be accepted* 

Closing date: Sunday 4th August 2024 at 11pm

Interviews:  Thursday 15th August 2024 (Virtual) 

Please note: we reserve the right to interview suitable candidates before the closing date, therefore we encourage applications as soon as possible. 

NB: Applications should submit an application letter confirming why this role is for them, and why they are for this role.  Applications from UK residents only with a right to work in the UK.  Please feel free to share links to your work, or a portfolio. 

Role: Digital Marketing Manager

Reporting to: Head of Marketing

Salary: Up to 35K + Working from home allowance

At Parentkind, we believe that the well-being of children is deeply intertwined with the active involvement and support of their parents. Our mission is to empower parents not only to be partners in their children's education but also to foster happy, healthy relationships that enable children to thrive in all aspects of their lives. As the leading voice for parents in the UK, Parentkind plays a crucial role in shaping educational policies and supporting families through comprehensive, impactful initiatives.

This is your chance to join our national charity while we are embarking on an exciting chapter, delivering new products and campaigns. As a result, we are looking for high-performing team players to join our fun and friendly marketing team.

As an advocate for parents, we are seeking an experienced Digital Marketing Manager that is motivated by community engagement and storytelling, to help us bring to life our brand, mission and impact.

You’ll be working across our audience spectrum including; our 12,500+ parent teacher association (PTA) membership base, those in a parenting role, and school leaders. You’ll work across a range of projects from building out our always on digital strategies, cross-channel community building and helping us reach for the stars on major campaigns and projects.

Main purpose and scope of role

To support and work in collaboration with the Head of Marketing to:

• Develop our digital marketing strategies and annual plans for all audiences across website, email and social
• Manage and develop our communities across email and social channels including content creation and community building/management
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to deliver engaging digital campaigns
• Manage and develop a Marketing & Communications Executive

Duties and key responsibilities

Strategy development and implementation:

• Develop and implement digital marketing strategies for website, email and social, that align with the charity’s goals
• Ensure effective online presence, drive website traffic, and grow our audience with PTA membership acquisition and email data
• Utilise a range of techniques including paid search, SEO, and PPC
• Conduct market research and analyse trends to identify new opportunities
• Set measurable goals that demonstrate improvement in marketing efforts

Social media management:

• Manage and develop our social communities including Facebook pages and groups, Instagram, X, LinkedIn and YouTube
• Launch and manage new channels, where relevant, such as TikTok, Threads etc. 
• Deliver an audience-led approach ensuring that community, connection and engagement is at the heart of our social activity
• Oversee the creation and distribution of relevant, original and high-quality content
• Conduct high-performing organic and paid for campaigns for both always-on and campaign activities
• Identify and manage appropriate content creators for key campaigns and activities

Email marketing:

• Create and manage email marketing campaigns, including newsletters, soluses, and transactional emails.
• Design and implement email marketing campaigns that are compelling and on-brand.
• Analyse email marketing metrics (open rates, click-through rates, conversions) and optimise campaigns based on performance
• Ensure email marketing strategies comply with current email marketing best practices and regulations

Collaboration: 

• Collaborate with our content marketing team to develop relevant, quality digital content across a range of formats for our audiences
• Work with our Content Marketing Manager to promote key content as well as helping to inform their cross-channel content strategy
• Support the PTA Membership team with suitable digital acquisition campaigns that will contribute to their new member acquisition goals
• Work with the wider Marketing and Fundraising teams to deliver fundraising campaigns with corporate partners
• Work with others across the organisation as well as independently to understand our key audiences so that the work delivered is audience-focussed

Analytics and reporting:

• Define key performance indicators (KPIs) for always on and campaign activities and monitor these regularly
• Compile monthly and specific campaign reports to showcase marketing performance
• Analyse reports and key metrics and optimise strategies and activities as needed 

Project management: 

• Lead on the delivery of digital campaigns
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and prioritise effectively

 Continuous learning:

• Monitor effectiveness of our digital activity to ensure that we optimise our plans and activity in the future
• Stay informed of the latest trends, technologies and best practises so that Parentkind’s work is forward-thinking and impactful

General Responsibilities

• To ensure Data Protection procedures are followed at all times
• To keep abreast of relevant educational policy and legislation affecting our key audiences
• To be flexible within the remit of the post
• To undertake other duties as reasonably requested
• To be self-servicing
• To attend and participate in Parentkind’s performance, development and training programmes.
• To abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
• To be responsible for the health, safety, welfare of self, other members of staff and visitors.

You’ll have

• 6+ years experience in digital marketing
• Demonstrable experience in planning, delivering, and optimising multi-channel organic and paid-for digital activity
• Social media management and community building experience
• Experience in leading digital campaigns 
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with the ability to build positive relationships with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels
• Excellent written communication skills with strong attention to detail 

You’ll get

• To join a fast-moving charity with an exciting future
• Remote working full-time with a great online team culture
• 25 days holiday in addition to UK public holidays.
• Benefits such as 4 x Death in service, two years of 75% income protection for long term illness, free private online/telephone GP appointments

How to apply

A job description is attached to this listing.

To apply, please submit a CV and cover letter through CharityJob, outlining your motivations for applying for the role and how you meet the Person Specifications.

The deadline for receipt of applications is 9am on Tuesday 16th July.We are keen to not lose amazing candidates through a lengthy process and so will interview on an ongoing basis and may appoint before the deadline.  Please apply or indicate your interest as soon as practical.

More about Parentkind

Parentkind is the national voice of parents and the largest federated charity of its kind.  As a 68-year-old charity, we have helped parent groups raise billions in support of their children's schools.  Parentkind's membership of 13,000 parent teacher associations deliver tens of thousands of events and opportunities at around half of all primary schools and a quarter of secondary schools each year.  

Parentkind delivers the National Parent Survey, The National PTA Awards, The PTAextra termly magazine, 'Be School Ready' (a publication that reaches 1 in 6 families with children starting school each year), and more.  

The charity's impact is significant, and our work ensures that parent and carer voices are heard at a local, regional, and national level.

This job description may be amended from time to time and does not form part of the Employment contract.

Please note that this role will require you to have the legal right to work within the UK.

Inspire one gift in a will. Help fund a third of our research. Improve countless lives.

Legacy Management Officer

£34,000 - £36,000 per annum +

Reports to: Senior Legacy Partnership Manager (Friends and Family)

Directorate: Marketing, Fundraising & Engagement

Contract: 12 month fixed-term contract

Hours: Full time 35 hours per week

Location: Home-based

Visa sponsorship: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

Closing date: 20 July 2024, 23:55

This vacancy may close earlier if a high volume of applications is received or once a suitable candidate is found, therefore we strongly recommend that you apply early to avoid disappointment. If you require more time to apply as part of a reasonable adjustment, please contact as soon as possible.

Recruitment process: One competency-based interview with a 10-minute task included.

Interview date: From the week commencing 22 July 2024

How do I apply? We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to fully complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.

At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.

We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.

Legacy income from gifts in wills generates a third of Cancer Research UK's income towards our life-saving research (In 2022/23, we raised £261m in legacies). Therefore, the Legacy Management team is essential to the future success of our mission.

As a Legacy Management Officer, you will join the Friends & Family Legacy Management team as part of the UK's largest charity. You will play a valuable role in delivering our Legacy Product Strategy by managing a caseload of pecuniary, residuary, and life interest trust legacies and building collaborative relationships with solicitors, law firms and other professionals involved in legacy giving or Wills substitutes. You will play a key role in being the first point of contact for our supporters/members of the public and in administering estates generously donated to Cancer Research UK by our deceased supporters/ donors in a professional and approachable manner.

Your legacy by the end of this contract will be to have had a deeply human and meaningful impact by engaging with the family and friends to thank, recognise, and share the impact of their loved one's legacy in bringing about a world where everybody can lead longer, better lives, free from the fear of cancer. If you have a Legacy Management or Legal background with experience in probate, trust, and /or charity law, we would love for you to join our mission.

What will I be doing?

• Managing a paperless caseload of pecuniary, residuary, and life interest trust legacies within your region ensuring to deal with them efficiently and effectively while adding value and safeguarding Cancer Research UK's interests.

• Corresponding with executors engagingly and professionally in line with Cancer Research UK's brand guidelines and values, and the Charity Commission.

• Making pragmatic decisions in line with the Delegated Authority while promoting Cancer Research UK as an easy-to-deal-with and professional beneficiary.

• Seeking support and guidance from the Complex Legacy Management team when appropriate.

• Building relationships with lay executors (non-professional executors) and engaging with the family and friends of the deceased to thank and acknowledge their loved one's legacy, and to provide information about the impact of their gift/ will.

• Promoting the team within Cancer Research UK which will involve reporting on and sharing interesting and impactful legacy stories.

• Accurately estimating and updating the value of each legacy gift ensuring to undertake additional checks as required and participating in pre-audit compliance work.

• Adhering to Cancer Research UK's financial and Data Protection policies.

• Undertaking additional activities to support the overall Legacy Strategy and improve the team.

• Providing excellent legacy administration and engaging with legacy professionals to create a positive view of Cancer Research UK and the wider legacy charity sector.

• Supporting the Legacy Partnership Manager in implementing the engagement strategy (including events and other relationship-building activities).

• Attending engagement events and professional visits within your region where a Legacy Management perspective is beneficial. Such as:

  • Supporting the wider Legacy Management team and other Fundraising & Marketing teams with Family & Friends Legacy engagement activities, supporter queries, and events.

• Being the first point of contact for legacy queries from supporters and members of the public.

What are you looking for?

• Legacy Management or Legal background. Ideally is a qualified solicitor (or qualified by experience) in probate, trust, and charity law.

• Knowledge of probate and trust law.

• Accounting and Tax knowledge (particularly estate accounts, investment management, share valuations, management accounting, reporting; income tax, inheritance tax, and capital gains tax).

• Strong attention to detail/data accuracy (particularly when inputting into case management systems).

• Proven time management and organisational skills. This includes:

  • A track record of working under minimal supervision while managing or helping to manage a legacy administration or an equivalent function.

  • A flexible approach and comfortable in navigating ambiguity and challenging environments/ contexts (such as engaging with the family and friends of deceased donors).

• Excellent stakeholder engagement and management skills with the ability to gain buy-in and collaboration.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills with an ability to create connections that make great things happen.

Our organisation values are designed to guide all that we do.

Bold: Act with ambition, courage and determination

Credible: Act with rigour and professionalism

Human: Act to have a positive impact on people

Together: Act inclusively and collaboratively

We're looking for people who can believe in and embody these organisation values and can use them to drive forward progress against our mission to beat cancer.

If you're interested in applying and excited about working with us but are unsure if you have the right skills and experience we'd still love to hear from you.

What will I gain?

We create a working environment that supports your wellbeing and provide a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools. Our policies and processes enable you to improve your work-life balance, take positive steps in your career and achieve your personal wellbeing goals.

You can explore our benefits by visiting our .

Additional information

If you want to know more about this role, here is a . Please note this is a generalist profile used for internal & external purposes meaning we don't expect candidates to meet all the criteria included (we will be shortlisting based on the criteria advertised).

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Location: Hertfordshire
Salary: £16,550 (£27,584 FTE)
Hours: 3 days per week (21 hours)
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. We now have the opportunity to provide a service at HMP The Mount. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme at HMP The Mount, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.

This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

?Interviews are planned for the 30 July 2024.

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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Mentivity is seeking a People Coordinator: Drive Our Mission and Support Our Team!

About Mentivity:

Founded in 2016 by Sayce Holmes-Lewis alongside Leon Wright and Tyson Holmes-Lewis, Mentivity is an award winning inspirational mentoring organisation and alternative educational provision that aims to provide aspirational support for young people, schools and parents through 1:1 mentoring and group conversation-based learning. Our sole quest is to offer our services to as many young people through our work. 

Main Responsibilties:​

Human Resources Management

• Oversee recruitment processes including job postings, screening, interviewing, and onboarding new employees.

• Develop and implement HR policies and procedures in line with legal requirements and best practices.

• Manage employee relations, including conflict resolution, performance management, and disciplinary actions.

• Coordinate training and development programmes to enhance staff skills and career development.

• Maintain accurate HR records and manage HR systems.

Operations Support

• Support the Chief Impact and Operations Officer in operational planning and process improvements.

• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and maintain a safe working environment.

• Manage office administration including supplies and equipment.

• Coordinate with external service providers and maintain positive relationships with stakeholders.

• Support budgeting and financial processes, including expense tracking and reporting.

• Ensure the delivery team's schedules, rosters, leave, and absences are up to date and accurately recorded.

• Communicate any issues or schedule changes to relevant staff members, including the Chief Impact and Operations Officer, Chief Community Officer, and Finance Coordinator.

Stakeholder Management

• Cultivate strong relationships with schools, partner organisations, and service providers to support collaborative working.

• Promote Mentivity's programmes, services, and activities to stakeholders.

• Support onboarding of schools and communicate programme impact effectively.

Recruitment Timetable:

Application deadline: Friday 19th July 2024

Interview dates: 29th July - 2nd August 2024

Interview location: In-person, 50 Westmoreland Road, London, SE17 2GA

Head of Data

A truly excellent opportunity has just arisen for a Head of Data to join an excellent children's hospice!

As the Head of Data, you will develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy to support the organization's mission. This involves translating complex data needs into clear dashboards and ensuring data quality for various reporting needs, including external stakeholders.

You will collaborate with data champions across the organization to drive data-driven decisions, ensuring data is accessible, well-understood, and fit for strategic and tactical purposes. Your expertise in data management—including structures, definitions, modelling, and visualisation—will be crucial in coaching and implementing changes.

Your role will be central in fostering a data-centric culture within the organization. By leveraging your skills in data leadership, project management, and analysis, you will ensure sustainable growth through effective data management practices, enabling the organization to make informed decisions and achieve strategic goals.

Skills required for the Head of Data are:
- Experience in PowerBI and visualisation tools
- Great knowledge of Raisers Edge And/or NXT
- Line management & strategy experience
- An expert communicator and have the ability to work with senior stakeholders

Head of Data / Head of CRM / Database Manager / Data Manager / CRM Manager
This is a great chance for a Head of Data to really make a mark within a well-known Hospice and lead them to revolutionise how they use data.
 

Salary: £55,000 - £60,000

Location: Guildford or Hampton - 3 Days a week

Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity.
Understanding Recruitment is acting as an employment agency for this vacancy.

Location: North
Salary: £116 per day
Hours: Various
Department: Prison delivery
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Bank

Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing illiteracy amongst people in prison?

Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led literacy and numeracy programmes across a number of prisons. To ensure the continuation of our programmes during times of staff absence, we are now seeking to recruit a Prison Facilitator on a bank working basis to work across the North region. Working closely with prisons and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will support with the delivery and development of our literacy and numeracy programme in the North region, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.

Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships quickly and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach. You will also have a willingness to travel, sometimes at short notice, to provide short or long term cover within the region including some overnight stays.

This role will be prison-based. This is a bank role and so the number of days to be worked will vary and are not guaranteed.

Employee benefits include paid expenses and travel, a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.

We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.

Interviews are planned for 8 August 2024 (online).

Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.

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The Talent Set are delighted to be working with Barnardo’s to find their Senior In Memory & Legacy Marketing Executive.

Barnardo’s offer a fully remote working environment, with occasional travel to their offices for meetings.

Reporting into the Legacy Marketing Manager, you will lead and manage the regular recruitment of in-memory supporters via a range of channels including direct mail, telemarketing, broadcast and digital media, events and other channels. You will be responsible for excellent supporter stewardship and developing the free wills programme.

Key Responsibilities:

· To lead on creating and implementing a new offline and online in[1]memory marketing and stewardship programme which will include: managing data selection briefs, creating creative briefs, developing content and artwork using internal or external resources and liaising with other teams as appropriate.

· Manage the administration of and reporting on the Free Will-writing schemes. Manage the promotion of the Free Will schemes in direct mail, telemarketing campaigns as well in digital channels.

· Manage Barnardo’s in-memory digital journeys, working with Barnardo’s Digital Fundraising team to manage website content, optimise website user experience and develop digital journeys.

· With the support of the Legacy Marketing Manager, develop and test a legacy events programme.

· Ensure accurate data input of supporter information on the supporter database, supporting the capture of response data into results spreadsheets, monitoring and circulating results. Responsible for collating monthly reports and other reports for the Team as appropriate.

· Manage fulfilment and thanking processes, ensuring that all donors are thanked with appropriate sensitivity using online and offline communication channels.

· To support the overall Legacies team promotion of the importance of gifts in Wills and in-memory giving to internal and external audiences.

Person Specification:

· Highly desirable to have in-memory experience and Legacy Marketing knowledge, ideally gained in a large organisation, and a strong understanding of Direct Marketing, with a track-record of success.

· Experience of managing direct marketing campaigns across a wide range of media, including managing creative production, writing data briefs, managing print production and monitoring results.

· Experience of using data and insight to inform future plans.

· Experience of influencing and negotiating with stakeholders that have differing priorities across departments in order to achieve common goals.

· Ability to accurately input data, maintain systems and report from team databases.

· Effective and sensitive relationship management of legacy and in-memory supporters.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Greenpeace are partnering exclusively with Robertson Bell in their search for a new Deputy Head of Finance to join their team on a permanent basis. Greenpeace is a movement of people who are passionate about defending the natural world from destruction. Our vision is a greener, healthier and more peaceful planet, one that can sustain life for generations to come. 

The Deputy Head of Finance will assist in the smooth running of the finance department and  provide accurate and timely financial management reporting, insight, analysis and business partnering to budget holders and other non-finance stakeholders. You will ensure completeness, integrity and value and will assist the Head of Finance with project work when required.

The organisation:

Greenpeace are independent. We don’t accept any funding from governments, corporations or political parties – our work is funded by ordinary people. That means we are free to confront governments and corporations responsible for the destruction of the natural world and push for real change. 

We do this by investigating, documenting and exposing the causes of environmental destruction. We work to bring about change by lobbying, consumer pressure and mobilising members of the general public. And we take peaceful direct action to protect our Earth and promote solutions for a green and peaceful future. 

The role:

• Assist the Head of Finance with the preparation of the Greenpeace Ltd monthly management accounts.
• Provide support and advice to budget holders to aid budgetary understanding and ownership.
• Proactively work to improve finance processes, including developing budget management processes.
• Assist the Head of Finance in the efficient and timely preparation of the Greenpeace Ltd annual accounts production and the conduct of the annual audit.
• Represent the team at a senior level including providing financial advice to the organisation.
• Share leadership responsibilities for the team with the Head of Finance. Provide expertise, insights, financial advice and problem solving as necessary.
• Assist the Head of Finance with improving VAT reporting, compliance, analysis and organisational understanding.
• Influence and manage the workload of the Finance team, including the delegation of work, weekly/monthly monitoring of workload and priorities against work plan/timetable, and resolution of any bottlenecks that occur.
• Lead and develop the Senior Finance officer who reports directly to you.

The successful candidate will:

• Be a qualified, or a finalist Accountant (ACCA/ACA/CIMA or other chartered accountancy qualification) or will be qualified by experience.
• Have substantial experience of management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and reporting.
• Be a self-starter, with the ability to work on own initiative
• Have proven experience of delivering a business partnering focussed service and providing in depth insight, analysis and guidance to budget-holders.
• Support and believe in the aims of Greenpeace.
• Have highly developed communication skills with credibility to operate outside the finance function up to senior management level.

The position will be based at Greenpeace’s head office a short walk away from Highbury and Islington station and requires two days attendance at the office. The closing date for applications is 4th August with interviews taking place the week commencing 12^th August.

Applications will be under constant review before the closing date, so please submit your application to our exclusive search agent, Robertson Bell. Apply now to be considered!

The Children and Young Person’s Worker will work within a multi-agency system to provide a trauma informed, proactive, person centered service for young people and their families who have experienced domestic abuse, empowering choice through informed decision making.

Our Education and Recovery Team brings together dynamic, passionate and committed individuals who share a common focus on delivering high quality, person-centered and trauma informed support to children and young people. The team have a responsibility to work with multi-agency partners, building awareness and understanding of domestic abuse.

Key elements of the role include:

• Providing practical and emotional support and outreach to children and young people.
• Risk assessing and helping to keep young people safe through safety planning.
• Ensuring the voice of children and young people informs every stage of our support provision.
• Delivering educational, time-bound, sessions.
• Enabling children and young people to access statutory and other services where appropriate.
• Engaging with and supporting the MARAC (Multi Agency Risk Assessment Conference) and MASH (Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub) process, to ensure that the voice of victims is heard.
• Managing a caseload and working proactively to support children and young people and their families.
• Facilitating early intervention.
• Raising awareness of children and young people’s needs who have been impacted by domestic abuse.
• Working with multi-agency partners and the wider FearFree service provision.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide a high-quality, person centred, trauma informed service and empowerment to those who need it.
• Effectively manage a caseload of Children and Young People (CYP).
• Completing initial assessments of CYP’s needs.
• Collaboratively develop support plans with CYP to meet their needs.
• Assess and managing risks to services users, colleagues, and self.
• Work with multi-agency partners to meet service users’ needs.
• Have an understanding of multi-agency partners services.
• Work with schools and education establishments to ensure support offered is appropriate, planned and coordinated.
• Uphold, promote and work within safeguarding principles and practice.
• Support children and young people to develop an increased understanding of the impact of their experiences relating to domestic abuse.
• Respond to crises with a focus on children and young people’s wellbeing and safeguarding.
• Support the development of self-awareness, confidence and participation of children and young people.
• Support children and young people’s participation in the design, delivery, and evaluation of services.
• Ensure resources and services meet children and young people’s specific needs.
• Support the development of services and resources.
• To understand and work effectively within a multi-agency framework, consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic abuse, in order to reduce the risk for service users and their families.
• Empower service users to make decisions about their life through advocacy and providing information.
• To recognise, respect and address the needs of service users who face barriers when seeking help to access the service, including those from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds, LGBT communities, disabled people, those with complex needs and other groups which services have found difficult to reach.
• Accompany service users, when needed, to other relevant agencies and support them in their interactions with these agencies.
• To work alongside colleagues to deliver a whole family approach, including colleagues in other teams and locations.
• Be proactive with your line manager to carry out periodic case reviews.
• Help maintain accurate and confidential case management records and contribute to monitoring information for the service.
• Attend children’s social care meetings as required, including Child Protection Conferences, Core Groups, Team Around the Family and Strategy Discussions.

General Responsibilties:

• Remain up to date and concordant with organisational procedures, policies and professional code of conduct, upholding standards of best practice.
• Attend and contribute to team meetings.
• Contribute to effective team working with a flexible and pro-active approach, including cover for other team members’ holidays and sickness where required.
• Undertake agreed training and keep updated on changes in legislation, policy, and best practice.
• To support additional duties at your team managers discretion.

For a full job description/person specification and to apply, please follow the link provided on this website. The closing date for this role is Friday, 19th July 2024, though FearFree reserves the righ to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient, suitable candidates apply.

FearFree is committed to encouraging equality and diversity in the workplace.  We strive to be a diverse and inclusive place to work where we can all be ourselves and individual differences are recognised and valued.