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Join Our Team as a Digital Content Creator!

Are you bursting with creativity and eager to make a difference? Active Prospects is on the lookout for a passionate Digital Content Creator to join our vibrant and supportive team.

About Us:

Active Prospects is an award-winning charity which supports around 400 people each year in the south-east who have a learning disability, mental health need or are autistic. This year we were proud to win Employer of the Year at the National Learning Disability & Autism Awards.

We want to use our platform as a respected charity to promote our work and the issues which are most important to our people, to key audiences through engaging digital media.

Why Join Us?

- Creativity Over Experience: We value your creativity, positive attitude, and willingness to learn more than extensive experience.

- Excellent Training & Development: We provide top-notch training to help you grow and succeed in your role.

- Fun & Supportive Team: Be part of a team that supports and encourages each other every step of the way.

Role Responsibilities:

- Social Media & Website Management:Create and manage engaging content to drive web traffic and increase followers.

- Digital Marketing: Develop captivating content for newsletters, fundraising campaigns, and branded campaigns.

- Collaborative Projects: Work with designers and partners to create compelling digital materials, from short videos and stand-out graphics to written stories.

What We’re Looking For:

- Engaging Content Creation: Ability to craft digital marketing content, including videos, graphics, written content, and photography.

- Social Media Savvy: Skills in growing social media followings across multiple platforms.

- Independence & Innovation: Confidence to experiment with new digital marketing approaches.

- Excellent Written Skills: Create engaging and persuasive content for diverse audiences.

- Personable & Collaborative: Build positive relationships with colleagues and partners.

Ready to Apply?

If you’re creative, enthusiastic, and ready to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to join our dynamic team and help us amplify the amazing work we do.

Thrive at Five’s vision is a society where every child can thrive and achieve their potential. Our mission is to help children in their early years develop strong foundations for life and learning. Focusing on some of the UK’s most disadvantaged communities, our place-based model supports positive development from pregnancy to five. We achieve sustainable change by unlocking the power of parents and carers and enabling collaboration to coordinate and strengthen early years systems and pathways of support.

Since Thrive at Five was founded, the organisation has grown considerably with programmes in Stoke-on-Trent, Redcar and Cleveland, and a third pathfinder in Scotland starting later this year and a fourth earmarked. We are at an exciting moment as we look to expand our brilliant team and bring in additional skills needed for Thrive at Five to continue embedding our existing work in Stoke-on-Trent and Redcar and Cleveland and scale our work to a further two places across the UK over the next couple of years, doubling our reach and impact.

To help us in this next phase of development, we are recruiting for a newly created position - Senior Evaluation and Data Manager. This exciting role will report to the Director of Learning and Impact and work alongside the Senior Evaluation and Research Manager. The role will have two main areas of focus. First, the role will help lead a rolling schedule of formative evaluations on activities in local sites including pre-and-post quantitative outcomes analysis. Second, the role will support local learning and high-quality implementation through harnessing the power of quantitative data.  

You will be a skilled evaluation and learning professional with strong skills in quantitative data analysis. You will also be comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and committed to the need for continued learning and improvement, as a basis for achieving Thrive at Five’s ambition to develop an effective and replicable place-based model for supporting early childhood development.

To apply, please submit your CV and a two-page supporting statement, preferably in Microsoft Word/PDF format. The statement should outline your motivation for wanting to join Thrive at Five and why you feel you would be a good fit for this role. You should also demonstrate your experience and skillset with examples relating to the Person Specification in the Job Pack. 

The closing date and time for applications is 5pm on Monday 12 August. Interviews will ideally be held in the week commencing 19 August.

Job Purpose

To act as a key link between the Finance and Fundraising to ensure that all fundraising income is accounted for correctly and in a timely manner. You will report into the Financial Controller and work together as part of the Finance Team. You will liaise predominately with the Fundraising Team alongside other stakeholders across The Children’s Trust.

Manage and account for Fundraising income

• Responsible for processing and coding incoming donations between the bank accounts, ledgers and the CRM system, ensuring that entries are up-to date, accurate and posted in a timely manner.
• Responsible for banking of cash and cheques daily at the Post Office and the bank.
• Responsible for processing Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) vouchers, credit card receipts and other charitable donation vouchers.
• Use the CRM system to identify the source and coding of donations.
• Work closely with the Supporter Care team and other teams to resolve queries.
• Responsible for restricted income, reconciling with Fundraising to ensure donations are allocated correctly.
• Ensure that collection box income is collected and reconciled.
• Issue, amend and cancel Fundraising invoices and ensure payment is received promptly.
• Process and reconcile World Pay, Just Giving and other forms of electronic giving receipts accordingly. Provide Fundraising with relevant reports.
• Reconcile shops weekly income to the till system reports.
• Obtain and process reports from PayPal in relation to goods purchased via the website.
• Manage PDQ and banking terminals / platforms.

Month end procedures

• Month end fundraising processes including accruing income and processing bought in goods journals.
• Retail journals including income and shops rent and rates expense release.
• Reconcile Restricted Funds, ensuring that each restricted donation is allocated to the correct Fundraising code.
• Reconcile Fundraising and Retail Gift aid.
• Work with Fundraising to chase unpaid invoices

Other general duties

• Lead with the Fundraising / ThankQ systems integration.
• Responsible for maintaining the Finance Fundraising SharePoint site.
• Manage Fundraising relationships ensuring relevant support is provided to meet all departments objectives.
• Raise ad hoc other income invoices and receipts such as rentals, events and student placements.
• Continually look to review and improve processes working with Fundraising and other stakeholders.
• Assist with the year-end stock-take and to ensure that the stock remaining, and stock sold reconcile for each shop.
• Assist with the annual audit.
• Arrange banking of foreign and mutilated currency.
• Provide ad hoc assistance to the rest of the Finance Team.

Are you someone with a passion for campaigns, flair for organisational leadership and a commitment to climate justice? Are you inspired by the challenge of ensuring climate action improves lives, builds consensus and addresses inequality? Do you recognise the power of narrative and framing to win on the big ideas we need to shape the future?

If so, we’d love to hear from you.

As our Interim co-director: campaigns & communications you’ll support and oversee a team of talented campaigners and communicators delivering our vision of a zero carbon Britain built by, and for, everyone. You’ll lend your strategic expertise to ensure that our mission of inspiring people to take the action the climate crisis demands is fine tuned to the real opportunities and challenges that surround us. You’ll contribute your creativity to translating climate urgency into socially just and workable proposals the public can get behind - and get stuck into. And you’ll bring your expertise in organisational leadership to bear on our collective leadership model, responding to an ever shifting context while contributing to our strategic development.

This interim role is designed to cover a 12 month parental leave period, and will join during a period of wider organisational change. This creates opportunities for impact, but presents challenges too. You’ll therefore be someone who is comfortable working within organisational change, is able to adapt quickly to new circumstances, take initiative - and sees themselves as a team player.

The role sits within a collaborative leadership team, comprising two Co-directors until July 2025, and three from July-November 2025 (due to a Co-director returning from sabbatical). The Co-directors are jointly responsible for the strategic, efficient, sustainable and impactful running - and development - of the organisation, with each being assigned specific areas of accountability across key functions.

About Possible

Our values Daring, Joy and Community guide our actions and our organisational culture. Here at Possible, we have a vision for a zero carbon Britain that has been built by and belongs to everybody. Our mission is to inspire people in the UK to take the action the climate crisis demands.

We create, build, and share ways people can take meaningful action on climate change together. We translate overwhelming climate urgency into socially just and workable proposals the public can get behind. And we do it all with a can-do attitude and stubborn optimism.

We have made a commitment to make Possible an anti-oppressive place to work. We’re doing the work to undo inequalities and oppressive systems reflected in wider society, and are an inclusive and welcoming group that wants our team mates and the communities we work with to be able to thrive.

We believe that our team and our projects should reflect the diversity of the communities they seek to serve. We particularly welcome applications from marginalised groups, especially people of colour and other ethnic minorities, people who identify as LGBTQIA, disabled people, those who are neurodivergent, people who have experienced mental health challenges and those who identify as working class or have done so in the past.

Benefits

• 35 hour full time work week.

• Flexitime and TOIL.

• 33 days paid holidays including bank holidays (pro-rata) and additionally three days at Christmas when the office is shut.

• Employer pension contribution. 

• Flexible working considered from day one.

• Learning and development plans and budget for all staff.

• Generous sick leave and pay, including paid time off for periods and menopause, gender affirming care, fertility treatment and disability leave.

• Good parental leave and pay and family friendly policies and practices.

• Up to one week (FTE) paid carer days.

• Paid volunteer and study leave.

• Cycle to work scheme.

• Climate Perks - paid journey days for low carbon holiday travel.

• Headspace account (mindfulness and meditation app).

• Options to work remotely abroad.

• Employee assistance programme that includes free counselling sessions and financial advice for you and your family.

• A caring and supportive culture and lots of opportunities for team connection.

• Paid duvet days, when staff need to look after their wellbeing.

• Support and development boost fund.

• Staff discounts on selected climate friendly opportunities.

What you will bring

• Demonstrable ability to work as part of a senior leadership team with a commitment to principles of shared leadership, and to take responsibility for decision making at a senior level.

• Experience of organisational management and planning at a strategic level, including involvement in high level budgeting processes. You must be able to demonstrate an understanding of the challenges of running a UK based small-medium charity, but that doesn’t mean you have to be working for one.

• Experience of working for mission driven organisations, including an ability to ensure delivery at the level of organisational mission, and experience of developing and managing key senior relationships - including funders.

• Strong experience of developing and delivering campaign strategies, ideally within the environmental sector, and of maintaining effective systems for tracking and reporting impact.

• Demonstrable commitment to driving public engagement in climate action and achieving climate justice.

• Experience of line management of senior managers, and a commitment to anti-oppressive working, staff welfare and a mutually supportive organisational culture.

• Extensive experience of project and programme management, and the ability to provide project support and oversight.

• A strong understanding of what makes digital communications, press and media work successful in delivering campaigning outcomes.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Demonstrable ability to think independently, critically and creatively - including experience of developing project ideas.

• Strong experience of fundraising for both restricted and unrestricted grants.

Interested?

Read the full job application pack, and fill in the application form.

Deadline: 9am Tuesday 13th August. 

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by communicating our vision, and the scale of our projects, to a wide range of audiences.

You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of nineteen (with more recruitment in the pipeline for 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

We are looking for an experienced communications professional with exceptional media experience and editorial skills.

ANT has a broad and varied network of audiences; stakeholders, partners, landowner and  fundraising supporters.

You will help take our impact to the next level by inspiring and influencing others to follow us in our ambitious plans for change.

Main responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications and Fundraising to develop a new Communications strategy for the organisation

  • As part of this work, look at an overall approach that will guide stakeholder engagement plans for individual projects. This will cover local landowners, project partners, governmental bodies, NGO stakeholders

• Building the narrative & telling stories

  • Develop messaging that captures the imagination of our different audiences - around the scale and ambition of our projects, their innovative aspects

  • Translate complex projects & partnerships into simple, compelling ideas

  • Work with woodland project teams & land managers to identify stories from our habitats that will bring the positive impact of our work to life

  • Coordinate with our Impact & Knowledge lead on our latest impact data and case studies. Present key points to audiences in an accessible way and tell a compelling before-and-after story

• Maximise our media coverage

  • Generate local & national media coverage to build awareness of our projects, in response to external developments where appropriate

  • Work with partner organisations to produce mutually beneficial stories, leveraging their networks and resources

  • Work with the fundraising team to promote our fundraising pushes, in particular our project-based crowdfunding campaigns

  • Help prepare statements and presentations for the CEO

• Overall responsibility of our communications channels

  • Build out a proactive calendar of communications based around our events and key points in project timelines

  • Design comms plans around our advocacy and campaigns work

  • Oversight of day to day management of email campaigns and journeys, social, website 

  • Coordinate production of high quality content including video and photography

• Line management of the Communications Officer, supporting them to develop and grow their skills 

• Engagement

  • As part of the overall comms mix, you will coordinate the stakeholder engagement functions of ANT that work with landowners, strategic partners and local government bodies

  • Ensure that the engagement direction as laid out in the Communications strategy is followed more widely across the organisation 

  • In this capacity you will also line manage the Outreach Co-ordinator

• As with all Avon Needs Trees roles, contributing to grant writing and fundraising activities

• Other duties and opportunities as required

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by developing enduring relationships with corporate partners.

You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of nineteen (with more recruitment in the pipeline for 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

The role

Corporate Partnerships

We are looking for an individual who can come in to review our current offering, help develop and shape a sector leading proposition for companies and lead on exceptional account management.

Corporates are one of the key areas of focus for our new fundraising strategy, released in July 2024 where we are aiming to build up a specialism in a smaller number of fundraising channels where we feel we have natural strengths and see opportunity.
 

High Net Worth Philanthropy

Alongside the corporate offering, we would like this role to come and help us shape a strong proposition for major donors. You will use your strengths in relationship development and management to support and grow our base of high net worth supporters. There will also be a role of coordinating the pipeline of major donors, nurturing and supporting relationships through our extended network across the organisation and beyond.
 

Main responsibilities
 

Corporate Partnerships

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications and Fundraising to review our current corporate partnerships offerings & processes. Develop a set of recommendations for improvements, with the potential to overhaul the proposition and shape it in your own vision. This will cover a full range of relationships from larger charity of the year type partnerships to pro-bono support

• Manage our new business pipeline and generate new leads, with a focus of onboarding partners who share our vision & ambition and meet the environmental & ethical standards of our vetting process

  • Attend or arrange events to facilitate networking and lead generation 

• Develop relationships at all levels, from senior decision makers to more junior staff in companies, inspiring them with our vision and ensuring long-term buy-in

• Delivery:

  • Manage a programme of employee engagement that looks beyond one off volunteering days

  • Work with the project teams to manage a timetable of tree planting and tree care days

• Reporting & evaluation:

  • Provide reporting that demonstrates impact & shows the effectiveness of our partnership 

  • Provide end of year reviews for multi-year partners

• Communications

  • Support partners in their work to communicate the partnership with internal and external stakeholders

  • Work with them to produce high quality content for their and our use

• Working with the Natural Capital & Corporate Partnerships Lead to develop relationships in the Biodiversity Net Gain and natural capital markets

High Net Worth Philanthropy

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications & Fundraising on developing an exceptional high net worth philanthropy programme

• Coordinate the production of marketing assets for these audiences

• Coordinate the pipeline of HNW contacts, building strong relationships directly and supporting others across the organisation who might hold major donor relationships

• Ensure high quality of donor stewardship with appropriate reporting and inspiring content

• Other duties and opportunities as required

We're looking for a kind, compassionate and resilient Team Leader to join our Young People service in Ealing.

£31,000.00 per annum, working 40 hours per week. Benefits include 25 days Annual Leave, pension schemes, staff discounts, healthcare and career progression.

Want to feel like you're part of one team? You'll feel at home here. Making you feel at home here means helping you thrive in every way. That's why we offer a wide range of benefits, award-winning Learning & Development and a culture that welcomes all. These aren't token gestures - we've thought long and hard about how best to support our team. After all, our people are doing something amazing: helping to transform lives every day.

Full time position, 40-hour week.
Primarily weekday working, with occasional weekend work as requested
The post holder will be fully involved in all aspects of the day-to-day management of our Young Peoples Ofsted registered service, including line managing the relevant front-line staff. You will lead and develop competence of direct reports as well as carry caseloads of customers requiring support. You will work closely with the Contract Manager to ensure that the service delivers on all targets, both financial and those around the quality of the service.

All applicants must be legally eligible to work in the UK by the start of employment as Look Ahead are not able to offer sponsorship.

What you'll do:

- Lead and motivate your team to ensure the championing of and maintenance of a positive local culture within your service
- Deliver effective supervision and team meetings with staff and ensure that information, reporting and communication
- Responsible for the personal development of staff, identifying high performers and feeding into the organisation's succession plans
- Ensure that Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) required as part of the Contract are met and recorded correctly
- Develop key business relationships with all appropriate relevant customers/external parties to ensure service delivery excellence and maximise new business opportunities in own patch
- Participate in and monitor the initial and continuous assessment of needs and ensure that support planning is carried out in line with assessed needs of the customer
- Carry out other administrative tasks as relevant to the service and directed by the Contract/Heads of Operations
- Manage the Service Rota
- Ensure that all safeguarding cases are managed in line with safeguarding protocols and are reported to Contract Manager/Head of Operations, as appropriate
- Ensure Look Ahead Health and Safety policies are adhered to at all times and to uphold all health and safety responsibilities within relevant policies and local protocols
- Adhere to all the policies and procedures of Look Ahead Care, Support & Housing plus those specific to the project including any statutory requirements

This is not an exhaustive list of all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time and is subject to change in accordance with the needs of Look Ahead
About you:

- Enjoys social interaction and the company of others, networks in local business community
- Approachable and open behaviour
- Prefers working as part of a group or team
- Is fundamentally calm and resilient, does not let emotion adversely affect them or obscure their judgement
- Has a practical and logical mind and is naturally well organised
- Thrives on change and enjoys dynamic diverse environments
- Is confident with high levels of self-esteem
- Is respectful, articulate and sensitive in style of communication
- Is passionate and enthusiastic about his/her career and job experiences
- Is motivated towards excellence and improvement of personal performance with a can do attitude

What you'll bring:

Essential:

- Experience of management, leadership
- NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health & Social Care or leadership and management

Desirable:

- Team Leader / management experience
- Other relevant professional memberships and/or specialist qualifications are desirable

About us:

Look Ahead is a leading, not-for-profit care and support provider in London and the South East. Our vision is to build better lives through social care and housing in local communities. As an organisation we deliver over 120 services, providing support to around 6000 customers each year. Our mission is to co-design and deliver services that offer innovative social care solutions and support people to thrive. We work across mental health, homelessness, young people and learning disabilities so there are plenty of opportunities to grow and progress your career with us.
We have a strong social purpose and we live and work by our values:
* We focus on Excellence and innovation.
* We are Caring and Compassionate.
* We are Inclusive and Trusted.
* We work in Partnership and are One-Team.
Look Ahead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk, and expects all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment.

If your application for this role is unsuccessful, but we feel that you would be suitable for another role, we may contact you to discuss alternative opportunities. If this occurs you would not need to submit another application for the alternative role.
We reserve the right to close this advert early if we are able to appoint to the vacancy before the advertised closed date.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion at work and are accredited with Silver in the Inclusive Employers Standard 2021. We are a proud member of the Employers Domestic Abuse Covenant and encourage applications from a diverse range of applicants of all backgrounds.

Job Purpose

Your legacy will be a tangible impact on slowing down climate change, helping nature recover and creating social impact by developing funding relationships that support our woodland projects and organisational development more broadly.

You will join a fast-growing organisation that started in 2019 with four volunteers and has grown to a staff team of nineteen (with more recruitment in the pipeline for 2024), over 1,000 volunteers and ownership of nearly 600 acres of land that will grow woodlands of over 160,000 trees.

We are looking for an experienced trusts and foundations fundraising professional with exceptional grant writing & management skills. You will help take ANT to our next level of impact by identifying funding opportunities and by inspiring funders to join our ambitious plans for effecting change.
 

The role

We have recently updated our Fundraising Strategy to help meet our exciting plans on growth. Fundraising goals are focused on a specific target around the establishment of Lower Chew Forest, medium term unrestricted buffers to plug potential funding gaps and a longer term goal of unrestricted funding to make the organisation more independent, sustainable and resilient. There will be also be an opportunity to support more specific areas of our existing woodland projects such as our green skills workshops and potentially, the acquisition of new woodland.

Our work with trusts & foundations to date has been limited but successful. We believe there is a real opportunity for developing relationships with funders with aligned goals. In particular we see opportunities in the following areas:

• biodiversity

• flood mitigation & chemical run off

• connecting people to the environment, especially marginalised communities

• innovation and pioneering new ways of working

• alternative forms of farming

• green economy skills building

• children & young people

• funders focused on the Avon area

• partnerships 

We are looking for an individual who has a shared passion for our work. You will inspire funders of the benefits of our model for affecting tangible change in the fight against the climate crisis.

Main responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Engagement, Communications and Fundraising to review our current trusts & foundations offerings & processes. Develop a set of recommendations for improvements, with the potential to overhaul the proposition and shape it in your own vision

• Working towards funding goals as laid out in our update Fundraising Strategy, consult the Lower Chew Forest project lead to identify and package up specific funding opportunities

• Identify areas of our work that might be of interest to funders supplying unrestricted income

• Work with relevant staff to develop strong cases for support and case studies, both at a organisational and individual project level

• Coordinate with the Impact & Knowledge Lead to gather supporting impact data

• Research potential funders and build a working pipeline of applications and calendar of activities. Track progress and gather feedback.

• Write persuasive and impactful grant proposals. Use storytelling techniques to bring the scale and ambition of our projects to life 

• Develop and nurture relationships with key funders

• Provide timely reporting for funders to a high standard, including updates and end of grant reports

• There is the opportunity to work with the Head of Engagement, Communications & Fundraising on wider fundraising initiatives, for example our project-based crowdfunder - if this is of interest

• Contribute to statutory grant applications for large project-based funding

• Other duties and opportunities as required

Are you a systems and data focused HR Manager who is passionate about sports? Would you like to work for an organisation that supports the UK’s greatest athletes, teams, sports to achieve positive success?

Since 1997, this Government and National Lottery funded organisation has helped the UK be recognised as one of the top nations in the world by winning more Olympic and Paralympic medals than ever before.

The organisation has around 130 employees and offices in London, Manchester and Loughborough. You will be part of a HR team of 5, where you will need to attend one of the offices 1-day per week.

The purpose of this newly created HR Manager job is to provide day-to-day expert advice and guidance around the systems, data and reward side of HR.

The HR Manager (systems, data and reward) role pays up to £53,000 and the key responsibilities of this job include:

• Managing the ongoing review and development of the pay and reward arrangements, ensuring the organisation remains competitive.
• Leading the management of their HR system (Cascade), reporting any key trends/findings to the Senior Management Team.
• Making sure the monthly payroll is correct and all changes have been made before it is sent to the 3rd party payroll provider
• Line management of the HR Co-ordinator, ensuring they develop and grow in their role.
• Supporting on generalist HR duties, covering for the People and Culture Manager when required.

This is a fantastic permanent HR Manager opportunity for someone with a strong background around data and reward. You will be able to lead on the modernisation of their HR system (Cascade) and processes along with supporting the organisation as they go through a period of change.

The post holder will need to have excellent communication skills as the organisation only goes into the office 1-day a week and have the ability to build trust and influence others.

Some of the key benefits of the role include:

• Employer pension contribution of 10%.
• 6 weeks Annual Leave.
• A flexible approach to working where possible.
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Parental Leave.

For more information on this exciting permanent role, please get in touch.

Hours per week: 3.5 per week (14 hours per month)

Salary: £2,500 per annum (£25,000 pro-rata)

Annual Leave: 28 days per annum (pro-rata), excluding bank holidays

Location: Hybrid working (Barnet / homeworking)

We are seeking a detail-oriented Finance Assistant to support our finance department. The Finance Assistant will maintain financial records, process transactions, prepare reports, and assist with budgeting and forecasting. This role is vital to ensuring the smooth operation of the charity's financial processes.

About CB Plus

CB Plus (CommUNITY Barnet) is an award-winning independent community infrastructure and development organisation. We work with residents, local communities, and VCFS organisations to identify and provide solutions to tackling structural and social inequalities through collaborative partnerships to improve the life outcomes for all. 

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

Interviews will be held via  Zoom

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

Belfast

Northampton

Caterham

Solihull 

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

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

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

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

For further information relating to this position, please check the Candidate Pack. If you would like to know more and apply, please email Jo to arrange a conversation about the role and next steps - contact info is within the pack. 

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

Shelter is looking for a housing professional with proven leadership and management experience to join us as a Team Leader. If this sounds like you, you could soon be playing an important role at the heart of our Merseyside Hub. 

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.

About the team 

In Merseyside we have been providing housing advice and support services for over 20 years. We have a Community Hub in Anfield where clients can drop in for advice and our team also works across Merseyside in community settings, providing housing advice and advocacy, legal representation as well as practical DIY for people who have previously been homeless. We also work to bring about systemic change by raising awareness of housing rights and supporting local people to campaign on housing issues.   

About the role  

Your role will be essential to the day-to-day management of the Hub and in particular, the delivery of front-line services, contracts and projects. A lot of your time will be spent leading and supporting the staff and volunteer team so that they can deliver specialist advocacy, empowerment, advice and systems change. Supporting the Hub’s strategic lead and management team to deliver our strategy locally will be important too, as will planning and supervising casework, monitoring the effectiveness of our services and helping to promote them. You will do all you can to ensure we provide an excellent quality service that meets the needs of those who need our help so that everyone has access to a safe and affordable home. 

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 you 

You will need strong experience of leading and managing a team who are knowledgeable and passionate about what they do. You have worked with people facing exclusion and disadvantage and formed positive relationships with external stakeholders including local councils, housing associations and other support and advice agencies. A good understanding of housing law is essential. Useful but not essential are experience of debt advice, support services and delivery of advice in community settings as well as an understanding of Liverpool’s Property Pool Plus system.  

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.  

Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society. 

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.

Job title: Interim CEO

Reporting to: Board of Trustees

Location: Our main office is in London (near Kings Cross). We support remote working and recognise the importance of staff meeting in person for work and social purposes and aim to find a happy balance between the two. We actively encourage applications from candidates based across the UK.

Contract: Temporary. Expected to be c. one year depending on start date. We are open to secondments.

Benefits: 36 days’ leave pro rata, inclusive of bank holidays, employer contribution to pension, flexible working with opportunity to work from home.

Hours: 4-5 days per week Monday to Friday (please state your preferred working pattern in your application)

Start date: November / early December (negotiable)

We are looking to recruit an interim CEO, to cover up to one year’s maternity leave. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced senior leader who is used to working in a fast paced, dynamic organisation with a focus on achieving results.

Key Responsibilities

1. Charity Governance: Working with the ELT and the charity’s Board of Trustees and Committees to lead the charity. Communicating progress against KPIs and challenges effectively, overseeing budgets and risk, and identifying resources needed.

2. Charity Leadership: Working with ELT, to act as an internal and external figurehead for the charity, embodying its culture and modelling its values, and supporting the development of staff across the organisation.

3. Executive Decision Making: Working with SLT to make decisions on key charity priorities and policies, e.g. expansion plans, programme adaptations, major resourcing decisions, and recruitment of senior staff.

4. Business Development: Working with the charity’s CPO to source new business opportunities both in terms of growing and expanding the charity’s core programmes and identifying new innovations and funding. This includes managing key stakeholders (e.g., senior leaders in colleges, sixth forms and training providers).

5. Operations and Finances: Working with the COO to ensure the financial stability of the charity and protecting and managing the charity’s assets.

6. Impact: Overseeing the work of the Director of Impact to ensure that the charity strengthens its approach to monitoring and evaluation, and that all preparations are successfully completed ahead of a potential independent external evaluation of our core programme in 25/26.

7. External Affairs: Overseeing both our fundraising and advocacy workstreams, including the development of relationships with new funders and politicians and policymakers. Representing the charity at external events (including certain conferences and fundraising events), and safeguarding the charity’s reputation and values, ensuring that risks are properly recognised and mitigated.

Required Experience / Characteristics

• Clear commitment to the work of the charity, its mission and its values
• A proven senior leader, with experience of delivering against ambitious targets across multiple departments or programmes and working with a Board of Trustees or directors
• An excellent relationship builder, including the development of commercial relationships with senior stakeholders (e.g., in the education sector, third sector and/or government)
• Demonstrable experience in exercising strategic development and sound judgment
• Strong line management skills, including evidence of managing and developing teams and nurturing autonomous senior leaders
• Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of managing diverse stakeholders including senior leaders, funders, politicians and/or policymakers
• Knowledge of the education system, including the policy and political context
• Clear vision for why you want the role, what you will bring as a leader and your own personal development
• Experience of overseeing budgets, risks and contingencies
• Experience of sales within the education sector and/or fundraising

 Desirable Experience

• Experience of overseeing quality assuring processes and/or impact measurement

We are passionate about diversity and inclusion and strongly encourage applications from people from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. We are committed to ensuring that all applicants are treated fairly and with respect, irrespective of their actual or assumed background including gender, sexual orientation, marital status, age, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic origin), religion/belief or disability.

This is a UK-based post and applicants must be living in and have the right to work the UK; if applicable please detail your visa status in your covering email. Get Further is an equal opportunities employer and will not discriminate against any candidate on the basis of any characteristic protected by the Equality Act 2010.

KEEN London is a small but growing charity. Our vision is that every child has the chance to enjoy sports and leisure activities and none are left behind due to disability. Demand for our service is high: currently, over 100 families across London are members of the KEEN family and we provide over 4,000 hours of supported care every year to disabled children, who we call our ‘athletes’. As part of a small team, you have the chance to make a profound difference in the lives of children with additional needs.

We're seeking an enthusiastic and proactive individual to join our team in the role of Brent Service Coordinator. This position plays a pivotal role in the development and delivery of our unique, beloved 1:1 sessions for children with additional needs. We're looking for someone who is not only self-motivated and highly organised but also possesses experience working with disabled children in various settings, including play, educational, or social care, with a specific focus on autism and learning disabilities. Your passion for providing top-quality activity and support services to our children and families is paramount.

Every week during term time, children aged 5-11 attend our 90-minute KEEN London sports and games sessions, where they receive personalised support from our dedicated team of volunteer coaches. Our Brent site is the newest addition to the KEEN London community and you'll play a crucial role in its continual development. We have just completed our two year pilot and are looking for a candidate to build on this foundation.  As the Brent Service Coordinator, you'll be solely responsible for the front line delivery of the Brent service: planning, safety, and creating a fun and inclusive environment for all. This will involve working closely with our athletes and their families, supervising our team of volunteer coaches and engaging with the local community.  Additionally, you'll oversee the organisation and execution of off-site trips and contribute to the organisation of our annual residential trip.

You'll be working closely with our Head of Operations and Fundraising Manager to capture our impact and promote our services effectively. It's essential that you embody KEEN London's values of inclusivity, compassion, commitment to high standards, trustworthiness, respectfulness, accountability, and above all, fun.

If you're an enthusiastic individual with a passion for promoting fun and active experiences for disabled children, we'd love to hear from you.

Role type: Permanent
Hours: Part-time, 21 hours, to include every Saturday (9:30 am - 14:30 pm) during school terms (and some outside term time).
Salary: £27,300 pa, pro rata’d (£16,380 for 21 hours)
Reports to: Head of Operations
Location: Office in  N4 Saturday venues in Wembley region, Hybrid working arrangements available 

Closing date: Friday 6th September

Responsibilities:

Delivery of core services

● Ensure the safe and effective running of weekend activity sessions in your area of London (every Saturday during term time)

● Ensure the safe and effective running of other services in development

● Plan, risk assess and deliver offsite trips

● Act as Child Protection Officer and First Aider for activities in your area

● Manage the session and lead volunteers in the delivery of a varied programme of activities

● Contribute to the development and delivery of new services

Service Delivery Admin

● Analyse attendance, service delivery and impact data

● Communicate with families about upcoming sessions and other information

● Update existing athlete profiles and create profiles for new athletes

● Proactively manage and prioritise the athlete waiting list

● Work to promote services in your local area

Volunteer Coordination

● Liaise with the Volunteer Manager regarding volunteer attendance

● Brief/debrief volunteers every session, including information on children, safeguarding and health & safety procedures

● Pair volunteers with athletes every week, matching volunteer experience with athletes' need

● Plan and deliver a high-quality activities programme for each weekend session

● Support Volunteer Manager to deliver volunteer training sessions on occasional weekday evenings

Person Specification

Essential Skills

● Experience working with disabled children specifically including autism and learning disabilities.

● Knowledge of safeguarding and child protection legislation

● Excellent time management skills

● Strong communication skills

● Ability to remain calm in a crisis and handle difficult situations

● Ability to work independently and as part of a team

● Ability to monitor and maintain safe working practices

● Data input and analysis

● Commitment  and understanding of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion.

Desirable Skills

● Experience managing a team of volunteers

● Knowledge and experience in CRM systems

● Oversight and management of group work with young people.

Benefits

Benefits

Company Pension

Employee Assistance Programme

22 days annual leave, in addition to bank holidays (pro rata)

Birthday Leave

Subsidised social events

Subsidised eye tests and glasses

Employee Loan Scheme

Disability Confident Employer

Season Ticket Loans

Closure of office between Christmas & New Year period (typically 3 days, not taken from annual leave

entitlement)

Flexible working options

Training and development to support your learning and growth

Free tea and coffee in the office!

To apply please submit your CV and personal statement addressing all areas of the person specification. 

The deadline for applications is Friday 6th September.