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Age UK is currently recruiting for an experienced Financial Planning & Analysis Manager to drive the organisation's mission and strategy forward to maximise the impact of our fundraising and branding initiatives alongside our Age International operations.

It's an exciting time to join Age UK, and in this role, you'll have a direct opportunity to contribute to our vision to improve the lives of older people by managing the financial
health and sustainability of our Fundraising, Brand and International operations.

In this crucial new role, you will be providing financial advice and business intelligence directly to those making the decisions on how Age UK spends its money to deliver the best possible service to older people.

As Financial Planning & Analysis Manager, you'll draw upon your extensive expertise in financial analysis, modelling, planning and management, to provide solid, informed, and strategic financial decisions to our senior executive team and budget holders.

With strong analytical skills, coupled with the ability to confidently communicate and effectively present to diverse audiences; in this role you'll manage a team of two, and work alongside department heads to actively lead the way for our financial charitable strategy.

If you have passion for the mission and values of Age UK, combined with a desire to contribute to positive social impact, this role may be for you!

This is a hybrid opportunity, a blend of homebased and office working. Our linked office for this role is in London and you would be expected to attend the office around once a month for team days and more often if necessary.

Age UK internal grade - 4L

Must haves:

* Proven experience in financial planning, analysis, and budgeting, preferably within the nonprofit or charity sector.
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex financial data and generate actionable insights.
* Proficiency in financial modelling, forecasting, and scenario analysis.
* Comprehensive knowledge of financial reporting standards and best practices.
* Excellent leadership and team management abilities, fostering a collaborative and high-performing team culture.
* Outstanding communication and presentation skills, capable of effectively conveying financial information to diverse audiences.
* Excellent organisational skills and ability to juggle multiple pieces of work simultaneously, delivering to deadlines whilst managing expectations across multiple stakeholders.
* Knowledge and proven experience working with financial accounting packages and corporate reporting systems. Power BI and Navision experience advantageous but not essential.
* A passion for the mission and values of the Age UK, combined with a desire to contribute to positive social impact.

What we offer in return

• Competitive salary, 26 days annual leave + bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and Season Ticket Loan
• Techscheme - buy any tech from Apple or Currys, up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free
• Blue Light Card Scheme
• You Did It Awards - recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

All CVs will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role at Age UK. Please note that our system is unable to anonymise cover letters, and we would therefore ask that to support the work we are doing on making our recruitment selection process fairer and more unbiased, that you remove any personal information from your cover letter/supporting statement, including your name before uploading this. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us once you are invited for an interview.

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.

Early application is encouraged as we will review applications throughout the advertising period and reserve the right to close the advert at any time.

Age UK politely requests no contact from recruitment agencies or media sales. We do not accept speculative CVs from recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.

We are looking for a charity specialist who can provide senior leadership to the Charity and help us deliver on our strategic aims. This role will have overall management of the Charity's resources, working in partnership with Campus stakeholders to deliver sustainable growth, diversify our income streams and develop our brand reputation. The role will act as a figurehead for the Charity, delivering impact for our donors and modelling inclusive and collaborative behaviours that align to our values and that foster a sense of belonging across the team.

Our Charity provides vital funding for projects across Royal Papworth Hospital, the UK's leading centre of excellence for the treatment and diagnosis of cardiothoracic disease, helping to bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients. Our Charity plays a key role in ensuring the hospital is able to remain at the forefront of heart and lung disease research internationally, supporting our staff, patients and the wider research community.

We look forward to a brighter future for those with heart and lung disease and we hope you join us on this journey.

Main duties of the job

Strategy: work in partnership with the hospital to develop the Charity's Strategy. Implement and deliver the Strategy, securing sustainability by diversifying funding streams, inspiring philanthropic giving and growing the brand.

Putting people first: model inclusive and collaborative behaviours that foster a sense of belonging. Motivate staff and others to deliver our vision and mission. Coach, inspire and motivate the team, empowering them to achieve their potential and ensuring they in turn build a culture that respects and values staff.

Delivery and governance: direct Charity operations, manage resources effectively and ensure compliance with legal and governance requirements. Oversee effective systems and structures that reflect good practice. Provide accountability to donors by working with grant recipients to ensure funds are spent for the greatest impact. Work collaboratively with clinicians, patients and others to develop compelling fundraising cases.

Stakeholder engagement, brand profile and reputation: deliver a communications strategy that shares engaging and motivating messages internally and externally, demonstrating the impact of continued giving. Contribute to donor and partner relationships, working in partnership with stakeholders to identify (where appropriate) approaches to high value potential supporters.

About us

Royal Papworth is the corporate Trustee of Royal Papworth Charity, which provides vital funding for projects across the hospital to bring tomorrow's treatments to today's patients. Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is the UK's leading heart and lung hospital, delivering care to more than 50,000 patients a year in its state-of-the-art hospital in Cambridge.

The Charity's 2022-2027 Strategy prioritises the need for funding today to realise the potential of tomorrow for the benefit of Royal Papworth patients, now and in the future, specifically to address the needs of the Hospital today, prioritise today's patients for tomorrow's healthcare system, develop tomorrow's medicine today, educate tomorrow's workforce today and invest in tomorrow's innovation.

The Charity plays a vital role in ensuring that Royal Papworth Hospital is able to offer superior facilities, exceptional patient care and an enhanced patient experience thanks to the generosity of our supporters. We are proud to support the hospital as a world leading centre of excellence and have an ambitious fundraising target of 20m over the life of our Strategy to support the hospital. You can learn more about the Charity and our Strategy on our website: 

Salary: £50,000 per annum plus generous benefits

Contract: Full time, permanent

Location:  Victoria, London (hybrid working with one to three days in the office each week)

Closing date: at 12 noon, Wednesday 31 July 2024

NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.

NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £124bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.5 million people.

The core part of the role of the HR Business Partner is the ability to develop effective working relationships that influence across a range of stakeholders up to Leadership and Executive level.  In addition, you are expected to work collaboratively across functional areas and directorates in the successful delivery of HR services, initiatives, and outcomes.

The HR Business Partner will play a key role in planning, developing, and identifying solutions that create value and ensure organisational and directorate level strategies are realised.

If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:

· Experience of supporting organisational change.

· Significant generalist HR experience, including managing complex employee relations cases.

· Strong and effective communicator, with the ability to engage stakeholders.

· A flexible, pragmatic and creative approach, redefining problems in light of information gathered or changes of context.

· Strong advising and coaching skills, enabling managers to develop their knowledge, confidence and capability in managing people whilst taking a balanced approach to risk and reputation.

We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.

To apply, please send a CV and cover letter setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification to the HR Team. 

Data and Insight Analyst

Salary: £33,410 to £36,009 per annum

Full time, permanent

About the role

We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with data, and providing business intelligence that leads to action. If you love creating simple ways to explain complex data, and are excited by revealing the stories hidden within the data, then this could be the role for you.

Your main focus will be to provide reporting and research for our fundraising and marketing initiatives, helping to create a clear view of our marketing directorate performance. You will work closely with colleagues and key stakeholders to understand business intelligence requirements, scope out projects and deliver reporting to agreed specifications.

You will work closely with colleagues to ensure that reporting is used and a data-driven culture established. The outputs from your work will lead to insight that supports strategy development, and future investment decisions. Some projects will focus on other areas of organisational data, such as measuring our impact, or our financial model, as required.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have proven experience in analysing data and producing reporting, ideally using some advanced techniques for data extraction and manipulation (such as SQL) and a modern data visualisation tool (such as Power BI or Tableau). Full training will be provided, to enable the postholder to develop into a fully rounded data analyst, including training in the maintenance and development of our in-house data warehouse. 

About you

We are looking for a pro-active self starter, who has a passion for working with data and a hunger to learn. You will be patient and methodical in your work, and be able to focus both on the technical aspects of data analysis and reporting, and also understand the strategic thinking that your work will contribute to.

You’ll be great at building relationships with stakeholders, and be comfortable in communicating complex information through a variety of means. 

Your work will help to ensure that we maximise efficiency in our fundraising programmes, and as such you’ll be comfortable challenging the status quo, and making suggestions for how we might change, as we look to continuously improve.

Key Working Relationships

The successful candidate will work closely with all colleagues from within the Marketing Directorate, IT, Finance, Fundraising, and potentially all areas of Practical Action here there may be reporting needs.

External relationships with consultants/agencies, and third party software suppliers.

Accountabilities:

• To contribute towards the development and production of a large and complex portfolio of reports, produced by the Data and Insight Team. 
• To work closely with colleagues to embed reporting into day-to-day work, encouraging a data-driven and evidence-based approach to decision making.
• To work with the Senior Data Services Analyst, Data and Insight Manager and IT, to develop our data structures and architecture, enabling a robust data model and real-time reporting.
• Develop our use of Power BI, our data visualisation tool of choice, keeping up to date with latest reporting technologies and proposing changes and enhancements to such software where appropriate.
• To work with colleagues across the marketing directorate and wider Organisation to understand business intelligence requirements, scope out projects and deliver reporting to agreed specifications, presenting complex information through a variety of means.   
• To work with marketing audience strategists and the Data and Insight Manager in the commissioning and production of research, and contribute to statistical modelling projects.
• To propose and pro-actively undertaking supporter analysis with the aim of promoting efficiencies and value for money within fundraising campaigns.
• Play a key role in strategic projects, as required, acting as a subject matter expert for data, covering a range of topics, such as supporter journey mapping, process documentation / re-design, software implementation to name just a few.
• Conducting marketing data selections, to provide fundraising colleagues with carefully curated data which will power marketing campaigns.

PERSON PROFILE

Qualifications, Knowledge and Experience

Essential

• A self-starter, able to work on own initiative to meet goals / objectives.
• A champion for change, and committed to continuous improvement.
• Experience of working with, manipulating and interpreting data.
• Experience of delivering reporting / analysis and presenting information in engaging and clear ways.
• The ability to build relationships with stakeholders and present complex information to a non-technical audience.
• Advanced use of MS Excel (pivot tables, IF and VLOOKUP).
• Working knowledge of GDPR and data protection and fundraising regulations and compliance.

Desirable

• An understanding of data warehousing techniques.
• Expert user of MS Excel (PowerPivot / data model, VBA, statistical techniques)
• Working knowledge of SQL (basic SELECT statements, JOINS and GROUPING data, Common Table Expressions (CTEs), Partitions, Aggregate Functions).
• Experienced using a statistical analysis package such as SPSS and a working knowledge of statistical techniques such as CHAID and logistic regression.
• Knowledge of fundraising, and market research techniques and methodologies.
• Experience of producing reporting within Power BI.
• Experience of working with The Raiser’s Edge.

 APPLICATION INFORMATION

 Why join us?

The opportunity to work for an organisation that is making a positive difference to the lives of people worldwide, a friendly and supportive culture, and working with values-driven and highly engaged colleagues are just some of the reasons we think Practical Action is a great place to work.

Our open plan offices are located in the centre of Rugby and near to Rugby train station.

In addition, we offer the following benefits:

• Full time roles are contracted at 35 hours per week.
• Hybrid/flexible working options
• 27 days’ holiday rising with continuous service, in addition to public holidays
• Pension scheme - employer contributes 10.5% of salary and the employee contributes a minimum of 5%
• Enhanced family friendly policies, including maternity, adoption, paternity, and shared parental leave.
• Life assurance (3 x annual salary).
• Bike to Work scheme.

About us

We are an international development organisation putting ingenious ideas to work so people in poverty can change their world.

We help people find solutions to come of the world’s toughest problems.  Challenges made worse by catastrophic climate change and persistent gender inequality.  We work with communities to develop ingenious, lasting and locally owned solutions for agriculture, water and waste management, climate resilience and clean energy.  And we share what works with others, so answers that start small can grown big.

We’re a global change-making group.  The group consist of a UK registered charity with community projects in Africa, Asia and Latin America, an independent development publishing company, and a technical consulting service.  We combine these specialisms to multiply our impact and help to share a world that works better for everyone.

 Additional information

Practical Action believes that having a diverse workforce and inclusive workplace culture based on respect will enable us to be an effective organisation. We seek to create an inclusive workplace in which people are accepted as individuals, regardless of their differences and where they feel their contribution is valued.  Practical Action is an equal opportunities employer, and we encourage applications from under-represented groups.

We stay committed to cultivating an inclusive and diverse working environment and believe that people from different backgrounds or cultures give us different perspectives, and the more perspectives we have, the more successful we will be. By building a culture where everyone feels heard, respected, and valued we give everyone working with us the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

Practical Action is committed to safeguarding and protecting children and vulnerable adults and as such candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including criminal checks and terrorist financing.

The successful applicant must have the pre-existing right to both live and work in the UK.

Closing date for applications: Friday 16th August 2024.  Please note that should we recruit a suitable candidate before the closing date, we will close applications earlier than the specified date.

Interviews: It is anticipated that interviews will take place in the week commencing 2nd September 2024. 

If you do not hear from us within five weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has not been successful on this occasion.

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to work for a charity with significant people ambitions, then we would like to hear from you.  To apply, please submit a copy of your CV and a supporting statement outlining your suitability for the role.

Are you passionate about creating engaging visual content and enjoy working with images, and videos, especially of people and dogs? Do you have a knack for creating compelling graphics and films that inspire? If so, this opportunity might be perfect for you!

Our Internal Communications team are looking for a proactive and imaginative person to produce outstanding creative assets, with a strong emphasis on video production and graphics. You will excel at storytelling and enhancing internal communications campaigns. The ideal candidate will have experience in filming, editing, and commissioning videos, creating graphics and infographics along with a proven ability to produce other visual content that boosts awareness and engagement.

About this job:

As Multimedia Officer, you will:

• Create engaging internal visual content, including video, graphics/infographics, posters, presentations, screensavers and images to support and create more engagement in internal projects. 
• Create high-quality video content for Dogs Trust’s internal channels; plan video shoots and manage all aspects of post-production including sign-off and approval from relevant teams where needed. 
• Document our internal events through photography and video recording.
• Contribute content to our intranet, reporting on analytics for user engagement, demonstrating impact and effectiveness of visual content. 

About you: 

With demonstrable experience of planning, project managing and delivering video and photo shoots, you will have excellent media editing skills, ideally using Adobe Creative Suite. Creative in bringing ideas and advice to internal projects you will have experience creating and editing graphics for print and digital content and have expertise in working with an internal communications team or in producing colleague-facing content.

About Dogs Trust:

We love dogs. That’s why we do whatever we can to make sure every four-legged friend gets the love they deserve. We’ll never put a healthy dog down, so our work is focused on helping dogs in need, supporting owners every step of the walk, and creating a better world for dogs in the future. It’s what we’ve been doing since 1891 and how we’ve grown to become the UK’s leading dog charity, helping 12,000 loyal friends find their forever homes every year.

About the team:

Communications and Digital plays a central role at Dogs Trust. We help people know, love and understand the charity and take action to support the charity’s work. We use our understanding of Dogs Trust and audience need to produce impactful and creative on-brand communications, liaising with the media and celebrities, and engaging directly with our supporters. We also play a crucial role in evolving the digital supporter experience and use our internal communications expertise to communicate key messages to employees across Dogs Trust.

In return for all of this, as part of team Dogs Trust we have a comprehensive benefits package, which includes excellent annual, leave, Perkbox and pension allowances, and you will you join a team of highly professional and driven colleagues in a brilliant upbeat and collaborative environment, all with a genuine passion for dog welfare.

Prospectus is delighted to be working with Aberystwyth University to support the search for a Stewardship Officer to join the Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO). The DARO Stewardship Officer will focus on building affinity and active support through multichannel communications, fundraising and engagement activities with over 100,000 alumni and supporters around the world. 

This role is offered on a permanent, full-time (part-time options available) basis paying a salary of £31,396- £37,099 per annum. This is a flexible hybrid role with support available for travel expectations.

Reporting to the Alumni Engagement Manager and working closely with the DARO team, the DARO Stewardship Officer will be responsible for the annual PROM This includes the annual PROM magazine and regular newsletter updates, social media content creation and dissemination, targeted fundraising appeal activity and stewardship materials for engagement across various donor and volunteer audiences.

The ideal candidate will have experience producing compelling, tailored content to a range of audiences to increase engagement, affinity, or active support. In addition to creating high quality physical and digital assets for communications and engagement purposes. This position will require both English and Welsh written and spoken communication. Experience of working for a university or within the non-profit sector is not essential.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome candidates from a diverse range of backgrounds, and we are happy to make any reasonable adjustments to enable all interested candidates to apply. Please contact Femke Vorstman at Prospectus for support with your application.

If you are interested in this position, please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You will then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon.

Deadline: Wednesday 31 July at 9am

Location: Hybrid working at home and at our London offices in SE1

Salary: Starting salary £26,125 pro rata (Grade D: £26,125 to £29,260) plus £3,285 London Weighting pro rata

Hours: Part-time: 25.6 hours (0.8 full time equivalent) as part of our adjusted work week pilot, may revert to 28.8 hours in April 2025

Contract type: This is a permanent role.

This exciting HR Administrator role will support the team by being the first point of contact for HR and payroll queries, running our recruitment and onboarding processes and managing the administration of the employee life cycle.

What does the role involve?

• Act as first point of contact for general enquiries to the HR Team, including managing the HR related mailboxes.
• Collating and processing HR related data and producing reports where required.
• Administer and maintain the Foundation’s HR information system, liaising with the system provider and with managers and staff to ensure accurate use and maximum benefit.

What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?

• Recent experience of successfully working in an office administrative role, efficiently managing multiple processes.
• Evidenced strong IT Skills, including extensive knowledge of spreadsheets, databases & relevant software.
• Ability to work efficiently, effectively, proactively and consistently producing high quality, accurate and clear outputs, in a timely manner.

Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including a Disclosure check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of Disclosure checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.

If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application on out website. Please ensure you attach an up to date CV and statement of suitability answering all points of the person specification. Applications will close at 9am on Wednesday 31 July and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for Wednesday 14 August. There will be an assessment on the day of the interview.

We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.

If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us via our site. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.

We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home..

We look forward to hearing from you!

We are recruiting for a Refuge Worker to join our team in Hackney; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Refuge Worker

Location: Hackney
Salary: £11,241.60 per annum
Contract type: Fixed-term (12 months), Part time

Hours: 15

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

This is an opportunity to join Refuge as a Refuge Worker. You will be responsible for providing high quality practical and emotional support to survivors of domestic violence and their children living in our refuges. 

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies. 

As part of this role, you will be required to participate in an out-of-hours on call rota. 

Closing date: 9am on 4 August 2024

Interview date: 13 August 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

The Factory Academy Programme Delivery Lead will play a crucial role in supporting students to achieve their learning outcomes while fostering an inclusive environment that prioritises openness and empowerment for all individuals involved. On top of this, the Programme Delivery Lead will drive the development of Factory Academy's college, community, and youth networks, to ensure that people all over Greater Manchester can access our programmes.

Other organisations may call this role: Programme Tutor, Programme Delivery, Academy Teacher

The key responsibilities for the Programme Delivery Lead include;

• Deliver and assess a variety of academic and vocational learning programs to national standards

• Actively contribute to the achievement of team and company objectives

• Conduct initial student assessments, assess learning and development progress, including marking student work, and provide timely and accurate feedback

• Lead the development of Factory Academy's college, community, and youth networks, building effective relationships for recruitment and enrichment opportunities

• Participate in internal verification activities, including standardisation, and incorporate feedback and agreed actions from internal or external verification into materials and program delivery as appropriate

• Design and develop program content and materials, continuously enhancing the FA offering to meet industry requirements and expectations

• Engage in staff development activities as necessary to improve individual and team performance

• Attend and contribute to relevant meetings related to program delivery

• Complete all required paperwork and input information into systems as appropriate

• Prioritise student experience, safeguarding, and wellbeing in all delivery considerations

• Actively engage with Factory Academy alumni, offering open-ended Information, Advice, and Guidance, additional workshop delivery, and mentoring

• Manage a complex workflow involving stakeholders, student engagement, administration, and organisational objectives effectively

• Travel across Greater Manchester to deliver workshops, lessons, and courses, ensuring effective engagement and delivery of academic/vocational learning programs to national standards

• Exciting Communications Leadership Opportunity in the Social Housing Sector
• Join this purpose-led Ombudsman to lead the Comms & Stakeholder relations!

About Our Client

The Housing Ombudsman service investigates complaints and resolve disputes involving the tenants and leaseholders of social landlords (housing associations and local authorities), as well as for our voluntary members (private landlords and letting agents).

They are a free, independent, and impartial service, whose vision is to improve residents lives and landlord services through housing complaints.

Job Description

The post holder will provide leadership and line management to the Communications & Stakeholder Engagement teams, ensure delivery of key business plan commitments and contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate plan as well as key communication and engagement strategies and plans. The post holder will also provide strategic challenge, guidance and support to the Ombudsman and senior leaders to manage key stakeholder relationships effectively.

Responsibilities and Outcomes:

To manage the brand of the Housing Ombudsman - developing strategies for all our external communication channels and platforms to increase the visible impact of our work and proactively seek opportunities to raise awareness of the Housing Ombudsman and develop our offer.
Be responsible for a comprehensive internal communication programme which includes multiple engagement channels and all staff events - driving internal engagement with key strategic documents such as the business plan.
Be responsible for ensuring the delivery of the Ombudsman's external-facing events including the Member Responsible for Complaints (MRC) Annual Conference and the 'Meet the Ombudsman' events.
To deliver quality stakeholder engagement with our members, the Residents Panel and key third parties, such as advocacy and advice agencies.
To assist the Ombudsman to identify emerging issues within the sector and political landscape, including proposals for influencing key policy makers and responding to relevant consultations.
To provide the Ombudsman and senior leadership team with coaching on crucial presentations (such as giving evidence at select committees or inquests), strategic and tactical communications analysis, advice and support.
To build strong, agile relationships with peers to proactively facilitate cross-directorate working and ensure that strategic thinking about communication is built into everything we do.
To lead and manage teams of communication and stakeholder engagement specialists to deliver the work to high quality standards in a timely manner.
To contribute to the development, design and delivery of the corporate and business plans.
To produce critically important corporate publications, such as our required consultations and annual report.
Be responsible for a Communications Grid tracking all internal and external engagement and activities.
To assist and support the presentation and publication of our casework, systemic work, Centre for Learning and Code compliance work.

The post holder should strive at all times to adhere to HOS values of Learning , Excellence, Openness and Fairness.

 

The Successful Applicant

The candidate that secures the Head of Communications & Stakeholder Engagement opportunity at the Housing Ombudsman Service will be able to demonstrate the following:

Track Record:

A track record of leading, managing and motivating professional teams.
Professional, senior level communications experience in an organisation with a high public profile and a track record of advising at the most senior level.
Proven ability to develop and deliver high quality and innovative strategic communication campaigns and powerful storytelling communications internally and externally across a range of channels with a track record in evaluation to ensure efficient and effective use of resources.
Proven ability to translate complex and sensitive information and communicating it effectively and appropriately to a range of audiences.
Extensive experience of working with the media in a high profile, national organisation including an up to date knowledge of social media and the way it can work alongside traditional media.
Experience of managing change and achieving results.
Experience in business planning, quality assurance and risk management.
Budget management

Knowledge & Skills:

Ability and agility to work flexibly in a context of change and ambiguity.
Comprehensive understanding of government and the wider public service arena including its political decision making processes.
Understanding of the wider social, political and economic environment and their impact on the issues, implications and challenges facing public sector organisations.
Good resilience and proven experience of working well under pressure.
Communicate articulately and confidently with a wide range of people.
Write clearly and concisely for senior audiences.
Influence and persuade others.
Strong IT skills including use of Microsoft Office applications

Behaviours:

Willing to be viewed as an ambassador for HOS
Demonstrably able to collaborate with purpose.
Exceptional communicator - keeps all relevant parties informed in a meaningful and timely manner
Has a desire to learn - asks how can things be improved and is open to views and feedback
Able to see things from others perspectives - can represent the interests of stakeholders in internal discussions
Motivates and leads others to deliver
Inspirational and actively builds trust and confidence

What's on Offer

Competitive Basic Salary up to £70,717 depending on suitability
27 Day Annual Leave + Bank Holidays rising with service
remote working with offices available in London and Manchester
flexi time working scheme
one professional membership paid for annually
annual health assessment
opportunity to join the Local Government pension scheme
enhanced Maternity/Paternity and Adoption leave
personal allowance to spend on well being apps
employee discounts scheme
volunteer days policy - paid leave for volunteering
employee assistance programme
Cycle to Work scheme
payroll charity giving scheme

HOS is committed to equality of opportunity in all its practices, policies and procedures. It is our intention to promote a working environment that is free from harassment, bullying, victimisation or discrimination, where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We expect all staff to behave respectfully with courtesy and consideration, whilst carrying out their duties. 

Application - To apply for this post your application must include:

A CV setting out your career history, with key responsibilities and achievements. Please ensure you have provided reasons for any gaps within the last two years.
A Statement of Suitability (no longer than 1,000 words) explaining how you consider your personal skills, qualities and experience evidence of your suitability for the role, with particular reference to the criteria in the person specification. Please add this at the front of your CV

Interviews: W/C 22nd August 2024 and W/C 29th August 2024

The interview will take place virtually via Microsoft Teams. Further details will be released to candidates who are successful at shortlist. 

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Page Personnel.

We are looking for a Fundraising Manager who can lead on sustaining and growing our income through grants and donations. You will have responsibility for generating funds with the support of our freelance bid writer and Founder-Director to secure long-term sustainability for our organisation. The Fundraising Manager will write funding applications, manage reporting requirements and develop excellent relationships with our funders and donors. We are seeking someone who can demonstrate success in bid writing with a passion for writing and a keen interest in social justice causes. The successful candidate will be adept at building funding pipelines and diversifying income streams, with occasional focus on corporate fundraising, community events fundraising, and volunteer management. 

• Exciting opportunity to join a changing and growing team
• settle is looking for new Finance Director based in Letchworth

About Our Client

Settle group is a resident focused housing association that provide over 10,000 households with a place to call home in communities across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire and South Cambridgeshire.

Their purpose is to give residents a firm foundation on which to build their lives.

Job Description

Reporting to the Executive Director of Finance you will act as an effective member of the Senior Leadership Team, contributing to the strategic and collective leadership of settle. Other responsibilities include.

• Leading and inspiring a modern, fit for purpose customer focused Finance team to ensure that it contributes strategically across the organisation so that the business is enabled to deliver the strategic and operational objectives set out in the Strategic Plan
• Owning the Finance Annual Delivery Plan that maps out their programme of work to deliver their annual objectives.
• Managing the finance function to deliver robust financial controls, improving performance and mitigating the risk for settle group.
• Ensuring the organisation is resourced with the appropriate skills, capabilities, systems and processes to deliver the strategies that are put in place by the Executive.

The Successful Applicant

We are looking for a forward-thinking Finance Director with a proven track record of engaging with and improving the service delivered to their customers. 

The ideal candidate will have worked in social housing or other relevant industries and be looking to join an organisation committed to its social purpose. You will be a qualified accountant, have led a successful finance function and had some board or committee experience.

This is a great opportunity to join an organisation with a newly appointed finance executive, that are in a period of growth and change.

What's on Offer

£105,000 to £110,000 plus benefits 

Hybrid working 2 days per week

Closing date is Friday 19th July 2024. 

Where specific UK qualifications are required we will take into account overseas equivalents. All third party applications will be forwarded to Michael Page.

Churches Conservation Trust (CCT) is the national charity caring for historic churches at risk. As the operator of the third largest heritage estate in charitable ownership in the UK, our 356 historic churches include examples of irreplaceable architecture, archaeology and art from 1,000 years of English history.

CCT has an international award-winning reputation in heritage conservation and regeneration. All churches in our care are listed, mostly Grade I and II*, and some are Scheduled Ancient Monuments.

Without our care, these buildings might have disappeared entirely. Instead, they are enjoyed as social, tourism, educational and cultural resources, kept open, in use, and living once again in the heart of their communities.

Sound & Art at St Swithun’s

Sound & Art at St Swithun’s (SASS) is a £2.8M Heritage Lottery Funded project, to create an arts space in the heart of Worcester city centre. The Grade I listed church has been transformed through conservation and adaptation, giving it a new lease of life. SASS launched in late October 2022.

· Sound & Art at Swithun’s aims to be a major player in the city’s cultural life;

· Delivering a programme of performances, concerts, recitals and arts events;

· Deliver a cultural and heritage learning programme;

· Provide an environment for people to recharge and relax; to experience and interact with the space in a meditative way;

Overall job purpose

You will provide effective on-site caretaking and cleaning services as part of the Sound & Art at St Swithun’s Team. You will also assist with the setting up and taking down of equipment for events and ensure the church is opened/locked as required for volunteers, event promoters, workshop providers and venue hires.

If you would like to apply for this role, please visit our website to begin your application. You will be asked to submit a CV and a short supporting statement (max 2 sides A4) outlining why you’d like to apply and how you fulfil the person specification for this post, so you’ll need to refer to the job description.

If you have any questions, please contact us.

The closing date for receipt of applications is 8am on Friday 9th August 2024.

There will be a familiarisation day for successful candidates invited to interview on Tuesday 20th August 2024 at St Swithun’s, Worcester and interviews will take place in St Swithun’s, Worcester on Wednesday 21st August 2024. Please note that the interview date and location have been specifically chosen according to the availability of the panel.

We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer. Candidates who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the job will be offered an interview.

If you have any queries about this role, or if you have a disability and wish to request a reasonable adjustment at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us.

We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to valid right to work in the UK being provided.

Senior Public Fundraising Officer

• Salary: £31,000
• Team: Public Fundraising Team
• Reports To: Deputy Head of Fundraising (Public Fundraising, Digital Engagement & Insight, Trusts)
• Hours: Full time (35 hours per week)
• Location: Hybrid working. Minimum of one day a month in our London Bridge office. Nature of the role means that on occasion and at pre-agreed times, more than one day a month may be required in the office. Occasional travel to events across the UK. 

The Eve Appeal

The Eve Appeal is the UK’s leading charity working on prevention of the five gynaecological cancers – womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal. Our aim is to prevent gynaecological cancers and save lives by raising awareness and funding ground-breaking research focused on risk prediction, earlier detection and developing screening for all of the five gynae cancers.

What's this role about?

This exciting position is responsible for delivering our fundraising programme to the public, with support from our Deputy Head of Fundraising.

You will focus on delivering key fundraising activities and an exceptional experience to a wide range of supporters, ensuring that you deepen relationships and maximise value. You will also coordinate and deliver the marketing of our public fundraising activity, alongside colleagues in communications and digital engagement.

The role works across three key areas:

• Individual giving (direct marketing, regular giving, in-memory)
• Sporting events & challenges (virtual challenges, running events, our annual bespoke trek)
• Community fundraising (campaigns, community groups, ad-hoc fundraisers)

We do not expect you to have experience across all three areas.

This role is also responsible for the line management of our Fundraising Assistant, who you will help to develop in their role and ensure all tasks are completed on time and to a high standard.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone looking to progress in their fundraising career, take on line management responsibility, or wanting to bring their experience and transferable skills from another sector.

Person specification

To fulfil this role, we believe you will need the following skills and experiences:

• Experience in at least one of individual giving, sporting & challenge events, or community fundraising, or transferable skills and/or experience.
• Effective communicator, able to engage and inspire others about The Eve Appeal's work.
• Strong copywriting skills with experience targeting various audiences, channels, and activities.
• Understanding of digital marketing.
• Excellent relationship building skills.
• Ability to analyse data, derive insights, and present findings to influence decision making.
• Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
• Ability to confidently use database software. Experience of Raiser’s Edge NXT is an advantage.
• Highly organised with a strong attention to detail.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• A demonstrable affinity, passion, and knowledge of women’s health and gynaecological cancers.

If you do not have all the above experience but believe you would be successful in the role, and/or believe there are other transferrable skills and experiences we haven’t considered, then we encourage you to apply and demonstrate this in your cover letter.

Deadline & interview dates

Applications close at midday Wednesday 31st July. We are looking to conduct interviews for this role on 5th & 6th August.