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Due to funding success, we are recruiting for a new Children and Young People’s School Coordinator in our Children and Young People’s Team. The new role will deliver a range of projects in primary and secondary schools and colleges across Lancashire.
Job title: CYP Schools Coordinator
Hours: 35 hours (Full-Time)
Contract: Fixed-term until 31 August 2025, with the high likelihood of an additional year of funding
Salary: £25,767
Responsible to: CYP Schools Lead
Location: Contractual base is Chorley. Delivery will take place in schools across Lancashire.
We’re looking for a bold and caring individual to join our Children and Young People’s team. We want someone who has experience of engaging and working with children and young people in schools, ideally in Lancashire.
To succeed in the role, you will need excellent communication skills, be confident, driven and have the ability to work autonomously. You will be open, hardworking, creative and able to quickly build rapport with young people and school staff.
You will have experience working with schools and colleges and understand the barriers some young people face to achieving good mental health and wellbeing.
This is an exciting time for Lancashire Mind as our children and young people’s services are growing, enabling us to reach and support more people. We want people who believe in our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible.
Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to ensure staff are supported with their own wellbeing which includes an Employee Assistance Programme, a half-day wellbeing day and wellbeing activities throughout the year.
We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between xmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.
Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)
Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Deadline for applications: 9am on 19th December 2024
Interviews will be held on 9 January 2025
Registered Charity Number 1081427
Registered Company Number 3888655
Lancashire Mind
We're working towards a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We're the UK's specialist blood cancer charity and our vision is clear: we’re here to beat blood cancer. We fund world-class research; provide information and support to patients and their loved ones; and raise awareness of blood cancer.
Since 1960 we have invested more than £500 million in blood cancer research in the UK. Where we’ve invested, survival rates and quality of life have improved. We’ve been working to beat blood cancer for over 50 years, and we won’t stop until we do. Be a part of our story and help us change the world.
Working alongside dedicated colleagues, this is the perfect role for someone looking to put their experience of working with regional supporters and in providing first-class supporter stewardship to use in helping us develop our team, as well as further developing their leadership skills. You will be an integral part of our Regional Relationships Team and a member of our wider Public Fundraising team, as we seek to deliver transformational growth in our income. You will enjoy the active support and buy-in of senior colleagues, the Executive Team and other senior volunteers who are all committed to achieving our fundraising goals. We are seeking an experienced fundraiser who enjoys building relationships internally and externally, and who is driven to help us build our regional fundraising programme.
Our culture and benefits package are award winning, and our staff survey tells us that we’re a great place to work.
We are committed to actively promoting equality, diversity, and inclusivity. In line with our strategy we welcome approaches from individuals from underrepresented groups, including minority communities, and applicants with a disability, to better reflect the community we serve and help broaden our perspectives.
We research, we support, we care. Because it’s time to beat leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma and all types of blood cancer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
At Ambitious about Autism, we're currently looking for an Employment Coach to join our team on a 12 month FTC.
You'll support the digital transformation of the employability service by developing new and innovative ways to share information, advice and guidance with candidates. Initially this will take the format of webinars, workshops, web pages and short-form video content and has the capacity to grow and change as the digital strategy progresses.
You'll work closely with colleagues to deliver on the wider aims of the employability service by supporting the delivery of information, advice and guidance to autistic young people aged 18-25. You'll support autistic candidates to secure paid internships, apprenticeships and employment, supporting an online community of candidates to ensure that Employ Autism activities are guided by candidates' needs and wants.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Specialist knowledge of delivering employment information, advice and guidance on a one-to-one and group basis.
- Experience of working with autistic young people to provide information, advice and guidance.
- Knowledge of recruitment and employability barriers for autistic young people.
- Experience of delivering individual and group activities such as one-to-one meetings, webinars and workshops through online/remote delivery.
In return, we offer great benefits including a generous holiday allowance and commitment to continued professional development (CPD), flexible, hybrid working and more!
This is a fantastic opportunity for an ambitious individual who would like to work for a forward-thinking, open and honest organisation and make a real impact to the young people we work with. Please find our full recruitment pack on the link below.
If you have any questions about the role or would like to have a confidential chat, please contact James Axford, Recruitment Officer.
Ambitious about Autism is fully committed to equality of opportunity and diversity and we warmly welcome applications from all suitably-qualified candidates. We welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or age. All applications will be considered solely on merit.
Ambitious about Autism is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check. As part of our Safer Recruitment checks, an online search maybe carried out in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
The Safeguarding responsibilities of the post as per the job description and personal specification.
Whether the post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendment to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2021. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS Filter Guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location – Leatherhead
Part time 24 hrs per week
1 year fixed term Maternity cover
Are you passionate about creating a workplace where people thrive?
In this role, you’ll manage their People Service across the entire employee lifecycle—from recruitment to development, and performance management to wellbeing. Working closely with senior leadership, you'll drive their People strategy, that support their values of respect, empowerment, responsibility, and excellence. You'll also manage a talented People team, empowering them to provide outstanding support and guidance.
About the Role
As their People Manager, you’ll partner with managers and leaders to shape and deliver Business plans that align with their organisational goals. With a focus on improving their recruitment processes, you’ll manage key areas including recruitment and retention, employee relations, policy development, diversity and inclusion, performance management, and learning and development.
Every day brings new challenges and opportunities to make a difference. Whether you’re implementing new policies, developing and implementing tools or coaching and supporting managers, your work will be essential in creating a positive employee experience that supports their purpose.
This role is 24 hrs per week preferably worked across 4 days a week.
They\'d love to hear from you if you:
• Have experience in a similar HR management role, ideally CIPD Level 7 qualified or with equivalent experience.
• Are a collaborative team player who can inspire, influence, and engage others.
• Are organized, results-oriented, with ability to deliver under pressure, forward plan and effectively manage conflicting priorities.
• Have exceptional communication skills and the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Possess strong IT skills, with proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, Teams).
• Tick most of the boxes but not all? The best candidate rarely does. So, if you are excited by the role and can do most of what we are looking for, go ahead and apply; you could be exactly who we need.
Why work for them?
They believe in work life balance and offer flexibility to help you succeed. As part of their team, you’ll work with supportive colleagues in an organization that values your well-being, professional growth, and contributions.
Their benefits are great too:
• 28 days annual leave (pro rata) plus bank holidays, with the option to buy or sell up to five days.
• An additional 1 day pro rata per annum wellbeing day
• Defined contribution pension scheme.
• Access to discounts on everyday spends through our benefits platform.
• Life assurance cover, Cycle to Work Scheme, Staff loan, eyecare vouchers, and more.
About their organisation
They believe that everyone should be able to live independent and fulfilling lives. They provide housing and support for many socially excluded and vulnerable people across Surrey, in parts of Berkshire, West Sussex and the London Borough of Sutton.
They're a place where people make a difference to clients’ lives, feel valued and are supported. They have a strong sense of social responsibility and their values – respect, empowerment, responsibility and excellence – guide everything they do.
Diversity and Inclusion
They embrace diversity and are proud to be an inclusive employer. They welcome applicants from all backgrounds who share their values and are passionate about making a positive impact. If you need adjustments during the application process, just let them know.
They review applications as they come in, so don’t wait—apply today to join a team that values you and the impact you’ll make!
You may have experience of the following: HR Advisor, Human Resources Advisor, People Advisor, People Manager, Recruitment, HR Officer, HR Business Partner, People Business Partner, Human Resources Officer, Talent Acquisition, Human Resources Executive, HR Generalist, Human Resources Generalist, Human Resources, etc
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Prospectus is delighted to be working with an international animal welfare charity on their search for an Interim Financial Accountant, who will ensure timely and accurate financial reporting, as well as the charity's compliance with all required areas.
This is a full-time role, offered on 6-month contract based in London (Hybrid).
Reporting to the Financial Controller, the Financial Accountant will prepare the annual statutory accounts, ensuring they comply with SORP and Companies Act. The Financial Accountant will be responsible for financial records, ensuring these are accurate, timely and relevant. The postholder will also manage the timely and efficient close of the month-end and ensure all Balance Sheet accounts are regularly reconciled. The successful candidate will manage the financial accounts team, ensuring all team members perform their function efficiently and effectively.
To be successful, you will be a qualified/part-qualified accountant, with proven knowledge and experience of preparing accounts under SORP. You will have demonstrable experience in using computerised accounting systems, with an ability to monitor and improve financial procedures. You will have excellent communication skills with proven skills in managing a small team and building strong relationships across a range of staff. You will have a high-level of attention to detail and accuracy, with an ability to manage a busy workload across all areas of financial accounting.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
The hiring managers are reviewing applications on a rolling basis, please initially submit a CV to learn more, and ensure you don't miss out.
Regional Manager - 12-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland
Salary: £33,088 (plus £2,500 per year car allowance)
Hours: 35
Department: Volunteering
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Do you love building relationships and meeting new people? Are you energetic, positive and organised – with a passion for fundraising and community engagement?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference by playing a vital role in our work across the East Midlands. This role will be responsible for engaging volunteers and working with partners across the area to raise funds and awareness for RABI.
You will work with our committees to develop their events and embed good practice – as well as identify and test new initiatives to reach and involve new audiences.
If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please download the job description for more information.
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Youth Programmes Manager
Join Brighter Futures Together as our Youth Programmes Manager to empower and support young people’s wellbeing and development.
Position: Youth Programmes Manager
Salary: £13,614 per annum (£32,000 FTE)
Location: Marlow and surrounding areas
Hours: Part-Time, 17 hours per week, fixed term for two years
Closing Date: Thursday, 5th December 2024
Interview: Monday 9 December 2024
About the Role:
This is an exciting opportunity to lead and develop innovative programmes that improve young people’s mental health and wellbeing. As Youth Programmes Manager, you will create safe and engaging environments for young people aged 11-18 by delivering centre-based and outreach activities. You’ll lead a small team, manage budgets, and develop strong relationships with young people and their families. Your work will involve operational delivery, community engagement, and creating impactful programmes that meet the needs of young people in Marlow.
Key Responsibilities:
· Design and deliver youth programmes that boost mental health and personal development
· Oversee youth sessions, ensuring safe and inclusive environments
· Build partnerships with local organisations and stakeholders
· Lead a small team of staff and volunteers, providing support and supervision
· Manage budgets, monitor outcomes, and report on programme impact
About You:
We are seeking a passionate and experienced youth practitioner with a strong understanding of youth development principles. You’ll have experience in programme management, community engagement, and supporting young people from diverse backgrounds. A commitment to empowering young people and fostering their voices is essential, as is the ability to work flexible hours, including evenings and weekends.
Key Skills & Experience:
· Experience of face-to-face youth or community work
· Proven track record in project management and budget oversight
· Strong organisational, communication, and people management skills
· Knowledge of safeguarding and issues affecting young people
Although not essential, JNC-qualified Youth Worker or equivalent practical experience is desirable
About the Organisation:
Brighter Futures Together is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to boosting young people’s mental health and wellbeing. Based in Marlow, we deliver innovative projects and provide training and consultancy to the youth sector. Our work is driven by a commitment to creating brighter days for children and young people, filled with empathy, opportunity, and hope.
Other Roles You May Have Experience Of Could Include: Youth Worker, Community Programmes Manager, Youth Engagement Officer, Project Manager – Youth Services, Outreach Worker, #INDNFP
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
35 hours per week
Camden NW1 9LQ
We’re looking for a self-motivated, empathetic, and dynamic Community Mental Health Recovery Support Worker to join our one-to-one mental health support service.
You’ll be primarily responsible for supporting people to identify and meet their self-defined mental health needs and aspirations, to understand the range of options available to them, to support them emotionally, and to connect them with appropriate community resources and services.
The post involves working directly with service users, volunteers, and in partnership with colleagues across different sectors in Camden. You’ll be working collaboratively alongside partners and statutory providers to adapt the service offers to meet changing local needs. You will be contributing to the transformation of community mental health services across Camden.
The role requires someone who: is passionate about people being at the heart of their individual mental health recovery; is an excellent communicator – both orally and written; and enjoys working within a diverse and growing team. You will demonstrate a relationship-first approach, a strong work ethic, and have an embodied person-centred approach to mental health recovery work.
This post is funded until the end of March 2026, with a probable extension.
For more information and to apply, please visit the jobs page of our website, where you can download the application pack and application form.
Closing date: 1.00pm on Friday, 6th December 2024.
First interviews: Friday, 13th December 2024.
Second interviews: Tuesday, 17th December 2024.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Job Purpose
The Senior Project Manager will report to the Head of Project Delivery and will work in collaboration with the Transformation and Information Services teams. The primary purpose of the role is to provide strong Programme Management, overseeing and driving a team that is focused on developing systems and services to enhance the staff and student experience within the organisation.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Project Management: Lead the service excellence programme within the transformation, ensuring projects are delivered within agreed timescales, budgets, and scope. You will manage a portfolio of projects involving systems, processes, and data improvements.
Resource Management: Manage a large project team, including external parties, ensuring work is allocated effectively based on resources' skills and availability. You'll need to track progress and initiate corrective actions if necessary.
Stakeholder Communication: Regularly communicate with relevant stakeholders, including sponsors, senior leadership, academic teams, and operational staff, ensuring clear communication and expectation management.
Risk and Quality Management: Implement a robust risk management approach to identify, assess, and monitor risks. Ensure that projects comply with stakeholder requirements, industry standards, University policies, and legislation.
Reporting and Documentation: Provide regular reports to project boards and senior forums. You'll prepare high-quality documents and project management products to update stakeholders.
Knowledge and Qualifications
Essential:
- Extensive knowledge of change projects, including process design, system implementation, and data-centric projects.
- Relevant degree/postgraduate qualification or equivalent experience.
- Project Management qualification (e.g., PRINCE2, PMP) and comprehensive understanding of project management methodologies.
- Knowledge across information systems is required.
Desirable:
- SCRUM certification or PRINCE2/Agile Practitioner certification.
- Familiarity with the competitive dialogue procurement process.
- ITIL Foundation knowledge.
Skills
Essential:
- Experience managing complex projects with a successful track record of delivery.
- Ability to develop detailed project plans and ensure these are communicated effectively with all stakeholders.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams.
- Proven leadership in driving change management in large organisations.
- Strong relationship management and the ability to engage diverse stakeholders across the organisation.
- Negotiation, diplomacy, and effective communication skills.
Experience
Essential:
- Proven experience managing large and complex projects, particularly those that require extensive planning in a large organisation.
- Experience using Agile tools or similar project management software.
- Experience managing data-centric programmes or projects.
- Experience in leading project teams, including working with external contractors.
This role demands a strong leader with the ability to manage multiple complex projects, engage with various stakeholders, and ensure that projects meet organisational goals and business needs.
In our company values we aim for equity at all stages of the recruitment process, please let us know if we can do anything to make the process more accessible to you.
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We are seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Youth Engagement worker, to join our Somewhere For Us Service team. The role of the service is to ensure that children and young people feel supported on their grief journey. The service is co-designed with our Youth Advisory Group. The support is provided through a range of group and 1-1 supports, including Understanding Your Child’s Bereavement online sessions for parents, group support and activities for children and young people and 1-1 support, grief ally/buddy etc.
Workshops are delivered in the community to individuals and groups who work with children and young people, to help increase their skills and knowledge on how to effectively support children and young people going through a bereavement.
The Somewhere For Us Service supports bereaved children and young people aged 8 – 25. It is funded to June 2027, through the National Lottery Community Fund Empowering Young People funding stream.
There are 2 posts, each for 32 hours per week, one based in our Foyle office and one in Belfast office. You will be responsible for the delivery of a range of bereavement support to children, young people, families and communities across the Western and Northern Trust Areas (Foyle), Belfast, Southern and South Eastern Trust Areas (Belfast) and wider NI, if required. Ability to travel independently across NI to fulfil the role is essential.
You will receive training in bereavement support and have access to high quality CPD.
Criminal Record Checks
All employees are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Employees working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
· Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you want to be part of a team that have a real impact on people’s lives?
We are looking for a War Pension & Compensation Advisor to join our War Pension & Armed Forces Compensation Service providing tribunal representation, advice, guidance and case management to beneficiaries, ensuring Royal British Legion’s commitment to support the Armed Forces Community and the needs of beneficiary are at the centre of all that we do.
As a War Pension & Compensation Adviser, you will provide crucial support to beneficiaries by guiding them through their appeal process and representing them before the War Pensions and Armed Forces Compensation First Tier Tribunal. Your responsibilities include:
- Preparing Cases for Tribunal: Thoroughly reviewing case files to ensure all necessary information is included, understanding beneficiaries' reasons for appeal, and advocating for the importance of RBL's support in their cases.
- Advising Beneficiaries: Conducting advice sessions prior to hearings to summarise findings, outline what to expect at the tribunal, and explain the next steps in the appeal process.
- Presenting Cases: Drafting clear, persuasive arguments on behalf of beneficiaries and presenting a cohesive case before the Tribunal.
- Managing Caseloads: Overseeing a portfolio of beneficiaries, progressing cases to listing status, and identifying any additional needs, with referrals to other RBL teams as needed.
The role is primarily homebased with will have regular travel around the North UK for internal meetings and visiting beneficiaries, therefore you will need to live in a location that allows reasonable travel around this area. (Travel expenses covered)
There will also be occasional travel nationally to attend training / meetings.
Driving licence is essential requirement for this role.
Come and be part of the leading Armed Forces charity, making a difference to the lives of those who have served to keep us safe and protect our way of life.
Here at RBL, we aim to support our people and their wellbeing, with a package including generous paid holiday allowance and pension scheme contributions, and a range of optional benefits and discounts.
For more detailed information about the role, please see our Vacancy Information Pack attached to our direct advert.
RBL is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive organisation, reflecting the diversity of the armed forces community and of wider society. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and personal characteristics and aim to operate an inclusive recruitment process.
We may close this vacancy early if we believe we have enough strong applications to be able to successfully fill the role(s). Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible.
Hours: Full-time 35 hours per week
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Travel will be required across the UK, approx. once to twice a month
Closing date: 23:59, Monday 9 December 2024
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
Are you passionate about improving the lives of people with arthritis?
Are you experienced in promoting and marketing services. Are you good at building and developing relationships across different sectors? Do you have a good knowledge around using data to measure and demonstrate impact?
The Health Development Team at Versus Arthritis are looking for an experienced officer to support their new MSK SKILLs programme of work supporting health and care professionals to provide better care for people with arthritis.
About the role
The Health Development Team works across the UK, delivering education and training courses, attending health and care conferences, supporting service improvement projects and developing resources to help provide health and care professionals with the skills, knowledge and information they need to improve outcomes for people with arthritis.
As the MSK SKILLs Development Officer you will Support the Health Development team in developing and delivering a flexible, responsive and evidence-based education programme for health and care professionals. Through effective marketing and relationship building, promote the Advanced MSK SKILLs programme for health and care professionals and support the development of a health and care professional customer journey.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Experience of developing and delivering communication plans to promote and effectively market a range of education and training products, with the ability to demonstrate impact.
- Excellent communication skills with a range of key stakeholders in order to develop relationships.
- Ability to promote a programme of activity through a range of different communication methods, e.g. social media, mailing platforms, including defining audiences, messaging, targets and timescales, delivered against the plan and budget and evaluating success.
- Ability to apply evaluation and impact measures to programme activity.
- Ability to embed and oversee data processes and meet the data requirements of the programme.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits
Your excellent benefits include:
- Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
- Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
- Simplyhealth cash plan.
- Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
- Learning and personal development opportunities.
- Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
- Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
- Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).
You must be based, and hold the right to work, in the UK to apply for this position.
Application deadline and shortlisting
- We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interview
Interviews expected to be early January.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Youth Endowment Fund
Recruitment Manager (12-months)
Reports to: Assistant Director, People and Race Equity
Salary: £45,000
Contract: 12 months Fixed Term
Location: Central London, Hybrid* (see below)
Closing date for applications: 8:00am Thursday, 5th of December 2024
Interview dates: week commencing the 16th of December 2024
We’re here to prevent children and young people becoming involved in violence. We do this by finding out what works and building a movement to put this knowledge into practice.
Over the next year we plan to significantly expand the teams focused on our Change work. As our Recruitment Manager, you’ll lead the recruitment process during this exciting period of growth, ensuring we bring in exceptional talent to help us achieve our mission. You’ll be working in a small and dynamic People team, collaborating with hiring managers and our Culture Lead.
Key responsibilities include:
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Engage closely with hiring managers to gain insights into their teams and the specific skills and experience required.
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Create recruitment campaigns that authentically reflect YEF’s values, are inclusive and attract a diverse and highly qualified pool of candidates.
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Screen candidates for our roles and be the People Team representative on our interview panels.
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Conduct a thorough review of the recruitment process to identify areas for improvement and efficiency.
Person specification includes:
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You’re experienced in every step of an effective recruitment process.
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You have a knack for spotting great talent.
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You’re passionate about delivering an amazing candidate experience.
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You work well in a team and value collaboration.
When applying for this role your cover letter must answer the following two question, within a maximum of 1000 words:
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Can you choose one of our values and share an example of a time when you demonstrated it in your work?
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Describe a time when you changed the way things were done in how candidates were recruited to make it work better.
Download JD (link)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Please note this is a fixed term contract for 12 months.
The National Influencing Manager is an important role in our mission to make dementia the priority it needs to be. This is way more than a typical public affairs job. In fact, it’s not a typical public affairs job at all. We do things differently here. We don’t carp from the side-lines and moan about how bad everything is. Instead, we develop overwhelming, evidence and policy-based cases for change which we deploy based on our deep understanding of a complex, constantly adapting system.
Dementia is a whole system challenge so it demands a whole system approach. That means our National Influencing Manager needs to determine key decisionmakers capable of shaping national policy and then engaging them directly with an overwhelming case for change. Understanding the system is paramount, as is deploying evidence and policy in the most impactful way. We work across England, Northern Ireland and Wales, but this role is predominantly focused on England. It will require close working with National Influencing Managers in the other nations as well as with colleagues in Local Systems Influencing, Policy and Evidence. Integration and teamwork is everything in this role – with colleagues internally and with the system externally.
You’ll lead a team of three National Influencing Officers, and be part of an even larger Evidence, Policy & Influencing (EP&I) function which is laser-focused on ending the devastation of dementia through changing policy. As an integral part of the part of EP&I Management Team, you will share responsibility for management of the sub-directorate.
You will:
- Develop and oversee the execution of a high quality, innovative and successful political engagement strategy, in line with agreed organisational priorities.
- Be responsible for planning, budgeting, reporting, evaluating impact and managing risk across all aspects of our National Influencing work.
- Ensure the experience and insight of people with and affected by dementia is at the heart of all our engagement.
- Embed everything you do in a systems leadership approach, working across organisational and geographical boundaries to achieve objectives.
- Build consistency and understanding around our influencing work across all three nations by developing a shared and equally relevant set of influencing priorities alongside other senior colleagues within the Evidence, Policy and & Influencing team.
- Build impactful, sustainable relationships with senior external stakeholders such as partners in NHS systems, Government, think tanks and other charities (and hold responsibility for identifying and tracking those relationships) to further our strategic objectives.
- Ensure delivery of the team’s National Influencing strategy primarily in England, but to fully contribute to success across the three nations we operate in.
About you
You are dynamic and driven to make a difference. You want to work hard, with like-minded people, to tackle the leading cause of death in the UK. You have experience of management and are able to inspire people to give their best to their work. With your team and others, you can be persuasive and bring people along with you. Plugged in to the external environment, and well-connected within the health policy space, you enjoy getting out and about to meet people and to make connections. You are comfortable working with senior people and decision-makers. As a natural communicator and influences you love finding different ways to communicate our policy impactfully to varied audiences.
We have a lot to offer you in return. Alzheimer's Society has been named one of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. We achieved excellent scores for workplace happiness, pride, and job satisfaction. As part of the team, you will work alongside smart, passionate people working towards the same goal. Through your work here, you will be able to build your own personal platform and make a name for yourself. Alzheimer’s Society is proud of investing in our people and you will be able to take advantage of our huge range of development opportunities. We also have flexible working arrangements available and good benefits.
About Alzheimer's Society
Dementia is the biggest health and social challenge of our time.
There are currently estimated to be 900,000 people in the UK with dementia. Many are undiagnosed and facing the realities of their condition alone.
At Alzheimer’s Society we’re working towards a world where dementia no longer devastates lives. We do this by giving help to those living with dementia today and providing hope for the future. We’re here for everyone living with dementia.
As a Society, we are made up of people with dementia, carers, trusted experts, campaigners, researchers and clinicians. We are the UK’s largest collective force of people with unparalleled knowledge and over 40 years of experience addressing the biggest challenges facing people living with dementia.
Our Values
We are Determined to make a difference when and where it matters most, by being passionate, focussed and making a lasting impact for people affected by dementia.
Every one of us is a Trusted expert, listening, learning and using evidence and experience. We are Better together by being open, combining our strengths, helping us to achieve more together. We are Compassionate, we are kind and honest, and we don’t shy away from challenges.
Through our values we will make the greatest difference for people affected by dementia.
Equal Opportunities
We want everyone we work with, as a colleague, volunteer, supporter, or someone we support, to feel included and that they belong at Alzheimer's Society.
We are committed to building a diverse organisation that represents the communities we serve and ensuring inclusion in everything we do. During your recruitment process we want to make sure that you bring your whole self and be at your best.
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We’re an award-winning charity running local learning centres in the heart of the communities where the young people we support live. Our centres provide a high-impact education programme which includes practical learning support, pastoral care, and motivational and confidence-building activities for young people aged 7-18.
Our aim is to enable students from the least advantaged neighbourhoods to realise their ambitions and achieve their wonderful potential. As the UK’s leading university access organisation, our staff team is helping over 50,000 young people each year at its 44 learning centres and extension projects across England and Scotland, and we plan to scale-up our provision to 50 centres over the coming years.
We are looking for someone who will enjoy working each day with young people and who will thrive in a frontline, community-based, fast-paced and rewarding role. You will be taking up a fixed-term contract as an Education Worker at our centre in Liverpool.
Contract
Full-time, fixed-term until April 2025
Start date
As soon as possible, to be agreed directly with the successful candidate.
Working hours
Mon and Thurs: 09:30-18:00 Tues, Weds, Fri: 09:00-17:30 (Some out-of-hours work will be required from time to time - for example, early starts to deliver workshops in schools.)
Education Workers are based at one of our IntoUniversity learning centres and work directly with young people, schools and families on a daily basis. It is therefore not a hybrid role and is based full-time in our centres.
Salary
27,400
Location
IntoUniversity North Liverpool
The role requires intermittent travel in your region (usually within the day) this can involve journeys times of 1 hour+.
Occasional travel out of your local area e.g. to London is also required, this may include overnight stays.
Annual leave
Full-time staff entitlement, pro-rated for part-time staff: 33 days (inc bank & public holidays) + 3 closure days (two in December and one in July) + additional length of service entitlement (one day per year of service, up to 5 days)
Staff benefits
- Employer pension contributions of 6% (and up to 8% after two years)
- Year round ‘early finish’ Fridays at 4.30pm – Employee Assistance Programme including access to medical and legal support
- Life Assurance scheme with AIG including SmartHealth service with access to 24/7 online GP appointments
- Interest-free new starter loans of up to £1,000
- Cycle to Work Scheme and Travelcard Loan Scheme
- Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental and adoption pay and sick pay allowances
- Staff in FOCUS – rewards, competitions and prizes across the year
There is not a fixed deadline. Instead, we will be assessing applications on a rolling basis and will appoint when we have found the right candidate, so please submit your application as soon as possible.