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12-month fixed term contract with the possibility to extend depending on funding secured.

This position is open to women only as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010, due to the nature of the role and the needs of the survivors we support.

About Us

We are a small, dedicated local charity committed to supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Our mission is to provide free and inclusive, counselling, support services and outreach to empower female survivors’ recovery from the trauma of childhood sexual abuse.

We are based in Leicester, and this role will require the post holder to be primarily office based. (There is some flexibility to work from home occasionally). The schedule for this role is flexible and can be agreed to fit with existing commitments.

Role Overview

As the Operations Manager, you will be at the heart of ensuring the smooth and efficient functioning of our charity's day-to-day operations. This role is integral to maintaining the flow of our work, enabling the team to deliver on our mission of supporting survivors of childhood sexual abuse.

In a small charity, flexibility is key—no two days are ever the same. You will find yourself involved in a diverse range of tasks, from streamlining processes and managing resources to coordinating team activities and tackling unforeseen challenges. This variety demands a proactive approach and a problem-solving mindset, as you will often need to think creatively to overcome obstacles and find effective solutions.

A key strategic aim for 2025 is to diversify our income, working closely with the CEO, you will develop and implement innovative alternative income generation programmes to help support the future of the organisation, therefore project management experience would be an advantage. This role is funded for 12 months by a grant with specific outcome targets, so you’ll need to be able to hit the ground running and learn quickly, but don’t worry you’ll be fully supported.

This role offers a unique opportunity to develop and refine a broad spectrum of skills in a supportive and purpose-driven environment.

If you are resourceful, adaptable, and passionate about making a difference, this role will allow you to thrive while contributing to an organisation with an important mission.

Key Responsibilities

• Oversee the day-to-day operations of the office.

• Support staff and volunteers, providing assistance where necessary.

• Work with the CEO to fundraise and develop new streams of income.

• Maintain up-to-date records and support governance processes.
• Support with maintenance and the management of health and safety of the building.

• Work closely with the CEO to implement strategic actions.
• Monitor progress towards operational objectives and report regularly to the CEO.
• Support partnership development with external stakeholders.

Person Specification

Desirable Skills and Experience

We believe that finding the right person is the most important thing for this role. If you don’t meet all the requirements but feel you have the skills, passion, and drive to make a difference, we strongly encourage you to apply.

• Experience in managing operations, ideally within a charity or small organisation.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with an ability to prioritise tasks effectively.
• Highly proficiency in using digital tools, such as project management software or databases.

• Experience working with or managing volunteers.
• Familiarity with trauma-informed practices.
• Experience in supporting fundraising or donor engagement activities.
• Basic finance and accounting skills.

Key Relationships

• Internal: CEO, staff, and volunteers.
• External: Funders, service providers, and partners (as needed).

What We Offer

• Flexible working arrangements.
• The opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a supportive and purpose-driven team.
• Ongoing professional development opportunities.

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Development Team at the world-renown BRIT School, famous for nurturing some of the UK’s most successful creative talent. Working closely with the Director of Development and Trusts & Grants Manager, the Trusts & Grants Officer will support the growth of The BRIT School’s funding from grant-making institutions.

The Team

The Development Team at The BRIT School is focused and experienced consisting of the Director of Development, Corporate Partnerships Manager, Corporate Partnerships Officer, Trusts & Grants Manager and Philanthropy Manager, with a supportive Leadership Team and Board. 

With current / recent institutional funders including Garfield Weston Foundation, Leverhulme Trust, Arts Council England, Dr. Martens Foundation and Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - amongst many others - it is an exciting and unique organisation, bringing together world-class education with the creative industries. 

You and The BRIT School

This is an exciting time to join The BRIT School team, as we continue to build on our successful trusts and grants programme and the momentum of recent years. 

Joining us as Trusts & Grants Officer, you will be at the heart of our efforts to #keepBRITspecial, helping the School to realise its plans and ambitions.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for the ethos and ambition of The BRIT School.

As a member of an impactful team, you’ll have the autonomy, responsibility and freedom to bring your own creativity, drive and skills to the role, and to make an impact… not only on our fundraising ambitions, but on the lives of the young artists we support.

We would welcome candidates who are looking to move into trusts fundraising from other fundraising backgrounds, or relevant sales environments. We are supportive of - and happy to consider - flexible working arrangements, including hybrid/home working.

The BRIT School is committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, which is the bedrock of our ethos and values. 

We look forward to receiving your application, and we hope to meet you soon.

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation is the charity for Cambridgeshire, working towards a better quality of life for people across the county. The Foundation identifies the most critical needs of local communities, raises funds and awards grants to non-profit organisations that make a big impact in addressing those needs.

We are looking for someone to support the Marketing Manager in delivering a range of marketing and communications activities to increase brand awareness, support donor development and develop positive relationships with the charity’s key stakeholders and audiences.

Overview

• Salary: £23,000 (pro rata) per annum, rising to £25,000 (pro-rata) upon successful completion of the probationary period.
• Hours: 15 hours per week. We offer flexible working hours within overall working hours of 08:00 – 18:00. Working hours and days are to be agreed.
• Contract: Permanent, following 6-month probation.
• Reporting to: Marketing Manager
• Location: Hybrid. Predominantly home-based, with occasional work required in the office (Newmarket Road, Cambridge) and other locations across Cambridgeshire.
• Annual leave: 25 days per annum (pro-rata) plus concessionary leave during office closure between Christmas and New Year.
• Pension: A workplace pension scheme with NEST.
• DBS: DBS and security checks must be successfully completed.

Key responsibilities

• General: Provide day-to-day marketing and communications support to the Marketing Manager and the wider team, encouraging and promoting branding and communications best practice across the charity.
• Email: Manage the events email inbox and respond to enquiries.
• CRM: Use Salesforce to input and manage donor, event and campaign data.
• Website: Regularly review and update website content and carry out administrative tasks related to the website’s donation and fundraising system.
• Social media: Support content creation, managing activity, and analytics.
• Storytelling: Build our storytelling resources, such as written and video case studies to demonstrate the impact of our work.
• Copywriting: Create copy as needed for marketing collateral, campaigns and the website.
• Press and PR: Research stories, produce press releases, maintain media lists and record media coverage.
• Design: Design digital and printed marketing collateral, such as reports, posters and event invites.
• Events: Support the planning, promotion and delivery of the charity’s events and attend relevant external events. This will require occasional evening and weekend work.
• Campaigns: Support the planning and delivery of fundraising and brand awareness campaigns.
• Video: Record and edit video content.
• Analytics: Support the evaluation of our marketing activities using analytical tools, as required.
• External suppliers: Liaise with suppliers when required.
• Undertake other duties that may be reasonably requested from time to time by the Marketing Manager.

Essential knowledge, skills and experience

• A qualification in marketing or a related subject, or two years’ experience in a marketing or communications role (this can include voluntary work).
• Excellent written communication skills, with experience of writing engaging copy for different audiences, channels and functions.
• Experience of using Canva and/or software packages to create print materials, as well as digital and video content.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and personal integrity.
• Excellent administrative skills.
• Meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent IT skills, including experience of using the Microsoft Office suite.
• A full UK driving license and access to a car.

Desirable knowledge, skills and experience

• Experience of using social media in a professional environment.
• Experience of using Salesforce or another CRM system.
• Experience of using WordPress or another website management system.
• Experience of supporting the planning and delivery of events and/or campaigns.
• Experience of using marketing analytics tools, such as Google Analytics.
• Understanding of the charity sector.

Interviews

• We aim to hold interviews in the weeks commencing 3 February and 10 February 2025.
• Interviews may be held remotely or in person, depending on circumstances.

Please note, we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

We value diversity and we are committed to fostering an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, abilities, and cultures. We want to see every candidate shine throughout their job application process. If there’s anything on your mind or any adjustments you may need, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

Due to the time constraints of our team, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful.

George House Trust is recruiting a Head of Fundraising, Communications and Engagement to ensure that we can continue to meet the diverse needs of people living with HIV. This key leadership role will have responsibility for developing and implementing our new ‘Friends of George House Trust’ involvement strategy, together with having oversight of our fundraising and communications plans and activities, working with our Fundraising Manager and colleagues across the team to deliver our ambitious fundraising intentions for our 40th year in 2025 and beyond.

The role is a leadership role and you’ll also be involved in the delivery of key fundraising, communications and engagement activities too.

Codesign is at the heart of all that we do, so we are looking for someone who thrives on creating collaborative ideas with colleagues, supporters and the people we exist to support.

We ALWAYS welcome applications from people living with HIV.

All information about how to apply is in the recruitment pack and the deadline is Friday 3rd January 2025.

About The Role
We are here for anyone affected by dementia to help them navigate some of the hardest and most frightening times of their lives.
We are advisors, supporters, fundraisers, researchers, influencers, communicators, technical specialist and so much more. We are volunteers, we are employees, and together we are here to make a difference to the lives of people living with dementia and their carers.
Strategic evidence are our in-house experts in dementia data, economics, care and clinical research evidence. If you are passionate about using evidence for good – this role is for you!
We are accountable and responsible for gathering, analysing, contributing and mobilising evidence and insight to strengthen the case for dementia across the UK - bringing this to bear to our people in Alzheimer’s Society and the dementia system locally and nationally.
We are evidence and data driven, factual and solution focused. Our strategic evidence base will ensure that the Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system is based on the highest quality of dementia evidence and will:

- Demonstrate the scale of dementia in the UK
- Demonstrate the impact of dementia on the system and those affected by the disease
- Underpin the response of Alzheimer’s Society and the wider system to the big challenges dementia poses

As Health Economics Lead, you will have a new and exciting opportunity to lead and develop how we use health economics evidence in the development and curation of our strategic evidence base. You will play a significant role in making dementia the priority it needs to be.
You will be a recognised expert in your field, providing leadership on complex assignments and projects, and providing technical guidance to others in resolving complex issues related to economic analysis.
You will work alongside a Dementia Data and Intelligence Lead and Strategic Evidence Manager. Together, you will provide expertise on evidence, data and insight in the context of dementia, ensuring that the Society’s decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system is based on the highest quality of dementia evidence.
Your role is also part of an even larger Evidence, Policy & Influencing (EP&I) function which is laser-focused on ending the devastation of dementia through changing policy. You will be an integral part of the part of EP&I Management Team. Integration and teamwork are everything in this role – with colleagues internally and with the system externally.
You will:

- Hold responsibility for providing leadership and in house expertise in health economic analysis and economic approaches, helping us to develop and curate our strategic evidence base
- Identify, synthesise and summarise complex health economics literature, using your critical thinking skills to accurately present findings in reports, varying formats appropriate to the anticipated audience, to facilitate evidence-based policy and to inform strategic decision making
- Be at the leading edge of health economics, ensuring specialist knowledge is kept up to date by being aware of developments in the field of health economics, attending training courses and participating in other knowledge sharing events or networks.
- Make our strategic evidence base everyone’s business – to our people, and key players in the dementia system.
- Inspire and motivate people towards shared objectives and goals, encouraging an environment where people can be themselves and safely share their opinion and be able to listen and support others.

About you
You are passionate about making a difference for people affected by dementia and understand the vital role credible and robust evidence can play in making this happen.
You are:

- Experienced in using health economics o inform internal and external decision making and achieve results, with the ability to lead and manage data projects simultaneously using project management approaches
- Identify, synthesise and summarise complex cost effectiveness literature and present findings in reports, varying formats appropriate to different audiences, to facilitate evidence informed decision making
- Confident in navigating the health, care, economics and system analysis research environment and can work with a range of researchers, think tanks and other suppliers to gather and generate credible evidence
- An opportunity spotter, able to work independently and collaboratively across internal and external boundaries to ensure our evidence is maximised to inform decisions and solutions that address the biggest challenges facing dementia across the UK
- Confident to hold others to account to ensure decisions and interpretation of dementia and the system are based on the highest quality of dementia evidence.
- Curious and constantly questioning the status quo
- Flexible, creative, and committed to continuous improvement
- Appreciate the complexities that come with working in a large and fast-moving organisation and are eager and able to work at pace in a complex environment, prioritising tasks and managing your time effectively to get the job done.

For this application, we strongly recommend including a supporting statement letting us know you are motivated for this role.
If in doubt, please contact the Talent Acquisition Team for further support.

The scope of this work includes: 

• Setting up and managing a physical storage unit in an appropriate location, and managing that facility for BGP on an ongoing basis 

• Liaising with the retailer to arrange deliveries to the unit

• Working with the existing BGP team to arrange efficient despatch to community partners, working from existing processes and recommending / making any changes as needed to ensure processes work for all stakeholders

• Stock taking and reporting

• Managing the logistics of postage/ delivery of period products to community partners

• Once logistics are well established, scoping out a potential project to establish a volunteer programme to help with despatch of products

Contract Details 

• Fixed term contract (FTC) whilst the partnership with the retailer is in place (2025)

• 2 days per week - with at least some availability on a Tuesday, which is our team ‘anchor day’ 

• Salary for 2 days per week - £13,600 (FTE salary £34,000)

• Reports into - Community & Education Manager

• Able to attend BGP office in Finsbury Park, London, and nearby storage location 

• Start date February 2025 

 

Person Specification

ESSENTIAL 

• Outstanding project management skills, able to manage this area of work to a high standard

• Experience of managing a physical space such as a storage unit

• Experience of managing logistics and stock control processes to manage a large amount of products safely and efficiently

• Interpersonal skills - this role will need to build great relationships with the existing BGP team, our retail partner, community partners and volunteers

• Able to understand and then adapt / build on existing processes 

• Volunteer recruitment and management experience 

• Strong analytical and Excel skills for logistics planning, reporting and data analysis

• Management of third parties, such as delivery companies

• Understanding of health and safety best practices (additional training will be available)

• Able to manage a defined, delegated budget e.g. for packaging and postage

 

DESIRABLE

• Qualification in project management 

• Experience of storage and despatch requirements specifically related to storage and transportation of period products and similar items

• Experience in recruiting and managing volunteers to assist in manual tasks, such as packing up products for despatch

We have an exciting opportunity for an Independent Domestic Violence Advisor to join the team in London, working 37.5 hours a week.

Do you want to make a difference every day? Do you want to contribute to change & improvement for those who need it?

Do you have resilience & adaptability? Can you work effectively with a focus on customer service and care?

If yes, then we'd love to hear from you…

What we offer:

At Victim Support we believe in attracting & retaining the best people and offer a competitive rewards & benefits package including:

• £500 bonus paid on successful completion of probationary period (pro-rata for part time roles)
• Flexible working options including hybrid working
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays, rising to 33 days plus Bank Holidays
• An extra day off for your birthday
• Pension with 5% employer contribution
• Enhanced sick pay allowances, maternity & paternity payments
• High Street, retail, holiday, entertainment & leisure discounts
• Access to our financial wellbeing hub & salary deducted finance
• Employee assistance programme & wellbeing support
• Ongoing training & support with opportunities for career development & progression

About the Role:

You may be a qualified IDVA or a Domestic Abuse Outreach Worker wanting to work alongside professionals in a multi-agency environment, although we will consider applicants from other fields providing you are able to demonstrate comprehensive knowledge and understanding of both domestic and sexual violence.

This role involves both face to face and virtual support in a hybrid model of working. There is an expectation that you will do a mixture of working from home, our office in Old Street.

As a DRIVE Independent Domestic Violence Advocate you will:

• Implement effective ways of working with victims and those supporting them to increase safety and reduce harm.
• Provide a high-quality, front-line service to victims of domestic and sexual abuse, delivering a premium service prioritised according to risk, primarily focusing on victim/survivors aged 16+
• Work within a multi-agency framework consisting of the MARAC and local partnership responses to domestic and sexual abuse to keep safety central to all services for victims of domestic and sexual abuse.
• Have excellent communication skills, a proactive approach and the confidence to be able to influence the way in which this service is delivered are key.

You will need:

• Have a knowledge of help-seeking barriers and support needs of victims of domestic and sexual abuse (in heterosexual or same-sex relationships).
• Have a good understanding of domestic and sexual abuse including the impact of abuse on victims and their children.
• Understand the principles of risk assessment, safety planning and risk management for victims of domestic and sexual abuse and their children.
• Understand safeguarding issues, and the legal responsibilities surrounding these issues.
• Direct service delivery to victims of domestic and sexual abuse or other vulnerable people.
• Have excellent communication, negotiation and advocacy skills, both written and verbal when interacting with a range of agencies and individuals. Understand and be committed to equal opportunities and diversity issues in policy and practice.
• Have a strong crisis management skills and the ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations.

Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details.

About Us:

Victim Support (VS) is an independent charity providing a range of specialist services to people who have been affected by crime across England and Wales. We work towards a world where there are fewer victims but who have stronger rights, better support and a real influence in the Criminal Justice System. Everyone at VS is driven by our Vision Ambitions and Values to play their part in making a difference for those who experience crime and traumatic events. Working for VS gives you the opportunity to play a key role in a national charity providing high quality services to victims and witnesses and being a vital force for change.

Victim Support are committed to recruiting with care and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Background checks and Disclosed Barring Service checks may be required.

Victim Support strives to represent the diverse communities we serve and are passionate about creating an environment where all staff and volunteers feel respected and heard. Being a diverse organisation with an inclusive culture is integral to us being able to meet our aim of ensuring that anyone who is a victim of crime gets the support they need.

As part of our commitment to the Race at Work Charter we particularly welcome applicants from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. VS is also a Disability Confident Employer and we provide a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for candidates that are disabled and meet all essential criteria for a role.

If you have a disability, a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or a medical condition which you believe may affect your performance during any aspect of our selection process, we'll be happy to make reasonable adjustments to enable you to perform at your best.

How to apply:

To apply for this role please follow the link below to the Jobs page on our website and complete the application form demonstrating how you meet the essential shortlisting criteria.

We look forward to hearing from you.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, if we receive enough suitable applications to take forward to interview prior to the published closing date.

Overview

Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge are looking to recruit two (part or full time) ideally qualified Independent Mental Health Advocate to join our advocacy team based in Tower Hamlets, with a passion for delivering high quality advocacy, in line with our organisational values which are: Together, Unstoppable, Independent, Openness and Responsive.

About you

Ideally you will have some experience of working in advocacy, or  supporting adults who have  a range of support needs, including mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing support. You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services or advice and guidance. 

We are particularly interested in those with demonstrable experience of providing advocacy either in an in-patient or community setting.

You will be passionate about working within the field of mental health, and promoting self-advocacy, supporting service users’ understanding of the choices open to them, enabling them to express their views and opinions and their active involvement in the decision-making process regarding their mental health. You will work collaboratively with the individuals you support, ensuring that they have their voices heard

You will have the skills and ability to prepare and deliver written and verbal reports of the highest standard to both external and internal agencies. With excellent organisational skills you will be able to demonstrate that you can prioritise and manage your own workload, keeping excellent records and writing clear and concise case notes. You must have excellent IT skills including Microsoft Office, as the post is administratively self-servicing.

You will need to be an effective communicator with other professionals, colleagues and service users including those who may be experiencing distress. You will be able to work as part of a team, on your own initiative as well as under pressure.

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day.

Advocates are expected to be willing to gain, or to already hold, the Level 2 Award in Independent Advocacy with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.

 

Adopting our organisational culture

 

We have a strong reputation for delivering high quality services and achieving positive outcomes.

Our practices are underpinned by our Kindness Charter, Professional Code of Ethics, Code of Conduct and organisational values. We expect everyone to embrace our culture, ethos and our anti-racist, anti-discriminatory and inclusive practices throughout their work.

The benefits of working for the organisation include 28 days annual leave + Public Holidays, development  opportunities, Company Pension Scheme and an Employee Assistance Programme.

This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and Right to Work Checks.

As an anti-racist, anti-discriminatory and inclusive organisation, we strongly welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Please refer to the job description and person specification for more information about this role.

Closing date for applications: Midnight on  12 January 2025

It is essential that you read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification, this is how candidates will be shortlisted.

Interviews will take place on Friday 17 January 2025

Role description:

Southampton Hospitals Charity is a newly set up charity, with a new finance department. We are looking for a self-motivated, experienced individual, to undertake and manage all day to day book keeping operations and tasks in the department. This will mean rolling up the shirt sleeves and doing the book-keeping (in the short term, alongside the Director of Finance). In the medium term, after assessing resourcing requirements, we may recruit an additional member of staff for this role to manage.

Essentially, this role will be responsible for all day to day book keeping operations in the finance department, ensuring that accurate and complete accounting records are kept up to Trial Balance, and that financial processes are efficient and adhered to. They will not be responsible for preparing management accounts.

The role will be expected to collaborate with the Director of Finance on the improvement of existing systems and the introductions of new ones, especially those used by non-financial staff, to ensure that all necessary information is fed to the finance department. They should be proactive, and excited by the opportunity to make their mark on this fledgling charity with a remit to raise money for the NHS in the local area.

Main Responsibilities:

Income

• Post all income streams to the nominal ledger
• Download supporting records from all payment platforms (JustGiving, Stripe, etc), and reconcile to receipts
• Liaise with fundraising staff to identify other bank receipts
• Raise sales invoices as required
• Maintain credit control over the very small sales ledger
• Reconcile fundraising CRM software with accounting software

Expenditure

• Process purchase orders and purchase invoices, ensuring compliance with authorisation procedures
• Process grant awards, ensuring compliance with authorisation procedures
• Reconcile supplier statements
• Generate suggested payment runs
• Maintain purchase ledger and resolve supplier queries
• Process staff expenses
• Process prepayment card and credit card expenses

Bank

• Perform bank reconciliation
• Manage the process for onsite storage of cash and cheques, their transfer to the NHS Trust cashiers office, and the recording of cash and cheques

Record keeping

• Ensure that records are properly maintained in electronic format to comply with statutory, financial and GDPR regulations
• Support end-of-year preparation to ensure compliance with statutory reporting and thorough, accurate record-keeping
• Assist in gathering documentation for audits, ensuring necessary information is organised and available
• Work with FD to ensure that the necessary accounting processes and reporting systems are in place

Other

• Reconcile control accounts at month end
• Post regular journals as required
• Produce ad-hoc reports as required
• Complete government and other surveys as required
• Represent the Charity in all dealings with internal and external stakeholders in a professional and efficient manner
• Champion our code of behaviour and act as a role model, ensuring that our safeguarding and other key policies and procedures are adhered to at all times so as to protect the people we work with and our reputation
• Perform other duties as reasonably required in line with the nature of the role

 

Person Specification:

Knowledge and experience

• Qualified or part-qualified in an accounting qualification
• Experience of maintaining book-keeping records for an entire organisation
• Experience of working with accounting software (Xero is used by the charity)
• Experience of working independently
• Some experience working within a charitable or health-based organisation would be useful but not essential.

Skills, abilities, and behaviours

• A drive for accuracy
• A drive for adherence to processes
• Exceptional attention to detail
• Excellent problem solving skills
• Good communication skills – liaison with other charity staff will be essential
• Good IT skills, including database work and at least intermediate Excel
• Good written communication skills
• Commitment to team-working and respect and consideration for the skills of others

 

 

We are looking for a Community Organiser to join the Thames Valley Citizens team in Reading, building the power of local communities.  The role will work across the whole city and will support existing member institutions, as well as focus on recruiting new ones, particularly ‘anchor institutions’ such as schools/colleges, faith institutions, and unions. Primary responsibilities will include recruiting new members; developing core teams in member institutions and supporting community leaders to take action on issues of shared concern.

With your passion, energy, and commitment to democracy, you will support communities to build the power they need to win justice and make a real and lasting impact.  Join us in the fight for a wealthier, healthier and fairer Reading.

A Community Organiser is responsible for the day-to-day development or maintenance of a Citizens alliance or small chapter. Supported by a more experienced Organiser, they have considerable independence and responsibility for external political and media relationships. They take responsibility for financial issues and staff and community training; and may oversee a budget or manage a colleague. A Community Organiser is a practitioner of the craft of broad-based community organising methodology, and focuses on the building of relational power, the recruitment and retention of dues-paying institutions, the development of leaders, the strengthening of member institutions, leader-led public actions, and the winning of systemic change.

Citizens UK

Citizens UK is a people power alliance of diverse local communities working together for the common good. Our mission is to develop leaders, strengthen civic organisations and make change. Our 550 member communities are deeply rooted in their local areas and connect every day to the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. Through the method of community organising we enable people experiencing powerlessness to develop their leadership and come together with the power and strategy to make change. 

This leads to hundreds of neighbourhood improvements - from zebra crossings outside primary schools to renovated public toilets in cemeteries. And it leads to some of the biggest campaign impacts in the UK, such as winning over £2 billion of wages through the UK Living Wage campaign, securing a legal cap on the cost of credit to control exploitative lending, and ending the detention of children for immigration purposes. We enable local campaigns to grow into large-scale social change projects such as the Living Wage Foundation, Parent Action, Sponsor Refugees, and Refugees for Justice, that form an integral part of our theory of change. The most prominent of these is the rapidly growing Living Wage Foundation with a network of over 13,000 accredited Living Wage Employers across the UK.

Thames Valley Citizens is a chapter of Citizens UK comprising Citizens MK (in Milton Keynes), Reading Citizens, and Oxford Citizens). Reading Citizens is one of Citizens UK’s newest Alliances, launched in 2023. It is a leader-led alliance. In Reading, we are currently focusing on growing the Alliance’s foundations by recruiting more civil society institutions to join existing members. We are building the power of civil society by developing a broad alliance of institutions, strengthening community leadership, and supporting people to take action on what matters most to them.

Main Responsibilities

Working as a Thames Valley Citizens Community Organiser in Reading, reporting to a Regional Supervisor, your main responsibilities will include:

Community Organiser for Reading Citizens:

• Work as part of a team of organisers across Thames Valley and across the South East of England (Thames Valley, Essex, and Sussex)

• Recruit civil society institutions into the alliance

• Support existing institutions across Reading Citizens to focus upon institutional development and strengthen civil society.

• Build relationships and support our strategic partnerships with Reading University and the Students’ Union.

Build relational power to further the goals of CUK:

• Develop a comprehensive power analysis for Reading Citizens

• Develop and grow a substantial network of key influencers at a local level, including journalists; taking the initiative to establish new relationships as required

• Conduct at least 3 121s a day in order to develop relationships with leaders; ensuring a deep understanding of their concerns.

• Tell a wide range of Community Organising stories effectively in order to influence others and achieve CUK’s goals

Identify and develop relational leaders prepared to act with others for the common good:

• Identify and discern actual and potential leaders with the passion and ability to drive change 

• Achieve significant development of primary and secondary leaders; nominate new leaders for training on the core taster curriculum and for National Training 

• Successfully lead training on the core taster curriculum at a local level and teach a variety of sessions on the National Training course

Strengthen institutions and develop BBOs:

• Ensure good understanding of the basic interests and traditions of typical member institutions

• Organise a full local alliance or a large cluster of up to 15 standard member organisations or up to 5 strategic partners to work together on shared issues, including a Leadership Team

• Support pre-existing core teams and create/develop new core teams to provide leadership for multi-institutional campaigns

• Run institutional development campaigns in a range of types of organisation

Support leaders through the Cycle of Action in order to create change:

• Take the staff lead on major actions and campaigns at a local level; aiming to achieve multiple large local wins

• Develop and facilitate action planning teams at local level

• Develop strategies for significant local impact; with comprehensive plans and tactics

• Organise and support local actions, ensuring publicity, and facilitating negotiations 

• Evaluate the effectiveness of actions; demonstrating ability to incorporate lessons learned into future actions

Contribute to CUK’s financial viability through effective fundraising & financial management:

• Recruit new dues paying institutions; negotiating annual membership fees and letters of understanding as required

• Contribute to fundraising by securing £40k-£60k per annum overall, at least half of which must be ‘hard money’ from the recruitment and retention of member institutions. 

• Manage the budget at Alliance/campaign level, incl. setting/ monitoring of budgets, and ensuring dues are collected in a timely manner

Contribute to effective teamwork:

• Be proactive concerning personal professional development and wellbeing, i.e. by reading widely, developing a healthy work-life balance and demonstrating ability to reflect on own organising craft and improve on self-identified weaknesses

• Demonstrate ability to work effectively with colleagues and participate in a team; contribute to the learning of other Organisers

• Lead other Organisers or Associates in a manner that supports high performance by providing clear expectations and providing proactive support, encouragement, and mentorship

• Effective line management of associate organisers 

• Produce all required reports and follow CUK’s procedures on time and to the required standards

Participate in the development of the craft of Community Organising and play a role in the Guild of COs:

• Schedule an average of at least 3 1-2-1 relational meetings into your daily schedule as a core part of your professional practice

• Commit 10 working days pa (pro rata for part-time staff) to the preparation, delivery and evaluation of Citizens UK National Community Leadership Training;

• Participate in a Guild Team and help it develop as a Community of Practice that enables Organisers across the UK to develop their skills and experience.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

• Displays self-awareness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion issues and good practice. 

• Considers the impact on chapter and direct reports. 

• Leads and acts within their area of responsibility and influence. 

• Acts as a champion for those who might otherwise be marginalised 

Person Specification:

Essential (E)

Desirable (D)

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in any subject or equivalent (D)

Evidence of further and continuing study including a possible professional qualification (D)

EXPERIENCE

At least one-year employment track record of successful Organising (E)

Experience of carrying out a power analysis and using the results to initiate new relationships (E)

Experience of successful fundraising (E)

Experience of setting up a new or consolidating an existing project (E)

Clear evidence of campaigns won and volunteers developed (E)

KEY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

Ability to inspire, motivate and lead (particularly people who are different from you) (E)

Ability to organise yourself and others and to work responsibly in an unstructured environment (E)

Financial management skills including ability to set and manage a budget (D)

Ability to use creative strategies to support and develop leaders within unheard and diverse communities. (E)

Ability to plan and organise under pressure (E)

Ability to build trusting relationships and communicate to a wide range of diverse people and institutions (E)

Ability to teach and run workshops (E)

Ability to develop the potential of others (E)

Ability to communicate well verbally and in writing (E)

A good knowledge of Reading and its diverse communities, social dynamics, and challenges (D)

PERSONAL QUALITIES & VALUES

A passion for justice (E)

A positive enthusiasm for working with faith congregations, trade unions, schools and other community organisations (E)

An interest in and experience of politics and public life (E)

Able to work in a team (E)

Willingness to work within accountable relationships (E)

Self-motivated and adaptable (E)

Interview date: 16/01/2025 (subject to change)

We are a youth movement for young people with refugee experience to build community, become leaders and flourish in the place they call home.

There are thousands of displaced young people arriving in the UK every year. We believe in the unbounded potential of these individuals and are driven to help them thrive. 

Our activities include:

• Residential Programmes

• Leadership Training Programme

• Youth Hubs

RESPONSIBILITIES

Fundraising (70%)

• Support the CEO with writing creative and engaging applications and reports to Trusts and Foundations.

• Research and identify new prospects within Trusts and Foundations, and engage with potential and existing contacts by phone and email.

• Maintain the fundraising database and keep track of targets against organisational budget.

• Support on the planning and delivery of fundraising events and challenges that resonate with our supporters.

• Where the opportunity arises, develop new fundraising campaigns and asks to engage donors and new supporters.

• Create and maintain fundraising material and content, including cases for support, crib sheets, template reports, and supporting information as required.

Social media, communications & storytelling (30%)

• Working with the staff and volunteer team to deliver our regular social media activity, reflecting the impact of our work and engaging both new and existing supporters.

• Develop graphics, images and other assets as required.

• Follow the latest news and trends to identify and engage quickly with any opportunities to share our story or capture new ones.

• Build relationships with staff and volunteers to capture case studies that demonstrate the impact of our work.

• Responsible for collating and sending out newsletters.

• Convey our key messages succinctly and effectively.

• Develop passionate, emotive stories about our work that can be used to fundraise and report to key funding partners.

• Create copy and design for assets like flyers as and when required under the guidance of the CEO and Marketing & Communications Lead.

ABOUT YOU

• Proactive, enthusiastic and collaborative, with a can do/let’s get this done approach.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Experience of creative, outstanding storytelling with the ability to tailor messages to different audiences 

• Passionate about supporting refugees and people seeking asylum, and aligned with OSH’s values.

• Online/digital communications experience to engage both new and existing audiences, growing the number of beneficiaries, volunteers, and supporters

• Experience in managing social media, creating engaging content and engaging with others online 

• Experience of using design tools such as Canva

• Knowledge and understanding of the use of social media platforms including Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, Bluesky and Facebook and social media management/scheduling tools like Hootsuite.

• IT literate, including Google Drive, Docs & Sheets, and knowledge of or willingness to learn about Wix and SEO

• Ability to work within a team as well as remotely

• Ability to visit our stakeholders and capture their stories

• A keen eye for detail and accuracy

• Excellent time-management skills are essential as the role requires managing day-to-day social media interactions and funding applications

• Experience of capturing and editing photo and video 

ID: 1364 Senior Wellbeing Coordinator

Service:  Wandsworth WellFamily and Foodbank Service

Location: Wandsworth, SW11-SW15

Hours: 15 hours per week (part-time) Tuesday and Friday preferred

Salary: £36,138 - £39,627 FTE per annum (£14,650.54 - £16,065 per annum for part-time, 15 hours per week) inclusive of inner London weighting

Contract:  Temporary (Until June 2025) 

We typically divide our time between working in the office, the Wandsworth Community and from home. The whole team works from the office on Tuesdays. 

We can offer the flexibility to work fully remotely. Our office space is wheelchair accessible.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated, passionate and experienced team leader or someone with the transferable skills and aspiration to step up into a more senior role. We are looking for someone who has experience of supporting adults in a mental health setting and has a good understanding of the causes and impact of mental ill health upon individuals and their families. 

Family Action & the Role’s Impact:

At Family Action we support people through change, challenge or crisis. It’s what we’ve done for over 150 years. We protect children, support young people and adults and offer direct, practical help to families and communities. 

We see first-hand the power of family to shape lives, for better or worse, so we speak up for the importance of family in national and local policymaking, amplify family voices and represent the changing needs of families in the UK today. 

Wandsworth WellFamily and Foodbank Service is an adult mental health service, offering practical and emotional support in foodbanks and Primary Care settings. 

We’re delighted to be recruiting a Senior Wellbeing Coordinator to support the manager in their role of leading and directing the WellFamily Service, whilst supervising staff, holding a small case load and deputising for the manager. We have a small, supportive and successful team and take a personalised, holistic and collaborative approach to assessing and supporting individuals referred by GPs, Foodbanks  and other partnership agencies. The WellFamily Service is commissioned by the South West London Integrated Care Board and delivers much needed support for between 2-6 sessions, in a community setting, GP surgery or by phone. 

Main Responsibilities:

• You will work closely with the Service Manager and other Senior Wellbeing Coordinator and take a lead on the quality assurance of work completed by the WellFamily team. This includes maintaining a high standard of overall governance including report writing, case management records and developing and maintaining compliance with the organisation’s safeguarding standards. You will work to implement audit processes and line manage at least one member of the team. In addition, you will carry a small caseload alongside your management responsibilities. 
• Collaborating with partnership agencies and promoting co-production with guests and service users, you will provide 1:1 personalised support to individuals and identify wider issues that impact health and wellbeing. You will address individuals’ unique needs by designing bespoke wellbeing plans and establishing partnerships, helping individuals make positive, long-lasting lifestyle changes and play a pivotal role in diversifying and personalising care in local communities.

Main Requirements (for details check the job description and person specification):

• To join us as a Senior Wellbeing Coordinator you will have excellent holistic assessment and consultation skills. You’ll be an effective communicator who excels at building trusting and empowering relationships with individuals, and be able to work closely with a variety of professionals and stakeholders. You will be a skilled and experienced practitioner with the qualities of effective leadership, and dedicated to improving the lives and opportunities of individuals experiencing various challenges including financial hardship, poor mental and physical health and other complex issues.  You’ll bring knowledge and experience of supporting adults with physical and mental health issues, and understand the impact of ill health, deprivation and discrimination on adults, children, young people and communities.
• Appointments are subject to Family Action receiving a satisfactory disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service: Adult Workforce DBS required. 

Benefits: 

- an annual paid leave entitlement of 30 working days, plus bank holidays

- up to 6% matched-pension contributions

- enhanced paid sick leave and paid family leave provisions

- eye care and winter flu jabs vouchers

- cycle to work scheme

- investing in your professional development with ongoing quality training and career development opportunities

We are forward looking, ambitious and committed to continuous improvement. We are a people focused, can-do organisation, which strives for excellence in all we do and operates with mutual respect.

To Apply:

Download and submit a completed Application Form linked to the Family Action job advert on our Careers Hub

Closing Date: Sunday 12th January 2025 at 11.59pm

Interviews are scheduled to take place in person on the 23rd of January 2024. 

Appointments are subject to satisfactory Safer Recruitment checks, including a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check where appropriate to the role.

ID: 1364

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion:

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process and you will be asked whether you require any adjustments if shortlisted for interview. We also make reasonable adjustments on the job, where required.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in all that we do and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Intersectionality is important to us and we particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, LGBTQIA+ candidates and disabled candidates because we are committed to increasing the representation of these groups at Family Action. We know that greater diversity will lead to even greater results for families and children and strive for our workforce to be truly representative of the diverse communities we support. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role, and will reimburse your travel cost if you attend an interview.

*Ordinarily Family Action appoints new starters at the starting point of the salary scale (with subsequent annual pay progression), unless you have experience that would justify appointment further up the salary scale or there are any other exceptional reasons.

·  To work within temporary accommodation provided by New Forest District Council (NFDC) provide intensive support to the victim / survivor and their child(ren) living within the properties.

·  To provide high-quality crisis intervention, information, advocacy, and proactive support to victims / survivors who access the NFDC resident and housing options.

·  To work with colleagues at NFDC to increase knowledge and develop responses to victims and survivors of domestic abuse through formal and informal training sessions, this includes colocation within the council.

 

Workers should be “free from abuse in their own lives.” Applicants are asked not to put themselves forward for selection if this is not the case.

 

It is essential that the postholder has a full driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Champion car-free leisure travel in the UK

Good Journey is looking for a dynamic and motivated person to manage our next phase of growth. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with proven business flare and experience to make a difference to people and planet.

About Good Journey

Good Journey promotes car-free travel to visitor attractions and venues across the UK – cutting traffic and widening access to leisure, nature and culture. We are an independent social enterprise, supported by leading transport and environment groups.

Our website provides car-free travel directions and discounts to over 500 attractions across the UK - including all five RHS Gardens and over 50 National Trust and English Heritage sites. We have also helped Blenheim Palace increase car-free visitors from 5,000 to 64,000 a year.

We are a membership organisation for visitor attractions and tourism businesses. We advise our members on improving and promoting green travel options and award them the Good Journey Mark. We also work in partnership with national organisations and local authorities to grow car-free leisure travel.

We now want to build on our success, by expanding our membership and partnerships – to cut carbon and transform UK leisure travel. That’s where you come in!

About the role

We’re looking for an experienced manager and strategist to help us grow our income and impact. You will have a proven track record of running social enterprises or charities, managing staff and boosting income.

You will manage the development of Good Journey, including:

• Setting the business strategy, goals and targets
• Securing income from partnerships and grants
• Managing a small, dedicated, home-based team

You will be assisted by Founder Nat Taplin, who has led Good Journey since the launch in 2018 and will provide expertise on car-free travel.

You’ll be working from home 3-4 days a week. You will need to travel for some meetings. We support flexible working and have a strong ethos of work-life balance.

Salary is negotiable, depending on experience, in line with the non-profit sector. We also offer a pension scheme.

Start date will be Spring 2025, by agreement.

If you’re looking for an exciting CEO opportunity and the chance to make a positive difference, we’d love to hear from you. Application is by letter and CV. Closing date is Monday 6th January 2025.