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The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) is the
world’s largest alliance of national societies of obstetrics and gynaecology,
bringing together professionals from more than 130 countries and territories.
For over 65 years, FIGO has collaborated with the world’s top health, rights
and donor bodies. We are in official relations with the World Health
Organization and consultative status with the United Nations.
FIGO is dedicated to the improvement of the health and rights of women
and girls and to the reduction of disparities in health care, as well as to
advancing the science and practice of obstetrics and gynaecology. We
pursue our mission through education, research implementation, advocacy
and capacity building with our member societies.

As a proactive member of the Communications, Membership and Education
team, the Membership Engagement Manager delivers high quality,
professional services to FIGO’s members to increase satisfaction, deepen
engagement and improve the FIGO membership experience.

Philanthropy Manager 

Job Description and Person Specification 

Reporting to: Head of Philanthropy in the Fundraising Team 

Location of Work: Home based. The post holder will be expected to travel to meet donors, travel to away days and team meetings in London. On occassion, you will need to be able to attend early morning breakfast visits therefore the post holder will need to live close to London.

The role may involve some irregular travel throughout England and Scotland. Expenses will be paid in line with our Travel and Expenses policy. 

Contract Type: Ideally full-time, 35 hours per week, although part time / flexible hours may be considered. The role may require occasional evening and weekend work  

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £37,500 

BACKGROUND 

Magic Breakfast provide a nutritious and filling breakfast to over 200,000 children and young people every school day. We work with schools in areas of high disadvantage, helping staff target the children most in need without barrier or stigma.  Magic Breakfast are ambitious to grow our impact to remove hunger as a barrier to learning for all children and young people in the UK. 

The new UK government’s Children’s Wellbeing Bill outlined in the King’s Speech, includes a requirement for free school breakfast clubs in every English primary school. This is a fantastic start towards ending child morning hunger. Magic Breakfast’s influence will be instrumental to ensuring school breakfasts are introduced in a way that is hunger-focused and barrier free. In 2021, the Scottish Government, pledged a not yet enacted promise to provide breakfast to primary children. 

Thousands of secondary school children are at risk of losing their free school breakfasts from September next year. For many of these students, this is their only opportunity to have a nutritious meal before facing a demanding school day, including taking exams. 

This is an exciting time to join Magic Breakfast if you wish to make a difference to the lives of children. We are expanding our team to meet the challenge of ending child morning hunger, both for now and for good. 

JOB PURPOSE 

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good the Philanthropy team’s role is to develop and deliver the charity's high net worth individual giving programme in line with Magic Breakfast’s strategic priorities to enable our organisational growth against our mission. 

We are seeking to grow income through further cultivation and stewardship of our potential and existing donors. Our High Value Giving teams are forecast to collectively raise £5.1m in 2021/22, up from £4.6m two years ago in 2019/20. The team includes partnerships with charitable trusts and foundations, corporate organisations, and high-net-worth individuals. 

Reporting into the Head of Philanthropy, this role will have a particular focus on ensuring that Magic Breakfast is offering the highest quality of donor care from start to finish, and building and developing our prospect pipeline.

We’re looking for a proactive person with excellent relationship building, cultivation, solicitation and stewardship skills as we seek to build our prospect pool, enhance or supporter journey and achieve our ambitious fundraising targets.

The Philanthropy Manager will have the opportunity to be innovative and creative, to create and test impactful donor journeys and engagement opportunities so Magic Breakfast’s supporters feel valued and can understand the transformational difference they are making to hungry children and their learning in the UK. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES  

• Manage your own portfolio of donors, providing excellent stewardship and strategies to uplift and secure multi year donations

• Work with Corporate, Trusts and Individual Giving teams to identify potential major donors and high value regular givers within Magic Breakfast’s donor portfolio and implement plans to develop these relationships;

• Support the Head of Philanthropy to build relationships with senior volunteers to garner their support and help encourage introductions to their networks

• Ensure all donations are thanked and recorded in a timely way, and logged accurately on salesforce

• Support Head of Philanthropy in accurately forecasting philanthropy income for each financial year, and ensure forecast income is updated monthly.

Please see the job description attached for the full job description. 

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

⭐️ 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

⭐️ Christmas closure

⭐️ Enhanced Maternity pay

⭐️ Cash back health plan

⭐️ EAP service

⭐️ Additional days leave each year up to 5 additional days

Please view our website and information on all our benefits.

APPLICATION PROCCESS

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, recruitment @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - 2nd-4th December

Interview 1 -10th and 11th December

Interview 2 and Task - 16th and 17th December

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. We ask that if you wish to apply for a role you complete the application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

We are a not-for-profit organisation committed to increasing the diversity and numbers of young people entering engineering and technology to meet the future workforce needs, as well as promoting roles that help us work towards net zero and drive environmental sustainability.
 

Do you want to inspire the next generation of STEM leaders? Are you passionate about inspiring young people to pursue STEM careers? Do you have a knack for building relationships and ensuring programmes are delivered effectively? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
 

At EngineeringUK, we're on a mission to inspire young people to explore exciting careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics). Through our outreach programmes, across the UK, we offer schools, teachers and career advisers everything they need to help them shape the future of the young people they support by sparking students' curiosity about STEM careers. From providing quality careers resources to offering curriculum-linked lesson plans, hosting inspiring and exciting hands-on STEM events, and offering access to inspiring STEM role models, our ambition is to make it easier for schools to access high-impact activities and experiences that make a real difference in young people’s lives.
 

We’re looking for a School Relationship Officer to play a pivotal role in ensuring our activities are having the maximum impact across the schools we work with. This is an exciting opportunity to work directly with schools, teachers, and external stakeholders to build strong relationships and drive engagement with our STEM programmes. If you’re excited about supporting schools in delivering high-quality STEM programmes and want to be part of a passionate and dynamic team, we want to hear from you!

About EngineeringUK

Our purpose is to drive change so more young people choose engineering and technology careers.

Our vision is that the UK has the workforce needed for engineering and technology to thrive, to improve sustainability and to achieve net zero.

Our mission is to enable more young people from all backgrounds to be informed, inspired and progress into engineering and technology.

In the UK, we don’t have enough engineers and demand is going up. So, we need more young people to realise there could be a future for them in engineering and technology. To really thrive, we need a stronger, more diverse and representative workforce and for that we have to do things differently to make engineering more appealing.

We are a not-for-profit working with hundreds of organisations across business, education, professional institutions and the third sector so we can all grow the future talent pool together. We drive that collective effort through research and evidence, leadership, activities for schools and advocacy, with a focus on long-term sustainability.

We guided by a series of values that we apply to all our activity:

· We are inclusive and care about diversity. We understand that we have different needs and create opportunities for everyone's voice to be heard

• We are collaborative. We listen, share and work in partnership to achieve our vision
• We are curious and keen to learn. We challenge ourselves and others to innovate and experiment
• We are insightful. We evaluate what we do and draw on research to make decisions and to improve our collective understanding
• We are driven by a strong sense of purpose. We are determined to make an impact and achieve our goals
  
   

About the role

EUK Education brings together everything EngineeringUK does for schools, career advisers, and teachers to help them inspire young people into STEM careers. It encompasses all our programme activities for schools, offering them access to everything from quality careers resources, curriculum linked lesson plans, a way to find the best activities and inspiring role models to funded drop down days and STEM career fairs. It’s designed to make it easy for schools to access high quality activity in one place and for EngineeringUK to better join up and cross promote our activities across the schools we work with.
 

The School Relationship Officer role will be integral to ensuring we understand the breadth of schools we are working with across programmes, supporting school liaison, providing oversight of programme engagement, identifying opportunities for cross promoting our programmes, reporting on delivery of teacher-led programmes, providing programme administrative support to project managers, directly supporting school delivery across London and working with external stakeholders to maximise programme engagements.
 

 We believe that hybrid working has many benefits and are pleased to offer flexible working with a minimum of 2 days (or 40%) a week in the office and the option for a flexible start and end to the working day in our vibrant central London office overlooking the Thames. Further details on our flexible working practices can be discussed at interview or you can reach out to a member of our HR team.
 

Further details of the role can be found in the job description and person specification.
 

Person specification

Essential Skills / Competencies

• Strong organisational skills
• Good time management, with flexibility to respond positively to changes in work schedule.
• Ability to work independently and prioritise own tasks and time, while also managing multiple tasks concurrently
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working with schools across the UK, which will include direct contact with schools across our programmes. 
• Ability to use initiative on how to approach a variety of tasks.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Takes an analytical approach to tasks.
• Ability to liaise effectively with a variety of audiences and stakeholders across all levels both internally and externally, for example including colleagues, partner organisations, schools and industry professionals.
• Commitment to our mission and values, you will be able to engage with our values and work in a way that supports our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
   

Desirable skills

• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office software packages such as PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, Word and CRM Systems
   

Education / level of experience

• Experience of project support

EngineeringUK is committed to being an inclusive workplace, where everyone feels they belong.  This is supported by the dedicated work we are doing to ensure our policies and practices are inclusive and that our staff are trained to be able to fulfil this commitment.
 

We value the benefits of a diverse workforce and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences.  Our recruitment process is designed to be as accessible and inclusive as possible and to ensure people are individually assessed regardless of their backgrounds or characteristics. We are an equal opportunities employer and are open to flexible working, including job share.

Applying for this role

Applications

If you would like to request to submit your application in an alternative format to support accessibility, please let us know.

The deadline for applications is 12:00 noon on 2nd December.

Interviews
 

Applications will be assessed against the requirements for the post as set out in the Role Profile and Person Specification.

We are a Disability Confident committed employer. We guarantee an interview to any disabled people who meet the minimum requirements of the role. Additionally, if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to make this process easier for you then we are happy to do so. Just complete the relevant sections of the online application form. 

We aim to notify candidates who have been shortlisted on 3rd December. If you have not heard from us after this date, please assume that you have not been successful.
 

First interviews will be held on 10th December.

What can we offer you?

• Competitive salary
• 28 days paid annual leave (plus bank holidays), in addition we normally close for the Christmas week
• Competitive pension (10% employer contribution)
• Annual bonus opportunity
• Flexible working
• A vibrant office with terrace overlooking the Thames embankment and Tower Bridge
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life Insurance (4 x salary)
• Long term illness/incapacity insurance cover (permanent health insurance or PHI)
• Annual private health check for all employees over 40 once they have completed their probationary period and to employees over 35 after 3 years’ service
• Discounted gym membership
• Yearly flu vaccination

Chickenshed Theatre seeks a dynamic Head of Theatre Management to oversee the day-to-day operations, maintenance, and security of our premises. You’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring the safety, upkeep, and functional integrity of Chickenshed’s buildings and grounds. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a vibrant, creative environment.

If you're ready to take on a leadership role in maintaining and enhancing our theatre’s infrastructure, while contributing to a creative and collaborative culture, we’d love to hear from you.

Application Deadline:  1 December 2024.

The purpose of your role

Your work will have a direct impact on transforming the future of policing and our communities, by attracting and nurturing exceptional and diverse graduates into our programmes. 

As a Marketing Officer, you'll join our award-winning team to drive innovative and inspirational marketing activity that will contribute to us achieving our ambitious mission. You will support our attraction marketing and communication to build brand awareness with audiences who wouldn’t have previously considered policing and then engage and nurture these graduates. The role requires agility and someone who can think differently about how we get cut through in the graduate market and support with wider marketing initiatives at Police Now. There is true scope to own and grip your areas of responsibility, with the support and guidance from the rest of the team, giving you opportunity to try new ideas and show creativity. 

Key responsibilities

• Bring your creativity by developing copy and content for websites, promotional literature, online advertising, email marketing to motivate candidates to apply for Police Now. 
• Produce a range of candidate support materials throughout each stage of the candidate journey.
• Support the delivery team with their candidate engagement strategies and messaging.
• Analyse and build reports and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activity. 
• Support with our paid marketing strategy with third party media suppliers' relationships.
• Lead and represent Police Now at external career events and on campus at universities and other events.
• Build strong relationships with the wider Recruitment & Marketing team and other internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead on website updates via Wordpress/Elementor.
• Manage communications and workflows on our CRM (Hubspot) in collaboration with other team members.
• Monitor and review competitor activity and trends in early careers recruitment.
• Support the wider Police Now organisation with the creation and design of marketing content. 
• Work with the Head of Employer Brand on key strategic initiatives.
   

Key Requirements 

Minimum requirement of the role 

• A marketing degree/professional qualification or equivalent experience in marketing, employer brand, recruitment, candidate experience or any relevant profession.
• Comfortable with designing content on Canva and/or adobe illustrator.
• Available to travel to campus events.
• Comfortable analysing data to build reports and evaluate the effectiveness of marketing activity. 
• Motivation and passion for the Police Now mission, values, and working within the policing sector.

Other skills to set you apart 

We know that you might not check all the boxes below and that is okay. If you believe you can be successful in this role, continue to apply.

• Ability to create and manage candidate communication to deliver an exceptional candidate journey. 
• University and campus recruitment experience, or any involvement in early career recruitment. 
• Detail orientated and able to create and adapt copy for different channels and platforms. 
• Excellent project management and organisation skills.
• Able to talk to candidates clearly and confidently about Police Now, the mission and our programmes. 

What you'll get from us

• A bright, airy and modern office in Zone 1. 
• Competitive salary of £36,000 – £43,000 per annum (dependent on experience and inclusive of London weighting).
• Flexible working. 
• 27 days holiday each year, plus bank holidays 
• A range of hospitality discounts
• Sanctus coaching (private mental health coaching for the workplace)
• Access to the Vitality programme which includes healthcare benefits, an Employee Assistance Programme and discounts
• Training opportunities for personal development. 
• Participation in a pension scheme (with 6% employer contributions and 2% employee contributions)

Please note the closing date for this role is Thursday 28th November at 9am. We may decide to close the role prior to this date if we receive a high volume of applications, early applications are therefore encouraged.

This is a fixed-term maternity cover position until January 2026. 

Please note this role is London based with requirements to travel to our London office approximately 2-3 days per week, travel to events will also be required.

Phoenix Futures have an exciting opportunity for someone looking to develop their career as a data management professional, as well as make a difference to the lives of people affected by addiction across the UK.

Within this varied and interesting role, you will have the opportunity to work closely with our frontline teams to support them to make decisions on how best to ensure our services are inclusive and effective. We strive to be the best and utilising data insight to help inform decision making has a key role in ensuring we do our best to support the people who use our services. Moreover, you’ll also work as part of a highly skilled team to ensure compliance with GDPR across the organisation, as well as ensure our data systems are fit for purpose.

The Role
As Data and Performance Manager, you will support Phoenix Futures to achieve our purpose for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities. You will be part of a passionate and skilled Quality & Performance Team. The role is full time 37.5 hours per week.

About You
To join us as Data and Performance Manager, you will need: 

• A passion and commitment to using data to improve service delivery
• Experience of providing Systems Support – you will support the development of case management systems across the organisation, working with both external and internal stakeholders
• An interest in Data Analysis – you will analyse data to create insight and reports for service performance and market analysis purposes 
• Experience of GDPR Compliance - Acting as Data Protection Officer for the organisation
• Experience of Line Management – you will manage the Data and Systems Officer for production of regular reports and systems support
• To have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• To be determined, with a drive to succeed and a willingness to learn
• To be enthusiastic about making a real difference to the lives of people we support

Your Rewards

• Starting salary of £35,500 per annum with opportunity to access potential yearly salary increments subject to appraisal, meaning potential salary increase up to £41,000 per annum.
• Flexible working available with flexible work location including option of home-based working
• 25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing each year to a maximum of 30 days)
• Benefits including season ticket loan, pension scheme and life assurance
• Support through occupational sick pay, eye-care vouchers and regular wellbeing talks and activities
• Continuous training and career development via PXL our dedicated learning management system 
• Access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance programme including telephone and online access
• A rewarding role with the opportunity to help us support people on their journey to recovery and change their lives for the better.
• We’ll ensure you get all the support you need to thrive and succeed in your role and find your place amongst our incredible and collaborative team.

The Quality and Performance Team
Due to sustained growth across the organisation, the experienced Quality & Performance Team (Q&P) have recently expanded to become a 12-person team. Q&P is formed of sub teams including Health and Safety, Reducing Harm, Innovation and Improvement, as well as Quality and Compliance.

The Quality and Performance Team are typically home-based, with occasional travel to operational services and/or London when required.

About Phoenix Futures
Phoenix Futures Group is a charity with over 50 years’ experience and a leading provider of drug and alcohol treatment.

We use our expertise to support people in their personal recovery and to improve their lives. We are dedicated to advocating for people who are often overlooked and stigmatised, to ensure they have a fair chance to lead healthy and fulfilling lives. Our aim is for everyone to be able to achieve their potential for themselves, their families and communities.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and believe it is important to include people with lived experience to ensure the needs of the people we support are represented. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where everyone is free to be themselves and we ensure equity of opportunity.

Interview Process
We want you to feel comfortable to be your best during the interview process, so that you can get to know Phoenix Futures and we can get to know you.

If shortlisted, the interview process for the Data and Performance Manager role will be a 2-stage process. The first stage will include a short excel-based skills task, with the second stage being a virtual interview via Microsoft Teams. We expect to all interviews to take place for this role W/C 9th December 2024.

If shortlisted, all details will be provided well in advance – including the skill task - so that you can feel adequately prepared, and so we can support you with reasonable adjustments as required.

Finally, please note, we will be assessing applications as they are submitted and may close this role should we find sufficient applicants with which to make our shortlist. As such, we would advise applying as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

ABOUT BPNA

The British Paediatric Neurology Association (BPNA) is the professional organisation for doctors who specialise in the care of children with neurological disorders. The BPNA has developed a number of educational programmes for doctors in the UK and overseas both online and face-to-face. This role directly supports the education of healthcare professionals across the UK, impacting the care of children with neurological conditions.

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a respected and growing organisation, BPNA is looking for a highly motivated individual who can use their dedication, attention to detail and reliability to help us develop further. We are seeking to appoint a UK Short Course Administrator to join our small team which is based across our Bolton and London offices. This is a full-time, permanent post based in Bolton, working 37.5 hours a week (7.5 hours per day x 5 days per week). The Short Course Administrator will provide customer care as well as logistical and technical support to both online and face-to-face UK short courses.

ABOUT YOU

This role would suit an organised, efficient and practical person with excellent interpersonal and communication skills and a good deal of common sense. You will also have diplomatic skills and the ability to build good relationships. You will need to be flexible, have an ability to problem-solve on-site, provide online zoom support, set up equipment such as computers and data projectors, and to organise highly educated people whilst remaining calm and maintaining a sense of humour. We are looking for someone to join our team who will contribute to maintaining and developing our customer focused ethos.

While this role is primarily based in Bolton, there will be some UK travel with overnight stays to support in-person courses. We offer time off in lieu or overtime paid for additional hours worked.

WHY COME AND WORK FOR US?

At BPNA, we value a supportive, collaborative, and inclusive work culture. The BPNA is a small organisation with big ambitions, and we work closely together to make an impact. You'll join a welcoming team that values mutual respect, flexibility, and work-life balance. We believe in continuous learning and career progression. As a member of BPNA, you'll have access to ongoing training opportunities and support for professional development, ensuring that you can grow both within this role and across future career aspirations.

We offer 25 days’ annual leave (excluding Bank Holidays) plus an additional day leave for birthday, rising to 30 days after 10 years of service and access to the Nest Pension scheme, with 6% employer contribution. 

LOCATION

While this role is based in Bolton, BPNA offers hybrid working arrangements, enabling you to balance time between working from our office and from home. Your line manager will agree with you how much time you will be required to work in the office and how frequently, to achieve productivity and service levels. This could vary week to week. You should anticipate spending an increased amount of time in the office during your probationary period.

JOB PURPOSE

This role provides hands-on experience with technology support for virtual courses and event planning for in-person courses for health care professionals, equipping you with skills in both administrative and event coordination settings. All course planning and logistics are arranged from the BPNA offices.

The purpose of this role is to:

• Support the organisation and delivery of virtual short courses

• Support the organisation and delivery of face-to-face short courses

For the full Job Description and Person Specification, see the attchment below

HOW TO APPLY

To apply for this role, please submit your CV and a covering letter (maximum 2 pages) through CharityJob. Your covering letter should detail how your skills and experience meet the person specification. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Closing date: 29 December 2024

Interviews aimed for: 15 January 2025

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

A prominent Housing Association that has been running for over 50 years is looking for a Development Accountant to join their collaborative, passionate team.

The organisation provides affordable, safe homes to its residents and puts a strong emphasis on tenant and worker satisfaction, resulting in an environment that is enjoyable and provides opportunities to grow and develop.

The organisation are looking for a Development Accountant to come in on a 12 Month FTC (to begin with) to join the driven, dynamic team.

Role:

• Monitor Development Portfolio
• Reconcile Development costs and assist with cash flow preparation
• Production of Monthly Management Accounts
• Budgeting, forecasting and liaising with budget holders

Requirements:

• Qualified Accountant with housing association experience desired
• Experience in management accounting and budgeting
• Strong excel and IT skills
• Willingness to get involved with various projects and adhoc tasks

If this role is of interest, please get in touch as the position is moving quickly. The role requires minimum office presence so offers great flexibility.

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.

This additional role will be responsible for all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity and the successful candidate will want to be part of a faith-based organisation, committed to the mission of the charity both in the UK and the Holy Land.

We have grown rapidly in the last two years and given the prominence of the Israel/Gaza/Lebanon conflict in our domestic media, we anticipate further growth as the charity becomes more prominent and the needs for essential support become greater. Therefore you will be working in a very busy, high growth environment, managing your time between several different tasks and priorities, which may change frequently. You will need to learn quickly, adapt to changing patterns of work throughout the year and, once trained, be capable of working without close supervision in a small flexible team.

The role will be required to help with regular office duties; you will need to be familiar with all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity. You will need to be comfortable working in a faith-based organisation, talking to supporters and clergy across the UK and with our partners in the Holy Land.

This new role will be responsible for all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity and the successful candidate will want to be part of a faith-based organisation, committed to the mission of the charity both in the UK and the Holy Land.

We have grown rapidly in the last two years and given the prominence of the Israel/Gaza/Lebanon conflict in our domestic media, we anticipate further growth as the charity becomes more prominent and the needs for essential support become greater. Therefore you will be working in a very busy, high growth environment, managing your time between several different tasks and priorities, which may change frequently. You will need to learn quickly, adapt to changing patterns of work throughout the year and, once trained, be capable of working without close supervision in a small flexible team.

The role will be required to help with regular office duties; you will need to be familiar with all aspects of administrative support for the operational success of the charity. You will need to be comfortable working in a faith-based organisation, talking to supporters and clergy across the UK and with our partners in the Holy Land.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Job title: Academic and Membership Assistant

Contract: Part time, equivalent to 4 days/20 hrs per week.

Flexibility regarding working pattern, could be worked across 4-5 week days.

Contract: Permanent. 

Salary:  £23,198 pro rata (£29,000 full time equivalent)

Manager: Director of Psychotherapy. The role is assisting both Directors of Psychotherapy and Counselling.

Location: Working hybrid with a combination of required presence at the centre in London and remote working. To be agreed with the Directors.

ABOUT THE ORGANISATION

We are the Gestalt Centre, an established therapy not-for-profit organisation, supporting the mental and psychological well-being of individuals, groups and organisations. We are a dynamic charity that runs, accommodates and supports a number of counselling, psychotherapy, personal and professional development courses and a range of therapeutic practices that enhance mental and psychological wellbeing.

Gestalt is a life-changing approach to life, counselling and psychotherapy. It enables people to develop meaningful relationships, navigate change and lead fulfilling lives by creatively utilising their own resources, skills and strengths.

Our vision is a world were meaningful and fulfilling relationships lead to wellbeing and positive change in people’s lives

Our Values In Practice

Diversity, equality, inclusion and anti-discrimination: We value equity and inclusion and welcome diversity and difference in backgrounds, identities, cultures and voices. We also commit to anti-discriminatory action and encourage personal and collective awareness, reflection and learning. It is integral to who we are and how we work and study together. 

Kindness and respect for each other and the space we cohabit. Our relationship with people who work, learn and access therapy at the centre starts from a place of respect and kindness. This way we create a space where we can show up, work and learn authentically and meaningfully. Feel seen, heard and included.  

Collaboration and mutuality: We work and study together, collaboratively and with respect and appreciation for each other. Every person matters and so does the collective.

Community, awareness and personal responsibility: We are a community of staff, students, practitioners and clients; working, studying and accessing therapy at the centre. Individually and collectively, we’re responsible for our presence and behaviour. Also responsible for our community and the space we inhabit.

ABOUT THE JOB

Job Purpose 

We’re looking for an exemplary administrative and people-oriented person who will be administratively supporting the two Faculty Leads: the Director of Psychotherapy and the Director of Counselling. An important role in the organisation with responsibilities towards the Leadership Team.

An important member of the office team, working in a welcoming and supportive environment with opportunities to learn and grow on the job. 

Main areas of work and responsibility

• Academic and Personal Administration Support to the Faculty Directors of Psychotherapy and Counselling
• Coordinate and support projects and workstreams the Directors Lead on: including overseeing and managing the Counselling and Psychotherapy programmes and faculties, quality assurance and reporting to accrediting bodies and Gestalt Centre membership and accreditation.
• Provide administrative support and coordination of the Gestalt Centre membership and membership cycles.  Including  UKCP reaccreditation processes: coordinate membership renewals and reaccreditation processes from beginning to end, liaise with members, maintain systems and update the membership Directory. In association with the Director of Psychotherapy and the Director of Counselling
• This role resides in the wider course\academic admin team and as/when directed is expected to support/liaise with the admissions and registration team.
• Organise, co-ordinate and provide administrative support for meetings with faculty, Gestalt Centre colleagues, UKCP, BACP, the university and exam Boards, and other external meetings as required in relation to the academic, membership or regulatory functions of GC.  In association with the Director of Psychotherapy and the Director of Counselling
• Prepare meetings set up, information and any required papers in advance. Organise dates, taking and sending out minutes and coordinate follow-up actions ensuring progress and completion.
• Prepare, format, edit and update communications, presentations and reports for internal and external audiences to a high standard – including for meetings with the Faculties, the Executive, UKCP, BACP or the university.
• Work closely with both Directors on the production and content of the various Professional Training Programme Handbooks, including managing version control and ensuring accurate information within and to time.
• Provide a professional first and secondary point of contact and as and when required liaise with the Directors to respond to emails or phone calls and other communications, including the preparation of acknowledgement responses and follow-on actions.
• Carry out responsibilities with due regard to the Gestalt Centre policies and procedures
• Wider office team support such as reception/admin cover or support with events –  as and when occasionally required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

You will be friendly, approachable, and collaborative with a positive flexible ‘can do’ attitude. We are a small, dynamic and busy organisation and as you’ll be part of the Gestalt Centre family, you’ll need to be able to work well with the rest of the team and independently, on your own initiative as and when needed. You’ll extend your friendly manner to our students and clients as excellent customer service would be important to you. You’d also have a good eye for detail and be good with numbers as you’d also be working with databases and finance.

The role is diverse and flexible with opportunities to learn and acquire new skills in a supportive environment.

Key Competencies and qualities

• Educated to degree level or equivalent with good English and Maths or equivalent
• Excellent organisation and planning skills and experience including balance competing demands; prioritise effectively; and effective ability to forward plan and work to tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, including conveying information clearly and adjusting approach, language and action to suit varying situations. Including some familiarity with communication utilising EDI considerations in relation to adult students and teaching staff.
• Confident, calm, diplomatic and confidential, with a mature, proactive, problem-solving and flexible approach to working in a dynamic busy setting.
• Excellent attention to detail and good with working with numbers and basic statistical data.
• Good working knowledge and experience of databases and online systems administration, including information and files management.
• Experience and able to work well with senior professionals and in a positive professional matter.
• Able to plan and organise own work effectively, managing interruptions and achieving good work performance in a busy setting.
• Reliable and collaborative approach to working with kindness and respect.
• Able to work with confidentiality protocols and expectations, and seeking guidance when needed, and in line with the Gestalt Centre policies and practice.
• Able to work effectively with others and on own initiative
• Experience working well with data protection, confidentiality, and safeguarding; and some understanding of applying ethical considerations
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft 365 and all Office applications; SharePoint and MS teams
• Commitment to Equal Opportunities and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, across the work of the role.
• Understanding and open minded about mental health, emotional and psychological wellbeing.
• Preferably experience working within an educational, training or therapy training setting
• Able to start as soon as possible.

Community Project Coordinator

Hours: Part-time, 21 hours per week (0.6 Full-Time Equivalent)

Starting salary: £25,767 (pro-rata)

Contract: Fixed term for 12 months. (Potentially longer dependent on funding).

Responsible to: Adult Projects Lead

Location: Office base is Chorley. A mix of home and office working, with a focus on travel to Burnley and Pendle for project delivery

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our adults project team as a project coordinator. The postholder will have significant experience of engaging south Asian communities in Lancashire. Alongside working on Connecting Communities.

We are looking for an individual who understands the communities of Lancashire and the barriers to engagement they may face. Fluency in languages such as Urdu, Punjabi or Bengali is advantageous. The successful candidate will have excellent communication skills, with the ability to adapt to a range of audiences and with the ability to build relationships quickly with service users and professionals.

Lancashire Mind is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community, particularly candidates with a lived experience of mental health conditions who fulfil all the criteria within the person specification.

We offer a workplace pension scheme, 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), a sick pay scheme, paid emergency and compassionate leave, regular supervision, and a variety of learning and development opportunities.

Please note: Lancashire Mind follows Safer Recruitment practices and have a commitment to safeguarding people who use our services. Therefore, this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of your qualifications and right to work.

Applications must be submitted using a Lancashire Mind job application form, which can be downloaded from our Lancashire Mind website along with our recruitment pack which contains more information about this role.

Deadline for applications: 9am on Monday 9th December 2024.

Interviews for this post are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 18th December, in person at our office in Chorley. Please keep this date free as alternatives can’t be offered.

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

What would we like…?

We're looking for someone with a good understanding of customer service delivery and best practice to join the team as Programme Co-ordinator (internally known as Programme Associate) on a 12-month fixed term contract basis, to cover an internal fixed term promotion.
 
 The Programme Co-ordinator will support the operational delivery (end to end programme management) of a specific cohort, programme or number of programmes. You'll work as part of a team owning the end-to-end experience of stakeholders on a range of programmes,  helping them to engage with their chosen programme(s) and ensure they receive excellent customer service.
 
 As interface between the organisation and these stakeholders, you'll liaise with other teams ensuring they have the highest quality experience.
 

Who are Ambition Institute?

A great teacher changes the future every day. Especially for children who have had a tough start in life, a teacher can be the critical factor in their success.

At Ambition Institute we help schools tackling educational disadvantage to keep getting better and help their teachers and school leaders to become more expert over time.

That’s how we’ll make sure every child gets a great education and the best possible start in life.

• We train teachers and leaders at all levels to get better at the things that make the biggest difference: what you teach, how you teach it, and how you create the conditions for schools to thrive.
• We share what works. Everyone can benefit from evidence of how great teaching and leadership can improve schools and change lives, so we connect people to the latest research and best practice.
• We champion every teacher and school leader’s potential to develop, as the driving force for sustainable school improvement.

We would like you to:

• Provide high-quality handling of in-bound stakeholder queries, seeking to build a friendly, professional and warm relationship with stakeholders 
• Attend events when requested in order to provide a face for the organisation, to build relationships with stakeholders, and to ensure effective delivery of the programme(s). 
• Use systems to monitor and evaluate stakeholder progress and flag where additional support may be required 
• Collect and review stakeholder feedback and follow up where appropriate in line with team ways of working, and contribute to continuous improvement across the team 

Skills, Knowledge and Experience

To succeed in this role you’ll have good organisation, planning and prioritisation skills and an ability to use your own initiative. You’ll also possess good communication skills, be able to work independently and seek advice where required. 

What’s in it for you….?

• Competitive annual salary
• Professional development for all staff
• 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays and 'winter shut down’ at the end of December/beginning of January
• Employer pension contribution of 11%
• Agile, hybrid working culture, so you can manage when and where you work
• Staff affinity networks that help keep equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work
• Blind recruitment process to ensure equality and fairness in our hiring
• Enhanced maternity pay after a year’s service
• Shared parental leave package
• Access to free, confidential 24/7 wellbeing and support line
• Comfortable and collaborative workspaces in the city centres of Manchester, Birmingham and London
• Work-from-home technology package to support hybrid working
• Interest free season ticket / bike loans

About you

We don’t expect the person we hire to have all of the following, but this should give you a sense of what would enable you to thrive in this role and in our organisation:

You should apply for this role if:

• You care deeply about educational disadvantage and being part of an organisation that challenges inequality
• You have a good work ethic and strive to make a difference in the job you do
• You always give maximum effort to understand and meet the needs of our partners and participants
• You always have a great attitude so we “can do” for all our colleagues, partners and participants
• You are open to feedback and learning because we want to keep getting better
• You work with your initiative to bring new ideas and a fresh perspective
• You are well organised and can prioritise work that will have the greatest impact

You'll love working at Ambition if…

• You want a career with a person-centred organisation with a cause at its heart.
• You have a collaborative work ethos, bring warmth and good humour to work and constructive outlook to every situation
• You enjoy working in a fast-moving workplace, with a great support structure around you
• You would like to grow with an ambitious organisation as it progresses over time
• Want flexibility in how you work – splitting your time between one of our offices and remote working and managing your own working patterns to get the job done.

How to apply…

Applications will be considered for all office locations 

All applications must be received by the closing date 23:59 on 5 December 2024. Please note when you click apply, you'll be taken to the Birmingham posting of the role. You can still apply via this posting as it won't determine your location if successful.

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and the most vulnerable in our society and, as such, we are unable to employ individuals with relevant convictions, including the following: a conviction for an offence involving violence or dishonesty, of a sexual nature or against minors, or for any other offence that is relevant to the nature of the services provided by our organisation.

As an employer, we have a responsibility to prevent illegal working in the UK by ensuring that our employees have the right to work in the UK. Therefore, as part of the recruitment process to verify your eligibility you will be required to produce relevant documentation.

The role:

Are you looking for your next senior financial management opportunity within the Not for Profit sector? A large, prestigious UK membership organisation is looking to appoint their next Associate Director of Finance on an initial (minimum) 6m basis! This is an excellent opportunity to lead a collaborative, high performing team through the upcoming year end and audit and into 2025.

The Interim AD Finance's key responsibilities will include:

• Managing and developing a multi-site total team of ten via three direct reports
• Leading the organisation through year end and audit, including taking a lead role in preparing the annual report and consolidated accounts
• Working with your direct reports to improve processes and controls, improving efficiency and accuracy
• Supporting the Director of Finance with strategic finance initiatives and drives, whilst also taking a hands-on role in monthly and quarterly accounting and reporting
• Working closely with the Finance Business Partnering team, engaging with and influencing key stakeholders where required

The successful candidate will:

• Be a CCAB qualified senior finance professional with significant experience in a senior financial leadership role
• Have excellent, proven team leadership experience including staff development and upskilling
• Be highly confident leading a medium-large sized organisation through a complex year end and audit, and have excellent consolidations experience
• Have experience working in an intercompany environment, ideally in the Not for Profit sector (however this is not essential)

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.