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Calling all budding Digital Marketing gurus!
Are you excited about the prospect of joining a forward-thinking organisation where you will play a crucial role in helping parents progress their careers and contribute to achieving gender equality in senior leadership?
Are you someone that wants to actively support an award-winning Fellowship Programme through your expertise in digital marketing, content creation and effective sales funnel management?
If you've answered yes to both questions, we'd love to tell you more!
This UK-based organisation, champions gender equality in leadership by empowering parents to advance their careers alongside family commitments and is looking to appoint a Digital Marketing Coordinator to work 4 days per week in their successful team.
Through the award-winning Fellowship Programme, they provide transformative support, cultivating a diverse community of professionals. The Fellowship, recognised as 'life-changing' and 'world-class,' focuses on personal and career development, fostering courage, and challenging systemic barriers faced by working parents. With a commitment to inclusivity and impactful change, this organisation is a beacon for those seeking a balanced and thriving professional and family life.
Role overview
As their Digital Marketing Coordinator, you will play a pivotal role in growing applications for the esteemed Fellowship Programme. Reporting directly to the CEO and Founder, your responsibilities vary from crafting compelling content, overseeing the process of attracting and guiding potential applicants through various stages towards joining the Fellowship, and coordinating marketing efforts.
Your focus on reaching both parents and employers, along with your adeptness in social media, website management, and podcast production, will contribute significantly to the organisation's mission of supporting working parents and fostering gender equality in senior leadership.
What you'll do
- Develop and execute marketing strategies to attract parents and employers for the Fellowship.
- Craft compelling content, including newsletters, emails, and social media posts, targeting the organisation's audience.
- Manage the application process and sales funnel, ensuring a smooth journey for potential Fellowship participants.
- Coordinate content creation, editing, and dissemination across multiple platforms.
- Spearhead employer marketing efforts, creating materials showcasing the programme's benefits and managing employer email lists.
- Oversee podcast production, ensuring timely releases, effective promotion, and support in booking relevant guests.
- Manage the organisation's website and social media presence, engaging with the audience and generating inquiries from both parents and employers.
What you'll bring to the role
- Proven competency in digital marketing and sales funnel management.
- Strong written communication skills with a focus on web content and social media.
- Exceptional organisational abilities and a proactive, hands-on approach.
- Familiarity with podcast production and a willingness to learn.
- Website management skills to drive engagement and generate inquiries.
- Social media expertise, including scheduling and audience engagement.
- Effective collaboration skills, particularly in a remote work setting.
Additional information
- Cause: Empowers parents for career success, fostering leadership equality through their Fellowship
- Working environment/culture: Innovative, Inclusive, Results-Driven, Supportive
- Role: Part time Digital Marketing Coordinator (4 days but open to being flexible)
- Location: Remote role with some team meetings once every 2 months (potentially more when needed)
- Employment Type: Maternity cover
- Application closing date: 21st October
- Application process: please send an up-to-date CV and 1- page cover letter that highlights why your skills and experience match this specific role and a little bit about why you would like to join this organisation
- Requirements: Candidates must be open to travelling to London for team meetings, approximately 2 per month
Please note: Due to the nature of this role. We need all candidates to be based here in the UK and have the permanent right to work.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
The National Trust look after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. They are Europe’s biggest conservation charity and work to tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive. To support the new 10 year strategy, they now seek a Proposition Development Manager – Curation & Experiences and Prospectus is leading the search.
The Proposition Development Manager – Curation & Experiences, will bring subject matter expertise in Curation & Experiences and will use donor insight at every stage of the process, to unlock the fundraising potential of high-value donors. Crucially, the role will work with the audience insight team to analyse audiences and identify learnings from previous propositions, to understand opportunities for future compelling propositions and inform Curation & Experiences proposition development.
The selected candidate will have experience of building relationships across organisational boundaries and will be a sector-leading creative writer and storyteller. You will have successful experience working in the UK charity sector with an in-depth knowledge and experience of fundraising, particularly within the Curation & Experiences space, with an understanding of high-value donor motivations. Reporting to the newly appointed Head of Proposition Development and joining a new team, this role is offered on an initial 24 month contract.
If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock and Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.
Closing Date: 28 Oct 2024 23:59:59
The National Trust look after nature, beauty and history for everyone to enjoy. They are Europe’s biggest conservation charity and work to tackle climate change, protect historic sites and help people and nature thrive. To support the new 10 year strategy, they now seek a Proposition Development Manager – Climate & Nature and Prospectus is leading the search.
The Proposition Development Manager – Climate & Nature, will bring subject matter expertise in Nature & Climate and will use donor insight at every stage of the process, to unlock the fundraising potential of high-value donors. Crucially, the role will work with the audience insight team to analyse audiences and identify learnings from previous propositions, to understand opportunities for future compelling propositions and inform Climate & Nature proposition development.
The selected candidate will have experience of building relationships across organisational boundaries and will be a sector-leading creative writer and storyteller. You will have successful experience working in the UK charity sector with an in-depth knowledge and experience of fundraising, particularly within the Climate & Nature space, with an understanding of high-value donor motivations. Reporting to the newly appointed Head of Proposition Development and joining a new team, this role is offered on an initial 24 month contract.
If you have any disability and would like assistance with completing an application then please contact Ryan Burdock and Femke Vorstman at Prospectus.
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you.
At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application. In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance and begin to prepare your supporting statement. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call and/or meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to speaking with you soon.
Closing Date: 28 Oct 2024 23:59:59
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
My client is the leading UK charity supporting families through pregnancy and making birth safe for everyone. Working across the whole pregnancy journey, the organisation funds ground-breaking research, campaigns for changes to maternity care and provides expert information and support.
At present they are looking to appoint an interim finance professional to lead and deliver on the annual budgeting cycle.
Working across the business you will plan, coordinate and lead on the annual budgeting process for all income and expenditure areas.
The successful candidate will be a fully qualified accountant and have a proven track record in leading budgeting processes in the Charity sector. This role requires someone who is technically able but also ambitious with strong communication skills.
This role has been assessed as inside of IR35, with 1 day a week required in the London office.
Your HR Asssitsnt / HR Admin role
- Lead on generalist HR support to the Employee Relations Team.
- Provide administration support for employment relations cases, TUPE, restructures and mediation services.
- Answer queries from managers and staff on HR matters.
- Support the HR Advisors and HR Managers with coordination of hearings, other formal meetings, coordination of cases and mediations,
- Organise and coordinate hearings, appeals and other employment relations/consultation meetings for chairs, managers and investigators, arrangements, and minute taking.
- Assist in the production of reports as directed by HR Managers or Workforce Information Analyst or others.
- Enter/check data as required into the HR system, ensuring that all data is updated and correct. Liaise with payroll services to provide them with accurate data in relation to the cases and processes being supported.
- Provide an excellent, credible and responsive experience to all end users of the service and answer questions or issues or support on cases and change management as needed.
What you'll need to succeed
- Good HR administrative experience, including using MS office suite to accurately produce. letters, record data and other associated duties.
- Experience of accurately using administrative filing and recording systems.
- Ideally proven experience working within a HR team and using HR data bases.
- Experience of working in a fast-paced organisations.
- Knowledge of HR best practice and employment law.
What you'll get in return
Flexible working options available.
What you need to do now
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Interim Finance Director (c6 month contract)
Based Leicestershire
Salary c£85-£95,000 FTE
Will consider 4 or 5 days per week. 2-3 days in office per week.
Our client, a well-established health charity, are looking for an Interim Finance Director for c6 months.
With responsibility for ensuring the effective strategic and operational financial management of the organisation, you will have a good understanding of how to lead and support a busy finance team and function so that it delivers in an efficient and effective way.
From ensuring that payroll runs smoothly through to producing detailed management accounts for the CEO/Board – you will need to have oversight across all areas of the business and be happy to ‘roll your sleeves up’ where needed.
To be successful in this role we are looking for:
- Qualified Accountant
- Strong team leadership skills – able to onboard and support new team members and create a cohesive and supportive environment
- An ethos of ensuring high quality delivery is fundamental to all aspects of the finance function
- Ability to switch between operational delivery and strategic oversight/input when needed
- Have a demonstrable record of achievement in a similar role in a charitable, social enterprise, CIC or public sector organisation
To be considered, please apply directly to the role through the Prospectus website in the first instance.
Are you an experienced Finance Manager with programme and grants management experience?
Are you passionate about supporting young entrepreneurs and helping job seekers become job creators?
We are looking for a Programme Finance Manager to ensure all programmes and projects across the organisation have transparent and robust processes to ensure maximum impact. You will also have the opportunity to work closely with the Development and Programmes team.
Job details
Job title: Programme Finance Manager
Duration: 12 months FTC
Location: A short walk from St Pauls Underground Station
Responsible to: Head of Finance and Operations
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week
As the Programme Finance Manager your day to day duties will include:
- Business partnering with Programme Managers to review income and expenditure
- Produce forecasts and reforecasts to Programme Managers
- Prepare monthly commentary for management reviews
- Manage and coordinate monthly project lifecycle
- Work closely with the Head of Finance to create a robust grants and contract process
- Ensure all contract deadlines and billing cycles are met with in a timely manner
- Manage and process all programmes and projects accounts for year end
The skills you will bring to this busy and diverse role will include:
- Experience of project accounting
- Knowledge of programme accounting
- Strong business partnering experience
- Relevant accounting qualification
- Experience in a similar role
- Knowledge of the charity/non-profit sector
This is an exciting opportunity to work for a growing organisation and make a difference.
If you are interested in applying for the position of Programme Finance Manager through TPP Recruitment then please do so by sending your CV.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Charity People is delighted to have partnered with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), to help find a brilliant interim Head of Corporate Partnerships, for a minimum 6-month, fixed term contract.
As the fundraising department moves into a crucial new phase at ZSL, this interim role will be key to the continued growth seen within the corporate partnerships team over the past year. This role will work closely with the Director of Development and other internal key stakeholders to build new strategic and high-value partnerships, enhancing ZSL's ability to achieve its mission and deliver against their ambitions for the future.
The Zoological Society of London (ZSL) is an international conservation charity, driven by science, working to restore wildlife in the UK and around the world. Our vision is a world where wildlife thrives and every role, every person in every corner of ZSL has one thing in common - we are all conservationists, and passionate about restoring wildlife.
Location: This post is a blended role for office and home working; some travel to Zoo sites will be required
Salary: £60,900 pro-rata FTE
Annual leave: 25 days annual leave
Fantastic benefits programme including
The Role
This is a key strategic role providing interim leadership to the Corporate Partnerships team, focused on driving innovation and growth, whilst aligning efforts with long-term organisational goals of ZSL. The postholder will spearhead the development of new, high-value business opportunities that reflect commercial priorities and elevate the profile and awareness of the crucial work of ZSL across the globe, and at London and Whipsnade Zoos.
The role will foster collaboration across internal teams to strengthen partnership opportunities, while ensuring exceptional account management to key partners, as well as responsibility of the Corporate Membership programme to guarantee a high-value experience for all members.
You will maintain strong financial oversight by tracking budgets and performance metrics, and support team success by cultivating a collaborative environment and offering guidance for professional growth to the wider team.
About You
To succeed in this role, you should demonstrate:
- Proven success in developing and securing New Business Corporate Partnerships
- Strategic planning and implementation of partnership models and ideas
- Strong leadership qualities, with emphasis on coaching and professional development of others
- Exceptional understanding of what makes brilliant account management
- A natural collaborative approach with others beyond immediate teams, including senior stakeholders (internal and external)
- Strong financial acumen with the ability to manage budgets and report on financial performance
If this sounds like your next interim role, please contact [email protected] today with an updated CV; we would love to hear about your experience and share more details about this fantastic opportunity and how to formally apply.
Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
HR Manager
Salary: £37,000 gross per annum
Location: Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Southampton, SO32 2DP
Full Time – 35 Hours per week
7-8 Month Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Cover)
Closing date: 03 November 2024
Interviews: We will be reviewing applications as and when they come in, with interviews being held on a rolling basis
Our client are a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature.
‘Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!’
Our future has to be wilder!
They are seeking a HR Manager to join their cause.
This role will serve as the operational HR lead to the Trust, ensuring compliance with UK employment law while proactively providing guidance and support to business unit leaders and managers. The HR Manager drives continuous improvement in HR practices, leads employee communication, and enhances manager capability through training, and helps develop policies and programmes to foster a positive, productive, and engaged workforce. Additionally, the role involves analysing HR data, providing decision-making support to managers, and contributing to overall organisational success.
This role is part of the Business Resources team and will collaborate with colleagues across the Trust to support the achievement of our strategic goal, specifically within the 'Organisational Effectiveness, Capacity & Culture' strand of the Trust’s strategy, as well as its supporting objectives.
Wild About Inclusion!
As an inclusive employer our client recognise that their workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which they live and work. They encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within their sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. They are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
Our client are happy to discuss the possibilities of hybrid and flexible working
This role will be based at the office in Curdridge, however, they are happy to accommodate a hybrid working routine, and discuss a pattern of work which suits the candidate. Traditionally, office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with an hour lunch break.
They offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to their employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with their corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.
Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools. If you would usually use tools such as these to assist you in filling in a form, please contact us to discuss this further and understand other options.
Do You Have a Strong Background in Database Administration? Do you have experience using Raiser's Edge? Are you looking for a remote opportunity?
We are working with a well-established international animal welfare charity to recruit for a Database Officer (12-month Maternity cover). You will be responsible for supporting and contributing to the charity's database operations.
The Contract:
* Salary: Circa £37,500 per annum
* Duration: 12-month fixed-term role to cover maternity
* Work Pattern: Hybrid - remote, up to 1 day a month in the office, subject to business needs
* Hours: 34.5 hours per week
* Location: London
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Benefits:
* 26 days annual leave plus bank holidays
* Pension: Automatically enrolled in our pension scheme after three months
* Training and Development opportunities
* Medical Cash Plan
* Gym Membership Discount
* And many more!
About the role
As the Database Officer, you will be responsible for supporting and contributing to the organisation's database operations, including ensuring all income received is accurately and promptly processed. You will help maintain the database to ensure data quality, assist with running data selections, and support the Fundraising teams with their data requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
* Gift Processing: Import and process donations from various sources, ensuring accuracy with platforms like Blackbaud and PayPal.
* Finance and Reconciliation: Collaborate with the Finance team to reconcile gift income and ensure accurate data from suppliers.
* Database Maintenance: Ensure data quality, maintain GDPR compliance, update records, and manage Gift Aid declarations.
* Support and Training: Provide training and support to teams, manage helpdesk queries, and assist with reporting and data selections for fundraising.
About you
* Knowledge of Data Protection: Familiarity with charity law, fundraising regulations, best practices, and GDPR.
* Advanced Raiser's Edge Skills: Proficient in using Raiser's Edge and Import-o-Matic databases.
* Income Processing: Experience in processing income on Raiser's Edge.
* Database Administration: Proven experience in database management and administration.
* Gift Aid Experience: Knowledge of Gift Aid, including reconciliation and claims processing.
If this opportunity is of interest of interest please get in touch ASAP We are reviewing CV's as they come through. We would be happy to discuss the role/opportunity with you.
We want you to have every opportunity to demonstrate your skills, ability and potential; please contact us if you require any assistance or adjustment so that we can help with making the application process work for you.
Prospectus is delighted to be working with a leading humanitarian organisation in their search for a Programme Specialist who will develop, grow, and oversee a portfolio of resilience and humanitarian projects.
This a permanent, full-time position, based in the UK (1-day a week in the London office).
Reporting to the Senior Programme Manager, the new Programme Specialist will develop and manage a humanitarian programme portfolio, predominately in West Africa. The postholder will work across various areas, including programme development, grant management and relationship building both internally and externally. The Programme Specialist will lead a bid team to develop sound budgets and project design frameworks, and support countries in developing and submitting high quality reports.
To be successful, you will have experience of designing and implementing humanitarian projects with a focus on West Africa, as such French fluency highly desirable for this role. You will experience working with major humanitarian donors (such as FCDO, UN, EU), with an ability to raise and manage major donor grants. You will have skills in financial management, including the ability to read, analyse and monitor project budgets. You will have excellent communication skills, and able to build relationships both internally and externally.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
About the Role
We are working with a fabulous charity who are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Trusts Fundraisng Officer to join their team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in identifying, cultivating, and securing funding from charitable trusts and foundations to support their vital work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Research and approach potential charitable trusts and foundations to secure funding.
- Develop and submit compelling funding proposals and reports.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with donors.
- Contribute to the development and implementation of the trust fundraising strategy.
- Assist in the development of funding applications to statutory and multilateral sources.
- Represent the charity at events and meetings.
- Contribute to the development of fundraising materials.
Skills and Experience:
- Proven experience in trust fundraising.
- Strong writing and communication skills.
- Excellent research and analytical skills.
- Ability to build and maintain relationships.
- Knowledge of charity fundraising regulations.
What’s On Offer:
- A 10-11-month contract in a fantastic organisation that is doing incredible work.
- A salary of up to £34,500
- Flexible remote or hybird options in the organisations Central London office.
Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.
Prospectus is excited to be working with the Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals Charity in their search for an interim Head of Grants and Impact. Our charity works closely with Royal Brompton & Harefield Hospitals who are part of Guy’s & St Thomas’ s, one of the largest foundation trusts in England – to fund life-changing projects to expand medical understanding and find innovative treatment options.
This is a full time, 12-month contract, with the offer of hybrid working (min two days a week in their Chelsea, London offices or Hospital Hubs).
Reporting directly to the Director of Programmes & Funding, the interim Head of Grants and Impact will be responsible for effectively managing the grant management process and strengthening partnerships, with a focus on the impact the charities funding achieves.
The successful candidate will lead on implementation of the grant strategy, lead on systems development of a long-term grants management system, with a focus on good governance and work closely with the clinical group to co-design relevant applications for submission. Additionally, this role includes line managing the Grants and Impact Lead and Grants Administrator, ensuring that team members have direction, support, and development opportunities. It is also essential to lead and inspire teams, including developing team members skills.
To be successful, you will have experience working in a similar role with a health focus, within the not-for-profit or NGO sector, extensive experience of creating and using grant management systems and processes and be confident writing and reporting to a board or committee. Finally, the successful candidate will be an effective communicator, with the ability to develop strong relationships with a range of stakeholders internally and externally.
As a specialist Recruitment Practice, we are committed to building inclusive and diverse organisations, and welcome applications from all sections of the community. We invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you in your application.
In order to apply please, submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will send you the full job description and will arrange for a call to brief you on the role.
Harris Hill is thrilled to be partnering with a global charity in the search for an enthusiastic and committed Database Officer (maternity cover). If you are a CRM expert with excellent attention to detail, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
In this role, you will focus on managing the organisation’s database operations with a particular emphasis on ensuring accurate and timely processing of income and donations, maintaining high standards of data quality, and supporting the Fundraising team with their data requirements. You will have opportunity to work in a charity focused on improving the welfare of working animals like horses, donkeys, and camels. It provides veterinary care, education, and support in areas where these animals are vital to livelihoods, aiming to ensure their health and well-being.
Title: Database Officer
Hours: Full time, 12-month fixed term maternity cover
Salary: £37,500 per annum plus benefits
Location: Hybrid – remote, London Head Office as required (up to 1 day per month)
Closing date: Applications being reviewed on a rolling basis
More about the role:
As Database Officer, you’ll play a pivotal role in importing and reconciling donation data from various sources into the Raiser’s Edge system, managing regular gift administration, and maintaining data quality and GDPR compliance. You will also support the fundraising team by generating data selections for appeals, providing reports on fundraising performance, and offering training on data processes to colleagues. Your work will directly impact the charity’s ability to connect with donors and drive fundraising initiatives, helping them continue their vital work.
Key Responsibilities:
- Donation Processing: Importing and reconciling donation data from various sources into the Raiser’s Edge system, ensuring timely and accurate income processing.
- Database Maintenance: Maintaining the quality and integrity of the database, including GDPR compliance, updating consent records, and consolidating duplicate entries.
- Support for Fundraising Teams: Providing data selections, reports, and support to fundraising teams for campaigns and donor communications.
- Collaboration with Finance: Working closely with the finance team to reconcile gift income and manage Gift Aid claims.
This role offers the opportunity to work in a supportive, mission-driven environment, where your contributions will have a real, lasting impact. If you're detail-oriented, collaborative, and eager to use your data expertise for a worthy cause, I’d love to hear from you.
To apply for this role and for further details, including a job description and person specification, please email Faye at Harris Hill on or call on 020 7820 7303.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Wilder Communities Officer (Basingstoke, Winchester and Petersfield)
Salary: £28,600 pro rata gross per annum
Location: Beechcroft House, Vicarage Lane, Curdridge, Southampton, SO32 2DP
Part Time – 21 hours per week
4 Year Fixed Term Contract
Closing date: 24 October 2024
Interviews: 07 November 2024
The Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust is a grassroots movement working for nature’s recovery and to bring people closer to nature.
‘Our vision for a wilder future is beautiful and vital!’
Our future has to be wilder!
We are seeking a Wilder Communities Officer (Basingstoke, Winchester and Petersfield) to join our cause.
We need to create a wilder Hampshire and a wilder Isle of Wight. Wildlife is in freefall both locally and nationally and we need many, many more people on nature’s side if we are to tip the balance in favour of nature’s recovery.
We need a talented community organiser to work with us on an exciting project to help wildlife flourish in urban areas across Winchester, Basingstoke and Petersfield and bring people together to tackle the climate and nature emergencies, as part of Team Wilder. This person will be working with and supporting communities, individuals, local groups and volunteers across Hampshire.
The role will focus on catalysing and supporting self-sustaining community led initiatives to support wildlife –this could be anything from greening community spaces or streets, improving areas for particular wildlife such as pollinators, bats, swifts or hedgehogs to setting up groups to tackle problems such as litter or household pollution or influencing others, including local government and businesses, to take action. This role will also require key partnership engagement and the ability to see opportunities to link Wilder to existing and emerging third-party initiatives. This role sits within the Advocacy and Engagement team and will work with others in the team and across the Trust to help build Team Wilder as a key strand of the Trust’s strategy.
Wild About Inclusion!
As an inclusive employer we recognise that our workforce needs to better reflect the communities in which we live and work. We encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly those underrepresented within our sector, including people from black, Asian, minority Ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. We are committed to creating a Movement that recognises and truly values individual differences and identities.
We are happy to discuss the possibilities of hybrid and flexible working
This role will be based at our office in Curdridge, however, we are happy to accommodate a hybrid working routine, and discuss a pattern of work which suits the candidate. Traditionally, office hours are Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm with an hour lunch break.
We offer a wide range of benefits including a competitive salary, generous annual leave allowance, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, learning and development support, 24-hour access to our employee assistance programme, discounted staff travel with our corporate partners Wightlink (subject to T&Cs) and more.
To apply for the role, please click on the 'Apply Now' button at the top of the page. In the ‘supporting information’ section, you’ll need to demonstrate, with detailed examples, how you meet the job requirements using the Job Description and Recruitment Pack below.
Please do not use artificial intelligence tools to assist you to complete the application form. We may not accept applications that have been completed utilising AI tools.