Project Manager Jobs

Expanding on the last 5 years of work tackling food insecurity we have an exciting opportunity to co-ordinate and develop a new project based around re-using electrical and furniture items to support those in deprivation and poverty.

Initially it is an 18 month contract with the opportunity to increase hours to full time and extend based on future funding.

Derby Food 4 Thought Alliance is a well known and widely endorsed organisation in leading on tackling food insecurity and it's root causes.  Household items is a huge issue where people choose between making a house 'home' or eating and we arwe working with partners to tackle this huge issue in our city.

Do you want to become part of a growing team and have a heart and passion to support those facing poverty and deprivation within the city of Derby.  If so then please apply!!

The Press Officer supports our flagship Spokesperson Network programmes, placing people in broadcast media on a regular basis,  developing and maintaining media contacts and meeting the needs of participants on the Spokesperson Network.  This means:

• Generating broadcast media opportunities for members of the Spokesperson Network in reaction to breaking broadcast news.

• Ensuring that members of the Spokesperson Network are prepared and supported for the media opportunities,

• Taking part in the training and development of people in NGOs, grassroots groups and the wider movement in their broadcast media capacity.

What you will be doing

Here are the key responsibilities of this role:

• Identify relevant stories in the news and subsequently pitch and book spokespeople into broadcast media (television and radio) and respond to media requests. 

• Support spokespeople, taking into consideration the ways in which broadcast media work interacts with peoples identities and lived experience. 

• Identifying clippable content, creating clips and posting on social media. 

• Play an active role in the wider Comms Hub, attending and feeding into key messaging and narrative development.

Who you are

You will have:

• Experience in journalism, communications, media relations or a role that incorporates these skills.

• Experience of building and maintaining relationships with journalists. 

• A proven understanding of anti-oppression work and commitment to tackling all institutional forms of oppression, bigotry and exclusion. 

• Experience working in the economic, environmental and/or social justice campaigning community in any kind of capacity. 

• Good writing and editing skills, including an eye for detail.

• Excellent interpersonal skills and communicating appropriately with different stakeholders.

• Project management experience demonstrated through being proactive and well organised, with the ability to meet tight deadlines and manage multiple priorities 

• An ability to work well under pressure, meet the demands of a dynamic organisation and accommodate changing circumstances. 

• A willingness to continuously learn and grow - with good emotional intelligence and self awareness including around your own power, and an ability to give and receive feedback well, and sit in (and encourage) healthy conflict and disagreement

• A commitment to NEON’s purpose of building the strength of movements for social, economic and environmental justice, and to learning how to align your actions with the values of NEON: solidarity; generosity and respect

Blue Marine Foundation is seeking a Amvrakikos Gulf Project Consultant to join and support its Greece team. This is an opportunity to lead the partnership Amvrakikos Alliance in a large-scale marine restoration and conservation project development. We are an ambitious and dynamic ocean conservation charity whose mission is to restore the ocean to health. The successful candidate will work as part of a driven team responsible for grant and partner management.  

The post holder will report directly to the Greece Projects Manager and work specifically on the Amvrakikos Gulf project. Supporting the planning and development of the full three-year project plan. This is an incredible chance to join a highly impactful charity at the cutting edge of marine conservation.

Rate: Between €24,000 - 30,000 per annum based on 3 days per week (full time equivalent based on 5 days per week €40,000 - 50,000). Rate to be determined depending on experience.

Contract: Fixed term for three months.

Hours: Equivalent of 3 days per week

Location: Greece or UK with some travel between both.

Application deadline: 28 February 2025

Please send your CV and a covering letter detailing your skills and suitability for the role. We reserve the right to close applications early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.  If you would like to know more or have any questions, then we’d be happy to help.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We value diversity and are committed to equality and creating an inclusive culture. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and will support you to reach your full potential.

Project scope & responsibilities:

• Design and structure of a three-year implementation project, including development of theory of change, log frame,         budget and monitoring plan.
• Maintain existing partnerships and relationships with stakeholders and build new ones to deliver this project.
• Work with wider alliance to develop seascape restoration strategies using the Amvrakikos project as an evidence-based case study.
• Produce reports to funders on progress against deliverables and provide scientific content and guidance to Blue Marine to meet funding and reporting requirements.
• Write reports and proposals and provide updates/presentations for internal and external use where required.

Skills required:

• Fluent in Greek and English.
• Relevant qualification and/or experience of marine conservation and/or habitat restoration.
• A technical knowledge of marine conservation and/or species/habitat restoration is desirable.
• An excellent communicator (written and verbal), with an ability to build relationships.
• Highly self-motivated and able to work using own initiative.
• A drive and determination to succeed.
• Able to work under pressure, prioritise tasks and meet key deadlines.
• Excellent team working and inter-personal skills.
• Excellent project management skills and ability to take initiative.
• Able to multi-task to meet key deadlines and take a flexible approach.
• Excellent organisational skills and attention to detail.
• Strong skills in data management and use of Excel.

Preferred experience:

• Previous experience of marine management, fisheries management, marine conservation, environmental management and/or consulting.
• Demonstrable experience of delivering multiple complex projects.
• Experience of developing Habitats Regulations Assessments, Marine Conservation Assessments or similar.
• Experience of developing, engaging and managing relationships with stakeholders.
• A demonstrable ability to deliver elements of marine conservation projects.
• A demonstrable track record of effecting positive change within the marine environment.

We know that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not. Working across the UK we hear from teachers in underserved communities about the young people who are missing out on skills and experiences that could change their futures forever.

That’s where The Talent Foundry comes in. For over 15 years our charity has been delivering free, high-energy school programmes that boost young people’s confidence, uncover their potential, and connect them to a world of career possibilities.

We’re now looking for a creative marketing maestro to bring the fire, excitement, and impact we see in the classroom into our communications and school engagement activities. From inspiring teachers and students through to showcasing our amazing partnerships and programmes (reaching nearly 65,000 young people last year!), we have incredible stories waiting to be told.

As our new Marketing Manager you will plan and manage day-to-day content creation and digital communications to engage teachers and careers advisors, as well as support our wider team to showcase the exciting and inspiring programmes and partnerships we deliver across the UK.

You’ll be a creative project manager, someone who is action-orientated, a completer-finisher and enjoys seeing results.

Your areas of responsibility are: 

• Marketing to our network of educators
• Developing our profile and sharing our impact
• Team management and engagement leadership

We recommend reading the full job description and person specification before applying for this role. 

Your experience

• track record of successful outcomes in a previous marketing role, within the education or youth sector or equivalent B2B market.
• designed and delivered integrated outreach campaigns for customer acquisition.
• team management, including direct reports with the ability to develop and support your staff. 
• ability to spot opportunities for collaboration across the team and with our partners.
• great self-starter who can independently oversee projects from start to finish managing own and team objectives.
• bring advanced digital literacy and proficiency in digital tools for marketing and communications (eg email platforms, CMS, social media, design and MS software).
• excellent written communication skills.

This is a hybrid role. You will be working from home with IT provided and join Team Together Days in a co-working space in London 2-3 individual days each month. These days are considered commuting days. You do not need to live in London to apply for this role, but you will need to consider what is a reasonable commuting distance for you to attend the team days in London.

We are open to hearing from candidates who are interested in part-time hours (0.8 FTE) and/or job share. 

We also offer 28 days holiday + bank holidays (as we close for the Christmas period). 

Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing and welfare of children and we require everyone associated with The Talent Foundry Trust, including all trustees, employees, and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the role, including completing our Safer Recruitment process, references from past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service checks. 

For full information on this role, including the key responsibilities and person specification, please view the attached job pack.

Applications close at 23:59 on 16th February 2025

The Organisation

ImpactEd Group supports education and purpose-driven organisations to maximise their potential. We do this by helping our partners to be consistently impactful and operationally sustainable.

This role is within our Evaluation Practice. The evaluation team works with schools and organisations, analysing the impact of programmes and interventions to help them do more of what works and less of what doesn’t. We work with more than 1,400 schools and 80 education organisations, serving more than a quarter of million pupils. This includes helping our partners to design high-quality research projects, delivering them, and providing systems and tools for data collection, reporting and impact benchmarking.

The Opportunity

The Manager role works across ImpactEd Evaluation. Our partners encompass education organisations such as charities, edtech organisations and government, and schools and multi-academy Trusts. We aim to deliver high-quality research and evaluation projects that help our partners make better decisions to benefit young people.

You will act as a consultant on a range of different partnerships to help partners develop their evaluation strategy and approach. For example, you could deliver independent evaluations for organisations like the Careers and Enterprise Company, Nesta or multi-academy Trusts such as Lift Schools. You will also have opportunities to contribute to development of team strategy and learning and development resources.

As a manager you will act as a project lead, delivering high-quality research projects at scale, and support the creation of specific deliverables for projects led by others. This covers the end to end of research design and delivery, including the creation of Theories of Change and evaluation frameworks, data collection and analysis, and impact reporting to help our partners learn about the effectiveness of their programmes. At manager level you will have the opportunity to take on larger-scope partnerships supported by a project sponsor at senior manager level or above.

We are open to a range of backgrounds, but would expect prior experience of research and evaluation delivery and partnership management. Experience and understanding of the UK education system would also be an asset.  Across all our roles we look for team members who are excited by combining research work with listening to partner needs and designing solutions that work for them.

Why Us? 

As well the organisations we work with, we have a commitment to our people and developing the next generation of leaders within the social enterprise, education and evaluation sectors.

We support hybrid working, have an extensive professional development programme including individual budget and CPD leave, and operate transparent governance including through forms of employee ownership. We offer all employees access to a healthcare plan and wellbeing advice, including free therapist support.

As a growing organisation we are committed to diversity and inclusion and providing a positive experience of work and maintain an annual EDI action plan, supported by a Board sponsor.

An opportunity for a Senior Workforce Development Manager has arisen in a fantastic international education-based charity.

Location: Hybrid working with 1 day a week from London office.

Salary: £50,000

As Senior Workforce Development Manager, you’ll drive transformative change in workforce development and education on a national scale.

In this role, you’ll lead programme management, playing a pivotal role in advancing the organisation. You’ll oversee a growing network of member institutions committed to achieving excellence by integrating international expertise and best practices from around the globe. Your leadership will ensure the programme influences every aspect of teaching, learning, and assessment, setting new benchmarks that elevate the quality of education across the sector.

 The successful candidate will have experience in leading and managing a workforce development programme or membership management in Technical and Vocational Education and Training, with a background in managing multi-stakeholder education and training programmes for TVET teachers and trainers. Experience in leading or managing large scale complex programmes in the public funded sector is key, as is knowledge and understanding of current policies and reforms in further and higher technical education, with strong programme and budget management expertise.

If you’re a dedicated, results-oriented leader with a proven track record in managing and delivering impactful workforce development programmes, and want to make a measurable impact on teaching, learning and assessment across the UK, please do get in touch!

Please note, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.

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.

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. 

We are looking for someone to join us as Performance Marketing Manager, to manage the planning, implementation and optimisation of Battersea’s performance marketing campaigns, ensuring activity is delivered to the highest possible standard across digital media channels.

The ideal candidate would have experience of managing multi-million-pound media budgets, keeping yearly media schedules on track and managing in-house teams or external media agencies, a strong track record of developing effective paid digital media strategies and experience in collaborating with media agencies and internal stakeholders at varying levels of seniority

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:

- 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
- Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
- Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
- Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
- Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
- Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

We are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive experience for all staff, volunteers and trustees and those hoping to join us. We operate an anonymised shortlisting process and actively seek to ensure our process is fair and equitable for all.

We understand the value of diverse voices, perspectives, and experiences to help us deliver even more for our dogs and cats, and we welcome applicants from all sections of the community.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best. 

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 5th February 2025
Interview date(s): w/c 10th February 2025 (1st round); w/c 24th February 2025 (2nd round)

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

An opportunity for a Network Member Manager has arisen in a fantastic international education-based charity.

Location: Hybrid working with 1 day a week from London office.

Salary: £35,000

Contract: Fixed term to 31 August 2026

As Network Member Manager, you’ll support and expand the growing network of institutions that are part of the charity’s award-winning Centre of Excellence.

 In this role, you will manage relationships, engage members, and maximise the impact of the Centre of Excellence, ensuring member institutions have access to world-class training and development resources. Your work will support the Centre of Excellence set new benchmarks for teaching,

learning, and assessment, ultimately contributing to the UK's global competitiveness in skills excellence. This role is vital to driving value for members and enhancing the charity’s flagship programme, which is dedicated to transforming Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) across the UK.

 The successful candidate will have experience working in Further and Higher Technical Education, establishing strong working relationships with senior leaders across education and training. Experience in network or member management, ideally within an education or workforce development context is key, as is a background in developing and implementing engagement strategies to drive member satisfaction and retention. You must have the ability to analyse data and use insights to inform decision-making and improve processes and must possess strong relationship management skills, with a demonstrated ability to build and sustain positive, collaborative partnerships.

If you’ll looking to join a vibrant and diverse team, working closely with member institutions to deliver impactful, sustained engagement and provide strategic support, please do get in touch!

Please note, applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis and only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.

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.

Position: Digital Services Product Manager
Type: Full-time (35 hours a week), permanent
Location: Office-based in London with the flexibility to work remotely
Salary: £43,342* per annum plus excellent benefits
Salary Band and Job Family: Band 3, Profession / Technical

*You will start at our entry point salary of £43,342 per annum, increasing to £46,051 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £48,760 after a further 6 months.

About us

We make sure people living with MS are at the centre of everything we do. And it’s this commitment that unites us across the UK.  

Our strategy is based on what people affected by MS have told us is important to them. It gives us a clear and determined focus. 

Our work is based on the hopes and aspirations of our MS community. Together we campaign at all levels, fund ground-breaking research and provide award-winning support and information. 

Our people are our greatest asset and the key to our success. We offer a vibrant, progressive working environment where you'll be able to make a difference.  

About this job 

We’re looking for a passionate and dedicated product manager to lead the strategic development of our digital services products. 

Our digital services provide support and information to thousands of people living with multiple sclerosis (MS). You’ll be joining us at an exciting stage of our digital programme as we transform the way we engage with people affected by MS. 

You’ll play a pivotal role in driving evolution and improvement. This will include working with our existing products including our forum, webchat, symptom management tools and logged-in area of our website.   

But you’ll also be leading efforts to conceptualise, design, build and implement new digital products that cater to the ever-evolving needs of our community. 

We’re looking for the successful candidate to have proven experience in areas such as: 

• Using a clearly defined digital project management methodology.   

• Developing and executing product strategies and roadmaps.

• Overseeing the product development lifecycle. 

• Maintaining the highest quality, compliance and accessibility standards. 

• Collaborative working with cross-organisational stakeholders 

You’ll have meticulous planning skills, be results and delivery focussed and bring a creative energy that nurtures innovation in those around you. 

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a supportive and vibrant team who are dedicated to making a difference for people with MS.

Closing date for applications: 9:00 on Wednesday 5th February 2025

Interested?

PLEASE PRESS THE 'HOW TO APPLY' BUTTON FOR MORE INFORMATION.

Equal Opportunities 
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and or from ethnic minority backgrounds.

We’d be grateful if you downloaded and completed the equality and diversity monitoring form and submit it with your application. 

Disability Confident Employer 
We’re a Disability Confident Employer and we’re committed to promoting equality and diversity.

You can ask for reasonable adjustments as part of both our recruitment and new starter on-boarding processes.

If you need any help or adjustments to apply for this role, please contact us. You can also ask for the application materials to be sent to you in a different format. Such as for them to be sent to you by email or in a larger word format.

More about our employee benefits:
We have a wide range of employee benefits including (but not limited to): 

Encouraging work life balance

• 38 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), pro-rata for part-time
• More annual leave entitlement, based on length of employment
• Smart working options (with the opportunity to work remotely and find a smart working pattern that suits both you and us) 
• Flexible working options 

Caring for you and your family 

• Generous sick pay entitlement
• More sick pay entitlement, based on length of employment 
• Opportunity to buy and sell annual leave in each calendar year 
• Free access to a GP virtually 24 hours a day/7 days a week allowing you unlimited advice, reassurance and where appropriate diagnosis 
• Enhanced leave for new parents 
• Free access to a confidential 24 hours a day/7 days a week helpline service for both you and your family with a specialist range of support and information
• Special leave options (such as up to 5 days paid leave for domestic or personal emergencies a year)
• 10 days paid disability leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• 10 days paid carers’ leave a year, pro-rata for part-time 
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Death in service scheme
• New family-friendly benefits, including paid leave:
  • In the event of miscarriage or still birth 
  • To support fertility treatments
  • For antenatal appointments for both parents

Thinking about your finances 

• Enhanced salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Discounted season ticket loan and interest-free emergency loans
• Give as you earn to support other charities of your choice before tax
• New employee portal including lifestyle savings vouchers and personal wellbeing

Enriching your life at work

• Personalised development plans with a wide range of training courses and opportunities to source additional training options with your line manager
• Yearly internal apprenticeship opportunities
• New, modern offices that embrace working together both in-person and remotely 
• Various opportunities to influence how we internally operate (including surveys, and focus and committee groups) 
• Active and supportive internal employee networking groups for collaboration and peer support 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering for MS Society activities during normal working hours (such as fundraising events, or campaigning in the local community) 
• 2 days paid leave a year for volunteering with other charities during normal

Safeguarding 
We’re committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of everyone who uses our services and we come into contact with.

This is regardless of Gender, Race, Disability, Sexual orientation, Religion or belief, Pregnancy, Gender reassignment.

We recognise our particular responsibility to make sure vulnerable adults and children are protected.

We have measures in place to protect everyone we come into contact with from abuse and maltreatment of all kinds.

Your right to work in the UK 
You must have the right to work in the UK to work in paid employment with us. You’ll need to share documents showing you’re eligible to work in the UK if we offer you employment.

You can find the UK visas and permits granting you the right to work in the UK on the UK Government website. We currently don’t have a Sponsor Licence agreement with the Home Office and aren’t able to support you with your visa applications.

No agencies please.

About us

Founded in 1951, the Refugee Council exists to support people who come to the UK in need of safety and speak out for compassion, fairness and kindness. We achieve this by providing expert advice and casework, building the capacity of refugee community organisations, and working with allies across society to change government policy.

Our vision for refugees to be welcome to live safe and fulfilling lives contributing to the UK has never been more urgent and needed. Today 27 million refugees and 84 million displaced people around the world need of safety, dignity and welcome. We are determined to secure public and government support for safe routes for all people seeking safety, and a fair, effective and compassionate refugee protection system.

About the role

We are transforming and modernising our charity to create a sustainable operating model that delivers greater quality and impact.

We want to enable our staff to work smarter and be able adapt their activities to the fast-changing operating context, while also improving the efficiency and effectiveness of our staff teams. We also desire our organisational design to ensure that our future structure is ground in our EDI strategy and enables our people to thrive. As part of that work, we are looking to restructure our services directorate and need an Organisational Design Manager to play a crucial role in shaping the structure and roles of the services staff team, recognising the impact of these changes on the wider organisation. This 12-month contract role will work alongside the Leadership team, services design and delivery experts and the Resources Directorate to lead on the work required to design and implement new roles, structures, and job families as well as supporting the work around improving processes related to the way we structure ourselves.

Main duties and responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive organisational assessments (using inputs from workshops, industry comparators, and stakeholder feedback) to identify the current roles, structure and areas for improvement.
• In collaboration with Services leadership, project manage the new organisational design strategy (that covers creating job descriptions, formalising structures, and introducing job families) to align with the Refugee Council’s strategic objectives, services right sizing design principles, and the timelines of the wider change programme.
• Collaborate with senior leadership and wider organisation to drive change management initiatives and to embed new structures and ways of working in the wider charity.
• Design and facilitate workshops and training sessions to support organisational development.

For more information on the role and to apply, please visit our website via the apply button.

Closing date: 14 February 2025

Interview date: TBC

Ensuring that the Refugee Council is an inclusive and accessible place to work is important to us. We want to enable people from different backgrounds to apply and thrive with us. We believe our recruitment process enables that and are also happy to make adjustments on request.

Antibiotic Research UK (ANTRUK) is the UK patient organisation for people impacted by antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Our legitimacy to advocate for change, with policy makers and NHS organisations, comes from our small-scale research projects, our engagement with patients and their families, and from our direct support of patients through our information service and peer-support activities. 
The Operations Manager role is a new and a very crucial one within our growth plans. The postholder will ensure that all aspects of our operations – from direct patient services to back-office support – are of exceptionally high quality.
To be successful in the role you will need proven experience in areas covered by the job description so that you can make immediate impact on appointment. You will also be highly organised, data rational and solution-focussed. Above all, you will be passionate about improving the lives of people in the UK impacted by AMR.
For more details, please see the Role Description

Please note that our website is currently under redevelopment and will be relaunched with a much stronger focus on our role as a Patient Organisation. We are also in the process of re-branding.

Regional Manager - East Midlands

Location: Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland
Salary: £33,088 (plus £2,500 per year car allowance)
Hours: 35
Department: Volunteering
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Do you love building relationships and meeting new people?  Are you energetic, positive and organised – with a passion for fundraising and community engagement?

This is an exciting opportunity to make a difference by playing a vital role in our work across the East Midlands. This role will be responsible for engaging volunteers and working with partners across the area to raise funds and awareness for RABI.

You will work with our committees to develop their events and embed good practice – as well as identify and test new initiatives to reach and involve new audiences.

If this sounds like the perfect role for you, please download the job description for more information.

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This is a project start-up and lead role with an anticipated three-month project development window. It requires excellent communication and negotiation skills, a commitment to establishing and maintaining quality standards, an ownership of your work, a belief in what you are doing, and an understanding of why it matters. If you thrive delivering important, life-enhancing people-focused projects with diverse work loads, and believe you have the skills and abilities to assist us with informing significant change across the Royal Borough of Greenwich for unpaid carers, we would, most definitely, like to hear from you.

Unpaid carers are the unsung heroes of our society. We are Greenwich Carers Centre - a well-established, highly regarded and much-loved charity dedicated to their support.

Becoming an unpaid carer is rarely a choice. Through accident, illness or injury, giving ourselves to the care and support of a loved one is something that one in every two of us will do at some point in our lives.

For many of us, caring becomes a 24-hour, year-on-year commitment - an expression of love that requires the gifting of our careers, our plans, and our lives.

For others, providing essential care whilst holding down a financially necessary job means balancing the needs of the workplace with needs of the care relationship. The competing pressures of work and caring are detrimental to wellbeing. Feelings of anxiety, stress and guilt are common to working carers and a risk to their emotional, physical and mental health. Life can become an endless struggle to hold everything together and not let anyone down. Working and caring can be downward spiral to not working at all. Many carers exit employment and continue to provide care in financial hardship and poverty.

…it doesn’t need to be this way – with your help, we are going to change it.

Purpose of the role

This post will deliver a two-year funded project focused upon improving the lives of working carers by supporting their employers to provide more carer friendly workplaces. Working solely within the Royal Borough of Greenwich, the project will establish a network of Carer Friendly employers. It will raise awareness of the issues faced by working carers by engaging with private, voluntary and statutory sector employers across the borough. The project will support employers to provide more flexible working practices for carers within their employment.

To improve flexibility in the workplace to ease conflicting pressures on working carers

To support carers in sustaining employment

To support employers in becoming a GCC recognised Carer Friendly Employer

To agree working environment improvement action plans with employers

To support employers with implementing action plans

To sign off completion of action plans and issue status notice

To improve the visibility of carers in the workplace

 To work with employers and their teams to improve understanding of carers

Key responsibilities

To plan project delivery and contribute to the development of annual project delivery plans, including identifying key               project milestones and profiling project process and outcome targets

To lead on developing marketing tools, information materials and so on

To work towards the achievement of monthly and quarterly project delivery targets

To establish and work with a network of employers across the Royal Borough of Greenwich

 To raise awareness of carers by delivering information workshops and/or training to private, public and voluntary            sector employers, managers and staff teams

To work with individual employers to identify and action plan steps to reducing pressures on working carers by supporting employers to provide greater workplace flexibility.

To provide tailored action plans for employers and support and monitor progress towards completion.

To award recognition certificates thereby establishing a network of carer friendly employers

Develop and maintain relationships with community groups and voluntary, statutory and private sector partners with the express aim of raising awareness of caring and identifying hidden working Carers.

To set-up and chair a project steering group that includes carers and stakeholders. The group will meet regularly to support and progress the project. 

Represent Greenwich Carers Centre by attending relevant local voluntary and statutory events and working groups as requested by line manager and participating with community events, including those held by Greenwich Carers Centre

Complete service monitoring requirements as requested by line manager. This includes excel-based KPI reporting and the development of sample case-studies

Work to individual work-performance targets as required by line management

Contribute to local authority quarterly monitoring reports as requested by line management

Attend team meetings, service reviews etc as required

Always work within organisational policy and act in the best interests of the organisation

Work within the organisations Safeguarding Policies. This will include completing safeguarding training to ensure that             you have a good understanding of safeguarding concerns, including potential abuse and neglect of adults.

This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. The postholder will be expected to adopt a flexible approach to the responsibilities, which may be varied from time-to-time. 

Person Specification - Essential

 Project set-up and management experience

 Excellent customer service skills

 Excellent written and verbal communication skills

 Experience in a client facing role

 Experience of working externally with a range of professionals

 Experience of working autonomously towards agreed targets

 Experience of monitoring and reporting on the performance of initiatives

 Ability to write reports

 Experience of Microsoft Office including Outlook, Word, and Excel

Person Specification -  Desirable

Experience of consultancy style working

Experience of supporting carers

Knowledge and understanding of carers rights

Knowledge and understanding of workplace practices

Human Resource experience

Experience of delivering engaging presentations

Experience of working across the community on an outreach basis

Ability to develop and service networks

Knowledge and understanding of caring

Project Assistant – Keeping it Wild Collective (Hybrid)

Location: Camley Street Natural Park
Department: Learning, Youth & Communities
Salary: £26,565 (£15,939 working 3 days per week)
Hours: 21
Job Type: Part time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract

We also offer:

• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and a discretionary Christmas closure
• Benefits platform with discounts on retail, dining and days out 
• Salary sacrifice schemes for gym, bicycles and nursery/childcare
• Access to a free Employee Assistance Scheme to support you inside and outside of work
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay 

Flexible working: This role is based across our main visitor centres and head office in London with occasional home working. 

Role & Responsibilities 

London Wildlife Trust has been empowering young people in London to take action for nature for over a decade. Through our Traineeships, Youth Board, and projects like Nature Nurtures, we've heard from young people that being part of a community has been crucial to create belonging. Now, more than ever, we are in a critical decade for climate and nature. The Keeping It Wild Collective will create a vibrant, inclusive, diverse, youth-led movement, creating new young leaders for nature across London. We're looking for someone who wants to help young people find their community, support their ideas, and help us create a London with nature in every neighbourhood. 

The Assistant will report to the Keeping it Wild Collective Coordinator and be part of the wider Youth Programmes team. They'll work closely with the Coordinator to host a range of events for young people, and to deliver the goals of the Collective.

• Support with the delivery of the project including planning, organisation and delivery of events 
• Support with the booking and organisation of meetings and events
• Support with external communications including enquiries in person, telephone or via email
• work with the Communications team to deliver social media content to promote the Collective to a young audience
• Support the project coordinator with the collection of data for monitoring and evaluation work

Our ideal Project Assistant 

• Experience engaging with young people in a formal or informal setting
• Creative and innovative problem-solving skills
• Good administrative skills, and competent user of Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
• An excellent team-player, with strong written and verbal communication skills
• Good time-management skills, including punctuality and the ability to work to deadlines

(Please see job description for full person specification)

Closing Date: Monday 3rd February at 9.30am 
Interviews: Are scheduled to take place on 10th and 11th February and reasonable adjustments will be offered to all candidates including the choice to meet online or in-person.

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you! 

Our vision is a London alive with nature, where everyone can experience and enjoy wildlife. In order to achieve our goal of engaging everyone in protecting London’s wildlife for the future, we know that our staff team needs to better reflect and represent all of London’s communities. Read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion our website. We are also committed to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of children, young people and adults at risk is at the heart of our engagement with people, read more about London Wildlife Trust’s commitment to Safeguarding  on our website.

London Wildlife Trust has been empowering young people in London to take action for nature for over a decade. Through our Traineeships, Youth Board, and projects like Nature Nurtures, we've heard from young people that being part of a community has been crucial to create belonging. 

Benefits: Enhanced maternity and paternity, salary sacrifice schemes (gym, nursery, bike), discount club, free premium headspace memberships

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