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Spitfire Advice & Support Services Ltd is one of the foremost advice and advocacy community organisations in Birmingham and we are currently looking for an extraordinary person to join our organisation.
We are seeking to appoint a Money Advice Case Worker with extensive experience of welfare benefits, debt advice and the relief of poverty. Holding an IMA (Institute of Money Advisers’) qualification or recent GGDA (Giving Good Debt Advice) training will be essential.
We need to appoint someone who will understand and work with the clients who access our services, who are often vulnerable with multiple and complex needs and who will also work well as part of the team. Based in Castle Vale our clients are from the Castle Vale Ward and the North East of Birmingham with some clients coming from the wider Birmingham area. We are embedded in the local community and are passionate about improving the lives of the families, young and older people who reach to us for support. We work hard to remove barriers, reduce isocial solation and increase financial inclusion for all our clients.
The appointee will need to have extensive experience of Legal Services Commission casework in the context of the Advice Quality Standard and will have worked in a target driven environment but who will also understand that people will always be our priority.
Key Job purpose/Core Duties:
a) The delivery to AQS standard of the core Money Advice (benefit and debt casework) Service. This may be via telephone, MS Teams, email or face to face.
b) The provision of advocacy and court representation at tribunals or other statutory bodies as appropriate.
c) Taking client instructions; this may include, but is not limited to; drafting letters/emails to the client and third parties, preparing financial statements and negotiating with third parties.
d) Ensuring income maximisation through the take up of appropriate welfare benefits.
e) The support, with other team members/volunteers, of the delivery of the service on an outreach basis if required.
f) Working to targets to ensure that we meet all our contractual obligations.
g) Managing own caseload, opening and closing cases appropriately and carrying out reviews as required by AQS and the Head of Advice.
h) Maintain accurate case and client records using our digital case management system and for purpose of continuity of client casework, information retrieval, statistical monitoring and reporting preparation to AQS standards.
i) Ensuring that all casework meets AQS standards and complies with Money Advice Team Procedural Manual.
j) The maintenance of records and other data ensuring that it is up to date and accurate; either paper records (as required by Tribunal cases) or on our digital casework management system.
k) Ensuring that all confidential information is handled in line with the company’s Confidentiality Policy and GDPR Policy.
l) Carrying out other tasks as requested by the Head of Advice Service in support of the delivery of the project.
m) The implementation and maintenance of systems and procedures as required by your role.
n) Assist clients with related problems where they form an integral part of their case and refer to external agencies as appropriate.
Brief Summary of offer:
Tenure: We are offering a full time 2-year fixed term contract.
Hybrid Working: 35-hour week 3 days working from home / 2 days office based.
Annual Leave: 35 days (27 company days + 8 statutory Bank Holiday days per annum
To relieve poverty, empower individuals, improve financial resilience, and break down barriers for the people who reach out to us.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Islington Centre is seeking a committed and motivated English Language Coordinator. Do you want to help refugees and asylum seekers in London? Have you got English language teaching and coordinating experience in working to support refugees or vulnerable people? If so, this exciting opportunity could be for you. Islington Centre for Refugees has been helping to integrate refugees since 1997. We engage with our clients each day and are currently working in-person and online. We operate online every day and in-person from the Centre’s premises in Islington on a Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. We create a community, teach English, provide a support service and a therapeutic and creative space with arts activities and sports that help people who have suffered trauma. You will be working directly to deliver and teach a range of English Language Classes and Sessions and ensure that our English Teaching Session Leads are delivering quality sessions. The role requires someone who is resilient, professional, self motivated with a strong work ethic and determination, creative, attention to detail, the ability to make decisions and strong empathy for the clients we work with. The role requires working both at the Centre and from home. If you’d like to apply, please download the Application Form and Job Description/Person Specification and email us your completed Application Form.
Please note we CANNOT accept applications without a completed Application Form.
Closing date: 8th September 2024
Interviews: Shortlisted candidates will be called to interview.
Our mission is to offer people the emotional support, practical tools and sense of community they need to be happy and have a decent quality of life.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Freedom from Torture is the Winner of the Overall Award for Excellence and the top prize for Campaigns and Advocacy at the 2023 Charity Awards.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Digital Fundraising Officer!
Would you like to join our award-winning organisation?
About the role
As our new Digital Fundraising Officer, the work you do will have real impact, impact that helps people in genuine need, impact that changes how policy is developed, impact that changes how people think and impact that builds movements.
In this role you'll be encouraged to push boundaries and have the space to be creative. You'll develop and execute strategies that are forward thinking, that provoke conversation, that drive engagement and donations. You'll shift digital fundraising at Freedom from Torture forward.
You'll be part of a small talented team of 6 who are kick-starting a digital engagement transformation journey, shaping the way Freedom from Torture harnesses and utilises digital. As our new Digital Fundraising Officer, you'll play a key part in this journey, ensuring the organisation looks forward, and not rest on its laurels.
Apply now and help us make a real impact.
About you
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In return, we offer a competitive package, with a generous 30-day annual leave entitlement, and 6% employer pension contribution (minimum 1% employee contribution).
Freedom from Torture is committed to showing the salary for all advertised roles and not negotiating salaries for roles, in light of evidence that this contributes to structural inequality.
Our policy is that all appointments will be at the start of the salary range but successful candidates will have the opportunity to move up the scale over time. The progression up the salary range is reviewed on an annual basis and subject to affordability. For this role, the salary range is £31,843 - £36,937 per annum.
To view the Job Description and Person Specification, please visit our website.
Please note a CV and a cover letter addressing the job description and person specification of the role are mandatory to be considered for the position.
Freedom from Torture is dedicated to healing and protecting people who have survived torture. We provide therapies to improve physical and mental health, we medically document torture, and we provide legal and welfare help. We expose torture globally, we fight to hold torturing states to account and we campaign for fairer treatment of torture survivors in the UK.
We campaign for national and global change, using evidence from our services and survivor voices to protect and promote survivors' rights and hold torturing states to account. We are proud to play a significant role in the global anti-torture movement. Survivors, active and empowered, are at the centre of all of our work.
Freedom from Torture is committed to its responsibilities under safeguarding, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory standard/enhanced DBS/PVG disclosure, as well as a need for full employment history and up to date employment references.
Freedom from Torture is an equal opportunity employer. People with lived experience of torture or asylum, from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQIA+ individuals and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications.
No agencies please.
Candlelighters exists to bring light and hope to every family affected by childhood cancer across Yorkshire. Candlelighters is committed to fighting children’s cancer, improving treatment and finding cures, and in doing so is helping ordinary families who are facing extraordinary circumstances.
This wonderful charity considers itself to be one big family, and anyone touched by children’s cancer in Yorkshire is considered to be a member of that family and is able to access the charity’s varied range of support and services. This fantastic organisation is looking for a Fundraising Specialist to generate income for the charity through the implementation of a Trust Fundraising Strategy.
The Role
This is a hugely exciting time for Trust Fundraising at Candlelighters and this role provides a great opportunity for an experienced Fundraiser to develop and achieve success. Duties will include:
- Preparing compelling Trust applications
- Researching new Trust and Foundations funding opportunities
- Identifying creative ways to maximise Candlelighters appeal to Trusts
- Providing a professional and personal service to Trust funders (via on and offline channels)
- Monitoring the income and expenditure of restricted funding.
The Person
To be considered for this exciting opportunity, you should be an experienced fundraiser with a demonstrable track record of securing funding from Trusts and Foundations. You should be comfortable developing and delivery a fundraising strategy, and of setting and monitoring fundraising budgets. Creative and persuasive, you should be a good communicator with the ability to bring to life the stories of Candlelighters that make it such a unique and special place that funders to want to support.
Why Candlelighters?
Candlelighters is one big family. They live and breathe their values and stand for and what makes them who they are. 97% of staff voted this charity as a Great Place to Work, and Candlelighters was the highest ranked charity in this category! This is because, not only is Candlelighters hugely passionate about families whose life it changes every year, the charity also puts significant emphasis on staff and personal welfare.
Candlelighters has a hugely reputable positive organisational culture and has a range of wellbeing initiatives that ensure all staff feel valued and respected, but also supported in their roles. These include a range of wellbeing activities including talking therapy, onsite refreshments, business coaching, support for working parents and employee discount cards to name just a few!
If this sounds like the type of role and charity that could suit the next phase of your career, then do get in touch. To register your interest please apply here, or for more information contact Charlie or Leanne at Charity Horizons.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this. Also, please let us know if you require any adaptations for your initial engagement with us.
Please also be aware that we use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
Charity People is excited to be working with the brilliant SolarAid in the recruitment for a Supporter Engagement Officer.
Job Title: Supporter Engagement Officer
Location: Remote working with travel to the London Office once a month
Contract: Permanent and full time
Salary: £27,300 to £31,500 per annum depending on experience
About the organisation
SolarAid is at a pivotal moment with a new strategy starting to show some game changing results. The strategy is aimed at reaching those who will benefit the most from solar energy yet are currently being left behind. Unless something changes by the end of the decade over ½ billion people in sub-saharan Africa will still have no access to energy. Our mission, with your help, is to change that.
Even though SolarAid are a charity we believe in business based solutions to poverty using solar technology, as this is more sustainable and spreads faster than handouts - so we run a social enterprise in Africa called SunnyMoney.
Our Fundraising programme is also at an exciting stage - with a diverse range of funding sources spread across corporates, trusts & foundations, institutions, high net worths and individuals. We aim to knit these sources together to reinforce each other, such as a funder providing a match for donations or individual advocating in their workplace. We've a small but passionate team who strive to work closely across the different funding areas.
About the role
SolarAid are looking for an individual with experience of fundraising who can proactively engage, build relationships and provide high levels of stewardship to a variety of supporters, alongside increasing awareness of our work.
You will play a vital role in driving all supporter activities, such as direct mail Supporter appeals, our regular giving programme and supporting community groups and individuals with their fundraising.
Your focus will be to support all activities across Individual Giving, assisting in identifying, developing and supporting fundraising opportunities to maximise activity and income, alongside helping to create and maintain meaningful supporter journeys that strengthen the relationship between supporters and SolarAid.
You will be hands-on with assisting the Supporter Engagement Manager in leading on all direct marketing campaigns, ensuring that the process is managed effectively from start to finish. You will also be responsible for carrying out presentations and talks when requested so that our supporters remain engaged.
Responsibilities:
- To support all activities across the Supporter Engagement area, assisting to identify, develop and support fundraising opportunities to maximise activity and income.
Supporter Engagement
- Support on developing and coordinating fundraising across multiple streams, including individual giving (regular giving and supporter appeals), community fundraising and legacies.
- Building and maintaining relationships with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Play a key role in achieving agreed income targets and helping to increase year-on-year.
- Play a key role in managing direct mailing campaigns when appropriate.
- Lead a number of innovative and impactful fundraising and supporter engagement projects on behalf of SolarAid.
- Focus on story-telling and equipping supporters, of all kinds, with the tools they need to spread the message to their networks.
Supporter Development
- When required, deliver talks to supporters, including schools and community groups.
- Provide outstanding stewardship of our supporters, developing a supporter journey that grows their connection to SolarAid, increasing engagement and giving.
- Through every interaction with supporters, aim to inspire and motivate people to support the work of SolarAid so that they can advocate on our behalf.
- Proactively identify and implement new ways of improving supporter engagement.
- Produce accurate and timely reports on activity and performance as required, ensuring deadlines are met.
- Work with all teams to coordinate and ensure consistent messaging and communications to encourage long-term relationships with our existing supporters.
About You
This is a great opportunity for an able and enthusiastic Supporter Engagement Officer, looking to progress to the next chapter in their career. You will have the following skills and experiences;
- Strong interpersonal and relationship-building skills, with the ability to work collaboratively.
- Ability to think creatively and innovatively around processes, supporter communications and fundraising products.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills. Ability to write own correspondence and draft effective copy.
- Able to present to audiences clearly and passionately.
- Experience of working in a fundraising team of a charity, particularly working in individual giving and/or community fundraising.
- Experience of using a CRM database (ideally Salesforce) to support relationship management alongside reporting and analysis of data to provide insights.
- Experience of managing, motivating and developing relationships with a wide range of stakeholders.
- Proven ability to engage, inspire and enthuse a range of supporters to raise funds and nurture relationships
Application Process
To kickstart the application process, please contact Seema Choudhury at today with your CV or profile.
The closing date for this role is Wednesday 4th September with the view to interview week commencing 9th September.
Charity People are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Growing Younger Team Roles – Mission Enabler (Youth)
The Diocese of Durham is seeking proactive, dynamic and pioneering individuals with a passion for reaching and discipling emerging generations to be part of our new Growing Younger team of Mission Enablers.
The Growing Younger team will work collaboratively and creatively to enable the delivery of the Growing Younger stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on building mission and discipleship pathways for 0-25s, growing missional chaplaincy in FE colleges and schools, and raising up new youth and children’s leaders.
The successful candidates will each have a focused area of work (children, youth, young adults) and will work both individually and collectively to support the development and implementation of local mission initiatives, spending a substantial proportion of their time in parishes and deaneries to raise local aspirations, grow local vision and strategy, increase local capacity and pioneer local mission.
Successful candidates must:
Ø Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in emerging generations, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.
Ø Be an excellent organiser with great initiative.
Ø Be experienced in coordinating and leading ministry with emerging generations and in developing and supporting volunteers.
Ø Be positive, adaptable and an excellent team player.
Ø Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture skills and gifts in others.
Ø Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.
Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns.
Candidates with experience across age ranges are welcome to apply for more than one role if they wish to. Please clearly state which posts you are applying for within your application.
Closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 11th September
Date for interviews: 17th/18th September
Growing Younger Team Roles – Mission Enabler (Young Adults)
The Diocese of Durham is seeking proactive, dynamic and pioneering individuals with a passion for reaching and discipling emerging generations to be part of our new Growing Younger team of Mission Enablers.
The Growing Younger team will work collaboratively and creatively to enable the delivery of the Growing Younger stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on building mission and discipleship pathways for 0-25s, growing missional chaplaincy in FE colleges and schools, and raising up new youth and children’s leaders.
The successful candidates will each have a focused area of work (children, youth, young adults) and will work both individually and collectively to support the development and implementation of local mission initiatives, spending a substantial proportion of their time in parishes and deaneries to raise local aspirations, grow local vision and strategy, increase local capacity and pioneer local mission.
Successful candidates must:
Ø Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in emerging generations, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.
Ø Be an excellent organiser with great initiative.
Ø Be experienced in coordinating and leading ministry with emerging generations and in developing and supporting volunteers.
Ø Be positive, adaptable and an excellent team player.
Ø Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture skills and gifts in others.
Ø Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.
Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns. Please contact the Human Resources department for contact details.
Candidates with experience across age ranges are welcome to apply for more than one role if they wish to. Please clearly state which posts you are applying for within your application.
Closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 11th September
Date for interviews: 17th/18th September
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Ivy Rock Partners is excited to be working with a leading educational institution dedicated to excellence in research, teaching, and the overall student experience. They are looking for a skilled and motivated Project Finance Officer to join their Finance team on a 12 month FTC, reporting to the Assistant Director of Finance. This is a unique opportunity to play a pivotal role in supporting and enhancing their financial processes during a critical period of improvement.
Role Overview:
As a Project Finance Officer, you will work closely with the Assistant Director of Finance to review, document, and improve the Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury functions. You will also contribute to the preparation and implementation of a comprehensive fixed asset strategy for the University. Your work will be essential in ensuring the effective management and optimisation of the University's financial processes.
Key Responsibilities:
- Document and record existing financial processes, identifying areas for improvement.
- Assist in project management activities related to the improvement of Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, and Treasury functions.
- Support the preparation and implementation of the University’s fixed asset strategy.
- Communicate effectively with colleagues across the Finance Directorate and other University departments.
- Respond to queries from suppliers, customers, students, and university staff regarding transactions and account balances.
- Administer the Government Procurement Card scheme, ensuring accurate authorization and timely posting of expenditures.
- Set up and maintain supplier and customer accounts, and manage the accurate allocation of payments received.
- Raise sales invoices and issue customer statements as required.
- Collaborate with the systems accounts team to identify and implement process improvements.
- Organise and manage review meetings, documenting actions, and tracking project progress.
Skills and Qualifications:
- Part CCAB qualified is desired
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to document processes clearly and concisely.
- Proven ability to build effective working relationships across teams.
- Proficient in Word and Excel, with the ability to handle data and documentation efficiently.
- Experience in finance-related roles, with a focus on service delivery and process improvement.
- Strong organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
- Experience with Unit 4 and Agresso is desired.
Benefits:
- Competitive pension scheme
- Generous 30 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and concessionary days) pro-rata
- Family friendly policies, including adoption, maternity and paternity pay and leave
- On site café and restaurant
- Free membership to the newly built Fitness and Wellbeing Centre located on site (gym, badminton, climbing wall, Zumba, yoga and Pilates classes included)
- Cycle to work scheme
Please get in touch with Megan Hunter for more information on this role.
Growing Younger Team Roles – Mission Enabler (Children)
The Diocese of Durham is seeking proactive, dynamic and pioneering individuals with a passion for reaching and discipling emerging generations to be part of our new Growing Younger team of Mission Enablers.
The Growing Younger team will work collaboratively and creatively to enable the delivery of the Growing Younger stream of the Diocesan Transformation programme, with a specific focus on building mission and discipleship pathways for 0-25s, growing missional chaplaincy in FE colleges and schools, and raising up new youth and children’s leaders.
The successful candidates will each have a focused area of work (children, youth, young adults) and will work both individually and collectively to support the development and implementation of local mission initiatives, spending a substantial proportion of their time in parishes and deaneries to raise local aspirations, grow local vision and strategy, increase local capacity and pioneer local mission.
Successful candidates must:
Ø Have a deep commitment to a personal Christian faith with a motivation to see that grow in emerging generations, and a prayerful and hopeful response to challenge.
Ø Be an excellent organiser with great initiative.
Ø Be experienced in coordinating and leading ministry with emerging generations and in developing and supporting volunteers.
Ø Be positive, adaptable and an excellent team player.
Ø Have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to nurture skills and gifts in others.
Ø Be able to travel widely throughout the Diocese of Durham.
Interested candidates are welcome to request an informal conversation with the Head of Transformation Delivery, Amy Burns.
Candidates with experience across age ranges are welcome to apply for more than one role if they wish to. Please clearly state which posts you are applying for within your application.
Closing date for applications: 9am Wednesday 11th September
Date for interviews: 17th/18th September
The Science Council is looking for an Apprenticeships & Employer Engagement Manager to grow and support our network of employer partners and to liaise closely with the work of the Technical Pathways Project Team (TPP) to ensure the embedding of the legacies of the project into core Science Council activity.
The Science Council has delivered the groundbreaking Technical Pathways project since 2020 and has recently secured continued funding from the Gatsby Foundation to the end of 2026. A key objective of the project is to make it easier for apprentices to achieve professional registration and raise the profile of science apprenticeships.
Summary of role:
Salary: £37,500 - £41,000.
Working Hours: Full-time, 35 hours per week (flexible working and secondments will be considered)
Contact: Permanent
Location: Hybrid working from home and Science Council offices in Central London
Benefits:
5% employer pension contribution.
25 days annual leave and public holidays, plus Science Council closure days between Christmas and New Year.
Your role
You will connect science-based apprenticeships across the UK to professional registration, embedding key achievements from the Technical Pathways project. You will support employers’ development of attractive career pathways for a diverse science workforce, opportunities for good quality workplace learning, and recognition of the benefits of professional registration. You will facilitate registration application workshops.
You will have or develop knowledge and expertise that enables you to be a credible, diplomatic and engaging point of contact for internal and external stakeholders on professional registration and apprenticeships across the breadth of the Science Council’s work. You will need to work effectively with committees and less formal groups, and with a diverse range of volunteers. In all facets of your role, your commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) will be exemplary.
Please see the job description for more details of the roles’ responsibilities and deliverables.
Who we’re looking for
Most of all, we’re interested in hearing from people with a commitment to technical education and the access it provides to the scientific professions, particularly for people from under-represented groups. You will need to be equally committed to professional registration and its contributions to a trusted, continually developing and skilful workforce. We are looking for someone who is able to demonstrate examples of building and maintaining effective working relationships across multiple organisations and working with people at all levels. We’re looking for experienced candidates who can work without close supervision, yet remain collaborative and committed to team goals. The ideal candidate will: have experience of teaching, assessing and/or managing science-based apprenticeships in the UK or other means of demonstrating deep insight into science-based apprenticeships in the UK; will demonstrate insight into employers’ perspectives; will understand the landscape of professional registration through professional membership bodies.
Please see the job description for more details of the person specification for these roles.
How to apply
Please submit both a succinct CV (maximum 3 pages) and a personal statement (maximum 2 pages) that explains how you meet the essential criteria from the table above that are labelled as being assessed at the application stage. Apply via our portal by 16th September at 12pm.
Please see full JD for information on the full recruitment process and key dates.
Please note, applicants are required to have the right to work in the UK, and documentary evidence will be requested at the interview stage
Contact us
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity and we aim to have a team which reflects the diverse society of the UK. We encourage applications from all sections of the community. If you have any questions, or requests for adjustments at any stage of the selection process, please ask and we’ll do our best to address them.
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About Media Defence
Media Defence is a charity that helps media to defend their rights. We support independent media, journalists and citizen journalists who are under legal threat by making sure that lawyers are available to defend them. We engage in strategic litigation to improve the regulatory environment for media freedom, make grants to organisations in various countries to run media defence programmes, and build the capacity of the lawyers and organisations we work with on issues of media law.
About the Role
As Events Coordinator and Team Assistant, you will support the CEO, as well as the Operations, the Development and Capacity Building teams across all their events, traveling and administrative needs. Your main job responsibilities will be centred on organising and managing the admin that supports our work. You will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth running of in person activities and administrative functions, working closely across the organisation.
You will be an enthusiastic team player as a lot of your tasks will involve and require input from other team members, from scheduling meetings to assisting in planning all our international travel, in compliance with current donor requirements.
Main Responsibilities
Events planning and coordination
- Coordinate logistical aspects of in person programme activities, including venue arrangements, participant travel, accommodation, and catering. These activities may include meetings for lawyers, regional and international convenings for Media Defence's network of partners, and fellowships
- Implement the logistical planning of events, including visas, flights, ground transportation, itineraries, and other travel-related arrangements, ensuring that all donor requirements are satisfied, such as the Fly America Act where applicable
- Assist Media Defence staff with visa applications, travel arrangements, itineraries, and accommodation needs, providing support to ensure a positive experience. This may include Board meetings, conference participation for Media Defence's Legal Team and CEO travel coordination
Contractual and Financial Coordination
- Support the Finance and Operations Director to ensure that event logistics align with donor requirements and Media Defence policy requirements, with a particular focus on financial compliance and the accurate implementation of travel, finance, and procurement policies
- Coordinate with external vendors, service providers, and contractors to manage contracts, payments, and other financial transactions related to event logistics
- Maintain accurate and precise record-keeping for all event-related activities, ensuring documentation meets organisational and donor requirements
- Maintain a filing system of all travel related and relevant documents that meets Media Defence's policies and donor requirements
Team Support
- Manage diaries and organise team meetings
- Take notes at meetings, prepare the minutes and distribute to relevant participants
- Provide support through administrative and communication activities, including checking that invoices from suppliers are accurate and handle any queries
- Oversee effective and smooth running of the Media Defence office, making sure staff are supported and resourced
- Monitor office supplies and stationery and make purchases when required
- Oversee maintenance of the fixed asset register and safeguard assets
- Participate in the delivery of ad hoc projects and tasks, as required
Other
- Identify and carry out any other duties which fall within the scope, spirit and purpose of the post as requested
- Maintain and observe an appropriate level of confidentiality at all times
Person Specification
Essential
- Excellent written and spoken English, good editorial skills and the ability to communicate with diverse communities and varied audiences
- Detail-oriented
- Competent IT user including Microsoft Office Packages, internet and email
- High level of personal integrity and commitment to the values of the organisation
- Ability to work flexibly and collaboratively to tight deadlines
- Ability to work in a multi-cultural environment
- Ability to manage a varied workload and demands from different teams
- Flexible and dependable, able to take the initiative
- Ability to work on own initiative without daily supervision
- Flexibility to reprioritise effectively and respond to requests for information at short notice
- Have a positive approach to daily tasks and have a solution focussed working method
- Proven experience of working with, and relating to, a diverse range of people and a pleasant, diplomatic manner and disposition in interacting with colleagues at all levels, as well as with Media Defence partners
- Right to work in the UK
Desirable
- Experience with databases/CRM systems
- Previous experience of working in a support/administrative support role would be an advantage
- Knowledge of French, Spanish or Arabic
Benefits
- Pension: Contributory pension scheme (employer matched contribution up to max. 8%
- Annual leave: 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Week off between Christmas and New Year’s
- Third Friday of each month off
- Opportunity to carry over five days into the following annual leave year
- Days’ start/finish time is flexible
- Friendly and supportive team culture
- On joining Media Defence, all employees are automatically able to access professional support through our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provided by Health Assured Limited and through a digital health app
- We offer an enhanced maternity and paternity leave package
- We provide a range of training and development tools to support our employees to improve or develop skills and knowledge for the benefit of both the individual and the organisation
Equality and diversity are fundamental to our mission. We are committed to the recruitment and retention of individuals from diverse backgrounds and who reflect the diverse communities in which we operate.
Closing Date: 18th September 2024
Interviews will take place online between 25th to 27th September 2024
he Hackney Night Shelter relies on the local community for a significant proportion of its funding and this role is primarily outward-facing, presenting the work of the charity to the wider community and supporting the fundraising. In order to do this most effectively it is important to keep up to date with the ongoing work and therefore some hands-on work supporting the shelters is included in this role.
Hours of work: Full time at 37 hours per week or part time at 22.5 hours per week (including some evenings and/or occasional weekends)
Salary: NJC Scales 14- 17 including London Weighting currently £32,700 (pro-rata)
Annual leave: 25 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata)
Based at: Currently Well Street, London E9
The responsibilities and duties include leading on the communications and marketing; distributing fundraising information both electronically and in person, responding to email and telephone enquiries relating to fundraising activities, inviting and hosting visits to the shelter from supporters, assisting supporters with setting up JustGiving pages, providing literature, card readers, banners etc. for community events, copywriting for website, social media and fundraising materials, attending external events to represent the charity, coordinating volunteer support for fundraising events, thanking donors, building up a portfolio of photographs/ videos, supporting guests to tell their stories – in social media or in person, managing social media including X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram, leading on key fundraising events – including the Belter for the Shelter, the Sponsored Sleep Out, the Hackney Half Marathon and the annual Christmas Appeal.
The post holder will also be required to participate in supporting the work in the Night Shelter including covering for some handover sessions, mornings or evenings as required, assisting with occasional inductions of new guests, assisting with occasional hosting visits and inductions for new volunteers, occasional cover at the weekends – watching the WhatsApp messages and ensuring the shelters are adequately staffed.
As well as participating in training, supervision and team meetings and representing Hackney Doorways in a professional manner at all times.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential: A good standard of education, excellent interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with a range of different people including – supporters, external professional contacts, colleagues and our guests; good administrative skills and ability to organise time effectively and manage a diverse workload, excellent written and oral communication skills, computer literacy with experience of using Microsoft Office IT systems and Social Media - Instagram, Facebook, X (formerly Twitter); organising events, understanding of and empathy with the needs of marginalised and vulnerable people, the ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriate professional boundaries, an understanding of and commitment to equality, diversity and anti discriminatory practice and a commitment to the vision and values of the charity
Desirable: experience of working in the voluntary sector Advanced IT skills including using CANVA, desk top publishing packages, graphic design software, use of JustGiving, film making / photography skills,
Closing date 15 Sept 2024.
Please send a CV with a covering letter, outlining how you meet the listed person specifications.
Hours: Part Time, 18 – 21 hours per week.
Hours to be worked between Monday – Thursday 9 – 5, days flexible
Some evening or weekend working may occasionally be needed.
Contract: Permanent
Responsible to: CEO
Responsible for: None
Salary & benefits: £26 – 31,000 FTE , 5% pension contribution, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Blue Light card and Age UK discount scheme.
Location: Hybrid – White House Community Centre, other Age UK Richmond locations, other community locations and wider locations as needed for the role. Home working available in line with Hybrid Working Policy.
Support and develop volunteering working in a local charity supporting older people
Age UK Richmond upon Thames is a local independent charity supporting older people across the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. We provide a wide range of useful and well utilised services designed to improve wellbeing and enhance independence – including information & advice; a wide range of social & wellbeing centres and sessions; support after hospital discharge; digital skills development; Dementia Friendly Richmond and home services such as handyperson, housekeeping and gardening. Partnership is a core part of our work – we work in close collaboration with other voluntary sector partners and wider organisations to maximise our impact and reach. Our friendly and committed team of 45 staff and 100+ volunteers support around 4,000 local older people each year.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Volunteer Coordinator to join our team. Volunteers are an essential part of our organisation, and we could not deliver our services without them. This important role within the organisation will include advertising & promoting volunteer vacancies; ensuring the organisation provide excellent support to our volunteers and developing volunteering within the organisation.
We are looking for an individual with excellent administration, IT and communication skills with a real will to work with older people and volunteers. Experience of working with volunteers and developing volunteering would be highly desirable.
A proactive, flexible and positive approach is also essential.
Click apply to be taken to our website for full details. The closing dates for applications is 10 a.m. on Monday 9th September 2024 by CV and covering letter or application form.
Provide support to help local older people to live healthier, happier and more independent lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Chapter Executive Assistant
We are recruiting for an Executive Assistant / Chapter Clerk and Assistant to the Communar.
We need someone who is proactive and motivated with exceptional organisation skills to help manage the governance processes and support the Communar to run the Cathedral.
Don’t worry if you don’t have specific experience of working for a faith based organisation. Whilst it’s experience in a faith based and/or third sector organisation is desirable, what’s more important is someone who has relevant experience of working with a board and supporting a senior manager with the ability to pick up the particulars of working in this environment and sympathise with the aims of our organisation.
Position: Chapter Clerk and Assistant to the Communar
Location: Chichester
Hours: Full time – 35 hours per week
Salary: £35,000
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: Slightly enhanced pension contribution, 34 days’ leave including Bank Holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, free onsite parking, discounts in the Café and Cathedral shop, employer supported volunteering and flexible working opportunities.
Closing Date: 10th September 2024
The Role
The main duties of this role is to provide executive support to:
- The Chapter, which is the Cathedral’s governing body and is similar in function to a charity trustee board, including its associated committees and institutions;
- The Cathedral’s Communar, who is the Cathedral’s Chief Operating and Finance Officer;
You will ensure the delivery of excellent governance, facilitating the smooth running of Cathedral processes and working on any assigned projects.
About You
You will have experience of a similar type of work at a similar level and familiarity with working closely with senior staff and board members.
We are looking for someone who can show evidence of building and managing effective relationships with a range of stakeholders in complex organisations and experience of charity governance or an aptitude to learn is highly desirable.
About the Organisation
The Cathedral is a living, working place of worship that has been at the centre of life in Chichester for over nine centuries. It is the Mother Church of the Diocese, which covers East and West Sussex and it is also a visitor attraction, a venue for music and the arts and an all-round hub for the community welcoming over 350,000 visitors each year. Staff do not have to be Christian, but you should understand the Christian mission.
In accordance with Church’s policy, Promoting a Safer Church and the House of Bishops’ Safeguarding Policy and Practice Guidance, the Cathedral is committed to the safeguarding of children, young people, and vulnerable adults who may be at risk.
You may also have experience in areas such as Executive Assistant, Senior Executive Assistant, PA, Personal Assistant, Assistant, Chapter Executive Assistant, Board Executive Assistant, Senior Administrator, Admin, Administration, Clerical.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager
Save Lives. Drive Change. Make an Impact.
Are you ready to transform the future of healthcare? As our Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager, you'll play a pivotal role in saving lives every single day by securing high-value corporate partnerships that support our life-saving mission.
Why This Role?
- Salary: £40,000 per annum (inclusive of London weighting)
- Location: Hybrid working pattern between London office and your home.
- Contract: Permanent, full-time, 35 hours per week.
- Benefits: Enjoy 27 days of annual leave, enhanced pension and more. Flexible start/finish times support your work-life balance.
About the Role: As the Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager, you will have the autonomy to manage and grow your own pipeline, securing strategic partnerships that align with our ambitious goals. Despite working in a small team, you will have support from a prospect researcher and a case for support manager, which is a brilliant resource to have.
What You'll Do:
- Build & Secure Partnerships: Develop five and six-figure corporate partnerships that deliver significant financial and strategic value. You will work on a mixture of partnerships with a focus on commercial and strategic.
- Drive New Business: Research, engage, and secure partnerships, through warm connections, that contribute to our income and strategic goals.
- Collaborate Internally: Work with internal teams to craft compelling proposals, pitches, and materials that resonate with potential partners.
- Support the Team: Provide insights and support across the Corporate Partnerships team, ensuring all opportunities are maximised.
Is This You?
- Target Driven: You are proactive and thrive in a target-driven environment.
- Fundraising new business experience: You have experience in securing corporate fundraising partnerships of 5 figures +.
- Relationship Builder: You excel at building and nurturing relationships with senior stakeholders, leading to successful outcomes.
If you're inspired and have the skills we're looking for, we'd love for you to join our life-saving team. Apply today to become our Corporate Partnerships New Business Manager.
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.