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Are you ready to embrace a role that’s as diverse as it is rewarding? At YMCA Doncaster, we’re looking for someone who thrives on adaptability, stepping in wherever needed to keep our operations running smoothly. As a vital member of our team, you’ll be at the forefront of our work, ensuring that our community receives the support and services they depend on.
Flexibility is key, and you will be ready to take on frontline duties across our various services and settings, as well as acting as Duty Manager and tackling issues as they arise.
We are looking for someone with an engaging manner when interacting with a broad range of stakeholders, and a particular commitment to the wellbeing of young people. You will already have experience of being responsible for people, resources or buildings although that may be from a range of situations at work or elsewhere. You will have great technology skills and be able to manage a complex workload with varied responsibilities.
We’re open to candidates from all sectors with transferable skills, a genuine interest in contributing to the work of the YMCA and a positive attitude that sets the tone for others.
Main Responsibilities
- To cover frontline duties, including accommodation, community and activities settings as needed, attending reliably and on time in order to ensure continuous cover.
- To act as a Duty Manager, including dealing with any staffing or other issues arising during periods of duty in accordance with set procedures.
- To provide an out-of-hours On Call service on a rota basis with two or three others, responding effectively to concerns. This will include finding cover in the case of sickness or other absence, or covering a shift at very short notice when no other cover is available.
- To take on appropriate administrative, leadership, reviewing or project duties including during periods of illness, leave and vacancies.
- To be accountable for delegated responsibilities appropriate to your experience, which are likely to include working with children and young people in individual or group settings, fundraising and communications work.
- To keep financial and other records as required.
- To contribute to the selection and induction of new staff and volunteers.
- To oversee minor and / or occasional staffing issues as required, and to take responsibility for particular staff and volunteers over longer periods.
- To contribute positively to relationships with other organisations.
- To take an active approach to the role and to be able to work on own initiative within set procedures.
- To develop and maintain appropriately professional relationships with members, users and with other staff, and to maintain confidentiality at all times.
- Other reasonable duties as required from time to time by the Line Manager.
Person Specification
- Able to attend shifts reliably and on time in order to ensure continuous cover.
- Able to demonstrate resilience and adaptability across roles, responsibilities and work patterns needing cover in immediate or long term situations, showing a positive ‘can do’ attitude and setting the tone for other staff during times of particular pressure.
- A personable, engaging manner across a range of situations with children, young people, businesses and the broader community at various levels.
- A commitment to the wellbeing and development of young people, including those with a range of personal and social vulnerabilities.
- Experience of taking responsibility for people, resources or buildings.
- Able to demonstrate sufficient presence, confidence and professionalism for undertaking a management role.
- Able to cover On Call duty, to remain within receiving range of the mobile phone at all times, and to be on site within two hours in the event of an emergency situation.
- Computer literate, able to use Microsoft Word and Excel to a high standard, and able to use technology in devising and using procedures, gathering information and using a range of online software.
- Excellence in written communication and a strong command of grammar.
- Comfortable working with financial transactions and calculations, and with keeping financial records.
- Able to manage a complex and varied workload effectively and accurately and an ability to prioritise appropriately without supervision.
- Able to carry out monitoring patrols across indoor and outdoor areas including four floors and two stairways, and to deal with any issues arising.
- Able to react appropriately in challenging situations, using set procedures to support decision-making.
- A clear understanding of the importance of confidentiality and appropriate relationships.
- Able to uphold the vision and values of YMCA Doncaster.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Head of IT & Facilities
We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced IT leader to bring together IT and Facilities functions for the first time with the UK’s leading fostering charity and membership organisation.
Position: Head of IT & Facilities
Location: Hybrid: home working with regular travel to London, or based in the London office with some home working
Salary: £47,000-£52,000 + London Weighting if eligible
Contract: Permanent, full time - 35 hours per week
Closing Date: Sunday 6th October 11.59pm
Interview Date: Wednesday 16th October
What you’ll be doing:
As Head of IT and Facilities you will be responsible for developing and overseeing a cohesive IT and FM function that manages the organisation’s infrastructure, ensures high standards of security and value for money, and enables them to achieve the organisational strategy
Primary objectives of the role are:
- Develop a cohesive, customer-focused function
- Manage our infrastructure
- Implement and maintain appropriate security measures
- Lead supplier relationships and drive value for money
- Develop a programme of training and support
Who we are looking for:
You will need to be a proactive problem-solver who is comfortable communicating with a range of stakeholders. ITIL v4 certification and experience with Microsoft 365, cloud-based systems and GDPR are a must. If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!
At this point, we hope you're feeling excited about the role and even if you don't feel that you meet every single requirement, we still encourage you to apply.
In return:
- 38 days leave (including bank holidays)
- A range of family friendly and fostering friendly leave options
- Flexible and hybrid working
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay
- Enhanced sick pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Helpline
- Pension and life assurance
- Contribution to eye tests and lenses
- Season ticket loans
The organisation values diversity and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds, particularly under-represented groups. Care-experienced applicants meeting the minimum criteria are guaranteed an interview. Applicants with disabilities can request reasonable adjustments. Job-sharing for all roles will also be considered; please indicate your interest in your application.
Other roles you may have experience of could include; Information Technology Manager, IT Manager, Service Centre Manager, IT Infrastructure Manager, Head of Facilities, Head of FM, IT Director, CTO, IT Director, Head of Facilities Management, etc.
Global Individual Giving Officer
Manchester, UK
Starting salary for this position is £27,360 per annum (plus contributory pension)
About MAG:
MAG (Mines Advisory Group) is an international humanitarian organisation based in Manchester, UK, and working in 32 countries. We remove landmines and unexploded ordnance to release safe and productive land for communities, and work to reduce the threat of armed violence by supporting governments to safely manage weapons and ammunition. In 1997, MAG was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for our work campaigning for the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention.
About the role:
As part of our Global Fundraising Team, the Individual Giving Officer will support the delivery of our individual giving programme for UK and US audiences. You will work closely with our Global Individual Giving Manager and our wider fundraising team to increase voluntary individual income through proactive donor development. You will coordinate a variety of dynamic and planned communications over a range of mediums, ensuring that our messaging remains on brand and in line with our mission and values.
This is a great time to be joining MAG as we unveil a new five-year organisational strategy and an ambitious fundraising strategy to transform our income across the UK, US and globally. We have bold plans and a chance to invest in a new team that will secure growth. We are therefore looking for a motivated individual who can drive forward the delivery of MAG’s individual giving programme through engaging campaigns to raise vital funds and create an inspiring supporter experience for our donors in the UK and US.
About you:
You will be an empathetic and supporter-focused fundraiser with experience of individual giving. You will be a confident communicator over a range of mediums, with experience writing and reporting on fundraising campaigns. You will have excellent Excel skills and experience working with a fundraising database; in particular, experience working with Donorfy or Raiser’s Edge would be advantageous. You will also be a proactive problem-solver and a good team player, ready to take considered risks and forecast potential issues, but also capable of using failures as learning opportunities.
Further information and how to apply:
For the further information on the role, the application pack and details of how to apply, please visit the MAG website by the closing date of 13th October 2024.
Please note that as part of MAG's commitment to safeguarding, this post is subject to background checks before an offer of employment is confirmed. For more information on MAG’s approach to safeguarding here and background checks here. You can also find more information in the candidate information pack, available on our website.
MAG is committed to the principles of diversity, equality and inclusion. If you think you would be suited to one of our roles we would welcome your application regardless of your background. We strive to provide an inclusive and supportive working environment where all employees feel respected and supported in fulfilling their potential.
We are happy to receive flexible working and job share requests in your application. If you are applying with an existing job share partner please see the candidate information sheet for further guidance.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a Community Connections officer to manage our new ‘Community Connections’ project.
Position: Community Connections Officer
Type: Full time, 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed-term project up to March 2026
Location: This role is specifically focused on South West England and will require extensive travel to regions such as Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire. Home working will be considered for applicants residing outside these regions.
Salary: Starting from £32,301 per annum plus excellent benefits specifically Car allowance and Home working allowance
Salary Band: Band 2*, Charity
*you will start at our entry point salary of £32,301 per annum, increasing to £34,320 after 6 months service and satisfactory performance and to £36,338 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 are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced individual with experience in project management who also loves working directly with the people we support. The ability to communicate to a wide range of audiences and deliver the project objectives will be essential for this role.
This is a ‘time-limited’ ‘test and learn’ externally funded project. The ‘Community Connections project’ – will help people living with and affected by MS to navigate support services ensuring that they have access to the support they require, at the time of their choice, and is delivered in a way that best suits their individual needs.
This is a fixed-term project until March 2026.This is a full time role comprising of 35 hours per week.
This role is specifically focused on South West England and will require extensive travel to regions such as Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire. Home working will be considered for applicants residing outside these regions.
Working closely with people affected by MS, Key external partners, our funder Wales and West Utilities, the Service and Support Team, the Cymru Director, and the wider MS Society teams. You will be outcome-focused and deliver tangible results. You will need to forge strong partnerships with key stakeholders and represent the MS Society at key meetings and events in the project area.
This role can be based anywhere in Wales but there will be an expectation of travel throughout Wales and the project area (Wales, Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Bristol, Gloucestershire, and Wiltshire), the ability to speak Welsh is desirable.
Closing date for applications: 9.00 am on 7th October 2024
Anticipated interview date: Week commencing 14th October 2024
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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 are 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 to discuss.
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 recruitment and selection process
- The HR team will anonymise your CV and supporting statement before forwarding to the shortlisting panel. This is done as part of our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion.
- The first round of our recruitment and selection process includes an interview with competency-based questions.
- Our recruitment and selection process might also include extra tasks. For example, a written or Microsoft Excel test or making a presentation.
- We’ll let you know what the selection process will include when we invite you to interview. You can ask for any more reasonable adjustments for the interview as part of the invitation.
- You might also be invited for a second interview. We’ll let you know about this during the selection process.
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 working hours
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.
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.
No agencies please.
To fund world-leading research, share the latest information and campaign for everyone's rights. Together we are a community. Together we can stop MS
We are looking for an experienced grants fundraiser to join us and make a significant impact on our work with young people in central Doncaster.
We are currently finalising our next Forward Plan, with an ambition to create an inclusive, vibrant community, committed to everyone having a fair chance to discover who they are and what they can become. We currently work with children and young people aged 5 to 30.
Our priority programmes include support coaching for young people, community activity sessions, sustaining our accommodation provision for vulnerable young adults and establishing how we can best support more young people on the homelessness pathway. We have some great spaces that are in need of development, and we expect that both capital and revenue funding will be included in your workload. We also look for smaller grants during the course of the year, including for food for our residents and supplies for our art groups, and we hope to recruit volunteers to assist with the smaller and less complex bids.
You would – for now – be our only Grants Officer, so should be familiar with the whole cycle of applications and monitoring and able to work independently. This is a fabulous opportunity to make your mark on young lives in Doncaster and take our fundraising to the next level.
Main Responsibilities
- To work delegated idea notes into fundable project profiles, each with a clear and compelling case for support.
- To create a clear and compelling case for support for unrestricted grants income.
- To agree full cost recovery arrangements with the Chief Executive.
- To be responsible for an assigned portfolio of trusts, foundations and similar, developing knowledge of, and relationships with, those funders.
- To make strong applications to funders within the assigned portfolio, matching YMCA Doncaster’s agreed cases for support with funders’ interests and requirements.
- To make strong applications to public sector and similar bodies offering contracts for work within YMCA Doncaster’s scope.
- To work to regularly reviewed and achievable targets.
- To prepare and give presentations, maintain ongoing contact and host trustee or representative visits where required as part of an application process.
- To devise efficient evaluation and monitoring systems which meet funder requirements.
- To oversee the accurate completion of returns and reports, ensuring that funders are satisfied and funding continues.
- To keep comprehensive records, in an agreed format, from initial contact with a potential funder through to either the rejection correspondence or the funding agreement and subsequent monitoring and evaluation.
- To supervise / oversee grants volunteers and less experienced staff applying for smaller grants.
- To comply with fundraising and other legislation relevant to the role.
- To recommend updates to the Fundraising Policy in accordance with changes to legislation or operating practice.
- To report to the Chief Executive monthly in the required format.
- To approach the role with professionalism, and to maintain appropriate boundaries with staff, clients and others.
- Additional or other duties as necessary within your capabilities and status to meet the needs of YMCA Doncaster.
Person Specification
- A recent track record of success in securing funding through written bids (five figures plus) in an employed role focused on grants or similar fundraising.
- Experience covering the full cycle of grants fundraising including creating cases for support, submitting applications, responding to requests for information or visits, monitoring and evaluation.
- An understanding of the current UK grants / trusts climate and the types of funders likely to support YMCA Doncaster’s work.
- Self-motivated and self-supporting, with the ability to work independently and deal with unexpected or challenging situations including short-notice opportunities.
- Able to supervise and support volunteers and others to complete strong applications efficiently.
- Ability to create and work with project budgets and projections.
- Computer literate, able to use Microsoft Word and Excel to a high standard, and able to use technology in devising and using procedures, gathering information and completing online and electronic applications.
- Exceptionally strong written communication skills, a strong command of grammar and meticulous attention to detail.
- Able to articulate YMCA Doncaster’s work effectively, and to create compelling written applications for support.
- Experience of maintaining confidentiality and appropriate relationships, and a clear understanding of the importance of those.
- Able to represent the Association positively, professionally and with credibility.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
We’re looking for a self-motivated and driven public health, inclusion and awareness manager. This is an exciting time to join Breast Cancer Now and the public health, inclusion and awareness team as we continue to grow as a charity and our work across the UK. Your role will continue to help drive forward our team’s work, which is to empower patients and the public to play a full role in managing their own risk of getting breast cancer, diagnosing breast cancer earlier and improving their quality of life after a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment. Thereby reducing the risk of recurrence.
You’ll be responsible for managing and expanding the development and implementation of behaviour change programmes across the UK. This includes growing our public health talk programme for external organisations and specific partners.
You’ll work closely with the associate director, public health, inclusion and awareness to deliver public health activities as identified in our strategy and team plans and work across the wider directorate and organisation.
About you
You’ll be a self-starter with proven experience of developing and delivering public health and inclusion initiatives, campaigns, behaviour change projects and programmes. This includes community based and digital interventions. You’ll have strong experience in people and volunteer management.
A confident communicator, you’ll have experience of developing and delivering training programmes or public health activities in a community setting to diverse audiences. You’ll be able to develop and maintain positive relationships at a local level with external organisations and groups including those from under-represented communities. You’ll also have experience of managing and supporting volunteers.
Highly organised, you’ll have the ability to adapt to changing circumstances. Someone who can demonstrate initiative, undertake projects independently and see projects through to completion, including both the management and evaluation of projects.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role is primarily based in our London office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: 9.00am on Monday 7th October 2024
Interview date: Week commencing Monday 28th October 2024 (face to face)
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Closing date for applications: 20 October 2024, 11.59 PM (BST)
Organisation: Scriptoria Sustainable Development Solutions
Location: Remote or Hybrid (London office)
Salary: £23,796 per year (pro rata), paid monthly
Experience: No experience required
Degree needed: 2:1 or first-class honours
Start date: ASAP
Who we are
Are you a high performer who wants to learn more about data, software and digital projects? Are you looking for a paid internship with a value-driven company focused on international development, climate change and poverty reduction? This is your chance to work with a small and fast-paced team working to make the world a better place through their digital systems and data management and analysis services.
What we're looking for
We are looking for a quick-thinking, organised, insightful and analytical intern to join our consulting team. As an ethical organisation, Scriptoria does not believe in unpaid labour, so this position is a paid role with the real opportunity to turn into a full-time job for the right candidate. You won’t be doing coffee runs or endless photocopying, you will be a pivotal part of the team making a serious contribution to the work we do.
You will have at least a 2:1 or first-class honours degree and your English language, writing and communications skills will be excellent. An interest in sustainable development with the desire to create a positive change in the world is essential. A science-related degree could be beneficial, and a Master’s degree is an advantage but not essential.
Your role as an Intern in our Consulting Team
As a member of the consulting team (after sufficient training) you will be given the opportunity to work on some of Scriptoria’s exciting international consulting projects alongside senior team members. The work will be varied and will involve working closely with our team of developers to conceptualise and design our specialist project-management software for international development and research organisations. You will therefore have excellent communication skills to translate the needs of the clients into actionable instructions for the data team. As an individual, you need to see data science and technology as tools for problem solving and enjoy the analytical and “detective” work involved in applying them.
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Salary: Annual gross salary of £21,673.60 per year (pro rata), paid monthly
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Location and hours: Home (UK only) or office-based in South London. Our standard working hours are 8.30am to 5.30pm every day with one hour for lunch (1pm to 2pm).
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Annual leave: 33 days’ holiday pro-rata in each complete calendar year including statutory and public holidays
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Sick pay: Up to 5 days’ paid sick leave per year, after which the UK government’s Statutory Sick Pay scheme will apply
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Pension: Pension contributions: 3% employer’s and 5% employee’s contribution (employees can contribute more if they wish)
This internship is full time (40 hours a week), five days per week for a six-month period, with an initial one-month probation. Our intern will be given regular reviews to track progress and a formal assessment after 1 and 3 months.
Flexible working location
Our staff have the choice about whether to work from home or from our office in Tooting, SW London, or a mixture of both, during regular operational hours. If working from home, staff must have a working environment suitable for holding video-call meetings with clients.
Wherever you work, you will interact regularly with senior team members to gain new skills and exchange ideas.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Gunnersbury Park is a beautiful public space between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing in West London. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain in 1926. A major £50m restoration project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund was completed in 2018, the park and garden is Grade II listed.
The Charitable Trust’s aim is to make Gunnersbury an outstanding, sustainable green space, celebrating its unique heritage and providing a wide range of educational and cultural activities, events and facilities accessible to all members of the community. Also, to conserve, manage and develop Gunnersbury Estate as a sustainable, recreational, cultural, and educational resource for the benefit of, and in partnership with, all of its local communities.
We are delighted to be working with Gunnersbury Park Charitable Trust to recruit a new Park Manager to join the team at this very exciting time in its development.
The role:
This person will have responsibility for the management, maintenance and improvement of the 185 acres of sports, nature areas, heritage parkland and gardens for the benefit of the local community and beyond. This will involve extensive horticultural management responsibilities in addition to a broad range of support, logistical and administrative activities. These will include extensive stakeholder engagement, contract management, finance and budgeting, public health and safety, procurement and team member management and development. This is a very broad role with a wide array of systems management and day to day park management responsibilities. This person will also be a true ambassador for the Park, both with members of the public and those who come into contact with the Park professionally.
The person:
The successful candidate will have extensive Park Management experience in a similar sized public park or community green space. They will have experience of managing service contracts, managing in-house teams, developing volunteer and outreach programs and ideally, of successfully applying for Grant funding in similar spaces and delivering on these agreements. A warm and approachable person, the ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for Park management and involving the public in regular use and patronage of these special green spaces. This person will also be numerate and well-organised with good logistical, administrative and back office management experience.
This person’s role as an ambassador for the Gunnersbury Park can not be overstated, this will be a core aspect of the role and we are looking for someone who genuinely enjoys managing big public parks, green spaces, bio-diversity and preserving these spaces for future generations.
We are working with a fantastic charity to recruit their Prospect and Operations Specialist, you will lead on the development of processes and procedures as well as high quality prospect research and development.
You will collaborate with fundraising, data, supporter journey and supporter care teams to ensure joined up working, best practice, and delivery. You will lead on prospect research and due diligence for the charity working closely with external partners and internal stakeholders.
Main areas of work for the Prospect and Operations Specialist:
- Prospect research
- Due diligence
- Create reports and profiles
- Presenting analysis to stakeholders
- Management of suppliers
Essential criteria for the Prospect and Operations Specialist:
- Previous experience of leading a prospect research function
- Ability to liaise, negotiate and influence senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills
If you would like to have an informal discussion, please email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment is a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, and supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector.
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.
If enough applications are received the charity reserves the right to end the application period sooner.
Gunnersbury Park is a beautiful public space between Acton, Brentford, Chiswick and Ealing in West London. Purchased for the nation from the Rothschild family, it was opened to the public by Neville Chamberlain in 1926. A major £50m restoration project funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund was completed in 2018, the park and garden is Grade II listed.
The Charitable Trust’s aim is to make Gunnersbury an outstanding, sustainable green space, celebrating its unique heritage and providing a wide range of educational and cultural activities, events and facilities accessible to all members of the community. Also, to conserve, manage and develop Gunnersbury Estate as a sustainable, recreational, cultural, and educational resource for the benefit of, and in partnership with, all of its local communities.
We are delighted to be working with Gunnersbury Park Charitable Trust to recruit a new Group Administrator to join the team at this very exciting time in its development.
The role:
This key role in the Trust’s staff team will be reporting to the Head of Finance & Resources. The postholder will provide practical, administrative, project-management and communications support to the CEO and Senior Leadership Team. This person will additionally take the lead on the scheduling and minuting of governance meetings both for the Trust and its trading subsidiary, and will ensure efficient and smooth communications between the Trustees, SMT and the wider team.
The person:
The successful candidate will be a highly-organised individual with excellent prioritisation and time-management skills. They will have a excellent eye for detail and an ambition to improve processes and support the CEO and Chair of Trustees to enhance performance of employees and trustee boards through record-keeping and reporting, minute-taking, action-tracking, recording deadlines and monitoring contributions towards the Trust’s charitable purposes.
You will thrive in a mission-driven organisation, and understand the need to balance delivery of the Trust’s core charitable activities, with the CIC’s entrepreneurial spirit as it focusses on generating income to plough back into the historic estate at Gunnersbury and help keep the estate open to all, putting communities at the heart of everything they do.
This person will have significant experience of working in a similar role, ideally with knowledge of the charity sector. An interest in museums, heritage, education or parks and leisure would be an advantage as the Trust delivers a wide and varied range of facilities and activities for the communities of West London.
This role represents a great opportunity for personal development and will suit a confident self-starter, keen to grow and enhance their skills as the role grows organically in line with the organisational needs of Gunnersbury Estates.
Every childhood is worth fighting for. This is our belief. It drives us, and it's the reason our Services team push themselves to transform the lives of children and families – in person, in Hubs nationwide, and through the knowledge they share.
We are currently developing an exciting and innovative service offer to meet the needs of children, young people, families and professionals across the East of England and are looking for Children's Service Practitioner's to join our team to help build capacity and increase our reach to make a difference in the lives of more children and young people.
Our aim is to increase understanding of child sexual abuse and neglect and to raise awareness so that abuse can be identified, responded to and ultimately prevented. We will do this by working with and training local partners to build capacity, skills and knowledge to improve outcomes for children, young people and families.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a new team in developing and building our work in the East of England. The successful candidate will work in a hybrid team, working from home or co-working spaces, supporting the delivery and development of services. In the first instance we will be taking a place-based approach by working in the Luton and Bedfordshire area, however successful candidates will be expected to travel throughout the region.
The ideal candidate will be enthusiastic, flexible and passionate about creating change, working with and making a difference for children and their families. They will have the ability to plan and deliver appropriate services and to support and work alongside partners.
Whilst working within the challenging environment of safeguarding children you will be supported by your colleagues, managers and the wider NSPCC organisation. You will also get an opportunity to work alongside other professionals in the NSPCC to widen your knowledge and skills as well as the opportunity to be involved in our work in schools and campaigning across the East of England. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work with colleagues in other agencies, both statutory and voluntary. Full induction training is provided, and we are committed to ongoing professional development, enabling practitioners to achieve their full potential.
Join us and you'll become part of a team that cares about the work we do and the people we work with. You will discover opportunities to grow, along with challenges and a shared purpose that will bring the best out in you. You will get to find your own way to make a difference that means more, and that impacts young lives.
In return, we offer a full range of family friendly policies and benefits to help achieve a good work-life balance. Our people are at the heart of everything we do. It's because of them that we're able to continue our work to protect children and prevent abuse. We work hard to ensure that that they feel happy and supported in their role.
The NSPCC is committed to equality and diversity and wants to attract a range of talented people. The NSPCC fully supports the rights and opportunities of all staff to seek, obtain and hold employment and to enjoy equal employment opportunities without discrimination.
We have 4 Children's Services Practitioner (Level3) posts available. All applicants must hold a social work qualification to be considered for this position. Please read supporting documents about the role and we encourage interested applicants to make contact to discuss the position further.
Interviews for this position will be held week commencing 14th and 21st October.
Union Chapel has been running an important project to assist asylum seekers resident in Islington contingency hotels.
With funding made available by Islington Council, we provide wraparound support in the form of orientation workshops; health and wellbeing; information relating to the asylum process; ESOL classes; social activities and befriending.
Union Chapel is a church with a strong commitment to social, economic, racial and climate justice. Alongside Margins our charity for people living precarious lives, we aim to ensure dignity and self-determination for all who are seeking safety within the UK. Union Chapel is also well known as a venue for music.
Union Chapel is located in Compton Terrace, N1 but the bulk of the work will take place either in the hotels or in premises close to them in Kings Cross.
The post holder will work closely within the Church team and alongside the Margins staff, especially with our Social Justice Worker.
This post is part time – 3 and ½ days per week. Some early evening work may be required.
Responsibilities and Duties
Run regular ESOL classes and organise new groups according to students’ needs
Recruit volunteers who will provide regular learning opportunities and befriending for hotel residents, including recruitment from within the resident group
Arrange Safeguarding courses and DBS checks for volunteers
Provide information to potential and newly recruited volunteers on the values, activities and scope of the programme
Maintain regular contact and support for volunteers
Manage a timetable for ESOL groups
Liaise with hotel staff and external partners to maximise learning opportunities for students
Plan English classes and provide appropriate learning materials and resources
Provide volunteers and participants with information on other opportunities within our programme such as workshops on the asylum process and health and wellbeing and other free opportunities
Report any safeguarding issues in a timely manner
Work closely with our Social Justice Worker and attend weekly drop-ins
Carry out follow-up referral work
Person Specification
Essential
Experience of providing ESOL
Understanding of approaches to language learning
Understanding of the situation of asylum seekers in the UK and empathise with them
Experience of volunteering, recruiting and supporting volunteers
Good organisational and administrative skills
Experience of group work in a community setting
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding concerns for vulnerable adults
Desirable
Ability to speak one or more of the languages spoken by hostel residents, currently Farsi, Arabic, Tigrayan, Kurdish Sorani, and French
Qualification in adult education
Closing date for applications: 4 October, 2024
Interviews: week of 14 November, 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
‘’After the diagnosis, I was referred to Teesside Hospice for the Day Hospice to get help with the emotional effects of the illness, and with my medication. I was so apprehensive, I thought it was a place where you go to die. I was wrong. It’s not about death at all. Everyone at the hospice encourages you to be the best you can be every day’’.
For over 38 years Teesside Hospice has been committed to changing lives across Teesside & North Yorkshire by supporting people and families who’ve been affected by a terminal illness. They provide specialist palliative care and wellbeing activities alongside grief & trauma counselling services for adults and children across the region. Helping them to make the most of every day, ensuring they receive the best possible care by creating experiences and memories that last a lifetime.
The life changing services the Hospice provides are available free of charge to the people who need them most. Despite costing over £3m a year to run, the hospice is largely dependent on fundraised income, with over half of that coming primarily from fundraising activities across Teesside and local residents via retail sales in their shops.
We are now looking for an experienced and ambitious Head of Fundraising to lead the dedicated Fundraising Team at the hospice to ensure financial sustainability of the organisation’s services.
The Role
As the Head of Fundraising, you will be responsible for leading and developing the fundraising department. Duties will include:
- Working alongside the Director of Income Generation to create, develop & deliver a fundraising strategy to support the Hospice’s new objectives
- Lead, mentor, and develop the fundraising team, setting clear objectives and providing ongoing support and training.
- Planning and overseeing the delivery of excellent stewardship of supporters to maximise donor loyalty and lifetime value.
- Recruit, train, and manage volunteers to support fundraising activities.
- Identify new fundraising opportunities and innovative approaches to diversify income streams.
The Person
We are looking for a skilled Head of Fundraising with proven experience to take this established fundraising team to the next level. You should be a flexible and resilient leader, adept at encouraging a culture of innovation within the fundraising team, fostering creativity and continuous improvement.
Bringing with you unrivalled communications skills you will be the primary point of contact for fundraising related inquiries and represent Teesside Hospice at external events and meetings. Ideally you will have the ability to nurture relationships with existing and potential supporters, creating sustainable income from multiple streams.
Why Teesside Hospice
Teesside Hospice offers a fantastic environment to work in and a Hospice Hero’s rewards package for all staff, just some of the benefits included are:
- Competitive pay
- Flexible working
- Free parking
- Generous annual leave
- Blue Light Card & Charity Workers scheme
- Scope for progression
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free coffee & cake on your birthday
This hugely exciting role is permanent, full-time and based at the Hospice in Middlesbrough, with the potential to work some days from home once established in the role.
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.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £29,121 - £33,417 per annum
Location: Stokenchurch
Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. We’re here for people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire when they need us most. Bringing hospital-level care by land and air.
We exist to give everybody in our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. Our mission is to do everything in our power to protect, save and revive lives, with the best critical care at the scene and beyond.
We love what we do. Our charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support, and encourage everyone to be their best and we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. As an innovative charity, we are continually developing our organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to deliver a unique emergency service, where and when it is most needed. We are driven to do the right thing for our patients, their families, our supporters, and community. All our staff live our values: passion, excellence, respect, and care.
The role
In this role you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of Trust and Foundation fundraising. Your responsibilities will include building long-term partnerships with grant making trusts and foundations, ensuring support through in-depth research, excellent stewardship, and timely and accurate reporting. You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and collaboratively with the Philanthropy and Partnerships Team, as well as colleagues across the organisation to find creative and compelling projects to be funded.
About you
As an effective communicator you will have excellent written and verbal skills with the ability to create high quality proposals and informative reports. You will have excellent relationship management skills with the confidence to liaise with internal and external stakeholders at all levels.
Your role involves managing the trusts and foundations pipeline and you will need to be able to take initiative, research, prioritise and organise your own work to achieve deadlines across multiple tasks.
You will have:
- Experience in new identifying, researching, and reaching new prospects.
- Experience in writing bespoke proposals.
- Strong administrative, planning & prioritisation abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft office applications
If this role sounds like it is for you, we would love you to apply!
Vacancy Closing Date: 20 October 2024
You may have experience in the following roles: Grants Fundraiser, Trust and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Executive, Development Officer, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Grants and Proposals Officer, Major Gifts Officer, Corporate Partnerships Manager, etc.
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We're hiring!
We are on the lookout for a Prospect Researcher and Coordinator to join our talented UK Trusts team. If you are a motivated and highly organised individual with an eye for detail, we want to hear from you!
Tearfund's vision is to see people lifted out of poverty, living transformed lives and fulfilling their God-given potential. As trust fundraisers we have the joy of helping to make that happen. Our team manages key donor relationships, aiming to secure significant grants that will extend Tearfund's reach and impact around the world.
We have the privilege of working with a wide range of funders, as well as Tearfund's field staff, technical experts and leadership team. We enable funders to connect with the issues they are passionate about and to challenge the injustices they see.
This role will involve conducting vital research on trusts and foundations to help us engage more effectively with existing donors and uncover new prospects. Additionally, you will support the team's administrative functions, ensuring smooth operations and effective planning.
Good relationships are key to what we do - both internally and externally - so building connections in both spheres is key to this role.
We offer a supportive team environment, where we are always learning, as well as the opportunity to test new ideas and develop our approach to trust fundraising.
Please note: This role is part time (28 hours per week) and fixed term for 6 months. The full time salary is £32,291 per annum and the part time salary is £25,833 (part time 4 days per week).
We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities and those from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds (in our UK workforce) as these groups are currently under-represented at Tearfund.
This role is eligible for hybrid working and you will be required to work from a designated Tearfund office and from your home by agreement with the line manager.
All applicants must be committed to Tearfund's Christian beliefs.
The recruitment process will include specific checks related to safeguarding. In addition, personal identification information will be submitted against a Watchlist database to check against criminal convictions as a counter-terror measure.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.