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Location: Hybrid working part London Office (Islington, London) part home work. The post holder will work a minimum of 1 day per week in the office.

Salary: £34,525 per annum  
Hours: 35 hours per week 

This is a full time permanent position.  

Interviews will be scheduled as and when applications are received. Please apply promptly as the vacancy will close once we have appointed a successful candidate.  

  

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for a Senior Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join our ambitious and growing type 1 diabetes charity, JDRF, as part of the policy and public affairs team.  You will work on projects with our corporate partners and high-level Parliamentarians, people with type 1 diabetes, policy makers and researchers. You will help to deliver JDRF’s influencing plans, improving access to and choice of type 1 diabetes treatments and technology.

This role will be fundamental in delivery of our advocacy mission: to reduce health inequalities in type 1 diabetes, to widen access to type 1 diabetes treatments and technologies and to ensure that people with type 1 get access to emerging new treatments and future cures.

An experienced public affairs professional, you may have worked for charities, in parliament or an organisation before in a similar role.  You will have excellent written and communication skills, the ability to understand complex policy issues and communicate them effectively, as well as fantastic interpersonal skills. 

Experience required 

• ​drafting briefings, reports and policy submissions

• communicating across a range of parliamentary and professional stakeholders at all levels

• working in a public affairs and/or policy-based environment

• experience of leading public affairs delivery of a cross sector, multi stakeholder programme

• conducting research and analysis, summarising findings clearly to a range of audiences 

About JDRF 

JDRF is the world’s leading charitable research funder into type 1 diabetes, improving lives until we find the cure. We are dedicated to our 400,000 strong type 1 community in the UK and work closely with our international affiliates across the world, including the US, Canada and Australia. 

You will find a vibrant atmosphere and spirited team at JDRF, always striving to make a difference to people living with type 1. 

Employee benefits 

As an employer we offer: 

• Hybrid working arrangements
• Flexible working and will consider compressed hours
• Generous annual leave entitlement – 25 days per year plus bank holidays for full-time staff with leave increasing after three and five years’ service
• Health cash plan that allows you to claim for some treatments such as dental, optical and physiotherapy treatment
• Season ticket and cycle loan
• Pension scheme
• Family-friendly policies – maternity, paternity, adoption and shared parental leave at enhanced rates
• Personalised training to suit your career aspirations and professional development 

JDRF is an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all individuals regardless of race, gender, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation or age. 

I am delighted to be working with a fantastic disability organisation in search of a Finance Manager. This is a full-time West Midlands based hybrid role for three months. Your role will be to lead on financial support including data analysis, cash and investment management, insurance, control of the ledgers, annual accounts process and completion.

Key responsibilities:

Production of SORP compliant annual financial statements.

Administration of the insurance and investments

Lead on annual audit and on audit provision for both internal and external audit.

Analytical reviews of the balance sheet including review of journals.

Balance sheet reconciliations.

Supplier account reconciliations.

Management of bad debt and restricted, designated reserves

Responsible for all payrolls plus pay modelling.

Working with the Head of Finance Business Partners to ensure all budgets are agreed and implemented in the accounting system.

Administration of charity-wide credit card accounts.

Cash flow reporting and production of rolling cash flow forecasts for the charity.

Tax management including the VAT return.

Management of the accounting ledgers plus the interface with payroll and asset management.

Production of KPI’s in relation to balance sheet and cash

Proactively and continuously improve processes and systems (GDPR Compliant);

If you have the above skills and experience and you are immediately available, please apply online today and I will contact you to discuss putting you forward for this exciting role!

We are recruiting for a Children's Support Worker to join our team in Athena, Lewisham; the scope on this job involves….

Job Title: Children's Support Worker

Location: Athena, Lewisham
Salary: £28,104 per annum
Contract type: Full-time, Fixed-term (1 year)

Hours: 37.5

We want kind and empathic people to work at Refuge, who believe in equality, diversity, and inclusion, are experts in their area of knowledge, want to make a positive difference and improve the lives of the women and children we support.

We are recruiting for a Children’s Support Worker who will be working closely with children and their mothers who are living in our refuges escaping domestic violence and other forms of violence and abuse, to provide personal welfare support and ensure that our clients are provided with a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment.

This post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Closing date: 9am on 21 July 2024

Interview date: 29 July 2024

Benefits

Refuge offers a variety of exciting opportunities to learn, develop and grow in your career. We recognise the value everyone brings to the organisation to achieve our aims and are dedicated to developing and rewarding our staff. More details of our benefits can be found in Job Information Pack.

We are delighted to be recruiting for a part time Volunteer & Work Experience Co-ordinator to work at the Royal Hospital Chelsea. This is a fixed term contract until 31st December 2025, working 25 hours per week, or approximately 3 days. 

The role

The purpose of the Volunteer & Work Experience Co-ordinator role is to build a team of volunteers from the Royal Hospital Chelsea community, veteran community (including spouses of Service personnel) and wider area to support the activities in our new Visitor, Outreach and Heritage Centre. Working closely with our Volunteer Manager, the Co-ordinator will organise volunteer recruitment days and events to acknowledge and thank volunteers for their invaluable contribution.

The successful candidate will also develop a work experience programme for young people. This includes internships, opportunities for Master’s students to undertake project based work, rolling work experience opportunities and events for local people to engage with the Royal Hospital’s heritage.

The post-holder will sit within the new Audience Engagement team, working closely with volunteers and partners, such as Chelsea Pensioner tour and museum guides, other universities offering heritage programmes, local secondary schools and academies, and the project’s design team.

Who we are looking for:

You will have experience of supporting a volunteer programme and work experience opportunities, coordinating training for volunteers, volunteer reward schemes and managing rotas. You will love working with teams, meeting people, and forming partnerships. You gain satisfaction from enabling others to achieve their potential and you motivate those around you.  No formal qualifications are needed for this role, and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply. We welcome applications from those who can understand and show empathy with our mission and purpose.

About us.

The ethos of the Royal Hospital is one that puts a premium on selflessness and companionship.  Our values of nurturing belonging, respect individuals, encourage pride and enjoy life underpin that ethos. We are united in a shared purpose, living and working together and ensuring everyone has a place in our diverse social and military community.

The Royal Hospital Chelsea is dedicated to equality, diversity, and inclusion, where all backgrounds and abilities can reach their full potential. We pride ourselves on attracting a wide range of talent, removing potential barriers, and promoting equal opportunities. We know, the more varied and inclusive our teams are, the better our organisation will be for our community. We are a Disability Confident employer dedicated to hiring diverse talent and ensuring you are treated with respect throughout the recruitment process and upon joining our community.

Our selection process.

Should your application be successful you will be invited to a formal interview where you will be asked questions relating to your experiences and key requirements of the role. If you are successful after the interviews we will:

• Ask for references from those you have listed on your application form
• Check your right to live and work in the UK
• Check any declarations you have made on your application form
• Ask you to complete a medical form
• Carry out an Enhanced DBS application.

Full time (flexible working options available)

Closing Date: 28 July 2024

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Save the Children UK has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, influential, and collaborative brand expert with solid experience in developing brand marketing communications; to join us as our Brand Marketing and Integration Lead. 

About Us 

We are Save the Children. Together we create lasting change with and for children.  In the UK and around the world, we influence policy and legal changes, share our expertise and skills with others and bring in new approaches in order to increase our impact for children. We are dedicated to reducing hunger and malnutrition, reducing child poverty, improving health, reducing violence against children and increasing access to a quality education. In this way we help give children a fair chance at a future they deserve.

About the role 

As Brand Marketing and Integration Lead, you will be at the forefront of our efforts to convey our brand positioning. In the run up to campaign periods, you will lead a multi-disciplinary pop-up squad of senior colleagues, ensuring that all communications provide an exceptional and coherent audience experience. Your leadership will be crucial in the long-term growth of our brand metrics, supporter base and income. 

In this role, you will: 

• Spearhead brand marketing activity across paid, owned and earned in order to prime audiences and drive delivery of the organisation's ambitious brand, fundraising and campaigning targets. 

• Develop Save the Children's approach to brand marketing and optimise integration with fundraising and campaigning to ensure we are greater than the sum of our parts. 

• Head up an internal multi-disciplinary pop-up squad to deliver sector-leading, multi-channel brand advertising with coherent onward journeys.   

• Drive relationships with external agencies in media, creative and measurement, guiding and shaping their output so it is as strong as it can be. 

• Manage the campaign budget, making recommendations for how to spend the budget wisely to maximise impact.

• Guide, inspire and equip colleagues to represent our brand through their everyday fundraising, media, campaigning and advocacy activities. 

• Optimise and develop strategies and frameworks which advance the impact of brand within Save the Children UK. 

 About you 

To be successful, it is important that you have: 

• Solid brand expertise with an innate understanding of the value of brand, including purpose, visual identity and personality traits; and a true believer in the power of the long and the short of it. 

• Proven track record in developing and delivering brand marketing across multiple channels, achieving effective integration which delivers to several objectives. 

• Brilliant relationship builder, able to identify and reconcile the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.

• Strategic mindset, with a laser focus on the vision and success criteria. 

• Experience of developing strategies and/ or communication frameworks. 

• Demonstrable experience of using insight and analysis to improve brand marketing performance. 

 What we offer you: 

• A diverse, unique role where no two days are the same, with huge capacity to build and acquire new personal and professional skills and create your own scope to make change within one of the world's leading international charities.   

• An organisation that believes in innovation and a diverse set of brilliant colleagues who are both experts in their fields and keen collaborators. 

• Working for a charity provides one of the best benefits there is – a sense of purpose and reward for helping others. We also understand the importance of giving back to our employees to ensure a happy and healthy working environment and work/life balance. 

• To have the best (and happiest) employees, we focus on flexibility, inclusion, collaboration, health and wellbeing – both in and outside of work. 

• We provide a wide range of benefits which will reward your hard work, motivate you and inspire you to work to improve the lives of children every day. 

Closing date: July 28, 2024 

Please note: To avoid disappointment, you are advised to submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Ways of Working:

The majority of our roles can be performed remotely in the UK, but there are likely to be times when you will be required to come to your contracted office (up to 2-4 days per month or 6-8 days per quarter).  This will be agreed with your Line Manager and team and is intended to be time spent on collaborating with colleagues and relationship building. 

Please note: travel costs to your contracted office will be at your own expense. 

Flexible Working - We are happy to discuss flexible working options at interview.

Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion: 

Save the Children UK believes in a world that is fair, inclusive and equitable where all children have the opportunity to change their world. We apply this to our workforce and we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive organisation where all employees have a sense of belonging and feel that they can be "Free to Be Me". We are not looking for just one type of person - we want to recruit people who can add fresh perspectives, innovative ideas or challenge that disrupts the risk of group think. 

We are especially interested in people whose childhood experiences - of life on a low income, of migration, of being in a racialised community, of the care system, of being LGBT+ or in an LGBT+ family or living with (or with someone with) a disability - help us to see things we might otherwise miss. Whatever your story is we want to hear it because we know that different voices, ideas, perspectives and knowledge, working together will enable us to better the lives of children around the world. This is the reason why we are all here.

RISE is pleased to be seeking candidates for a skilled professional within our housing team.  We are offering EITHER a Caseworker role OR a Team Leader Role.  The post is funded until the end of August 2025, with extension possible depending on funding.

Option One:  Housing Support and Sanctuary Scheme Caseworker

This role will suit you if you like the idea of problem-solving housing challenges with vulnerable victims of domestic abuse and have relevant experience of support work and/or are familiar with housing-related issues.  You will be part of a small team helping survivors to secure appropriate housing and to enhance the security of their living arrangements via the Sanctuary scheme with the help of funding from Brighton & Hove Council and our dedicated security contractors.  The post will suit a proactive, empowering, and collaborative worker.

Option Two: Senior Housing Support and Sanctuary Scheme Caseworker / Team Leader

This post will deliver support as above whilst also co-ordinating and leading the Housing Team, providing management support, casework guidance and working as an integral part of RISE’s management team.

All posts at RISE are subject to available funds. 

We offer hybrid working with some requirements to be onsite. We believe in creating a positive environment where our differences are respected and each of us feels valued for our contribution.

We'll send you the interview questions in advance if you're shortlisted. This is because we want you to be well-prepared and confident during the interview.

More information about the role and how to apply is available on the RISE website.

 

Closing date:  28 July 2024

Interview date: 6 & 7 August 2024

* This post is only open to female applicants as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.

The successful candidate will join a highly regarded women-led, women-centred, and trauma-informed charity with almost 30-years track record in violence against women and girls (VAWG) and LGBT Domestic Abuse.

RISE is committed to ending racism and has signed up to the Ending Racism in VAWG commitments: 

We are committed to actively holding anti-racist values and practices and nurturing the contributions from Black and minoritised women within the sector to grow Black and minoritised women in leadership roles.

RISE is a Disability Confident and Mindful Employer working actively to create a staff team to better reflect our community. We do this by encouraging black and minorities and disabled women to apply for this role with a guaranteed interview to all women meeting this description that meet the person specification required.

On appointment you will be expected to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure and supply us with references.

 

Benefits that we can offer in return:

· Living Wage Employer

· 3% employer contribution pension.

· Generous holiday entitlement of 27 days’ annual leave rising to 29 after 5 years plus bank holidays.

· Employee assistance programme.

· Focus on well-being and balancing flexible working alongside RISE’s priorities.

· Committed to training and learning opportunities for continuous development. Trauma Focussed wellbeing support.

 

Financial Reporting Accountant | £50,000 - £54,632 | Permanent | Fully Remote / Home Based

For the UK's largest not-for-profit social enterprise in the employment and social mobility sector, we are recruiting a Financial Reporting Accountant. This role will ensure all subsidiaries of the Group are following correct accounting standards and will lead on year-end accounting, Audit activity, external reporting and the preparation of consolidated accounts. There is also the opportunity to work on a VAT optimisation project for a new entity. This role will suit someone who is fully qualified, happy to work fully remotely, and with experience of financial reporting within multiple entities.

Main Duties:

• Prepare statutory year-end accounts across the Group companies
• Preparation of the Group consolidations
• Preparation and review of balance sheet reconciliations across the group companies
• Preparation of reporting and financial information for internal and external stakeholders
• Work with Auditors as and when required
• Support a new VAT project focused on VAT optimisation within a new entity
• Ensure all financial software systems have strong controls
• Drive continuous improvement in processes
• Ensure financial implications of all new policies are correctly interpreted and implemented

Person Specification:

• ACA or ACCA Qualified
• Substantial experience of preparing final accounts and consolidation for a group of entities
• Strong technical financial ability and experience of external financial reporting
• Ability to embrace change and drive continuous improvement
• Excellent Excel skills and ideally experience with Agresso Business World

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As an employer, we are committed to ensuring the representation of people from all backgrounds regardless of their gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, ethnicity, age, neurodiversity, disability status, or any other aspect which makes them unique. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds to apply and would encourage you to let us know if there are steps, we can take to ensure that your recruitment process enables you to present yourself in a way that makes you comfortable.

Do you want to tackle the homelessness crisis with your creativity and marketing knowledge?

We are looking for a Senior Marketing and Brand Officer to join the newly formed Public Engagement team. This role will play a vital role in driving public awareness and engagement with St Mungo’s and our work, to end homelessness and rebuild lives.

In this role you will:

• Deliver creative content and develop strategies to drive engagement across multiple channels, with a focus on digital, telling unique stories about our work and impact.
• Deliver and monitor advertising campaigns to raise awareness, supporting on agency, budget and production management.
• Run integrated campaigns around awareness days like World Homeless Day and International Women’s Day to increase awareness and public engagement.

St Mungo’s rebranded in April and the Senior Officer will be key in delivering a programme of work to activate the new brand and ensure that St Mungo’s is top of mind for the public. The role reports to the Assistant Head of Public Engagement (Marketing and Brand), meaning there is lots of room to grow and own strategic projects. The role offers excellent cross-learning opportunities as it sits within a fundraising team and will also work on policy messages and objectives.

About you

This role could be right for you if…

• You are as excited about working on big campaigns as you are delivering high quality content for the day-to-day on social media.
• You want to learn about, or have some experience in, brand tracking metrics and want to understand the strategy behind awareness building, as well as delivering tangible results.
• You are confident getting out and about, meeting with many different stakeholders, teams and services to deliver your work.
• Above all, you will be genuinely committed to tackling homelessness and rough sleeping.

In this role you will be required to work flexibly for at least 2 days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations. 

How to apply

To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.

To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website. 

Closing date: 10am 23 July 2024

Interview and assessments on: 1 - 2 August 2024

St Mungo's are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We strongly encourage applications from all under-represented groups.

What we offer

• Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
• A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
• Great Pay and Other Benefits

I am delighted to be working with an amazing health charity in search of a Supporter Care Assistant. This is a full-time, London based hybrid role for five months. As Supporter Care Assistant your role is to support the Fundraising and Marketing Department.

Your varied responsibilities will include: Responding to telephone or email enquiries; taking donations over the phone; resolving complaints and thanking supporters during the charity’s busiest time.

Key tasks and duties:

Supporter Enquiries / Complaints

Address ad hoc supporter queries in writing or by telephone including the handling of complaints showing empathy and professionalism.

Take telephone donations and direct debit instructions accurately.

Ensure the fundraising database is updated at all times.

Income Processing:

Accurately record supporter details for each gift, updating existing records or creating new records as appropriate onto our database / CRM system.

Using data securely and with best practice data protection principles in line with GDPR

To thank each gift in line with Breast Cancer Now thanking process, ensuring that the acknowledgement is personalised appropriately and exceeding supporter expectations

Confident in dealing with supporters over the telephone to offer excellent customer service and have a proactive approach to dealing with issues.

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today!

I am excited to be working with an amazing support charity in search of an Executive Assistant to the CEO.  This is a part-time, London based hybrid role until 31 December 2024. As EA you will be responsible for safeguarding staff time by leading on key administrative workflows across the charity, including the Board operations.

Main duties:

Act as first point of contact; monitoring general email, triage enquiries, drafting correspondence, scheduling external meetings on behalf of team members. 

Act as a point of contact for working group participants, answering enquiries, sending participation packs, scheduling meetings etc.

Support project management office team with scheduling, preparing pre-reads and other documents, minute taking and communicating action items after PMO meetings.

Arrange domestic and international travel, including flights, accommodations, logistics, itineraries and travel preparation for team member co-working days, offsites, retreats, etc. 

Arrange training, including health and safety, safeguarding, data protection & GDPR, equality & diversity training. 

Act as Board Secretary, provide administrative support, maintain and update Trustee information and records.

Act as the key point of contact, servicing Trustees engagement with our charity; including minuting and scheduling meetings, inductions and recruitment, etc.

Manage workflows associated with the recruitment and induction of Trustees; with support from our Governance, HR and Change Management consultants

Developing and recording the standard operating procedures for the Board

Coordinate the review, updating and implementation of Board policies

Coordinate the preparation of Board papers, financial documents and minutes in advance of Board and subcommittee meetings.

Arrange training, including health and safety, safeguarding, data protection & GDPR, equality & diversity trainings.

Act as first point of contact for all IT service providers and contractors 

Act as first line of administrative support for Chief of Staff, including preparing induction, onboarding and offboarding documents

If you have the above skills and experience and are immediately available, please apply online today, I am waiting to hear from you!

Northcote Church is a church for all on Northcote Road, based in the heart of Battersea/Clapham in South-West London.

We’re really excited to be expanding our staff team at Northcote Church and we'd love to hear from you if you have a heart for working with youth, students and young adults across our local community.

We’re looking for a creative and experienced individual who would love to join us on Northcote Road to head up our work with youth and young adults during this exciting new season at Northcote Church.

As an inclusive and affirming church, we believe in welcoming everyone through our doors and believe that everyone is fully loved by God despite our differences (gender, sexuality, race, religion etc). We are part of the Inclusive Church network, Affirming Baptists and The Welcome Directory. 

This is a pioneering and expansive role as we continue to develop our church community and dream about our wider work within the local community. 

This role is a full time paid position with accommodation provided so that our 'Head of Youth & Young Adults' can live in the heart of our community in a beautiful and lively part of London.

About the role

Join our team at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) as a People Partner (Learning and Development). As part of our People team, you will play a key role in driving the continuous growth and development of our employees through innovative learning initiatives. This role is crucial to our mission of improving healthcare for women and girls worldwide by ensuring our teams are equipped with the knowledge and skills to deliver excellence in women’s health care.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design, delivery and evaluation of the College’s learning programmes for our employees
• Collaborate with the Director of People to implement learning and development initiatives aligned to achieving the people strategy
• Partner senior leaders and their teams on people matters
• Advise and support our managers on employee relations issues
• Champion Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) through the development and delivery of related learning and education programmes

For the full list of key responsibilities, please check the recruitment pack on our careers site

About you

You will be proactive with a strong background in Learning and Development and partnering leaders. You should be passionate about fostering a culture of continuous learning and development within our diverse team, driven by a commitment to organisational excellence through effective people strategies.

Requirements

• Demonstrable experience in a People Partnering role with a focus on employee relations and L&D programme management
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities effectively

Our culture and benefits

As a valued member of the team, you will be located in our stunning offices close to Borough Market. We offer a friendly; values led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:

• Agile and flexible working
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays and office closure from 25 December to 1 January
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution after probation
• Enhanced wellbeing and family leave and pay policies
• Interest-free bike and season ticket loans after probation
• Tailored Learning and Development and study leave
• Affinity staff networks
• Free lunch in our beautiful Union Street building
• Employee assistance programme
• Life assurance and income protection schemes
• Lifestyle discounts

For a full list of the benefits we offer, please visit our careers site.

How to apply

• Closing date: 10.00 am on Monday 22 July 2024 
• Interview dates: 25 and 26 July 2024

​We believe that diverse teams will deliver the best outcomes for women's healthcare and we strive to be an inclusive employer. We are therefore looking for candidates whose backgrounds, experience and identity enhance the diversity of our existing team. We are particularly encouraging applications from underrepresented groups at the College such as those from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds and those with a disability. To find out more, please see our Diversity Policy and Equal Opportunities Policy.

We are only accepting applicants with a right to work in the UK; we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.

About us

The RCOG is a professional membership association dedicated to improving women’s health care across the world. We do this by setting standards for clinical practice, providing doctors with training and lifelong learning, and working with partners to advocate for women’s health and health care across their life course. We are a global leader in this specialist area, supporting 16,000 members in the UK and internationally.

We are a values-led organisation placing high standards, innovation, openness, inclusiveness and trust at the centre of all we do.

Location: Edenbridge
Discipline: Care and Support
Job type: Fixed Term
Salary: £23,559 per annum (pro rota)
Expiry date: 01 Aug 2024 23:59

Do you have administration experience? Would you like to work for a dedicated charity that support individuals with learning disabilities to live the best life possible.

Fixed term contract (6 Months)

At Hft, we are recruiting for a Business Support Officer (Part-time) to join our team. The Business Support Officer will be a lead for our Edenbridge services, and will be based in Edenbridge. The role will consist of administration around finance, employee engagement and office management - see more about the role below. You may occasionally be required to travel to other locations within the regions, as agreed with your manager. Possession of a full EU/UK driving license, with your own transport and prepared to use and insure for work purposes, is **essential **for this role. This is a part-time role for 22.5 hours a week.

Apart from a rewarding career, what\'s in it for you?

There are a range of benefits and career development opportunities at Hft. We’ll give you a comprehensive induction, full training, and support along the way.

As a ‘Gold’ standard Investors in People accredited employer, we are committed to supporting colleague wellbeing as a priority. Within this, all Hft employees get access to Telus Health – the world’s biggest 24/7 colleague counselling and support service. It is completely free for all colleagues to use in complete confidence, whenever and however they want to access it.

What else?

- Annual Leave: 33 days (including 8 days statutory bank holidays)
- Qualification in Business Administration Level 3 or similar, if you do not already have a relevant qualification
- Wage incentives: 20% bank holidays’ allowance with an increased rate of 50% for key dates over Christmas.
- Training: Access to award winning training and development
- Wagestream: Allows you to flexibly access your pay throughout the month and utilise a range of financial support, through its dedicated app
- Aviva Digicare + workplace: Access to wellbeing services including health checks, Digital GP and mental health support.
- TELUS health: A 24/service, completely confidential counselling and support platform and helpline that is free for all colleagues to use.
- Discounted mobile ‘phone contracts. As an Hft employee, you’ll be able to take advantage of Vodafone’s Employee Advantage programme, giving you up to 30% off.
- Care Friends: Employee referral app – earn money for referring your friends to work for Hft.
- Free life assurance – 3 x your annual salary
- Family friendly policies – Part time, annualised and compressed hours. Generous return to work bonus following maternity leave.

About you

- You will have previous administration experience and strong IT knowledge, including experience of using Microsoft Office with the ability to produce reports and presentations within Excel, Word and PowerPoint.

- Good financial understanding of management accounts including working knowledge of purchase and sales ledger as well as petty cash, credit card reconciliation is key.

- You will have a strong understanding of GDPR and experience managing sensitive data including workforce documentation. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, where priorities frequently change and you are keen to learn and adapt to new systems and processes all while maintaining attention to detail and accuracy.

We are really passionate about what we do and look for likeminded individuals with a positive attitude to people with learning disabilities!

About the role

As a Business Support Officer, you will support individual areas and provide positive and timely business support for the Care and Support function to meet their delivery of organisation business processes. This will include finance, data gathering, employee engagement/support (on-board/off-board) as well as mobile phone device management and registered area office management.

Whilst individual roles will be based locally within an area office (within the geographical region), the Business Support Officer will be part of the wider Business Support team for the Region and will report to the respective Regional Business Support Manager who will determine working patterns in collaboration with the Registered Area Managers.

Responsibilities include

- Invoicing and PO support
- Raising invoice recharges and journals including for example, online purchases for people we support, emergency cash advances, fuel, mileage and service car leases
- Income returns and support local banking
- Credit card reconciliations
- Petty cash management
- Fundraising income support
- Reward and Recognition support including for example, localised support for GEM vouchers, Refer a Friend process support and any other related organizational reward and recognition initiatives.
- Daily operational tasks e.g. answering the phone / responding to emails
- Dealing with support queries and redirecting appropriately
- Looking after incoming and outgoing post
- Liaising with visitors and contractors
- Employee / engagement support
- Fleet management support
- Agency support
- Health and safety management
- and other tasks as required.

If you are interested in working at Hft and you would like to make a difference, please apply today!

Apply Now

REF-215395

Permanent contract

37 hours per week

£29,855 per annum (plus allowances)

Location : Plymouth

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our children and families directorate, which works to provide immediate one-to-one and group support for children who urgently need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country.

We are currently looking for an experienced Substance Misuse Project Worker to join our dynamic, ambitious team.

A key part of this role will be your ability to ensure that all young people in contact with the service are assessed and treated for identified drug/alcohol problems.

In order to be successful in this role, you must have:

-Knowledge of substance misuse (drugs and alcohol) and awareness of national and local initiatives

-Knowledge of relevant policy and government strategy documents

-Knowledge of the criminal justice process, specifically in relation to young people

-Knowledge of child/adolescent development and young person centred interventions

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Tuesday 6th August 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Tuesday 23rd July.

Interviews will be held on a date to be confirmed.

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