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Just for Kids Law (JfKL) works with and for children and young people to hold those with power to account and fight for wider reform. They do this by providing legal representation and advice, strategic litigation, campaigning, and equipping others to work for children’s rights.

They’ve achieved some incredible reforms that make a big difference to the lives of children and young people, including changes to the law on criminal records, which resulted in thousands of young people not being held back from fulfilling their potential, and ensuring that 17-year-olds are always treated as children in police custody. Additionally, JfKL hosts The Children’s Rights Alliance for England (CRAE), which works with around 100 members to promote children’s rights and monitor government implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

"Just for Kids Law has recently refocussed to ensure we make an impact where it’s needed most: providing trauma-informed and anti-racist legal representation to children and young people in contact with the criminal justice system and using the evidence from this case work to fight for systematic change.

We are looking for an exceptional colleague to co-lead the organisation with us and further strengthen Just for Kids Law’s fundraising and communications capacity. If you would relish the opportunity of working in a fast-paced, rights-based organisation that doesn’t shy away from the difficult issues, we would love to hear from you."

Aika Stephenson and Louise King, Co-Leads of Just For Kids Law

Currently, c.80% of income is from trusts and foundations. Other sources including legal aid income and individual giving, and HNWIs have previously donated gifts of up to £250,000. JfKL’s work and outstanding impact spans diverse activities including criminal law, human rights monitoring, youth justice, anti-racism, and campaigning for systemic change, providing ample scope to further develop trust and foundation income and shape compelling cases for support for HNWI gifts.

As Director of Development and Co-Lead, you will: 

• Develop and implement a fundraising strategy focused initially on maximising trust and foundation support and subsequently on building a HNWI fundraising programme
• Lead on creating a communication strategy 
• Oversee the finance and operations team of two people
• Lead the long-term diversification of the funding portfolio

Ideal skills and experience: 

• Ability to contribute to organisational strategy development
• Creating and delivering successful high-value fundraising programmes
• Securing five- and six-figure income from trusts and HNWIs
• Financial and budget management and devising budgeted cases for support
• Working with boards of trustees
• Thrive in a small team environment, collaborating effectively with peers and senior stakeholders

Are you considering entering a career in law, having a strong passion for social justice? We are recruiting a Legal Assistant to provide administrative and legal support to PILC’s Gypsy and Traveller Legal Advice project which aims to defend and promote the rights of gypsies and travellers to pursue a nomadic way of life. You will assist our Supervising Solicitor, an expert in gypsy and traveller law, who has represented this underprivileged community over the last 15 years. As well as working on client files, you will liaise with the Legal Aid Agency to ensure their cases receive public funding, making sure documentation is prepared for court hearings, and arranging for experts and other participants to take part in proceedings.  

Ideally you will be available to join us from the beginning of September to benefit from a full introduction by the incumbent.

Since becoming independent in 2019, PILC has gone from strength to strength by carefully expanding our strategic priorities and project areas. Our team is growing and currently made up of 17 staff working from our modern offices in Cambridge Heath, E2.

We are looking for an inspiring programme manager to lead our work and drive concrete changes on access to justice on behalf of the solicitor profession. Being successful in this role means harnessing the expertise of colleagues, our members and external stakeholders to drive a programme and campaigns that increase the visibility, reach and impact of the Law Society's work on access to justice, galvanises stakeholders across the justice sector behind our vision, and secures fairer justice outcomes for all.

You will lead a cross-organisational team of issue and functional experts through matrix management to deliver our 21st Century Justice thought leadership and influencing programme, ensuring it is aligned with the Law Society's broader goals, mission and approach. Working with senior managers, Law Society's Office Holders and colleagues to support broad and high-level stakeholder engagement on access to justice issues, you will create an ambitious programme for change and work with others to deliver a campaign with impact.

The Role

• Developing and maintaining the central portfolio plan, helping to capture and sort new project demand.
• You'll also be working with the projects on a day-to-day basis to provide comprehensive support, ensure key controls are in place.
• Championing the PMO framework, promoting the adoption of good practice and be a key go to person for the teams.

What we're looking for

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity and respect.

We offer hybrid working, a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Gemma Wieberg on

Central England Law Centre (CELC) provides a vital service to clients across Coventry and Birmingham, providing support for all aspects of housing law through a team of dedicated solicitors, caseworkers, paralegals and support workers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced caseworker or solicitor to join the team, supporting our clients across Birmingham in the delivery of casework through the Law Centre’s Legal Aid contract.

The successful candidate will be subject to a basic DBS check.

Responsibilities

With responsibility for a caseload of clients across Birmingham, the successful candidate will:

• Advise clients on all aspects of housing law through face-to-face and telephone appointments
• Undertake casework and represent clients at court as appropriate
• Liaise with the Legal Aid Agency in respect of funding applications and claims
• Complete public funding forms via CCMS and paper applications where appropriate
• Promptly cost and bill closed cases in order to meet individual and team targets

Person Specification

• A solicitor or caseworker with proven experience of the delivery of casework through a legal aid contract
• A demonstrable commitment to social justice
• The ability to work sympathetically and effectively with a wide variety of clients
• Experience of advocating for clients in court and with other agencies
• Demonstrable knowledge and understanding of legal aid eligibility requirements and legal aid applications

About CELC:

A fairer, more just society in which an understanding of rights and their power is embedded within communities.

Central England Law Centre is the UK’s largest Law Centre. Our size enables us to provide legal expertise across eight different areas of social welfare law including: discrimination; employment; health and social care; housing; immigration and asylum; public law; and welfare benefits. This means that we can offer services that can address all of the interconnected problems people face in their everyday lives.

Our services are rooted in the communities we serve and we are an organisation that uses its legal expertise to improve the lives of those who are often vulnerable and socially excluded due to poverty, illness or disability.

What we offer: 

•  37-hour working week;
•  Flexible working hours and a hybrid working arrangement;
•  28 days holiday (rising by 1 day per year of service to 35 days after 5 years of service) plus 8 statutory days;
•  Pension scheme membership;
•  Access to an employee assistance programme;

Closing date: 1pm on the 5th July 2024

Interviews will be held in week commencing: 15th or 22nd July 2024

The Role

The Law Society is the professional body for solicitors in England and Wales. Our vision is to promote, protect and support solicitors, the rule of law and justice in England and Wales.

For nearly 200 years we have championed solicitors working in the public interest and their role in protecting rights and promoting justice. We have over 200,000 members who contribute £60 billion to the UK economy each year. We are proud of our dynamic and diverse profession and its unrivalled expertise.

As Social Media Manager, you'll lead a team to produce, edit, and share social media content for an audience of over 400,000 followers across our Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook pages.

You will oversee our social media calendar and content planning processes, making sure our posts are creative, social-first, varied, and published on time. You'll also help to develop our online community management processes and best practice.

To achieve this, you'll line manage and coach our Social Media Executive and Digital Communications Assistant, as well as collaborating with the wider Communications team, and colleagues across the organisation including press, policy, and marketing.

Crucially, you will listen to online feedback through our comments, content reach and engagement rates to ensure that our outputs are audience-first and deliver on our strategic and commercial goals.

What we're looking for

We're looking for someone with significant experience of managing social media accounts for a large, targeted audience

You'll be able to demonstrate an ability to identify compelling story and creating engaging social media content

You will need effective line management and coaching experience with the ability to inspire the best results from others.

You will need an understanding of latest trends and best practice in creating engaging digital content; including using data-driven insights to update content strategy.

You'll have strong planning skills and an ability to manage effective social media campaigns that deliver meaningful results

As a person, you'll be creative and highly collaborative with the ability to work with colleagues at all levels across the organisation. You'll also be self-motivated, proactive, and positive, with an organised, flexible, and adaptable approach to work and change.

What's in it for you

This is an excellent opportunity to work with contemporary thinkers in a progressive membership organisation. The successful candidate will join a strong brand with a reputation for excellence and legal expertise, committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion, and a culture of trust, clarity and respect.

We offer hybrid working, a generous flexible benefits package, a friendly working environment and the opportunity to develop your career within a professional organisation.

Please note: if you are an internal applicant, Pay Policy will apply.

The Law Society represents solicitors in England and Wales. From negotiating with and lobbying the profession's regulators, government and other decision makers, to offering training and advice, we're here to help, protect and promote solicitors.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the role, please contact Eddie Bingham on

About Us

London Legal Support Trust’s mission is to help free legal advice providers in London and the South East be more resilient and sustainable. Through grants, advice and infrastructure development, we help to ensure they can continue providing vital and life-changing legal advice to people who otherwise could not afford to defend their rights.

Access to justice is a fundamental right; without it people are at risk in almost every aspect of their lives, from employment to housing and everything in between. We exist to ensure that everyone has access to appropriate legal support when they most need it – and that lack of financial means is not a barrier. 

Our partners, the legal advice centres, help thousands of people every year to access justice and to have their voices heard.

• We support law centres and other legal advice agencies in London and the South East by providing them with grant funding alongside other forms of support.
• We offer our knowledge and experience of the sector to help legal advice agencies become more sustainable.
• We work in partnership with other grant-making bodies to get vital funds out to charities and civil society organisations, to help people that face challenges such as lack of food, isolation, debt, homelessness, domestic violence and mental ill-health. 

We raise funds for this work, predominantly through mass-participation fundraising events. Our biggest event, The London Legal Walk, is the biggest event fundraiser in the legal calendar. In 2023, over 16,000 people took part from across London’s legal sector – from judges and barristers to law firms, law students, legal advice providers and other supporters – to raise over £900,000 for free advice services in London.

About the role

We are recruiting a Programmes Manager to work across projects in our Sector Support programme. Working closely with the Head of Sector Support and Grants, they will manage relationships with beneficiaries and partners, coordinating monitoring and evaluation, and ongoing development of grants programmes. We strive to operate in alignment with IVAR Open and Trusting Grantmaking commitments.

This is an opportunity for you to use your excellent project management skills to build relationships with delivery partners; organisations who work on the frontline of social welfare legal advice.

Working in an energetic, friendly and busy team, you will be able to make a significant and positive contribution from the start. We are a small organisation making huge strides in our mission for making access to justice available to more people in need.

About you

We are looking for a proactive and motivated person – an enthusiastic Programmes Manager who can help deliver an ambitious sector support and grants programme in support of a vital cause. 

A clear communicator, you will have a passion for social justice and enjoy engaging and working constructively with a wide range of external agencies, partners, and community groups to achieve positive outcomes.

Utilising your strong organisational skills to develop and manage projects, you will relish the opportunity to work within the small LLST team to help develop practical and strategic support offers for free legal advice agencies.

Benefits

• 25 day of annual leave (pro-rata for part time) plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time). Allowance increases due to years of service to 27 days for 2+ years, 29 days for 4+ years and 31 for 6+ years.
• 5% Employer pension contribution
• Hybrid working
• Flexible working options
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Continuing professional development opportunities

We are open to flexible working and part-time options for the right candidates, including job shares if the right mix of experience can be found.

How to apply:

To apply for this role, click the ‘quick apply’ button and submit a copy of your CV with a covering letter of no more than two pages of A4, describing how you meet the requirements of the role and the criteria outlined in the person specification. Please read the Recruitment Pack for full details before applying.

Recruitment timeline:

Closing date: 9am, Monday 15 July 2024

Interviews: Week commencing 22nd July

The successful appointment is subject to satisfactory written references.

We are looking for an interim HR Advisor to work closely with our Science, Development and Strategy & Innovation teams to deliver a proactive, high quality, flexible Human Resources service for the whole employee lifecycle. The role will work closely with the HR Business Partner and manage an HR Co-ordinator and HR Administrator to implement the team's operating plan.

This is an exciting moment to join the HR team at the Museum. We are working on major projects including transforming talent acquisition, reviewing our reward structures, and supporting our top talent, to ensure that our people are best placed to deliver the Museum's ambitious strategy.

You will be tasked with building strong and collaborative relationships with stakeholders at all levels within the organisation, using your excellent communication skills. As a trusted Advisor you will be expected to handle employee relations case management (absence, performance, grievances) with the support of the HR Business Partner. Some other responsibilities include managing recruitment processes, emphasizing our focus on diversity, working on implementing HR policies, supporting performance reviews and keeping updated on employment law.

So if you have a positive, flexible attitude, great organisation and prioritization skills and want to contribute to a high performing HR team and gain some valuable HR experience, please get in touch ASAP.

Dear Candidate, 
Thank you for your interest in the solicitor role at the Black Equity Organisation. 
The role will be a stimulating and inspiring opportunity for an experienced equality and discrimination lawyer to work pro actively and strategically to use the law as a tool for change. 

BEO is a civil rights charity that was set up to challenge and dismantle systemic racism. We work with Black communities by using campaigning, policy and research in conjunction with the law to effect meaningful change. 
Legal services are central to BEO. We are therefore looking for someone of 4yrs PQE who has experience in social welfare, human rights, public and administration law and who seeks an opportunity to use those skills specifically in the area of challenging systemic racism. 

In the last year we have been developing our relationships with partner organisations, ranging from community groups, our stakeholder law firms, NGOs and law firms experienced in equality and discrimination law, to deliver legal services. The role holder will be required to build on and expand these relationships so that BEO can offer quality legal advice to Back communities in the nations and regions across the United Kingdom. 
We are building our internal legal team so that we can provide targeted legal support to Black communities. We are looking for someone to work with the Director of Legal Services and Policy to ensure that high quality legal advice, support and representation are the hallmark of BEO. 

Apart from delivering targeted legal advice and representation and identifying and running strategic litigation cases, the role holder will be required to think creatively to assist in fundraising and campaigning to develop a sustainable legal service. BEO does not have a Legal Aid Agency contract so self funds all legal work. BEO is a small team, so the role holder must have the skills and confidence to work on their own initiative as well as with members of other teams in BEO. 

About You-
We are looking for someone who is excited about being part of a team that will build a legal service and who can work with Black communities and be guided by them. 
You will also be able to demonstrate that you are aware that Black communities are not homogeneous and you will bring this understanding to the way that you approach your work and interact with clients, our partners and community organisations. 

Your qualities will include an understanding that intersectionality is relevant in all that we do at BEO and that your assessment of how we use the law will be seen through that lens. 

You will be someone who has lived experience of or insight and comprehension of the impact of racism on all aspects of the lives of members of Black communities. 

In return we offer flexible, hybrid working from day one, a 5% employer pension contribution, a generous leave, maternity and parental leave package together with a strong focus on wellbeing and the chance to be part of the task of dismantling structural racism

If this sounds like you, please do click apply!. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a capable and ambitious paralegal to join our exceptional casework team. You’ll be working at the cutting edge of public law in the UK, supporting our award-winning team of solicitors in strategic cases that bring about real change.

Join Public Law Project (PLP) and you’ll be playing a key role in the team that’s currently running the main challenge to the Rwanda policy. PLP’s casework team has successfully challenged the prorogation of Parliament, helped survivors whose assets are controlled by their abuser to access legal aid, and put a stop to the no-notice removal policy affecting people claiming asylum.

You will be supervised by one of our Lead Lawyers, and have the opportunity to collaborate closely with the whole team. The PLP team is friendly, diverse, and inclusive, and you’ll be supported and encouraged to develop your skills as a public law caseworker. This is a fee-earning role, and so is suitable for candidates looking to develop their career. 

You’ll play a crucial supporting role in our casework, taking instructions from clients, drafting correspondence, statements, and instructions, and managing legal aid applications. You’ll perform administrative tasks and be a first point of contact at PLP for prospective clients via phone and email. You’ll be part of a variety of public law cases in PLP’s priority areas – this includes working on immigration, welfare, constitutional, and AI cases. 

We invite applications from anyone who meets the job description, but the role is suited to candidates who have completed the Legal Practice Course, want to pursue a career in the legal charity sector, and who can demonstrate experience of working with vulnerable individuals. The role is an opportunity to gain real casework experience within a team of lawyers who have solid experience of running judicial reviews and a proven ability to develop cases and ideas independently. 

PLP is an equal opportunities and Disability Confident Committed employer, and we place a high value on diversity. We are proud of our strong diversity right across the organisation and at all levels of seniority. We have significant numbers of staff who come from underprivileged or minoritised backgrounds (including people of colour, women, LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds). Whether you are part of all or none of these groups, you will be welcomed at PLP.

As part of our commitment to recruit fairly we use anonymised-selection processes until interview, offer additional interview opportunities to the highest-scoring candidates from under-represented communities, and use ‘tie-breaker’ provisions at all stages of our selection process. 

Project Accountant

£45,000 - £49,000

Uxbridge/Hybrid

Looking for an exciting new role where no two days are the same? Want to make the role your own? Need something else than just the regular monthly routine? This could be just the role for you.

This is a newly created role for a Project Accountant to join a locally respected Not-for-Profit organisation in Uxbridge. This position has been created in recognition of the need to maximise grant funding, support applications, manage the financials (spend against budget) of a significant capital project as well as general capital expenditure. The role will support the Finance Director to develop/manage a rolling cashflow forecast for the projects.

This is an excellent opportunity to work closely with the Finance Director as well as senior leaders of the organisation to use your commercial acumen.

Detailed duties will include:

• Accurate accounting for all projects, including establishment of required project and/or account codes in finance system to record receipt of income and/or grant funding and budgeted spend.
• Notify stakeholders of receipt of funds and follow up status of project spend and completion.
• Review actual expenditure against budget on a regular basis and review and discuss variances with budget holders. Prepare draft funding claims and/or expenditure returns for submission to relevant authorities.
• Monitor and identify new opportunities for grant or other funding, provide assistance to relevant departments with preparing and submitting bids for funding.
• Business Partnering with non-finance managers in order to develop processes and the understanding of financial requirements
• Receive and log capital expenditure requests as part of the budget setting process, liaise with stakeholders to ensure all relevant information is received, advise on the status of requests, establish project codes if required and monitor spend against budget.
• Ensure procurement policies and processes are adhered to, including receipt of three quotes or formal tender process depending on the estimated value of the spend.
• Ensure actual capital expenditure is within approved budget, identify potential or actual cost overruns for review and consideration.
• Ensure all capital expenditure is recorded in the fixed asset register and depreciated in accordance with the rates set out in the Financial Regulations.
• Develop and maintain a rolling cashflow forecast to record expected receipt of funds and payment of capital and other project expenditure.
• Identify minimum and maximum cash requirements and assist in developing effective cash management strategy.

In order to be successful in the role, we are looking for experience of project accounting, to be able to set up and monitor budgets for specific projects. Ideally you will have experience of managing capital projects and/or research grants from an accounting perspective.

You will have a keen eye for detail, so that grant funding is set up correctly to be not only compliant but to maximise the spend. Working with a number of senior stakeholders, excellent communication skills are paramount.

This role is based in Uxbridge and will be on site for c4 days per week though much less during quieter periods. Fantastic benefits include generous pension scheme of 20% and extremely attractive holiday entitlement of 37 days.

Role Title: Social Welfare Law Adviser (Energy)

Trainee Considered

Location: This is initially an in-office role, but following successful progression, will become a hybrid role working between home/ office and presence at outreaches across Bury/ Bolton.

Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton (CABB) is a leading provider of legal advice and information, supporting thousands of clients every year. We are a busy, client focused and dynamic service with a track record of delivering high quality advice. Our services are delivered between 8am – 6pm. Postholders will be expected to actively contribute to service delivery rotas between these times.

The post holder will work as part of a well-established team, providing reliable and effective advice services, across all advice channels and access points, utilised by Citizens Advice Bury & Bolton. 

Key elements:

• Deliver free face-to-face quality assured advice for those vulnerable to fuel poverty across Bury and Bolton to support them towards being able to keep warm and healthier homes.
• Promote greater awareness and access to advice and other services pursuant to helping people with fuel insecurity.

The postholder will target cohorts to afford their energy bills, and reduce fuel poverty, creating a positive impact on their health and wellbeing.

By:

• Providing advice and assistance on maximising incomes
• Improving the energy efficiency of homes
• Improving health and well-being of people living with fuel vulnerability
• Developing people with Energy advice skills
• Learn from people with lived experience in the delivery of this and future projects.

To be successful in this role you will be able to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail, exhibit excellent listening and questioning skills and to present and conduct yourself in a professional and courteous manner with all clients seeking support.

You will liaise with local partners and stakeholders across Bury & Bolton, including internal colleagues within CABB. You will have a robust understanding of the importance of security and data protection to ensure all data is protected in line with GDPR legislation. You will have a good standard of numeracy to perform benefit check calculations to aid the advice process and be proficient in the use of computer packages with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office. You will have an open and friendly demeanour and be able to work as part of a diverse team.

At CABB, we value diversity, promote equality and challenge discrimination. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people, people with physical or mental health conditions, LGBT+ and non-binary people, and people from racially minoritised communities.

To Apply

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I am urgently seeking an experienced Reward Practitioner for a Charity to undertake an almost fully remote position as Interim Reward Business Partner for an initial 3 month contract. The role can pay a salary in the range of £55,000 to £65,000 per year or a day rate of £300 to £350 per day through an umbrella company, depending upon experience.

Reporting to the AD of Culture and Development, you will support the organisation with: -

- Pay modeling for the next year

- Job evaluations and salary benchmarking

- Benefits Administration (including salary sacrifice, car allowance and EAP etc)

- Adding your ideas and suggestions

You can work remotely, but will be required to attend a prearranged team meeting once per month in one of there locations across the country and expenses will be paid for your travel to this monthly meeting.

You can work 4 or 5 days per week and you must have significant Reward experience and be able to engage confidently with senior stakeholders whilst undertaking the operational elements of the role as the only person dealing with Reward.

If you are available immediately or within 1 to 2 weeks notice and you have the required experience, please apply now.

University of Plymouth

Management Accountant 0.8 FTE

£38,000 - £44,000 plus excellent benefits including 7 weeks holiday plus bank Holiday and Christmas close down

The University of Plymouth are looking to recruit a Management Accountant in to their busy finance team.

In this role you would be responsible for the provision of financial management and financial knowledge and expertise, to deliver and develop a customer focused, integrated, cost effective and progressive finance business support service.

This role will also support the strategic direction of the faculties and other departments and the wider University agenda ensuring staff are clear on their part in delivering results and are set up for success.

To succeed in this role you will:

Be a qualified Accountant with prior management accounting experience and experience of working in a medium to large and complex organisation.

Provide a link between Finance and all other parts of the University, working in partnership to ensure the achievement of business targets, compliance with policies and adding value in all areas of work.

Work with, and support, the Finance Business Partners on the delivery and development of an effective and flexible business support service to ensure the efficient operation of Faculties and Departments

Have experience of working with operational teams and of helping shape strategic and business planning processes.

Have excellent verbal and written communication skills and demonstrable experience in working with operational teams and other corporate functions to deliver a mature rounded service.