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Freshwater Habitats Trust is the UK’s leading charity for all freshwaters. We are an evidence-based, conservation charity that works to protect UK and European freshwater wildlife through practical and innovative nature conservation projects.
Data and evidence are vital in prioritising our work across the organisation and building the Freshwater Network. They are also vital when influencing external audiences to achieve our mission to reverse the decline in freshwater biodiversity.
This is a new role in the organisation and reflects an urgent requirement to collate, organise and manage a large volume of research, survey and other data collected by Freshwater Habitats Trust over the last four decades, the potential of which is not currently being fully realised.
It is critical that through the development of an organisational data strategy we can:
· Provide evidence of our research and advocacy.
· Showcase Freshwater Habitats Trust’s expertise.
· Facilitate effective teamwork within and between project and organisational teams.
· Enable efficient project delivery and public / partner engagement.
· Guide the strategic delivery of conservation projects through Important Freshwater Area analysis mapping and reporting.
The role will work closely with the strategic Research and Data Sub-Group of the Senior Management Team who are responsible for driving this work forwards.
This position requires a creative, dynamic and enthusiastic person who works well as part of a team whilst being self-motivated and ambitious.
Closing Date: 7th February 2025
Interview Dates: 28th February 2025
Registered Charity
11 - 20
Freshwater is our passion. Together, we can make a difference for wildlife.
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Age UK Mid Mersey are offering a great opportunity to join our professional, innovative and dedicated team to help launch a new lottery funded Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) programme in Mid Mersey’s four boroughs: Halton, Knowsley, St Helens and Warrington.
Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) is a weekly group programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia or cognitive impairment.
Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment where people can build new friendships.
Activities include:
- discussions
- word games
- quizzes
- physical activities
- creative and musical activities.
Cognitive Stimulation is the only non-drug treatment recommended to improve cognition, independence and well-being by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
Alongside the MCST group sessions the programme will also provide advice, information and facilitated peer support for the carers of groups members.
The MCST Team Leader will lead a small team of MCST group facilitators, Carer Support workers and volunteers.
The Team Leader will plan programmes, provide support and supervision to staff, and ensure compliance with relevant guidelines and standards. They will be responsible for undertaking initial assessment visits with clients in their own homes to ensure the MCST programme is appropriate for them.
Travel across Mid-Mersey is expected so the post holder must have access to their own vehicle and a full clean driving licence.
Full training in MCST will be provided alongside management training and mentoring.
Full job details are contained within the supporting Job Description and Person Specification.
Actual Salary for 21hrs £16,200 per annum (£26,700 FTE)
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to complete an Age UK Mid Mersey Employee Application form, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, your personal details will be excluded prior to shortlisting.
Age UK Mid Mersey is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application form, and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.
The post is also subject to an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 26th January 2025
Interview Dates: Interviews will be held w/c 3rd February 2025
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Age UK Mid Mersey exists to promote improved quality of life and empowerment for people aged 50+ and their carers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you passionate about making a real difference in the lives of people living with Dementia or mild cognitive impairment?
Do you:
- enjoy working with groups of older people?
- have excellent communication skills?
- enjoy fostering creativity and independence?
- want to deliver life-enhancing programmes?
Age UK Mid Mersey has just been awarded National Lottery funding to develop and deliver evidence-based Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (MCST) group programmes for older people experiencing cognitive impairment or who are diagnosed with mild to moderate dementia. MCST is a weekly group programme for people living with mild to moderate dementia or cognitive impairment. Group members take part in meaningful and stimulating activities, proven to help maintain memory and mental functioning. The groups provide a fun, supportive environment where people can build new friendships.
The programme will be overseen by an MCST Team Leader and delivered by a team of four MCST Facilitators, who will work in delivery pairs, and two carers support workers. One MCST Facilitator pair will deliver 2 group sessions a week in Halton and Warrington and the other pair in St Helens and Knowsley.
We are recruiting four part-time MCST Facilitators who will work in delivery pairs. One pair will deliver group programmes in Halton and Warrington and be based in our Runcorn Office. The other pair will deliver programmes in St Helens and Knowsley and be based at our head office in St Helens.
The facilitators will work closely with the MCST Team Leader to plan and deliver MCST programmes in their two Boroughs. Each programme will run for 12 weeks and will consist of four-hour activity sessions with a shared lunch. Facilitators will adapt the session delivery to meet the needs and specific interests of group participants ensuring the sessions are engaging and meaningful.
Facilitators will also work closely with the carers support workers and ensure that joined up support is provided to participants and their significant others.
Travel across Mid-Mersey is expected so the post holder must have access to their own vehicle and a full clean driving licence.
Full training in MCST will be provided alongside comprehensive induction and role specific training.
Full job details are contained within the supporting Job Description and Person Specification.
Actual Salary for 15hrs £10,722 per annum (£25,020 FTE)
Application Process:
To apply, please visit our website to complete an Age UK Mid Mersey Employee Application form, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Job Description and Person Specification (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, your personal details will be excluded prior to shortlisting.
Age UK Mid Mersey is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application form, and if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer.
The post is also subject to an Enhanced DBS Certificate.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Sunday 26th January 2025
Interview Dates: Interviews will be held w/c 3rd February 2025
Registered Charity
21 - 50
Age UK Mid Mersey exists to promote improved quality of life and empowerment for people aged 50+ and their carers.
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Trauma Foundation South West (TFSW) is seeking a half-time Director of Operations at an exciting period of growth for our small, but well-established and loved charity.
Responsible to: Board of Trustees
Contract: Permanent Part Time, 6 months’ probation period
Working hours: 0.5 FTE/17.5 hours pw (occasional evening/weekend working)
Location: Flexible work from home with travel to Bristol as required (about 4 times a year)
Salary: Salary £38,850 (£19,425 pro rata)
Benefits: NEST pension, 25 days annual leave (pro rata) + bank holidays (pro rata); flexible working from home. Access to TFSW training programme.
About TFSW
We provide free, long-term psychotherapy to traumatised asylum seekers, refugees and trafficked people in Bristol; and professional training and supervision to individuals working with traumatised people in the Southwest and nationally.
We are a warm, welcoming team with a strong commitment to staff wellbeing and personal development and core values of compassion, collaboration and courage.
TFSW are part of a healing, welcoming and supportive community for traumatised refugees across the Southwest and have an ambitious vision to be a centre of excellence in our areas of specialism so that people get the support they need. In the past few years, we have made a successful transition from being volunteer-led to being a professionally-led charity with increased funding, staff and clients and the foundations laid for the next stage of growth.
The Director of Operations is a critical role, ensuring the charity is effectively run while leading on the fundraising and development that will enable TFSW to further grow our reach. We are seeking an experienced leader to rise to this challenge, someone who will enjoy working across all aspects of the organisation, effectively balancing the day-to-day operations of the charity with a strategic and ambitious mindset. If you are enthusiastic about the work we do, share our values and would love to bring your experience to a charity looking to consolidate then expand our reach across the Southwest, we’d love to hear from you.
We believe that diversity is a strength, and the more perspectives, voices and experiences we can bring to our work the better. We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience relevant to our work as well as people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds. We are committed to supporting you in your application; if you do not meet all the requirements of the role and feel you have other relevant experience we would love to hear from you. If you have any questions, or any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the selection process please do get in touch.
(For the full job description and person specification, please read the attached document).
Registered Charity
1 - 5
We improve mental health in people fleeing torture, oppression and war and those who work with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you experienced in the use of PowerBI or other data visualisation tools for developing reports and dashboards and used to manipulating data using complex formulas or programming? Then join Shelter as a Business Intelligence Analyst and you could soon be playing an important role at the heart of our Data Management & Insight team.
About the role
To provide management information and insight across Shelter, through the design and development of datasets, reports and systems using Microsoft Power BI and other tools.
To develop business intelligence reports and dashboards based on Shelters performance framework supporting an empowered self-service environment for colleagues.
About you
To succeed, you’ll need proven experience of analysing, interpreting and presenting datasets using PowerBI and working with CRMs and other systems. You’ll also need excellent Excel skills and familiarity with database structures such as SQL. Comfortable working with colleagues at all levels across an organisation, you enjoy nothing more than collating, analysing and disseminating business intelligence or helping others develop intelligence from reports and dashboards. What’s more, you’re keen to get involved in a variety of projects as part of a strategic programme aimed at improving the way we work.
Apply to be part of our team and be the change you want to see in society.
Benefits
We offer a wide range of benefits, including 30 days of annual leave, enhanced family friendly policies, pension and interest free travel loans. Our employees also have access to a tenancy deposit loan, payroll giving, cycle to work scheme and an employee assistance programme.
Shelter helps millions of people every year struggling with bad housing or homelessness through our advice, support and legal services. And we campaign to make sure that, one day, no one will have to turn to us for help. We’re here so no one has to fight bad housing or homelessness on their own.
We are happy to talk about flexible working, personal growth, and to promote a workplace where you can be yourself and achieve success based only on your merit.
About the team
Part of our Strategy Enablement Directorate, the Data & Insight Team delivers high quality data and database management, administrative services and business insight to the department and other teams across Shelter. Custodians of supporter data for its full life cycle, running through everything we do is a commitment to maintaining the highest standards of data quality and embedding a culture of standards, both in terms of compliance and best practice across the department. We work closely with the wider team including our Head of Data and Insight, Data Architects, Data Engineers and Insight Analysts to help Shelter achieve its organisational strategy in helping the fight to end homelessness.
About Shelter
Home is a human right. It’s our foundation and where we thrive. Yet everyday millions of people are being devastated by the housing emergency.
We exist to defend the right to a safe home. Because home is everything.
We need ambitious, passionate people to join us. This is your chance to play a part in the fundamental change we are striving to achieve.
Our enemy is the social injustice at the core of the escalating housing emergency. To win this fight, we must be representative of the people we are here to help and those who support our movement. In all our people decisions, we take pride in being inclusive, equitable and transparent. We are committed to combating racism both within and outside Shelter. We welcome you on our journey to becoming truly anti-racist.
Safeguarding statement
Safeguarding is everyone's business. Shelter is committed to protecting the health, wellbeing and human rights of those we support, and enabling them to live free from harm, abuse and neglect. All our staff will be expected to observe professional standards of behaviour and conduct their work in line with our Safeguarding Policies.
Shelter does not accept unsolicited CVs from external recruitment agencies nor accept the fees associated with them.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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The Role: Operations Manager
We are seeking an inspiring and dedicated Operations Manager to play a key role in our organisation, leading and supporting our passionate staff team of eight people and managing daily operations at M13 Youth Project, supported by and reporting to the Founder.
You will lead on the smooth running of operations, working closely with youth work staff to nurture a trusting, inclusive and dedicated working culture, which enables staff and young people to feel safe, valued and hopeful and to develop excellent work together.
You will be responsible for overseeing the ongoing development of our staff team, including scheduling staff and activities, managing working hours and absence, line managing staff, supporting recruitment, induction, disciplinary and grievance processes and being the first point of contact for the team.
This role requires experience and capability in managing processes and people, with good organisational skills, attention to detail, emotional intelligence and dedication to completing tasks. Empathy, good sense, creativity and ability to manage competing priorities are essential, along with the ability to co-design solutions to effectively manage any issues arising in the office environment, whilst ensuring high quality youth work and excellent external relationships with partners.
Whilst knowledge of and previous experience within a youth and play work context is not a requirement, you will have an appreciation of and commitment to seeing children and young people’s lives enriched, and to developing an understanding of our approach to youth and play work. If required, the Founder will continue as Designated Safeguarding Lead and professional practice supervisor of youth & play work staff.
Diversity, equity, inclusion and anti-oppressive practice are important to us at M13 Youth Project across all areas of the organisation and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.
Your key role in effectively managing operations will free up the Founder to lead and focus on overall finance management, fundraising and on the strategic leadership, evaluation and development of M13, our Trustees and youth board, and the A6 Youth & Play Partnership, which M13 leads.
This is an exciting role for someone eager to make a significant difference to an amazing youth work charity: maintaining our high standard of work; supporting our 30th Anniversary celebrations; contributing knowledge, skills and passion to enhance and develop our current and future operations; and leading a team that creates life-enhancing youth and play activities that support the safety, growth, joy and well-being of children, young people and young dads.
Please refer to the Recruitment Pack for the full Job Description and Person Specification, available on our website and when you click the apply now button.
Before applying, we warmly invite you to have a conversation with Helen Gatenby about the role and the organisation.
The attached Recruitment Pack contains the information you need on M13, the job, the Job Description and the Person Specification. The Person Specification lists the requirements of the post – it is important you tell us clearly in your answers how you meet each ‘essential’ point listed in the Person Specification, as this information will be used to short-list candidates for interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are looking to recruit a Mental Health Project Worker who will be based at our Cornerstone Day Centre, a community centre for people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. The project worker will actively promote and support the aims and objectives of the Cornerstone Health Hub and the Cornerstone Homeless Mental Health Project.
The Mental Health Project Worker will help to develop the service as a psychologically and trauma informed service, focusing on achieving mental health outcomes establishing positive, effective links and referral pathways with mental health services. You will work in the drop-in identifying people in need of mental health interventions, recognising when mental health is deteriorating, or urgent treatment is needed and will take appropriate action.
You will have a strength-based approach and experience of working in a community mental health setting with people who have complex needs and will contribute positively to the multi-disciplinary team.
Additionally, you must be a mental health nurse or have an equivalent professional mental health qualification along with excellent communication skills, good IT and administration skills with knowledge of effective mental health interventions and referral pathways.
The hours of the role are flexible but to be worked with the core working hours, 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
If this sounds like the next step you are looking for and you would like to work in a service passionate about supporting people to improve their mental health, then we would love to hear from you!
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About the job
In this temporary position, the Program Officer will fill a unique, multi-faceted role that offers the opportunity to leverage their program management experience to help lead a complex global coalition at the intersection of human rights and technology. This is a temporary position, maternity leave cover, with an expected end date of April 15, 2026. This position will support a global Internet freedom initiative that will support local civil society, independent media, and human rights defenders to better prevent and respond to digital repression in their own contexts, particularly in repressive contexts. The activity focuses on building long-term, local resilience among civil society through a networked approach involving global, regional, and local actors. The activity provides technical assistance on digital security, digital governance advocacy and engagement, censorship circumvention, and holistic legal, psychosocial, and physical security support.
Under the guidance of the Deputy Chief of Party and in coordination with the larger project team (including the Advisors and Chief of Party), the Program Officer will oversee the implementation of activities, ensuring strong coordination with other project objectives, and compliance with USAID and Internews policies. The Program Officer will work closely with project partners, support internal coordination efforts, and be responsible for effectively sharing the impact and successes of the program. Further, the Program Officer will support, when needed, the business development, start up and oversight of related Associate Awards and Buy-Ins.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, with other duties upon request:
Program/Project Management:
- Provide project management and program implementation oversight, strategic planning, analysis, personnel, grants, procurement and finance tasks as needed.
- Serve as primary point of contact for regional and local partners
- Assist in the development of team systems, norms and practices.
- Supervise at least one (1) full-time staff, including assigning work, approving timesheets and managing their workload (as needed).
- Cultivate and strengthen relationships with international, regional and local partner organizations and ensure that implementation is responsive to the needs of partners and beneficiaries.
- Support the MEL Specialist and the MEL Partner in developing and implementing strong MEL frameworks and activities, ensuring that all project partners understand MEL requirements.
- Support the development of Associate Award and Buy-In proposals, project start-up and ongoing coordination; ensuring (when needed) that project staff are onboarded, existing processes and approaches are shared, and regular communication occurs across all relevant teams.
Administration & Finance:
- Manage the implementation, communication and programmatic oversight of all subgrants (PASS and HQ managed) issued under Civic DEFENDERS. This includes reviewing the prospective grantee applications, program and design, budget negotiations, payments and partner reporting.
- Ensure all funder approval request packages are complete and ready to be sent by the COP/DCOP.
- Oversee all administrative aspects of the Civic DEFENDERS digital governance activities, in coordination with the COP, DCOP and Business Management team.
- In coordination with the Business Management team, ensure program implementation complies with funder requirements and Internews’ policies and procedures.
- Oversee the implementation of personal service contracts, outside service contracts and simple service contracts.
- Support COP, DCOP and Advisors in ensuring that timelines are met, deliverables and approvals tracked.
- Support hiring efforts for project staff and consultants, including ensuring effective onboarding.
Writing & Research:
- Support the writing and compiling of program reporting, including quarterly reports and annual workplans, ensuring the final product sent for DCOP/COP review is complete and timely.
- Review and respond to work products from partners, as needed.
- Support internal and external communications, including website, 2-pagers, summaries, etc.
- Represent team and Internews at events, as needed.
- In all duties, uphold Internews’ Core Values and demonstrate commitment to fostering a culture of belonging.
QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Required
- University degree in relevant fields of study OR equivalent lived/professional experience.
- Minimum five years’ relevant prior work experience in Democracy, Human Rights and Governance programming, with a preference for previous experience in digital rights, governance or Internet freedom
- Up to five years’ experience in the thematic area.
- Strong writing skills and proven text-editing proficiency.
- Strong analytical skills; ability to define, communicate, and resolve complex problems. Strong interpersonal skills: diplomacy, tact, and the ability to negotiate.
- Strong time management and organizational skills; ability to effectively manage a dynamic workload and shifting priorities.
- Experience with project management, partnership management, and working with at-risk and marginalized populations.
- Advanced computer skills, including familiarity with Microsoft Office and Airtable (or similar project management software).
- Strong English language proficiency.
- Flexibility to work outside traditional office hours as required.
Preferred
- Note: Candidates who do not have these preferred qualifications, but are interested and willing to learn, are encouraged to apply.
- Previous experience implementing US Government (USG) funded programs, or other similar programs; USAID experience particularly preferred.
- Proficiency in languages others than English, such as Spanish, Portuguese, French, Russian, or Arabic.
- Experience using secure channels for communication.
- Knowledge of Internet freedom, including current debates, relevant actors and global trends.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS and WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands and work environment described here are representative of those that must be met or may be encountered by an employee performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include normal color perception and close vision for use of computer terminal and reading printed and electronic materials. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to the risk of radiation from regular exposure to computer VDTs.
Expected office hours are generally Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
The above noted job description is not intended to describe, in detail, the multitude of tasks that may be assigned but rather to give the associate a general sense of the responsibilities and expectations of their position. As the nature of business demands change so, too, may the essential functions of this position.
