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About Us

We are the largest sexual violence support provider in Wales, with 30 years’ experience of delivering specialist therapeutic support to adults and children affected by the trauma of rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse.

As a charitable organisation, we offer a full range of free specialist crisis, advocacy, wellbeing and counselling services. We are widely regarded throughout the UK as a leading organisation in our field. We support nearly 4,000 people each year.

Beyond that, we use our experience and expertise to train and educate others on the wide-ranging impact of rape and sexual abuse, and use our voice to advocate for those who are often silenced by stigma.

Main Tasks and Duties

• Provide face to face and telephone, practical and emotional, support to clients and their families and carers where appropriate.
• To carry out a prompt, and ongoing, risk and needs assessment using the SAS tool to develop individual service plans to address the risk/needs of the client families/carers.
• Support the client and their familiy/carerthrough the criminal justice system, if that is what they wish, explaining the procedures and professionals’ roles and their rights within the system, liaising with the police and the crown prosecution service (CPS) and all other associated professionals up to and including attending trial with them and supporting their needs afterwards.
• Advocate for special measures and attend pre-trial visits and CPS meetings as required.
• To identify and respond, as appropriate, to issues relating to safeguarding, child protection and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
• To work within a multi-agency framework, representing the needs of clients and promoting New Pathways as appropriate.

Please see full job description for full tasks and duties

Essential Experience

• Good knowledge and understanding of SARC services or experience of working in a SARC or related area of work.
• Experience of client face to face and telephone support work, excellent communication skills.
• Experience of conducting needs assessments and risk assessments.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, Child Protection procedures.
• Previous experience of working in a multi-agency setting.
• Experience of working with IT programmes such as Microsoft Word & Excel.

Charityworks is a 12-month, talent programme where you will deliver a full time paid job in a partner charity or housing association and have the opportunity to make real social impact.

Alongside your placement, you will also take part in an acclaimed development programme recognised by the Institute of Leadership and Management; this has been designed to accelerate your career development and provide you with the skills needed to launch your career in the social sector. 

Throughout the process you’ll be supported and challenged by our programme team, an external mentor from the sector and a peer coach to help you make the most of the year. You’ll come together regularly with your fellow trainees and professionals across the sector to explore key issues affecting your work and society as a whole. Individually, you’ll explore the sector and deepen your understanding of your environment even further by producing your own enquiry and research project.

At the end of the 12-month programme you’ll have the experience and skills to kick-start your professional career in the UK social sector and beyond! 

For more information before you complete your application, take a look at our website

Key Information

Applications are now open and will close on the 11th February 2025.

Job Description

• Job Title: Charityworks Trainee

• Employer: One of our Charityworks partner organisations.  These organisations are subject to change each year but often include a range of non-profit partners from NSPCC, Guide Dogs, Barnardo’s, Christian Aid, Network Homes, Accent Housing and many more. 

• Location: Placements will take place in leading non-profit organisations across a number of locations across the UK. There will be a range of working patterns available including partly remote or blended working possibilities.

• Hours: Usually 9am - 5pm with some flexibility according to the requirements of the placement and your host organisation. 

• Contract: Fixed term, 12 months.

• Salary: The salary will meet the Living Wage as set by the Living Wage Foundation at the time of writing. This is outlined above.

About Us

We are the largest sexual violence support provider in Wales, with 30 years’ experience of delivering specialist therapeutic support to adults and children affected by the trauma of rape, sexual assault or sexual abuse.

As a charitable organisation, we offer a full range of free specialist crisis, advocacy, wellbeing and counselling services. We are widely regarded throughout the UK as a leading organisation in our field. We support nearly 4,000 people each year.

Beyond that, we use our experience and expertise to train and educate others on the wide-ranging impact of rape and sexual abuse, and use our voice to advocate for those who are often silenced by stigma.

Main Tasks and Duties

• Provide face to face and telephone, practical and emotional, support to clients and their supporter where appropriate.
• To carry out a prompt, and ongoing, risk and needs assessment using the SAS tool to develop individual service plans to address the risk/needs of the client.
• Support the client through the criminal justice system, if that is what they wish, explaining the procedures and professionals’ roles and their rights within the system, liaising with the police and the crown prosecution service (CPS) and all other associated professionals up to and including attending trial with them and supporting their needs afterwards.
• Advocate for special measures and attend pre-trial visits and CPS meetings as required.
• Support the client, if they do not wish to report to the police, with understanding their options and helping them to provide intelligence to the police if they choose, as well as then supporting them to get any other help they may need.
• To identify and respond, as appropriate, to issues relating to safeguarding, child protection and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA)
• To work within a multi-agency framework, representing the needs of clients and promoting New Pathways as appropriate.

Please see full job description for full tasks and duties

Essential Experience

• Good knowledge and understanding of SARC services or experience of working in a SARC or related area of work.
• Experience of client face to face and telephone support work, excellent communication skills.
• Experience of conducting needs assessments and risk assessments.
• Good knowledge of safeguarding, Child Protection and Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) procedures.
• Previous experience of working in a multi-agency setting.
• Experience of working with IT programmes such as Microsoft Word & Excel.

About SafeLives

We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.    

Last year alone, 14,000 professionals received our training. Over 80,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 100,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last six years, over 4,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, and that’s just the start. 

Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.

About the role

Our influencing work is changing the UK conversation about domestic abuse, with both national and locally based elected representatives and the officials and colleagues who work alongside them. Our PPAC Officer, reporting to the PPAC Manager, will be crucial in helping us to develop our engagement, as well as deepen our policy influencing capacity to support our roll-out of ground-breaking interventions to end domestic abuse and ensure support for the whole family to keep people safe sooner.

You will be joining the organisation at a very busy time as we seek to influence the new Government to improve response to Perpetrators and stick to their commitment of halving VAWG within ten years.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week.

Contract: Fixed term until March 2026, with possibility of extension.

Location: London office and/or hybrid working available, but to note regular meetings in London. Occasional travel to other locations around the UK, including our Bristol office.

Benefits

• 34 days' holiday incl. public holidays
• Flexible working e.g. compressed hours
• Cycle to work scheme
• Eye care vouchers
• Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
• Childcare vouchers
• Employee assistance programme
• Clinical supervision
• Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Enhanced sick pay
• Professional development fund
• Individual learning budget
• Restorative practice training
• Time off in lieu 

If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.

Closing date: 9am on 6th January 2025.

SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.

No agencies, please.

Contract: Fixed term contract of 5 months, ideal start date in January 2025.

Location: Travel to our offices in central London will be required however this role would be suitable for applicants based anywhere nationally.

We are also advertising this role as a freelance/consultancy opportunity, which you can apply for on our website.

Job description

Each year, we receive up to 20,000 registrations and 9000 applications for Approach Social Work, a three-year child protection social work training programme.

Our selection and assessment process is critical to success, ensuring we select the right applicants for one of 500 places on the programme. We are looking for a contractor to join us and to conduct a review of the selection process used to recruit participants on to Approach, and identify improvements, efficiencies and explore new technologies/approaches.

We are open to candidates from a range of backgrounds – this role would be well suited to individuals with experience in evaluation, research, project management or consultancy work.

We recognise that this is a unique role and that the ideal candidate may meet some, but not all the experience or skills listed in this job pack. Don’t let that automatically put you off applying.

A little bit about you

We’re looking for an experienced Project Management and Evaluation professional to transform our recruitment process for social workers.

For this role, we’re looking for someone who can take on and drive a large projects, conduct, synthesise and present research, and is interested in how we can make our recruitment processes as effective and efficient as they can be, for the next generation of social workers.

In order to be eligible for this opportunity, you must meet the following eligibility criteria:

• Right to work in the UK

If you have relevant experience and feel you would be able to deliver the objectives of this project, we’d love to hear from you. If you would like more information on the project or to discuss if this is a good fit for you please contact Madeleine Auer, Head of Recruitment (please see add for contact email)

Please see the job pack for full description of the role and required criteria.

Important information

We have increased the diversity of Frontline’s workforce in the last 12 months, but we need to do more to have greater racialised minority representation in our senior roles. We know the value racialised minority voices bring and therefore, we are strongly encouraging applicants from these backgrounds to apply. We are also a disability confident employer and welcome applicants with disabilities.

We recognise that artificial intelligence (AI) such as 'ChatGPT' etc can be useful for applicants e.g. to shorten an initial draft, so we do not attempt to have an absolute ban on AI in applications. However we would caution applicants not to rely too much on AI in drafting answers to application questions. We want to hear your authentic voice arising out of your experience, and we will be looking for answers that use examples and experiences that are specific to you. You are more likely to be able to produce that kind of content yourself than an AI will.

We reserve the right to close this role ahead of the deadline once we reach a suitable number of applications, so please apply as soon as you can!

You will need to have current right-to-work in the UK prior to application and for at least the first six months (for permanent positions) or for the full duration of the contract (for fixed-term positions). Visa sponsorship is not guaranteed.

As Operations Director, you will deliver business-critical leadership, ensuring that our internal operations are robust, effective and support our 2025-2035 strategy. From leading on setting strategic budgets and financial reporting, organisational development, performance analysis, infrastructure systems to governance, you’ll provide best-in-class organisational assurance.

As part of our Senior Leadership Team, you’ll be an important part of our strategic planning, collaborating with our other Directors on a cross-functional basis. It’s a wide-ranging role that requires financial acumen, attention to detail, and project management skills.  You’ll use emotional intelligence to manage and inspire colleagues to achieve a high-performance and happy culture. A good grasp of how to navigate organisational and systems change is essential. Your wider professional toolkit – communications, relationship building, self-management, influencing, strategic business planning – must be excellent.

Crucially, you’ll want to be part of a supportive, inclusive and friendly team and contribute to Somerset Community Foundation (SCF) being a great place to work.

About Somerset Community Foundation

We’re a grant-making charity that provides simple, rewarding and impactful ways for donors to make a difference on their doorstep, guided by research and our unrivalled local knowledge, helping to build strong communities where everyone can thrive. We believe that real and lasting change can only be created when we put communities at the heart of that change. Hundreds of communities and thousands of people of all ages benefit from the work we fund, tackling needs and fulfilling their hopes, dreams and ambitions.

We award around £4 million of funding to local groups every year. Our turnover in 2024 was nearly £5 million, and we’re building an endowment, which is currently valued at about £11 million, to ensure we continue to support our communities for generations to come.  We are currently drafting our new, ambitious 10-year strategy that will see us increase our transformational long-term support for local communities facing the greatest challenges.

Our Values

We’re here for everyone: We embed diverse perspectives throughout everything we do and welcome and value the uniqueness in everyone.

We drive equity: We work to better understand the needs, challenges, dreams and aspirations of historically underfunded communities and take positive action to redress the balance.

We act with integrity: We’re transparent about how and why we do things and always do the best we can.

We lead with kindness: We’re supportive, compassionate and respectful to each other and everyone we serve.

We strive to be better: We seek and reflect on feedback and insight, foster collaboration, and share our learnings to get better results.

Key Relationships

· The Operations Director will report to the Chief Executive. 

· The Operations Director will be a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), working alongside the Philanthropy Director and the Programmes Director.

· You will line manage the Senior Finance Manager and the Office and Marketing Administrator.

· The Finance Manager is also part of your team.

· You will provide secretariat support for and report to the Board of Trustees and to the Finance and Governance Committee.

Key Areas of Responsibility 

Finance

• Ensure SCF’s policies, systems and processes support robust and efficient management of our finances.
• Work with the CEO ensure SCF has the financial strategy required to thrive as an organisation, working alongside other members of the SLT on a medium to long term planning horizon for the organisation’s income and expenditure requirements.

•     Project manage the production of annual budget and cashflow forecasts and 3-year business plan forecasts.

• Ensure financial management policies and procedures are in place and that management and annual accounts (including Trustee Annual Report) are produced accurately and on time.
• Work closely with Philanthropy & Marketing and Programmes Teams to ensure the Foundation has accurate up to date financial information.
• Oversee the annual audit process and lead for the Executive on the appointment of auditors as necessary.
• Work with the Senior Finance Manger to keep under review the charity’s payroll, accounts, finance, and other systems to ensure they are fit for purpose and value for money.
• Responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of a procurement and contract management system and ensuring a regular process of review of contracts and licences across all departments.

Governance

• Ensure secretariat support is provided to the Board and Finance & Governance Committee, managing production and distribution of agendas and papers, overseeing the organisation of meeting rooms, and ensuring accurate minutes are taken and produced timely.
• Oversee production, review, and implementation of SCF policies and procedures
• Ensure the Board and subcommittees are appropriately resourced and supported and receive timely and relevant information including inductions for new trustees.
• Support the Board and CEO by coordinating governance effectiveness reviews, including assisting with commissioning and supervision of external consultants.
• Act as Company Secretary, ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and ensuring that decisions of the board of directors are implemented.
• Coordinate the production of an annual business plan and report to the Board on its delivery, including the quarterly Performance Report.

Operations, Performance & Quality

•  Manage the recruitment and induction of new staff, liaising with SLT colleagues as necessary
• Responsible for ensuring effective line management processes and practices are in place and followed, and support line managers as necessary
• Responsible for ensuring professional development is prioritised across the organisation
•  Lead on creating a healthy and psychologically safe working environment with a positive culture that promotes staff wellbeing, satisfaction and retention
• Take lead responsibility for the Foundation’s technology systems and processes, including CRM database (Salesforce), use of Artificial Intelligence, MS Office 365, online giving platforms, cyber security, liaising with UKCF and external contractors as necessary.
• Ensure that SCF’s office and other staff support systems are cost-effective and fit for purpose, liaising with and managing external suppliers.
• Act as SCF’s Data Controller and ensure organisational compliance with legislation by undertaking regular reviews of the information held, regularly updating and cleansing paper and electronic information sources accordingly.
• Act as the SCF Health and Safety Officer, including maintaining the Health and Safety register and ensure the Foundation has adequate first aid cover.

 Person Specification - Skills, Knowledge and Experience

Required

· At least 2 years’ experience in a relevant senior management role

· Experience of contributing to senior decision making within an organisation

· Experience of setting and delivering strategies and operational workplans

· Knowledge of setting and managing organisational budgets

· Experience of using CRM systems (preferably Salesforce)

· Experience of leading systems change initiatives

· Excellent emotional intelligence

· Experience of team management and development, including line managing staff

·Knowledge of relevant statutory legislation and regulatory framework, including but not limited to data protection

· Strong written and verbal communications skills

· Strong digital skills and comfortable working with new systems

· Please note that our office is in a rural location and that access to a car and a clean UK driving licence are required.

Desirable

· Experience of Finance Systems (Sage, Xero, etc)

· Experience of procuring services and monitoring contracts to ensure best value for money

· Experience of working within a membership network 

More about working for us

 Diversity, equity and inclusion: Together we’re creating a culture where everyone, from any background, can do their best work and bring their whole self to work. We’re also working to ensure the voices of those we support inform everything we do. We would especially welcome applications from minority ethnic people, people with disabilities, younger people, LGBTQ+ people and people with ‘lived experience’ relevant to our work. 

Flexible working: Our work is really important to us, but so is the rest of your life. We offer flexible working that means you can choose hours that work for you and choose a blend of working in the office, at home, or out and about.

Pension: We’ll match your pension contributions up to 5% to help you save for your future.

Enhanced Family Leave policy: We offer an enhanced family leave policy for all employees, including Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, Shared Parental and Adoption Leave.

Interviews are likely to take place during the week beginning 27 January 2025 in person at our office on the Bath and West Showground.

The Community Engagement Coordinator will be responsible for volunteer and community engagement and supporting Resources and 5k Your Way groups. The role involves identifying and connecting with potential volunteers; engaging diverse communities affected by cancer; identifying and addressing barriers to physical activity; creating workshops and resources to support people with cancer to become more physically active, directly in the community and online; and signposting to 5k Your Way groups. It will also involve supporting the sustainability of 5k Your Way groups. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Identifying and Engaging Volunteers

Identify and connect with potential volunteers to support the 5k Your Way programme. Build relationships with local organisations, community groups and individuals who can contribute as volunteers to help deliver and sustain programme activities.

Coordinating work in the community with volunteer support

Working in underrepresented areas with people with cancer impacted by health inequalities to create community resource hub spaces where they can learn about the benefits of physical activity for people impacted by cancer. Understanding barriers, overcoming barriers, and engaging and educating community health staff and community groups around physical activity. Develop workshops and resources to raise awareness among community health staff and community groups about the benefits of physical activity for people affected by cancer. Provide community staff, healthcare professionals and volunteers with tools and strategies to encourage and empower community groups to adopt active lifestyles. Provide follow up opportunities for community groups to ask questions and discuss any concerns related to physical activity.

Creating Online and Community Resources

Develop online educational resources, such as guides, videos and FAQs, to inform community groups about the benefits of physical activity and address common questions. Create accessible, culturally relevant digital materials that can be shared widely with community partners and used by staff to engage their communities. Collaborate with MOVE’s marketing and digital team to ensure online resources are easy to access and visually engaging. Identify and create additional resources that can benefit 5k Your Way and MOVE 8 Week Programme participants and ensure they are accessible. 

Supporting 5k Your Way Groups

Support 5k Your Way groups that are struggling to grow and develop. Ensure groups are inclusive, culturally sensitive and meet the unique needs of people impacted by cancer and their communities. Partnership working Build and maintain partnerships with local organisations, healthcare providers and community groups to enhance the resources available to participants. Collaborate with community staff to establish or connect with 5k Your Way groups.

Support MOVE’s reporting and EDI work

Working across teams to support people impacted by cancer, including our cancer rehab team. Track and evaluate programme success by collecting data on attendance, engagement and participant satisfaction. Regularly gather and analyse feedback from community groups, staff and volunteers to continuously improve the programmes. Prepare reports to share insights and outcomes with MOVE and funders.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit the move against cancer website for the recruitment pack.

How To apply: Produce a document no longer than 2 sides of A4, outlining why your skills, experience and personal motivation make you the right person for this role. Please also attach your CV. Please provide name and contact details of two referees that we would contact if shortlisted. Please use your name in the subject header of the email and the file name of the document. 

Closing date to apply for this role is 15th January 11PM. If you would prefer to submit your application in an alternative format, please feel free to choose your own approach to convey the information requested.

Location: Across UK - Remote working Hours: Full-time Salary: £24,000-26,000 depending on experience Contract type: Fixed term contract for 12 months with potential to extend further. The post is subject to a six months’ probationary period. We understand the importance of a work-life balance and respect individual needs. We offer a full-time position but we are also open to considering requests for a 4-day work week or part-time role for candidates with the right experience. Annual Leave: Generous allocation of 28 days of holiday leave (pro rata if part-time) Special Day Off: Your Birthday. Extended Holiday Break: Our charity closes down in between Christmas and New Year, giving you the opportunity to enjoy some additional time off over the festive period. Pension Benefits: Pension plan through NEST (National Employment Savings Trust) Flexible Working Arrangements and Hours: We believe in empowering our employees to manage their time effectively. This is a remote working role with travel for team meetings and other work-related activities.

Location: London only - hybrid working with 2-3 days in the office or at donor meetings and the rest working from home

We’re looking for an ambitious individual with strong relationship-building skills to become our new Philanthropy Manager. If you are an enthusiastic, creative, and self-motivated individual, with a track record in growing and developing fundraising relationships, then this is the role for you.

You will be joining the team at a critical time as we develop creative ways to realise the opportunity to grow and expand our family of philanthropic supporters, who provide such strong and passionate foundations to our work.

Your role as Philanthropy Manager will be to help identify, cultivate and steward philanthropists to further our impact, ensuring our pipeline grows in accordance with our ambition and values. You will ensure financial targets are met and deliver relationships aligned with KTI’s values.

Your influence will extend beyond simply raising funds – as a brilliant relationship manager and role model you'll create a ripple effect of positive change by working collaboratively with colleagues across King’s Trust International.

If you are an enthusiastic, creative and self-motivated individual, with a track record in growing and developing high-value relationships then this is the role for you. You will be joining an ambitious, collaborative team, passionate about providing young people with the opportunity to live, earn and thrive – our work changes lives. Join us in our mission!

Perks for working at The King’s Trust International:

• Great holiday package. 30 days annual leave entitlement, plus public holidays. Office closure the days between Christmas and New Year
• Fantastic Family leave. Receive 13 weeks full pay and 13 weeks half pay for maternity and adoption leave and pro rata entitlement for shared parental leave. Receive 8 weeks full pay for paternity leave.
• Flexible and agile working. Where operationally possible, you can work your hours that support a work-life balance including compressed hours and hybrid-working (part office - part home based) or working from home options.
• Benefits platform. Everything from health and financial wellbeing support to discounts on your favourite restaurants, shops and cinemas
• A free employee assistance programme (EAP) to support your mental wellbeing.
• KTI will contribute 5% of your salary to the workplace Pension Scheme
• Generous life assurance cover (4 x annual salary)
• In-house and external training opportunities available throughout the year

King's Trust International is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment, we undertake basic disclosure checks (or international equivalents) in accordance with the Codes of Practice for all roles within King’s Trust International, and for our roles working directly with young people, at an enhanced level. Having a criminal record will not automatically exclude applicants.

In further support of a Safeguarding First approach we are signatories to the Misconduct Disclosure Scheme. The Scheme facilitates the sharing of misconduct data between employers. In line with this Scheme, we will request information from job applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment. By submitting an application, the job applicant confirms his/her/their understanding of these recruitment procedures.

We are committed to equitable work practices and believe in building a diverse organisation that is representative of and responsive to the needs of our young people and stakeholders. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian, Mixed and other Ethnic candidates which are currently under-represented throughout King’s Trust International. As a disability confident employer, we will interview applicants that meet the essential criteria who have declared a disability. Please let us know if you need any adjustments at the interview stage.

We're seeking a dynamic leader to spearhead our Macmillan Cancer Support Projects and Community Connections Lewisham Social Prescribing initiatives. This role offers a unique chance to impact vulnerable adults' lives, including those affected by cancer.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead Macmillan Cancer Support Projects and social prescribing services

• Manage and develop Social Prescribers and Cancer Champions

• Foster partnerships across health, social care, and voluntary sectors

• Drive service innovations and improvements

Ideal Candidate:

• Experienced in social prescribing or community health

• Strong leadership and partnership-building skills

• Understanding of cancer care pathways

• Passionate about improving health outcomes and reducing inequalities

Why Us?

• Make a tangible impact in your community

• Lead innovative health initiatives

• Grow professionally in a supportive environment

We value diversity and strongly encourage applications from all backgrounds.

Ready to empower individuals and transform lives? Apply now and be part of our mission to create a healthier, more connected Lewisham!

Green Templeton College is a graduate community at the heart of the University of Oxford.  It brings together students, academics and practitioners with a particular focus on business and management, health and medicine, and social sciences.

The college is now entering an exciting period, with ambitious plans to raise significant philanthropic funds over the next decade in order to transform our built estate and enhance the student experience.

Working to the Development Director, the Head of Development will be at the very centre of Green Templeton’s ambitions, developing a strategic fundraising strategy and leading on delivery.

If you have demonstrable experience of fundraising including proven success and involvement in securing major gifts, then we want to hear from you.

In return we offer a unique working environment in the heart of the University of Oxford , a range of benefits including 6 weeks paid holiday and the opportunity for a hybrid working pattern.