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Location: Richard House Children's Hospice, Richard House Drive, E16 3RG
Salary: £35,000.00 gross per annum
Hours: 37.5
Department: Finance
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Looking to get ahead in Finance?

Are you a keen, team-player who wants to grow and develop within an organisation? Do you love a spreadsheet that balances and want to make a difference with your work? If so, then this is the role for you! We are looking for a Finance Assistant to join our small and dedicated team.

This is a great opportunity to gain on the job finance experience and be able to make an impact within a small team setting. You’ll be an intrinsic part of the Richard House operation and will have the ability to be trained and develop within your role.

As our Finance Assistant, you will provide essential support to the Finance & Operations team and the wider organisation. You will be responsible for dealing in a timely and effective way with bookkeeping, finance, payroll and general financial administration.

We are looking for someone has previous experience in bookkeeping, payroll and accounts reconciliation. You’ll also have an exceptional eye for detail and accuracy and be a whizz with Excel.

Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender.

As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

Richard House is not authorised to sponsor overseas workers; you will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits: Annual holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing to 29 days after five years’ service, Pension scheme offering 7% employer’s and 3% employee’s contribution, Option to continue existing NHS pension (subject to meeting criteria), Employee assistance programme, Death in service scheme, Occupational sick pay scheme, Enhanced maternity pay scheme, Flexible working, A supportive team with a commitment to CPD, Unsocial hours benefit (certain Care positions only)

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Develop the data systems of a global philanthropy publication and lead on sharing its impact

You will join Alliance magazine's Engagement Team to collect, organise and analyse data for internal and external reporting, maintain data processes and manage our IT systems.

Relate Mid & East Surrey, the leading provider of relationship support services across the region, is seeking a Chief Executive who can run an organisation that supports the local community with their relationships.

Healthy relationships between family members, partners, friends and colleagues are paramount to our wellbeing. Relate is here to develop and support relationships particularly by helping families, couples, individuals and young people make their relationships work better through counselling or mediation.

We are a thriving and successful charity with two centres, a charity shop and we operate within three local schools.

As part of the national federation of Relate, we are an independent local charity with a turnover of around £325k and deliver around 5000 hours of high-quality counselling per year. We offer face-to-face services as well as online webcam counselling services. Over the years we have established an exemplary team of supportive and conscientious individuals, made up of 2 clinical supervisors, 20 counsellors, 1 mediator, 9 Receptionists, 3 office staff and management and 40 volunteers.

To be considered for this post you must have proven management experience, professionalism, the ability to implement projects and plans to achieve targets and results, excellent communication skills, and the energy and commitment necessary to lead a busy charity at a key time in its development.

We expect candidates to demonstrate an understanding of the kind of services Relate provides and a passion and commitment to our social purpose.

We are looking for the right person/s to take on this role and therefore would consider part-time and job share.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service) Check.

Closing date 18th August 2024

Family Matters (FM) is a dedicated independent charity supporting individuals affected by sexual crime in Kent. We are seeking a committed and compassionate Independent Sexual Violence Advisor to join our team in East Kent.

Key Responsibilities

• Client Support: Provide proactive support to adults who have experienced sexual violence, both within and outside the criminal justice system.
• Risk Assessment: Conduct thorough risk assessments to ensure the safety and well-being of clients.
• Rights and Access: Assist clients in accessing their legal rights, health services, and other necessary support services.
• Case Management: Monitor and inform clients of case progress, offering continuous support through the criminal justice process.
• Community Engagement: Attend relevant meetings, deliver talks and presentations to local groups, and develop networks and partnerships to enhance the visibility and role of Family Matters in the community.
• Reporting: Prepare regular reports for line managers and external funders, ensuring thorough monitoring, evaluation, and administration of project outcomes.
• Outreach Work: Conduct extensive outreach work to support clients across East Kent, requiring regular travel.

Essential Qualifications and Skills

• ISVA Qualification: Possess an accredited ISVA qualification or a willingness to undertake the training.
• Experience: Demonstrated experience in planning and managing caseloads, with strong crisis management skills.
• Knowledge: Comprehensive understanding of the needs of victims of sexual violence, especially adults, and sound knowledge of the Criminal Justice System.
• Communication: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to quickly build rapport and provide emotional support to clients.
• IT Proficiency: Good IT skills and familiarity with office management systems and procedures.
• Interpersonal Skills: Strong interpersonal skills with an empathetic, non-judgemental, and compassionate approach.
• Time Management: Exceptional time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Team Collaboration: Ability to work collaboratively with a positive outlook and strong work ethic.
• Resilience: Self-awareness and emotional resilience to handle sensitive situations.

Additional Requirements

• Transportation: A vehicle is essential for this role due to the necessity of travel for outreach work.
• Safeguarding: Commitment to safeguarding children and adults at risk, adhering to FM’s safeguarding policies and procedures.
• DBS Check: All staff members are required to undertake enhanced DBS checks.

Personal Attributes

• Empathetic, non-judgemental, and compassionate attitude
• Proven experience working with gangs, children, and young people
• Strong report writing skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality, data protection, safeguarding, and appropriate boundaries

Family Matters is dedicated to providing a supportive and inclusive environment for all employees. We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds who share our commitment to supporting victims of sexual violence.

If you are passionate about making a difference and have the necessary qualifications and experience, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join our dedicated team and help us support those in need.

Abortion Support Network is a largely volunteer-run charity that helps people living in European countries with bad abortion laws and provision access safe abortions in clinics abroad. ASN provides practical information, support, funding, travel and accommodation.

We are looking to recruit a new Managing Director to lead the team. ASN began as a group of activists and a mobile phone, and spent its early years running on passion. While remaining true to it’s radical roots, ASN are navigating the realities of building a sustainable organisation which offers the best possible experience for our clients, staff, volunteers and supporters. To do this, we need a strategic thinker who has experience leading a team and works pragmatically to get things done. 

Reporting to the Board of Trustees, you will have complete oversight of ASN, from service delivery to IT system procurement. We don’t expect anyone to be an expert on every part of ASN’s work, but we’re looking for someone with robust relevant experience who is willing to learn from our incredible team. 

Please see the Hiring pack for a detailed list of experience and values that we are looking for in our new Managing Director.

Abortion Support Network is committed to building a workplace that is feminist, anti-racist and inclusive of LGBTQ+ people, disabled people, and those who have experienced other forms of exclusion or marginalisation. We are looking for a Managing Director who can be a part of this work. We are keen to work with candidates to make our recruitment process as accessible and comfortable as possible.

Closing Date: 9th September, 9am

*We are aware that parts of our interviewing period coincide with Rosh Hashanah. If you need an alternative interview date for this reason, please let us know at the point of shortlisting and we will be happy to accommodate.

We are excited to be partnering once again with The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity. They are seeking a proactive and driven individual with a passion for securing high-value partnerships to join their dynamic Corporate Partnerships team as a New Business Manager. You will play a pivotal role in supporting groundbreaking cancer treatment and research.

Key Responsibilities:

•  Identify and qualify new prospects, developing a robust pipeline of opportunities to secure multi-year partnerships.
• Create compelling and bespoke funding propositions, working closely with internal teams to engage potential partners.
• Deliver excellent stewardship of prospects, ensuring smooth onboarding and transition to the Partnership Management team.
• Work with various departments to maximise partnership value and success.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Proven experience in securing new business and managing the full sales cycle, including onboarding new partnerships.
• Strong track record of meeting income targets and budget management.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to handle complex stakeholder interactions.
• Proficiency in CRM systems, ideally Raiser’s Edge.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Do you want to work with a leading advocacy charity organisation supporting those in need?

Do you have experience of working or volunteering in welfare, support or health and social care and are looking for a new challenge?

Are you keen to make a difference to people who want to be heard?

Then come and join us here at VoiceAbility.

We are looking for a new Advocate to join our team in Doncaster. We are seeking applicants who have transferable skills, a willingness to learn and a desire to help those in need of support.

About us

VoiceAbility is an independent charity and one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy and involvement services. We deliver a wide range of service contracts funded by local authorities, health trusts and other voluntary and private sector organisations.

We’ve been supporting people to have their say in decisions about their health, care, and wellbeing for over 40 years. We make sure people are heard when it matters most.  For more information on what Advocacy is and the services offered then please visit our website.

About the role

We have an exciting opportunity for an Advocate to join our team covering Doncaster.  Your role will require you to travel to locations such as clients’ homes, hospitals, care homes and within community settings across the area to meet with clients and professionals. You will be home based for administration; therefore, access to your own transportation and a suitable home internet connection is essential. 

About you

Desirably you will have some experience of working in advocacy, or providing welfare, supporting, or caring for Adults or young people who have support needs, ideally for those with a variety of communication needs, mental ill health, physical health issues, or barriers to accessing education and support.

You should have worked or volunteered in health, social care, welfare, support services, education or young person’s services, or advice and guidance.

How will you make a difference?

You will be responsible for ensuring the individual’s wishes, feelings, beliefs, needs, and values are met to create positive outcomes for the people you support.

You will support people to speak up for themselves and grow in confidence, equip them to understand and exercise their rights and options, and will assist them in the decision-making process relating to their care, treatment, and support.

You will work resourcefully and collaboratively with the individuals you support.  You’ll be creative in your approach to empower our clients by ensuring you meaningfully explain people’s options and rights to them.  You’ll support individuals to fully participate in decisions affecting them and will make sure they have their voices heard. 

Professional Development?

You will have plenty of opportunities to enhance your professional abilities and you will make a real difference every day. Advocates are expected to be willing to gain, or to already hold, the Level 3 Award in Independent Advocacy Practice with disciplines suitable for the role they work in.

Benefits:

• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• 5% employer pension & 3% employee contribution
• Salary sacrifice pension scheme
• Separate Life Assurance Cover
• Staff discount scheme including retail discounts, entertainment, holidays etc
• Discounted Gym Membership; Employee Assistance programme
• Supportive working environment fostering a good work/life balance
• Support with continuous professional development

Equality and Diversity

VoiceAbility believes in fostering an inclusive workplace which welcomes, values and celebrates the diversity of its staff and partners, treats all on a basis of equality and encourages all to meet their maximum potential.

VoiceAbility are a Disability Confident employer, any applicant that identifies themselves as having a disability and can demonstrate that they meet all the essential criteria for the role will be offered an interview. If you need to apply in a different way, please contact HR for further options.

How to apply

To apply for this role please sign up for a recruitment account on our website.

Important Dates:

Closing date for applications: Midnight on 1st September, however, VoiceAbility reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy before this date.

Don’t forget to read the person specification so you can tell us about yourself and how your skills, abilities and experiences match the criteria outlined in the person specification.

Hint: you can use work, personal and/or voluntary experiences, and examples to tell us why you should be our next Advocate.

We look forward to hearing from you.

NB: If you don't already hold the Independent Advocacy Practice qualification, and you are successful in your application, it is a requirement that you complete the core element within 12 months of commencing the training.  VoiceAbility will fund this training.

Are you interested in supporting people at immediate risk of rough sleeping and making a real difference to the lives of people experiencing homelessness in London?   

This is a fixed term contract role ending 31 March 2024.  

Rough sleeping data shows that migrants make up more than 50% of the people rough sleeping in London. The MAPS service provides a rapid intervention to support clients who are migrants and rough sleeping in London to find a route into accommodation that is suitable and sustainable in the UK or elsewhere in the world. We are looking for someone to join our team as an Assessment and Reconnection Worker where you will: 

• Provide rapid holistic assessments with migrants who are rough sleeping across London, helping to clarify entitlements and identify routes off the streets. 

• Work with clients to produce person-centred, rights-based actions plans that meet their needs and resolve their rough sleeping in the UK or elsewhere in the world. 

• Work closely with external agencies to ensure all clients’ needs are met. Many of our clients have multiple support needs. This may include experience of navigating the immigration and asylum systems, complex trauma, substance misuse and mental and physical health support needs.  

• Advise and support other professionals working with migrants on options to resolve their clients’ homelessness. 

• While your usual working hours will be from Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, occasional work during early or late hours may occur in response to challenging situations and to prevent rough sleeping.   

About you 

We are a small team so try to maximise our resources and find creative solutions to resolve people’s homelessness. Due to the legislative and political climate in which we work, accommodation options are often limited for our client group, and so we are looking for someone who can be flexible, proactive and is passionate about working migrants.

Ideally you would have experience of working with vulnerable people and an understanding of the needs and support requirements of this client group, particularly non-UK nationals. 

We are particularly interested in hearing from you if you have lived experience of migration and/or speak additional languages to English. 

How to apply 

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

When you're ready to apply click the ‘Apply Now’ Button to start your online application form.

Closing date: 10am on Thursday 22 August

Interview and assessments on: TBC

The Talent Set, Senior appointments are delighted to be working with Bowel Cancer UK to find their Director of Marketing, Communications and Engagement. This fantastic opportunity is remote based with occasional travel to London, and salary is from £75k-£85k.

Bowel Cancer UK are in a really exciting position after doubling in size and their profile has never been higher after a number of highly successful campaigns including #getonaroll

The Director of Marketing, Communications and Engagement is a strategic role, leading all areas of communication, brand, media, digital and marketing for Bowel Cancer UK.  The postholder will build effective and creative relationships with key internal and external stakeholders including media, agencies and brand partners.

This challenging and exciting role requires an outstanding communicator able to lead, influence, and negotiate positively and effectively. The postholder will lead effective and successful teams through a period of change, development and growth, to increase the charity’s reach, impact and engagement with its community.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible.

Regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

Location: Richard House Charity Shop, 794 Green Lane, Dagenham, RM8 1YT
Salary: £23,795.20 gross per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week (5 days between Monday - Saturday)
Department: Retail
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Permanent

Thinking about your next retail challenge?

Are you a retail professional looking to make a difference? Do you love being part of a team, meeting the public and working in a varied role? If so, read on! We are looking for a Shop Manager to work in one of our charity shops in East London.

This is a great opportunity to be part of a team making a real difference to the lives of the children we support and their families. While leading one shop, you will also get to work across our whole shop network from time to time, so no two days will be the same and there's room to develop in your role and grow your career.

As Shop Manager you will be responsible for generating income for the hospice by maximising sales and Gift Aid opportunities, proactively managing stock, and presenting our shops to a high standard. You'll be working alongside our Retail, E-Commerce Merchandising Manager, other Shop Managers and teams of volunteers.

We're looking for someone who is personable and punctual and can deliver first class customer service. You'll be flexible and open-minded - willing to embrace change and able to adapt to different ways of working. Previous charity retail experience is an advantage, but not vital. Knowledge of health and safety relating to shops is beneficial.

Richard House is committed to the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.

Richard House is not authorised to sponsor overseas workers; you will need to have the right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits:

- Annual holiday allowance of 27 days, increasing to 29 days after five years’ service
- Pension scheme offering 7% employer’s and 3% employee’s contribution
- Option to continue existing NHS pension (subject to meeting criteria)
- Employee assistance programme
- Death in service scheme
- Occupational sick pay scheme
- Enhanced maternity pay scheme
- Flexible working
- A supportive team with a commitment to CPD
- Unsocial hours benefit (certain Care positions only)

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We have a number of Youth Development Lead positions we are recruiting for across Scotland. We will be hosting an assessment centre on the 30th of August at our Glasgow centre.  Please note you must be available to attend on that day. You can find out more about each role we have advertised and its specialism along with the relevant job description by viewing the adverts on our Careers site. All roles will have we are considering for the Assessment Centre will have (Scotland) in brackets by them. 

Spitalfields Crypt Trust (SCT) is an East London charity embedded in the local community, providing practical help, support and training to people affected by homelessness or suffering from addiction. We are passionate about the people and communities we support and embrace creative, innovative and inclusive ways of working that build on our collective strengths. We provide a Recovery Hub (including an abstinence-based residential recovery facility, an addictions counselling programme and a Training & Development Programme), supported houses, a Housing First service, community support, charity shops and two social enterprises supporting people in recovery from addictions to rebuild their lives. Our integrative approach is based on the concept of ‘Recovery Capital’, a whole-person approach taking into account physical, cultural, social, human and spiritual factors and assets.

With a new corporate strategy and ambitious plans to develop a new brand, new services, and a new innovative approach to charity retail and building links with the community, it’s an exciting time to join SCT.

We seek to recruit people with a good combination of talent, skills and potential, promoting equality for all, and welcome applications from a wide range of candidates. We select candidates for interview based on their skills, qualifications, experience and commitment to the values and purposes of SCT.

Role and responsibilities

The ultimate aim of the Manager’s job is to manage staff, volunteers and available resources to the optimum benefit of SCT, terms of both income and the mission of the Charity in supporting people in recovery from addition, achieved through:

Charity retail management (60%)

• Ensuring the safe and profitable running of the shop leading a team of staff and volunteers to motivate them to deliver exceptional customer service to customers and donors; recruiting, training and managing and team according to SCT’s values, policies and procedures.
• Maximising sales, engagement and impact to achieve set targets to raise Unrestricted Income for charitable objectives by contributing surplus of in excess of £100,000 per annum.
• Establishing and maintaining effective retail processes and merchandising standards to industry standards of best practice.
• Maintaining effective stock management.
• Carrying out shop administration.
• Interpreting and acting on basic financial reports and KPI’s
• Taking necessary action to repair and maintain the premises and to take all reasonable steps to protect SCT property from theft, damage or fire.
• Training and supporting staff and volunteers towards ensuring adherence to all health and safety policy and procedures.
• Ability to work flexibly, including working weekends and on occasion work in other locations when necessary.
• Managing the shop rota ensuring shop opens within advertised hours with sufficient cover to operate safely.

Community engagement (40%)

• Ongoing development of SCT’s community shop as a place of welcome, community connection and engagement.
• Ensuring that the community shop is a safe and supportive space for everyone, working closely with SCT’s Community Recovery Team to help individuals access specialist support where relevant.
• Developing a programme of onsite small-scale community activities drawing on the expertise of SCT’s community tutors, local community and SCT’s wider recovery community in their design and delivery.
• Building and developing relationships with local community agencies, with the support of SCT’s Community Recovery Team, to promote opportunities to support those vulnerable to addiction and/or homelessness.

Continuous improvement#

• Developing and maintaining a thorough understanding of the work of SCT.
• Undertaking relevant tasks as requested by the Area Manager and Director of Retail.
• Representing the organisation at external meetings and events.
• Abiding by the policies and procedures of SCT.
• Attending and completing training courses as required.

Person Specification

Skills and Knowledge

• Retail background
• People management skills
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work well as part of a team
• Good IT skills (including MS Office and email)
• Able to use own initiative
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Understanding the range of issues that can make an individual vulnerable to addiction and/or homelessness
• Empathetic with those experiencing addiction and/or homelessness
• Communicate well one-to-one and in groups and teams with vulnerable individuals and those in leadership roles, both in informal and formal settings
• Good listening skills
• Visual merchandising/window dressing ability
• Shop administration including finance and Gift Aid
• Approaches and provision in the support of those with addictions and/or homelessness

Experience

• Commercial retail management experience
• Experience of recruiting and managing volunteers
• Demonstrable and proven communication skills
• Demonstrable experience of consistently meeting or exceeding targets
• Experience of leading successful teams
• Experience of working with donated goods
• Charity shop background

Purpose of the job 

• This role is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding individual to join the UK Youth Fundraising team. UK Youth already works with a broad range of exciting corporate partners, including Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, KFC, Burger King and RSA Insurance. This role focuses on identifying and securing new income generation opportunities with Corporate Partners across strategic, commercial and charity of the year style collaborations

Key responsibilities

• Support the Corporate Partnerships team to secure income from new corporate organisations and achieve new business targets
• Identify new corporate opportunities to add to the new business corporate pipeline 
• Pro-actively engage new businesses using a range of methods: e.g. networking at events, cold calls, emails, LinkedIn 
• Lead on the completion of the due diligence process for new partnership opportunities
• Support the development of warm relationships with prospective funders and find opportunities to engage them in the work of UK Youth
• With the support of the Corporate Partnerships Team, develop corporate bids, budgets and proposals, managing the process across different teams, cultivating strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Support on the creation and presentation of high quality, persuasive funding bids to C-suite audiences and senior stakeholders
• Ensure all donations are accurately recorded and recognised, working closely with the finance team
• Ensure that the CRM is up to date and accurate at all times
• Support the Corporate team to keep up to date with trends, research and data on fundraising and corporate partnerships, helping to inform long-term strategy.

Experience we're after

• Experience in a sales or corporate fundraising role

• Proven track record of corporate partnerships fundraising/ securing sales targets from new organisations

• Experience of working in a busy and deadline-driven environment and achieving ambitious targets

• Experience negotiating, pitching and presenting to senior (C-suite) internal and external stakeholders

• Experience of using a donor database/ CRM system (eg. Salesforce, Microsoft Dynamics)

Who we are

UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.

UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.

Why work at UK Youth?

We are a value-based, passionate and committed organisation offering a friendly working environment with lots of opportunities for professional development and socialising (even for those working remotely!) from lunch and learn sessions, staff quizzes to virtual coffee meet ups.

UK Youth prides itself on being an Equal Opportunity employer and we would particularly welcome applications for this role from those who identify under one of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

We value the differences that a diverse workforce brings and are committed to inclusivity, and to employing and supporting a diverse workforce. Our selection procedures ensure that people are treated on the basis of their relevant merits, experience, skills and abilities and that no individual receives more or less favourable treatment.

We welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in our organisation including BIPOC, LGBTQ+ and persons with disabilities. We are also currently underrepresented by men, and so are seeking applications from different backgrounds, cultures, age, experience and identity to bring a wide range of experience, ideas, views and insights to UK Youth.

What we can offer you

We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:

• Flexible/Agile Working

• 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)

• Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity

• Other training available in support of your personal and professional development

• Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)

• Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary

• Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally

• 20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.

• IT equipment provided for the duration of contract

• CycleScheme and TechScheme

How to apply

If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all. Scroll to the top of the page and start your application. 

Closing date: Mon 19th August at 11:59pm (Midnight)

Interview date(s) proposed: Week Commencing 26th August

As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.

The successful candidates will work 35 hours a week over 5 days, including evening and weekend work as required by the company. 

We have 20 roles available in the following locations:

Belfast, Birmingham, Blackburn, Cardiff, Colchester, Glasgow, Inverness, Leeds, London, Maidstone, Manchester, Middlebrough, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Sheffield, Truro and Wrexham.

At Help for Heroes, we believe those who serve our country deserve support when they are wounded. Every day, men and women have to leave their career in the Armed Forces as a result of physical or psychological wounds; their lives changed forever. We help them, and those still serving, to recover and get on with their lives.

And who are we you’re wondering? We are experts and beginners. Generalists and specialists. Ordinary people with an extraordinary passion towards making a positive change to the lives of our veterans (and having fun while doing it).

As One Team we share a philosophy – I.C.A.R.E. It’s the way we walk and talk, the way we interact with others and how we approach everything we do. We are:

Innovative – Collaborative – Authentic – Resourceful – Energetic. 

We have an incredible opportunity for a COMMUNITY BUILDER to join our Community Development team.

Please see below for more information on what just might be your future role.

About The Role 

The Help for Heroes Community Development team are looking to recruit a team of Community Builders to assist in their reshaped participation and connection strategy. Using Asset Based Community Development, we seek to support the charity’s objective to enhance reach and positive impact for members of the Armed Forces Community facing challenges within their local communities.

Are you interested in the Armed Forces community and harnessing their strengths and gifts? Can you identify what already exists in an area and utilise it to create new networks and make things happen?

We are looking for a motivated, dynamic and confident people who are passionate about collaborating with communities in the design and delivery of interventions that bring and connect people together to strengthen networks within the local community. If you believe in the advantages of having a strong community, this role could suit you.

Working closely with Community Development Managers across regions within the UK, the Community Builders will play a vital role in helping to improve lives for Armed Forces Community members by creating a supportive environment that allows them to re-engage and connect with the services at Help for Heroes and with the wider community. 

The main purpose of this role is to connect local people through their skills, passions and assets and support the creation of new connections, bringing people together to improve wellbeing and make the community a better place to live. This will include listening to different points of views, building relationships and motivating people to work together and create their own action influenced by their interests and skillsets to positively impact local communities and help them to flourish.

About You

You will have experience leading and facilitating the mobilisation of local communities, asset mapping, bringing together people for engagement that matters to them. You will have knowledge and experience of Asset Based Community Development work, outreach methods and you will have good organisational skills, energy and the ability to animate local communities. 

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver outreach to drive local connection, engagement and participation opportunities for the AFC 

• Develop and embed an ABCD informed way of work 

• Asset map 

• Organise and facilitate community meetings to share ideas, encourage collective decision making and build a sense of belonging 

• Encourage and pilot community lead action in response to local AFC needs/interests through peer led/co-designed initiatives 

• Increase awareness of the challenges faced by military personnel, veterans and their families

PLEASE NOTE: The successful candidates will need to be based within an hour’s commute of their allocated locality and there is a requirement to travel within a 75-mile radius of this location (travel expenses covered). Flexibility in working hours is necessary to ensure a total of 70 hours is covered over a 2-week period so please take this into consideration before applying. 

We are looking for someone with the following: 

• A Community Development qualification and/or at least 3 years' experience working within a community development or similar role, with responsibility for bringing about social change and improving quality of life 

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to develop relationships which lead to actions  

• Demonstrable experience within an integrated multi-disciplinary service  

• Experience of engaging and working collaboratively with partners/stakeholders 

About the Team 

You will work as part of the Community Development team; this newly formed team will approach working in defined localities using an asset based community development approach. Together the Community Development Managers and the Community Builders will strengthen local communities using resources and networks that are readily available. You will do this to proliferate opportunities for sustainable participation and engagement alongside a multi-disciplinary team in order to support the Armed Forces Community to live well after service. 

Please see job description for more details about the role.