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ABOUT US
The Teaching Awards Trust is a charity committed to raising the profile of the outstanding, life-changing work that takes place in education across the UK. We champion, celebrate and raise the morale of all those who work in education. Our mission is currently carried out through two powerful campaigns; The Pearson National Teaching Awards and Thank a Teacher.
ABOUT THE JOB
This is an exciting, new role that has been created to deliver a series of regional events aimed at bringing together and celebrating educators across the UK. We are looking for an outstanding, innovative and dynamic event manager to help us shape these regional events, and take full responsibility for all aspects of event content, and organisational delivery, overseeing the coordination of key tasks and ensuring smooth execution with support from the wider team.
The role holder will collaborate closely with CEO to expand the impact and visibility of The Teaching Awards Trust, ensuring these events serve as a platform to celebrate and elevate the work of educators nationwide.
- Work with events sponsors and strengthen stakeholder partnerships to support the delivery and promotion of the events to ensure wide attendance, and in particular the development of relationships with regional partners and TAT alumni
- Collaborate with the Marketing team to promote the events
- Manage relationships with the PR agency and media partners to ensure strong media coverage
- Responsible for producing detailed event project plans to include timelines, risk management, guest management, venues, suppliers, staffing and budgets
ABOUT YOU
- A track record of 5-10 years in the successful delivery of events, with experience within the education/charity sector advantageous
- Knowledge of event management and marketing including an advanced understanding of the logistics of what makes an event successful
- Stakeholder and supplier management experience
- You will have excellent project management, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- You will possess excellent interpersonal and be adept at building relationships with stakeholders
- You will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, and the ability to convey ideas succinctly and persuasively
- You will also have a self-starter mentality with the proven ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities simultaneously in a fast-paced working environment
- You are people driven and have a team player profile that engages and empathises with others
ABOUT OUR BENEFITS
- A salary of £40- £45,000 per annum
- You will be home based with some need for regional travel and team meetings
- Annual leave is 25 days excluding bank holidays
- Employer pension contributions of 6%
- Learning and Development package also available
ABOUT OUR APPLICATION PROCESS
The closing date for applications is midnight on 10th January 2025 but applications will be reviewed and longlisted as soon as they are received.
To apply, please follow the website link provided, along with a CV and a covering letter including why are you applying for this role and also describing a specific event you have managed in the past,
Successful candidates will be contacted by phone or email by 13th January 2025 at the latest for an initial short phone conversation, followed by remote first interviews on 14/15th January 2025
Second round interviews will take place w/c 20th January 2025
The Teaching Awards Trust is an equal opportunities employer, and we welcome application from all suitably qualified persons. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please do not hesitate to reach out.
Are you an experienced bid writer looking to make an impact in a growing organisation with national impact? If so, Listening Ear needs you to play a pivotal role in producing high-quality bids and proposals that clearly articulate Listening Ear’s vision, our services, and our value to commissioners. Your attention to detail will be exemplary and you will be able to process, retain and apply complex information to your tender writing. With your excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, you will be expert in shepherding contributions from your team members towards the highest quality proposals.
Job title Development Manager (Public Sector Tenders & Proposals)
Hours of Work Full time, 35 hrs per week
Working Days usually Monday to Friday
Employer Listening Ear, abbreviated as LE below
Base Home-based with occasional travel required
Accountable to to be confirmed at interview
Salary £41,496 to £44,539 Starting salary dependent on experience.
Summary
We are seeking an experienced bid writing professional to lead on the management of competitive tender submissions, building on success to date. You will play a pivotal role in producing high-quality bids and proposals that clearly articulate Listening Ear’s vision, our services, and our value to commissioners. Working collaboratively with internal teams, you will identify procurement opportunities and develop high-quality submissions that align with the needs of beneficiaries. As part of our team, you can make a difference to our target beneficiaries: people who are affected by bereavement and loss and/or are victim survivors of domestic abuse. Your work will help us to walk alongside people during their most challenging moments.
Why Listening Ear?
- Face-to-face training, induction and warm welcome provided at our headquarters in the North West to meet colleagues and welcome you to Listening Ear
- Values-driven organisation supporting vulnerable people across England
- Work within a BACP-Accredited Organisation that delivers support recognised by the Support After Suicide Partnership and Public Health England as best practice
- Annual Training and CPD Allowance to support growth and career development
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We support flexible home working practices and you will be supplied with an iPhone and laptop, plus a DSE Assessment during induction to support safe and comfortable home working
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Access to free and confidential counselling provided through LE’s Insurance Provider, to support staff welfare
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Pension contribution at 3%
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Daily informal communications with colleagues via remote platforms
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for an experienced bid writer looking to make an impact in a growing organisation with national impact. With your excellent organisational and interpersonal skills, you will be expert in shepherding contributions from your team members towards the highest quality proposals. Your attention to detail will be exemplary and you will be able to process, retain and apply complex information to your tender writing.
How to Apply?
The deadline for applications is Monday 20th January at 9am. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 29th and Thursday 30th January 2025.
Please apply via our website.
Our services are focused on impact and we are proud of the difference we make to people’s lives.
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Corporate Partnerships Manager £37,555 pro rata 28 - 35 hours per week UK Home-based
We are seeking a Corporate Partnerships Manager to join our Fundraising and Communications Team (FRC) at an exciting time in GFS’s history as we enter a new strategic period and turn 150 years old, in 2025. You will lead on the delivery of specific aspects of the organisation’s fundraising strategy including developing new income streams with a focus on corporate partnerships. You will develop broader corporate support and individual giving such as corporate volunteering days and challenge events. You will also lead on our annual fundraising campaigns such as International Day of the Girl and International Women’s Day.
You will work with the Head of Fundraising and Communications to refine our fundraising plan to diversify income streams across corporate partnerships, individual giving (online and in person) challenge events, volunteering days and campaigns and to:
- ensure that income and engagement targets are met as planned/agreed and in line with GFS’s fundraising strategy and plan
- deliver outstanding stewardship for partners and donors
- maintain effective relationships with potential partners and connections, keeping them engaged with GFS’s ongoing work and impact
- maintain a strong network and high visibility within the GFS, and wider women’s sector community and attend key community and networking events.
This role would suit a highly motivated and dynamic individual, with great people skills and a passion for improving the lives of girls and young women through fundraising.
You will have significant experience of successfully developing new fundraising streams, securing new corporate partners and individual giving income as well as;
A proven track record of securing income from a diverse range of income streams.
A commitment to EDI principles
Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence working with a variety of stakeholders from corporate donors, individual supporters and community members.
You will also have a flexible and innovative approach to your work and be a strong team member with the ability to develop excellent working relationships.
About GFS
Established in 1875, GFS is one of the oldest UK registered charities working to support girls and young women. We believe in challenging gender inequality by empowering girls and young women. We achieve this by providing groups where girls and young women build friendships, gain confidence, and learn that they are unstoppable. We create a programme of activities designed to develop confidence, self-esteem, emotional wellbeing, and resilience, and recruit and train women volunteers to run those activities in a single gender space. We prioritise working in areas of disadvantage.
A Basic DBS check is required for this post.
To apply please submit your application by the closing date Friday 17th January @ 23:30 hrs
Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK. Applications to be submitted in WORD format.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job title: Senior Partnership Manager
Location: London, Birmingham or Manchester, with the option to work remotely for up to 60% of your time per month
Salary: £42,000 - £46,000 (London), £39,000 - £43,000 (Manchester, Birmingham)
Hours: 5 days per week (37.5 hours), open to flexible working arrangements
Contract: Permanent
Overall purpose:
The main purpose of the Senior Partnerships Manager role is to lead on the delivery of first-class account management and development of corporate partnerships that maximise impact and income for Breaking Barriers. The role has line management responsibility to Partnership Managers who are responsible for the delivery of their portfolios and projects to drive the team’s strategy.
Working closely with the Director of Income & Engagement, Head of Corporate Partnerships, and other Senior Fundraisers, you will be responsible for launching and retaining partnerships, deepening relationships and identifying opportunities for growth. This will include the planning, testing and implementation of new corporate partnership ideas and initiatives to help Breaking Barriers in its mission.
The successful candidate will have experience managing and/or securing complex five and six figure partnerships and a proven record achieving significant account growth and retention targets. You will deploy your influencing skills and ability to build profitable relationships to great effect as you take a leading role identifying and nurturing future strategic partnerships. Ideally, the successful candidate will also have line management experience and the ability to develop talent within the team. An understanding of the HR & Talent Development and/or CSR spaces would be advantageous.
Role Summary:
- Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships and other Senior Managers to ensure the successful delivery and continued growth of our corporate partnerships and business development strategies at Breaking Barriers
- Manage a portfolio of strategic partnerships, and support the wider Partnership Management team to deliver on their key partnerships and maximise value
- Drive growth at Breaking Barriers through identifying and developing opportunities for additional income from existing partners, and by proactively engaging new business prospects
- Provide leadership to line reports, encouraging their professional development and the growth of their partnerships
- Lead on developing and driving forward the Business Behind Refugees movement as a key business development and partnership development tool
- Represent the Corporate Partnerships team as a senior fundraiser, utilising expertise and relationship skills to advocate both internally and externally
- Ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting on corporate partnerships income
- Work with the Head of Corporate Partnerships to develop and implement effective policies and procedures for demonstrably successful corporate partnership account management
To view the full job description and person specification, as well as details on our accessible recruitment process, please view the attached recruitment pack.
Other considerations
- As part of our safeguarding commitment to our clients, we carry out preemployment checks to ensure that successful applicants are suitable to work with adults at risk. These include obtaining references and verifying a candidate’s identity and right to work in the UK.
- Some travel between our different areas of operation (including London, Birmingham and Manchester) will be required. Occasional evening or weekend work may be required. Time off in lieu would be provided in this case.
- We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, sex, sexual orientation, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, race, religion or belief.
How to apply
If you are looking for a role where you can make a real difference, we want to hear from you. To apply, please submit a CV and statement (up to approximately 500 words/1 A4 page) outlining:
- Why you are interested in the role
- What skills you would bring to be successful in this role
- Any experience you would like to highlight
- Any reasonable adjustments you require for the interview process
- Disclosure of disabilities if you wish to do so (as a member of the Disability Confident Scheme, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role)
Please note that applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
Closing date for applications is 11:30pm on Saturday 4th January. Interviews will be held on a rolling basis so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
We belong to the Experts by Experience Employment Initiative, which advocates and supports organisations to employ more people from a refugee background. With this in mind, we particularly welcome applicants with experience of seeking asylum and/or a refugee background.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please reach out to HR Manager Dani Meier for further details (we are unable to include email addresses in this advert, but you can find contact details on the final page of the attached recruitment pack).
Breaking Barriers exists so that every refugee can access meaningful employment and build a new life.
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FareShare GM redistributed an amazing 1,929 tonnes of surplus food to 306 community groups, supplying 4.6 million meals to those in need in 2023/24. Working with FareShare UK, we help unlock good food from a wide variety of national and local food suppliers, food that otherwise would have gone in the bin. We support diverse groups including those catering to the elderly, young families, the BAME community, disabled individuals and those facing homelessness or other forms of poverty.
It’s a busy operation with a lot of moving parts: you’ll take ownership for the smooth running of the Allocations office, supervising the distribution of surplus food to our Community Food Members. By working closely with the Warehouse team and drivers, you’ll help ensure the timely, accurate and food safe compliant deliveries and collections, optimising our income whilst minimising food waste.
To be a success in this role, you’ll need to have experience in a busy office or operational environment, great communication skills, and experience supervising and motivating staff. You’ll need to be able to adapt to regularly changing priorities, happy to get involved where needed and constantly reviewing daily targets to keep the team on track. Ideally you’ll have some experience with volunteers (or have volunteering experience yourself), and/or in the not for profit sector working with disadvantaged groups.
You'll be sent an application form which you'll need to complet in order to be considered.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us
We are National Energy Action (NEA) – and our vision is to end fuel poverty; our work to improve and promote energy efficiency brings social, environmental, housing and employment benefits. We believe everyone should be able to afford to keep their homes warm and safe, however, low incomes, high energy bills and poor energy efficiency currently deny this to millions of households across the UK.Never has this been more important than today.
NEA’s teams are friendly, knowledgeable and are dedicated to what we do. We are proud of our expertise and proud of the service we deliver to our clients.
We offer colleagues a friendly, rewarding workplace and the chance to build a worthwhile career with a not-for-profit organisation that is proud to make a genuine difference to people’s lives each and every day.
The Role
We have a fantastic opportunity for someone to join us in the position of Energy Adviser, to work on either a full or part time basis. Job share applications are also welcome. This role provides an exciting and rewarding opportunity to help the charity build its profile amongst regional stakeholders whilst delivering projects that seek to bring an end to fuel poverty and to the misery of cold homes that is experienced by over 6.5 million households in the UK.
NEA’s Energy Advisers are empathetic, polite and have good listening skills but are also knowledgeable, assertive, and confident. Their main role is to provide one to one advice to clients referred through the charity’s Warm and Safe Homes helpline and to deliver energy advice presentations to groups. They also get involved in a range of tasks to support these activities. Energy Advisers sit within the Communities Directorate and are part of a dynamic and caring team of professionals who go the extra mile to support their clients, some of whom may be in difficult circumstances.
This post is subject to enhanced vetting and barring check.
What you will need to succeed
Working within our Communities Directorate you will have demonstrable experience of delivering Energy Advice and helping others. Therefore, it is vital that you have empathy, confidence and knowledge of the issues facing vulnerable low-income households.
You will have knowledge and understanding of the environmental, social and economic problems of deprived areas and the roles of the public, private and voluntary sectors in tackling them.
You will also have knowledge of assistance available for energy efficiency improvements to low-income households.
You will be an excellent communicator, with proven experience and understanding of how to effectively address the energy needs of low income, vulnerable or disadvantaged householders – with the desire to make a positive difference to people’s lives.
The successful candidate will operate within Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands or Eastern region of England. Home working and office-based locations are available depending on your proximity to a NEA office. Preferences will be discussed with candidates at interview. Hybrid working is subject to necessary H&S and GDPR checks. Post holders must be resident within the UK and be able to provide their Right to Work in the UK.
We are offering:
- £28,163 – £33,205 (FTE) – Scale 5-6, Points 12-22 (plus £3,300 London Weighting if applicable). New appointments are usually made at the starting point of the scale.
- 11½% non-contributory pension.
- 25 days annual leave plus 3 additional days in between Christmas New Year Period when our offices close; plus, all public holidays per annum for full time staff, pro-rata for part time staff.
- Flexible working arrangements including the opportunity for Hybrid working.
- Enhanced family friendly payments.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Employee benefits platform.
- 2-Year Fixed Term Post.
The closing date for all applications is 12:00 noon Monday 13 January 2025. We anticipate interviewing the two weeks commencing Monday 20 January 2025. Full details of the posts and an application form are available on our website.
How to apply:
Apply online by clicking 'apply via website'.
Please note CVs will not be accepted as part of the application process. No recruitment agency or advertising enquiries, please.
Please be aware that National Energy Action is not a sponsoring organisation. Therefore, the successful applicant must already possess the right to work in the UK or be able to secure the right to work in the UK independently.
NEA aims to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all people with the necessary skills and experience for the post.Charity Registration No. 290511. Company Registration No: 01853927
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Grade: Senior Manager
Role: Senior Programme Manager, Europe
Hours: Full-Time (37.5 hours/week)
Type: Fixed Term Contract until 31st March 2027
Location: This job is open to candidates living in France, Germany, Spain, Sweden and the UK. Please note that we currently do not have the infrastructure to support visa sponsorship and you must have the relevant right to live and work in your country of residence.
Reports to: Programme Director, Europe
Hours per week: 37.5 - 40 hours/week (depending on country of residence)
Compensation: Salaries are benchmarked to the country of residence and mapped to years of experience. Please note that to counter inequity, salaries at CPI are non-negotiable. Salaries for this role in the countries where we have the infrastructure to employ staff are:
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France: €90,054 - €103,909
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Germany: €104,530 - €120,611
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Spain: €92,186 - €106,368
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Sweden: 1,028,089 kr - 1,186,257 kr
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UK: £82,937 - £95,697
UK timezone preferred but not essential
Closing Date: January 5, 2025, 23:59 (11:59pm) Greenwich Mean Time
ABOUT THE CENTRE FOR PUBLIC IMPACT
At the Centre for Public Impact, we believe in the potential of government to bring about better outcomes for people. Yet, we have found that the systems, structures, and processes of government today are often not set up to respond to the complex challenges we face as a society. That’s why we have an emerging vision to reimagine government so that it works for everyone.
A global not-for-profit organisation founded by the Boston Consulting Group, we work in partnership with governments, philanthropy, civil society and communities to challenge the status quo, shift mindsets, and bridge the gap between people and those in power.
CPI currently operates in four regions of the world, all stewarding CPI’s mission in different geographies: Asia, Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand, Europe, and North America. We are all supported by our Global Hub team, who provide leadership and partnership in relation to finance and operations, people and culture, and communications to our regional teams at CPI.
Our Values
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Curiosity - We champion exploration and creativity.
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Courage - We are authentic and brave in our decisions and actions.
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Collaboration - We share power and work together.
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Empathy - We embrace others’ perspectives and experiences.
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Equity - We disrupt systemic barriers to shift power.
Centre for Public Impact, Europe (CPIE)
Since its founding in August 2020, CPIE has built a rich portfolio of programmes working with public sector organisations, governments, academic institutions, charities and foundations across Europe to explore how we can make government and philanthropy more effective and trusted to work for everyone. We have grown from a team of 7 to a team of 16 and have been expanding our work as a programme delivery organisation working directly with governments, philanthropies and organisations on the ground.
At CPIE, our culture is founded on the values and principles within our vision for government. So in everything we do we aim to be humble, open, empathetic, authentic, trusting and trustworthy, curious and to champion diversity and inclusion. We continually experiment with ways to embody our values, striving to share power and devolve decision-making to those best placed to make the decision. We challenge traditional hierarchies, adopt a strengths-based approach, and prioritize mutual support. As a team, we care deeply about each other and the work we do, and together we aim to foster a culture of collaboration and respect. We are committed to embedding equity and inclusion not only in our programmatic work but in the very fabric of how we work and relate to one another.
At CPI Europe, our developing programme areas of strength are in:
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AI and digital transformation
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Urban transformation
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Climate action
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Collective imagination practice
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Public service transformation
Over the next five years we will develop the following thematic areas:
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Creating the conditions for communities to flourish
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Advancing health and a culture of care
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Envisioning life-affirming futures
ROLE OVERVIEW
Who are we looking for?
We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented senior programme manager to oversee the delivery of the two-year training programme funded through the AI Opportunity Fund. This role focuses on managing the implementation, budget, and contractual aspects of the program, ensuring its success in equipping underserved communities with essential AI and digital skills.
As part of a dynamic team working across diverse programs to advance CPI Europe’s strategy, this individual will thrive on building strong relationships within CPIE, across CPI’s regions, and within our Global Initiatives. We’re looking for someone who embraces the challenges and opportunities of a startup environment, where learning, adaptability, and building the plane as we fly it are all part of the journey!
Senior managers across all CPI teams are expected to:
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Independently own, hold and manage strong and trusting partner and stakeholder relationships
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Lead large, complex projects and/or own work streams of larger projects and develop high-quality deliverables
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Manage budgets, with good understanding of financial performance management, data analysis skill and comfortable with spreadsheet analysis
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Drive analytical and intellectual depth in work products, and proactively share our work with broader CPI teams and our global audience
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Support new business and partnership development and portfolio building for CPIE. Seek out fundraising opportunities and manage bidding and application processes
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Identify and proactively lead ideas around how we can work together more effectively as a team, supporting to build the culture of CPIE
Key Responsibilities and Core Comptencies :
Program Leadership and Delivery
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Lead the end-to-end delivery of the two-year AI Opportunity Fund training programme, ensuring it adheres to agreed timelines, quality standards, and program objectives.
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Collaborate with training providers and grantees to implement the program effectively across multiple regions, addressing any logistical or operational challenges.
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Proactively manage programme risks by identifying, assessing, and implementing mitigation strategies, while guiding and empowering the team to effectively understand and address potential challenges
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Prepare and present detailed project reports to ensure stakeholders remain informed and aligned throughout the project lifecycle
Strategic and Financial Oversight
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Oversee the programme’s budget, ensuring efficient and effective allocation of resources in line with funding guidelines.
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Monitor and track financial performance, understanding trends and variances v budget. Work closely with the project finance manager to review expenditures, providing regular updates and reports to funders and internal teams.
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Identify and mitigate financial risks, ensuring compliance with funding and organizational requirements. Manage contracts with grantees and training providers, ensuring all parties meet their obligations and deliverables.
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Act as the main point of contact for contract-related queries, resolving issues promptly and professionally.
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Ensure compliance with legal, financial, and reporting requirements outlined in agreements.
Partner Coordination
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Build and maintain strong relationships with training providers, grantees, and other stakeholders, ensuring effective collaboration and alignment with program goals.
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Represent CPIE in discussions with funders and partners, providing updates on program delivery, impact, and financial performance.
Monitoring, Reporting, and Learning
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Track and report on programme milestones, deliverables, and financial performance to funders and stakeholders.
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Collect and analyse data on programme outcomes, using insights to adapt and improve delivery.
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Share key learnings with the CPI team to inform broader organisational development and future initiatives.
DEIB and Collaborative Working
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Champion CPIE’s commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, embedding these principles in all aspects of programme delivery.
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Ensure the training programme is inclusive and accessible, with a strong focus on supporting underserved communities.
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Able to facilitate inclusive conversations up and across lines of cultural and positional differences
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Demonstrates empathy for government and the communities they serve to advance DEIB within systems that government influence
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Seeks, offers, accepts and takes action on feedback often including upward feedback to disrupt white supremacy workplace culture
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Cultivates a healthy team culture by addressing inequitable group dynamics, seeking to understand how decisions will impact different team members and facilitating transparent decision-making processes
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Work closely with members of the CPI Communications team to coordinate and provide input for press releases, blogs, reports, case studies, and other materials that highlight the impact of the AI Opportunity Fund, ensuring broad visibility and uptake of the programme’s work.
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Work with the CPI Knowledge, Learning and Impact team to track and evaluate key programme outcomes, ensuring that they align with strategic objectives and are communicated effectively to stakeholders.
Thought Leadership & Business Development:
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Proactively identifies opportunities to enhance CPI’s regional and team impact, including strategies for scaling, expanding, or innovating programmes, systems, or initiatives under their management
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Embraces change and contributes to more effective ways of working at a systems level
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Cultivates and strengthens partnerships with key partners and stakeholders, holding and creating lead relationships
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Partners with the Programme Director and leadership team to contribute to budget development and/or management
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Seeks out fundraising opportunities and manages bidding and application processes
People Development:
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Uses deep knowledge of workstreams, teams, and role to influence our culture and strategy
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Provide mentorship and guidance to team members, building a high performing, supportive and collaborative working environment.
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Spends time training and coaching Associates, Senior Associates and Managers, including those outside their individual project teams as appropriate
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Helps others to manage the emotional impact of change - Demonstrating the ability to coach and mentor employees, providing guidance, feedback, and support to help them develop their skills, overcome challenges, and achieve their full potential.
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Implements performance management processes that are fair, transparent, and objective.
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Effectively managing conflicts within teams, fostering open communication, and facilitating collaboration.
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Create a culture of consistent feedback with the team, encouraging their professional development, and actively seeking feedback to improve their own leadership practices.
Personal Development & Commitment to Continuous Learning:
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Able to take a balcony view of systems in order to innovate and improve over time
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Manages time effectively, sustainably, and strategically to guide end to end management of team priorities
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Engages in regular self-reflection to identify strengths, areas for improvement, and personal goals to understand and get curious about their leadership archetype and its influence on their team.
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Engages in reflective practice by critically evaluating experiences, projects, and outcomes. Identifying lessons learned, strengths, and areas for improvement, and using these insights to enhance future performance and contribute to organisational effectiveness.
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Actively seeks out learning opportunities and proactively acquire new knowledge and skills to stay up-to-date in a rapidly changing public sector and nonprofit/social impact landscape.
Programme, Contract and Risk Management:
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Able to lead projects independently and confidently from conception to completion
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Manages partners and other stakeholder relationships while managing multiple projects at once.
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Serves as lead contract creator and collaborator with Internal Operations.
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Manages complex tasks, individuals, and stakeholders’ feedback exceptionally and openly
Qualifications:
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At least 6 - 16 years of relevant experience. CPI welcomes a breadth of experience from individuals from service-oriented environments
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A project management qualification is desirable, but not essential
Experience:
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Demonstrates expertise in program management, particularly in designing, implementing, and scaling innovative programs.
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Proven experience in managing the full lifecycle of programs, including planning, implementation, risk management, monitoring, reporting, and evaluation, while ensuring quality standards and stakeholder alignment
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An awareness of good grant making practice and demonstrates the ability to effectively manage all stages of a grant making process, including designing and executing open calls, facilitating selection processes, overseeing delivery, and conducting thorough evaluations to ensure successful outcomes
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Strong expertise in managing program budgets, tracking expenditures, and ensuring compliance with funding guidelines, with a focus on mitigating financial risks and reporting to funders and internal teams.
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Demonstrated ability to manage contracts with grantees, providers and or partners, ensuring obligations and deliverables are met, compliance with legal and financial requirements, and fostering strong, collaborative relationships.
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Proven ability to establish and lead high-level strategic relationships with funders, delivery partners, and recipient organisations
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Proven ability to leverage analytical and creative problem-solving skills to navigate complex, multi-stakeholder environments, effectively addressing challenges and driving innovative solutions
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Excellent communication skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas for varied audiences and build trust with funders, delivery partners and team members
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A track record of fostering inclusive, high-performing team cultures, providing mentorship, managing conflicts, and creating opportunities for team learning and growth while maintaining transparency and accountabilityExperience embedding diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) principles into program design, team norms, and organizational practices, with a focus on creating inclusive environments and addressing systemic inequities.
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Experience in designing, implementing, or managing skills development and training programmes is desirable
Salary, benefits, and how to apply
At the Centre for Public Impact, we are committed to countering pay inequality and recently completed a global compensation benchmarking process to develop fully localised salary bands and ensure that we're paying our staff fairly and well for the roles that they hold. Therefore, salaries at CPI are non-negotiable and our bands are benchmarked to our staff’s country of residence.
In addition to a competitive salary, CPI Europe offers comprehensive benefits to its employees including a range of high-quality health, dental, and vision plans for individuals based on their country of residence; pension contributions; dedicated professional development funds; a minimum 5 weeks paid leave policy under our Flexibility with Responsibility policy; paid parental leave and extended illness leave; and a year-end organisation-wide closure.
We are a remote-first workplace , this position requires minimal travel, with occasional domestic or international trips based on project needs (between 5 - 10%).
To advance our purpose of reimagining government so that it works for everyone, CPI seeks to attract and support a diversity of backgrounds, experience, talent and thought. For this reason, we encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply. This includes candidates who have previously found it hard to be considered for other positions on the basis of their qualifications, disabilities, personal background or life events. If you would like to apply for the position but see a barrier to joining us, please do apply and we will work with you to find a solution. You can also read our full Diversity Equity and Inclusion Policy here.
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Our Room is a collective, creative space for male, trans and non-binary sex workers. We are an arts and social care charity where creativity is at the heart of all we do. Through playfulness, challenge and creative adventures, we offer people a safe and welcoming space in which to try new things and become inspired.
Our artistic work is underpinned by practical support and advocacy, working with people on interconnected issues such as: housing, substance use, LGBTQIA+ rights, education & training, volunteering and money management.
To achieve all of this, we have a passionate and dedicated multidisciplinary team who are motivated by working collaboratively, openly and creatively. We consider the environmental impact of our work and aim to support and strengthen the sectors we work with by sharing our knowledge, experiences and ideas.
We are recruiting for the post of Support Worker. Based in central Manchester reporting to the Housing, Homelessness & Advocacy Lead, the successful candidate will work specifically with male, trans and non-binary sex workers. The candidate will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide casework support for people with a range of multiple and complex needs including homelessness, sexual health, mental health and substance use, and to support delivery of our creative provision including weekly creative sessions and creative projects. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to specialise and take a leading role developing an element of Support and Advocacy, such as outreach, sexual health or mental health.
We actively encourage applications from people with lived experience of sex work. Our Room strives to be an equal opportunities employer and celebrates diversity. We particularly welcome applications from people with disabilities, Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic backgrounds, LGBTQ+ people and other disadvantaged groups.
Cover Letter and CV should be 2 pages maximum.
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About Us
akt is the UK’s national LGBTQ Youth Homelessness charity. We provide safe homes, mentoring, and support to ensure that no young person needs to choose between a safe home and being who they are. 24% of young people facing homelessness in the UK identify as LGBT (National Scoping of LGBT Youth Homelessness, akt, 2015) and 78% of LGBTQ+ young people cited an absence of family support (The LGBTQ+ Youth Homelessness Report, akt, 2021). The charity was founded in 1989 and operates service centres in London, Manchester, Newcastle, Bristol and works online through a Digital Service to offer support to young people outside of our four office regions. akt works with over 800 vulnerable young people a year providing both face to face and online assistance.
The Team
This role sits within London or Manchester as part of the Fundraising team and reports directly to the Director of Fundraising and Marketing. We have an overall income target of £2.2M across fundraising this financial year (2024/25) and £2.5M next financial year (2025/206).
Job Summary
We have one role that can be based from either our Manchester or London office. This is a temporary role on a 12-month fixed term contract with the opportunity to be made permanent.
This is a brand-new role in the Fundraising team with a unique opportunity to develop the charities’ first legacy/in-memory fundraising programme. Akt has received several organic legacy donations over the past few years. As a 35-year-old charity, we are in a prime position to pro-actively promote legacy fundraising with our supporters, who are particularly well suited for legacy giving. Following an independent review of our fundraising approach, we believe this new role will be key to the long-term growth of the charity.
Akt also benefits from a small handful of high-value donors. The post holder would be responsible for nurturing these key relationships, making sure that stewardship and cultivation plans have been developed and actioned for each donor giving £1K+.
Duties and responsibilities
- Develop and implement a comprehensive legacy giving strategy to increase long-term funding.
- Manage and cultivate relationships with potential legacy donors, ensuring consistent communication and engagement, and recording known gifts on the CRM.
- Develop and implement akt’s first pro-active legacy fundraising campaign, to promote legacy giving options.
- Develop and promote in memory giving opportunities to support the charity’s mission.
- Support families and friends of donors by offering personalized communication and recognition.
- Develop personalized engagement plans for existing major donors, including tailored proposals and impact reporting.
- Organize events and activities to engage major donors and build lasting relationships.
- Keep up to date with trends impacting the legacy giving/in-mem/major donor sector to build understanding and spot new opportunities to generate income.
- akt may from time to time require you to undertake additional or other duties as necessary as commensurate with the role.
More information about the role can be found in the job information attached to this advert.
Application deadline: midnight (11.59pm) 30th December 2024
Please note - applications will be reviewed as they're received and interviews conducted on a rolling basis.
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This is a great opportunity to become part of a team, which makes a real difference.
The post holder will be a source of support and expertise to Helpline Volunteers during a shift, providing emotional support and signposting options to bereaved people in their initial contact with Cruse Bereavement Support, (in call / Email / Casework). Support ongoing growth and development of the helpline through call monitoring, onboarding new volunteers and implementation of the Quality framework.
Working alongside the Helpline Service Manager, the role will support the development and growth of the helpline.
This role will be working closely with a Project Team in Cruse who are managing our Southern Gas Network (SGN) partnership. We would like this role to participate in the development of the partnership to ensure effective rollout within our National Helpline. This would require you to attend National Energy Action (NEA) Fuel Debt Advice in the Community Training and become the point of contact for the National Helpline staff and volunteers for SGN related queries.
Due to the nature of the role, you would be expected to work flexibly on a shift basis (with availability to work between 9am and 8:15pm), including some Bank Holidays.
Criminal Record Checks
All staff are required to complete a Criminal Record check. Staff working directly with clients will be required to complete an enhanced check. We comply with the relevant codes of practice and they can be viewed online:
- Applicants in England and Wales: DBS Code of Practice
- Applicants in Northern Ireland: AccessNI Code of Practice
Previous convictions will not prevent full consideration of your application to work with Cruse. Our Recruitment of Ex-offenders' Policy & Handling Criminal Record Check Data Policy are available on request by email.
We comply with all relevant data protection legislation and process your data fairly.
Your application must consist of a CV and covering letter, which outlines your suitability for the role with reference to the Job Description and Person Specification and should be no longer than two pages.
The closing date for applications is the 13 January 2025. We reserve the right to close the advert early, as interviews will be held as suitable candidates apply.
Please be advised that if you do not hear from us by the 20 January 2025, unfortunately on this occasion you have not been shortlisted.
Cruse welcomes and encourages applications from all protected groups as defined by the Equality Act 2010. Appointment will be made on merit.
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Individual Giving Manager
Fire Fighters Charity
£50,000 (full-time, permanent - open to flexible working requests)
Home-based with 1 day per month in Basingstoke head office
The Talent Set is delighted to be partnering with the Fire Fighters Charity in their search for an Individual Giving Manager. Every day, fire fighters around the country go to work not knowing what they will face that day, or the physical and emotional trauma they may experience. The Fire Fighters Charity exists to offer personalised, specialist support to the UK’s extensive fire and rescue services community, focusing on health and wellbeing services to ensure they can live healthier and happier lives.
This is an incredible opportunity to join the Fire Fighters Charity at a time of growth and transformation. With a passionate new leadership team, including Chief Executive Sherine Wheeler and Director of Fundraising Ellie Rocks, the charity is primed for an exciting new chapter. Both Sherine and Ellie are visionary leaders who see vast potential for the future development of the Fire Fighters Charity and its fundraising activities, particularly in growing the individual giving programme. We are looking for a creative and ambitious team leader who is keen to innovate and drive income growth while fostering deep, long-lasting connections with individual supporters.
The charity places a strong emphasis on delivering health and wellbeing services to the firefighting community. This creates a wealth of untapped opportunities that this role will be key in unlocking. Through innovative digital technologies, community-based initiatives, health and wellbeing content, and close partnerships with fire services and complementary organisations, they are poised to become the leading nationwide provider of health and wellbeing support for the fire service community.
This role is integral to continuing the momentum in growing and evolving the individual giving programme, capitalising on recent investments, and ensuring the charity builds lasting impact in the years to come.
The Role:
- Lead on the development and implementation of the Individual Giving strategy and programme to retain, acquire and develop donors
- Manage income and expenditure budgets including phasing, reforecasting and contingency planning
- Take a 'digital first' approach to donor acquisition to deliver long term sustainable income growth
- Develop new products for individual giving, regular giving and lottery recruitment
- Manage and support a team of two Individual Giving Officers
- Work closely with internal colleagues across fundraising and marketing, and manage external suppliers to deliver campaigns
About You:
- Solid experience in an individual giving fundraising role in the charity sector with understanding of wide range of direct marketing activities including digital, direct mail, telemarketing, face to face, inserts and door drops
- Experience working for a national charity is desirable
- Proactive, creative and ambitious
- Demonstrate effective relationship-management skills and ability to deliver engaging content for donors
- Ability to work across multiple tasks, be detail-orientated and prioritise workload effectively
- Experience supporting, developing and motivating direct reports
Closing Date: Friday 17th January for CV and cover letter
Interviews: 1st stage WC 27th January, 2nd stage WC 3rd February
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.
The Organising and Local Mobilisation (OLM) Manager is responsible for managing ongoing support to food banks as they organise and campaign for change. This varied, proactive, and fast-paced role will involve working closely with grant funded Local Organisers as part of the Trussell Trust’s Organising Programme, frequently visiting food banks and delivering online and in person training.
You will hold responsibility for providing direct support as food banks develop effective campaign strategies – covering local and Trussell Trust priorities – and ensuring they have the capacity, skills, and resources to deliver them. You will also work closely with other departments at the Trussell Trust and external partners to support food banks outside of the Organising Programme to influence locally and play a leading role in mobilising them to campaign for change.
Role responsibilities
· Network area-wide delivery of the Organising Programme
Lead and manage the delivery of OLM’s Organising Programme in your network area, recruiting food banks to join, providing in-person and online training and ongoing relational support to Local Organisers to ensure campaign strategies are developed and delivered. Organise and lead area-wide training, clusters, or events for food bank staff and volunteers to promote co-operation and sharing of good practice around local influencing.
· Training, Learning and programme development
Play a key role in the design and delivery of a programme of training and other learning for food banks covering organising, mobilising, and influencing. Contributing to impact and process evaluations and assisting food banks involved to explore future sources of funding, as required.
· Supporting food banks to influence locally
Empower food banks to develop their local influencing work, triaging influencing issues and managing input from other relevant Trussell experts to provide ongoing support that enables the food banks to progress their influencing work.
· Mobilising food banks in the Trussell Trust’s campaigns
Support the development and promotion of national Trussell policy campaigns, working with other teams and external partners to engage the food banks you support in taking action – including how they might take ownership of campaigns locally and help shape those priorities.
· Internal stakeholder engagement
Project manage OLM’s involvement in assigned cross-organisational projects – e.g. a policy campaign or strategic project, ensuring the OLM tam are consulted, negotiating with other teams and making decisions accordingly. As part of an area-based matrix team you’ll work closely with other food bank facing staff to ensure a joined-up approach to food bank support, effective communication, as well as sharing learning and best practice.
· External stakeholder engagement
Build and maintain strong relationships with food bank leaders, staff, volunteers, and trustees, as well as establishing effective partnerships with a range of stakeholders such as local authorities, community organisations, and churches.
Person Specification
Technical skills and minimum knowledge:
· Experience of delivering organising work and / or campaigning for change at a grassroots, local and / or national level.
· Excellent knowledge and understanding of the political landscape of your assigned area.
· A confident communicator with the ability to successfully influence and negotiate with a wide range of stakeholders, including food bank staff and volunteers, local authorities, community organisations, and churches.
· Knowledge and experience of a wide range of campaigning tactics, campaign planning and developing theories of change.
· Ability to develop and deliver training for organisers, trustees, staff and volunteers from food banks, including event management.
Behaviours and competencies:
· Demonstrate a commitment to the values of Trussell.
· Role models inclusive behaviour and values, including demonstrating empathy for people from disadvantaged, marginalised or socially-excluded backgrounds.
· Able to build effective relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and with differing life experience, including in contexts where Christian faith plays a major role part, and in which people of all faiths and none collaborate to make a difference together.
· Effective project management ensuring alignment with the Trussell vision and strategy and collaborative working to maximise integration and effectiveness of activities.
· Is tenacious, proactive, creative and propositional, and makes things happen.
· Able to solve complex problems; with a self-motivated and solutions-focused outlook.
Key Stakeholders
· Food banks, including local organisers, project managers, volunteers, and people they support
· The wider OLM team
· Network Area Teams, who support food banks in their day-to-day work, including Network Leads, Area Managers, Network Church Engagement Managers, Network Volunteer Engagement Managers, and Pathfinder Leads
· Grants team
· Participation team
· Policy, Research and Impact directorate
· Strategic Communications department
· Audience Insight and Engagement department
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We are looking for a Funding Officer to join the enthusiastic, friendly Lancashire team in the North West Region. You will play a major role in ensuring our funding supports a wide variety of communities and places across Lancashire and the North West region.
12 month Fixed Term Contract - based in Lancashire
As a member of the funding team you will assess applications for funding and manage grants from our Reaching Communities and Partnerships programmes. You will use your local knowledge and experience, and the experience of our grant holders and local stakeholders, to ensure we are making the best decisions on the grants we make. By working closely with people and communities from a defined geographical area, you will understand what matters to them and where our funding can make the biggest difference.
In your role you will work within the Fund’s policies and procedures and the necessary legislation, in line with our vision and principles. You will gain an understanding of our vision, our commitment to equity and inclusion and our funding programmes.
The role is varied and will require you to:
- Be responsible for your own caseload: visiting projects, liaising with grant recipients, identify and manage risks and supporting organisations to delivery their projects and measure their impact
- Understand and respond to the different needs of our applicants and grant holders by providing advice and feedback and be willing to have challenging but constructive conversations.
- Represent the Fund within your local area, at funding fairs and external meetings and create opportunities for people to come together.
- Share learning from your conversations, events, grant holder reports and evaluations to support the Fund in maximining our impact as a grant maker.
Working from home and community locations, ideally the successful candidate will live in Lancashire, will be part of the local team, led by a Funding Manager, and comprised of several other Funding Officers. Travel across the region will be required.
Interview Date: In person interviews – 14th January
Location: Mobile working – Flexible and hybrid working - Home and community based
On application, please align your supporting statement to the criteria below
Essential criteria
- Communication skills: Strong listening, written and verbal communication with an emphasis on written communication for assessment purposes.
- Relational skills: Ability to nurture, develop and promote effective relationships and communication with colleagues, community organisations and other external agencies with a strong commitment to equity and inclusion
- Analytical skills: Ability to assess a high volume of applications, make good judgements, challenge when appropriate and manage risk.
- Knowledge of the local areas you would be covering and their charity sectors.
Desirable criteria
- Experience working with under-represented communities in the area of Lancashire
- Understanding of financial planning and business plans, ability to analyse accounts and numerical data.
- Demonstrable IT skills and the ability to learn detailed processes quickly and accurately.
- An ability to manage your own workload with minimal supervision
Equity, Diversity and Inclusion
Communities in the UK come in all shapes and sizes. National Lottery funding is for everyone – therefore, we are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and we work hard to ensure our funding reaches where it is needed.
We also believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. That’s why The National Lottery Community Fund is committed to being an inclusive employer and a great place to work. We recognise and celebrate the fact that our people come from diverse backgrounds. We positively welcome applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, people with disabilities or longstanding health conditions, people who are LGBTQ+, and people from different socio-economic and educational backgrounds, as well as people of all ages.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we take a proactive approach in making reasonable adjustments, if needed, throughout the recruitment process and during employment. (This can be related to a physical and mental health condition.)
It starts with community.
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An opportunity to really make a difference.
Peaches Womb Cancer Trust was founded in 2020 by a team of enthusiastic and dedicated researchers, doctors and nurses working alongside Professor Emma Crosbie. Since then, the original founders have been joined by invaluable volunteers and 2 staff members to ensure we can raise awareness, support patients, fund and promote womb cancer research.
Womb cancer, also known as endometrial and uterine cancer, is the most common gynaecological cancer in the UK. Affecting approximately 9,700 people annually, most are diagnosed over 50 years of age and have gone through the menopause, but womb cancer can affect younger women too. When diagnosed at an early stage, womb cancer is often treatable: when diagnosed at early stages, 1 and 2, the survival rate is 92%. However, when the disease is diagnosed at later stages, 3 and 4, the survival rate reduces to 15%. Currently 1 in 5 women, or people with a womb, are diagnosed at advanced stages. Latest figures show that the equivalent of 27 people every day are receiving a new womb cancer diagnosis and 7 people are dying from this disease every day in the UK. Peaches want to change that and save lives. We can't think of a better way to spend your time and deploy your skills.
We are looking for a knowledgeable, diligent and skilled CNS to help develop and provide support services.
Role overview
Over the next 12 months, we have exciting plans to enhance the support services offered by Peaches to ensure we can meet the diverse needs of those affected by womb cancer. We envisage support services delivered will build upon our current monthly virtual peer support coffee mornings to include more bespoke and frequent meetings as well as an online peer support group, online peer events and some in-person events. Remote working contract for 12 hours per week on a 12 month contract. We may request that you attend in person strategy meetings in Manchester on a quarterly basis and some in person support events
Key responsibilities
Development of support services including an online peer support group, online peer support events, webinar series and in person events.
Manage support queries, set up of online events and peer support group including set up and moderation with assistance from charity staff...
Assisting in the development of content related to support services to include in monthly newsletter and social media.
Support the development of medical information pages on website and in print literature.
Help to facilitate the expansion of our network of CNS and healthcare professionals with an interest in womb cancer. Develop relationships to ensure appropriate signposting to charity and national awareness of support services offered through attendance at relevant conferences and events.
Ensure safeguarding of those requesting support and participating in peer support services.
We are looking for someone with the following:
Band 7 qualified Cancer Nurse Specialist with experience of caring for those affected by womb cancer
NMC registered
Previous experience of caring for others in a sensitive manner
Up to date knowledge of womb cancer
Previous experience of facilitating one to one support
Previous experience of facilitating group sessions is desirable but not required
We would love you to demonstrate your skills and experience in the following areas:
Compassionate, empathetic and non-judgemental approach to all service users.
Commitment to maintaining continued professional development.
Excellent time management skills
Self-motivated and pro-active, with the ability to work as part of a team.
For further details or if you would like an informal discussion about this role, please contact us via the details in the application pack attached to the posting.
At Peaches Womb Cancer Trust, our aim is to preserve the health and improve the experience of those with, or at risk of, womb cancer.
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Purpose of the post
HDR UK and the BHF Data Science Centre are committed to meaningful involvement and engagement where patients and the public are actively involved in shaping our work and decision-making. Reporting to the Centre’s Operations Director, this is a pivotal role that will be integral to ensuring the patient and public voice is embedded in our work at all stages.
You will work closely with public members, research and NHS communities, internal colleagues, charity partners, and funders to develop and implement plans for PPIE activity across all of our key areas of interest, in addition to the governance of the Centre.
This is an exciting opportunity for someone who has a passion for meaningful involvement and engagement of patients and the public, to shape and influence our work on the safe, ethical and scientifically robust use of data for research into the causes, prevention and treatment of all diseases of the heart and circulation.
The successful candidate will have a track record in working with individuals, groups and communities and have the ability to communicate complex information in clear, engaging ways. The post holder will have excellent influencing and negotiation skills, experience of working on complex projects with multiple partners and be comfortable with working at pace. Patient and public involvement and engagement in data-driven research is a growing field. The successful candidate will show a willingness and experience of developing and delivering innovative approaches to involvement where previously opportunities may not have been obvious.
Main responsibilities
Embedding PPIE in our work
- Lead on the delivery of the PPIE strategy for the BHF Data Science Centre, with oversight from the Operations Director, incorporating regular (e.g. annual) reviews and updates of the strategy.
- Lead and facilitate meetings with public contributors to integrate meaningful PPIE throughout all aspects of our work.
- Undertake and manage specific involvement and engagement activities, including but not limited to focus groups, engagement events, developing and undertaking surveys, supporting the writing of plain English summaries of projects and their outputs. In collaboration with senior colleagues, support involvement of patients and the public in the governance of our work.
- Review and provide advice on PPIE elements of research applications ensuring adequate PPIE is incorporated and provide advice where needed to researchers.
- Develop methods to expand reach and ensure diversity of perspectives and work with the HDR UK PPIE team to grow involvement of currently underrepresented and underserved groups in health data science.
- Build and manage relationships with colleagues within the BHF Data Science Centre, working collaboratively to support and manage involvement and engagement across all areas of work.
- Work closely with the internal communications colleagues to create and disseminate engaging content (e.g. news stories on outputs and impact, videos, infographics, case studies) on our work and involvement and engagement activities using a variety of communication tools.
- Horizon scan and liaise with colleagues across the BHF Data Science Centre and HDR UK for opportunities to increase visibility of the institute’s engagement and involvement impact, i.e. through conferences, festivals, journals and other publications.
Developing PPIE best practice and collaborative working
- Incorporate best practice in our work, learning from examples of successful patient and public engagement that could influence our work
- Provide briefings for colleagues to share best practice and examples of successful patient and public engagement
- Collaborate with PPIE colleagues to coordinate public outreach initiatives and other events, ensuring that stakeholders are afforded opportunities to contribute their input and provide feedback. Establish effective working relationships and ‘ways of working’ with strategic partners to maximise opportunities for collaboration in patient and public involvement and engagement.
- Act as an internal and external ambassador for public, patient and practitioner engagement and involvement.
- Monitor and report on performance of PPIE across the Centre, make effective use of digital approaches to maximize the ability to collaborate, communicate and continuously learn.
Supporting PPIE members
- Be the point-of-contact for all BHF Data Science Centre public contributors, ensuring they are kept updated, receive all information in a timely manner and that any issues are dealt with in a sensitive manner.
- Lead on the recruitment of new public contributors as required. Adapt, develop and provide training for public contributors where necessary identifying training requirements as needed.
- Working with BHF Data Science Centre colleagues, maintain patient and public contact lists in Hubspot (CRM).
Knowledge, Skills, and Experience
Experience
- Experience of working with patients, carers and members of the public with diverse interests.
- Experience of running patient/public involvement activities and evaluating these activities, strategies and methodologies, preferably in a research environment
- Experience of promoting the need and value of engagement and involvement to a wide range of stakeholders and acting as an advocate
- Experience of writing / developing content for public and research audiences and delivering presentations
- Experience of demonstrating an understanding of health research and the needs of patients and the public
- Planning and organisational expertise with a proven track record of delivering challenging projects with multiple partners to deadlines
- Experience of organising and facilitating a range of events and meetings including: event preparation, chairing of meetings, delivering presentations, use of tools to gather views and feedback, follow-up communications and evaluation
- An understanding of the public sensitivities of using health data for research
- Educated to degree level or equivalent
Skills
- Excellent planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage complex and multiple areas of work with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Excellent people and interpersonal skills to build collaborative partnerships across diverse groups and the ability to handle sensitive issues positively.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and confidently with different groups of stakeholders and people at all levels.
- Evidence of ability to meet tight and challenging deadlines using a flexible and adaptable approach
- Good influencing and coaching skills.
- Able to grasp the complexity of work across HDR UK and process complex scientific information to communicate it in a way that is clear, engaging and inspires the public to get involved.
- Strong analytic skills with the ability to frame problems and solutions in a logical manner.
- Ability to work autonomously and make decisions without supervision.
- Ability to work collaboratively and as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
Please note, as we are a UK-based organisation, applicants must be living in, and eligible to work in, the UK. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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