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Regional Fundraiser
About us:
At Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice we care for children and young adults with life-shortening and life-threatening conditions. We are currently supporting around 250 families both in our hospice and in family homes.
Our support services are wide ranging and bespoke to each family including end of life treatment and care, respite short breaks, counselling, sibling support groups, music therapy, home visits and much much more. It costs more than £6.5m to keep our doors open for families across South Yorkshire, North Nottinghamshire, North Lincolnshire and Chesterfield and Derbyshire. We receive around 16% of our funding from statutory sources.
Our team of passionate fundraisers work across the communities we serve to generate funds to help children and families make memories they’ll always treasure. We are the only children’s hospice in South Yorkshire, and each and every penny our team raises helps us to put smiles on the faces of the families in our care. As well as touching our supporters’ hearts, our exciting, high-profile fundraising campaigns make a real difference to families who too often have nowhere else to turn.
If you want to help change lives while having plenty of fun along the way, we’d love to hear from you.
The role:
Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice is seeking two full time Regional Fundraisers. These are key roles that will see you represent Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice by promoting and building awareness of the charity, working within a Corporate and Community environment to raise income and build strong relationships with our supporters.
No day is ever the same but as one of our Fundraisers you can be certain that each day, you’ll be making a real difference to the lives of local families.
You will work amongst a fun and dynamic team, led by the Regional Fundraising Manager where laughter and collaborative working is always on the agenda!
The requirements:
You will be required to represent Bluebell Wood Children’s Hospice in your designated region by promoting and building awareness of the charity, working within a Corporate and Community environment to raise income and build strong relationships with our supporters. You will be required to understand your audience, working within the area to offer campaigns and activities that engage our donors, whilst positively supporting their donor journey.
To support this role, you will also have a strong understanding of the fundraising sector and a track record in income generation or have experience of working in the sales industry. You will be able to positively sell and promote the charities key campaigns and initiatives to a diverse audience.
This is an exciting new opportunity for someone looking to broaden their fundraising experience, working within a region to build on the already strong brand of Bluebell Wood and become a recognised face within this area.
Why work for us? :
We value each and every person who works for us, and we promise to support you however we can from day one. Read on to find out about our fantastic staff benefits:
We offer flexible working to suit your lifestyle (we’re all human after all) including hybrid working as standard.
Great tech bundles, allowing you to work effectively and easily from home, the office, or out and about across the region.
33 days of annual leave, with the option to buy and sell your leave (in case you spot a last minute bargain getaway)!
We also offer an active staff-led engagement programme which includes social get-togethers, Christmas parties, one-off surprise treats like ice cream days, and table tennis tournaments. We even offered additional leave when times have been tough to give our staff a well-deserved break during the pandemic.
And that’s not all! We also offer...
Enhanced maternity and paternity pay
Enhanced parental bereavement leave and compassionate leave
Investment in mental and physical health, including a healthcare cashback scheme, free counselling and generous sick pay
A salary sacrifice pension scheme
Training and development opportunities
Volunteering and shadowing days across the hospice
Free parking at the hospice
Free drinks and subsidised meals
Time off in lieu
Free uniform if required
We’re here to help every family who needs us make the most amazing memories
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
- Are you keen to create and deliver community fundraising activities?
- Do you love connecting with donors to grow their individual giving?
National AIDS Trust is the UK's HIV rights charity. Join us and you can play a key part in stopping HIV from standing in the way of health, dignity and equality, help us bring an end to new HIV transmissions by 2030.
We're looking for someone who is excited about supporting community fundraisers across the UK to raise funds for us. You'll have the skills and interest in creating and delivering our own events and community fundraising activities. You'll build relationships with our supporters, developing our presence and support within the communities we serve to raise income.
You'll take the lead on delivering the strategy and operational plans for community fundraising, individual giving and supporter stewardship. The role provides varied opportunities to learn and develop within these areas, and will suit someone who is either new to the fundraising sector or who is looking to progress from fundraising assistant level. You'll need to bring a passion for building relationships, and delivering excellent supporter care.
You'll be part of a small team of dedicated colleagues working across different fundraising specialisms whilst collaborating to reach our goals, and a key part of an organisation of people who are all inspired by the difference we can make.
Closing date for applications: Monday 9 September 2024 (9am)
Interviews: Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 September 2024 at National AIDS Trust's offices in London
The application pack documents can be downloaded from our website, or by emailing us quoting the job title for a paper copy, or by calling us. All materials are available in larger fonts upon request.
National AIDS Trust is committed to equality and diversity and particularly encourages applications from people living with HIV, gay and bisexual men, trans and non-binary people, and people from black and minority ethnic communities.
We welcome applications from disabled people and are committed to making reasonable adjustments wherever possible.
National AIDS Trust (NAT) is a Registered Charity No. 297977 and a Company Limited by Guarantee No.2175938 (registered in England and Wales)
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
CAMPAIGNS & CHANNEL ENGAGEMENT SENIOR EXECUTIVE
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per annum
Department: Marketing, Fundraising and Engagement
Reports to: Business Operations Manager (Products & Audience Engagement)
Location: Stratford w/ high-flex (1 - 2 days per week in the office) or home-based
Hours: 35 hours per week (we are open to Compressed Hours in this role)
Contract type: 12 month fixed-term contract / secondment
Closing date: Tuesday 27 August 2024, 23:55
Please note: You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy. Cancer Research UK is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
At Cancer Research UK, we exist to beat cancer.
We are professionals with purpose, beating cancer every day. But we need to go much further and much faster. That's why we're looking for someone talented, someone who wants to develop their skills, someone like you.
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join us as a Campaigns & Channel Engagement Senior Executive. We need you to support the planning and delivery of Products and Campaigns (incl. Relay, Stand Up To Cancer, Business Beats Cancer and new initiatives or trials) through Cancer Research UK's regional teams, effectively delivering strategies which will add value to the channel and wider organisation.
Further to this, you'll work closely with Product and Programme Managers to support the strategic direction of products, campaigns and initiatives, and engage relevant internal stakeholders, using insight from supporters and Communities teams.
What will I be doing?
Ensuring the effective operational delivery of strategies across campaigns and the portfolio of products (incl. Relay), ensuring that key milestones are met
Understanding audience requirements, tailoring delivery to achieve maximum engagement, and identifying new opportunities to build on existing activity to increase performance
Owning project plans, tracking against milestones, supporting internal teams to deliver against the plan, and holding relevant stakeholders to account
Developing reporting and communication processes, working in collaboration with internal stakeholders, to assess regional performance
Working with the Business Operations Manager to support the development of regional plans, interim performance reports, and post campaign reviews
Helping shape internal and supporter facing communications to increase overall engagement with campaigns and products
Working closely with internal teams to support production of supporter-facing fundraising materials, budget management, expenditure and reporting
Acting as day-to-day point of contact for campaigns enquires
Identifying and supporting recommendations for the future development of campaigns and products in line with strategy and product objectives
Supporting channel and audience development where appropriate, identifying and developing initiatives and interventions to successfully implement Product & Portfolio strategies
Working in partnership with other teams across the organisation and within Supporter Led Fundraising to ensure a consistent and seamless experience for all supporters.
What skills will I need?
Excellent organisational and coordination skills with the ability to work to tight deadlines and manage own workload
Excellent communication and influencing skills with strong experience of stakeholder management at all levels with the ability to quickly get buy in and work collaboratively
Experience in project management skills and/or innovation processes - ability to plan effectively, manage multiple activities and deliver to deadlines
Demonstrable problem-solving skills
Experience of working as part of a high performing team, achieving and exceeding KPIs and targets with a proven ability to deliver high quality operational support
Ability to think strategically
Understanding of fundraising and fundraising pipelines
Familiarity with GDPR and a knowledge of or willingness to learn basic fundraising policies and laws.
What will I gain?
Each and every one of our employees contributes to our progress and is supporting our work to beat cancer. We think that's impressive.
In return, we make sure you are supported by a generous benefits package, a wide range of career and personal development opportunities and high-quality tools, policies and processes to enable you to do your job well.
Our benefits package includes a substantial retirement plan, a generous and flexible leave allowance, discounts on anything from travel to technology, gym membership, and much more.
We don't forget people have lives outside of work too and so we actively encourage a flexible working culture.
Our work - from funding cutting-edge research to developing public policy - will change the world. It's exciting to be part of our team.
How do I apply?
We operate an anonymised shortlisting process in our commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. CVs are required for all applications; but we won't be able to view them until we invite you for an interview. Instead, we ask you to complete the work history section of the online application form for us to be able to assess you quickly, fairly, and objectively.
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The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) is a high-profile organisation and trade association leading the international clean energy transition as the world seeks to stay within 1.5c global warming target. Our mission is to ensure that wind power establishes itself as the answer to today’s energy challenges, providing substantial environmental and economic benefits. We have innovative programmes and collaborations promoting sustainable offshore wind development, mentoring women working in wind industry, education and energy access. We are a Belgium registered charity with subsidiary companies and offices in the UK, India, China, Portugal, Singapore, UAE and Vietnam and a global staff of around 70. We have grown our revenue five times in as many years to €12m and have bold growth plans over the next decade as we seek the urgent scale up of wind and clean energy in new and existing markets. We have over 20 live grants of up to $4m in value to support our work, particularly in the regional markets.
The HQ finance team is based in the UK office at Southwick (near Hove) with a team of five and additional staff in key locations and several outsourced arrangement for local accounting and compliance.
Overall purpose:
To account for and report of the financial performance of GWEC as a whole, Belgium parent entities and other subsidiaries.
To support the UK, Belgium Secretariat and international teams in all financial aspects relating accounting.
Main duties and responsibilities
Working closely with the Finance Team and outsourced local finance specialists:
• Prepare regular management accounts, budget performance and cashflow forecast for group and subsidiaries
• Perform consolidation of the group
• Lead GWEC parent company accounting
• Monthly posting to and reconciliation of project fund accounts
• Prepare monthly accounting close, perform the year end close, and
• Work with the CFO in preparation of the annual financial statements
• Oversee weekly payment runs
• Administer monthly payroll (including of overseas jurisdictions) in conjunction with local payroll bureau
• Review or prepare VAT returns
• Manage international cash ensuring funds are available in the countries and accounts as required.
• Reconcile relevant Balance Sheet accounts
Essentia Person Criteria:
• Right to work in the UK, fluency in written and spoken English
• Qualified CCAB accountant (ACCA, ACA, CIPFA, or AAT (min. level 3 or equivalent) or Masters degree in Accounting
• Strong knowledge of accounting principles, taxes, financial reporting, budgeting and forecasting
• 7 or more year’s work experience in finance and administration management
• Great IT skills- multiple Accounting Systems and advanced Excel skills (e.g. use of VLOOKUP’s, Pivot tables etc)
• Strong analytic skills and problem-solving abilities
Desirable Person Criteria:
• Experience of working in finance in an international organisation
• Project or fund accounting experience
• A passion for renewable energies
What we offer
• Flexible working with genuine hybrid working arrangement (1-2 days per week in office)
• Part time- 4 day a week option (incumbent is part time)
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Private medical insurance
• Employers pension contribution
• Fast growing, dynamic international organisation
• Chance to be part of the green energy transition
• Fantastic new offices at great Shoreham Harbour location, near Brighton
• Great autonomy
• Mentoring from an experienced commercial CFO
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Hours: Full-time
Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Travel: Regular travel across communities, particularly in London and with occasional travel to attend meetings and events across the UK and in our Nation Based offices.
Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
Are you an engaging, organised individual with a desire to ensure people with arthritis in diverse and underserved communities are meaningfully involved in fulfilling our strategic objectives? Could you work with underserved communities to identify and develop volunteering opportunities and promote our services?
Working in the new Volunteering and Involvement Team within the People and Culture Directorate, you will be part of an innovative and collaborative team responsible for the coordination and management of Versus Arthritis’ approach to volunteering and involvement.
About the role
This is a brand-new post which focuses on partnering with organisations that work within underserved communities, making sure that the experiences of a diverse range of people with arthritis are heard and incorporated into our work.
In this role you will be recruiting to, stewarding and elevating the Involvement and Community Involvement Networks. With the support of the Volunteer Development and Involvement Manager, you will get to plan, promote and deliver an annual calendar of involvement events, and support colleagues across the organisation to develop high quality and inclusive involvement and volunteering opportunities.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
- Strong and effective communicator both in writing and orally.
- Problem solving – ability to define and provide creative solutions to problems and challenges.
- Strong digital skills including database management
- Ability to engage stakeholders and co-produce activities/reports ensuring that the voice of people with lived experience is heard and at the centre of influencing best practice.
- Demonstrable understanding of involvement and volunteering.
- Experience of benchmarking and impact measurement.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits
Your excellent benefits include:
- Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
- Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
- Simplyhealth cash plan.
- Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
- Learning and personal development opportunities.
- Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
- Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
- Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).
Interview
Interview dates to be confirmed.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Imperial’s Regular Giving and Legacy team is seeking a co-ordinator. For this role you will need to show experience of working in a fast paced, target-driven environment. You will bring outstanding written communications skills, along with strong attention to detail and the ability to work with a wide range of individuals.
This role is a great opportunity for a talented administrator who is looking for a starter role in higher education fundraising, with a view to progressing further in the field.
About us
Imperial’s Regular Giving programme seeks philanthropic support up to £25,000 to advance the work of the university. Primarily, the programme focuses on soliciting support from alumni of the university. The Imperial Legacy team raises philanthropic income from alumni and friends who leave the university gifts in their will.
Both programmes raise funds for a variety of projects across the university including bursaries and scholarships, enhancing the student experience and Faculty level support.
Duties and responsibilities
• Act as first contact for all fundraising related queries (by telephone, email, post and in person); liaise across the Division and with Communications and Public Affairs to draft and send appropriate responses.
• Support Regular Giving and Legacy teams with general administrative and office duties such as booking meeting rooms, organising catering and audio visual facilities.
• Provide diary management and PA support to the Head of Regular Giving and Legacy Giving.
• Support the planning and execution of telethon fundraising campaigns, and direct marketing fundraising appeals, including researching and collating case studies
• Maintain the Regular Giving and Legacy team’s budgets. Ensure budgets are adhered to by reconciling accounts on a monthly basis.
Essential requirements
• Experience of working in a proactive, customer-focused environment.
• Outstanding communications (both written and oral) and interpersonal skills. Ability to communicate effectively and concisely with a range of internal and external audiences.
• Excellent organisational skills and time management.
• Methodical approach to work with outstanding attention to detail.
• Ability to work and communicate with colleagues and senior stakeholders at all levels
Further information
This is a full-time open-ended contract, based at the South Kensington campus. For further information please contact Katharine Palmer.
It is anticipated that first round interviews will be held week commencing 9th September 2024.
Hybrid working may be considered for this role. Staff working in roles that are suitable for hybrid working will normally be expected to work 60% of their time onsite. The opportunity for hybrid working will be discussed at interview.
More information is available on the following web page: Work Location Framework | Administration and support services | Imperial College London
Closing date: 28th August 2024
To apply, please click “Apply Now”.
The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is the voice of firefighters in the UK. We are the only recognised trade union negotiating nationally for firefighters and emergency fire control staff.
We're seeking a talented and driven individual to lead our social media, digital content and video operation. You will:
· Develop social media strategies that maximise engagement and support for the FBU, its aims and campaigns
· Shoot, script and edit videos; edit audio; and design infographics and other relevant digital content
· Run a reactive/trends-driven social media operation aligned with the objectives of the FBU
The FBU already has a small, effective communications team covering campaigns, press and external communications. If you have these skills, great. But what we are looking for in this post is someone with the passion and technical skills to take our social media, video and digital content to the next level.
You’ll collaborate with other teams and union activists to bring projects to life, and you’ll have great storytelling skills. You’ll also be willing and able to travel and attend events frequently.
If you love social media and have strong creative skills, this might be the job for you. This is a new role, so proven experience in the social media landscape is essential along with experience or knowledge of political engagement or activism.
We will consider requests for flexible working arrangements, including job share.
Full details of the role and job requirements are set out in the Job Description which you can download here.
Benefits include:
Generous annual leave
Additional Christmas office closure period
Final salary pension scheme
Employee assistance programme
Season ticket loan
Annual Christmas bonus
Eyecare claim back scheme
Childcare assistance scheme
Flexible working arrangements
Closing date: 4th September 2024 – 10.00 am
Interview date: 16th September 2024
We have a proud history, and since our foundation in 1918 have helped create and develop the modern fire service.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Are you a senior level fundraising professional seeking a new challenge? If so, we would like to hear from you.
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and dynamic Head of Fundraising & Communications who will join our senior leadership team and will have overall accountability for Trust’s fundraising, marketing and communications strategies.
You will need to be a skilled and strategic leader with strong interpersonal and management skills and a proven track record in senior level fundraising. You will also have experience in communications and promoting the brand of an organisation.
Reporting directly to the Chief Executive Officer, this pivotal role will work closely with the wider senior management team (SMT) and inspire and lead the Trust’s fundraising, marketing and communications team.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
This role’s primary responsibilities will be as follows:
Strategic Development and Implementation
· Provide leadership, strategy and direction for the Trust’s fundraising, marketing and communications team comprising 15 in the UK and 3 in Nepal.
· Be part of the Senior Management Team (SMT), contributing to the Trust’s wider vision and strategic direction as well as provide updates and reports for the SMT and Trustees.
· As the organisational expert on fundraising, work closely with the Trust CEO and SMT to ensure that fundraising and marketing respond to and reflect the vision and agreed priorities of the Trust.
Fundraising
· Implement the Trust’s five-year fundraising strategy (income c.£14m pa), and be accountable for the delivery of operational plans, defining targets and identifying new sources of income.
· Develop and implement fundraising policies and procedures ensuring all fundraising remains safe and legal.
· Create a donor-centric culture within the Trust, implementing an accurate and robust system to deliver effective supporter journeys across all disciplines – individual giving, major donor, legacy, trust and corporate, and community fundraising.
· Keep abreast of current fundraising trends and standards as well as historic analysis of our own activities to optimise all fundraising approaches.
Communications and Marketing
· Lead the development of the Trust’s marketing and communications strategy and annual marketing programme, reviewing them to achieve the Trust’s aims and objectives.
· Develop and oversee the Trust’s social media strategy, both as a communication and a marketing tool.
· Oversee the Trust’s website, ensuring accessible content, a strong visitor experience and increasing donations via the site.
· Oversee the flow of project and general information between Nepal and the UK enabling effective proposals and reports.
Budgeting and Reporting
· Manage the annual fundraising, marketing and communications budgets.
· Work closely with the Head of Finance and the Finance team in Nepal to agree the details and split of unrestricted and restricted projects to be funded each year.
Leadership and Line Management
· Provide strategic direction to all areas of fundraising, marketing and communications, nurturing team members to develop their knowledge and expertise, and maintaining a passionate and engaged group of staff committed to delivering excellence for the Trust.
·Coach, inspire and motivate direct reports and other members of the team as well as providing guidance and direction to deliver their objectives and develop their skills and expertise in their roles.
KEY SKILLS, QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE, AND PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Applicants for this position should be able to satisfy the following criteria:
Experience
Essential:
· Senior level successful track record in a charity fundraising environment
· Developing and implementing strategies and operational plans successfully for fundraising, marketing and communications
· Setting, managing, and reporting on six figure+ budgets
· Experience of leading and managing a successful team
· Experience of brand development and management
· Demonstrable experience of shaping organisational objectives
· Educated to degree or relevant experience
Desirable:
· Project management qualification or relevant experience
· Experience of working in the NFP sector, ideally within humanitarian/development or military causes
· Experience of using CRMs
Skills/competencies
Essential:
· Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail
· Extensive IT skills, including MS Office
· Confident utilising the Adobe Creative suite
· Budget management, financially literate
Desirable:
· Strong proof-reading skills
· Membership of a relevant professional body
Knowledge
Essential:
· Knowledge of legislation, regulations and best practice in fundraising and marketing
· Fundraising, marketing and communication fundamentals
· PR techniques and digital marketing (inc. PPC & AdWords)
· Branding/style trends and standards
· Fundraising and social media landscape
· An appreciation of strategic issues – and how marketing can inform them
· Using analytics and consumer behaviour to shape activities
Personal attributes
Essential:
· Strong interpersonal and people management skills
· Ability to influence and persuade a diverse range of stakeholders
· Ability to multi-task, prioritise and solve workloads on own initiative
· Strong communication and negotiation skills
· Creative thinker, enthusiastic and flexible
· Approachable demeanour
· Willingness and ability to work additional hours as required at events and business meetings (for which TOIL is offered)
· Empathy with The Gurkha Welfare Trust cause
Desirable:
· Interest in social causes
· Interest in Nepal/military
To provide welfare and support to ex-Gurkhas, their families and their communities in Nepal to enable our beneficiaries to live their lives in dignity
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Community Support Worker (Long Term Conditions)
Salary: £26,856 - £29,004 per annum + 6% pension
Employment type: 6 months (possible extension)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Based at: Federated4Health or various GP Surgeries as assigned
Closing date: Monday, 26 August 2024 at 12noon
Interviews: Week commencing 2 September
The Bridge Renewal Trust in partnership with Haringey GP Federation and other multisector agencies are delivering a new programme which involves identification, management and interventions to improve access, experience and outcomes for people from the Black African and Caribbean backgrounds with Cardiovascular (CVD) and lung diseases (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease - COPD) as patients from these communities are at greater risk of developing these and other Long Term Conditions (LTCs).
As a Community Support Worker (CSW), you will help individuals on a 1-2-1 basis, reviewing social, economic, housing and employment needs. You will proactively reach out and contact individuals from the African and Caribbean communities using data provided by the Haringey GP Federation. You will encourage and support individuals throughout their decision-making process in a culturally competent manner by answering questions about the service, and why attending their health care appointments is important, particularly for those living with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD); helping dispel any fears and misinformation about the type of care they will receive from the clinical team. This is a new and exciting approach to working with the targeted communities with LTCs in Haringey.
The Bridge Renewal Trust is a charity that delivers practical ways that people can live healthier, long and fulfilling lives – thus playing our part in working towards reducing health inequalities and building healthier and stronger communities.
First and foremost, we are looking for someone who understands the needs of people with Long-Term Condition issues and has excellent interpersonal skills and an ability to form peer relationships with service users and carers. Additionally, experience of caring or working in with the community and demonstrable links with the African and/or Caribbean communities would be beneficial.
This is a unique opportunity to join a progressive organisation where we value and reward the performance of our staff.
To apply, please email your CV with contact details of two referees, a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet the requirements set out in the Person Specification and completed equal opportunities monitoring form.
For a full job description, please visit the Bridge Renewal Trust website.
Company registration No: 06949568, Registered Charity No: 1131941
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Hereford, Herefordshire (hybrid – home/Hereford office)
Contract: Permanent, Part time
Hours:Part-time – 24 hours per week
Salary: £19,800 per annum (FTE £33,000)
Benefits:
- 30 days of annual leave (incl. bank holidays), with additional length of service increases [FTE]
- Flexible working available
- Hybrid working available
ABOUT CBN EUROPE:
CBN is a global non-profit ministry demonstrating the love of God and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ through media evangelism and humanitarian aid. Our European HQ office is based in Hereford, UK. CBN launched a compliance initiative to help international offices to operate in a safe and responsible manner in relation to data protection, website security and more. As such, the Regional Technical Centre (RTC) initiative was launched.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Being the Regional Technical Centre Coordinator, you will be responsible for steering CBN’s RTC programme, working with designated teams in our Europe offices to meet various compliance objectives in the areas of info security, data protection, website and network operations, and more. You would be responsible to oversee RTC compliance for our offices in the UK, Netherlands, Germany, Poland, Croatia and Ukraine. In this role, you will liaise with various stakeholders including the CBN Europe Data Protection Officer, RTC HQ Leads, local IT vendors and office Directors.
Please note that this role holds an occupational requirement for the post holder to be a practising Christian who assents to CBN Europe’s statement of faith (available upon request). This is in accordance with Schedule 9 of the Equality Act 2010.
This role has a proposed start date of 1st September 2024.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Leading CBN’s RTC programme toolkits completion, working with teams in various locations across the region to meet the completion deadlines.
- Maintaining the RTC Europe Hub website, working with all teams to upload completed toolkits and evidence, uploading training materials and resources for the region
- Providing training and support to each CBN regional office while tracking progress and completion of work in line with expectations.
- Maintaining RTC Europe team list and communications, ensuring all RTC staff have access, are trained and active stakeholders in the RTC programme.
- Tracking legal contracts with vendors, data sharing agreements, standard contractual clauses, data transfer impact assessments.
- Tracking cookie compliance programme, website policies including privacy policy, cookie policy and terms of use for all European websites.
- Tracking vulnerability scans on all our European websites, working with IT vendors to address vulnerabilities in a timely manner.
- Conducting routine audits on compliance matters with internal (CBN) and external (GDPR and Cyber Security) regulatory requirements.
- Monthly reporting to the Regional Director and RTC HQ lead on progress, challenges and training requests.
- Any other tasks commensurate to the role as laid out by management.
The statements contained in this position/ job description are not necessarily exhaustive; additional duties may be assigned and requirements may vary from time to time.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- Well-developed and professional interpersonal skills
- Proven communication and interpersonal skills
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels within the organization (both verbally and in writing)
- Excellent writing and presentation skills
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to consistently meet deadlines
- Ability to present ideas in business-friendly and user-friendly language
- Self-motivated and able to prioritize workload
- Strong analytical, evaluative, and problem-solving abilities
- Enthusiastic about working across critical processes
- High attention to detail and accuracy, diligent and thorough,
- Proven experience working with Microsoft 365 tools and SharePoint
- Healthy awareness of IT, cyber security and data protection are desired
- Diploma in Business Support/Project management or equivalent or a minimum of 3 years experience in a Business Support or Project management role.
DESIRABLE COMPETENCIES:
- Microsoft / IT qualifications.
- A desire to grow and excel in a unique role covering a wide range of skills.
- Basic website and system skills are desired.
We reserve the right to close the role early should we have sufficient candidates.
Please note, the appointment of this role will be subject to:
- Satisfactory references
- Evidence of right to work in the UK
- Meeting the occupational requirement to be a practising Christian who assents to our statement of faith (available upon request).
- Living within a reasonable commuting distance of Hereford
About CBN Euro
CBN was founded in 1960 by Dr Pat Robertson who received a mandate from God to share the Gospel through media and humanitarian missions. Our flagship TV programme is called The 700 Club which has been one of the longest running TV ministry programmes since 1 October 1961. Our mission is to share the Gospel to the nations through Christian TV programmes, online ministry, humanitarian projects and orphan care programmes. CBN UK was established in 2003 in the UK as a registered charity. We also operate a subsidiary Organisation to handle the distribution of CBN products and resources.
Closing date: 24-08-2024
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Working 2 days per week in our London office.
Purpose of job:
Comic Relief is looking for a Learning and Development Officer to join Comic Relief’s People Team(HR) to help shape our learning and development offerings. As a newly created role, you will be crucial in driving employee development and performance by providing opportunities for continuous skill enhancement and ensuring access to the most relevant upskilling at the right time.
You will manage the learning and development programs/initiatives to support the professional and personal growth of our People. You will also run learning and development programmes/initiatives to support the professional and personal growth of our People. As part of the People Team you will help us meet our objective of building capacity, by working closely with the Head of People and Managers to ensure that learning/initiatives align with our organisation’s objectives and strategy. Additionally, you will promote equitable development across the organisation.
Join us at the heart of Comic Relief's mission to create a just world, free from poverty. As a Learning and Development Officer, you'll play a vital role in making that vision a reality by helping us to equip and develop our People.
Key responsibilities:
Collaboration with Stakeholders
- Work alongside the Head of People, collaborating with key stakeholders to implement comprehensive learning programs and initiatives.
- Collaborate with the Head of People and HR Business Partner to create a learning needs analysis based on Performance Development Plans, job descriptions and directorate/team objectives.
- Ensure that diversity and inclusion principles are embedded in our organisational learning processes and practices
- Work closely with the Project Management Office to ensure all L&D initiatives are aligned with the business planning process.
- Develop cross-functional relationships and serve as a liaison between teams
Operational Support
- Provide support for cross-organisational learning and development to ensure all staff have equitable access to development opportunities.
- Empower staff and managers with the necessary information to create meaningful Performance Development Plans
- Coordinate and lead all learning and development matters, including supporting the design and delivery of training as needs and opportunities arise.
- Develop and manage the organisation’s skills and training matrix, making sure that all mandatory and service-level training needs are met and delivered on time.
- Act as a point of contact for L&D enquiries, including monitoring the Learning & Development Inbox and responding to emails in a timely manner
- Lead on L&D strategy development and implementation, from learning needs analysis, planning, supporting with managing budgets, risks, and resources, as well as stakeholder management.
- Seek new partnerships and manage external suppliers and consultants to facilitate training programmes.
- Utilise technology for training design and delivery, increasing the accessibility and cost-effectiveness of training programmes and individual ownership for learning.
- Research and deploy new learning and development practices, with a focus on e-learning and micro-learning.
- Research and administer potential apprenticeships/internships/work shadowing/ secondments opportunities etc.
Data Management and Reporting
- Review and ensure alignment of existing resources with organisational needs.
- Maintain accurate records of L&D activity and ensure compliance with General Data Protection Regulations.
- Implement assessment tools, surveys, and feedback mechanisms to gather participant input and measure training effectiveness.
- Analyse feedback to recommend improvements and develop new initiatives.
- Produce monthly and quarterly management information to measure progress and impacts of L&D activities.
Person specification
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable experience in delivering a variety of L&D tasks in a busy (ideally hybrid) environment, ensuring deadlines are met while maintaining quality and care.
- Familiar with L&D frameworks and adult learning theories
- Proven experience in collaboratively working with various internal and external departments to run an efficient and effective training and development process.
- Good attention to detail in carrying out tasks thoroughly and with accuracy, working with consistent high-quality and minimising mistakes
- Curious, critical thinker and skilled in problem-solving with the ability to address issues/conflict with tact and diplomacy.
- Skilled and adaptable communicator, comfortable with face-to-face, telephone and video communication with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Highly organised and methodical approach to work, able to manage competing priorities and a demanding and varied workload.
- Ability to work independently, with minimum supervision
- Skilled in conducting comprehensive organisational skills audits and adept at delivering effective solutions to drive improvements.
- Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information with discretion, in line with GDPR.
Desirable criteria
- CIPD qualified or studying towards a CIPD qualification/relevant L&D Qualification
- Coaching qualification or training
- Administering Apprenticeships
- Solution-focused approach
- Ability to use HR Systems, Intermediate Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint & Outlook
Perks and benefits:
- Flexible working hours
- Work from home option
- Life Insurance
- Wellness programs
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
- Paid emergency leave
- Sabbatical Opportunities
- Professional development
- Mentoring/coaching
- Paid volunteer days
- Payroll giving
- Salary sacrifice
- Team social events
- Extracurricular clubs
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free fruit
To apply please visit our website via the link and apply online.
Closing: 11:59pm, 2nd Sep 2024 BST
Interviews will provisionally take place in our London Offices on the 13/9/2024
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of colour are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Comic Relief we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Why work at Comic Relief
There are lots of good reasons to join us at Comic Relief. You can read more about our employee benefits, such as our commitment to flexible and hybrid working. We ask staff to come to the office twice a week, normally on agreed team days, so that we can do all those things that are difficult to do online. Our office is based in Whitechapel, London,
There are lots of opportunities to develop your skills and experience at Comic Relief, including opportunities to become a Mental Health First Aider or to participate in our Employee Network Groups that focus on making Comic Relief a more inclusive place to work.
Disability Confident Employer
As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we take positive action by providing first-round interviews to candidates who have a registered disability, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role, as demonstrated on their CV and application questions
Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust exists to help young singers from any background to contribute to a cathedral tradition that has endured for more than a thousand years and to train in a world-class musical environment.
We want to give the opportunity for choral training and an excellent education to more people from a wider range of backgrounds throughout the UK.
The Trust provides bursaries to talented children to train in a world-class musical environment and to enjoy a unique all-round education at Wells Cathedral School, be they day pupils or boarders.
The Trust has a rewarding opportunity for an experienced Clerk to join us on a two-year fixed-term contract. As Clerk, you will manage the efficient administration of the Trust, maintain effective governance of the Trustee Board and be responsible for the day-to-day running of the office and line management of the administrator.
Hours: 25 hours per week (flexible) with occasional evening and weekend attendance required at Trustee meetings and supporter events.
Salary: Band E, Point 29 to Point 33 (£33,526 – £37,883) FTE, pro rata (from September 2024). Actual gross salary based on a full academic year: £22,350 – £25,255 (from September 2024).
Place of work: Wells Cathedral Chorister Trust offices (within Wells Cathedral School).
For further details, please download an application pack from our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: Noon on Friday 6 September 2024
Interview date: Tuesday 17 September 2024
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and Wells Cathedral School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made. Applicants are therefore encouraged to apply early.
Wells Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and obtaining an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services certificate. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, we will carry out an online search as part of the School’s due diligence.
All positions within the School are exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those which would normally be considered “spent” except those received for an offence committed in the United Kingdom if it has been filtered in accordance with the DBS filtering rules.
Wells Cathedral School has flourished since 909.
Charity No. 310212.
Global Canopy is a data-driven not for profit that targets the market forces destroying nature. We do this by improving transparency and accountability. We provide innovative open-access data, clear metrics, and actionable insights to leading companies, financial institutions, governments and campaigning organisations worldwide.
Corporate Performance: A growing number of companies and financial institutions are seeking to mitigate their impacts on nature. But many have made commitments that are not being met, and others are failing to take any action at all. Through our Corporate Performance work and Forest 500 project, we assess the policies and performance of influential companies and financial institutions. Our newly launched Deforestation Action Tracker monitors financial institutions with significant climate commitments to track their action on deforestation and associated human rights abuses.
We also support financial institutions and investors by providing a suite of guidance including our Deforestation-free finance Roadmap, Pensions Guidance and our Deforestation-free investment mandate. And we support the finance sector, policy makers and other stakeholders by providing market-leading data on deforestation and ESG metrics through our Forest IQ project.
The role: overview
Global Canopy is seeking an experienced and effective Data Systems Lead at a moment of very rapid growth and ongoing opportunity for the organisation as we implement our 2023-2030 strategy to end market impacts on nature.
This newly created role is an exciting opening for a motivated individual with strong technical expertise to build out and support the expansion of Global Canopy’s world-leading environmental data into systems that will support our key audiences, particularly in the finance sector, to eliminate deforestation.
You will have a proven track record of effective planning and execution in a relevant organisational setting, and will be able to flourish in a collaborative and dynamic non-profit, working with complex programmes and partnerships worldwide.
You will line manage at least one other data team member as well as coordinating third party data and product service providers and the budget for engaging them.
The role will focus on the projects in Global Canopy’s Corporate Performance programme but will liaise closely with analysts, researchers and other data and product focused roles across the organisation.
To be successful in this role, these are the things that will matter the most:
- Demonstrated professional experience in developing and maintaining data systems.
- Proficiency in SQL and Python; these are essential.
- A strong drive to contribute to our mission and a passion for sustainability.
Essential behavioural competencies:
- Managing time across multiple priorities, projects and deadlines.
- Engaging and developing good working relationships with multiple stakeholders.
- Attention to detail and quality.
- A problem-solving approach and ability to identify opportunities to improve data systems.
Desirable:
- An understanding of ESG data, nature-related data and/or assessment or disclosure initiatives.
- Experience with sqitch or other database change management systems.
- Experience in leading a team and/or managing direct reports.
At Global Canopy, we value diversity and inclusion. You can read our diversity statement on our website. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and are committed to having a team with a diverse set of skills, experiences and abilities. We are committed to reducing systemic barriers in our recruitment processes.
Global Canopy works on issues of tropical deforestation. We are particularly interested in strengthening our team to include those with a background from forest regions such as Latin America and South East Asia. We welcome applications from people from these regions.
Global Canopy is an inclusive employer and accommodations will be made to allow anyone who requires additional support to apply for this role. Please get in touch with us if you require any additional support.
To find out more, download the recruitment pack or visit our website.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Service Design and Innovation Lead to join a fantastic health-based charity.
Fully remote or hybrid (offices based in Bath)
This new role is focussed on accelerating the development of new services, by developing highly fundable propositions that are led by data and insight and grounded in the needs of our community.
Key to this role is proposition development; developing six new project ideas for services designed for the public and/or healthcare professionals, shaping them into fully developed and costed propositions for large-scale funders. You would be responsible for establishing and implementing a project pipeline, leading the development of new projects from ideation to implementation and ensuring that new service propositions are: led by data and insight, have a firm evidence base, are co-designed or co-produced with the charity’s community and are informed by existing expertise and knowledge across the organisation.
You will also commission and manage external agencies, consultants or freelancers when appropriate, ensuring cost effectiveness and efficiency and proactively build effective relationships and partnership with public, private and voluntary sectors to create a dynamic network for project development and delivery.
The successful candidate will have experience of leading service design and innovation, developing user journeys and will have a good understanding of co-design and co-production principles. Strong financial management skills are key, alongside a proven track record of using data and insight to inform innovative projects and service improvement. You must also have significant project management experience and a background in bringing together multi-functional teams and a range of stakeholders including people with lived experience to develop innovative solutions to problems.
If this sounds like you and you’re keen to hear more, please do get in touch ASAP!
Please note, only successful candidates will be contacted with further information.
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
Actively Interviewing
This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Location: Based near Salisbury, Wiltshire
Salary: £23,500 - £25,000
Full time, permanent
Reporting to Events Manager, Head of Events
Interviewing on a rolling basis
Closing deadline Thursday 5 September (may close early if a suitable applicant found)
Are you highly organised, self-motivated and enthusiastic? Are you looking to build your experience in the charity sector and in special events?
Horatio’s Garden is looking for an Events Assistant to join its friendly and growing team which creates, organises and implements a wide range of special events.
Horatio’s Garden is an independent charity that nurtures the wellbeing of people after spinal injury in beautiful, vibrant sanctuaries within the heart of NHS spinal injury centres. Leading designers create the accessible gardens where the charity’s team, alongside volunteers and creatives, care for people and plants alike.
The charity is growing. With seven garden projects open, we have an eighth garden under construction in Sheffield due to open in 2025. After winning ‘Best in Show’ at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2023 with a show garden designed for people with mobility needs, the charity’s profile was significantly increased and there are major plans to expand the special events programme to raise awareness and generate sustainable income.
Key responsibilities
· Assist with the administration and coordination of fundraising and stewardship events
· Assist with communications, mailings and guestlist management
· Set up event ticketing
· Update supporter details on the fundraising database
· Support with third party fundraisers including responding to queries, sending out fundraising packs and monitoring income
· Attending events where required including some evenings and weekends
· Perform general office administration tasks
We are looking for someone who has
- Good IT skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications
- Strong administrative and organisational skills
- Flexible, can-do attitude, with the ability to remain calm and professional when under pressure
- A willingness to learn new skills and to develop existing skills
- An ability to self-motivated and work independently, as well as part of a team
- A passion for the charity sector
- An ability to prioritise and deal with multiple requests
- Strong verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate with people of all levels
As a Charity we are committed to creating and promoting a culture that protects and preserves the welfare of the vulnerable people in our care. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining and evaluating information from and about candidates including criminal record checks, to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work for our Charity.
How to apply
Please read the full job description before applying. Please send your CV and cover letter (no more than 2 sides of A4) outlining why you are suited to the role by selecting Quick Apply. The closing date for applications is Thursday 5 September. We look forward to receiving your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.