Office Manager Jobs

Location: Hybrid, Old Street, London
Salary: £35,119 per annum
Hours: 34.5 hours per week
Department: Supporter Engagement and Operations
Job Type: Full-time
Contract Type: Permanent

Plan International UK is a global children’s charity striving for an equal world. One where every child can reach their full potential and every girl can choose her own future.

We bring people together to protect children’s rights and keep girls safe, in school and in control of their bodies – even when disaster strikes. And we won’t stop until we are all equal.

An amazing job opportunity has become available within our Supporter Income Team for someone with experience of processing financial transactions with accuracy, speed and efficiency.

You will play a critical role in running our Direct Debit claims, processing donation forms as well as Gift Aid administrations. We are looking for an individual who has in depth knowledge of the Gift Aid scheme and BACS regulations, along with an inquisitive mind that thrives on problem solving.

As there will be frequent engagement with colleagues across the organisation, you should have the ability to communicate confidently via various methods.

If you are passionate about supporter data processing, if you pay excellent attention to detail and have that desire for continuous improvement, then this job is for you.

If you excel working in a highly collaborative environment, possess great team-working skills and have a genuine passion for our values, Feminist Leadership Principles and vision, we would love to hear from you!

For further detail of this role, please see the job profile.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 8 September 2024
Interviews will take place on 19 and 20 September 2024

We are committed to the safeguarding and protection of children, young people and adults in our work. We, therefore, apply rigorous recruitment and selection processes to ensure that only those who are suitable are recruited to work for us. Accordingly, appointment to all our roles is subject to a range of vetting checks and for this role this will include a Basic Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check. A criminal record will not necessarily bar you from working for us; this will depend on the circumstances of any offences

Plan International UK is committed to being an inclusive employer and we welcome applications from candidates from all backgrounds.

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We are looking for an energetic, knowledgeable, friendly, flexible person to lead the Energy Team based in Wrexham. You will lead delivery on a wide variety of energy and carbon reduction programmes and activities with communities, businesses and individuals across North Wales, coordinating and engaging with more vulnerable groups within communities, including older people, people with disabilities and households experiencing fuel poverty.

You will also be required to lead the work to achieve the renewal of the Green Dragon standard and lead the organisations development and delivery of our Carbon Reduction Plan, and will lead a small domestic energy advice team in Wrexham.

See our website for full details.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Plan and lead-deliver a wide variety of energy and carbon reduction projects and activities with communities, businesses, and individuals across North Wales.
• Plan and support the Energy Advice Team to deliver our service in line with all funder and contract requirements, ensuring quality of support, time management and report requirements are all completed in appropriate time aligned with all requirements.
• Manage and monitor the Energy Advice Team through performance monitoring and monthly review.
• Using a standard Groundwork Federation GHG Inventory Tool for emission reporting develop, deliver and monitor our annual carbon reduction plan, working with business managers to ensure data is recoded correctly and improvements to our carbon footprint are made.
• Facilitate the renewal of the Green Dragon accreditation, implementing and managing our internal environment systems and processes up to a level 3 standard.
• Arrange and carry out home visits to support residents in reducing their carbon emissions and to save money by lowering the level of consumption and cost of energy.
• Advocate and liaise for householders with energy companies and gas and electric network providers to ensure customers receive the best possible deal for their requirements.
• Work with referral partners to identify vulnerable households, and evidence eligibility to provide support with energy advice and administer emergency fuel vouchers.
• Provide effective support, both advisory and practical, to enable people to make positive changes to their behaviour and to improve the quality of their lives; record actions and highlight the importance of keeping warm to the health and wellbeing of residents.
• Assist residents to access other relevant and complementary services and agencies, liaising with other agencies to assist residents to access funding and support to deliver larger energy efficiency measures.
• Liaise with residents on a day-to-day basis in a professional and friendly manner and build good working relationships with them either face to face or through the provision of telephone advice.
• Oversee the booking and scheduling of visits and respond to referrals from funders in a timely manner.
• Oversee the ordering of stock, ensuring stock levels are maintained and stock is monitored closely.
• Undertake monitoring information and reporting requirements as required by the Trust and funders, ensuring all the funders’ requirements are delivered on time, within budget and to agreed quality standards.
• Run events or energy surgeries to raise awareness of projects in local communities.
• Deliver outreach activities to generate referrals, e.g. door-knocking, events, road shows, etc.
• Work flexibly as part of the Energy Advice Team and across other teams, including occasional weekend working.
• Contribute to the business development of the Energy Business Area by identifying needs within the sector and collecting evaluation evidence and factual data that back up any development of new bids and tenders.
• Represent the Trust professionally to internal and external contacts, assisting with the promotion of projects and the broader activities of the Trust.

Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Salary: £29,121 - £33,417 per annum
Location: Stokenchurch

Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. We’re here for people in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire when they need us most. Bringing hospital-level care by land and air. 

We exist to give everybody in our community the best chance of surviving and recovering from an emergency. Our mission is to do everything in our power to protect, save and revive lives, with the best critical care at the scene and beyond. 

We love what we do. Our charity is a place where people care for each other, provide support, and encourage everyone to be their best and we pride ourselves on being one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities. As an innovative charity, we are continually developing our organisation and pushing the boundaries of patient care to deliver a unique emergency service, where and when it is most needed. We are driven to do the right thing for our patients, their families, our supporters, and community. All our staff live our values: passion, excellence, respect, and care.

The role 

In this role you will be responsible for day-to-day management of Trust and Foundation fundraising. Your responsibilities will include building long-term partnerships with trusts and foundations, ensuring support through in-depth research, excellent stewardship, and timely and accurate reporting. You will work closely with the Head of Philanthropy and Partnerships and colleagues across the organisation to find creative and compelling projects to be funded.

Additionally, you will contribute to projects within the Philanthropy and Partnership team, such as webinars and events. 

About you

As an effective communicator, you will feel confident in writing high quality proposals and speaking to colleagues across the organisation to identify opportunities for funding.

Your role involves managing your own of trusts and foundations pipeline, you will need to take initiative, research, prioritise and organise your own work, with limited supervision to achieve deadlines across multiple tasks. 

You will have:

- Experience in new identifying, researching, and reaching new prospects.
- Experience in writing bespoke proposals.
- Strong administrative, planning & prioritisation abilities with keen attention to detail.
- Proficiency with standard Microsoft office applications

If this role sounds like it is for you, we would love you to apply ! 

Vacancy Closing Date:  13 September 2024 

You may have experience in the following roles: Grants Fundraiser, Trust and Grants Officer, Philanthropy Executive, Development Officer, Fundraising Manager, Trusts and Foundations Manager, Grants and Proposals Officer, Major Gifts Officer, Corporate Partnerships Manager, etc.

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Ability to hold a case load and carry out support work within the local community being alert to the mental health needs of residents of Newham.

Provide support and signposting in various ways as agreed upon with the PCN and in a wider partnership. This may include (but is not exclusive):

 Meeting patients face to face in informal and formal settings to encourage engagement

 Work within the MDT of the PCN, taking actions as agreed by the Multi Disciplinary Teams  and recording the outputs and outcomes appropriately

Provide individual patients support and signposting in a range of ways as agreed with the PCN and wider delivery partnership

Group facilitation Coaching, Building Trust, and Motivating people in their progress

Referrals to other mental health provision within the Borough of Newham 

Direct, individual support to patients on a case-by-case basis and assessing pertinent signs (as trained)

Signposting to community services

Ongoing monitoring of risk to build a positive but sensitive attitude to caseload

 Providing clarity to the MDT and people on their lists as to how different areas of their need are being addressed by the other provisions they are engaged with

Provide continuity and reassurance to the people on case load

Build resilience in the people on caseload and ensure themes are fed back into design, delivery, and the development of services

Provide feedback to the PCN team and upwards about the gaps in service provision as illustrated by the people they are working with

referrals should be done within 28 days of the mental health need being identified in line with guidance offered by the PCN

What does good look like for this role?

Goals will be agreed upon with you in collaboration with your line manager at Aston-Mansfield and with our lead partners Community Links MIND and ELFT The successful management of your respective caseload – strong initial assessment, action planning and goal setting, networking with relevant stakeholders, and active, engaging patients both face to face and remotely will be critical aspects of the role. Working with multiple agencies collaboratively that promotes patient welfare and outcomes whilst sharing learning and impact is essential in the role's success, as is inquisitiveness and confidence in the approach. Induction and training will be provided for this role.

Tower Hamlets Friends and Neighbours is a small charity that provides befriending and advocacy support to older people in the London borough of Tower Hamlets. Annually we support over 200 older people. We are looking for a fourth Befriending Advocate. The post holder will maintain a case load of between 20-30 older people at any one time, (levels of engagement with individual older people can range from weekly home-visits to a phone call every two weeks). Each older person’s needs are unique, and our engagement is dependent on the needs and interests of the befriended.   

Working for an established local charity, this post is a key role in our portfolio of services for unpaid carers. Working primarily at the main general hospital in the borough, promoting our services to unidentified carers and hospital staff at all levels within this NHS trust. 

Further aims and objectives; include working in partnership with the hospital discharge, enablement and social worker teams. Providing advice and support and improving the hospital discharge experience for unpaid carers.

The successful postholder can be assured that thier contribution can make a real difference to the lives of unpaid carers and the people that they in turn care for.

*Definition of an unpaid carer;  A carer is someone of any age, who provides support to a partner, family member or friend who could not manage without them.

Support could inculde looking after someone who is ill, elderly, disabled or has a mental health or substance misuse condition. 

Anyone can become a carer at any time in thier life and we support adult and young carers from 5 years of age.

Job Title:  Senior Project Officer

Directorate:  Strategy and Knowledge

Team:  Development and Implementation Team (Specifically Talk Relationships)

Contract: Permanent

Location: Home/Remote or based in any NSPCC office. 

Date Written/ Amended:  July 24

Context and Background

The NSPCC’s purpose is to prevent child abuse and neglect of children across the UK and Channel Islands. We have been fighting for childhood for the last 130 years and our organisational strategy for 2021-2031 is enabling the NSPCC to achieve greater change for children and inspiring others to join us in the fight for childhood.  

Our services help children who’ve been abused, protect children at risk and find the best ways to prevent child abuse from ever happening. We work directly with children and families through our national and regional hubs across the UK and Channel Islands. We also give support to thousands of adults and young people in need through the NSPCC Helpline and Childline.  We work with schools up and down the country through our Speak Out Stay Safe programme, helping children to keep themselves safe. And our projects such as Together for Childhood help children who’ve experienced abuse, support parents, and work to transform the way communities come together to prevent child cruelty. 

Our local services support children and families throughout the UK and Channel Islands. We provide therapeutic services to help children move on from abuse, as well as supporting parents and families in caring for their children. We help professionals make the best decisions for children and young people, and support communities to help prevent abuse from happening in the first place 

Job purpose

Responsible for supporting the development and delivery of the NSPCC’s sex and relationships education service ‘Talk Relationships’, in line with our strategy, to time and in budget.

Key relationships - Internal

· Reports to Associate Head of Development for Child Sexual Abuse (this will change to the Project Development Manager for Talk Relationships in 2025)

· Colleagues in Development and Implementation Team  

· Colleagues in other teams and directorates, including Participation, Policy and Public Affairs, Childline, Communications, Direct Services – in particular the schools service, Local Campaigns, and Income Generation.

Key relationships - External

· Other third sector organisations working in child protection, safeguarding, participation and online safety.

· Schools and education organisations. Professional bodies including education, social care and law enforcement.

Main duties and responsibilities

Project delivery

· Provide day to day support to the Project Development Manager to ensure the project plan is kept up to date, all workstreams have leads and tasks are on track

· Undertake tasks on workstreams as needed, this could include creation of content, contribution to service design and leading time limited projects

· Coordinate and attend internal and external meetings with a range of stakeholders, undertake tasks as appropriate to support the project

· Be able to work to tight deadlines and on multiple workstreams at the same time

Governance

· Support the creation of regular project reports and project board papers

· Ensure that project paperwork is up to date and that actions are undertaken

Quality

· Support the piloting and testing of services and approaches along with colleagues from research and evidence team

· Provide support to colleagues from the schools service and external partners in piloting but also in rolling out the Talk Relationships programme

· Support the RASCI quality assurance process

Relationships

· Manage a range of internal and external relationships with colleagues in other directorates and subject matter experts

· Manage activities with internal and external stakeholders such as holding events, briefings, focus groups and training

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Strategy and Knowledge Directorate

· Commitment to the NSPCC’s vision and purpose

· Commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care

· Carry out the responsibilities of the post in a manner consistent with promoting equalities and diversity, and which demonstrates respect for children’s rights

· Maintain an awareness of own and others’ Health and Safety and comply with the NSPCC’s Health and Safety policy and procedures

· Willingness to work flexibly in approach to work and/or work time requirements

· Commit to personal development around working requirements which will include attending training courses

· Commit to apply NSPCC’s values and behaviours to all aspects of work

• A commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people

Person specification

1. Knowledge relevant to NSPCC strategic objectives, specifically the education sector, relationships and sex education

2. Experience of leading or significant contribution to the development of services, approaches or interventions

3. Evidence of use of project management skills and approaches

4. Confidence in engaging a range of professionals and stakeholders in a range of contexts

5. Demonstrate a strong understanding of safeguarding and child protection principles and able to work to existing policies and procedures.

6. Highly organised individual, able to plan, monitor and implement projects/initiatives to agreed deadlines often with conflicting priorities.

7. Proven ability to work with autonomy and able to think logically and clearly to solve problems when they arise, working under pressure where required, whilst still retaining strong attention to detail.

8. Strong interpersonal skills, with experience of working collaboratively within a busy team which has to deliver their work to clear time and quality standards.

9. Able to demonstrate the use of integrity and judgment to manage confidential information.

This role is homebased/flexible but does require some travel within the UK..

Safer Recruitment

As an organisation, we are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk.

Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with our children and adults.

The recruitment and selection of our people will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.

Our principles:

• Always seek to recruit the best candidate for the role based on merit including their skills, experience, motivation and competencies. Our robust recruitment and selection process should ensure the identification of the person best suited to the role and the organisation.

• Committed to diversity and equality of opportunity and will interview all applicants (internal and external) who self-declare at application as having a disability and who meet the minimum requirements in the person specification of the vacancy they are applying for.

• We will make reasonable adjustments at all stages of the recruitment process in order to enable successful candidates who declare disabilities to start working or volunteering their time with us.

• Any current member of staff or volunteer who wishes to apply for vacancies and is suitably qualified will be considered and addressed fairly and objectively based on their merit.

• As an organisation committed to safeguarding, we will ensure all under 18’s joining the organisation will have ongoing risk assessments to ensure their role and activities are safe and appropriate.

• All documentation relating to candidates will be treated confidentially in accordance with the GDPR legislation.

Prospectus is excited to be supporting London’s Air Ambulance in their search for a Senior Direct Marketing Officer to join their team.

LAA’s vision is to end preventable deaths from trauma in the capital. To deliver this vision the Fundraising and Marketing team needs to deliver ambitious income targets – they have to raise £15 million every year to keep their life-saving service flying.

This is an exciting time to join London’s Air Ambulance Charity as they are launching a new 15-year strategy in early 2025 which will set the direction for the service until their 50th anniversary in 2039. This role offers the opportunity to be involved in creating processes from scratch and will allow you to get down to the basics, to help develop their strategy.

Working closely with the Senior Direct Marketing Manager, you will manage campaign activity, from briefing through to execution, as well as identifying opportunities for improvement within the Individual Giving programme, particularly with regards to retention and development of the supporter journey.

You will be responsible for multi-channel donor acquisition, retention, upgrade and cross-sell campaigns across digital channels, print, telephone and will provide occasional support to their successful Face to Face programme.

The charity is in a period of change as we have been growing quickly and there is huge scope with this role to make process improvements, test new initiatives and to support in the development of their new CRM (MS Dynamics).The role is offered on a full time, permanent basis with a salary of £37k. London’s Air Ambulance Charity offers a hybrid way of working with central London offices, continuous professional development, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.

At Prospectus we invest in your journey as a candidate and are committed to supporting you with your application. We welcome all candidates to apply, regardless of age, sex/gender, disability, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status or pregnancy/maternity. If you have any disability and require reasonable adjustment/s to any part of the process then please contact Flora at Prospectus.
 
If you feel you meet some of the criteria but not all, we really hope you'll enquire and learn more. Prospectus can advise and support on each part of the role and hopefully your application, so we look forward to hearing from you. 

In order to apply please submit your CV in the first instance. Should your experience be suitable, we will arrange for a meeting to brief you on the role. You'll then have all the information you need to formally apply. We are looking forward to connecting with you soon. 

We are a small, but very dynamic Grants team committed to securing support for the full range of Southbank Centre’s vibrant arts, creative engagement and public programming projects, as well as for large scale strategic initiatives, festivals and capital works. Recent significant bids have included to the Arts Council of England for a groundbreaking new multi-artform orchestral festival being launched next year, and to the Garfield Weston Foundation for our fantastic Schools programme inspiring and engaging children and young people across London and beyond. 

Our team is made up of the Head of Project Funding, who line manages the Trusts & Foundations Manager and the advertised Trusts and Foundations Executive role. We have a friendly, supportive and trusting team culture and one of the most enjoyable parts of our work is that we get to collaborate with so many other teams across the organisation. We’re looking for someone with some experience of fundraising from trusts & foundations in any context. You’ll need to be comfortable taking on responsibilities that range from team admin, through liaising across teams to gather information and craft compelling reports and applications, to prospect research and maintaining relationships with funders both in writing and at face to face meetings and events.

If you enjoy getting into the nitty gritty of managing and presenting information, feel you have strong communication skills, particularly in writing persuasive cases for support, and want to support a world-leading arts institution in its mission to democratise arts & culture for everyone from anywhere, we’d love to hear from you!

Please download the job description from our Career page, to learn more about this position.

We welcome applications from people from a Black, Asian or Ethnically Diverse background or those who are D/deaf or disabled. If you wish to discuss reasonable adjustments such as a BSL interpreter for your interview please indicate this on your application form. Interviews will take place at The Southbank Centre. 

By attracting people to work for us from a broad range of backgrounds with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our staff. 

If you feel you have just some of the required skills and experience but meet the person specification, we would still encourage you to apply; we are very open to continuing the training and development of individuals who are self motivated to acquire new skills and knowledge relevant to the role.

Southbank Centre

The Southbank Centre is Europe’s largest arts centre and one of the UK’s top five visitor attractions, occupying an 11-acre site that sits in the midst of London’s most vibrant cultural quarter on the South Bank of the Thames.

Its impact and reach are significant and it is respected internationally as a convener of great artists and diverse audiences and for being entrepreneurial and innovative in response to a volatile and changing financial landscape. The Southbank Centre is a charity that is determined to demonstrate its ambition to remain innovative, disruptive and experimental in what it does and to be highly relevant to the artists it wants to work with and to the audiences it wants to attract.

The Southbank Centre believes that a commitment to diversity and inclusion helps it be a more relevant and effective organisation.

Our Artistic Mission

The Southbank Centre exists to provide great artistic experiences for everyone. Through art, we invite our visitors to enjoy shared cultural encounters together. To gaze. To listen. To be moved. To discover a new idea or a new perspective. We are proud that for the last 70 years, the performances and exhibitions here have moved millions. We have provided a home for art and for artists. A community centred on art, where everyone, no matter their job, helps make the experience.

At the Southbank Centre we believe in:

Creating welcoming spaces

• Because upholding respect, safety and belonging is at the heart of vibrant teams and communities. 
• This means us all taking responsibility for shaping and protecting a kind, compassionate and inclusive environment for others.

Making wonderful experiences together

• Because we all contribute to amazing artistic moments at the Southbank Centre.
• This means us all understanding and valuing the different parts we play in creating enjoyment and success.

Sparking new thinking

• Because different views and thought-provoking conversations inspire innovation, learning and growth.
• This means everyone having a desire to learn and being open to evaluating how they think and work.

Benefits & Perks:

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting  sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:

• A min 5%  employer’s pension contribution (rising to 9% depending on your employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
• 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees)
• Hybrid working model (3 days office working, 2 days from home)
• Enhanced sick pay
• Enhanced family leave benefits
• Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
• Staff ticket offers for Southbank Centre events
• Free entry to Hayward Gallery
• Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
• Free staff yoga 
• Free access to emotional support from a confidential specialist Employee Assistance Programme available 24/7
• Season ticket loan
• Cycle to work scheme

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on 1 September 2024.

An exciting position has arisen for a HR Advisor to join the team at an international humanitarian Charity, in their Central London office. The successful postholder will play a crucial role in supporting the Charity’s global operations by managing various HR functions.

Key responsibilities of the role:

• Be the first point of contact for all staff wellbeing and staff experience matters
• Manage the full recruitment process, ensuring smooth onboarding and offboarding
• Manage employee records and ensure accurate and confidential handling of data
• Develop and review employee wellbeing programmes across the organisation
• Work closely with wider team to roll our key People projects, including new systems, flexible working policies and benefit reviews
• Implement an annual learning calendar to ensure all courses are delivered on time and to cost, and report on return of investment
• Manage end to end cycle of employee relations and casework, including providing first line support to line managers
• Collaborate with HR counterparts in different regions to ensure consistent and effective HR practices
• Maintain and update HR policies , ensuring they are compliant with local and international regulations
• Provide news feed and input to the monthly staff newsletter on behalf of the People Function

Ideal candidate profile:

• Demonstratable experience in a HR generalist role, preferably within the Not-For-Profit sector
• Strong understanding of HR principles, practices, and employment laws across different countries
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams
• Proactive, flexible, and able to work independently

Agency reference number: J82820

Location: Central London

Duration: 6 month contract with a possible extension

Working hours: 37.5 hours per week

Working pattern: Hybrid (2 days per week in the office)

Hourly rate:  £20-24 per hour PAYE, inclusive of holiday pay

This vacancy will be actively shortlisted so early applications are encouraged to avoid missing out.

Venn Group is an equal opportunities employment business and employment agency and welcomes applications from all candidates.

Are you ready to take on a pivotal role that will shape the future of our operations? We're on the lookout for an exceptional Assistant Director to join our dynamic team at TCV. This role is your chance to make a real impact and drive growth in Northern Ireland.

In partnership with the Director of UK Operations, you'll be at the forefront of implementing TCV's strategic vision across the region. As an Assistant Director, your influence will extend across the UK, shaping our strategic approach and driving key initiatives. 

You will lead and develop our operations, fostering growth and maximising impact. Collaborating with senior leaders, you'll shape and execute strategic plans. You'll build strong partnerships with local funders and stakeholders, influencing the direction and scope of future projects. Your enthusiasm and vision will inspire and motivate teams, helping them achieve strategic goals together. You'll drive innovation by leading new initiatives and adopting innovative approaches, backed by a robust management track record. Additionally, you'll champion volunteering, committing to creating meaningful opportunities that promote positive outcomes for individuals, communities, and the environment.

We're particularly eager to hear from individuals with expertise in equality, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement to support our mission. Demonstrable success in leading new developments and managing teams effectively is essential. You should have the ability to cultivate and maintain excellent relationships with partners and funders. We need a visionary who is enthusiastic and forward-thinking, with a knack for inspiring others.

Join us and lead the charge in making a tangible difference. If you're ready to bring your skills and passion to a role where you can truly make an impact, we want to hear from you. Apply now and be part of something extraordinary!

Please note Interviews will be held virtually on 12th & 13th September with local on-site second assessments on 16th &17th September.

We are happy to consider any reasonable adjustments that candidates may need during the recruitment process, and you will be asked whether you require any during your application. If you would like to discuss your requirements further please contact the People Team via our website. We also offer reasonable adjustments on the job.

The Science Council is looking for two people to help it raise the profile and prestige of science-based apprenticeships and increase the status of scientific technicians through professional registration.

The Science Council has delivered the groundbreaking Technical Pathways project since 2020 and has recently secured continued funding from the Gatsby Foundation to the end of 2026. A key objective of the project is to make it easier for apprentices to achieve professional registration and raise the profile of science apprenticeships.

Summary of role and key benefits

Two positions are available, each of 0.4 FTE (2 days/week equivalent). The working pattern will be discussed and agreed with the successful candidates. Flexible working and secondments will be considered.

- Fixed-term contract until 31 December 2026.
- Salary £47,000 pro rata (i.e. £18,800 for 2 days/week).
- 5% employer pension contribution.
- 25 days annual leave and public holidays pro rata (i.e. paid leave of 70 + 22.4 hours per annum) plus Science Council closure days between Christmas and New Year in addition to pro rata leave.
- Hybrid working pattern; mainly home-based, minimum of 1 Thursday per month in Science Council shared office locations in central London, with some travel and/or additional visits required for stakeholder meetings and events.
- Travel costs outside central London will be reimbursed in accordance with the Science Council Travel Expenses Policy.

Your role

You will contribute to an increase in the uptake of science-based apprenticeships across the UK by linking apprenticeships to professional body membership and professional registration. You will work closely and effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, including scientific professional bodies, apprenticeship training providers, endpoint assessment organisations and science-based employers.

You will spend much of your time meeting people (in person and online). You will need to establish and develop a broad range of relationships, often with senior leaders and decision makers. You will be a credible, diplomatic and engaging external contact for the Technical Pathways project and the Science Council. In all facets of your role, your commitment to equality, diversity and inclusivity (EDI) will be exemplary.

Please see the job description for more details of the roles’ responsibilities and deliverables.

Who we’re looking for

Most of all, we’re interested in hearing from people with a commitment to technical education and the access it provides to the scientific professions, particularly for people from under-represented groups. You should have direct experience of supporting apprenticeships, either in a training provider, endpoint assessment organisation, science-based employer or a professional body. You should understand the mechanisms and requirements of apprenticeships. This will give you the credibility to form effective relationships with the groups you’ll be working with.

You should also have a reasonably good understanding of the wider landscape of technical education, including recent policy trends, and of scientific professional bodies and professional registration.

We’re looking for experienced candidates who can work with a significant degree of autonomy. While you’ll get plenty of support from the Science Council team, you’ll need to take the initiative in both addressing unforeseen challenges and setting day-to-day tasks to achieve your goals.

Please see the job description for more details of the person specification for these roles.

How to apply

Please submit both a succinct CV (maximum 3 pages) and a personal statement (maximum 2 pages) that explains how you meet the essential criteria from the table above that are labelled as being assessed at the application stage. Apply via our portal by 9th September at 12pm.

Please see full JD for information on the full recruitment process and key dates.

Please note, applicants are required to have the right to work in the UK, and documentary evidence will be requested at the interview stage

Contact us

We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusivity and we aim to have a team which reflects the diverse society of the UK. We encourage applications from all sections of the community. If you have any questions, or requests for adjustments at any stage of the selection process, please ask and we’ll do our best to address them.

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An exciting opportunity to join our Community Fundraising team.  The Volunteer & Community Fundraising Assistant role is the first point of contact for supporter enquiries, provides administrative support across the team and supports Charity activity through our volunteer programme.

The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity raises money solely to support The Royal Marsden, a world-leading cancer centre. We ensure our nurses, doctors and research teams can provide the very best care and develop life-saving treatments, which are used across the UK and around the world.

From funding state-of-the-art equipment and ground-breaking research, to creating the very best patient environments, we will never stop looking for ways to improve the lives of people affected by cancer.

We are a very ambitious organisation which has gone through transformational growth over the past five years. Alongside funding an existing programme of world-leading research, treatment and care, the Charity completed its largest capital appeal to date, successfully raising £70 million to build the Oak Cancer Centre at the hospital’s Sutton site, which opened in summer 2023.

We have exceeded our fundraising targets, over the past three years, raising over £90m against a target of £83m and making over £82m in funding available to The Royal Marsden. However, with one in two of us expected to develop some form of cancer, it is essential that we go even further in our fundraising efforts to support the essential work of The Royal Marsden. Therefore, we have recently launched our most ambitious strategy yet, that will see us raising at least £215m over the 5-year period.

The Charity is committed to raising £150 million, through a major fundraising appeal, for a new major development project in Chelsea, which will launch in 2024/25. There is also an extensive portfolio of engaging projects outside of the capital appeals, that help to support all aspects of the hospital’s work to improve the lives of cancer patients.

Working for us offers you a challenging and rewarding career, as well as the chance to really improve the lives of those living with cancer.

The Community Fundraising team, supported by an incredible team of volunteers, stewards some of our most dedicated supporters, who organise events and bring their networks together to raise up to six figure sums. We build long lasting relationships with individuals as well as community groups, schools and corporate organisations to raise millions for Charity every year.

As Volunteer and Community Fundraising Assistant you will focus on supporting Charity activity through our volunteer programme and being the first point of contact for supporter enquiries. You will also provide administrative support across the Community Fundraising team.

Job Title – Solicitor (Community Care and Public Law Team, 3 years+ PQE)

Contract - Permanent

Hours - 35 hours per week (however part-time and flexible working will be considered subject to operational need and pay prorated accordingly)

Salary – Starting from £33,000 per annum, dependent on experience and supervisory responsibilities. The post holder will also benefit from eligibility for our bonus scheme.

Location - Coram Campus, Bloomsbury, London & remote working

About Coram

Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.

We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.

Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.

About CCLC

Coram Children’s Legal Centre (CCLC) is the UK’s specialist centre for children’s rights championing access to justice through information and advice, legal practice and representation, policy and strategic litigation. Our Legal Practice Unit provides advice and representation in child and family law, education law, community care law and asylum and immigration law.

Part of Coram’s growing Children’s Rights Centre, CCLC is co-located with Coram Voice, the specialist provider of advocacy services for young people in and leaving the care system, in the new Queen Elizabeth II Centre at the heart of our historic campus in Bloomsbury.

About the role

CCLC is currently looking to recruit an exceptional solicitor to join our experienced, dedicated, and friendly team.

We are looking for a committed and passionate solicitor with good knowledge of community care and public law, current policies and legal aid. The successful applicant will be supported by a close team of colleagues within CCLC’s Legal Practice Unit, and provided with significant opportunities for learning and personal development.

The successful applicant will have solid experience of running a diverse community care/public law claimant case load and will demonstrate a solid commitment to upholding the rights of vulnerable children and young people.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with a keen interest in upholding the rights of vulnerable children and young people who is seeking to progress their legal aid career in the charity sector. Our lawyers benefit from a good work-life balance and realistic financial and chargeable hour targets. We also offer considerable flexibility as to the type of cases that our lawyers take on provided that the cases fall within our general remit (children and young people up to the age of 25, and families). The role can be split between working from home/office-based with flexibility as to the balance between the two.

Our community care and public law team work closely with colleagues in other teams in the Legal Practice Unit (immigration, family and education law), as well as with other departments within the Coram group, including Coram Voice and the Migrant Children’s Project. As well as conducting casework for individuals, our community care and public law team is involved in strategic litigation for the wider benefit of children, young people and families, and is actively involved in policy issues impacting our client base.

Flexible working arrangements, including part-time hours will be considered subject to operational needs.

To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.

Closing date: Monday 16th September 2024 23:59 (however, we reserve the right to close this recruitment early in the event of finding a suitable candidate)

Interview date: w/c 23rd September 2024

Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.

If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Registered Charity No. 312278.