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The Mudlarks Community is a Hertford based charity supporting adults and young people with learning disabilities and mental health concerns. Through supported learning and meaningful work in the community we help people build confidence and self-worth whilst developing important skills.
Since its inception in 2008, Mudlarks has become a much valued and respected part of the community in Hertford and the surrounding area. We are now looking for an inspirational leader to join us on a full-time, permanent basis and continue to strengthen this legacy.
Location of job: Mudlarks’ office and across all services provided by Mudlarks, as well as regularmeetings with sponsors and other stakeholders. This is not a remote working position.
Hours: Generally 40 hours a week, but flexibility is required. Events, fundraising and networking take place outside office hours.
The Benefits
· Salary: Circa £45,000 pa, depending on experience
· NEST company pension scheme
· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
The Role
As the Chief Executive Officer, you will:
• Develop and deliver a strategic plan and annual budget.
• Develop Mudlarks’ public profile, build relationships with, and influence key stakeholders
• Provide effective and dynamic leadership across the Mudlarks organisation.
• Establish and monitor key indicators of the charity’s impact and financial health.
• Lead fundraising activities including applications to win contracts from public bodies and income from individual and corporate donations, legacies, trusts and grants.
• Manage direct reports effectively, providing supervision, support, development and annual appraisals for all managers, and ensure they do so for all staff.
• Uphold the charity’s culture of care, ensuring employees, participants, customers, partners and volunteers are respected and valued.
• Ensure that Mudlarks’ policies and practices are up to date, relevant and fair in the current charity environment and that the organisation is managed in line with the current best practice in employment and equality legislation
• Undertake any other duties as required by the trustees.
About you
To be considered as our Chief Executive Officer, you will need:
· Proven experience in senior leadership and inspirational team management.
· Expertise in strategic planning, operational delivery, and monitoring outcomes.
· Outstanding advocacy and relationship-building skills.
· Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
· Competency in the use of IT applications
· Own vehicle and clean driving licence
· Attributes such as integrity, resilience, and adaptability are essential, along with a deep commitment to our mission.
Qualifications
An undergraduate degree is expected. Further qualifications in social care or the environment would be helpful but not essential. Experience of working in the learning disability sector is desirable.
Full Job description and application form available on request.
Closing date for applications: 24th January 2025
The Mudlarks Community is a Hertford based charity supporting adults and young people with learning disabilities and mental health concerns.
Meanwhile Gardens Community Association (MGCA), a cherished charity rooted in the heart of North Paddington and North Kensington, is looking for an exceptional Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead us into an exciting new chapter.
Are you an inspiring leader with a passion for community, nature, and social impact?
For over 45 years, MGCA has provided a vital green space for one of London’s most diverse communities. With its vibrant blend of ecological, educational, and horticultural projects, the gardens are a lifeline for local residents, fostering wellbeing, connection, and creativity. Now, we’re embarking on an ambitious transformation – the Factory Project. This landmark initiative, undertaken in partnership with the Metronomes Steel Pan Orchestra, will reimagine on-site facilities to better serve the community and secure a sustainable future.
About the Role
As CEO, you’ll provide the vision, strategy, and leadership to grow MGCA and bring its potential to life. Reporting to the board of trustees, you’ll spearhead the delivery of the Factory Project, forge impactful partnerships, and ensure MGCA thrives as a community-led organization. From capital fundraising to inspiring a team of dedicated staff and volunteers, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping MGCA’s next chapter.
What We’re Looking For
We’re seeking a leader who combines strategic insight with hands-on determination. You’ll need:
- The ability to lead and grow small organizations in the charity sector.
- The ability to build partnerships.
- A track record in fundraising, particularly for community projects.
- A passion for ecological, educational, and community-based initiatives.
- A commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of leadership.
Why Join Us?
This is a unique opportunity to make a tangible difference in one of London’s most vibrant communities. At MGCA, you’ll find:
- A supportive and engaged board of trustees.
- A passionate team of staff and volunteers.
- The chance to lead a high-profile community project.
- The reward of shaping a sustainable future for an iconic garden and its community.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to bring your vision, creativity, and leadership to a much-loved community organization, we’d love to hear from you! Please apply with a CV and a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role.
Application Deadline: January 31st 2025
Meanwhile Gardens is committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and experiences.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Marketing and Communications Officer to join the Marketing and Communications team.
Your role will be to will be to work collaboratively across the organisation, you will help deliver impactful, multi-channel campaigns that elevate our profile, attract new audiences, and support key goals in fundraising, recruitment, business development, and awareness.
For more information about the role please click on the job title.
This role is not open to sponsorship.
Role Requirements
- Develop and manage a social media content calendar for all channels, ensuring consistent, engaging, and on-brand messaging.
- Create a range of content, including photographic, animated, and short-form video materials, using tools like Canva or by briefing the in-house design team.
- Collaborate with teams across the organisation to represent all functions through strategic content.
- Work with teams to optimise social campaigns for events, appeals, and recruitment efforts.
- Work closely with colleagues from the fundraising directorate to help maximise the success of specific fundraising campaigns and messages via our social channels (including active participation in the planning process).
- Plan and execute paid social media campaigns to enhance reach and engagement for key initiatives.
- Write and publish blogs and articles that support broader marketing goals.
- Ensure all content adheres to consent, GDPR, and brand guidelines.
- Develop engaging content for social media platforms (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, LinkedIn, X), including copywriting, graphic design, and video production.
- Offer guidance and training to The Children’s Trust School and other internal teams including fundraising and retail to support their social media activities.
- Partner with key departments to integrate social media into broader marketing and communications activities.
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher’s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The award-winning Black Swimming Association is recruiting a CEO to lead its close knit, passionate team into its fifth year of establishment.
In 2019, four cofounders came together in an attempt to make a difference. Nearly five years on, our small and dedicated team are committed to changing the narrative. What's our why? Through research and insights and programme delivery, we work to raise awareness of water safety and drowning prevention, in particular amongst African, Caribbean and Asian communities across the UK. By amplifying the voices and experiences of ethnically diverse and other marginalised communities, we aim to challenge the status quo and dismantle the barriers that prevent individuals from fully participating in and benefiting from aquatics.
Why do we want to hear from you? The BSA Group has been growing from strength to strength and is looking for an experienced leader to take us into this new chapter. The BSA group consists of the award-winning Black Swimming Association (charity) and Inclusive Aquatics (C.I.C) and the CEO role will contribute to the work of both the charity and the C.I.C.
If you're ready to make a difference to communities across the UK and be part of something truly impactful and inspiring, this is the job for you. A corporate title without the corporate faff.
Who we are:
Muslim Aid is a UK faith-based international development organisation that provides support to communities around the world affected by disasters, conflict, or endemic poverty without regard to their social, religious, or ethnic background.
Established in 1985, Muslim Aid has facilitated the engagement of the British Muslim and non-Muslim community in support of its work in a variety of ways. Over the years, its humanitarian work has included responses to major crises around the world including, famine in East Africa, earthquakes and flooding in Pakistan and Bangladesh as well as conflicts in Syria and Yemen.
We place strong emphasis on long-term development projects that build the capacity of local people to help themselves. In addition to the 5 country offices worldwide we also work with multiple partner offices focusing on sustainable Development Programmes and providing humanitarian relief during times of crisis.
Summary of the role:
The Communications Officer plays a key role in executing the organisation’s communication strategy. This role involves creating and managing content for various platforms, supporting media relations, and contributing to the overall communication campaigns and public relations efforts. The Communications Officer will work closely with other team members and the marketing team to ensure that all communication activities are aligned with the organisation’s strategic goals and effectively engage target audiences.
About the Role:
- Create engaging content for the organisation’s communication platforms ensuring that all content aligns with the organisation’s messaging and brand guidelines.
- Collaborate with the marketing team to engage followers and improve reach.
- Manage the collation, storage and dissemination of the organisation’s digital archives in line with established guidelines and operational requirements.
- Prepare stakeholder media summaries and reports on the organisation’s media coverage and its key issues.
- Maintain a database of media contacts that can be used to strengthen stakeholder management.
- Report on the performance of communication activities using data and insights to inform future communication strategies and activities.
About You:
To be successful in this role, you will need:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications, Journalism, Marketing, Public Relations, or a related field.
- An understanding and awareness of the value of social media and their fundraising potential.
- Experience in content creation, social media management, and media relations.
- Strong writing, editing, and proofreading skills, with the ability to create content for different platforms and audiences.
- Proficiency in social media platforms, content management systems, and graphic design tools.
- Detail-oriented and organised, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Why you should apply:
Join Muslim Aid as a Communications Officer and play a pivotal role in shaping our communication strategy. This is an exciting opportunity to create and manage impactful content across various platforms, support media relations, and contribute to meaningful communication campaigns that align with the organisation’s strategic goals. Apply now to bring your creativity and expertise to a role where your contributions will have a tangible impact on communities around the world.
Benefits you will enjoy working for us:
- 25 days annual leave + 4 Privilege days
- Hybrid working
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- 2 hours lunch break on Fridays
- Time off in Lieu (TOIL)
- Pension Scheme
How to apply:
To apply please submit your cover letter (no more than 1 page) and CV.
Role Description
This role focuses on raising awareness of Together Active’s mission, growing engagement with our work, and supporting income generation through creative marketing. As our Marketing Officer, you’ll plan and deliver impactful campaigns, develop our digital presence, and create high-quality content to reach key audiences.
Role Outcomes
- Increased awareness and engagement with Together Active’s programmes and initiatives.
- Successful delivery of multi-channel marketing campaigns, meeting deadlines and budgets.
- A measurable increase in our digital reach, engagement, and conversions.
- Consistent brand representation across all channels and communications.
What Does This Mean Day to Day?
- Plan, deliver, and evaluate engaging marketing campaigns across digital and print platforms.
- Develop compelling content for social media, websites, email newsletters, and promotional materials.
- Manage and grow Together Active’s digital presence, ensuring consistency with our brand.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external partners to support communication needs.
- Monitor campaign performance and provide insights to improve future activities.
- Support fundraising and brand-building initiatives to amplify our impact.
How We Value You
- Generous annual leave allowance: 27.5 days upon commencement of employment plus bank holidays, increasing by an additional day per year after two years of continuous employment (up to an additional 5 days).
- Three concessionary days leave over Christmas and New Year (pro rata for part-time staff).
- Death in service scheme up to the value of three times actual salary.
- Wellbeing Grant: £50 voucher per year to spend on health and wellbeing.
- Volunteer day to support an organisation or cause of your choice.
- Up to 8% employer contribution to the pension scheme.
- Reimbursement of the cost of a standard eye test as a user of visual display equipment.
- Access to Cyclescheme.
- Annual CPD courses offered by Staffordshire University.
- Online skills training platform for personal and professional development.
- Access to counselling services.
We exist to design out inactivity across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
The Society are looking for a Sustainability officer to support the delivery of current and the development future activities related to the British Ecological Society’s strategic sustainability goals.
Reporting to the Director of Publishing, Core duties include:
Collating and reporting on BES CO2e emissions data with support of the Office and Finance Assistant, improving and adapting processes as required
Calculating annual departmental emissions data
Supporting the creation of a BES biodiversity impact assessment, including working with and gathering data for external consultants
Establishing resulting data collection and reporting processes for future years and review and adapt as necessary
Collating information to support SLT or Board of Trustee decision making
Contributing to defining and implementing the sustainability roadmap and to the development of resulting new policies and procedures
Advising on the setting of departmental carbon emission/biodiversity impact reduction targets and on the feasibility of suggested measures
Keeping up-to-date with BES policy work and ensure BES sustainability initiatives are in line with policy recommendations
Delivering sustainability inductions for new staff Work with internal teams to ensure that staff understand the BES environmental and sustainability goals, methods, terminology and partnerships
A full job description, including person specification and competencies is available here.
The detailed job pack is available here.
How to apply
To apply for this vacancy, please click the green button 'Apply for this job' via our recruitment portal to submit:
- Your CV - no more than 2x A4 sides detailing your education, training and work history, as well as any relevant key skills
- A covering letter - no more than 1x A4 side explaining why you wish to undertake this role at the BES
- Your Equality and Diversity information - this voluntary information helps us to assess the diversity of our recruitment and further improve recruitment processes in future. It has no bearing on the success of your application and is not considering as part of the shortlisting process.
Applicants must have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful applicants will need to provide evidence that they have the right to live and work in the UK. The BES is unable to provide visa sponsorship and unable to hire anyone living outside the UK.
Applications close 6 January at 9am. Please note the society reserves the right to close the vacancy early due to the volume of applications.
We are working towards a world inspired by #Ecology in which nature and people thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job description
Keep in Mind will be delivered by a network of Delivery and Support Partners. It brings together collective expertise to achieve a whole systems approach to Community Therapy and Support Services. This role involves supporting people living with dementia and their carers or families to access essential networks and information.
We are looking to recruit people who are passionate about working directly with people who may be newly diagnosed or worried about their memory or people that may need support to access home and community services.
You will bring your excellent communication and organisational skills and experience to assess people's need to access a range of information, specialist services and support delivered by a range of partner organisations.
IT Proficiency: Strong skills in Microsoft Office and confidence in using databases to manage information accurately.
Passion for Community Work: If you have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, experience in social care or health, and are seeking a rewarding role, we’ll provide the training to set you up for success.
Empathy and Motivation: A natural ability to connect with others and make a positive impact in their lives. Active listening skills and experience in holding motivational, person-centered conversations are essential.
Main duties:
- Carry out initial holistic strengths-based assessment for people accessing our services and projects.
- Co-produce appropriate and proportionate support plans
- Supported signposting for individuals internally and to external support where appropriate
- Accurately record information and keep all systems up to date
- Liaise with the people we support, their important individuals and next of kin as required
- Liaise with statutory agencies as required and maintain professional relationships
- Support colleagues to evolve, develop and embed new approaches and ways of working where required, including taking part in projects and learning opportunities
- Achieving agreed targets, reporting on key performance indicators and highlighting impact using case studies and life stories.
- Work closely with the wider team to ensure appropriate cover for all services as per Age UK Doncaster continuity plan.
- To undertake any other reasonable duties in line with the job purpose that may from time to time be required by management.
To take the fear out of ageing by empowering and supporting older people in Doncaster to live and age well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a permanent full-time Outreach Officer to contribute their personality, energy, drive, skills and experience to add value to our Blesma Outreach team within the Independence and Wellbeing department at Blesma, The Limbless Veterans.
The role is home-based being a varied one, focusing primarily on delivering an engaging blended programme of activities that enhances social inclusion, improves the wellbeing of our members and overcomes the negative impact of disability. The role requires a person who is a self starter, friendly, compassionate, confident who enjoys taking the initiative being creative and has a strong commitment to the veterans’ community.
The role also involves representing Blesma and raising the charity’s profile within the local community across the Midlands.
The Independence and Wellbeing team works collaboratively across the Association to ensure Blesma’s programmes and services can help our serving Service personnel, veterans and their families thrive and lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Blesma is unique as a membership Association as well as a charity. Our members are at the heart of all our work, therefore, the impact of the Outreach Officer is highly visible and appreciated in the experiences of our inspirational limbless veterans.
If you are interested, and live within the following post code areas B, CV, DE, DY, LE, LN, NG, ST, WS or WV please read the attached Job Description and apply with your C.V. and a Covering Letter detailing why you would be an ideal candidate for the role and how your experience and skills match those detailed in the Person Specification.
Interview Date: Week commencing 20 January 2024
If you are uncertain about your suitability for this role, we encourage you to apply and allow us to assess your fit. We look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit your CV and a Covering Letter, detailing your relevant experience and why you are an ideal candidate for this role, in PDF format. Where possible ensure that both documents do not exceed 2 pages each.
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Are you ready to make a real impact? Age UK Doncaster is looking for an energetic Outreach and Engagement Officer to join our Keep in Mind service. Keep in Mind will be delivered by a network of Delivery and Support Partners. It will bring together collective expertise to achieve a whole systems approach to Community Therapy and Support Services. This role involves engaging with communities to ensure older adults and their families and other support networks can easily access essential support and information.
Key Responsibilities:
- Community Presence: Engage in local hubs, including GP practices, care homes, and family centers, to build awareness of dementia support available in Doncaster.
- Inclusive Outreach: Ensure that under-represented groups, especially men and the LGBTQ+ community, have access to vital services.
- Relationship Building: Partner with local services to promote key resources like Your Life Doncaster and Carers Wellbeing Service.
- Gathering Community Voices: Capture real-life experiences to help guide our support efforts.
What You’ll Bring:
IT and Social Media Proficiency: Strong skills in Microsoft Office and confidence using databases to manage information accurately. Be able to oversee promotional materials and the use of ordering and promotion systems and social media.
Passion for Community Work: If you have great interpersonal and communication skills; experience in social care or health and are looking for a new career path, we’ll provide training to set you up for success.
Motivation and Empathy: A natural ability to connect with diverse, socially excluded groups and make a positive impact in their lives. Have active listening skills and be able to hold motivational person centered conversations.
To take the fear out of ageing by empowering and supporting older people in Doncaster to live and age well.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Join Badger Trust as Our Chief Executive!
We are looking to fill this role due to our present Chief Executive retiring after more than three years at Badger Trust.
Location:
Brighton (Badger Trust office - we're 15 minutes from the train station).
We're open to hybrid working, but we would need you to work from the office regularly.
Who We Are
Badger Trust is the leading voice for badgers in England and Wales, dedicated to the welfare, conservation, and protection of badgers, their setts, and their habitats. With the support of over 50 local volunteer badger groups and thousands of passionate followers, we work to ensure a future where badgers thrive.
About the Role
We’re looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to guide Badger Trust into our next chapter. As Chief Executive, you’ll be at the forefront of our campaigns, championing the cause of badgers, while ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our organisation. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference for wildlife and their habitats, influencing policy, managing a passionate team, and growing our community of supporters.
What You’ll Do
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Lead with Vision: Shape and deliver our strategy, ensuring Badger Trust remains the trusted and impactful voice for badgers.
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Inspire & Support: Motivate and manage a dedicated team, helping them thrive in their roles.
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Advocate for Badgers: Engage with policymakers, partners, and the media to secure positive outcomes for badger welfare.
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Drive Campaigns: Plan and lead impactful campaigns that raise awareness and drive change.
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Build Relationships: Strengthen connections with our supporters, donors, volunteers, and local groups.
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Ensure Sustainability: Oversee budgets, fundraising, and business plans, ensuring our organisation remains strong and effective.
Working Details
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Hours: Part-time, 0.8 FTE (we’re happy to consider 0.6 FTE for the right candidate).
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Salary: £43,200 (pro-rata for 0.8 FTE). For 0.6 FTE, £32,400.
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Contract: Permanent (subject to a six-month probationary period).
Who You Are
We’re looking for someone with:
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A passion for wildlife conservation and a drive to make a difference.
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Proven experience in leadership, with the ability to inspire teams and stakeholders.
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Strong campaigning skills and the ability to influence decision-makers.
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Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
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A strategic mindset with experience in managing budgets, operations, and fundraising.
Why Join Us?
Working with Badger Trust means joining a team dedicated to making a real impact on wildlife conservation. You’ll have the opportunity to lead exciting campaigns, collaborate with passionate people, and protect one of our most exciting and beloved wild animals. Badgers trully are worth saving.
How to Apply
If you’re ready to champion the cause of badgers and lead a passionate team then we’d love to hear from you. All applications can be made through Charity Job, but feel free to reach out to us for an informal chat.
We will be holding interviews on 20th and 21st January 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Legacy & Endowment Officer role is your opportunity to join our excellent team at an exciting time as we enter our 125th anniversary year as a University. You will be passionate about the impact the University’s teaching and research has on the world and have enthusiasm for working in a higher education fundraising and helping the University achieve its charitable objectives. You will be an excellent communicator, willing to be in an external facing role, speaking regularly with our supporters and highly organised, thriving in a fast-paced working environment.
This role sits within the Philanthropy Team and reports to the Head of Legacies & Endowments, who you will work alongside to generate new gifts to the University and care for our existing donors. Legacy gifts, or gifts in wills, play a major part in supporting both students and research and you will require a broad skillset but a relationship centred approach to take on this varied role in which you will be well supported with training and development. We are ambitious to grow our legacy and endowment programmes substantially in the coming years and would relish your passion and enthusiasm to help us do that.
The Development and Alumni Relations Office (DARO) exists to support The University of Birmingham's academic and student community by engaging, inspiring, and celebrating alumni, individuals, and charitable funders who give their money, time, and networks to support the University’s strategic priorities. The Office, which is comprised of five teams, is focused on fundraising and volunteering from alumni, organisations and individuals who are passionate about changing lives, through funding various research projects, supporting student bursaries, mentoring students, and providing internships, as well as providing a versatile programme of engagement opportunities for our global alumni community.
We believe there is no such thing as a typical member of staff and that diversity is a source of strength that underpins the exchange of ideas, innovation, and debate. We warmly welcome people from all backgrounds and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment where diversity is at the heart of who and what we are, and how we work.
Supporting our people to achieve a healthy work/life balance is important both to our employees and to the success of the University and, depending on the role, we offer a variety of flexible working arrangements. We therefore welcome discussions on all forms of flexible working. In addition, you will receive a generous package of benefits including 40 days paid holiday a year, one paid day a year for volunteering, occupational sick pay, and a pension scheme.
World-class research and outstanding global education
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Finance Officer
Basis of appointment: Full-time (38.5 hours per week)
Duration of contract: Permanent
Reports to: Senior Financial Accountant
Location: London (UK) - hybrid working
Salary: £33,900 per annum
Start Date: As soon as possible
Are you our new Finance Officer?
We are currently looking for a Finance Officer to join our team on a permanent basis. We are seeking a resilient, organised and self-motivated Finance Officer that has an exceptional eye for detail to join us and contribute to the effective management of our financial operations at UWC International.
This role is ideal for an individual with a passion for finance, who has started their studies and career in this field with a proactive approach to learning and problem-solving. The Finance Department is a small team, working closely with the Senior Financial Accountant, providing essential support to this key area, in which you will be able to be involved in a broad range of financial responsibilities that will allow you to learn and grow your skills.
About us
Changing the world takes passion and dedication
UWC is a global family of schools with a powerful difference. With a shared goal of working towards global peace and sustainability, we bring together young people from around the world to study in one of our eighteen schools on four continents. There they don’t just learn how to be great at passing exams. They learn how to communicate across cultural boundaries. They develop the skills to be a changemaker. They design and engage in initiatives that transform their lives and the lives of those around them for the better.
Our students go on to become leaders in politics, NGOs, social enterprises, community movements, charities, and business. For life, they remain dedicated to the UWC mission and many of them remain in close contact with us, their school, and their peers, becoming part of a global community of over 60,000 changemakers transforming the lives of others.
About UWC International.
The UWC International Office serves as the operational arm of UWC International, a UK-registered and
Germany-registered charity, and stands as a pivotal entity within the UWC movement. Positioned in central
London and Berlin, it collaborates extensively with stakeholders across the UWC spectrum, actively engages a robust alumni community comprising more than 60,000 members, and fulfils essential functions for UWC International's governance bodies. Our primary duties encompass global fundraising initiatives, comprehensive communications strategies, promotional endeavours, support for the network of over 150 UWC national committees, global strategy development and implementation, and support services to the UWC schools.
What we offer
As part of a commitment to our employees, we offer the following:
- Generous holiday allowance – 28 days per year plus eight public holidays (pro rata for part-time or fixed-term contracts).
- The standard working hours are 38.5 per week. Start and finish times can be agreed between managers and employees. We support flexible working and are happy to discuss different working patterns.
- We offer up to two days per year for volunteering and up to two days per year for study leave.
- We offer a health and well-being support package, which includes income protection, an employee assistance programme, advice and legal support helpline, remote GPs access, medical second opinions, mental health support, physiotherapy, cycle to work and a well-being calendar featuring podcasts and webinars.
- Perks and discounts portal, which provides a range of discounts across shopping, dining, lifestyle, and entertainment. With thousands of offers on hundreds of top retailers.
- Contributory pension scheme, UWC International currently contributes up to 8% of the employee’s gross salary, and the employee must match the percentage of up to 8% of their gross salary. The minimum contribution rate is 4%. This applies to everyone aged 22 and above but under state retirement age, earning at least £10,000 p.a. and classed as working in the UK.
Visa requirements
Anyone who applies to work at UWC International in London must have a work visa before starting employment, in compliance with the relevant immigration rules. Please provide confirmation of your eligibility to indefinitely work and reside in the UK in your application. Any offers of employment made by UWC International will be subject to a right-to-work check or your immigration status.
Application Process
Do you want to be part of our team? To apply, please complete the application form provided and submit an up to date copy of your CV along with a cover letter in English (each a maximum of 2 pages).
Your cover letter must:
- Outline your experience, skills and competencies against the Person specification section in the attached Job Description.
- Explain why you want to join UWC International
- Provide confirmation of your eligibility to work and reside in the UK.
- Provide the name and contact details of two professional referees, including their job title, email address and the capacity in which you are known to them. References are taken up prior to the second round interviews. We will not contact your referees without first letting you know.
Please note that CVs received without a Cover Letter, including the information requested above will not be considered.
Deadline for application: 23.59 (UK time) on Sunday, 5 January 2025
Interview and/or assessment dates:
➢ First round interviews and assessment on 14 and 15 January 2025 (remote)
➢ Second round interviews on 21 and 22 January 2025
For further information on this opportunity, please see the detailed job description attached.
Safeguarding Statement
The job holder might have to travel to UWC schools and colleges. Therefore, a Basic DBS check (Disclosure and Barring Service) or international equivalent will be required before any job offer is made. We will also take up references before the second stage of the interview process. Referees will not be contacted without your consent.
Diversity Statement
UWC places deliberate diversity at the heart of our educational model because of its critical importance in our mission ‘to unite people, nations and cultures for peace and a sustainable future’.
At the UWC International Office, we believe this commitment to deliberate diversity must be reflected within our team, organisational practices, policies and culture. We recognise people with different backgrounds, skills, attitudes and experiences bring fresh ideas and perceptions, and we encourage and leverage these differences to make our work more relevant and accessible.
We will not discriminate or tolerate discriminatory behaviour on any grounds such as, but not limited to, race, gender, disability, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religion or belief, marital/partnership or family status, sexual orientation, age or socioeconomic background.
We strive to be an inclusive workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging, has a voice, can raise concerns, and feels comfortable and confident. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment and to act accordingly as we aspire best to serve the UWC mission and our global community. It is an ongoing journey and we welcome all those ready to travel with us.
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We’re looking for an experienced Marketing and Communications Officer to join our Marcoms Team. This role represents an exciting opportunity to work with a charity that has real impact on the lives of children, young people and their families. Whether you’re liaising with the media to raise awareness of our work in schools, working with school-based colleagues to develop case studies, promoting our professional qualifications, or developing marketing and communications campaigns and activity, including Children’s Mental Health Week, you will be motivated by knowing that this role will help Place2be to support children across the UK with their mental health.
You will play a key role in campaigns, creating compelling copy to raise awareness of our work and work closely with our Head of Marketing and Communications to secure press coverage and supporting with the creation of digital media, key blogs and content. This is a role that requires a unique mix of skills across communications, marketing and PR.
If you share our core values of perseverance, integrity, compassion and creativity and have the ‘can do’ attitude towards your work and the key skills needed to succeed, we would love to hear from you. It’s varied and interesting role but hugely rewarding and fulfilling - you will be helping to give young people a brighter future.
Together we can change children’s lives. At Place2Be, we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it. We create a safe place in schools where children and young people can open up without pressure or stigma, allowing our highly skilled and diverse counsellors to reach children, young people and their families who need us.
For a career with purpose, this is your place.
Recruitment Process:
As part of your application you will need to answer some shortlisting questions. Please answer these as fully as you can, we recommend using the STAR model. Situation, Task, Action Result.
Closing date for applications: Midnight on 12 January 2025
1st Interview date: 17 January 2025
2nd Interview : 23 January 2025
Our Benefits
When you work at Place2Be –whether that's in a school, supporting families, providing clinical supervision, or in IT, Finance, or Fundraising –every role can make the difference to a young person. To achieve this, we ask that you bring your best self to your role and our commitment to you, is to welcome you into our community, and help you progress. Because we know that you being at your best, means the best outcomes for the children we support.
Here’s just a few things we have on offer:
- Annual Leave that increases with service
- Comprehensive learning and development to enable you to progress your career
- 5% contributory pension scheme
- Life assurance of four times your annual salary
- A comprehensive employee assistance programme
- Mobile Phone Discounts (EE network)
- Wellbeing days to allow you some ‘you’ time
- Christmas holidays closure period in addition to your annual leave
We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith or disability. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and Minority ethnic candidates and disabled candidates who are currently underrepresented within our organization.
Please note if we receive a high volume of applications, we may close this vacancy early. If you are interested, please apply asap.
Safeguarding the young people we support is our top priority. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and we therefore apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure all candidates are appropriate for the roles they apply for and are appropriately screened prior to appointment including DBS checks and social media background checks.
we believe every child should have easy access to mental health support whenever they need it.
Team: Philanthropy & Partnerships
Location: Homebased with some travel for meetings & events
Work pattern: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: Up to £36,649 per annum
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Senior Prospect Research Officer
- The prospect research officer will join a dynamic team contributing to the overall growth of our Partnerships and Philanthropic income and sits within the newly formed Research and Engagement team.
- The successful candidate will be responsible for providing detailed knowledge and insight on donors and potential sources of philanthropic funds. Underpinning the team's ability to increase opportunities to build successful donor relationships alongside ethical gift acceptance processes, pipeline and information management.
About the Philanthropy & Partnerships team:
- We sit within the Marketing & Income Generation directorate
- Our team is responsible for ensuring direct fundraisers are equipped to make compelling asks and steward donors. We cover prospect research, KPI and pipeline reporting, high value events, stewardship and engagement asset creation, and cross team operational support.
What we’re looking for in our Senior Prospect Research Officer
- Significant experience of charity fundraising ideally in high value giving
- Significant experience of prospect research, using a variety of sources and methods
- Extensive experience of developing strong relationships with key stakeholders
- Experience of using a CRM databae
- Extensive knowledge of prospect research processes and sources used in post GDPR research activities.
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 26 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 12th January 2025
Virtual interview date: 22nd January 2025
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
1. Anonymised application form
2. Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
Making a better life for cats, because life is better with cats