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Manchester Mind’s strategy is to make it easier to ask for help.  This is because we know that it is difficult to do when a person has mental health problems– so we want to ensure that when people ring or email Manchester Mind they receive a consistent kind, understanding, and informed response as well as access to a range of different services. We cannot do this without increasing our income.  Fundraising is a very important part of what we do. We have a vacancy for a Fundraising Officer to join our very small but successful Fundraising Team of two.  Why don’t you think of joining us?

We are recruiting a Fundraising Officer to help ensure that our donors feel valued and appreciated, our data is kept secure and up to date and to contribute your skills to developing our fundraising strategy.

Position:  Fundraising Officer

Salary: £23,772 - £26,239 (dependant on skills and experience)

Hours: 35 hours per week

Holidays: 28 days to start with (excluding bank holidays)

The skills and knowledge that are important to us are:

· Ability to build excellent relationships with people and organisations

· Ability to input and maintain data collection systems

· Ability to work in a strengths-based way that enables us to build on our strategy

You can download all application documents from the Vacancies page on our website.

Applications must be received by Monday 9th December at 12 noon, with interviews to be held on Monday 16th December 2024.

Manchester Mind is striving to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Manchester Mind sees it as a positive advantage if you have experience of mental health issues and/or have used mental health services, or had experience of volunteering.

Location: Perry Green, Hertfordshire (with occasional travel to Leeds)
Contract Type: Full-time (35 hours/week) or Part-time (28 hours/week)
Flexible Working: Up to 2 days/week remote working after induction

The Henry Moore Foundation, established by one of the greatest sculptors of the twentieth century and the largest artist-endowed grant-giving foundation in Europe, is seeking a Chief Finance Officer (CFO) to manage its day to day financial activities, lead its financial strategy and help to ensure long-term sustainability. This is a unique opportunity to combine accountancy expertise with the chance to work in an inspiring, creative organisation with an international reach—surrounded by the legacy of Henry Moore in the picturesque Hertfordshire countryside.

As CFO, the successful candidate will manage all day-to-day financial operations, play an active role in the Senior Management Team, provide financial information and advice to the Board of Trustees, and lead the finance team of two direct reports. The role offers the opportunity to help shape the Foundation’s financial future while working in one of the UK's leading art institutions.

About the Role

The CFO will manage the day-to-day financial processes of the Foundation, including preparing budgets, management and annual accounts, drawing up VAT returns, payroll, and managing cash flow, while ensuring compliance with financial regulations.

Key responsibilities include:

•  Leading financial strategy and planning to support the Foundation’s ambitions.
• Ability to combine a broad vision with detailed financial controls and understanding, balancing financial strategy alongside day to day processing
• Provide Trustees with the information and advice required to ensure effective corporate governance and financial viability
• Managing financial risks and ensuring compliance with relevant legislation
• Managing significant cash movements for optimum yield
• Handling the financial aspects of acquisitions and disposals
• Review and sanction all agreements relating to financial duties, such as contracts for services and information technology assets

What you will bring?

The ideal candidate will be a qualified accountant with at least 3 years of senior management experience, ideally within the charity or cultural sector. You will have a strong understanding of charity finance regulations, VAT, Gift Aid, and financial reporting. Adaptability and flexibility are essential qualities in this role.

Key qualifications and experience include:

• Professional accounting qualification (ACA, ACCA, CIMA)
• Minimum 3 years of senior management experience
• Expertise in charity finance regulations and VAT
• Experience in significant cash movements and cash flow forecasting
• Proficiency with accounting software (e.g., QuickBooks, BrightPay)
• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills
• Understanding of investments and endowments is desirable

Why Join the Henry Moore Foundation?

• Inspiring Location: Work from Perry Green, a tranquil, creative environment surrounded by Henry Moore’s monumental sculptures, and where he created his iconic works.
• Impact: Contribute to the financial sustainability of a world-renowned cultural institution and be part of a dynamic, globally influential organisation.
• Flexibility: Up to 2 days of remote working per week after induction.
• Competitive Salary & Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous holiday, pension (12.5%) contributions, and professional development opportunities.

This is a rare opportunity to combine day-to-day financial management with financial leadership and a passion for arts and culture. If you are an experienced finance professional looking to make a meaningful impact, if interested please apply below.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV and cover letter (2 pages) outlining your relevant experience and why you’re the ideal fit for the role.
 

Deadline for applications:

Closing Date: Sunday 8th December

Longlisting: 12th December

Shortlisting: w/c 6th January

1st stage interviews: Thursday 16th January

2nd stage interviews: TBC

CEO

We are seeking a visionary and dynamic Chief Executive Officer to lead the organisation through its next phase of growth and development. 

This is a rewarding role offering hybrid and flexible working. 

If you are a senior leader with a passion for improving the quality of life for unpaid carers by providing essential support, then we want to hear from you!

Position: CEO

Location: Harrow/Hybrid 

Hours: Full-time

Salary: £52 - £60k per annum

Contract: Permanent

Benefits: 3% pension, 26 days holiday per year plus Bank Holidays, free parking, hybrid working, Employee assistance programme

Closing Date: 6th December 2024 12 noon.  We reserve the right to close this vacancy before the advertised date and therefore encourage early applications.

The Role

As CEO, you will be responsible for the strategic leadership, operational management and financial sustainability of the organisation. You will drive the mission forward, enhance visibility and deepen the impact of the charity in supporting unpaid carers, by working with a dedicated team of employees and volunteers.

About You

You will be an experienced leader with a thorough understanding of carers’ issues. You will have a genuine commitment to and sympathy with, the organisations objectives, maintaining its ethos and providing vision. 

The CEO will be able to demonstrate the following:

• Leadership, management and organisational skills, including fairness and impartiality and openness to new ideas and methods.

• Ability to think and operate strategically

• Ability to work closely with Trustees, Team Management Group and staff, building professional positive working relationships in a constructive and consultative environment, looking for and acknowledging the contribution of others and making them feel like valued members of the team and resolving performance issues in a respectful way.

• Ability to influence stakeholders and other care organisations positively, in order to achieve results that are in the best interest of the charity in the fulfilment of its strategic aims.

• Entrepreneurial mindset able to lead the commercial part of the organisation.

You will have experience of:

• The issues faced by carers

• Strategic and day to day management of a third sector, public or commercial service organisation with a track record of performance delivery

• Senior line management

• Financial management

• Human Resources management

• Managing organisational change

About the Organisation

Join a growing charity supporting and empowering unpaid carers across Harrow, with an annual turnover of £2M. The mission is to improve the quality of life for unpaid carers by providing essential support, guidance, and resources. By working collaboratively with local and national partners, the team ensures carers receive the recognition and support they deserve.

You may also have experience in areas such as CEO, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Director, COO, CFO, Finance Manager, HR Manager, Finance Director, HR Director, Charity Director.

PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.

The Operations Officer will form part of the Jigsaw4u Front of House team. They will be responsible for all HR administration, including staff training and staff wellbeing and communications. In addition they will lead on office maintenance issues, and support the delivery of operational projects. 

Jigsaw4u is proud of its 26+ year history providing specialist wellbeing support services for children, young people and families across South West London.

The Operations Officer is a new role for the charity and will bring vital support to the Operational and HR functions of Jigsaw4u, to ensure smooth administration of these areas so staff are enabled to continue delivering services of the highest quality to our service users.

1. Purpose of job

Be responsible in the designated area for:

· Performing HR administration, and maintaining HR records

· Arranging DBS checks for staff and volunteers.

· Coordinating training, wellbeing activities and events for staff.

· Creating staff newsletters and other staff communications.

· Supporting the Director of Operations in delivery of operational projects.

· Overseeing office maintenance and Health & Safety.

· Forming part of the Jigsaw4u Front Office team.

2. Main duties

HR administration

· Maintain personnel records on HR platform

· Log staff absences

· Create and circulate adverts for vacancies

· Create and update Job Descriptions and Person Specification documents

· Support staff recruitment processes i.e. responding to job enquiries, managing CV database, arranging interviews

· Produce HR reports e.g. turnover, absences, annual leave

DBS checks for staff and volunteers

· Maintain database of DBS checks for staff and volunteers. 

· Perform DBS checks for new members of staff and volunteers, and renewal checks for existing staff and volunteers 

· Produce assurance letters for staff

Organise training, wellbeing activities and events for staff

· Research and arrange staff training as required, keeping within training budgets

· Maintain records of all staff training, including Child Protection training for staff and volunteers. 

· Coordinate programme of staff wellbeing activities and events, ensuring value for money.

Other responsibilities

· Support the Director of Operations in delivery of operational projects.

· Creating staff newsletters and other staff communications.

· Lead on ensuring Jigsaw4u’s premises are a safe and appropriate office environment.

· Maintain records of Health & Safety checks and Fire Risk Assessments

· Resolve office maintenance issues, sourcing reliable and cost effective suppliers

· Undertake Emergency First Aid at Work training and act as nominated First Aider.

Front office

· Answer telephone, emails and enquiries.

· Work as a team with Front Office colleagues.

· Represent Jigsaw4u effectively to service users and visitors. 

3. Generic responsibilities

· Manage personal resources and own professional development

· Ensure a continuous improvement approach is taken to all aspects of the role 

· Work in a manner that promotes equality and values diversity

· Promote a health and safety culture within the workplace

· Follow the Jigsaw4u Safeguarding Policy at all times and respond to safeguarding concerns to a high standard

· All information must be maintained in accordance with the Jigsaw4u Data

Protection Policy and GDPR

· Undertake other activities as required

We are searching for a Marketing and Communications Officer to join our team. In this role, you will work closely with the Head of Marketing and Communications, the Digital Marketing Officer, as well as external agencies and freelancers. This position is ideal for a collaborative marketer who can develop and manage diverse storylines and foster relationships across internal teams, journalists, and marketing partners.

The successful candidate will lead campaign management, email marketing, and PR efforts, focusing on reaching new audiences and increasing awareness of Lakeland Arts. You will play a key role in driving engagement with our programmes, events, and membership opportunities.

Lakeland Arts is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

You can see a more detailed breakdown of the key responsibilities for this role in the attached job description. Please note that the key responsibilities listed in the job description is not an exhaustive list.

Job Title: Children, Young People and Family Activity Officer

Reports to: Children, Young People and Family Activity

Programme Manager

Part-time: 2 positions available at 14.8 hours each (0.4 FTE)

Location: Hybrid – London and working from home

Salary: £10,658.96 per annum, actual (FTE 26,647.40)

Are you interested in working for an organisation making a real difference to the lives of young blind and partially sighted people?

Here at the Royal Society for Blind Children we believe that every blind and partially sighted young person should have the chance to live life without limits. Our values of Trust, Energy, Ambition, and Motivation underpin everything we do, and by giving young people the essential skills to take control of their life, they can unleash their true potential.

We are seeking 2 part-time Children, young people & family activity officers that can provide engaging, fun and valuable activities that bring children, young people and their families together both in person and online.

No two days look the same in the Activity Programme Team. You might be running an online peer support session one afternoon, taking children and young people out bowling in the school holidays, running a Family Fun Day at our Life Without Limits Centre or taking part in our residential visits twice a year. You’ll also be conducting meetings with colleagues to plan for activities, and ensuring our database is up to date is essential.

The most important asset you can bring to this role is a “can do” attitude and enthusiasm, alongside a strong team work ethic. A commitment to quality is vital as RSBC strive to provide high quality activities for our beneficiaries.

Experience in working with children, young people and/or families would be an advantage, as well as an understanding of supporting children with disabilities.

The key responsibilities within this role are:

· Design, plan and deliver a wide range of high-quality activities for vision impaired children and young people and their families

· Support vision impaired young people with goal setting and achieving their desired outcomes.

· Support the recruitment of vision impaired children, young people and families to activities so they can benefit from RSBC services.

· Link with existing and potential external referral sources to promote RSBC activities and services and encourage children, young people and families to engage.

· Organise inclusive activities led by children, young people and family’s wishes and needs, that ensure building independent skills, confidence and well-being and encourage them to connect with others.

Flexibility is vital for these part time roles with some evening working, and weekends to fit with the needs of children, young people and their families.

In return we offer a competitive range of benefits including a generous annual leave allowance of 28 days (rising to 29 days after 3 years’ service) + bank holidays, Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox, flexible working opportunities, 3% contribution towards pension, and season ticket loan. We are a welcoming, diverse and inclusive workforce and are a Disability Confident Employer. We also hold the Investors in People Silver Award.

For further details on the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please apply by emailing your CV and a supporting statement which details how you meet the requirements of the role and person spec

Closing date: on Monday 9th December 9am

Interview: week beginning 16th December 2024

To apply you will need to have the right to work in the UK

The Society is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, all posts are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service and 2 satisfactory professional references. Registered Charity No.307892

Join Our Team – Fundraising & Grants Officer

Are you looking for flexible hours with remote working options? Do you have strong organisational and administration skills and enjoy building relationships? We’re excited to welcome a Fundraising & Grants Officer to our team! You’ll support the Head of Business Development & Partnerships in securing essential funding for Action for Family Carers, keeping our fundraising efforts running smoothly.

While previous fundraising experience is a plus, it’s not essential—if you bring transferable skills from business development, marketing, or similar fields, we’d love to hear from you. With strong communication skills and a knack for using data to build compelling cases, you’ll manage smaller bids independently and assist with larger applications and proposals. Your main role will be coordinating funding applications and reports and researching new funding opportunities like corporate partnerships. You will also support our community fundraisers.

Bring your ideas and creativity as we work together to innovate and develop new income streams!

About Us:

Action for Family Carers is a well-established Essex-based charity dedicated to supporting unpaid carers and young carers. We've been making a positive impact for over 30 years.

What We Offer:

· Salary: £26,300 per annum FTE (£15,780 actual)

· Contract: Permanent

· Hours: 21 hours per week - Flexible days/hours, hybrid office/home working

· Location: Brickhouse Farm, Poulton Close, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NG

Benefits:

· Full induction and relevant training

· Contributory work-based pension scheme

· Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

· Flexible working arrangements

Apply Now:

If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team, contribute to meaningful work, and make a positive impact, we want to hear from you! Read the full Job Description and Person Specification and send a CV and covering letter addressing how you meet the requirements of the person specification, applications without this may not be considered.

Closing date for applications 5pm, Wednesday 11th December 2024

We will be interviewing applicants on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the application window if we appoint a suitable candidate.

Action for Family Carers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Are you an ambitious and visionary leader with a passion for delivering holistic, trauma-informed services?

The Nelson Trust is looking for its next CEO to provide inspiring leadership and steer the organisation on the next exciting phase of its journey. Bringing belief, hope and long-term recovery across the South West and Wales, the charity supports people affected by trauma, living with multiple layers of disadvantage and substance use. The Nelson Trust's hallmark is a values-led and trauma-informed approach that centres client needs at the heart of every decision.

Salary: £100-110k per annum
Contract: Permanent, 35 hours per week, full time
Location: Hybrid, working across the region (head office in Stroud and locations across South West & Wales), willingness to travel and work flexibly to meet business and geographical needs
Benefits: 30 days holiday, 6 % employer pension contribution, enhanced maternity and sickness
Culture: Supportive, flexible and values-led

About the charity

The Nelson Trust has grown rapidly in recent years and now provides an increasingly wide range of services, including their celebrated gender-specific work via women's centres and women-only residential rehabilitation houses (which currently makes up around 90% of delivery), as well as rehabilitation, therapy, education and training for all genders.

With the support of an engaged and proactive Board, as well as an incredibly passionate staff team, you'll drive The Nelson Trust forward with values-led leadership and clarity of vision. Current income sits at £11 million with approximately 250 staff. The Nelson Trust has a complex funding structure, mostly made up of contract income and additional support from fundraised activity with ambition to continue to diversify.

About the role

As incoming CEO, you'll be tasked with developing a new five-year strategic plan (2025-2030) that ensures the charity's sustainability and continued commitment to excellence and innovation. You'll also ensure The Nelson Trust is placed firmly on the map, as a respected voice and advocate at local, regional and national policy-making level.

The organisation's effectiveness and impact relies on the depth and quality of its partnerships, forged and embedded across a wide geography with national and local governments, agencies and communities.

About you

This is an absolutely vital recruit for The Nelson Trust, so we're looking for someone with confidence and capability across a range of essential criteria. We are open to someone with previous experience at this level, or someone stepping into their first CEO role.

Here are key elements on our 'essential' list, we'd encourage you to consider how you meet each one:

• Significant leadership experience (within a multi-million pound organisation) delivering person-centred and trauma-informed services.
• Emotionally intelligent leader with a motivating leadership style.
• Skilled and passionate builder of teams, creating an environment where people can thrive.
• Leads by example, embodying and embedding values throughout.
• Knowledge and expertise in securing charity sector contracts and fundraising.
• Confident external advocate, welcomes and encourages collaborative outreach.
• Strong track-record of engaging and partnering with multiple stakeholders.
• Solid understanding and ability to develop robust governance frameworks that maximise operational efficiency and excellence.

Of course, we'll need to see passion, commitment and ambition for The Nelson Trust's ethos too.

There's so much potential to make a big impact here. If we've captured your imagination, then we'd love you to get in touch.

To apply, all you need to do is send a copy of your CV or profile to Amelia Lee as the first step. We'll be back in touch with further details on the application process, providing your experience meets the brief.

Closing date: 9am on Wednesday 11^th December
Interviews: TBC, likely to be early to mid January

Charity People actively promotes equality, diversity, and inclusion. We match charity needs with the skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.

Could you lead a team empowering prison leavers to change their lives, develop self-sufficiency and thrive?  We are seeking an energetic and committed CEO who can provide creative leadership to advance the mission and objectives of Change for Good at an exciting time of growth for our charity.

Change for Good Community Chaplaincy is a volunteer mentoring charity that works across London to support prison-leavers before and after release and as they resettle in the community. Central to our mission is the empowerment of those leaving prison to transform their lives through mentoring, advocacy, and peer support. We achieve this by offering support in prison, painstaking ‘through the gate’ work, volunteer mentoring, and our peer support group Next Chapter. 

The last 4 years have seen Change for Good go from a mentoring project in HMP Wandsworth to an innovative resettlement charity serving 5 prisons.  As we grow further, we need a CEO who can lead in the development of our strategic plan; inspire, train and support our small staff group in delivering our programmes; support the vital role of our volunteer mentors; and develop the roles of members of our community peer support group. The role also involves liaising with organisations across the criminal justice sector, working with multi-faith prison chaplaincies in challenging prison environments, and enabling the building of community.

As CEO you will:

● Ensure the effective delivery of Change for Good’s programmes, including in-prison support, through the gate, volunteer mentoring, and our peer support group Next Chapter

● Monitor and evaluate programme outcomes to ensure effectiveness and efficiency

● Produce and disseminate quality impact reports

● Oversee the recruitment, training, and development of staff to ensure a high-performing team

● Contribute to funding applications, and complete reports to meet funders’ requirements

● Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders

● Serve as the ambassador and primary spokesperson for Change for Good, promoting its mission and programmes

● Lead the development and implementation of the organisation's strategic plan

We are looking for a candidate who has:

● A demonstrable track record in a senior management role in the charity sector

● Substantial experience working with vulnerable populations, particularly within the criminal justice system

● Proven ability to lead, manage and motivate a high-performing team

● The ability to work closely with trustees to develop and implement long-term strategic goals

● The ability to build, maintain and promote strong relationships with key stakeholders

● The ability to thrive in a challenging and evolving sector and working environment

● A passion to make a difference and a strong commitment to prisoner and ex-prisoner welfare

● Empathy with Change for Good’s faith-based values and ethos

We are an equal opportunity employer. Those who have lived experience of the criminal justice system are welcome to apply. The role will require an enhanced DBS check, prison clearance and a medical check.

Interviews will be held in Stockwell in December 2024

Our client provides support services to families of seriously ill children in London, Surrey and Sussex, partnering with 9 local NHS hospitals who refer families to them following a child’s diagnosis of cancer or a life-challenging condition. Through their family support workers, they work with children, siblings, and parents to understand their individual needs, offering them personally tailored support both in hospital and at home to help them cope more easily, improve their mental wellbeing and access practical help.

As Chief Executive, you will provide exceptional leadership for a driven and passionate organisation to enable them to deliver on their strategic aims.

We are actively seeking candidates with the following:

• Experience of strategic leadership at a senior level
• Experience of increasing and diversifying income
• Strong financial acumen
• Strong ambassadorial skills 
• Experience of working with a children’s / young persons charity is desirable (but not essential)

For further information, please see the dedicated microsite by clicking 'Apply via Website'.

This charity is committed to achieve greater diversity in its Executive Team and Board and welcomes applications regardless of sex, gender, race, age, sexuality, belief or disability.

Deadline for applications: Sunday 5th January (midnight) 2025

Interviews with Prospectus: 13th-22nd January 2025

Interviews with the Panel: 27th-29th January 2025

Closing Date: 05 Jan 2025 23:59:59

Are you a confident, proactive, and creative fundraiser? Do you like to seek out opportunities from your thorough research and build productive relationships using your great communication skills?

Your existing experience in fundraising and desire to succeed will be essential in this role; if you also want to make a difference for nature, Surrey Wildlife Trust are looking for you!

About the role

In this exciting and challenging role you will support the fundraising team to build and develop relationships with corporates which result in the generation of income and beneficial strategic partnerships for Surrey Wildlife Trust. Reporting to the Corporate Partnerships Manager and working with other members of the Fundraising and Communications teams, this role will be responsible for account support for existing corporate members and partners, creation and delivery of corporate communications plans and organisation of corporate volunteering events.

Using existing leads plus building new relationships, your creative flair will generate compelling content and proposals tailored to different audiences and feed into press releases, newsletters, pitches and social media posts.  There are real opportunities to shine whilst promoting our essential aim to connect nature.

Travel across Surrey will be a necessary part of the role to visit our projects, sites, donors and other partners. 

About Surrey Wildlife Trust

Our head office is based in Pirbright, and our hybrid working policy aims to provide a good work/life balance which can incorporate partial home working whilst having an interesting working environment.  The salary offered to successful applicants will form part of a benefits package including: above minimum pension contributions, life assurance of 4 x salary, employee support scheme, 22 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), flexible / hybrid working policy.

We are committed to having an inclusive and diverse workplace and encourage applications from backgrounds which may be underrepresented in our sector, including people from minority ethnic backgrounds and people with disabilities. 

We aim to offer an interview to all candidates that meet the essential criteria for the post.  Please let us know if you require any adjustment to make our recruitment process more accessible.

Please look at the full job profile to see if you match our criteria and would enjoy working with motivated, passionate, wildlife friendly nature professionals and fundraising experts.

If this is the role for you, please send a completed application form, available at our website, search for jobs, or send a full CV and covering letter to Charlie Thefaut, Corporate Fundraising Officer, by the closing date of Wednesday 4th December 2024.

 Surrey Wildlife Trust is the only local organisation dedicated to ensuring Surrey is a place where both abundant wildlife and people can live and thrive together. 

Our aim is simply to connect nature.

 Guided by a collaborative vision where we all play a part in connecting nature, we provide expert advice and guidance to landowners and managers, making sure the land we look after leads by example, while inspiring and educating people and organisations across the county on what they can do. By doing this we will create a Surrey that is full of diverse and abundant wildlife, where nature is at the heart of individual choices, corporate decisions, and local economic and policy making. One that helps tackle the ongoing climate emergency, while supporting the health and wellbeing of all who live here.

Salary: £25,032 - £23,371
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Location: Stokenchurch, Buckinghamshire (HP14 3SX) - 2 days in the office per week
Closing date: Friday 20^th December
Benefits: 25 days holiday (plus bank holidays and birthday off), holiday trading, pension, free flu jab, option to purchase a Blue Light Card (discount card for emergency service and NHS workers)

We have a great opportunity for a Data Officer to join Thames Valley Air Ambulance, working within their Fundraising Team and reporting to the Head of Data and Insight.

Thames Valley Air Ambulance is one of the UK’s leading air ambulance charities, providing critical medical care to the people of Berkshire, Buckinghamshire & Oxfordshire when they need it most. They are a small, dedicated and welcoming team and this is a great chance to join them and support the life saving work that they do.

In the role of Data Officer you will support the Fundraising team by managing and developing the fundraising database (Microsoft Dynamics 365). In addition to data selections, segmentations, reporting and analysis, you will also regularly train others to use the database and will champion it as an asset in order to promote data-driven decision making across the charity.

To be successful in the role of Data Officer you will need:

• Data management skills and experience working with large data sets
• Proficiency in Excel and experience working with a CRM
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to train and teach colleagues

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].

Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable charity jobs. We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here.

We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment in the charity sector and partner with you as the leading charity recruitment agency.

If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner.
 

The Maternal Mental Health Alliance’s (MMHA) Everyone’s Business campaign calls for all women throughout the UK who experience a perinatal mental health problem to receive the care and support they and their families need, wherever and whenever they need it. This role will play a key part in supporting MMHA’s successful campaign and helping drive change for women, babies and families affected by mental health problems during pregnancy and after birth.

Job purpose

• Support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the MMHA campaigns.
• Contribute to researching and producing campaign materials.
• Maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders to support campaign objectives, including MMHA members, MPs, academics and lived experience champions.
• Support MMHA projects, contributing to the delivery of the MMHA’s strategy.
• Support the campaign team with administrative tasks, meetings and events.

Main responsibilities

• Work with the Head of Campaigns and Policy, Communications Manager, and senior leadership to develop and deliver campaigning activities to improve maternal mental health care in the UK.
• Support the production of campaign resources, including desk research, drafting copy, and proofreading.
• Reading and summarising policy information, such as reports.
• Lead political monitoring, tracking relevant policy developments, identifying opportunities for engagement with MPs and attending meetings.
• Support campaign communication activities, including press and social media support, website editing and copywriting for articles or newsletters.
• Lead monitoring of work with academic partners, maintaining records, liaising with partners and participating in projects, as requested.
• Support campaigning in the devolved nations, identifying cross-nation opportunities.
• Assist the Head of Campaigns and Policy and wider team with administrative and other tasks, including the organisation and facilitation of meetings and events and responding to routine enquiries.
• Help support MMHA projects, as required.
• Work with the team on campaign evaluation.
• Maintain a diary of key campaign dates and events.
• Represent the MMHA at events, as required.

Essential skills and experience

• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to engage with wide and diverse groups.
• Good communication skills including verbal and written communications, familiar with representing information to external audiences, tailoring communication to be accessible and appropriate.
• Excellent organisational skills, including successful events and meetings, with an ability to plan, organise and prioritise work to deadlines and under pressure.
• Familiar with reading, summarising and writing complex documents in the policy arena.
• Experience working with civil servants, MPs, and decision-makers.
• Experience in office administration, including dealing with routine enquiries and database work.
• Experience working in contexts where high levels of empathy and sensitivity are required.
• Excellent teamwork skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative with minimum supervision.
• An interest in the work of MMHA and commitment to our values.

Desirable skills and experience

• Understanding of maternal mental health problems.
• Experience of working within a charity or campaigning environment.

HOW TO APPLY

Application is by CV and a cover letter of no more than two pages of A4. In your letter, please summarise how you meet the list of essential skills and experience detailed above.

We will be anonymising applications before shortlisting. To make this easier, please ensure that your cover letter includes your initials rather than a full name.

Applications should be sent to the recruitment email address provided in the attached Job Pack by 9am on Thursday 5th December.

We are looking for someone to start with us as soon as possible, ideally in January. As part of your application, please indicate your availability.

Interviews will take place virtually the week commencing 16th December. We will send all successful shortlisted candidates interview questions in advance.

We would appreciate it if candidates could fill out our equal opportunities monitoring form (see link in attached Job Pack). This will not be linked to your application and is anonymous.

We are keen to ensure that our recruitment process helps us find the best candidate for the role, not the candidate who is best at completing applications and carrying out job interviews. If there is anything we can do to assist you in the recruitment process or if you have any queries, please don’t hesitate to email us on the details provided in the Job Pack. 

Are you a passionate, commercially astute and visitor focused operational leader? Do you possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a forward-thinking and growth orientated vision, keen to deliver quality within all areas of the visitor experience? Come and join our leadership team to help shape the future direction of our Charity and visitor attraction.

Job title: Chief Operating Officer (COO)

Hours: 37.5 per week. Flexibility will be considered working a minimum of 30 hours per week / 0.9 full time equivalent. Salary and pay will be adjusted accordingly.

Work pattern: 5 days per week. The majority of hours will be worked during office hours Monday to Friday, however Winchester Science Centre offers a 7 day a week experience with events on several evenings per week. To best support the team there will be occasional work, meetings and events in evenings, early mornings and at weekends which will be compensated by time off in lieu.

Salary: £60,000-£70,000 per annum depending on experience (pro rata if working fewer than 37.5 hours per week)

Contract: Permanent

Line manager: CEO

Responsible for: Head of Visitor Experiences, Head of Events, Head of Marketing and Head of Curiosity

Holiday: 27 days per annum plus bank holidays based on working 37.5 hours per week. Option to buy/sell some leave and gain additional days for continuous service after four years.

Location: Winchester and Eastleigh. Occasional travel within the UK will be required.

Benefits: Cash health scheme, life assurance, buy/sell annual leave, long service holiday bonus, café and shop discount, free tickets to WSC and partner attractions, family friendly leave, wellbeing policy, mental health first aiders, cycle to work scheme, financial loans, flexible IT, casual dress, staff events, free parking, pension contribution, inflationary pay rise and more.

Application deadline: 6th January 2025 09:00

About us

Wonderseekers (the Charity behind Winchester Science Centre) strives to engage all children with science so they can live happier, healthier and more sustainable lives and contribute to improving life on earth. The Charity runs Winchester Science Centre - a vibrant, hands-on experience for young children. Promising an exciting day out for families, with curriculum-linked trips for schools and an evening events programme, the Science Centre welcomes over 170,000 visitors every year. Through our magnificent planetarium and live science experiences, science is brought to life in imaginative, fun and accessible ways that means everyone is included.

The Role

Are you a passionate, commercially astute and visitor focused operational leader? Do you possess an entrepreneurial spirit with a forward-thinking and growth orientated vision, keen to deliver quality within all areas of the visitor experience? Come and join our leadership team to help shape the future direction of our Charity and visitor attraction.

This is a key period of growth for our Charity, with the delivery of our new strategy and exciting capital and activity Masterplan in the pipeline. This will be the single largest development in our 38 year history, whereby we are investing over £6m in further expanding our base of operations in driving further financial resilience and reducing risks to the charity. The growth will enable our Charity to maximise its social impact: empowering thousands of children to develop the science skills and nature agency to act on the climate and biodiversity crises.

This newly-created role will play a vital part in enabling and shaping the very exciting future of Wonderseekers.

The post-holder will lead all of our of Charity operations at Winchester Science Centre including;

• Visitor experiences (including customer services, exhibition, retail and catering)
• Events (for families and adult audiences)
• Curiosity (education, planetarium, and live science engagement)
• Marketing

Working alongside the Chief Financial Officer, the post-holder will deputise for our CEO from time to time representing the charity to external stakeholders and partners.

The Chief Operations Officer (COO) will be a commercially astute and visitor focused operational leader who possesses an entrepreneurial spirit. Through their inspirational, values-based, and collaborative approach, they will always look for new opportunities to innovate and drive growth.

The post holder will bring their wealth of experience as an operational leader with a proven track record within a large visitor attraction to provide expert knowledge to lead a large and diverse team to success.

The COO will be an integral part of the SLT to support business planning by translating the vision, goals, and strategy for the Charity into operational and business plans. They will demonstrate strong financial leadership helping to provide best value and deliver on agreed targets.

Key accountabilities

• Delivery of Commercial Objectives – Drive the commercial performance of our visitor centre, growing revenue whilst managing costs.
• Strategic development - As a member of the leadership team, the COO will play a key role in supporting the CEO with the strategic development of the Charity, bringing a commercial and operational mindset. The COO will attend Board meetings and other Trustee committees.

Main responsibilities

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives within the commercial operations team to enhance business performance and standards whilst driving efficiency
• Deliver effective, empowering and engaging operational leadership across a large and diverse team of over 80 people
• Lead on the commercial operational strategy and translate strategy into actionable steps for growth and increased impact
• With the CFO manage all aspects of commercial operational risk including reporting and monitoring
• Manage and deliver transformational change through a period of significant growth
• Closely manage income and expenditure targets for a turnover of over £3.5m ensuring best value is delivered for the Charity.
• Represent the Charity at various offsite meetings including public speaking
• Collaborate with the senior leadership team to set and drive organisational vision and support the strategic direction of the Charity
• Ensure that the commercial operations teams activities are aligned to the Charity’s sustainability strategy and plans

Interview process:

Provisional interview dates are 14th or 23rd January (stage one), 27th, 28th or 29th Jan (stage two)

We look forward to getting to know you through our friendly and welcoming two-stage interview process. This will include panel interviews with Ben (CEO), Lizi (CFO) and some Trustees. There will also be a pre-interview task / presentation and the opportunity to informally meet the wider senior leadership team (SLT).

We can’t wait to hear from you! Please contact us if you’d like to arrange an informal chat, or have any questions about the role before applying.

Ready to Apply?

When you are ready to apply, please submit your application through our recruitment portal https://www.wonderseekers.charity/vacancies.

You will be asked to submit your contact details and answer a few questions so we can get to know you.

Please keep your responses concise, this is your opportunity to really stand out. After answering these questions, please upload your cover letter and CV.

If you have any other questions or wish to arrange an informal phone call prior to applying, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Need information in a different format or would like to apply in an alternative way? Just get in touch using the email address above, or call our office and book a call with HR.

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