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Community Leader (Director) - L'Arche London
ABOUT THE ROLE
Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week (occasional evenings and weekends)
Salary: 57,000-60,000 per annum (including London weighting)
Place of work: L'Arche London Community Office, West Norwood, SE27
Some travel and overnight stays will be required within the UK
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: Sunday 29 September, 11:59pm
As well as joining a friendly Community, where you will be well supervised and supported, and benefit from L’Arche’s mentorship programme, these are some other benefits you get by working for us:
- Paid sick pay, up to a maximum of 7wks (depending on length of service)
- Enhanced Maternity, Adoption/Surrogacy, and Paternity Pay (depending on length of service, details available on request)
- Interest free loans and salary advances available
- Free eye tests and a contribution towards the cost of glasses if you need them for work
- Free DBS / PVG checks
- Free SSSC registration
- Free Blue Light Card
- Professional membership fees paid if they are directly relevant to your role
- Free Employee Assistance Programme available to everyone
- Up to 5 days paid compassionate leave
- Up to 6 days paid (pro rata) for time off for emergency dependents leave
- Carer and Childminder costs available in some circumstances to facilitate attendance at residential meetings
- Paid mileage costs at HMRC rate
- Working from Home Allowance for those in office-based roles but for whom no office is provided
- Specialist bereavement counselling for employees and their family members
- Free Life Assurance up to 4 times gross annual salary
- Access to the Bike to Work scheme
- Joining shared meals since cooking and having a meal together is what we are all about
Main purpose of the role:
The Community Leader (Director) leads the Community in living the mission of L’Arche in our community life, by providing outstanding, person-centred and financially sustainable care and support services, by support for shared community and spirituality, and by engagement with the wider community around us.
Are you a leader who can:
- Inspire and lead a diverse and talented community of over 100 individuals with and without learning disabilities - people we support, employees, volunteers, long-term friends and members.
- Oversee and develop £2.5 million worth of registered care, supported living, and day services, ensuring compliance with CQC requirements, alignment with the L’Arche vision and values, and maintaining financial sustainability.
- Lead a team of 70 employees through strategic direction, effective processes and service delivery, and emotionally intelligent, collaborative, forward-thinking people management.
- Represent L’Arche London externally in fundraising efforts, outreach to build local partnerships, and participation in L’Arche UK leadership and governance forums.
- Embody and advocate for the L’Arche ethos of cultivating deep, long-term, and mutually transformative relationships between individuals with and without learning disabilities.
- The L’Arche London Community includes nine supported living services, one registered care home, and two day workshops, serving 34 individuals—all located within a mile of West Norwood Station.
The Role
- Lead a community that intentionally responds to the needs, choices and context of our members, and is faithful to the L’Arche UK Vision and Values, and Mission statement, and to a co-created Community Mandate and plan.
- Maintain and enhance high-quality, person-centred care, support, and housing for people with learning disabilities, both at home and in our day services. .
- Ensure the Community’s financial sustainability through robust financial planning and management.
- Foster a culture that maximises the voice and power for people with learning disabilities, and builds listening and collaboration between Community members with and without learning disabilities (including through an active Community Support Group, Community Council, Community Gatherings, listening circles, and other forums).
- Lead and manage a diverse, committed, and engaged leadership team to achieve objectives, set a positive culture, and support the personal and professional growth of our leaders.
- Cultivate an open, creative, and inclusive spiritual life, inviting everyone in the Community to deepen their collective growth. Support and encourage events that build community belonging.
- Model, advocate for, and embrace the L’Arche ethos of deep, long-term, and mutually transforming relationships between people with and without learning disabilities.
- Be a visible representative of L’Arche locally, developing relationships with community houses, surrounding neighbourhoods, local authorities, professional organisations, schools, faith communities, and L’Arche worldwide.
- Contribute to the national work programmes of L’Arche UK, and collaborate with Community Leaders of other L’Arche Communities, to share skills, best practice and resources.
About you:
- Senior leadership experience in support to adults with learning disabilities (or transferable skills and experience in a closely-related field).
- Experience leading and managing an organisation to deliver results, and to change in response to risks and opportunities.
- Experience leading and developing diverse teams to flourish, individually and together.
- Good financial planning skills and experience successfully managing a substantial budget.
- Evidence of the ability to think strategically, and work collaboratively to turn strategies into deliverable and measurable plans.
- Passionate about person-centred support, authentic relationships, and full opportunities for people with disabilities.
- Enthusiastic about the values, and mission of L’Arche, with the wisdom to combine our different needs, voices and priorities into an inclusive, dynamic, and nurturing community.
- Collaborative and resilient leader, skilled in setting culture and direction, coaching people, addressing under-performance, and adapting to various people and styles.
- Emotionally intelligent, with compassion, self-awareness, courage, integrity, and humility and a readiness to be present and visible to people across the Community.
- A good listener, able to reflect and lead others in reflective practice, receptive to mentorship and seeking help.
- Organised and capable of prioritising, delegating, and working autonomously.
- Able to listen to the whole community, and foster free speech, innovation, creativity, collaboration and consensus.
- Effective communicator, adept at adapting to diverse groups and individuals, including those with learning disabilities.
- Committed to build a diverse community that includes people of different ages, abilities, cultures, nationalities, sexualities, faith perspectives, and life experiences.
- Dedicated to ongoing professional and personal development, with a commitment to acquiring new knowledge and skills relevant to the role.
About us
In L'Arche London, we are intentionally inclusive, bringing together those with and without learning disabilities, in our community of more than 100 people. One of the L’Arche UK communities, we’re re part of a federation that includes over 150 communities across 37 countries and 6 continents.
Our community includes over 30 people with learning disabilities, with lots of different support needs, who we support at home and in our workshops. Alongside them are dedicated community members, volunteers, friends and neighbours, all integral in fostering a warm and inclusive atmosphere. Our team of employed assistants provides further support and care to our core members.
We have lots of diversity and lots of opinions. We love people, we love our busy, vibrant city, and we welcome everyone to build a community that values each individual and embraces the beauty of differences. Since 1977, our mission has been to create an environment where diversity is celebrated, creativity cherished, and independence nurtured. Together, we want a more inclusive, compassionate world.
A full job description and person specification can be found in the attached Recruitment Pack.
The closing date is midnight on Sunday 29 September 2024.
First round interviews are expected to take place between 10 and 16 October.
To apply, please read the full job description and person specification and answer the questions on our online application form.
Please also read our privacy notice for job applicants.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About us
We’re Breast Cancer Now, the research and support charity. We’re the place to turn to for anything and everything to do with breast cancer. However you’re experiencing breast cancer, we’re here.
The brightest minds in breast cancer research are here. Making life-saving research happen in labs across the UK and Ireland. Support services, trustworthy breast cancer information and specialist nurses are here. Ready to support you whenever you need it. Dedicated campaigners are here. Fighting for the best possible treatment, services and care for anyone affected by breast cancer.
About the role
This is a new role joining our well-established, flourishing digital team. The team is made up of product, engagement and marketing specialists who are committed to empowering people who are affected by breast cancer.
Breast Cancer Now has transformed our digital offering over the last couple of years. Creating a unified, supportive and inclusive experience for those who want to know more about breast cancer at every stage. And to access vital support services to inspire individuals to help us increase our impact through fundraising and campaigning as well as continuing to expand the reach of our world-leading research programmes.
This role will bring leadership, vision and a deep knowledge of user-centred research and UX, UI and content design. To create exceptional experiences for our supporters and service users across multiple digital platforms and channels; keeping their needs at the heart of everything we do.
About you
We're seeking a passionate and experienced user experience (UX) leader to spearhead our user-centred design initiatives. You'll champion a culture of evidence-based optimisation, manage analytics to blend qualitative and quantitative insights and collaborate with our lived experience team to ensure inclusive product development. You'll lead upstream product activities, partnering with various teams to align digital strategies with organisational goals. Your responsibilities will include conducting discovery activities, supporting downstream development, and contributing to product vision and roadmap creation. You'll also oversee user research, usability testing, and the implementation of a comprehensive content strategy.
We are looking for candidates who’ve a strong background in user centred design, analytics, and product development. With a particular focus on accessibility and inclusivity.
You’ll need a proven track record in a head of user experience position or be a lead user experience designer, prepared for your next career step. You should be driven by a desire to create positive change through your work and possess strong leadership skills to mentor and guide team members.
We value a collaborative and proactive approach, coupled with expertise in conducting research with marginalised groups on sensitive topics. Experience of working with external design and development partners is a plus. You should have a comprehensive understanding of UX, design accessibility, information architecture, content strategy, SEO, and product development best practices.
Excellent communication skills and stakeholder management abilities are essential. We're looking for someone who stays current with the latest tools, trends, and technologies in the field, bringing fresh perspectives to our team. If you're a clear and compelling communicator with a passion for user-centred design and a drive to make a difference, we want to hear from you.
Job description and benefits
Please download the job description and our attractive benefits package.
Primary location of role and hybrid working
This role can be primarily based in either our Cardiff, Glasgow, London or Sheffield office. Our hybrid working model allows you to work up to 3 days per week at home.
When applying
We hope you choose to apply for this role. To support your application, you’ll be asked to submit your anonymised CV and a supporting statement. Please refer to the essential criteria on the person specification and clearly provide as much information as you can with examples, to demonstrate how and where you meet the criteria. If you’ve any immediate questions please contact the Breast Cancer Now Recruitment Team.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
We’re committed to promoting equity, valuing diversity and creating an inclusive environment – for everyone who works for us, works with us, supports us and who we support.
Closing date: 9.00am on Tuesday 10 September 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 23 September 2024 via Microsoft Teams
Hackney Playbus
Hackney Playbus believes that all children under five living in East London should have the opportunity to grow, thrive, and reach their potential. Our mission is to provide play, learning, and support to socially excluded families in East London, to encourage children’s early years development, and to strengthen families and communities.
WE DO THIS BY:
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Making play and learning opportunities accessible to children aged 0-4 years old - we bring play out into the community!
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Providing a welcoming and relaxed setting where families can come together in their local community
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Supporting parents and carers to feel confident in their knowledge and skills as a parent or carer
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Connecting families to support services
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Dedicating time and resources to outreach and community engagement
All our services are delivered in a way that is inclusive, friendly and welcoming. All services are free to attend.
Early Years Community Worker
We are looking for an Early Years Community Worker to join our caring, creative and resourceful Hackney Playbus early years team, with additional responsibility for coordinating the staff team schedule and ensuring that appropriate resources are in place to deliver our programme.
Together we run stay and play sessions from a bright and beautiful double-decker bus that has been converted into a mobile early years community play space. Our sessions take place both inside and outside the Playbus in different locations across Hackney, providing a rich play and learning environment for children aged 0-4yrs old and a welcoming space for their parents and carers. We listen to the needs of parents and carers and help families to access support services where needed.
As well as our Playbus sessions, we bring our informal, welcoming approach to baby groups that we run in community settings.
Our Team and Our Approach
We value the positive impact of difference within our organisation and want our team to reflect the diverse cultures, ethnicities, languages and experiences of the families who participate in our activities. We particularly encourage applications from people from Global Majority backgrounds, those who speak a language spoken by local communities in Hackney, and those with lived experience of bringing up children in challenging circumstances.
We work collaboratively at Hackney Playbus, recognising that every team member has valuable life experiences, skills and interests to contribute to the project. We learn from one another and value each other’s insights and opinions. We work collectively as far as possible to share decision-making as well as the workload, supporting each other to develop and grow within our roles.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Staff scheduling
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Coordinating the staff team schedule to ensure all sessions are appropriately staffed, taking into account booked annual leave
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Arranging cover for absent staff, both planned and at short notice
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Covering sessions for other members of the team to enable all team members time to take part in outreach activities, training, planning, project development, admin and meetings
Play Provision
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To assist in the planning and delivery of play opportunities in a safe and stimulating environment, in line with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum
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To acquire resources as necessary within the budget available to maintain an enabling environment for children’s learning and development, ensuring that all equipment is safe, appropriate, well maintained and stored
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Promote the use of low cost, free or recycled materials to ensure that activities demonstrated can be replicated in the home environment and on a low budget
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To create stimulating play spaces to support children’s learning and development, including lifting play equipment on and off the Playbus as required, and/or setting up equipment in community hall settings
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To supervise and support children in their play during sessions both on and off the Playbus, or in group settings at community venues
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To assist with the cleaning and tidying of the Playbus, venues, and of Hackney Playbus resources
Working with Parents and Carers
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To provide a warm, welcoming and nurturing space for parents and carers, whether on the Playbus, in group venues, or in other community settings
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To model ways of playing and interacting with children, including promoting play-at-home ideas
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To encourage parents and carers to share their experiences with each other and to value their own knowledge and experience as a parent or carer
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To develop positive relationships with parents and carers and support them in their knowledge and understanding of their child’s learning and development
Signposting and Referrals
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To become familiar with support services available both locally and nationally for families, including Hackney Children and Family Hub provision
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To listen to parents and carers’ concerns and signpost or refer them to relevant support services
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To observe children and identify where additional support from external services may be required
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To promote programmes and opportunities that benefit families in line with Hackney Playbus aims and objectives
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To ensure leaflets and information displays are up-to-date and accessible on the Playbus and in other venues where we work
Outreach
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From time to time to participate in outreach activities such as door-knocking, leafleting and pop-up play events
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To actively support inclusion by identifying any barriers that families face in accessing our services and working to overcome these barriers together with the Hackney Playbus team
Monitoring and Evaluation
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To complete registration forms, attendance records and sessional report forms. These may be in paper form or digital.
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To carry out and write up observations related to the charitable aims of Hackney Playbus
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To be aware of the aims and outcomes of specific projects when writing session reports
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To be willing to assist the Co-Directors in reporting on outcomes
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To assist in gathering feedback from parents, carers and children
General
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To support Hackney Playbus’s commitment to safeguarding children in all aspects of the organisation’s work
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To be friendly and welcoming to all families and to work hard to make every Hackney Playbus experience a positive one for both child and adult
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To promote and deliver a fair and quality service which is sensitive and responsive to all families using Hackney Playbus services
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To attend and participate in team meetings and supervision
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To be willing to attend training and to take an interest in your own learning and development
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To undertake other tasks to support our projects, as agreed with the team
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To abide by Health and Safety, Child Protection and other legal requirements associated with providing play on and off the Hackney Playbus and in community settings
Hackney Playbus believes that all children under five living in Hackney should share the same opportunities to grow, thrive, and reach their potential
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Do you have a track record of inspiring your team to achieve exceptional results?
We’re looking for you to join our Environmental Education Charity as our new Centre Manager.
- Permanent full-time contract
- Your new place of work is in a beautiful location, be surrounded by nature on your breaks.
- Starting salary circa £38,618 per annum
- Excellent benefits – including 28 days annual leave + bank holidays, life assurance and a health cash plan, see the full list below.
Love where you work!
Established in 1943, our network of Learning Locations provides day and residential outdoor education courses for all ages. We aim to create outstanding opportunities for everyone to learn about nature.
We value each of our team members and understand that every role is vital to deliver our mission, so, we provide great benefits* to reward and support you while you work with us.
What you’ll be doing
As our Centre Manager you will have a key operational and leadership role within our charity. You’ll work closely with the Head of Education and Operations to ensure the effective running of your centre, making sure that all activities are in line with the Field Studies Council vision and strategy.
You will have overall responsibility for the day-to-day operations, management and performance of your busy residential learning location. This will involve budgeting and ensuring effective systems are in place to meet customers’ expectations. As well as working with our Sales and Business Development teams to actively retain and develop new business opportunities.
You will be able to successfully lead and manage your team, providing clear direction, motivation, support, and feedback. As well as play an active role in recruiting, inducting, and developing each team member ensuring that they are performing to their highest potential with a strong focus on delivering excellent customer service.
Please refer to the vacancy pack for further information on the full responsibilities of this position.
Where you’ll be based
Blencathra Field Centre is situated 300m up, on the south facing slopes of Blencathra in the Lake District National Park.
It sits just one mile from the village of Threlkeld, with panoramic views of the Lake District fells. This impressive setting has a true sense of space, which many visitors enjoy year after year.
Our award-winning eco-friendly accommodation uses electricity which is generated by the Centre’s own hydro scheme and its heating which is powered by Cumbrian-sourced biomass.
Who we’re looking for
You will have developed strong business management skills from your previous work experience and be confident to deliver the day-to-day operational functions of a busy learning environment.
Previous experience working in a similar centre environment within the leisure, hospitality or education sectors is advantageous. In addition, you will have:
- Ability to communicate effectively to a diverse range of audiences.
- A proactive approach to personal development. You will be motivated to learn new skills and seek new challenges, as well as be able to inspire others to do the same.
- Demonstrable time management and prioritisation skills.
- Commitment to learning in the outdoor environment.
Sound like the role for you? Come and be part of the team! We look forward to your application.
Your benefits whilst working with us will include:
- Financial - We offer competitive salaries, sick pay, pension schemes, life assurance, 28 days annual holiday entitlement plus bank holidays and a further 2 extra loyalty days dependent on length of service.
- Health and Wellbeing - Eligible employees are automatically provided with a Health Cash Plan which you can use to help pay for routine health appointments as well as give you the ability to seek second opinions from top doctors! We also provide our team members with access to a 24hr Counselling Helpline Service
- Discounts – When you join the team you are also enrolled into our reward programme which gives you discounts on your favourite brands and opportunities to earn cash back on everyday purchases!
- Additional benefits - We endeavour to offer flexible working options where roles permit and are committed to providing our employees with appropriate quality learning and development opportunities.
The closing date for receipt of your completed application is 11 September 2024.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we’re in receipt of sufficient applications. Please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Interviews are scheduled to take place at Field Studies Council Blencathra in the week commencing 23 September 2024.
Shortlisted applicants will be contacted by email.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As Global Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Officer, you will support PEAS country level MEL teams in fulfilling their learning objectives in relation to delivering our school improvement technical assistance programme to non-PEAS partner schools. The MEL Officer will be part of the Global Technical Team, and will contribute to the team’s primary objectives to boost the efficacy and impact of the organisation's initiatives across Uganda, Zambia, and Ghana.
We are looking for an individual with significant MEL experience, ideally in relation to education programmes in low resource settings of Uganda, Zambia, and/or Ghana. Experience in fulfilling institutional donor requirements is desirable, ideally to include USAID and/or FCDO.
To be successful in this role you will have strong communication skills, demonstrating the ability to guide, motivate and support members of the wider global MEL team. You will be highly experienced in working with data, and have strong data analysis skills. You will be part of a hard-working, growing and highly effective team who support one another to achieve impact. Our team are united by our vision, values and desire to give the highest possible number of students the best possible education and life outcomes.
Please view our full candidate pack via the attachment below
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
As a member of the Process and Administration Team (PAT) at Libraries Connected, you will play a crucial role in ensuring efficient and cohesive administrative support for the organisation. Your primary responsibilities will include supporting new initiatives such as a potential leadership development programme, the development of online learning modules, the creation of a Futures Lab and Data Observatory, and managing tender bids for new commercial contracts. Additionally, you will have broader responsibilities across the organisation, including finance processing, development and maintenance of organisational systems, and the opportunity to engage in a variety of activities beyond your primary role.
Projects and Commercial Administrator will help deliver our portfolio of projects and programmes, the role will specifically include:
- Supporting the development and delivery of our workforce development strategy including:
- Our EDI strategy for our organisation and library sector
- A peer mentoring scheme for heads of library service
- A leadership development programme
- Development of our online learning modules
- Supporting the development of our new Futures Lab and Data Observatory
- Support new Commercial Contracts from bid stage through mobilisation and into delivery
Libraries Connected has established a Process and Administration Team (PAT) whose role is to ensure that the Libraries Connected staff receive efficient and cohesive administrative support, and that resilience is built into the administrative processes in terms of knowledge sharing, process documentation and consistency. As a member of the Process and Administration team, this role will also have broader responsibilities across the organisation including supporting finance processing, development and maintenance of organisational systems, and the opportunities to work across a range of activities alongside the primary role.
Main purpose:
- Main activities for the role will include working with the Project and Commercial Managers to:
- Schedule and organise meetings and events, including venue booking, catering, delegate lists as required
- To provide technical support for online webinars and meetings
- Provide secretarial support including managing and circulating meetings papers and taking minutes and updating action logs
- Support management of project budgets and associated finance systems including raising invoices and reconciliation
- To support project and contract reporting including collation of relevant data.
- To efficiently manage and organise documentation and relevant data to provide clear audit trails and support reporting and evaluation of events, awards, and training
- Manage travel and accommodation bookings
- Answer queries from members and project partners
- Conduct research into library sector activity, or how to improve our systems and processes, and write options papers
- To work within the PAT function to manage cross organisational administration, including:
- Managing the shared mailboxes
- Finance transaction processing
- Organising team meetings
- Collaborating to developing systems and processes as required
Key relationships
- Reports to the Project Manager and works with them to provide high-quality project management.
- Works with the Commercial Manager and the wider Commercial Team to help secure and deliver contracts and services
- Works directly with library teams to support the setup and delivery of the contracts
- Works with the finance team and Process and Administration Team (PAT) to ensure financial processes are followed and provide support as needed
- Works with PAT to support organisational processes
- Supports the Libraries Connected Leadership Team
Please see the attached job description for a full description of the role, including person specification.
Travel within the UK will be required.
How to apply:
• Please upload a copy of your CV
• Please submit a covering letter, which should include relevant experience and detail how you fit the person specification set out in the job description
• We do not accept covering letters generated by AI
We operate an anonymous recruitment process, which removes identifying information from applications in order to reduce bias in the recruitment process, for this reason, please remove any identifying information from any uploaded attachments, e.g. CV
Interviews are planned for 8th October 2024.
Our vision is an inclusive, modern, sustainable and high-quality public library service at the heart of every community in the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Maidstone
Salary: £11,034 (£27,584 FTE)
Hours: 14 hours (2 days per week)
Benefits: Standard Shannon Trust: Employee benefits include a company contribution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme.
Do you want to join an organisation committed to addressing low literacy levels amongst people in prison?
Shannon Trust are delighted to be working with His Majesty’s Prison & Probation Service (HMPPS) to provide peer-led learning programmes at HMP Maidstone. Working closely with the prison and their staff, people in prison, Shannon Trust volunteers and mentors, this post will lead the delivery and development of our prison based reading and numeracy programme, maximising opportunities for people in prison to learn to read.
Ideally you will have some experience of prison settings underpinned by the ability to build relationships and personal qualities that include resilience, determination and a problem-solving approach.
This role will be prison-based. Employee benefits include a company contritution to pension scheme of up to 5%, 30 days holiday plus bank holidays, life insurance, paid volunteering days, discounts via Reward Gateway and an Employee Assistance Programme. The biggest benefit though is our culture – our people really want to work for the organisation.
We welcome job applications from people with lived experience of the criminal justice system and do not routinely ask for details of any criminal convictions. These roles do require prison security clearance, so we will need to ask for details of any relevant criminal convictions before an offer of employment is finalised.
Interviews are planned for week commencing 16 September 2024.
Closing date: 09-09-2024
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Director of Fundraising & Communications
Based at The Vassall Centre Bristol c£60k + excellent benefits
Bristol Charities mission is to provide opportunities and support for people and communities to improve lives through grants, housing and charitable projects.
They are at a very exciting time in their development and have created a new role of Director of Fundraising & Communications to help them on their journey. This a new role that will play a crucial part in shaping the future of the charity as well as securing the resources to deliver sustainable growth in the work and impact of the charity.
Going forward their work will be delivered though a distinctive and coherent Community Hub model, which will be holistic, person-centred, integrated, joined-up, and promote a partnership approach. They also purchased The Vassall Centre in 2021, with long term plans to redevelop the site for community benefit.
In the short term they plan to relaunch the Vassall Centre as a standout, accessible, and affordable workspace venue for charitable organisations. Their community Hubs will include directly delivered Bristol Charities programmes/projects, services delivered by local partners, and services delivered by their strategic partners. They are also looking to increase the number of housing units they manage, either through development of their existing sites, through acquisition of new sites or through partnership working with other local housing providers, and any new Housing Schemes will incorporate the new Hub model.
Bristol Charities now need to recruit an experienced, passionate, and entrepreneurial fundraising professional; someone who is capable of not only overseeing a small but growing communications function, but who also recognises the importance of aligning fundraising and communications strategies and activity.
With this role, there will be the opportunity to build a fundraising function from scratch and lead on the fundraising and communications strategy for the charity, at a time of exciting change. The work would go across a range of sectors and will provide an opportunity to impact the city in lasting and tangible ways.
Reporting directly to the CEO, the Director of Fundraising will play a key role in the Senior Leadership Team by providing thoughtful and creative leadership and productive working relationships with other Directors, teams, and colleagues, helping to set the direction for the charity and tackling strategic challenges.
For this role, we are seeking:
· Extensive fundraising experience in a compatible context, specifically across key areas of income generation.
· Must be target driven to achieve income objectives set.
· Relevant professional qualifications or qualified through experience (either fundraising or communications).
· Leadership at a senior executive level with experience of managing relationships with key stakeholders, colleagues and Trustees to deliver fundraising and marketing objectives.
This is an exciting new role, and the person will be responsible for creating, developing and implementing fundraising plans to support delivery of all projects and programmes. This involves leading partnerships with funders including proactive approaches to drive further income growth, packaging our programmes and services to attract new funding relationships.
If you would like an informal discussion regarding the role on offer and receive the briefing pack, please contact Vanessa Moon or Sandy Hinks using the contact details found in the Recruitment Pack. Details on how to apply can also be found in the Recruitment Pack. Completed applications with CVs and EoI should quote reference MC2477.
Closing date midnight, Sunday 22nd September.
Bristol Charities have retained Moon Charity Practice to manage this campaign and are therefore unable to accept CVs from third party agencies. All CV’s and expression of interest received will be forwarded directly to Moon Charity Practice for consideration.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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37.5 hours per week
Salary: £27,000-£29,000pa
Thornton, Liverpool (L23)
· Are you a fundraiser with experience in a generalist role?
· Do you have experience of a number of areas of fundraising - corporate, community and events?
· Are you looking for a role in a small team where you can be creative, make decisions and have an influence on the direction of fundraising activity?
If you can answer YES to these question, then we would love to hear from you.
What we’re looking for
You’ll have:
· proven experience in a generalist fundraising role, with excellent communication and presentation skills.
· strong numeracy and planning skills
· have flair for social media
· ability to motivate and lead volunteers
· Driving license and access to a car
We are a small team, and this is an excellent opportunity for a creative fundraiser to really make their mark and be part of setting the fundraising agenda at St Joseph’s. This is a role with scope for development.
Additional Information
Benefits include an employer contributory pension scheme, 6 weeks annual leave, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and free onsite parking.
The role will involve some attendance at events out of hours – evenings and weekends.
About St Joseph’s Hospice
The hospice has 31 patient rooms, split across 3 units, providing high quality end of life care. Our nurse-led service helps create a home from home environment for our patients and provides ongoing support to their families.
How to Apply
We require all candidates to complete and submit an application form, via our website
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The members of our Support Services team are highly skilled, passionate and committed, so we are looking for a leader who can both support and inspire them. The successful candidate will be skilled in leading a team as well as able to work as part of the team, hands-on if needed. They also will be personable, reflective, and tenacious, always striving to provide what best helps Carers, and the people they care for, to lead fulfilling lives.
As well as being a Line-manager, you will be part of the ‘Senior Leadership Team’ led by the CEO. To enable your professional wellbeing and development, you will have regular supervision, be supported by a Senior Manager as well as your peers, and have access to external training and mentoring chosen by you.
The post-holder will have experience of overseeing, developing and evaluating services for Carers, or perhaps mental health, wellbeing, or similarly targeted information, advice or support services or projects. You must demonstrate experience working in partnership with health, social care and other voluntary sector organisations and have a good understanding of, and be flexible to, the needs of Carers as well as the organisation.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role Summary
The workforce officer is essential to develop the skills within organisations to both provide accessible physical activity options to the community and create safe, welcoming, and sustainable environments.
This role will increase capacity, enhance capabilities and equip clubs and community organisations to enable them to be equitable and resilient. It is not about delivering training! It will develop pathways that change the face of our local workforce; all sections of the community should feel they are visible across the physical activity and sport sector from volunteers to session leaders to trustees and directors.
This is not a desk-based role, you will be out and about visiting clubs, organisations, and people to hear their stories and help them create change locally.
Role Outcomes
- Together Active has a robust workforce offer that keeps skills and knowledge in the communities where we are working.
- Organisations are accessible for people from a diverse range of communities, both to participate but also to work or volunteer.
- Organisations are sustainable and have the skills to develop and adapt their offer in line with community needs.
- Sports clubs and frontline community organisations have the skills and the knowledge (tools) to apply for/access funding and can run themselves effectively to develop their offer.
- In the communities where we work, no one feels intimidated to go into the club/organisation they want to be active in – clubs and organisations are welcoming and take ownership of their responsibility to be inclusive.
- There are pathways and opportunities for people with lived experience/from excluded communities to deliver/run/facilitate local opportunities within and for local communities.
- The local sport and physical activity delivery system is reflective of the people that live in that locality.
- Effective partnerships exist across sport and physical activity disciplines that share learning, experiences, resources and joint approaches.
- There are training and development pathways and opportunities for young people to work and/or volunteer in the local sport and physical activity sector
How we value you
- Generous annual leave allowance: 27.5 days upon commencement of employment plus bank holidays. This rises by an additional 1 day of leave per year after 2 years of continuous employment, up to an additional 5 days leave in total. (Pro rata for part time staff)
- 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 spend either as a team or individual helping out with an organisation or cause you select
- Up to 8% employer contribution to 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 employees to use to broaden their professional and personal development across a range of online courses.
- Access to counselling service.
- We are also currently developing a scheme with staff to ongoing costs related to staying well/being active.
We exist to design out inactivity across Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent.
FICS is seeking a creative and committed Communications Officer to join the Development and Communications team. The purpose of this role is to deliver FICS' communications strategy, expanding our reach and producing engaging and accessible content. This role sits as part of the Development and Communications function, serving both the advancement of FICS’ theory of change as well as working with the programmatic teams in a support capacity. In this position, you'll thrive on collaboration, working closely with various teams and working in a busy, adaptive environment.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Join our dynamic team at Rosa, a values-driven organisation committed to gender equality, anti-racism and diversity. Rosa is the only UK-wide funder of the women and girls sector. Our vision is of a society in which women and girls are safe, healthy and equal.
We are seeking an experienced high-value fundraiser with excellent relationship management skills, to engage and attract new donors and strategic partners. This is a unique role for someone with the agility and resourcefulness to engage and manage a mixed portfolio of supporters. You will drive growth by building a community of donors connected in their ambition to improve the lives of women and girls in the UK.
The role is being offered as a full time or part time (min 60%) hybrid role with a minimum of 2 days per month in the office. We are open to discussing other flexible working options during interview.
For more information about Rosa, the Philanthropy & Partnerships Manager role and how to apply, please read our recruitment pack.
Applications will be accepted until the 13th September 2024.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Are you excited about seeing Christians in the UK and Ireland engage in world mission? Do you have a passion to equip and disciple others to serve God in short-term mission reaching out to East Asia?
As Lead Serve Asia Coordinator, you will be giving oversight to team developing and delivering high quality placements for Serve Asia, our short-term mission programme.
The Lead Serve Asia Coordinator will need experience of short-term cross-cultural mission, good administrative and interpersonal skills and a deep commitment to world mission and an ability to pass that passion on to others.
Location: Remote (based in England & Wales with occasional travel for biannual team days and biannual departmental team meetings in various locations)
Salary: £28,665 - £30,865 pro rata (£11,466 - £12,346 actual)
Hours of work: 2 days per week (14 hours)
Contract type: Permanent
Why work for Kids Matter?
- Generous annual leave – 25 days (plus bank holidays) per year pro rata, with time off between Christmas and New Year's additional to this allowance.
- Remote working contribution – receive £26/month pro rata towards the costs of working from home and/or using a co-working space.
- Access to coaching sessions, training opportunities and our Employee Assistance Programme (a confidential support service for staff).
- Flexible working across weekdays to suit your schedule.
About us
Kids Matter is one of the UK’s fastest growing children’s charities.
Our vision is to see every child in need raised in a strong family. Our mission is to reduce the impact of poverty on children through community-based parenting programmes.
Research shows that group-based early intervention parenting groups are the most effective way to support children in need. We train peer facilitators in local churches - the largest voluntary body in the country - to run our affordable, accessible and highly effective parenting programmes, written by Clinical Psychologists. They come alongside parents and carers, building long-lasting community in addition to encouraging confidence and learning positive parenting skills.
We value difference and diversity, and we want our workplace to be built on shared values of equality and mutual trust, with team members representing the wide range of backgrounds and experiences that exist within the UK. We therefore actively encourage applications from people of diverse backgrounds and varied experiences, particularly those who are African, Afro-Caribbean, Asian or part of other minority ethnic communities, who have lived experience of the impact of low-income/low-support circumstances, and who are living with a disability or identify as being neurodivergent.
About the role
The Finance Manager role involves:
- Overseeing day-to-day charity finance functions
- Managing expenses, payments and payroll processes
- Communicating and presenting financial reports and information
About you
Do you have accounting experience and strong numerical skills? Are you looking for an opportunity to use your financial expertise in a charity setting? Are you a Christian with an active faith in Jesus? Do you have a passion for Kids Matter’s vision of seeing every child in need raised in a strong family?
Then we would love to hear from you!
How to apply
You can apply for the Finance Manager position by clicking ‘Apply via Website’ and completing a copy of our online application form.
The deadline for applications is 10am Monday 23 September 2024. All successful and unsuccessful applicants will be notified by email.
We also ask for all applicants to submit an Equal Opportunities Monitoring Form, which will be sent to you to complete following the submission of your application. This form will be used for anonymous analysis to ensure our overall recruitment procedures are fair and transparent. It will never be viewed or used as part of the selection process. It is optional to submit this form.
If you would like any application/interview support or you need any reasonable adjustments throughout the application process, or if you would like an informal phone call to ask questions or discuss the role, please contact Katie Washington (HR & Systems Coordinator).
Please see the job pack for more details on the role and application process.
We exist to reduce the impact of poverty on children in need across the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.