Policy Officer Jobs

·Do you have experience of implementing a fundraising strategy in line with the ambition of an organisation? 

·Do you have knowledge about fundraising in the arts sector, including best practice, trends, opportunities and challenges? 

·Do you have experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across different areas of an organisations operations i.e., finance and education? 

·Do you have experience of working with a CRM system to support your workflow and track progress as well as record financial data? 

·Do you have previous experience of writing successful Trusts and Foundations applications? 

·Do you have knowledge of GDPR, data protection and fundraising compliance?

·Do you have line management experience? 

If you have some or all of the experience mentioned above - we would love to hear from you! 

Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an award-winning, ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.

New Adventures is a charity, and its principal funder is Arts Council England. As well as producing award-winning productions which dazzle audiences across the globe, New Adventures is committed to playing a meaningful role in diversifying the dance landscape for future generations. The company’s Take Part work reaches thousands each year through transformative workshops and masterclasses to schools and communities across Britain; the company’s many strands of talent development work nurture the best emerging talent from communities across the UK, springboarding them into our company and the wider sector.

The Head of Development will support Matthew Bourne’s artistic vision by leading on the development and delivery of the New Adventures Fundraising Strategy to maximise voluntary income, particularly through Trusts and Foundations and Major Gifts. The post holder will work proactively to identify, cultivate engage and maintain excellent relationships with new and current donors and supporters as well as supporting the cultivation and stewardship of Corporate Supporters. 

Reporting to: Area Manager

Location of work: Remote. This post holder will be based at home with use of our London office available. The role may occasionally involve some irregular travel throughout the UK.

Contract type: Term time only. 4 days/28 hours per week, although part time/flexible hours may be considered.

Contract Length: Permanent

Salary: £31,500 FTE (£22,050 pro rata)

BACKGROUND

Magic Breakfast is a registered charity providing healthy breakfasts to children and young people in the UK who arrive at school too hungry to learn, and expert support to their schools. Over 200,000 children and young people are on roll at Primary, Secondary, ASL / Special Educational Needs Schools and Pupil Referral Units that the charity works with, in disadvantaged areas of Scotland and England. Providing breakfast ensures that children start their school day with the energy and nutrition they need to be able to make the most of their morning lessons. Magic Breakfast also undertakes research, and campaigns for long-term solutions to end hunger as a barrier to learning.

JOB PURPOSE

Magic Breakfast’s mission is to end child morning hunger in the UK now and for good. The Engagement Partner will be responsible for the remote engagement of schools, teachers, children and young people and the communities in their allocated area. They will support schools with the setup, rollout and continuous improvement of breakfast provision, engage with the wider school community to educate on the importance of breakfast on learning and to enable increased uptake in a barrier and stigma-free way by optimising provision and encouraging reach.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

•To develop a relationship with the supported schools to enable, preserve, embed, enhance and extend stigma and barrier free breakfast provision.

•To educate and engage with the wider school community, including teachers, parents and children and young people on the importance of breakfast and implications of hunger as a barrier learning through various online support including assemblies, staff meetings, online events and regional events throughout the academic year, all supported remotely.

•To remotely engage with the wider community to advocate for the importance of breakfast, the work that we are doing in existing schools and to support our campaigning and advocacy strategy and plans.

• To develop brand awareness in schools and local communities in line with our marketing strategy

• To support the recruitment of new schools with remotely launching new breakfast provisions, adapting to the requirements of the school and children and young people, and advising on best practise

• To remotely support any supporter visits, volunteering or any funder related requirements

• To remotely support any media requests as directed through the Policy & Engagement team

• To capture and report on “storytelling” to enable the organisation to utilise qualitative data to support external communication

• To explore, share and deliver on new engagement ideas across the department and organisation

• To enable, support and feedback on new ways of working, trials and innovations

General:

• By contributing to team meetings, sharing best practise and supporting colleagues and team members where necessary in line with Magic Breakfast’s ways of working.

• By helping to maintain a positive working environment; keeping the vision of Magic Breakfast at the heart of everything we do.

• By upholding a culture that keeps children and young people at the heart and encourages our values of openness, collaboration, bravery, compassion and a solutions-focussed approach.

• By working collaboratively across the organisation to build good working relations.

• By adhering to all Magic Breakfast policies and procedures.

• By ensuring everything is compliant with current legislation, policies and procedures.

• By undertaking any other duties commensurate with the role.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Skills and abilities

• Possess excellent communication skills, organisational skills and stakeholder management capabilities.

• High level of competency in the use of Microsoft Office packages and Salesforce or a similar CRM

• Good use of judgement in terms of when to escalate and when to delegate.

• Confidence in using Microsoft Word IT packages.

Knowledge and experience

• Engagement with multiple stakeholders, both internal and external, delivering presentations, assemblies, engagement events, both in person and online.

• Experience of customer support and an understanding and experience of influencing and making the case for change.

• Experience of working against targets.

• Working remotely with multiple customers and stakeholders.

• The proven ability to communicate messages confidently, engagingly and with impact across a variety of audiences

• Demonstrate working knowledge and understanding of the charity and education sector along with a commercial awareness.

Other

• Be a collaborative team player with the confidence to effectively contribute remotely across teams and departments.

• Share a passion and commitment to Magic Breakfast’s aim of alleviating morning hunger as a barrier to learning for children in the UK.

• Embody the charities values, behaviours and ways of working.

• Demonstrate positive mindset, flexibility and openness to agile working and change.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Magic Breakfast we value our employees and work hard to develop offer a supportive, respectful culture which enables everyone to bring their whole self to work.

Please click here for our job pack

Please click here for our website

APPLICATION PROCESS

While Magic Breakfast welcomes applications from everyone, to better serve its communities it has identified that we would particularly benefit from: young people earlier in their careers, people who have lived experience of poverty, navigating socio-economic adversity or were eligible for free school meals, and people from a minority ethnic background. 

Should you wish to discuss the role before applying please email our People and Culture Team, hr @ magicbreakfast. com

Shortlisting - 23rd -25th Sept

Interviews - 1st and 3rd Oct

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications are received. This is to ensure that we can manage application levels whilst maintaining a positive candidate experience. Unfortunately, once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications.

Youth Liaison Officer – Dorset

Salary: £14,147.69 pro-rata including holiday pay, based on a working pattern of 30hrs/week and 39 weeks/year. £24,200 FTE  

Hours: 30hrs a week, working term time only (39 weeks/year).

Contract: Permanent

Ideal opportunity if you enjoy working with young people and want to help them be the best they can be.

Flexible and rewarding position within a dedicated and supportive team, working together to develop teamwork, leadership, and employability skills that inspire the next generation to aim high.

Join our team and make a real difference!

Our charity, the Jon Egging Trust, is looking for a highly motivated individual with experience of working with young people, to plan and deliver inspiring teamwork, leadership and employability programmes in Dorset. The role involves liaising with school staff, local partners (including the Military and local businesses) and volunteers to ensure programmes meet the needs of our young people and is supported by the Regional Manager, Dorset.

The successful candidate will be based from home with a requirement to travel to partner schools and business sites in and around Dorset. Fuel expenses are paid and travel time is included as part of working hours. Working with secondary schools to provide early support programmes, core delivery time is usually within the school working day and during school terms only. All other working hours can be managed with flexibility by the post holder to ensure that all administrative tasks are completed as required.

About the Jon Egging Trust (JET)

At JET, we support vulnerable young people to get back on track and realise their potential; more than 30,000 young people right across the UK to date, and there’s so much more we can do. We’re an organisation that really values its people and we’re immensely proud that our team culture is based on caring and raising each other up. 

 

Our benefits package includes:

· Flexible working 

· Enhanced annual leave

· Homeworking allowance

· Occupational pension scheme

· Occupational sickness scheme

· Special paid leave provision

Read our Applicant Privacy Notice

Child and adult at risk protection policy statement

The Jon Egging Trust is committed to providing a safe and positive environment for everyone involved in its services and activities. The Trust takes its extended moral and legal duty of care very seriously in relation to children, young people, staff and volunteers. We seek to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children and to protect them from harm or abuse when they engage in any of our activities. JET expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

The closing date is 13th September 2024 at 23.30 p.m

Interviews to be held in person at one of our partner schools in Dorset week commencing 23 September 2024location to be confirmed.

Questions?

Any questions you may have please contact us through our website

 

Please note: In order to become an employee at JET you must be able to produce evidence of your Right to Work in the UK and a satisfactory DBS check – enhanced with children’s barred – is required for this role.

 

We are looking for a Direct Marketing Officer to join our growing Individual Giving team at Samaritans. This role will assist in the creation, management and implementation of key campaigns and projects to recruit and retain supporters maximising loyalty and lifetime value.

A valued member of the team – you’ll also contribute to direct marketing projects while supporting larger, strategic initiatives led by the 3 x Senior Direct Marketing Officers in the team.

This is a brilliant time to join the IG team at Samaritans as we continue to drive forwards our ambitious plans to enable us to be there for all those who need us. ​We’re progressing some exciting new projects, and you’ll have the opportunity to develop a variety of skills and knowledge.

We are a supportive, creative, and ambitious team. We empower each other to achieve great things, and we’d love to have you join Samaritans and help us continue to succeed.​

• Permanent role
• Full time (35 hours per week)
• £33,000 to £35,000 per annum
• Hybrid working – linked to Ewell (Surrey) office, with home and office working
• In-office working - at present, the team meet in the office 1-2 times per month
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences

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Key Responsibilities​

• Project management of direct marketing integrated campaigns across online and offline channels from project initiation, through segmentation, data/media specification, creative approach, production, fulfilment to results analysis, ensuring income and expenditure targets are met.

• Ongoing management and review of external suppliers and marketing agencies to ensure activity takes place on schedule and within budget.

• Strategic planning and donor development. Close involvement in developing long term direct marketing strategies for priority audiences.

• Integration of Fundraising and External Affairs’ activities and objectives

• Ensures all activity is run in line with best practice and compliance.
   
• Works with the Senior Direct Marketing Officers and Head of Individual Giving to develop and deliver the individual giving strategy for priority audiences.
   
• Undertake database analysis, to inform and improve the direct marketing programme.​

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The Person​

You’ll have some previous experience of direct marketing campaign management across a range of channels. You’ll be able to effectively manage multiple projects and campaigns. Engaging and passionate about our cause, you’ll be a team player with excellent communication and personable skills.

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Full Job Description here​

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What’s in it for you – our benefits​

So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.

Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.

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Hybrid and flexible working:

We are a flexible organisation, and we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. We’re aware that the world is changing, and we all want and need different things from our work and home lives. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.

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Being Inclusive:

We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQIA+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.

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Application:

​If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and answer some short application questions on your motivations for applying. If you’re interested in applying or would just like to find out more, then we'd love to hear from you. This role will close for applications at midnight on 15th September, with video interviews scheduled to take place in the week of 23rd September.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35 hours per week (Monday-Friday).

Salary: £31,000 per annum

· Are you passionate about making sure the community can access and shape health and social care services?

· Do you have experience and skills in researching and collaborating with a diverse range of people across communities? 

· Are you dynamic, reliable, highly organised and do you enjoy working with a variety or people on a variety of projects?

Join us in a role that includes community-based engagement and research, and also presenting what our local communities tell us about their experiences of accessing health and social care services and their needs. Topics we discuss and champion with the community can vary, but we are often focused on health inequalities. Recent projects have included speaking to black and Asian women about support as new parents, championing more co-ordinated mental health support for people who experience homelessness. We’re now focusing on support for families awaiting an Autism diagnosis for their child and how people who usually experience barriers to healthcare may be able to more quickly get the support they need. Joining our team this year will also mean you are involved in what we turn to next.

We are looking for a flexible and proactive colleague with skills and experience in three areas:

- community research and report writing

- signposting members of the public to support when they call us and designing and leading community workshops

- and supporting and co-ordinating volunteer involvement and contributions to this activity.

Ideally you will have knowledge, skills and experience that come from living in and/or working within minority communities.

As the Project Officer you will plan, organise and coordinate collecting and reporting people’s feedback on a variety of projects that often require collaboration across our organisation and with other organisations, managing more than one project at once and negotiating the next steps and deadlines. The approach includes designing our work to ensure that the community benefits from taking part, from empowerment to capacity building.

Joining WCA will mean joining a small charity where you can make a big difference. Wandsworth Care Alliance is committed to equal opportunities and applications are welcome from everyone in our diverse community. We value diversity in our workforce and have policies to enable this including our equality and diversity, flexible working and reasonable adjustments. We’re a friendly team with a shared passion for improving health and social care, championing patient and service user voices, and helping the voluntary sector flourish within Wandsworth. If you enjoy autonomy, flexible working, good training opportunities, and an open and inclusive culture, then get in touch. Our offices are set in the vibrant hub of Tooting, in a collaborative working space, and we like to have a social every now and then too because, as much as we love working from home, you can’t beat connecting with colleagues over some delicious food!

Find out more by reading our Role Description and Person Specification by visiting our website where you can also find a link to the application form.

If you’d like to discuss the role before applying, contact Sarah Cook before 18th Sepember 2023.

To apply: Please complete our application form. This includes a section for you to tell us what relevant experience you have relevant to the role description and person specification.

Application closing date: Noon on Friday 20th September 2024.
Interview dates: during the week commencing 23rd September. Please let us know if you need any reasonable adjustments to attend the interview.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated professional interested in working in a thriving and successful Development team. We are seeking an individual who has the skills and determination to help support the University’s trust and foundation fundraising and enjoys working as part of a happy and vibrant in-house/remote team. 

Working to support the Senior Development Manager, Trusts and Foundations; the Development Officer, Trusts and Foundations will help to deliver the trust and foundation fundraising strategy. The post-holder will work alongside Development colleagues to identify funding opportunities both in the UK and internationally. The post-holder will have responsibility for securing significant new funds to support the strategic priorities of our £300 million fundraising campaign which covers a wide range of areas. This work will focus particularly on proposals for four and five figure gifts.

The post-holder will assist the Senior Development Manager, Trusts and Foundations, in cultivating currently engaged and new trusts, foundations and charities. They will work with the Senior Development Assistant (Research) to grow the pipeline of giving through research into suitable trusts and foundations whose aims are closely aligned with the strategic priorities of the University.

The post-holder will have experience of trust and foundation fundraising accompanied by a sound knowledge of university fundraising. They will be a creative and strategic thinker and possess excellent communication skills with the ability to work proactively, both internally and externally. This role will require knowledge of trust and foundation funders, excellent written communication skills and a high level of attention to detail.

Above all, the post-holder must be passionate about the role that philanthropy plays in supporting higher education for the benefit of society as a whole.

Employees of the University have access to a wide range of staff benefits including:

• Annual leave of 34 days, plus 5 public holidays

• Financial contribution to relocation

• Membership of the S&LAS Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions

• A hybrid working environment, including partial homeworking where appropriate and a range of family friendly policies 

• Staff discount scheme for local and national goods and services

• Free staff parking, employee Carshare and Cycle to Work Schemes and subsidised local bus travel

• Subsidised sports membership, reduced tuition fees on degree programmes for staff, access to training and development opportunities including LinkedIn Learning, access to library facilities, salary sacrifice scheme 

• A range of wellbeing initiatives including membership of Peppy, a health application that connects staff to expert practitioners and personalized support on health matters

Further information and informal enquiries may be directed to Veryan Vere Hodge, Senior Development Manager, Trusts and Foundations. 

Applications are particularly welcome from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, and other protected characteristics who are under-represented in professional posts at the University.

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of the St Andrews experience and form a central pillar of the University Strategy.  We strive to create a fair and inclusive culture demonstrated through our commitment to diversity awards (Athena Swan, Carer Positive, LGBT Charter and Race Charters). We celebrate diversity by promoting profiles of BAME, LGBTIQ+ staff and supporting networks including the Staff BAME Network; Staff with Disabilities Network; Staff LGBTIQ+ Network; and the Staff Parents & Carers Network.

This role is not eligible for visa sponsorship. Information on other visa options is available on the Gov website or by contacting our HR Immigration Team.

Closing Date: 13 September 2024.

We encourage applicants to apply online however if you are unable to do this, please call for an application pack.

Please quote ref: AD2735NK

The University of St Andrews is a charity registered in Scotland (No SC013532).

Are you looking for a role where you can develop your HR experience while working for a leading charity? 

​Samaritans is looking for an experienced People Advisor to join their People team. You’ll be CIPD qualified (either level 5 or level 7), with working knowledge of employment law and be passionate about working in a purpose-driven organisation.​

• Permanent role
• £38,000-£41,000 per annum plus benefits 
• Full time (35 hours per week)
• We are passionate about flexible working, please talk to us about your preferences
• Hybrid working: Linked to Ewell, Surrey office.  A blend of working from home, the Ewell office and other locations for team meetings.
• In-person working: Meeting in person and working collaboratively are things we value. Mandated in-person meetings will be in place from Jan ’25. This allows for training, in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. This is around 2 days per month. 

What makes this role unique?

This role will provide a comprehensive people advisory service to designated client groups and will support projects that seek to continually improve our People processes and practices.  A core focus of the role will be on providing coaching and advice to employees and managers on a wide range of HR topics, including employee relations queries and interpreting monthly HR metrics. ​

The workload is varied with opportunities for developing new policies and ways of working, as well as delivering on day-to-day priorities. ​

The Team:

The team is supportive, friendly and focused on continuous improvement. You’ll work alongside another People Advisor, with support from an HR Officer, reporting into our People Business Partner. Within the People team is also a Talent & Resourcing Manager, a Recruitment Advisor and a Payroll and Pensions Advisor. ​

The People team sit within the People & Culture Directorate, working alongside other teams including Volunteer Services, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion and Learning and Development. ​

​What’s in it for you – our benefits:​

So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.

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​Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.

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Hybrid and flexible working: We are a flexible organisation, and we embrace hybrid working – a mix of connecting in person and remotely. We’re aware that the world is changing, and we all want and need different things from our work and home lives. So, if you need to walk the dog, go to the gym, or have commitments outside of work, we’re open to talking through flexible working options that work for you and us.

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​Being Inclusive: We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.

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​Application: If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You'll be asked toupload your CV and a 1 page cover letter, which includes your interest in the role and your transferable skills and experience. The role will close to applications at midnight on 15 September and interviews are expected to take place w/c 23 September. 

Customer Service and Administration Officer

Hours: 28 to 35 hours per week

Starting salary: £25,767 (pro rata)

Location: Contractual base is our office in Chorley.

Contract: fixed term for a minimum of 12 months (potentially longer dependent on funding)

Do you want to join an organisation who are passionate about improving mental health and wellbeing for Lancashire communities? 

We’re looking for a bold and caring person to join Lancashire Mind in a new role: Customer Service and Administration Officer. You will support our range of services with administration support and provide vital customer service support to those contacting Lancashire Mind.

To succeed in the role, you will need excellent administration skills and be highly proficient in Microsoft Office and using databases. You will be warm and friendly with excellent customer service skills, often with people who may be in distress due to their mental health.

You will be flexible and adaptable with excellent time management and organisational skills. This is an exciting time as Lancashire Mind is growing and we want someone who believes in our vision of a Lancashire where everyone can have the best mental health and wellbeing possible. 

Lancashire Mind has a dedicated workplace wellbeing programme to ensure staff are supported with their own wellbeing which includes an Employee Assistance Programme, a half-day wellbeing day and wellbeing activities throughout the year.

We also offer a workplace pension scheme, paid emergency time off to care for dependents, regular supervision, and a commitment to supporting learning and development opportunities. We have also recently enhanced our annual leave offer with basic annual leave of 25 days, plus 3 days closure between xmas and new year, long service leave, the option to buy or sell annual leave and a half-day wellbeing day for all staff.

Above all, we are a friendly and supportive place to work; ‘Great staff team, positive and supportive culture’ (Lancashire Mind wellbeing survey, March 2024)

Please note: This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Deadline for applications: 9am on 23 September

Interviews will be held on 1 October

Registered Charity Number 1081427

Registered Company Number 3888655

Lancashire Mind

Job Title:  Senior Project Officer

Directorate:  Strategy and Knowledge

Team:  Development and Implementation Team (Specifically Talk Relationships)

Contract: Permanent

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

Date Written/ Amended:  July 24

Context and Background

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

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

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

Job purpose

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

Key relationships - Internal

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

· Colleagues in Development and Implementation Team  

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

Key relationships - External

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

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

Main duties and responsibilities

Project delivery

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

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

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

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

Governance

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

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

Quality

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

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

· Support the RASCI quality assurance process

Relationships

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

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

Responsibilities for all Staff within the Strategy and Knowledge Directorate

· Commitment to the NSPCC’s vision and purpose

· Commitment to high standards of service delivery and customer care

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

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

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

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

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

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

Person specification

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

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

3. Evidence of use of project management skills and approaches

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Safer Recruitment

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

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

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

Our principles:

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

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

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

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

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

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

We are looking for a dynamic and proactive Member Engagement Officer to guarantee outstanding service delivery for our diverse range of member committees and groups.

Through taking a lead on formalising operations, the role holders will ensure compliance with governance requirements and legislation, alongside innovation and continuous improvement in service provision for the benefit of our members.

Successful execution of the role relies on the highest degree of professionalism when liaising with high-profile external stakeholders such as Trustees, committee and group Chairs, and equally with staff across the matrix in IChemE.

Through providing the highest quality of professionalism and service delivery, they will be key contributors to achieving IChemE’s strategic goal of supporting a vibrant and thriving profession.

Located at IChemE’s Head Office in Rugby, these roles will work seamlessly with other teams across the institution, with our member groups and committees, and with other external stakeholders to achieve exceptional service delivery and standards.

About the team

We have big goals over the next few years.

We're going to be fighting for mental health in a way we never have before.

Together we'll be working to make sure everyone experiencing a mental health problem gets the support and respect they deserve.

This is a core role in the New Corporate Partnerships Team, with the responsibility to help us identify, develop and secure more corporate partnerships of all partnership types. A particular focus and priority for the team and this role, is to prioritise opportunities with the strongest alignment to Mind's new strategy and where there is the greatest potential for longer-term strategic and transformational partnerships. You will be responsible for;

-Proactively identifying and qualifying opportunities

-Developing and stewarding relationships

-Thinking creatively and strategically to develop compelling proposals.

-Supporting and leading various pitches

-Representing Mind at key meetings

Team information

Will you join us?

Mind's Partnerships Fundraising team - part of the wider fundraising directorate - is responsible for generating income from major donors, charitable trusts and foundations, the statutory and corporate sectors. The Corporate Partnerships team raised £7m+ in 22/23.

The New Corporate Partnerships team is comprised of a head of team, two lead managers, two senior officers, two officers and one assistant.

The New Corporate Partnerships team has been at the forefront of securing some fantastic partnerships for Mind such as, Allianz, Bupa, Co-op, Direct Line, ITV, McLaren Racing, and McVitie's, to name a few. Our partnerships cover the spectrum of partnership types; strategic and Charity of the Year partnerships (COTYs) and brand and commercial partnerships. You will help us build on our success.

In these unprecedented and challenging times, Mind is and will be needed more than ever. Our corporate partnerships play a huge role by helping us, raise income to achieve our strategic goals and adding value to businesses and society through our partnerships, including raising public awareness and reaching new audiences.

Mind employs over 300 staff and we have a team of volunteers. Most staff are based in Stratford, London, there is an office in Cardiff and there are a number of dispersed staff working across England and Wales. Mind is formally moving to a hybrid working model combining a balance of home and office based working.

Key duties and responsibilities

The post holder will:

-Support your line manager to implement the Corporate Partnerships team New Partnerships strategy.

-Support pipeline development and creation of partnerships, including making proactive approaches, developing and stewarding relationships, submitting proposals, supporting on pitches, while working with various teams across Mind.

-Have an individual financial target which will support the overall New Partnership income targets.

-Work collaboratively and creatively with the team and across Mind to develop sector leading pitches and proposals.

-Lead and assist with the design of new partnership agreements with companies to ensure that expectations from both parties are met and the interests of Mind are looked after, and risks are mitigated.

-Work with colleagues across Mind to identify the potential and manage the risk in new partnerships, ensuring that Mind's ethical policy and charity legislation is adhered to.

-Work closely with Partnership Management to join up across Partnerships

-Identify and work with your line manager to identify opportunities and manage risk in new partnerships and to ensure that Mind's ethical policy is adhered to.

-Monitor, analyse and review information on industry trends and developments, keeping the pipeline of COTY applications updated.

-Liaise with other Mind departments, Mind Retail, Mind Cymru and local Minds to maximise potential of corporate partnerships to reap benefits for Mind's entire network, including through volunteering and pro bono support.

-Work closely with internal teams across Mind Workplace Wellbeing, Training, Index, Community & Events, Comms and Media teams to ensure that opportunities and employee fundraising opportunities are smoothly co-ordinated and incorporated into pitches and that companies are given the support they need, as required.

-Represent the Partnerships team in appropriate cross working groups, workshops and/or meetings/other events as directed.

-Use the Dynamics database to enter, update and extract accurate information to maximise operational benefits and opportunities from the database system.

-Undertake other duties that may, from time to time, be necessary and compatible with the nature and grade of this post.

Mind's equity statement

Mind is committed to equality of opportunity for all staff, and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

Please refer to the Job Description while completing your application as candidates will be shortlisted based on how closely they match the criteria in the personal specification.

Job Title: Senior Press Officer

Salary: £30,167 - £38,069

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time (35 hours).

Location: We fully support flexible working, from our superb offices in Holborn and from home. We do require staff to spend 20% of their time in the office. This is subject to role requirements.

About us

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is one of the best known professional membership organisations in the world, with a name and reputation that speak for excellence in the UK and across the globe. We provide education, assessment and development to nearly 30,000 surgeons, dental surgeons and members of the wider surgical and dental teams at all stages of their career; we set professional standards, facilitate research and champion world-class surgical outcomes for patients.

About the role

We are looking for an outstanding Senior Press Officer to work in our fast-paced press office, helping run it to the highest standard. RCS England is one of the most high-profile health commentators in the UK. You will regularly see us advocating for patients and the surgical workforce in the national press. Recent highlights include coverage of our workforce census in The Telegraph and The Independent. Our Faculty of Dental Surgery has also been very vocal about children’s oral health. Candidates should have experience of successfully pitching stories to national media, and know what makes a good health story. You will have a fluent writing style, and be confident working with senior stakeholders to brief them before interviews.

Responsibilities

• Handle incoming enquiries and provide accurate, timely and appropriate responses, briefing journalists in line with RCS England key messages and priorities.
• Participate in an out-of-hours rota for media enquiries. Time off in lieu is offered for significant out-of-office hours worked.
• Research, write and distribute press releases, features, letters and other editorial material.
• Draft articles, quotes and opinion pieces on behalf of RCS England spokespeople.
• Provide press office support to the Faculty of Dental Surgery and its Dean, as required.
• Brief the President, Council Members and senior managers on issues arising in the media.
• Act as the press lead for key projects such as RCS England guidance or campaigns. Devising and implementing communications plans, sharing project updates with the wider communications team, and maintaining a good understanding of surgical and wider health issues.
• Horizon scan for media opportunities and develop your own ideas for health coverage based on data, insights or RCS England priorities.
• Brief, support and prepare RCS England spokespeople for media interviews.
• Establish and maintain professional and trusted relationships with national and trade journalists.
• Represent the RCS England at internal and external meetings, and maintain professional relationships with press and communications leads at stakeholder organisations.
• Monitor daily media coverage relevant to surgery and the RCS England. This includes pulling together the team’s daily press cuts to be shared with Council members, Trustees, and key RCS England staff by 10am (subject to urgent media enquiries).
• Maintain and update the media sections of the RCS England website, working with the web team to develop rich digital content. Actively participate in developing our social media profile using Twitter, Facebook, and commissioning and editing relevant blogs.
• Produce evaluation reports of media coverage and communications activity.
• Undertake such duties appropriate to the grade, as required by your line manager.

About you

• Degree educated or proven extensive experience that can demonstrate the essential criteria below.
• At least two years’ experience of working in a press office.
• Experience of writing and editing for a variety of media including print and the internet.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint packages.
• Demonstrable experience of placing stories in the media.
• Rigour in researching and reviewing content: able to identify key points, summarise findings and report data and conclusions accurately.
• Excellent writing skills: able to write fluent, compelling copy free from grammatical or other errors.
• Excellent telephone manner: diplomatic and persuasive verbal communication skills.
• Able to prioritise effectively and deliver work to deadlines.
• Demonstrable understanding of journalists’ needs and priorities.
• Ability to understand policy documents and formulate a media response.
• Collaborative and inclusive approach to build relationships with colleagues across the organisation, to encourage timely information sharing with the press office.
• Diplomacy and persuasiveness, to foster the trust of senior spokespeople you are briefing and advising.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and integrity, to protect the College’s reputation for providing accurate and reliable information to the media.
• Strong prioritisation skills and a flexible approach to respond to changing priorities and needs and manage reactive queries.
• Enthusiasm and creativity to seek out interesting stories and pitch them.

What we can offer you

• 27 days paid holiday + bank holidays and up to 4 college closure days
• Flexible working
• Enhanced contributory pension scheme & other leave entitlements
• Variety of learning and development opportunities
• Wellbeing programme & Employee Assistance Scheme

Closing date: Monday 9th September 2024

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are open to all talent and we actively ensure that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regards to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.

The Royal College of Surgeons of England is committed to protecting your privacy. We are registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). All College employees are responsible for records held, created and used as part of their work for the College including patient/client, corporate and administrative records. Records are managed according to the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018 and ensure confidentiality. The College ensures that staff are trained to handle the information you submit to us with care and discretion, seeking advice where necessary.

We are looking for an experienced, confident and organised professional to support the Diocesan Safeguarding Advisor with our safeguarding function and team.

Through the implementation of newly agreed plans in each of our regional Deaneries, the Diocese is, like the Church of England, undergoing a period of transformational change. The need to retain and develop our safeguarding practices and processes at the heart of these changes is key. To do this you will be approachable and adept at communicating sensitively and professionally with people at all levels and from all walks of life, including parish members, staff, clergy and volunteers. At the same time, you will have the gravitas and professionalism necessary to inspire confidence in others, and to achieve results.

The ADSO will be a key member of our safeguarding team, promoting best practice in all matters relating to safeguarding in the diocese. This will include supporting parishes, clergy, and Cathedral staff. The ADSO will have a portfolio of casework and risk management.

This is an interesting opportunity for the right person who has a relevant safeguarding background, to grow and develop in a complex, challenging and undoubtedly rewarding work environment.

At the Diocese of Truro, we really value work-life balance and employee wellbeing, have a friendly and supportive working environment and are committed to encouraging your development. We offer benefits to such as a range of wellbeing activities, flexible working, up to 26 days leave and a Pension Scheme with 9-15% employer contribution. Find out more here about working for us: Working with us - See our vacancies - Truro Diocese : Truro Diocese

To apply and for more information please visit the Pathways recruitment site.  Sorry, we do not accept CVs. Please note that whilst some home working is permitted this role cannot be done remotely and we do not pay staff to commute from outside Cornwall.

SAFEGUARDING - EVERYONE MATTERS - EVERYONE’S RESPONSIBILITY

The Diocese of Truro strives to be trauma informed, and is committed to developing safer policies, cultures, and practices.