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Advocacy and Healthwatch are powerful allies for change. As one of the UK’s largest providers of advocacy, advocacy-related and Healthwatch services, this role offers an exciting opportunity to make a real difference, putting people at the heart of what you do.
Are you a financial leader with a heart for advocacy? Do you thrive in a collaborative environment and possess a keen understanding of management accounting principles? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
We are dedicated to delivering effective services for those in need of getting their voices heard in the communities in which they live. We’re in search of a Finance Director who can bring expertise, passion, and innovation to our team.
About the Role:
- Responsible for strategic financial leadership, shaping the charity’s financial direction with direction from and reporting to the Chief Executive Officer and Board of Trustees.
- Accountable for and leading on the development and implementation of financial policies, procedures, and controls, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including Data Protection and GDPR.
- Lead on all aspects of financial planning, forecasting, and analysis, ensuring management accounting principles are robust for sound decision making by the Senior Leadership Team.
- Ensure all budget holders are provided with the relevant training and support as non-financial managers on understanding management accounts, how budgets work, staffing appropriately within budgets and dealing with over/under spending ‘in year’ to provide consistent financial decision-making in Operations.
What We Offer:
A chance to be part of a mission-driven organisation that makes a real difference.
An inclusive and supportive team environment.
A role that is both strategic and hands-on, allowing you to see the direct impact of your work.
Opportunities for professional growth and development.
What we need from you
As the ideal candidate, you are a strategic thinker with significant experience in the non-profit sector, ideally with a recognised qualification in management accounting.
You are someone who has a commitment to transparency and ethical financial practices, you have a collaborative spirit and excel in team environments. You are adept at building rapport and fostering relationships with a variety of stakeholders.
If you have the skills and the drive to make a difference, in what we think is a rewarding role, then we would encourage you to apply today and help us drive change for a better world!
As this role is home based with travel, you must have access to a stable home broadband service, good mobile signal, as well as flexibility with working hours. A full driving licence and your own transport would be beneficial for travel to areas where public transport is not readily available.
What happens next
Anyone joining our team is subject to The Advocacy People’s Safer Recruitment pre-appointment checks. Applicants invited to interview will need to bring evidence (photographic where possible) of their right to work in the UK and new employee start dates will only be confirmed once other mandatory checks have been completed.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Closing Date:Wednesday 14th August 5:00pm
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Interview venue: MS Teams
If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Matthew Hilton.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a proactive Workforce Projects Officer with organisational, people and coordination skills to join us here at the Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) to help us achieve our goal of growing the workforce in each of our clinical specialities, radiology and oncology, to enable patients to receive timely diagnosis and treatment.
Sitting in a high performing and dynamic Workforce Initiatives team, the Workforce Projects Officer will work collaboratively to establish feasible and impactful new initiatives to grow the workforce, developing those with the greatest potential impact to become business as usual. You will have strong project management experience and the ability to develop effective working relationships to contribute to several exciting projects covering UK training and curricula, upskilling allied medical and healthcare professionals and developing new pathways for globally trained doctors to join the UK workforce. As the Workforce Projects Officer you will be at the heart of the initiatives that ensure that the radiology and oncology workforce is well-supported and future ready.
If you have a desire to work in a people profession which strives to have a positive impact on the lives of doctors and ultimately patients; this may be the opportunity for you.
What you’ll do:
- Support the development and implementation of changes to specialty curricula as necessary.
- Support annual recruitment campaign into the specialities.
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive and broad knowledge of the key workforce issues facing both specialties.
- Proactively undertake research and identify potential opportunities and area for development to grow the workforce.
- Undertake planning, monitoring and delivery of workforce projects as agreed, ensuring they are delivered on time, to a high standard and within budget.
What you’ll need:
- Significant experience in planning and coordinating a diverse range of activities and projects within a relevant context.
- Understanding of monitoring and evaluation within a project context.
- Detailed understanding (or the ability to acquire it) of UK and EU legislation and GMC regulations and procedures in relation to entry to GMC registers and the right to work in the UK.
- Ability to work collaboratively and build and sustain effective working relationships with a diverse range of colleagues, partners and stakeholders at all levels.
- Clear and analytical thinker with the ability to exercise sound initiative, judgement and discretion.
- Ability to manage own time effectively and prioritise workload.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a progressive and forward-thinking team and organisation. At the forefront of the health agenda, our members diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease, stroke and more, whilst leading on innovations including AI, skills mix and community diagnostic hubs. If you are interested in finding out more about the Workforce Projects Officer role and the RCR please have a read of the candidate pack.
Why join us?
- Make a difference to the lives of Doctors and the specialities they work in every day!
- Hybrid working (40% working week can be done remotely)
- Modern working environment
- Equipment provided to work from home
- Generous annual leave allowance
- Excellent pension scheme
- Interest free season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
A Bit about Us:
WellChild, based in the centre of Cheltenham, is the national charity for children with complex medical needs and their families. We fund programmes and services to make it possible for children and young people living with serious illness to be cared for at home instead of hospital.
The WellChild Family Tree is a growing network that exists to connect families across the UK caring for a child with complex health needs with each other and with WellChild. Through its online forum, and programme of activities and communications, it provides members with the opportunity to make friends, make memories and make a change.
What we are looking for:
We are looking for an enthusiastic and well organised person to join us as our Family Information Officer as part of our Family Team. Working alongside the Family Programme Team and wider Programmes Team, this role will fill a critical information gap for the families that WellChild supports and will help the charity attract new and harder to reach families into the WellChild Family Tree network.
Through becoming familiar with relevant policy and guidance for families caring for children with complex medical needs, you will be able to help identify the key issues facing our families and then curate the most relevant, up to date information from a variety of expert sources to help support them whilst also taking the lead on information projects aimed at helping families to thrive at home.
Purpose of the role:
Families thrust into a world of disability and complex care find themselves having to navigate their way through a ‘new normal’ with nowhere to go for relevant information and advice. The result leaves many unaware of their entitlements or the help that might be available. This puts many families under extreme pressure, leading to financial hardship, family breakdowns and emotional strain.
Working within the Family Team and reporting to the Family Programme Manager, this role will continue to develop and expand WellChild’s information provision. This will be achieved through research and delivery of information, tools and advice for families on subjects such as, but not limited to health, legal rights and entitlements, wellbeing and local services.
There are two key parts to this role:
■Identifying key issues/challenges:-
Work with other members of the Family Team and wider Programmes Team to listen and identify common themes and challenges being raised and discussed in the WellChild Family Tree forum; WellChild Nurse network and with other key stakeholders.
■Information Development & Delivery:-
Develop an information/content plan covering a variety of family relevant subjects, focused on the key issues/ challenges & themes raised. Delivering information in a variety of mechanisms designed to engage with families and attract new, harder to reach families.
You will also be expected to provide content for the WellChild Family Tree online forum, create and deliver family workshops based on the resources you create, and develop appropriate monitoring, evaluation, and reporting methods to demonstrate the impact of the information articles and WellChild information hub. You will also be expected to support the development and moderation of a new interactive directory of services for families. Throughout your work you will embed safeguarding processes and policies to keep families safe.
You will be able to:
■Demonstrate recent experience of producing information for vulnerable people with excellent writing and editing skills
■Demonstrate experience in generating and analysing research information
■Confidently use digital and social media channels to communicate to target audiences
■Produce content in a variety of formats; maximising opportunities to engage harder to reach and more diverse families.
■Demonstrate excellent attention to detail
■Demonstrate commitment and ability for strong team working
■Effectively prioritise and work calmly under pressure
■Collaborate with other teams across the organisation such as Comms & Fundraising to maximise promotion of the information hub, In Your Area and events.
You will have:
■A passion for working with families with children who have serious health needs.
■A desire and commitment to improve family’s ability to thrive at home, by providing reliable information to help them on their child’s journey
■Strong communication and organisational skills
■You will have experience using Client Management Systems
■A competent Microsoft Office user
What we can offer:
■Competitive salary circa £25,500
■23 days holiday on appointment rising to 27 days plus 8 bank holidays
■Stakeholder Pension Scheme from appointment
■Employee Assistance Programme
■TOIL for out of hours work
Other:
This is a permanent full-time role, based in Cheltenham. In conjunction with this we operate a hybrid home working/ office working policy.
There will also be some travel to meetings and events required that fall outside of normal working hours.
Equal Opportunities:
WellChild actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charity and families that we work with.
Safer Recruitment:
Safer Recruitment WellChild is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process. The successful candidate will be required to complete regular safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check relevant to the requirements of the role. For this role that will involve a basic disclosure.
Recruitment Timetable
Application deadline: 9am 19th August 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 26th August
Interview location: Cheltenham
Support children with complex medical needs and their families.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Role description, July 2024 Reports to: Senior Communications Manager
Direct reports: None Location: Our well-equipped office is in King’s Cross, London, WC1X 9NW. Staff are currently working in hybrid locations with a general requirement to meet colleagues once a week including a Communications team office day once a month, and an all-staff meeting in London five times a year, although we will always take into account personal circumstances.
Status: Permanent Hours: Full-time
Salary: D1L: £31,437 - £34,659 (possibly more for an exceptional candidate), plus benefits
Role Summary
Our Communications Officer plays a key role in our central Communications team, working collaboratively with colleagues to create impactful messages which are consistent, clear and well-planned. Through this work, you’ll support thousands of people across three key work programmes – Behaviour Change, Culture Shift and Information and Advice. You’ll have a particular focus in supporting the Senior Communications Manager with messaging across emails, our website and other digital channels, and play a key role in developing content with people who want to share their own experiences of alcohol and alcohol harm. You will have responsibility for wider tasks across the team, including monitoring inboxes, creating reports and supporting colleagues flexibly, particularly during busier campaign periods.
7 Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Communications and content
1. Support the Senior Communications Manager to develop year-round content strategies and planning
2. Create clear copy for a range of channels (including website, emails, social media) which influences and motivates audiences to take action and support Alcohol Change UK’s work
3. Ensure all communications are well-framed, on-message and fit with our brand guidelines
4. Lead on our monthly newsletter, developing, writing and scheduling on Mailchimp, and using reports and insights to think creatively about how to engage our audiences effectively
5. Play a coordinating role for the organisation’s wider email communications, collaborating with colleagues from other departments to ensure regular engagement emails are on message, and on brand
Website maintenance and development
1. Create clear, well-written content for our website – particularly focusing on engaging Information and Advice content
2. Make regular updates to website content, and troubleshoot issues as they arise
3. Ensure ongoing implementation of our Search Engine Optimisation and accessibility best practices
4. Support the Senior Communications Manager with annual planning and implementation of improved user journeys and experiences
5. Act as a champion for the website, developing relationships with colleagues from across the organisation to support new projects, content and campaigns across the site
Enabling people to share their experiences
1. Empathetically and respectfully work with individuals to share their stories, creating a wide range of content (blogs, quotes and case studies) to be used flexibly across Alcohol Change UK’s channels
2. Follow up leads for people who want to share their experiences publicly
3. Utilise our CRM system to manage relationships and coordinate content by themes
4. Support colleagues from all teams to include impactful personal experiences, bringing our content and campaigns to life
Team support
1. Monitor team inboxes including dryjanuary@ and contact@ ensuring great customer service and that all enquiries are dealt with in a timely fashion
2. Complete monthly team KPI reports, with a specific focus on email and website engagement data, providing analysis for optimisation throughout the year 8
3. As required, support the Behaviour Change team with Facebook Community Group monitoring, completing slots on the agreed team rota
4. Provide ad-hoc support to the Digital team with social media monitoring and responses as required
Cross-organisational Role
1. Work closely with colleagues across the Communications team and wider charity to support their work and to act as ‘one team’
2. Contribute actively and positively to charity-wide strategies
Other Duties
1. Continually develop your knowledge of alcohol harm and solutions to it
2. Act as a positive ambassador for Alcohol Change UK at all times
3. Know, embrace and actively uphold the values of Alcohol Change UK at all times
4. Work flexible hours as necessary to meet the needs of the charity – time off in lieu will be earnt for any work required outside of normal working hours
Support through campaign periods
The post holder will be expected to support the team with additional tasks through our busiest period from November-January. All members of the communications team are expected to work at times during the Christmas and New Year period, including bank holidays. A rota system is in place and Time of in Lieu is provided for additional hours worked.
We are Alcohol Change UK. We work for a society that is free from the harm caused by alcohol.
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Would you like to help families with seriously sick children in hospital stay together? Then join The Sick Children’s Trust as our Senior Finance Officer
We have an exciting opportunity to support a super friendly, motivated and supportive Finance and Database Team.
The role is conveniently located near Liverpool Street and hybrid working is available working Monday to Wednesday in the office.
You will be an effective team member working alongside the Finance Manager to ensure that income and expenditure are appropriately processed in accordance with The Sick Children’s Trust procedures and coding and costing are accurate and appropriate.You will be the first line of contact for day to day finance queries.
Duties will include:
- Processing all income and expenditure transactions ensuring accurate coding.
- Oversee the fixed asset ledger
- Preparation of quarterly and annual VAT returns
- Preparation of annual expenditure budgets and monthly expenditure reforecasts
- Banking any donations and prepare bank reconciliations
- Prepare for annual external audit and carry out in internal audits
- Provide support on budget preparation
About you
You have experience of working in a finance or accounting team, ensuring you can hit the ground running. Your skills and knowledge ensure you are confident in carrying out day to day and monthly financial processes and enable you to provide managers advice on finance and coding processes.
Proficient IT skills and good working knowledge of accountancy software are a given
You have strong organisational skills and an eye for detail to ensure accuracy.
Just as importantly you have strong interpersonal skills to support colleagues and to work as a good team member.
Benefits
We can offer an attractive benefits package to all our employees to support a healthy Work-Life balance. Including hybrid working, enhanced annual leave, family friendly policies and employee assistance programmes.
If you are interested in applying, more details about this role and The Sick Children’s Trust may be found in our recruitment pack.
If you wish to apply for the role, please complete the questionnaire and submit along with your CV and covering letter.
Closing date 11 August 2024
We are reviewing applications as they are received so early application is advised.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Closing Date: 1st September 2024
This is an exciting opportunity to join a fast-growing and influential charity on a 12 month fixed–term contract (maternity cover) in a senior leadership role.
We’re looking for an experienced health, social care and public policy leader to inspire Parkinson’s UK’s policy, campaigns, education, professional engagement and service improvement and grants teams, working with colleagues across the External Relations directorate to develop our staff to their full potential.
About the role
You’ll inspire, challenge and lead the Policy & Health Strategy teams to improve public services for people with Parkinson’s - across areas such as timely access to high quality NHS services, access to medications, access to research opportunities, and improved benefits and employment support. You’ll work closely with people affected by Parkinson’s, health care professionals and other partners to influence decision makers across Whitehall, Westminster and local health systems.
You’ll oversee an annual budget of around £5 million, and a team of 45 people.
Please follow this link, or open the attachment on our website to see the team!
This role is offered on a 12 month fixed-term contract for maternity cover.
What you’ll do:
- Create an environment in which the Parkinson’s Excellence Network flourishes, working closely with the Clinical Leadership Team, developing the Network to drive up standards of care for people with Parkinson’s.
- Work with the Director of External Relations to carve out new areas of influence over decision makers, nationally and locally, to improve public services for people with Parkinson’s.
- Ensure that the voice of people affected by Parkinson’s is at the core of our policy, campaigning, service improvement and professional education work, and help amplify their needs in the media as a spokesperson.
- Position the Excellence Network as sector leading with key decision makers in health and social care, maximise funding opportunities and embed the Network and Parkinson’s UK services as key partners in the health and social care sector.
What you’ll bring:
- Authentic and inspirational leader who successfully motivates teams and a strategic thinker with proven experience of translating concepts into practice.
- Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, with the ability to position yourself as an opinion leader within relevant communities. You will ideally have experience as a media spokesperson or be open to media training and opportunities.
- Substantial leadership experience in health and social care or public policy, and in developing professional networks and partnerships to support improvements in care and services.
- In-depth understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development across the UK, and of the digital health innovation landscape and how it can be used to lever change.
This is an exciting time for Parkinson’s UK and we would love you to join us!
Please apply by sending us your CV, together with a supporting statement demonstrating how you meet all the criteria of the role, as stated in the "What you'll bring" section of the job description.
As well as flexible working hours, this role is offered on a flexible contract giving you the opportunity to also work from home. You’ll be required to cover your own travel expenses to the office.
The interview for this role will be held in person on 20 September. To help prepare for the interview, shortlisted candidates will be invited to meet (virtually) staff, people with Parkinson’s and health care professionals in w/c 09 September.
Anyone can get Parkinson’s. It’s vital that the people who work for Parkinson’s UK are representative of our diverse community. We actively encourage people from all sections of the community to apply, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender identity, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.
We’re a people-powered movement on the verge of major breakthroughs in Parkinson’s. Together, we will find a cure.
Job Purpose and Key Responsibilities
The Director of Programmes, Policy and Advocacy is a senior leadership and strategic role within CIUK.A key member of CIUK Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with overall responsibility for the programmes, policy, and advocacy.The role is responsible for providing leadership to the directorate, contributing to the development and implementation of organisational Strategy, raising income from FCDO and other institutional donors, contract delivery and compliance, and safeguarding focal point on the leadership team. The postholder will provide expert support and advice to the CEO, the Board and the Impact and Transformation Sub-committee of the Board across programme, policy, and advocacy. Together with fellow SLT members the Director has collective responsibility for the delivery of the CIUK strategy, ensures effective cross organisational work to this end, and ensures CIUK becomes a great place to work, supporting an anti-racist, feminist, diverse and inclusive organisational culture.
Within the confederation, the post-holder is an important voice in shaping and influencing organisational thinking, policy, and operations within the CARE International confederation, being a member of the Global and European Programme Directors working groups.
CIUK’s restricted income from donors is significant and is CIUK’s largest income stream. As such, the post holder must be an expert in the delivery of restricted-funded programming and in particular in the ways of working of FCDO as a donor, and have the ability to influence senior donor counterparts. They must have significant experience of working for an INGO like CARE to deliver complex programming in challenging contexts. Our largest programmes are complex multi-partner consortia in fragile contexts with budgets of up to £60m.
As a leader of a large team, the role-holder requires strong people leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate strategy into action, motivate colleagues and demonstrate to team members how their role links to organisational strategy and objectives.
Why work for us?
The Programme, Policy and Advocacy Department is at the very centre of CARE International UK (CIUK) new strategy ‘Women leading change in times of crisis’, as it is the engine room for our programme impact. It is also driving the thought leadership around how to change our role to promote greater local leadership of CARE’s work, and support women’s voice and leadership in climate and humanitarian action.
Whilst our extremely capable permanent Director of Programme, Policy and Advocacy takes a break to welcome an addition to her family, we are seeking an exceptional leader to be part of the Senior Leadership Team of CARE International UK (CIUK).After a period of challenge and transition we are in a stronger position. You will be joining the UK team at an exciting time as we make real, and accelerate delivery of our new strategy, and build solid working relationships with the new Government.
About you
Your experience of leading a significant programme function within the international development and humanitarian sector is essential.You will also have experience of working with FCDO, growing institutional income, and overseeing a significant portfolio of grants and contracts.You will have deep knowledge of feminist and locally led approaches to development, some experience of advocacy and policy making, and a passion to put women and girls at the heart of development.Your strategic leadership, inspiring people, effective financial, and change management experience, will come together to make you a strong candidate to lead this circa 50 person team with over £200m under management. Previous experience within the CARE confederation would be welcomed.
About the role
The Director of Programme, Policy and Advocacy is a senior and strategic role and a member of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) with overall responsibility for providing leadership to the directorate and contributing to the development and implementation of organisational strategy and effective cross-organisational work.
The role provides expert support to the CEO, the Board and the Impact and Transformation Sub-committee of the Board. Within the CARE confederation, the post-holder is an important voice in shaping and influencing organisational thinking, policy and operations within the CI confederation, being a member of the Global and European Programme Directors working groups.
CIUK’s restricted income from donors is significant and is CIUK’s largest income stream. As such, you must be an expert in the delivery of restricted-funded programming and in particular in the ways of working of FCDO as a donor and have the ability to influence senior donor counterparts. You must have significant experience of working for an INGO like CARE to deliver complex programming in challenging contexts. Our largest programmes are complex multi-partner consortia in fragile contexts with budgets of up to £60m.
As a leader of a large team, the role-holder requires strong people leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate strategy into action, motivate colleagues and demonstrate to team members how their role links to organisational strategy and objectives.
About CARE
CARE International is one of the world’s leading humanitarian and development charities. We fight poverty and injustice in the world’s most vulnerable places.We save lives in disasters and conflicts. We stand with women, girls and their communities to achieve lasting change for a better future.
Safeguarding
CARE International UK has a zero-tolerance approach to any abuse to, sexual harassment of or exploitation of, a vulnerable adult or child by any of our staff, representatives or partners. CARE International UK expects all staff to share this commitment through our Safeguarding Policy and our Code of Conduct. They are responsible for ensuring they understand and work within the remit of these policies throughout their time at CARE International UK.
Safeguarding our beneficiaries is our top priority in everything we do, including recruitment. All offers of employment at CARE International UK are subject to:
- satisfactory references. CARE International UK participates in the Inter Agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme.In line with this Scheme, we will request information from successful applicants’ previous employers about any findings of sexual exploitation, sexual abuse and/or sexual harassment during employment, or incidents under investigation when the applicant left employment.
- appropriate criminal record checks (including a Bridger check).
By submitting an application, the applicant confirms his/her understanding of these recruitment procedures.
Equality and Diversity
We are committed to Equality and value Diversity.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and particularly welcome applications from disabled people. We guarantee interviews to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role (see person specification). If you require the candidate brief or need to submit your application in an alternative format, because of a disability, please contact CARE International UK.
We also encourage people from Black, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds or LGBT+ to apply for roles at CARE International UK.
Please note that in compliance with the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006, all job offers at Care International UK are conditional on eligibility to work in the UK
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We are seeking an experienced, dynamic, and compassionate leader to serve as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of our non-profit organisation.
The CEO will be responsible for the overall strategic, operational, and financial leadership of Appeer, at an exciting phase of our growth. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to our mission, a deep understanding of the challenges faced by people with hidden disabilities, and a proven track record of leadership in a similar setting. The postholder will lead Appeer into its next phase of growth and develop sustainability into the future. See detailed job description and person specification.
Location: Home Based with travel to Woking, Surrey, and surrounds for some meetings and Sessions
Contract: Permanent, 0.8-Full-time (negotiable based on candidate profile)
Salary: £41,000 per annum pro rata
Key Responsibilities of the CEO:
Leadership and Strategy:
● Develop and implement the strategic vision and direction for the organisation in collaboration with the Board of Directors
● Foster a culture of inclusivity, innovation, support and continuous improvement
● Represent the organisation publicly, serving as a passionate advocate for our community
Operational Management:
● Oversee the day-to-day operations, ensuring efficient and effective delivery of services.
● Develop and implement policies and procedures aligned with our mission and goals
● Ensure compliance with relevant laws, regulations, and best practices including but not limited to safeguarding, employment law, GDPR and finance
● Ensure compliance with internal policies and procedures and stakeholder contracts and agreements.
● Act as Appeer’s Equality Lead and oversee Appeer’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy and procedures
Financial Oversight:
● Develop and manage the annual budget in conjunction with the Board of Directors, working as part of the Finance Committee
● Ensure the financial health and sustainability of the organisation through sound fiscal management and oversight
● Oversee effective pursuit and management of funding, including grants, donations, corporate sponsorship, commissions and partnerships and coordinate large fundraising bids
Stakeholder Engagement:
● Build and maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, including beneficiaries, families, staff, funders, and community partners
● Work collaboratively with the Board of Directors to support governance and strategic roles
● Provide excellent donor stewardship and nurture strong relationships with funders
● Identify new opportunities for engagement with the wider community to raise awareness and support for the organisation’s mission
Team Management:
● Lead, mentor, and develop the management team and staff, fostering a positive and inclusive work environment
● Direct line management of Programme Managers, Engagement Manager and Business Manager
● Ensure appropriate staffing levels and development opportunities for employees
● Promote a culture of collaboration, respect, and accountability
● Act as Appeer’s Equality Lead and oversee Appeer’s Equality, Diversity and Inclusion policy and procedures
About Us:
Appeer is a Community Interest Company (CIC) set up to deliver services that support autistic girls and women (and those assigned female at birth) to connect with peers, to develop their life/work skills and to support their wellbeing. We provide in person and online activity groups and programmes, alternative provision, events and resources for those in the community that we serve, their parents/carers and other professionals. We are not a therapeutic setting and as such do not offer clinical support or 1:1 supervision. We were established in 2019 and have since grown rapidly from a small startup to a robust small-medium enterprise with a turnover of £250k and serving well over 400 beneficiaries a year.
All our work is firmly rooted in a ‘positive peer approach’, providing an enjoyable, pressure-free and beneficiary-centred space for connecting with others and exploring interests and hobbies in a place they can truly be themselves. We also facilitate light touch exploration of autism and the discovery and sharing of helpful tools and approaches for navigating the neurodivergent experience.
Our aim is to safeguard and enhance our beneficiaries’ wellbeing, build on their strengths, foster peer support and social networks and promote a positive outlook, whilst never dismissing the challenges they may face. We categorically reject a deficit-based view of neurodivergence and work on the basis that all brains are different and deserve equal respect, freedom and scope for expression.
Appeer is led by lived-experience staff and volunteers, and we strive to maintain an inclusive, supportive and creative working environment where everyone feels supported to do their best.
Application Process:
Interested candidates are invited to submit a CV and cover letter outlining their interest, suitability and vision for the role by 5pm on 12th August 2024. We encourage early application as we reserve the right to close the application window sooner than 12th August 2024 if a suitable shortlist of candidates has been identified.
Appeer is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We are also committed to ensuring a fair and equitable recruitment process for all vacancies.
Please let us know if you require any reasonable accommodations in order to effectively access the recruitment process.
If you would like any further information about the role or application process, please contact: Claire Livingston who may arrange a conversation with the CEO or a director with you.
This job is funded in part by a grant from the National Lottery Community Fund which will be funding 24 hours per week of this role.
This job is subject to a criminal records check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Appeer has been set up to benefit autistic girls and women and those around them due to a lack of support, provision and understanding.
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We're seeking an experienced and energetic CEO to lead our vision to the next chapter in delivering mental health support to young people living in Bourton-on-the-Water and surrounding area with longer term expansion into the wider North Cotswold Area.
The CEO will have overall responsibility for running the organisation on behalf of the Board of Trustees ensuring the values, mission, aims and policies meet the needs of the young people at the heart of our service. They will be experienced in all aspects of Charity functions including statutory responsibility, safeguarding, strategic development, service delivery and design, leadership, HR management, service user engagement, financial and risk management and income generation and growth.
The successful candidate will be passionate about youth wellbeing and making in an impact in our local community with the vision, skills and ambition to enhance Headspace's service bandwidth to the wider North Cotswolds community and securing the funding to achieve this.
The full job description is available on request.
The nature of this role requires the successful candidate to be positioned within a 15-20 mile radius of Bourton-on-the-Water although some remote working can be agreed. Please do not apply if you currently live outside of this radius.
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SCIE Vision
We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.
At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:
· Progressive – always learning and developing.
· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.
· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.
· Transparent – open and honest.
The role:
A great opportunity for you to join our small impactful team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:
· Be a member of the TLAP leadership team, taking specific responsibility for our policy and influencing work as a partnership and within the core team.
· Co-Produce TLAP policy positions with NCAG, others with direct lived experience and TLAP partners.
· Liaise with and seek views from a wide range of TLAP partners and key stakeholders as part of programme and product development.
· Maintain TLAP at the forefront of influence and innovation, working with TLAP partners to improve personalisation nationally, regionally and locally
What we are looking for:
· Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion and social justice.
· Extensive strategic experience, gained at a senior level, of developing of policy and/or practice and of delivering complex work programmes in partnership with people who draw on care and support.
· A thorough knowledge of personalisation and community-based support as defined in the Care Act and subsequent policy development
· A record of collaborative work within an organisation and across organisational and professional boundaries to achieve change
· An understanding of partnership working, in particular the promotion of coproduction and inclusive approaches to policy development and influence
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· What we offer in return.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.
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Hybrid working with regular travel to our London Bridge Office
What the job involves
As the leader of a flexible and multi-skilled team, a mixture of Health Influencing and Policy specialists you’ll use your expert knowledge and skills to maximise the positive impact that we have in shaping health policy and practice to effectively deliver on our strategic priority to maximise our positive impact for men with prostate cancer.
You’ll provide effective and timely analysis of a wide range of complex policy issues, identifying policy developments that we can and should influence, or that we should support the implementation of, to further our impact with our communities. You will promote understanding of the health and care system among internal staff and our external communities and audiences.
You’ll grow our ability to successfully influence key stakeholders for the delivery of our strategy, particularly NICE for approval of new treatments. You’ll ensure that the team have strategic relationships with health stakeholders across the UK (e.g. Cancer Alliances/Health Boards) so that we can proactively engage them to support the delivery of our strategic priorities and rapidly react to care issues that arise.
What we want from you
You’ll bring an excellent understanding of the different health services, policy and systems across the UK and how these can be influenced. You’ll be an excellent communicator and presenter, credible at senior levels with external stakeholders and partners.
We’re looking for someone experienced in developing and managing influencing strategic programmes, working across team and organisational boundaries ensuring the ranging evidence collected is used effectively to provide a strong analysis.
You’ll have experience of influencing significant service improvement or policy change at a national level, including the approvals process for new treatments. You’ll be familiar with identifying, interpreting, and critically appraising a wide range of evidence and data to provide sound analysis of policy issues.
Why work with us?
Every man needs to know about the most common cancer in men – prostate cancer. It’s a real and present danger that takes over 12,000 of our dads, grandads, brothers and friends each year.
Prostate Cancer UK is the largest men’s health charity in the UK. We have a simple ambition – to stop prostate cancer damaging lives. We invest millions in research to revolutionise testing, treatment and care. We’re blazing a trail to a screening programme that could save thousands of lives with regular, accurate tests for all men at risk. And we work tirelessly to spread the word about risk and offer specialist support to people living with the disease.
Work with us and you’ll see your efforts pay off as we give men and their families the power to navigate prostate cancer.
Our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion
At Prostate Cancer UK, we believe that equity, diversity and inclusion are essential to building a strong and innovative workplace that represents, and can advocate for, the communities we support.
It’s our ambition to become an anti-racist organisation, and our mission to advance racial equity in the diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer.
We’re continuously learning more about the needs of our colleagues, and have three amazing People Networks, sponsored by our Leadership team: Pride, Mind & Body and Multicultural.
Ways of working
Our hybrid working approach combines the best of flexible working – a positive work/life balance, inclusive and accessible platforms, and online information at our fingertips.
Next steps
More information on what we offer, as well as the role, can be found on our vacancies page. Please download our job profile document (job description) with our ‘How to apply’ section sharing the key points to refer to in your application and to apply.
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The closing date is Monday 29th July 2024. Applications must be submitted by 23:45 UK time.
Interviews: By arrangement. Currently scheduled for the week of Monday 5th August 2024.
Here at Brain Tumour Research, we are looking for a Policy and Public Affairs Officer to join a dynamic and influential campaigning team. You will play a pivotal role as a Policy and Publics Affairs Officer, working closely with the Head of Stakeholder Relations and the Policy and Public Affairs Manager. This will include supporting the development and implementation of effective public affairs and campaigning activities, at Westminster and across the devolved nations.
Policy and Public Affairs Officer
Location: Head Office, Milton Keynes. We offer a hybrid working model, where team members are expected to be in the office for a minimum of three days per week.
Salary: £27,000 - £30,000 per annum
Contract / Hours: Full time, 35 hours per week
Benefits: Holiday entitlement, 25 days per annum, excluding UK Public Holidays, death in service policy, access to an Employee Assistance Programme and option to join our healthcare scheme.
About the Role
This is a great opportunity to further develop policy and public affairs skills as part of a high-performing and impactful team. As the Policy and Public Affairs Officer, you will be working with others in the team help to develop and deliver public affairs and campaigning plans that support Brain Tumour Research’s organisational objectives. This includes highlighting the specific needs of brain tumour patients, and to promote a compelling and persuasive narrative to support our policy calls.
About You
If you would like to join an exciting, innovative, and ambitious charity, with a passion for finding a cure for brain tumours, and wanting to drive change for brain tumour patients, then we would love to hear from you.
Do you have:
- A graduate qualification in a relevant discipline is desirable.
- Knowledge of how the UK Parliament, Government and, ideally the Devolved administrations, operate.
- Excellent written communication skills with the ability to communicate to both expert and non-expert audiences.
About Brain Tumour Research
Brain Tumour Research is an exciting, innovative and ambitious charity. We are passionate about finding a cure for brain tumours through the establishment of dedicated Brain Tumour Research Centres of Excellence around the UK.
We are invested in our employees and are proud to be accredited by Investors in People.
Closing Date: 29th July 2024.
First interview: 8th August 2024
Second interview: 20th August 2024
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
Candidates may also have in experience in or looking for a career in: Digital and Public Relations Officer, Executive Support Officer, General Relations Officer, Humanitarian Affairs Assistant, Local Campaigns Officer, Parliamentary Affairs Officer, Public Affairs Assistant, Senior Policy Officer.
No agencies please.
Salary: £46,920- £51,403 (London) / £42,373 - £45,000 (National) per annum
Hours: Full time (but open to proposals including part time, job shares etc)
Contract: Permanent
Benefits:
· 27 days annual leave + statutory holidays + 3 closures days over the Christmas period;
· Flexible working for all staff including working from home / hybrid working, and flexi-time/TOIL scheme;
· Attractive family friendly policies;
· Private healthcare cover;
· Season ticket loans;
· Employee awards, and training and development opportunities.
For more information about our benefits please visit our website.
Location: London/Bristol - flexible working arrangement can be agreed with the line manager.
An exciting opportunity has arisen at the National Housing Federation (NHF) for a Senior policy advisor to lead our policy and strategy work on housing finance.
The NHF is the voice of housing associations in England. We are the trade body to almost 600 housing associations, who have grown from philanthropic roots to provide 2.6 million homes to around 6 million people. You can find further information about the NHF on our website.
This role is a crucial and exciting one within our policy team and the wider organisation. You will use your policy and strategy skills to influence national housing policy on behalf of our housing association members. You will build on your existing finance and/or housing knowledge to quickly develop a strong understanding of housing associations and their finances, and will build strong relationships with Finance Directors across our membership. You will use their and your specialist knowledge to shape the policy environment so that housing associations can best deliver on their social purpose.
Whether this is making a persuasive and evidence-based case to the government for additional grant funding to build new homes or the details of social housing rent policy, or working with sector experts on the detail of accounting, pensions, tax or treasury policy, or meeting with civil servants, banks, lenders, ratings agencies, and other stakeholders on behalf of our members, this role is central to our work influencing national social housing policy.
Please scroll down to the bottom of the page to download the full job profile and person specification for this role.
Key elements of the role:
· Shape and lead our policy work on key strategic issues for housing associations around housing finance – advocating for solutions and mitigating risks that affect the delivery of housing associations’ social purpose;
· Develop evidence and ideas on technical policy areas into salient policy solutions that will make a difference for the sector and influence government;
· Represent the NHF to senior colleagues in government, members and external stakeholders with credibility, expertise and political judgement;
· Communicate with and provide advice to members on critical changes to policy and the external environment.
The successful candidate:
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate:
· An ability to lead the development of credible, robust, evidence based policy, including on complex and technical policy areas;
· An ability to communicate credibly, clearly and persuasively in writing and in person including to Chief Executives, senior government officials and finance professionals;
· An ability to draft, oversee, adapt and deliver complex plans for the delivery of multiple projects or programmes of work;
· A strong interest in and passion for social housing and for housing association finances, through previous experience in either finance or housing roles, and capacity to quickly learn the technical details of housing association finances and operating models .
Nb within the NHF this role is known as ‘Policy leader’ but it is equivalent to a Senior Policy Advisor in other settings.
Equality, diversity and inclusion
The NHF has published its equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, which was co-created with staff. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and we value the contribution each individual makes to our work.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and are working to increase the diversity profile of our workforce. We are currently under-represented by ethnic minorities, people with a disability or disabilities and LGBT+, and would particularly welcome applications from people in these groups.
Disability confident committed employer
We are a disability confident committed employer and if you are a disabled person who demonstrates you meet the skills and experience we consider essential for the role, we will offer you an interview.
We are happy to consider reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process if you have a disability or have a condition that you feel may affect your performance during the recruitment process. Please contact Stephanie Green, People Manager with your request or to arrange a time to discuss in more detail.
Our role profile and job advert can also be requested in large print or in accessible format via this email address.
Uploading your CV and cover letter
If you decide to apply for this role, when requested, please upload a version of your CV that does not include any personal details, such as name, gender, age etc. You should also ensure that you do not add your name at the end of the cover letter. This will help us to shortlist candidates for interview based solely on their knowledge, skills and experience.
Right to work in the UK / UK VISA Sponsorship
You must have the right to work in the UK and it is important to note that the NHF does not sponsor individuals to work in the UK.
Closing date for applications: 6 August 2024
Interview date: 14 and 15 August 2024
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Disability Law Service (DLS) seeks an experienced, strategic charity leader who is passionate about Disabled people’s rights to join as our new part time Chief Executive Officer. You will lead a committed team of lawyers and advisers to ensure Disabled people can access those rights in full.
DLS is a pan-Disabled people’s organisation based in London, providing free legal advice, casework, and representation for Disabled people, their families, and carers. As a Deaf & Disabled People’s Organisation (DDPO), the majority of our Trustees and staff are Disabled people. We operate on the social model of disability, aiming to fight injustice and challenge the poverty and inequality faced by Disabled people, ensuring equal access to legal rights and entitlements.
We offer free specialist legal advice in areas such as community care, employment, housing, welfare benefits, discrimination, and public law. We connect Disabled individuals, their carers, and families with qualified solicitors and advisers, providing services including the MS Legal Advice Line, MS Welfare Benefits Advice, and Legal Aid Service. DLS also offers bespoke training on disability law and the Equality Act, empowering organisations to support their clients better.
Engaging in policy work, we also advocate for legal reforms, such as abolishing non-residential care charges and campaigning for equal care rights for autistic children. Annually, DLS assists around nearly 5,000 people, securing over £3 million in gains for our clients.
As our new CEO, you will lead us to grow our organisational capacity, as well as develop our policy influencing work, in order to maximise the impact we make for Disabled people nationally.
Key details:
Role: Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Disability Law Service
Hours: Part time – 21 hours per week (negotiable)
Salary: £65,000 FTE, pro rata
Location: Vauxhall, London, some hybrid working
Contract: permanent
As well as a clear commitment to our work and values, you will demonstrate:
- Lived experience of disability or Deafness (highly desirable, as DLS is a DDPO)
- Proven experience as a senior manager, capable of managing a team and overseeing all resources at DLS, along with developing and expanding legal and advice services for Disabled people.
- Experience in producing strategic and operational plans in finance, fundraising, and business, with the ability to disseminate these plans within an organisation to maximise results.
- Demonstrable success in generating income/fundraising within a charity/not-for-profit context.
- Familiarity with hybrid working.
- Understanding the nature and impact of legal and welfare benefits advice.
- Ability to lead, support, and inspire staff, involving them in key developments and decision-making.
- Strong financial and business acumen with the ability to devise and implement results-oriented plans.
- Ability to gather and leverage organisational insights to influence policy, ideally at a national level.
- Empathy, confidence and emotional intelligence in interacting with a wide range of people.
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills for representing DLS in various settings, developing links, and attracting support.
- Proficiency in composing articulate funding proposals, reports, and other documentation.
- Ability to work with a charitable Board of Trustees, including attending evening meetings and trustee events as required.
- Highly desirable: Legal or advice background and/or professional or voluntary experience of legal aid or of advice work.
If you would like to receive an Information Pack for this CEO role with full details, including how to apply, please send an expression of interest and (optional but appreciated) a CV or professional profile in confidence to our consultant, Jenny Hills at Harris Hill, executive at harrishill co uk. For an informal and confidential conversation about this position, please contact Jenny at the above address with suitable times to talk.
If you need any reasonable adjustments to make the application process more accessible, please do not hesitate to contact us at executive at harrishill co uk
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday, 2nd September
As leading charity recruitment specialists and a certified B Corp™, Harris Hill is committed to high and ever-improving standards of equitable and inclusive recruitment. We actively welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexuality and other protected characteristics.
We are SafeLives, the UK-wide charity dedicated to ending domestic abuse, for everyone and for good.
Last year alone, nearly 25,000 professionals working on the frontline received our training. Over 79,000 adults at risk of serious harm or murder and more than 99,000 children received support through dedicated multi-agency support designed by us and delivered with partners. In the last seven years, almost 5,000 perpetrators have been challenged and supported to change by interventions we created with partners, making nearly 15,000 adult and child victims of their abuse safer.
Together we can end domestic abuse. Forever. For everyone.
Role Summary:
- The Communications and Marketing Officer post is in the Communications and Marketing team, within SafeLives’ External Relations Directorate.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer supports the delivery of our key messages to advance our mission of transforming the response to domestic abuse.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer will work closely with the Communications and Marketing Manager to enhance SafeLives’ profile and reputation as a trusted expert in data, voice and practice.
- This role is instrumental in marketing our training courses, products, research, and services to professional audiences.
- The Communications and Marketing Officer develops and produces high-quality, engaging content for our website, social media platforms, newsletters, and other communication channels.
- The role involves coordinating with internal teams to ensure consistent messaging and branding across all SafeLives’ communications. And tracking and analysing the effectiveness of external communication campaigns.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week.
Location: London office/Bristol Office/Remote.
Benefits
- 34 days' holiday including public holidays'
- Flexible working eg compressed hours
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Childcare Vouchers
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Clinical Supervision
- Holiday Purchase Scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
- Enhanced Family leave Policies
- Enhanced Sick pay
- Professional Development Fund
- Individual learning budget
- Restorative Practice Training
- Time Off In Lieu
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: 9.00am on Thursday 15th August 2024.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.
No agencies, please.