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Seeking a purposeful career change? Embark on a transformative journey with the On Purpose Associate Programme, offering a unique opportunity for mid-career professionals to transition into impactful work. This paid, year-long leadership programme is designed for those ready to pivot their professional journey towards creating a sustainable, equitable and just future.
Programme summary:
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Make a real impact: Through two 6-month work placements with leading organisations, you'll gain hands-on experience tackling pressing social and environmental issues. Our partners, including Triodos, Better Society Capital, Save the Children, Oddbox, and Sustainable Ventures, provide unparalleled opportunities to contribute to meaningful change.
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Expert-led learning: Immerse yourself in an intensive Learning & Development programme, with weekly in-person sessions led by experts from across sectors. This blend of professional training and academic rigour equips you with the leadership skills, knowledge and mindset to drive systemic change.
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1-2-1 mentoring & coaching: Receive personalised support through fortnightly mentoring sessions and quarterly executive coaching, fostering both personal and professional growth.
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Join a supportive community: You'll be welcomed into a tight-knit cohort of ~20 like-minded and ambitious Associates. Together, you'll share ideas, challenges, and successes, creating a sense of belonging and mutual support that extends far beyond the programme's duration. You’ll also join the expansive On Purpose community, connecting with a global network of impact-driven professionals offering life-long inspiration, collaboration and opportunities.
Why join us?
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Earn while you learn: A competitive gross salary of £25,645 per annum, supporting your full-time commitment to creating change.
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Have a transformative impact: Join nearly 1000 purpose-driven alumni who are leading change worldwide in all parts of the system, with 92% working in the impact sector.
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Access diverse career opportunities: Our Associates have moved into sustainability jobs and social impact roles ranging from CEOs of social enterprises to leadership positions within traditional companies driving change from within. We have a former music label business owner now the CEO of Hubbub, a former Consultant now Managing Director of Divine Chocolate, and a former Marketer at Google now Head of Europe for Terra.do.
Who we’re looking for:
This programme is ideal for individuals seeking a career change into the environment and social impact sector, or for those already in the impact sector who want to develop new skills, have the opportunity to work in more commercial organisations, or to join an engaged network of people who share your values and are working toward the same goal.
Specific sector/industry experience is not important. We’re looking for talented people from diverse industries who have a determination to bring their skills and experience to purpose-driven projects and to driving systemic change. We seek ambitious individuals with:
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A minimum of three years full-time professional experience
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The right to work in the UK
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Fluency in English
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Office environment experience
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Excitement towards building a career that helps transform our economy from profit to purpose
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Skills in project management, stakeholder engagement, adaptability, interpersonal communication, problem-solving, quantitative analysis and strategic thinking.
Diversity and Inclusion:
We welcome applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences and those who are often under-represented in the impact sector, including but not limited to individuals with disabilities and those from diverse ethnic, gender identities, sexualities, religions, and socio-economic backgrounds.
How to apply:
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Register your interest via our website to receive a link to your online application form.
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Closing date for applications: Monday 21 October, 9:00 am (BST).
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Interviews scheduled for mid-late November with the programme starting in April 2025.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
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What You'll Do:
- Leadership and Prevention: Lead, inspire, and effectively deliver training including in house and open courses and the delivery of bespoke workshops in the local community.
- Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing training and promoting training courses for S&G Mind. Empowering people to build confidence, understanding and resilience whilst supporting themselves or others with mental health needs
- Quality and Leadership: As a S&G Mind Mental Health Trainer, you will lead on collecting data and evaluation forms in relation to training delivery.
Why Join Us:
• Impact Matters: Join a team where your work directly transforms lives and contributes to a healthier community.
• Personal Growth: We offer professional development opportunities that will enrich your career and help shape the future of mental health services in Swindon.
• Collaborative Culture: Work alongside like-minded individuals who share your passion for making a meaningful impact. Together, we can build a brighter, healthier future for people in Swindon and Gloucestershire. Your leadership can make all the difference.
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the role:
We understand that a spinal cord injury can be devastating, but we believe it shouldn’t prevent anyone from getting the most out of life. And we’re here to help make sure that can happen through our range of services that are designed by, and delivered for people affected by spinal cord injury.
The role of Head of Services is a new one and reflects the growth and diversification of how we reach our audience and offer them support. We want to reach everyone affected by spinal cord injury across the UK.
As our Head of Services, you will lead the development, quality and sustainability of an award-winning portfolio including our Mentoring, Digital, Courses and Vocation Services – as well as providing support to oversee our vital Volunteer Development Programme.
As the only charity in the UK with dedicated services for children and young people with spinal cord injury, you will also use your expertise to guide this key area of our work.
Reporting to the Director of Services and working with the Head of Strategic Engagement, you will play a key role in the strategic leadership of the directorate.
You will be naturally driven to achieve the best outcomes for people affected by spinal cord injury. Above all, you will be passionate about being able to demonstrate the impact of what we do, and you will see for yourself how Back Up quite literally transforms lives every day.
About us:
At Back Up, we have big ambitions. Over the next few years, we’re going to be transforming the lives of even more people affected by spinal cord injury.
Together we’ll be working hard to make sure everyone affected by spinal cord injury has access to the support they deserve; and we are the only spinal cord injury charity in the UK providing dedicated services to children and young people.
At Back Up, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. Please read our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Policy Statement. We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. We particularly welcome applications from those from black, Asian or ethnic minority backgrounds or those with higher level spinal injuries.
In 2024 Back Up won The Times and The Sunday Times Spotlight Award for Best place to work for disabled employees. As well as this, Back Up has been voted one of the top ten charities to work for (Third Sector Best Charities 2020). The enthusiastic, inclusive and supportive spirit of our very skilled staff ensure excellence in the services we deliver.
At Back Up, we inspire people affected by spinal cord injury to get the most out of life.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This year we launched a ten-year vision to transform Alexandra Park and Palace into a sustainable home for inspirational culture, entertainment and heritage, creative and educational opportunities and green space. The Supporter Engagement Manager will focus on increasing donations from individuals, essential to deliver the vision.
You'll be joining a new team with the opportunity to shape your role and make a real impact on both the future of Ally Pally and the North London communities we service. This is a unique fundraising role, aiming to engage supporters with work across heritage, culture, community and environmental programming. Your work will help us:
- Resotre the Victorian Palace and improve the Park
- Deliver creative learning and wellbeing programmes
- Make our events programme more accesible to people on lower incomes or with disabilities
- Take forward our ambitious programme to reach Net Zero
We look to recruit a candidate excited to take responsibility for their own area of work as part of a small team. We will consider applicants with previous experience in fundraising / development or transferable skills and knowledge from customer facting roles in other sectors.
Key duties
- Manage and develop relationships with a portfolio of individual supporters
- Implement engaging supporter stewardship systems
- Plan and deliver a year-round programme of supporter events
- Plan and deliver individual giving campaigns
- Manage the delivery of online and print communications and marketing materials that build a case for support with new and prospective individual donors
- Process and acknowledge Gift Aid claims on CRM system
- Represent Ally Pally at fundraising sector events and training
Essential
- Experience managing events for supporters, clients or customers
- Experience managing supporter relationships or customer accounts
- Experience delivering fundraising advice or communications
- Strong organisational and planning skills
- Adaptable and resilient
- Ability to make independent decisions and decide when to ask for support
This is not and exhaustive list, please see the JOB PACK for further details
To apply please submit your CV and a cover letter of no more than 2 sides detailing how you meet the person specification.
Closing date is Monday 16 September with interviews expected to take place on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 September
Our mission is: To repair, restore and maintain the park and palace for the recreation and enjoyment of the public forever.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Community and Engagement Manager
Position: Community and Engagement Manager
Location: Teddington, TW11 8HT
Salary Range (depending on experience): pro rata of £33,000 – £39,000 incl. OLW
Hours: Part-time 21 hours per week. We are able to offer some flexibility with the role such as term time only or flexibility with days/times.
Contract: Permanent
Annual Leave: pro rata of 25 days leave plus bank holidays
Closing date: 10pm on Monday 2nd September 2024, or before if a suitable candidate is found.
We reserve the right to close the application early. An early application is strongly recommended as shortlisting and interviews will be held on an ongoing basis.
About the role
Richmond AID is seeking an energetic and enthusiastic person who can lead our multidisciplinary team Inclusion Team. The team currently has 6 direct reports and services include: BuddyUp, Spade gardening service, Mental Health Peer Support service, Connect to Tech digital training, Campaigning and peer group activities.
There is a variety of skills and experience within the team which will require someone to use a flexible management approach, directing support to where it is needed most. We are looking for someone to not just manage these services, but to lead their development and widen our coverage across the borough of Richmond. This will predominantly involve supporting the people involved to be leaders of their own projects, improving delivery models, ensuring projects meet targets and quality standards. Some of the projects are also delivered in partnership with other organisations so an understanding of the responsibilities of contract management is essential. We have recently started a campaign project and experience of running effective campaigns would be an advantage.
About you
You will have strong leadership skills with experience of managing a multi-disciplinary team. You must be committed to the value of participative community engagement, have a great understanding of the needs of diverse communities, and a passion for social justice and supporting Disabled people.
You must have experience of service delivery, monitoring, evaluation and report writing and setting SMART outcomes for your team. You will know what it takes to set up and manage a project and ensure it meets the intended outcomes. Additionally, you’ll be confident in participative strategies and tools such as facilitating groups, arranging events, developing surveys, gathering views and responding to consultations.
You will be skilled in managing group dynamics and supporting your team to have boundaries with clients. You will also have experience of managing Safeguarding issues.
Ideally you will have experience of campaigning work, with a track record of delivering innovative digital campaigns that have led to real change.
About Richmond AID
Richmond AID offers 25 days annual leave plus eight bank holidays or pro rata of this for part time roles. Normal office hours are 9am to 5.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 5pm on Fridays. You will be based at our offices in the Disability Action and Advice Centre, 4 Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8HT but may need to work from other locations as needed.
Related roles: volunteer manager, services manager, service coordinator, community development, campaign manager, community engagement, co-production manager, event manager, digital and communications manager, communication manager.
To apply
Please apply via the Charity Jobs website.
You will need to send your CV and a covering letter of up to 2 sides of A4 stating how you meet the Essential and Desirable criteria in Experience and Knowledge section of the Job description.
Disabled Candidates
The charity is an equal opportunities employer and particularly welcomes applications from Disabled candidates and has been awarded the Disability Confident Employer quality mark, meaning any Disabled candidates that meet the minimum criteria will be invited for interview. Please advise if you have a disability or long-term health condition that you would like to be considered when you apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you looking for a dynamic and rewarding role working for an organisation with the feminist agenda at the core of its ethos? Then Advance Charity could be the career choice for you!
We are looking for Senior Service Manager – Prison Services
Salary: £40,000-£45,000 pro rata
Location: HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield
Hours: 21 hours per week – with a possibility of increasing hours; to be confirmed at interview
Contract: Fixed Term – until 31st March 2025 with a possibility of an extension to March 2026
This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010.
Please note: Any offer of employment will be made subject to references, confirmation of the right to work in the UK, and satisfactory enhanced DBS check. This role is also subject to Police Vetting.
About us
Advance is an award-winning and innovative women-only organisation, established in 1998, providing emotional and practical support to women and girls survivors of domestic abuse and supporting women with short-term sentences to reduce offending. We believe in empowering women and girls to lead safe, non-violent, equal lives so that they can flourish and contribute to the community.
We are a community-based organisation who lead in best practice approaches to supporting women in their local community. We achieve this by being available to meet and support women in local settings and at our women’s centres, and by working in close partnership with other agencies.
Our values are to listen and support, to empower and respect, collaboration, innovation, and accountability.
About the role:
As an experienced senior manager with a proven track record of leadership in providing services in prisons and possibly, to women in contact with the Criminal Justice System as well as working collaboratively with other partner organisations, criminal justice services, Ministry of Justice and HMPPS. The post holder will manage the prisons advocacy services and teams for unsentenced and sentenced women within the custodial settings at HMP Peterborough and HMP Bronzefield. She will have a great understanding of the prison systems and regime including some of the challenges faced.
She will build and maintain key relationships, partnerships and contracts with relevant partners and funders, together with the Head of Criminal Justice Services and Director of Criminal Justice Services.
She will be an inspirational leader, responsible for recruiting, developing and managing her team and will be responsible for coordinating, reporting, and the delivery of the related services as commissioned by the Ministry of Justice. She will be accountable for managing her teams safely and securely whilst carrying out all activities within the prison setting.
The post holder will be working primarily from HMP Peterborough with travel across the regions to HMP Bronzefield; twice per month. She will be working 3 days across the week, and the working days will be specified at interview.
A car may be desirable for this role, though not essential
About You:
To be successful as the Senior Service Manager for Prison Services you will need the below experience and skills:
- A thorough understanding of and knowledge of the issues relating to women in the criminal justice system
- A sound knowledge of safeguarding adult and children principles, child abuse, child protection issues and safeguarding
- Experience of working within a custodial setting
- Significant experience of working with women and/or service users with a complex range of needs, particularly within the criminal justice system, in custody and/or community.
- Experience of developing relationships with funders/commissioners and achieving required outcomes.
- Experience of implementing quality assurance frameworks, monitoring, evaluating and measuring impact.
- Strong influencing skills, enthusiasm, self-confidence, excellent verbal and written communication and presentation skills , and a can do proactive solution focussed approach
- Strong negotiating skills and the ability to build strong and effective relationships and partnerships, dealing with ambiguity and resolving conflict effectively, achieving the right outcomes for the organisation, collaborating and networking.
- Able to think, act and plan strategically to develop practical and creative solutions to the management of existing and new services and complex problems that may arise while maintaining high levels of diplomacy and professionalism
How to apply:
Please submit your up-to-date CV with a supporting statement. Please note that only applications made via the job advert on the Advance careers page, and those that include a cover letter will be considered.
Closing Date for Applications: Sunday 8th September 2024
Interviews are taking place on: Interviews to take place w/c 16th September 2024
*Advance reserves the right to close the advert early, or on the appointment of a candidate.
What we can offer you - Employee Benefits:
A 35-hour working week
An exceptional 30 days of paid holiday per year (pro rata for part time), PLUS public holidays on top (that's nearly 40 days paid holiday per year!)
Additional days off to celebrate International Women’s Day, and for religious observance and moving home
Perkbox - an employee discount platform where you can receive free rewards as well as take advantage of savings on clothes, groceries, travel, leisure and more
Pension scheme
Enhanced maternity/adoption provision
Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Employee eye-care scheme
Clinical supervision for front line staff and first line management roles
Refer a Friend Scheme - £250 for each referral who passes probation
Organisation wide away days
Thorough induction and training
Career development pathways
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Under the Equality Act 2010, we are required to make any reasonable adjustments. If you have a disability as defined under this act and/or have special needs, please email the Talent Acquisition Team via the Advance website and will aim to make the necessary arrangements to accommodate your needs.
Diversity, Inclusion and Equal Opportunities
We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and actively seek to recruit people from groups underrepresented in our current team. We have policies and processes in place to ensure that all employees are offered an equal opportunity in recruitment and selection, promotion, training, pay and benefits.
Safeguarding
Advance is committed to safeguarding and creating a culture of zero-tolerance of harm and expects all staff, including volunteers to share this commitment. We believe all individuals have the right to live their life free from violence and abuse and the right to feel and be safe. We have a suite of safeguarding policies, procedures and practice guidance, accessible to all staff, which promotes safeguarding and safer working practices across all our services and activities. When we recruit staff, we follow rigorous safer recruitment practices, this involves carrying out pre-employment checks including references, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, and identity checks. We ensure all staff undertake mandatory safeguarding training relevant to their role and responsibilities, to empower them to be competent and feel confident in recognising and responding appropriately to safeguarding issues and promote wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Title: Male Residential Support Worker (this is a live-in role)
Responsible to: Senior Support Worker
Responsible for: Young people living in the accommodation (4 young people aged 16 – 18 years old seeking asylum in the UK).
Location: This is a live-in, residential role based in a supported accommodation home in Loughborough. Some work will be based in our office buildings.
Hours: 25 hours per week on duty – this is a mixture of day, evening and weekend shifts. Two days a week will be off duty.
Leave: Two nights a month can be taken as nights away from the home. This in addition to annual leave allowance. Annual leave - 33 days (converted into hours) pro-rata for number of hours worked
Salary Band: £24,150 - £27,760 per annum pro rata. Equivalent to £16,100 to £18,506 for 25 hours a week.
Benefits in kind: Rent-free accommodation, including Wi-fi, gas, electric and council tax bills.
Contract: Permanent
Start Date: Immediately
Overall Purpose
To provide advice, assistance and support to young people in the home, as a key member of the Support Team, delivering Baca’s service in line with our Vision and Values. The role includes a consistent adult presence in the home. To attend to their practical and emotional needs whilst supporting the development of living skills. To teach them how to manage and look after a home in order to keep it safe and hygienic. To build trusting relationships within the home to enable young people to feel safe and cared for. To act as an excellent role model and to work closely with them and their Support Worker to enable them to make good progress towards independence.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
- Welcome newly arrived young people into the accommodation, helping them feel safe and able to rest; with compassion without discrimination of age, race, colour or behavioural issues.
- Actively support young people to make progress and develop in the following outcomes; physical wellbeing and emotional wellbeing; personal safety; education and learning; employment and training that is safe and suitable; social engagement (being part of the community and activities outside of the home)
- Be an excellent and positive role model, offering advice, guidance and assistance and consistently modelling behaviours in line with Baca’s values.
- Using Baca’s progress plan, train all young people in living skills and looking after a home such as washing, personal safety, cleaning, cooking and food safety, food shopping and budgeting.
- Providing emotional support at times of difficulty, anxiety or stress.
- Encourage young people settle into and support them to maintain a healthy routine which will include regularly attending education and social activities.
- Act as a co-keyworker for the young people to ensure that their support plans and progress are up to date and that all their needs are being met.
- Enable young people to live with positive values and good boundaries by challenging any unhelpful or unsafe behaviours and encouraging safe and positive behaviours.
- In accordance with the guidelines on Safeguarding and Health and Safety policies, to accept responsibility for working within these guidelines and report any concerns.
- Work collaboratively with the rest of the Rebuild Team to ensure all young people are safeguarded and supported to rebuild their lives.
- Take responsibility for keeping the home clean, by consistently role modelling to and training young people.
- Maintain very good communication with relevant members of the Rebuild Team and relevant social workers
- Ensure regular appropriate reporting requirements are consistently met, meeting regulations set out by Ofsted.
- Complete and update all admin work as part of the role such as month end reports and support plans on time and in a consistent manner.
- Playing an active role in developing knowledge and understanding in areas relevant to the role and especially in the areas of asylum and refugee law, trafficking, supporting separated children and the cultures of different nations relevant to Baca.
To work as part of the team
- Be a role model, leading by example in practicing the Values of Baca.
- Actively participate in the delivery of the aims and objectives of the organisation working collaboratively with colleagues to achieve them.
- Demonstrate curiosity and willingness to learn by be willing to give and receive feedback on performance with colleagues and managers.
- Play an active and supportive role within the organisation.
- Actively participate in team meetings, making a positive contribution to enable young people outcomes to be achieved.
- Maintain strict confidentiality in relation to work undertaken and ensure all confidential material is stored according to Baca’s Confidentiality statement and Data Protection Policy.
- Treat all staff and young people fairly and without prejudice, in line with Baca’s Equality and Diversity Policy.
- Consistently outwork the correct procedures for dealing with any safeguarding incidences or concerns, in line with Baca’s Child, Vulnerable Adult Protection & Safeguarding Policy and whistleblowing.
- Adhere to all Baca’s policies and procedures.
Personal Specification
Baca is looking for a Support Worker who is passionate about seeing unaccompanied young refugees achieving their potential and rebuilding their lives for a better future. The successful applicant will have a personal style that is in line with Baca’s vision and values. They will live in the new arrival house and make it their home. They will be a good self-starter and have excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire our young people to be the best they can be. The successful applicant will be motivated and passionate about the work that Baca does and the young people in our care. They will be very approachable, enjoy working as part of a wider team but also able to manage their own time and workload. Someone who is supportive, approachable, responsible, reliable, personable and willing to set boundaries in line with Baca’s values.
This is a frontline role that will need the successful applicant to be working closely with young people in their houses and will need access to transport young people to different appointments, meetings and activities.
An enhanced DBS check will be required. Shortlisting and interviews will take place as and when applications are received.
Please note: We cannot offer sponsorship for this role as Baca is not on the Home Office list.
It is our mission to serve young people who have been forced to flee their home country – offering safe homes, education, therapeutic care and support
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our client is an independent foundation that invests in developing countries to improve lives and to maximise demographic dividends for long term economic growth.
They do this by partnering with visionary African governmental leaders to deliver on initiatives that have the potential to positively and dramatically enhance the life outcomes of their people and the trajectories of their countries.
Focusing on and supporting the efforts of their partners to aid success, our client has recently adopted a new strategy with a clear accountability target: Over the next five years, they want to have played an integral role in substantially and tangibly improving 23.5 million lives.
The Role
We are seeking a Program Director/Labour Market Economist who can complement the existing team by virtue of their experience in labour market economics, value chain transformation, and/or the prioritization of public-sector investment in critical economic sectors.
Program Directors work with their government counterparts to design and support implementation of transformative programs, and many of their government counterparts are prioritizing youth employment.
Program Directors are accountable to the CEO and are responsible for ensuring quality execution of programs; strengthening routine monitoring systems; leading evidence-based decision-making; and driving highly leveraged outcomes. Each Program Director will work on a variety of matters related to human capital development and contribute to programs in different African geographies.
You can expect a dynamic environment and a culture of collaboration, innovation, and drive for highly leveraged outcomes.
Experience
To be successful you will need extensive experience with complex and large-scale program ideation and implementation, related to labour market interventions, value chain transformation, and public-sector investment, ideally in Sub-Saharan African countries.
You are most likely an economist, will have a good understanding of how governmental departments work (ideally with direct experience working within government) and have had significant interactions at high policy levels within governments, with proven experience in managing complex and politically sensitive relationships with different stakeholders. You will support the ambition of policy champions at national level.
Able to demonstrate methodical program oversight and management, you will need an exemplary work ethic with a drive for achieving concrete results from often complex environments.
Knowledge wise we are looking for strong understanding of labour markets and development economics; excellent data analysis skills; project finance/private sector experience could be advantageous.
This role will suit someone who is used to working at the most senior levels and brings excellent people skills and highly developed communication, presentation, negotiation and influencing skills. Fluency in French and/or widely spoken African languages is desirable.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check.
CV’s are being assessed and sent to the client on a rolling basis so early application is advised. Interviews likely to be held early September. Please apply directly through our website, sending your CV and a covering letter.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing team at the Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People. You will support our work in providing assistive equipment for Deaf and hard of hearing people in the Bristol area, as well as providing administrative support to our community development projects and CEO.
We welcome applications from people who have experience of working with or supporting Deaf and hard of hearing people, and those with administration skills who would like to use these skills in a new and rewarding area of work.
Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People:
The Centre for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People (CfD) is a registered small-sized charity that delivers a wide range of services including community development initiatives and assistive equipment services to people in Bristol who are Deaf, deafened, or hard of hearing. Our mission statement includes, we are working toward creating a Bristol “where everyone can participate in all aspects of life in the city, whatever their level of hearing”.
CfD challenges the prejudice and barriers that Deaf and hard of hearing people face in their daily lives. We are developing exciting new plans for activities that will contribute to our aims and promote equality for all deaf people.
Summary of duties:
Under the direction of the Operations Manager, the administrator will support the Equipment Service Team to achieve a high standard of service delivery.
The administrator will also support the Communities Team and CEO with organising and delivering activities run as part of our community development projects.
The administrator will also provide broader administrative support to the CEO and to the charity.
Responsibilities:
● Be the first point of contact for equipment service clients, usually by phone and email
● Book appointments for clients for the equipment service
● Input client records into our database
● Send out surveys and summarise the responses
● Schedule meetings and take minutes where necessary. This may include taking minutes at Board meetings
● Support with event and activities’ organisation such as booking rooms, preparing publicity, registering participants etc ● Typing standard CfD letters e.g. invoices, communication with clients etc.
● Monitoring and maintaining levels of office supplies and consumables
● Meet and greet any visitors, contractors, clients to the CfD office or to the equipment service resource room
● Answer the CfD office telephone and take messages for staff
● Receive and respond/deal with general email and phone enquiries, postal mail, and messages
● Support with photocopying and scanning as required
● Develop reports as requested
● Proofread letters and documents written by other staff
● Help CfD to meet its Health and Safety responsibilities
● Be part of the team representing CfD at local events and exhibitions
● Part of your role will involve communicating with a mix of hearing, Deaf and hard of hearing people. British Sign Language interpreters and other communication support will be provided to support you if required.
Any other duties as may be reasonably required for the performance of this position.
Essential skills and competencies:
● At least one year’s experience of working in an office as an administrator
● Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and associated software, including Excel, Word, Outlook, Planner, and simple databases
● Effective and professional telephone manner
● Ability to compose letters and short documents and write in a friendly and direct style
● Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
● Excellent organisational and time-management skills
● A positive attitude towards Deaf and hard of hearing people with some understanding of the barriers they face in their lives.
● Excellent interpersonal skills and confidence in communicating with Deaf British Sign Language (BSL) users and hard of hearing people. CfD will provide training for the successful candidate if they do not have BSL skills
● Good attention to detail
Desirable skills, knowledge and experience:
● Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing people
● Knowledge of British Sign Language (CfD will provide training for the successful candidate if they do not have BSL skills)
● Experience of working, paid or unpaid, in or with communities, the disability sector or in the third sector
● Experience of taking minutes
● Knowledge of Health and Safety legislation and ability to carry out Health & Safety checks
● Experience using CRM databases
Things we expect all staff to support us with:
● Actively seek out opportunities for development and income generation
● Read, understand and adhere to CfD’s policies and procedures
● Stay up to date with key developments in your specialist area
● Be willing to occasionally work evenings and weekends
● Participate in team-meetings and development days
● Be willing to travel across Bristol and occasionally further afield
● Represent CfD at local, regional and national meetings and events
In return, you will receive:
• Competitive pay and holiday allowance (25 days a year plus Bank Holidays pro rata)
• Employee pension contributions
• A flexible working policy (Our core hours are 10.00 until 16.00 Mon to Fri)
• The opportunity to be part of a committed, skilled and supportive team
• Support to develop your skills further
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We are looking to recruit a creative and ambitious Fundraising and Communications Manager for our community based organisation based in West London. A key focus of the role is the development of our donor management systems, event organisation, digital appeals, and corporate partnerships, whilst providing strategic oversight of the charity’s internal and external communications.
Bid-writing expertise is desirable but not essential. We are looking for a highly effective individual with demonstrable and relevant fundraising experience, as well as excellent planning, organisational and people skills. The Fundraising and Communications Manager will work alongside the Senior Leadership Team to ensure we take a strategic approach to fundraising that ensures the charity’s income will support our growth and development in the years ahead, in line with our 2030 Strategy.
This is a great opportunity to bring established skills and experience to bear in a local organisation undertaking groundbreaking work in a range of exciting areas. The Fundraising and Communications Manager will collaborate closely with the local community and a wide range of local partners and donors. Your input and collaboration will support the charity’s work developing innovative food access models and civic engagement programmes, as well as our efforts campaigning to change the policies that perpetuate poverty.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you motivated and passionate about leading a women’s and girls’ charity, who are underrepresented and facing inequality? Do you have the skills and expertise to develop and manage a team of senior leaders to take the organisation’s vision and strategy forward.
Based in Harehills Shantona, has worked with women, girls and their families from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds in disadvantaged areas of Leeds for the last 26 years.
Shantona is the first contact point, which breaks stigma, takes a holistic approach to domestic and sexual abuse, health inequalities as well as mental health and promotes healthy relationships. Shantona inspires women, strengthens families and builds communities and challenges discrimination and inequalities wherever they occur.
We are currently recruiting a Director of Operational and Strategic Development
Salary: £37,697.84 - £41,835.47 (pro rata 35 hours) + 6% pension
Hours: 28 per week
Holiday Entitlement: 25 days per annum + bank holidays
You will lead, manage and support staff delivering adult and young people services and actively support the development of the organisation, its funding streams, Strategic direction and all aspects of operational delivery. As the Director of Operational and Strategic Development you will be required to deputise for the CEO at external and internal meetings. Lead on the development and implementation of Shantona’s strategic plan in alignment with its mission and goals.
Ensuring the delivery of all projects within Shantona are of a high standard, including robust Safeguarding culture and systems and service delivery meet their targets and deliver quality outcomes for service users.
Professional qualification at level 5 or above in management, community work or social work or equivalent.
For more information get in touch with us – we are happy to chat through the scope of this role and how you can become part of this crucial service provision.
Closing Date: 06/09/2024
Interview dates: 12/09/2024 and 13/09/2024
For an application pack, please get in touch
This post is (*Female) only, Equality Act 2010 Schedule 9 (Part 1) Occupational Requirement
Shantona has a commitment to Safeguarding adults, children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check before commencing employment.
To inspire and empower culturally diverse women, children, young people and families to be confident, independent and resilient.
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The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of role Working as part of the Casework Team, the Triage caseworker will be the first point of contact for beneficiaries seeking support. Using the triage process to establish the initial needs, moving forward the requests and following up once the casework process has been completed. This role will involve assessing the needs of the children and family to provide recommendations for appropriate assistance.
Full time position 35 hours per week based in our office in Portsmouth
Location Castaway House, 311 Twyford Avenue, Portsmouth PO2 8RN
Salary £29,000 per annum
Contract Permanent subject to a successful 6-month probationary period.
Company pension scheme Subject to successful 3-month probationary period.
Other benefits include Employees group life insurance scheme.
Employee Benenden Health scheme.
Free onsite secure parking.
Generous leave allowance
The Naval Children’s Charity provides financial and holistic support to children and families around the UK. We work closely with other charities, have our own team of caseworkers and use an external Armed Forces group case management system CRM, as well as a bespoke internal CRM of our beneficiaries.
This role is subject to DBS checking.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
Caseworkers provide support and advice to eligible individuals in line with the policies of the Naval Children’s Charity. They work closely with other organisations to ensure that children and families receive appropriate and prompt support.
· To act as the first point of contact for the Casework team and beneficiaries
· To complete an initial assessment of need by triaging telephone calls, emails and applications received through different CRMs used by the Charity
· Contact families who submit an enquiry through the Charity website or via email
· Pass emergency requests for support to the Casework Team Manager or Head of Welfare for prioritising
· Deal with enquiries and correspondence from beneficiaries
· Establish a relationship of trust with beneficiaries. Offer support and signpost beneficiaries in areas such as relationship, bereavement, family counselling both by telephone and in person when appropriate to statutory/external organisations and Armed Forces charities.
· Liaise with external caseworkers from SSAFA, RN FPS and other organisations to ensure comprehensive casework is carried out on all beneficiaries
· Investigate applications for grants and, following assessment, produce recommendations for the Head of Welfare/CEO and Welfare Committee
· Follow up with beneficiaries once casework has been completed to ascertain impact and any unmet need
· Investigate beneficiary entitlement to statutory funds, advise of other possible sources of charitable funding and, with the beneficiaries’ consent, refer to other charities to almonise with them to provide a package of care for the beneficiary
· Ensure confidential handling of all information concerning beneficiaries in accordance with the Naval Children’s Charity’s confidentiality and data protection policies
· Keep thorough, confidential and systematic records of all matters concerning enquiries, applications, and grant awards in accordance with the Naval Children’s Charity’s Data Protection policies
· Provide feedback and regular reports to inform Casework Team Manager of trends
· Process day to day invoices and pass to the Head of Finance
· Keep up to date with developments on legislation, childcare issues and the benefits system and have an awareness of the MoD allowance system
· Regularly update personal training and skills
· Other relevant duties may be assigned from time to time
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience
· Professional experience in a Triage/Caseworker/Family Support Worker role
· Previous experience of working with Serving Personnel/Veterans/Children in a support capacity
· An understanding and awareness of the benefits system
· Good knowledge of the Naval and Armed Forces Charity sector (Desirable)
Knowledge and skills commensurate with role to include:
· Empathetic and non-judgemental nature
· Excellent interpersonal, written, verbal communication skills.
· Well-developed IT skills, including Microsoft Office 365 and Teams. Training will be provided on our case management systems.
· Excellent attention to detail and a logical approach to work, with excellent planning and organisational skills.
· A team player with a positive, solution-focused approach to work.
· Ability to work independently demonstrating excellent time management skills.
· Ability to stay calm and work effectively under pressure, especially when meeting short notice deadlines.
· An understanding and commitment to the mission, vision and values of the Charity.
· In possession of a full UK driving licence.
Comprehensive understanding and implementation of GDPR and Data Protection principles; some of the information you may be required to process is of a sensitive and confidential nature.
Context and additional information
· Expenses incurred whilst fulfilling the duties of this role will be paid in accordance with NCC policy.
· You may be required to attend events to engage with Naval families (overtime is not paid, however Time Off In Lieu (TOIL) is given.
· Willingness to successfully complete appropriate job-related training.
· Have, or be willing to undertake and pass, MOD security checks.
Suitable candidates will be asked to complete an Application Form.
The tasks listed in this job description are not designed to be exhaustive and may vary from time to time according to the needs of the organisation. This document will be reviewed in consultation with the post holder as the role and services provided by the organisation develop.
The Naval Children’s Charity 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 client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Salary: £50,000 - £55,000 depending on experience
Hours: Full time, 37.5 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
Benefits: We want all our employees to feel valued and engaged and are committed to offering a positive working culture along with a good work-life balance. As well as ensuring they pay their employees fairly, they offer the following benefits: Flexible working, Generous annual leave, Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical, Pension Scheme, Sick Pay, Death in Service, Employee Assistance Programme, Bike Loan Scheme, Cycle2Work Scheme, Eyecare, Discount Portal.
Closing date: Sunday 29 September 2024
Interviews will be held on 10 or 11 October 2024
No agencies please
Be a part of an energetic and vibrant team who are driven by the desire to improve the lives of people living with kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease.
Kidney disease already affects ten per cent of the UK population – and it’s growing. Yet despite 7.2million people already living with kidney disease, too few are talking about it or understanding the risks – you’ll play a key role in helping us change that. Now more than ever, it’s vital that we’re able to drive awareness and understanding of the condition and move forward in our mission to end kidney disease.
As we continue to invest in our marketing and communications, we’re looking for a head of marketing and communications who can bring their skills and experience to significantly grow awareness and engagement with key audiences.
You’ll have demonstrable experience as a marketing and communications leader within the charity sector, able to inspire and motivate a team and drive forward ambitious plans that will increase engagement with priority audiences including patients, supporters, researchers, medical professionals and partners.
You’ll also be adaptable and creative, able to work with a wide variety of internal teams and external stakeholders, to bring our charity activities and stories to life, building on existing channels and supporting new growth.
If you are interested in the position, please complete the online application form and submit together with your CV.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone and encourage applications from all sections of the community.
About Kidney Research UK:
Kidney Research UK is the leading charity in the UK focused on funding research into the prevention, treatment and management of kidney disease. Our vision is the day when everyone lives free from kidney disease and for more than 60 years the research, we fund has been making an impact. But kidney disease is increasing as are the factors contributing to it, such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity, making our work more essential than ever.
At Kidney Research UK we work with clinicians and scientists across the UK, funding and facilitating research into all areas of kidney disease. We collaborate with partners across the public, private and third sectors to prevent kidney disease and drive innovation to transform treatments.
Over the last ten years we have invested more than £58 million into research. We lobby governments and decision makers to change policy and practice to ensure that the estimated 7.2 million people living with all stages of kidney disease in the UK have access to the most effective care and treatment, and to make kidney disease a priority.
Most importantly, we also work closely with patients, ensuring their voice is heard and is at the centre of everything we do, from deciding which research to invest in to how we plan our priorities and our work across the charity.
Those patient contributions are vital, always helping us and our partners to understand what life is like with kidney disease, always ensuring we see the patient behind the treatment and always reminding us that behind every statistic and every number is a person – the patients and the carers who inspire our mission and push us forward to make a difference and change the future of kidney disease.
You may have experience in the following roles: Marketing and Communications Manager, Head of Communications, Head of Digital Marketing, Senior Marketing Manager, Communications Director, Marketing Director, Digital Communications Manager, Public Relations Manager, Engagement and Outreach Manager, Brand Manager, Charity, Charities, Third Sector, Not for Profit, NFP, etc.
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ABOUT US
Action Village India (AVI) is a small UK based organisation that since 1989, has been supporting Indian partner organisations who work alongside villagers in some of the most remote parts of rural India so they can improve their lives, livelihoods and resilience. We work towards an India which is just, fair and inclusive, where all people regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, caste, religion can benefit from the country’s economic development and lift themselves out of poverty.
At the heart of our work, are our partnerships; many of which have spanned decades. Our partner organisations are led by Indians and whether these are large or small organisations, or social movements, all work directly at the grassroots level across rural India – from Bihar and Jharkhand in the North, in Odisha and down to Tamil Nadu in the South. The communities they work with, are some of the poorest in India. They are experts in their fields and work hand in hand with local people to design and inform projects to best serve their local communities and secure rights and social justice for women, men and children.
We accompany our partners for the long term, solidarity with our partners and their communities is at the core of how we work. This means we have developed relationships over the years, based on mutual respect, reciprocity and transparency. We are not governed by donor funding cycles and agendas but are led by our partners and the needs they identify and are committed to shared learning and collaboration. We keep our UK costs to a minimum with core staff and rely on an active and engaged set of Trustees, volunteers and supporters. Both staff and Trustees of Action Village India have relationships with staff from our partner organisations, created through ongoing dialogue, partner and community visits and participation in learning forums.
Job Purpose: To keep our office functioning smoothly. This is a multi-faceted role working closely with two other members of staff. This is a great opportunity for an organised self-starter who is interested in getting more experience in international development and the charitable sector.
Reports to: Executive Director
Salary: £26,000 pro rata
Hours: 14 hours per week (equivalent to 2 working days) – ideally Wednesday and Thursday.
By agreement there is an option to work an additional 7 events days over the full year. This is related to WOMAD and our other events. This is revised annually based on the agreed workplan.
Location: Dalston, London (5 Balls Pond Road, N1 4AX)
Contract: 24 months fixed contract with potential for permanent contract thereafter
Annual Leave: 25 days (pro rata)
Pension scheme: Action Village India provides access to an auto-enrolment pension plan through the Pensions Trust for all staff who have completed 6 months of satisfactory service with 3% employer contribution.
In line with legal requirements this post is subject to a Right to Work check.
Accessibility: We would like to offer our sincere regrets that due to the location of our office this position isn’t suitable for anyone with additional accessibility needs. The Action Village India office is on the second floor with a narrow staircase and no lift.
1 SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES
1.1 Office Management
- Oversee the day to day running of the office, including communication with enquirers and supporters.
- Ensure office is compliant with Health and Safety requirements. Ensure compliance with data protection requirements.
- Ensure resources, IT and communication equipment is appropriate and available for staff and volunteer needs.
- Maintain office equipment, stationery and supplies.
- Be the point of contact for the landlord and any other tenants in the shared building.
1.2 Finance (record keeping)
- Managing Petty Cash
- Recording financial expenditure and income from events for the book-keeper
- Recording donations both online and offline
- Maintaining records by keeping the scanned copies of receipts and payments in the designated files both offline and online.
- Any other record keeping work as agreed with the Executive Director.
1.3 Administrative support to Fundraising events
- Administration of sponsorship fundraising events – registration of runners/riders/walkers and their donations.
- Helping set up donation pages for sponsorship online.
1.4 Communications
- Using online tools to design and distribute Action Village India’s e-newsletter.
- Uploading information on Action Village India’s website.
- Maintaining and servicing the donor and members’ database.
- Correspondence with supporters and donors.
- Production and printing of leaflets, advertisements and maintaining records of appeals.
- Distribution of mailings for appeals, newsletters and to our membership – including email groups.
- Managing all donations to the organisation, including CAF, standing orders, Just Giving and other internet sites and correspondence with individual donors.
- Any other administrative and communications work based on the organisations’ requirements and as agreed with the Executive Director.
1.5 Information Technology
- Maintaining IT equipment including updating anti-virus software.
- Maintaining Action Village India’s filing systems (hard copy, soft and back-up files).
- Liaison with Action Village India’s website designer/manager, editing and uploading documents and photos to website.
- Managing email accounts.
- Managing our telephone and broadband accounts.
1.6 AVI Activities
- Management of office-based volunteers as agreed with the Executive Director.
- Booking rooms and other support for Action Village India’s trustees’ meetings, AGM and other events.
2 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
- Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices.
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace.
- Keep confidential any personal, private or sensitive information.
- Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
EXPERIENCE
At least one year of office management and administration in a small company or organisation within the voluntary or community sector or social impact space.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS
- Management of volunteers.
- Liaising with various stakeholders
- Excellent communication skills face to face, on the phone and by email.
- Ability to work alone and use own initiative to develop systems, and deal with practical situations as they arise.
- IT skills and experience at a level that supports email, database, social media and use of basic excel spreadsheets.
- Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face of changing priorities and multiple demands, and to deliver work in a timely manner.
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Commitment to the values and ethos of Action Village India.
- Ability to work well in a team with a flexible approach.
- An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
- A self-starter willing to contribute their own ideas to shape the future of the organisation.
- Willingness to learn and grow in the post.
DESIRABLE REQUIREMENTS
- Interest in and knowledge of international development issues
- Photoshop and Canva experience
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
We’re recruiting for a new Head of Fundraising and Communications to build on the growth and development we’ve experienced in recent years, and move us to the next level.
You will work closely with senior leadership to raise crucial funding, public support and awareness to underpin our organisational strategy, and with colleagues across the organisation to gather and communicate stories and information in a powerful and accessible way.
This is a ‘doing’ role as well as a senior one. It’s also a wide role and you won’t be expected to be an expert at everything, so we are looking for someone with the knowledge, confidence and strategic approach to play to your strengths and those of your team, while drawing in other expertise and capacity where needed.
This is an exciting and inspiring opportunity for the right person, both in terms of the role itself, but also the key part you’ll play in helping to enable survivors to recover and rebuild their lives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.