Programme Lead Jobs

We are seeking an individual with a strong background in corporate relationships to lead on a portfolio of significant, strategic partners on a maternity cover contract.

The Corporate Partnerships Manager will be joining an established and successful team, playing a vital role in developing the sustainable growth of income through our incredible partnership network within the rail industry. The role will seek out opportunities within rail to assist the fundraising team to achieve growth in both income and donor base. The right candidate will have a proven track record of developing new business opportunities and stewarding accounts to maximum potential.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form which can be accessed from the Railway Children website.

Location: Homeworking with regular travel to office in Sandbach

Closing date: Midday, Monday 5th August.

Candidates will be assessed on application and may be contacted before the closing date.

About Outward

Everything we do at Outward is about promoting the choice and independence of vulnerable people to have genuine control over their lives, play an active role in the community and develop as individuals. We strive to provide innovative and responsive housing and support services that promote choice and independence for people with a variety of needs including; young people, adults with mental health support needs, learning disabilities, autism and older people.

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic, motivated and committed Deputy Manager, with experience of working with adults with a learning disability/autism and complex needs to join Outward.

This is an exciting opportunity to utilise your skills to support the Team manager in coaching and mentoring the staff team, and also embedding high standards in the running of the service. The successful candidate will be working alongside frontline staff to support the skills building needed to increase the independence of people with autism and/or learning disabilities and behaviours of concern. Responding to the Transforming Care agenda this service is providing a real opportunity for people to thrive and enjoy a good quality of life, as active and valued members of their community.

Outward’s autism and PBS specialist services have a strong reputation across London, where we support people to live full and active lives, with support designed around the person’s personal ambitions and choices. PBS training will be provided to develop the successful candidate into a PBS coach, and you will be working closely with our Positive Behaviour Lead to create a culture that promotes Positive Behaviour and Active Support values and practice. The role involves teaching people new skills and ways of communicating which reduces behaviours of concern.

About the role

· You will work within the values and spirit of Outward to engage, enable and empower people to achieve their goals and ambitions within a person centred approach. You will be striving to promote individual choice, independence and self confidence in people

· You will be required to build and maintain strong relationships and partnership approach with families and involved professionals and stakeholders.

· You will develop, coach and mentor a positive and resilient team of support workers to deliver high quality and personalised support and embed a culture of positive behaviour support.

· You will be responsible for ensuring support is delivered innovatively, flexibly and on a person centred basis to meet the needs and outcomes of the people supported.

· You will be responsible for ensuring the service is safe, effective, caring, well led, responsive and managed to meet CQC essential standards to a minimum of good service and with aim of achievement of outstanding.

· You will support the team to develop support plans and risk assessments that reflect people’s needs, preferences and aspirations; creating a culture where plans are actively implemented and reviewed so that people are supported in the way that they want. 

About You

· Experience of managing a service for people with a learning disability/autism and complex needs including behaviours of concern is essential

· A qualification in Positive Behaviour Support Coaching (BILD accredited), or a willingness to gain the qualifications within the first 3 months of employment is essential. 

· You will be an excellent communicator liaising effectively with key stakeholders including the multi-disciplinary and health professionals, family carers and people we support.

· You will have experience of staff management and the ability to lead, motivate and develop a large team, ensuring staff are appropriately trained. You will be visible in the service and strive to model best practice and inspire support workers.

· You will be able to think creatively and be adaptable in approaches, with experience of implementing emergency management guidance to support staff.

· Experience of carrying out needs assessments and creating support and risk management plans for people with behaviours of concern. And be committed to include the person, and their circle of support at all times.

· A commitment to providing high quality, personalised active support

· Leading by example, you will uphold the rights of people we support to be involved at all levels of decision making.

· You will share our values and passion to engage, enable and empower people with autism or a learning disability to lead the lives they want.

· Knowledge of managing a budget is desirable

Benefits

We value everything our staff do for the people we support, so we provide a great benefits package:

• 25 days Annual Leave excluding Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time)
• Comprehensive Learning & Development Programme

• Computing Scheme
• Credit Union Scheme
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Health Assured – Employee Assistance Programme
• Eye care Vouchers
• Flu Jab Reimbursement
• Long Service Awards
• Pension Scheme
• Purchase Additional Annual Leave
• Refer-a-Friend Scheme
• Retirements
• Loans (including season tickets and parking permit loans)
• Blue Light Card

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post involves working with or having access to adults at risk and/or their records so we will require an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Services. This will be fully subsidised by Outward.

The Aga Khan Foundation, one of the world’s leading charitable foundations, is looking to strengthen its communications department with a Graphic Design Officer who can elevate AKF’s communications by developing visually powerful graphics to add creativity to AKF’s communications and enrich the stories we tell.

This role will work with the broader communications team to produce visually engaging content for use across AKF’s communications channels and refresh AKF’s brand image.

The person in this role is expected to have formal training in graphic design, experience of developing high quality digital and print graphics and content for social media. Skills in animation, motion graphics and illustration are not required but are desirable.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Produce high quality and visually engaging graphics for use on AKF’s website and social media channels as well as for printed collateral

• Design info-graphics to bring data to life for use across AKF’s various communications products

• Support the communications team to develop creative and engaging content for digital media

• Update AKF’s brand guidelines to ensure they encompass all of AKF’s design touchpoints and ensure communications colleagues know how to apply the guidelines

• Ensure all designs align with the AKF’s branding guidelines and messaging. This includes maintaining a consistent use of colours, fonts, images, and tone across all material

• Update social media templates to enrich AKF’s storytelling across Instagram, LinkedIn, X and Facebook

• Update AKF’s PowerPoint, Word and InDesign templates to ensure staff across the organisation have the tools to create high quality on-brand products

• Support Partnerships and Programme teams to develop high quality presentations and reports for institutional donor engagement

• Organise and maintain a library of images, logos, and related assets

• Coordinate with external vendors for printing, publishing, or other services, ensuring the quality and accuracy of the final products 

• Keep up-to-date with the latest design trends and technologies, and continually develop your skills and knowledge in these fields 

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, ATTRIBUTES & INTERESTS

Required qualifications and skills

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in graphic design and 3 years of relevant experience

• Experience of working in a reputable branding and/or design studio or marketing agency

• High standards for the accuracy and quality of communications and marketing materials

• Organisational skills, including the ability to effectively and nimbly manage multiple projects simultaneously

• A drive to learn, problem-solve, and troubleshoot both independently and collaboratively

• Expertise in the use of graphics, video and animation software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, the broader Adobe Creative Suite, Canva and Figma

• Experience of using Wordpress to upload rich and engaging content

• Skills in animation, motion graphics and illustration are not required but are desirable

• Web design and development is not required but are desirable

Attributes & Interests

• A love of visual story-telling

• Respectful of diversity and other cultures, values, and faiths

• Emotional intelligence

• Pro-active self-starter

TO APPLY

Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

Please submit:

• Your CV and a cover letter about why you are suited to the role

• Five examples of your graphic design work demonstrating your ability to produce visually engaging design for websites, social media, and print. Please include examples of animation, motion graphics and illustrations if you have produced them.

Vision for the role

Migrant Democracy Project (MDP) envisions a society where all migrants at home in the UK hold collective, political power to shape a society rooted in justice, freedom, and solidarity. 

We are looking for a full-time Community Organiser to organise first-generation migrants in the UK towards migrant justice through electoral and community organising. The organiser’s work will connect across 3 streams: voter registration; advocacy & campaigns; and political empowerment. 

Whether it’s engaging migrants at a voter registration stall, supporting migrant communities to organise in the electoral space, or strengthening a local campaign - the lived experience of first generation migrants is at the heart of all our activities.

We are looking for an experienced organiser who is passionate about migrants’ rights and democratic reform to start working as soon as possible.

Who funds the role?

The role is funded by a grant from the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation.

Contract

This is a fixed term contract, 2 years (with the possibility of extension depending on future grants), £32,000 pro rata, with an immediate start, including NI and 3% employer pension contribution.

We are looking for an organiser who can work full-time hours flexibly, including evening and weekend time where events require. When work is carried out by any Migrant Democracy Project employee outside normal working hours, time off in lieu is applied.

Location

Migrant Democracy Project does not have a physical office. The Organiser will work flexibly from home on administrative tasks and be expected to work in-person when necessary to deliver voter registration, training, informative, advocacy and campaign activities, as well as representing MDP at relevant events.

Responsibilities

• Build and implement an organising strategy for MDP in collaboration with members of our community.

• Identify and lead on outreach activities and events with first-generation migrant communities where there is scope for building power in their local areas.

• Identify, train, and support community leaders to participate and shape MDP’s Our Home Our Vote campaign for the extension of the right to vote.

• Support the delivery of our MPower - Community Organising Programme training and empowering migrant communities to best achieve their campaign aims by engaging in UK democracy and politics.

• Support the electoral prospects of MDP leaders and the organising scope in their communities.

• Manage a stakeholder network including local and national migrants’ rights groups and keeping a contact database.

• Lead on the co-production and dissemination of physical and digital materials on democratic rights and participation, such as production of leaflets and infographics in different languages and with different purposes. 

• Collect and produce content for social media following activities delivered with the community. 

• Keep track of engagement and contribute reports for our projects’ evaluation.

Qualifications

We are looking for a proactive and confident organiser with the following essential skills:​

• Good people skills and ability to manage the needs, priorities and differences of a diverse range of communities.

• Excellent knowledge of the UK political system, in particular of voter eligibility and the roles and responsibilities of elected representatives.

• Natural problem-solver who is able to work both independently and collaboratively in a startup environment.

• Excellent and motivating verbal and written communication skills. You will be expected to speak in public, engage migrants on voting rights, communicate political and electoral topics engagingly and succinctly. 

• Knowledge of the UK immigration system and experience working with migrant communities, including campaign or support groups.

• Experience organising in the political space, such as conducting voter registration drives, supporting political candidates, turning people out to vote, informing politicians at election times.

• Excellent administrative and planning skills, including dealing with last-minute changes to events.

• Experience producing and posting content using a range of social media platforms, including X, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

• Experience delivering or facilitating training and/or informative sessions.

• Good data skills, including for evaluation and monitoring purposes.

We are looking for organisers with the following values:

• Passionate and excited to work with local communities at the grassroots level.

• Strong commitment to social justice, anti-racism, feminism and LGBTQIA+ equality.

The following experiences would be helpful, although not necessary:

• Knowledge of languages other than English.

• Experience using design tools (e.g. Canva), editing websites (e.g. Squarespace) and social media scheduling tools (e.g. Hootsuite).

Application submission format

Send your CV and a cover letter/ statement of support responding to the following questions (each response should be 250 words or less):

1. Please tell us about a time you led organising activities with migrant communities. How did you develop your strategy and organise the work, and what were the key learnings?

2. What do you consider to be the main challenges migrants face in organising in the democratic space? What are your ideas to overcome them?

MDP is dedicated to the kind of diversity and inclusion that makes our organisation thrive. We highly encourage people to apply who identify as women, trans or nonbinary; LGBTQIA+; Black or BIPOC; migrants and refugees; and disabled.

Decision-making timeline

We are looking for a Community Organiser to start as soon as possible. The applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to an in person interview in central London. There will be a practical assessment part of the interview process, sent by email in good time. 

Further information

Please note, MDP cannot offer visa sponsorship. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK. 

This role provides support to LGBTQ+ people who have experienced domestic abuse and are living in safe accommodation in the community. The goal is to help people prepare for independent living in their own tenancies. The Resettlement Worker will meet with each resident to assess their needs and agree goals which will help them achieve independence. The Resettlement Worker then puts together a support plan and meets regularly with service users to provide support, challenge and encouragement as they make their journey.

Key Responsibilities

• To provide a high quality, flexible and responsive support service to LGBTQ+ people who have experienced domestic abuse, supporting them towards independent living or suitable alternative housing through the provision of 1-1 support sessions and group work.

• To assess the individual needs of each person and provide a bespoke support plan.

• To ensure that effective service user participation mechanisms are in place.

• To ensure a high level of customer care and practice at all times.

• To develop links with relevant external agencies.

Main Duties of the Post

Support Sessions

• To give holistic support to LGBTQ+ people accessing our domestic abuse resettlement service and to provide proactive support to these service users who are sometimes hard to engage.

• To meet face to face with service users regularly to provide structured support, in relation to LGBTQ+ and Housing specific issues, such as gender identity pathways, mental health services, health issues, safeguarding, liaising with the professional network.

• To work with LGBTQ+ people to develop and review individual support plans and risk assessments.

• To liaise with other service providers ensuring service users receive the necessary support to sustain their accommodation, acquire relevant independent living skills, maintain or improve positive physical and mental health and access into meaningful occupation of their time.

Financial Support

• To assist service users in maximising and managing their income including universal credit, ESA, PIP and Housing Benefit.

Semi-independent Living Support

• To work with service users to enable them to develop the life and social skills necessary to sustain their accommodation and prepare them for independent living.

• To assess individual service user’s suitability for independent accommodation.

• To act quickly to manage incidents and to advise, support and assist service users unable to maintain supported accommodation into more appropriate housing options.

Resettlement

• To support service users in the completion of application forms necessary to support move-on housing, including the private rented sector.

• To ensure that all service users are provided with information about local services whilst in safe accommodation and during their move on.

• To ensure all service users are fully aware of their rights and responsibilities in their home.

• To work with housing providers, both public and private, to negotiate move on options.

Groupwork, Consultation and Participation

• To work as part of a team in developing user participation.

• To identify and develop appropriate and flexible processes for consulting with our service users, via social media platforms, newsletters, events and workshops.

• To devise innovative and creative ways of involving LGBTQ+ people in the running of the service with an independent approach.

• Supporting our service users to participate in group and peer support and to access online support mechanisms.

• Facilitating and promoting an LGBTQ+ group work programme.

Other Duties

• To establish and maintain accurate and complete records in all areas of work.

• To complete statistics for the collation of performance and funding information.

• To maintain up to date knowledge of legislation and regulations in relation to funders and other key areas.

• To participate in individual and clinical supervision meetings, annual appraisals and training.

• To act in accordance with the organisation’s Diversity Policy, Health and Safety Policy, Code of Conduct and all other corporate policies and procedures.

• To act in the best interests of Stonewall Housing and its clients at all times.

• To work flexibly and outside of regular working hours as necessary.

• To promote Stonewall Housing at external meetings and community events.

• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the aims and objectives of the post that may be required.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Essential Experience

· Experience of working with homeless or vulnerable people, in a voluntary or paid employment setting.

· Experience of providing advice and advocacy support to vulnerable people in a professional setting.

· Experience of working with and delivering services to a diverse client group with a wide range of support needs.

· Experience of lone working and working as part of team.

Essential Knowledge

· Knowledge of Housing Legislation and how it applies to those experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness.

· Knowledge and understanding of the causes and effects of homelessness, particularly in relation to LGBTQ+ people.

· Knowledge of the current benefits available to single people.

· Knowledge of common themes, trends and issues within supported and shared accommodation.

· Knowledge of pathways into medical and social support for LGBTQ+ people.

Essential Skills and Abilities

· Ability to provide a range of housing-related advice and advocacy services, i.e. assessment, developing and using opening letters, support planning, case working, independent living support, welfare benefits advice and providing resettlement support.

· Ability to manage challenging behaviour and complex needs, report and raise incidents and safeguarding alerts.

· Ability to prioritise and maintain case work across multiple service users at the same time.

· Excellent recording and reporting skills to accurately reflect work with young people.

· Excellent written and verbal communication with vulnerable people.

· Ability to effectively involve and engage LGBTQ+ people in services.

· To be resilient in regard to working with challenging behaviour from service users who may have experienced trauma leading them to be mistrustful of support providers.

As with all members of Stonewall Housing’s Team, the postholder will also:

· Be an adept and nimble multitasker who relishes being busy and can keep multiple plates spinning.

· Have strong networking and relationship-building skills.

· Have a positive and can-do attitude.

· Be able to adapt to changing circumstances with flexibility, and to work well under pressure.

· Be required to support the wider Stonewall Housing team when needed, to ensure the smooth running of the organisation.

· Join Stonewall Housing’s All Team meeting in person (held near Liverpool Street Station) once per month.

· Be able to travel occasionally around the UK for key events.

· To work as part of a mostly-remote team, embracing online communication and collaboration tools.

· To receive regular supervision from the line manager and attend training courses as required.

Your attitude and personal attributes

· A commitment to equal opportunities in all aspects of work.

· A commitment to the aims, values and beliefs of the organisation.

· Ability to empathise with vulnerable LGBTQ+ people.

Conditions:

This job description does not constitute a ‘terms and conditions of employment’. It is provided only as a guide to assist the employee in the performance of their job. Stonewall Housing is an evolving organisation and therefore changes to the employees’ duties may be necessary from time to time. The job description is not intended to be inflexible or a finite list of tasks and may be varied from time to time after consultation/discussion with the post holder.

More about who we are:

Stonewall Housing is the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ homelessness charity. We help LGBTQ+ people in the UK who are experiencing homelessness or living in an unsafe environment.

Founded in 1983, we provide specialist housing advice, advocacy and support for LGBTQ+ people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. We have specialisms in Mental Health, Domestic Abuse and Supported Accommodation.

We’re a team of caring, driven people, fighting to end homelessness and ensure that everyone has a safe and secure space to call home.

Our Values:

· We are LGBTQ+ informed.

· We are tenacious.

· We are empowering.

· We are collaborative.

· We are inclusive.

What we can offer you:

Whatever stage of your career you may be at, we’ll support you with the training and development that you to reach your goals.

Our benefits include:

· Competitive salary

· Flexible working

· Generous annual leave – 30 days (FTE)

· An additional ‘Stonewall Housing’ day off per year

· Pension scheme

· Employee Assistance Programme

Stonewall Housing’s core hours are between 10:00 – 16:00 and staff can agree regular working patterns with their line manager.

Applying for the role:

No formal qualifications are needed for this role, and we encourage everyone with the appropriate skills, experience and potential to apply. We welcome applications from those who are able to understand and show empathy with our mission and purpose.

We’re committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce that represents the people we support. We particularly welcome applications from people who are Black, Asian or from other minority backgrounds. We welcome difference whether it’s gender, gender identity or expression, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, national origin, or pregnancy and maternity status; so please be yourself! Additionally, we particularly encourage applications from candidates with lived experience of homelessness who we believe are an essential asset in our sector.

For more information about us, please visit our website and follow Stonewall Housing on our social channels.

Equity is important to the success of our team and work. We don’t want any barriers to applying so if you want to discuss particular aspects of our approach, or get a better understanding of whether Stonewall Housing (or this role) is right for you, then please contact John, our Services Manager, on john[at]stonewallhousing[dot]org.

Interesting in researching more about us? If you're looking us up online to help with your application, bear in mind that Stonewall Housing is both a Community Benefit Society and Charitable Foundation. Our company number is IP24277R and our charity number is 1187437. You can find Stonewall Housing Charitable Foundation (SHCF) on the Charity Commission Register, and Stonewall Housing Association (SHA) on the FCA (Financial Conduct Authority) Register.

Location: Central London (Chancery Lane/Farringdon area) with hybrid working from home
Salary: circa £50,000k pa plus benefits
Hours: 37.5

An exciting opportunity for a skilled and experienced HR professional to join our dynamic, growing mental health charity as Head of People and Culture.

Think Ahead supports people living with mental health problems by supporting a strong and thriving mental health workforce. We are experts in recruitment, professional training and leadership development for mental health practitioners in the NHS and local communities, ensuring the right people can deliver the right support at the right time.

Our flagship programme has recruited and trained 1000 mental health social workers, and we are extending our reach to ensure that we can support NHS and other employers to recruit and retain key people right across the mental health workforce.

We are now looking for a motivated, ambitious leader to support our dedicated Senior Leadership Team at an important time in our organisational development. You will already have experience in HR management roles, and you are likely to be qualified to CIPD Level 7 or to be working towards it.

You will contribute to the development and implementation of strategic HR initiatives that support Think Ahead’s business objectives and growth plans whilst creating positive sustainable change; and you will have day to day responsibility for the full range of HR functions across our dispersed in-house staff team.

Our vision and inclusive values are at the heart of everything that we do. You will play a key part in promoting Think Ahead’s values, ensuring employees have the means to contribute and that their voices are heard.

You will lead and champion diversity, inclusion, equality and wellbeing throughout the organisation to encourage employee engagement and maximise the positive impact of an anti-discriminatory culture.

And you will create and embed a culture of continuous learning that is committed to supporting employees to achieve high quality performance.

We work flexibly from high quality offices in Central London (Chancery Lane/Farringdon area) and expect people to come into the office at least one or two days per week.

We are open to conversation about flexible working options, including part-time hours.

We have excellent employee benefits, including 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays), office closure over Christmas, flexible working around our core hours of 10am to 4pm, a matched pension scheme with up 7% employer contributions, an employee assistance programme, a cycle to work scheme, a secure cycle store in the building, a volunteer support scheme, and training and personal development opportunities for all our staff.

If this sounds like the just the opportunity and challenge you’ve been looking for to complement your skills and experience, we will look forward to hearing from you.

REF-215 156

EmpathyLab is a charitable social enterprise leading a powerful book-based empathy movement across the UK. We’re looking for a new leader to take our pioneering children’s work and partnerships to a new level.

Our mission is to raise an empathy-educated generation, inspired to build a better world for everyone. Research shows that reading builds real-life empathy, and we specialise in harnessing that power. By 2026 we aim to be benefitting one million children a year.

In an exciting development, we’re looking for an exceptional individual - founder and current Managing Director Miranda McKearney OBE will be stepping into a more ambassadorial role, whilst continuing to support the organisation There is a well-established, active board of founding directors with wide ranging skills who will work with the new leader to develop EmpathyLab’s dynamic social impact.

Our four programmes are an annual Read For Empathy book collection; Empathy Day, every June; a Schools’ Programme and innovation work with publishers, authors and illustrators.

Key Responsibilities

• Work with the board to shape EmpathyLab’s strategic direction and oversee the development of its programmes

• Implement a fundraising strategy, including developing income from trusts/foundations; earned income and private donations

• Plan and monitor annual budgets with the director of finances support

• Lead organisational planning and deliver growth, ensuring programmes are constantly evolving

• Ensure that reporting & compliance requirements are met

• Manage existing partnerships whilst developing new ones

The successful individual will bring experience of leadership at a senior level; a deep knowledge of the children’s book world; experience of working in, or with the third sector; a successful fundraising track record and experience in education and child development. An understanding of empathy’s role in different settings, including the workplace is needed, plus strong evidence of building enduring partnerships. Experience of managing finances, staff, volunteers and programmes is essential.

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds. We do not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, colour, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation or religion, or any other category protected by law.

Contract:  Permanent, full time 37.5 hours per week

Salary:  £25,011 - £27,000 per annum 

Location: Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 1NQ 

Closing date:  Wednesday 24 July 2024

Interview date:  Thursday 1 August 2024

We are recruiting an Assistant Manager – Offsite Services to ensure the smooth, effective, and efficient delivery of the centre’s home-based pet operations so that the right pet is placed with right the client, in the quickest amount of time and all our pets and clients receive excellent care throughout the adoption stages of the rehoming process. 

More about the role:

Based in our high street location since 2018, we are perfectly placed to support our local community and surrounding areas. Our foster-based care and Home Direct scheme ensures animals find loving homes without the stress of kennels. This means that we do not usually have pets staying onsite overnight and our roles may not include daily pet care, but no two days are ever the same. 

This is a wonderful opportunity to join Blue Cross to lead an incredible team to ensure the delivery of high-quality rehoming services that includes exceptional care for our pets and clients and efficient, connected decisions making in relation to pet welfare.

On a day-to-day basis you will have responsibility for the smooth running of the home-based pet operations, and the overall responsibility, as a subject matter expert, for practical animal handling and assessment so that pets are prepared for adoption in the quickest amount of time. This will see you working closely with your team and colleagues to make sure that any pet assessment, behaviour, or training is delivered in a timely and efficient way and that any foster carers are fully supported. 

About you:

You will be accountable for achieving pet related targets while ensuring that your team of Pet Welfare Assistants deliver a high level of animal welfare, adhering to quality measures and national processes within their case management.

Managing and motivating your team is a key aspect of this role as this will enable the Centre to deliver high-quality home-based pet care services and provide great development opportunities for those you manage. 

This is a full-time role working 37.5 hours per week on a rota which includes weekends and bank holidays.

You will be an excellent manager of people, having skills which are finely honed by working in a similar, animal related environment with expert knowledge and application of pet welfare and care.  

As an accomplished, positive, and innovative manager, you will know how to inspire, motivate, and drive continuous improvement. You will be able to lead a team of Pet Care Specialists, developing and empowering them through effective management and coaching. 

With your excellent communication skills, you will have the ability to adapt your approach to suit different audiences. As there are always many ‘plates spinning,’ you will be naturally calm and organised, and be prepared to make decisions in a high-pressure environment. 

You will bring strong analytical skills and have the ability to rigorously monitor, assess and evaluate in order to deliver improvements. You will not ‘rest on your laurels,’ you will have an appetite to continually improve onsite facilities and services, ensuring your team and others involved are engaged. 

You will know what it is like to work in an emotionally charged environment and have excellent ‘bounce back ability’ and resilience. In addition, you will be emotionally intelligent, showing empathy and knowing how to support your team and members of the public.  

Knowledge, skills, and experience

• Significant experience in managing a team. 
• Significant experience in delivering high level Customer service in a fast-paced environment. 
• Significant subject matter expertise and application of pet welfare and handline of domestic animals 
• Experience of working in rescue welfare environment  
• High standard of verbal and written communication. 
• Experience of developing, mentoring & coaching operational teams. 
• Proven decision-making ability. 
• Current full driving licence 
• The ability to demonstrate, understand and apply our Blue Cross Values 

It would be great (but no essential) if you also had:

• Performance management and improvement experience.  
• Change management experience. 
• Delivering training and presenting to large groups. 
• Experience working with volunteers. 
• Qualifications in management, leadership, or coaching 
• Understanding of safeguarding issues. 

Want to know more detail? Great! We have attached the job description which hopefully gives you everything you need.

How to apply  
Please visit our website and complete the online application process before the closing date on Wednesday 24 July 2024. 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Blue Cross benefits:

Our people are the most important part of delivering our purpose. If it were not for their amazing efforts and commitment, we would not be able to make the difference that we do today.  

In return, Blue Cross wants to ensure we provide you with the best working environment we can. We want you to be happy working for us and will do everything we can to make sure you are.  

Our generous benefits package includes:  

• Enhanced annual leave entitlement: 30 days plus bank holidays  
• Pension scheme with enhanced employer contribution  
• Health cash plan  
• Life assurance  
• Unlimited access to an employee assistance programme  
• Programmes for physical and mental wellbeing support  
• Free access to GP via MetLife  
• Recognition scheme Annual volunteer days 
• Claim for professional fees  

To read more about the benefits Blue Cross has to offer, please visit the 'why work for us' page on our website.

Propositions & Copy Manager

Battersea’s Marketing & Communications department is responsible for communicating the breadth of the organisation’s work in an engaging and memorable way. Though our award-winning campaigns, we use our influence to affect change for dogs and cats within and beyond our gates; building Battersea’s reputation on a national and international scale. 

Our work involves everything from innovative integrated advertising campaigns to rehome our animals, to supporting other departments with their strategic objectives. We also manage Battersea’s online communities, offer brand guidance, deliver innovative digital activity, and manage internal communications, ensuring that staff and volunteers stay informed and engaged. The department’s ultimate goal is to raise awareness of Battersea’s work, so we can be here for more dogs and cats.

We are looking for someone to join us as a Propositions & Copy Manager to bring the Battersea brand to life by creating, developing and implementing the use of compelling propositions, succinct key messages and engaging copy to achieve organisation-wide objectives.
 
The ideal candidate will have fresh creative ideas and an ability to write compelling copy to implement the brand marketing strategy for Battersea, increase brand awareness and achieve objectives. They will have the ability to drive brand affinity through the development of high-quality, insight-led copy including clear propositions, key messages and call to action for different audiences.

Please note that this vacancy is a 12-month fixed term contract, with an anticipated start date of October 2024.

What we can offer you:

In return for your commitment to our cause and to recognise the value of our employees, Battersea offers a range of benefits to support the wellbeing of our employees. These include:
• 28 days of annual leave (plus 8 days paid public holidays) per year
• Discounted gym memberships and cycle to work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme and access to Wellbeing Resources.
• Generous pension contributions – up to 10% employer contribution
• Free healthcare cash plan, where you can claim for a range of treatment including dental, optical, physiotherapy, chiropody and acupuncture every year.
• Annual interest-free season ticket loans

We are also committed to providing learning and development to our employees. During your time with us, we provide support for your professional and career development, including access to digital and in-person training programmes, leadership and management training, mentoring and much more.

Our hybrid working model:

We operate a 50% onsite hybrid working model, with our office-based staff splitting their time between site based and home working. This enables our office-based staff to balance the benefits of home working with onsite collaboration and maintaining a connection to our cause.

Diversity and inclusion:

At Battersea, we are committed to developing and supporting a diverse workforce and inclusive culture in all aspects of our organisation. We aim to ensure that this pledge, reinforced by our values, is embedded in our day-to-day working practices and our work together.

By hearing from and valuing different experiences, perspectives, and contributions, we know we can provide the best expert care for every dog and cat who needs us. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from diverse ethnic communities and people with disabilities, who we know are currently underrepresented in our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer we will ask about any adjustments you may need at application and/or interview stage, and if you are offered a role with us, we’ll talk to you about any workplace adjustments you may need to help you perform at your best.

More about us:

At Battersea, we aim to never turn away a dog or cat in need of help. We give each one lots of love, expert care and get to know their characters and quirks so we can find them a new home that’s just right for them. Join us and help us be here for every dog and cat, wherever they are, for as long as they need us.

Closing date: 23rd July 2024
Interview date(s): first round: 1st - 2nd August 2024; second round TBC

Start date: 1st October 2024 (flexible)

For full details, please download our recruitment pack.

To apply for the role, please click the button below. All applications must be submitted before the closing date advertised. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a high volume of applications is received.

Our Senior Practitioners will provide interim cover across SHP, providing supervisory support where needed to staff teams. This could include our Multiple Disadvantage and Complex Needs accommodation services, Young Peoples Services or Floating Support Services.

If you have an understanding of our client group, are driven to improve the lives of London’s rough sleepers, and would enjoy the challenge and variation of working in a variety of services over the course of a year we would like to hear from you.

About the role and services:

Multiple Disadvantage and Complex Needs: These services provide accommodation and support to people who are moving from rough sleeping and who have needs relating to their mental and physical health, their substance addiction, offending behaviour and mental health. Often at the point of referral, a client’s needs have not been met by any of the services they may require. Part of our role is building the trusting relationships required to put the necessary support in place. Understandably, therefore, these services operate in challenging environments and require resilient and compassionate staff.

Young Peoples' Services: These services are dedicated to providing support to young people, specifically in relation to leaving care, offending behaviour, gang affiliation, complex mental health and anti-social behaviour. We work within a strengths and recovery framework embedded within a trauma informed approach to ensure client needs and aspirations are at the centre of the support planning process. Working in these services would mean overseeing the support and development of the young person’s needs and aspirations. The postholder will hold a caseload of complex cases and will be responsible for supporting the team to manage complex cases. You will guide and signpost the young person to the relevant statutory and non-statutory services and will be key in motivating and coaching the young person to develop independent living skills.

Floating Support Services: Focussed on fostering independence and empowering your clients, we work to support individuals to sustain their tenancy, enhance their wellbeing, build resilience, and achieve their goals and aspirations. Whether assisting with housing issues, addressing mental health concerns, or supporting the development of daily living skills, the primary goal is to enable clients to navigate challenges and lead fulfilling lives. All work undertaken will be in line with planned support, making sure that clients are actively involved and that the support offered is full and holistic. You would be part of a supportive and inclusive work environment that values teamwork and individual growth.

We are looking to recruit permanent staff with these qualities to provide SHP’s clients with consistent support in line with SHP’s values, delivery model, policies and procedures and support planning tools.

As a member of the Peripatetic Senior Practitioner Team, you will move between services and will generally cover a rota ‘line’ until we recruit to the vacancy that the worker is covering, providing interim supervisory support to staff teams as directed by the Team/Service manager. (In Multiple Disadvantage, Complex Needs and Young People Services, covering a rota 'line' will involve working on a rota that includes evening work and may also include regular weekend and Bank Holiday work.) You would then be reassigned to another service in need of your support. The role therefore provides an opportunity to model and share good practice between services.

SHP will support you with a comprehensive induction and training package, including how to work in SHP's trauma-informed support model.

About you:

• A high-level understanding and ability to manage the range of issues involved in the delivery of quality services to clients who may be at risk and who have complex mental health needs.
• Experience and an in-depth understanding of the principles and delivery of risk and needs assessment, planned support, goal setting and advocacy with clients within a recovery and strengths model, and the ability to share this and support others to deliver this.
• Demonstrable aptitude for monitoring, developing and supporting staff performance and the ability to motivate staff members to perform effectively.
• An ability to provide flexible and client centred solutions to problems of behaviour. Also, the ability to embed psychologically informed methods of work within an accommodation setting.
• A demonstrably high level of numeracy, literacy and comprehension in order to be able to contribute to budget setting, monitor expenditure, write reports and review, analyse and extrapolate from written information.
• Ability to co-ordinate the work of a number of individuals or agencies to get tasks completed to time and to specification.
• Strong networking skills, and proven ability to build positive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders in order to establish or improve services to service users.
• Specific skills and expertise support one of the SHP service groups - Adult Multiple Disadvantage and Mental Health Accommodation Services, Young People’s Services or Floating Support Services.

About us:

Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.

We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 12,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.

We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.

Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need. 

Important info:

Closing Date: Sunday 21st July at Midnight

Interview Date: Wednesday 31st July, Thursday 1st August, Friday 2nd August

This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant. 

Our attractive benefits package includes:

• A salary increase after successfully completing six month's probationary period
• A 37.5 hour working week including flexible working hours (core hours are 10am – 4pm) in non-accommodation services
• 25 days annual leave, increasing annually to the maximum 30 days (plus paid Bank Holidays),
• A contributory pension scheme: Single Homeless Project will contribute the equivalent of 5% of your annual salary
• Staff Health Cash Plan and discounts scheme
• Comprehensive and integrated training programme designed specifically to develop the skills and knowledge involved in our work

Single Homeless Project is actively committed to equal opportunities and the promotion of diversity and inclusion, in all of our services and workplaces.  We are also Disability Confident Committed and are IIP Silver accredited. 

Provisional end date for funding of 31/03/2027 (possible extension dependent upon funding)

21 hours per week (including some unsociable hours, evening and weekends)

Salary: £16,944.73 pro rata

Location: Working across SafeZones Bolton, Tameside and Wigan

Part time working flexibly over 6 days 10am - 7pm including Saturdays. Shift pattern to be discussed and agreed.

We offer many enhanced benefits including:

-Stakeholder pension scheme with matching contributions up to 8%

-Free confidential counselling service: available to all staff and volunteers

-Opportunity for all managers to join our Bespoke Management Development Programme - Compass

Full details about our benefits can be found on our website.

Do you want to support children, young people with emotional, behavioural and mental health difficulties?

Can you demonstrate being able to work effectively with people from different organisations, in order to make positive change?

If so - please read on!

SafeZones is a service that supports children and young people, from 0-18 years who have recently had a mental health crisis. We provide 1-1 sessions over a short term with the aim to equip the children and young people with new skills. We don't want young people to have to wait to receive the care they deserve.

The Children's Society has been helping children and young people in this country for over 140 years. We run local services that support children when they are at their most vulnerable and in desperate need of help. We're there for children, every step of the way.

This role sits within our Youth Impact directorate, which works to provide one-to-one support for children who need support. Your role will be to help us maintain and develop innovative practice to support our work in our services around the country

We are looking for an Emotional Health & Wellbeing Lead Practitioner that:

-Has experience of management and supervision of staff and volunteers:

-Has a genuine passion and working knowledge of young people and mental health.

-Is energetic, adaptable, able to offer innovation and ideas to support this evolving service.

-Has a background or worked in Mental Health, Education, Youth Work or Social work at a senior level.

-In depth knowledge of mental health presentation in children and young people and the need for evidence based intervention.

-Demonstrates a knowledge of how environmental factors impact mental health.

-Ability to demonstrate a knowledge of barriers preventing children and young people accessing mental health services

-Able to provide 1-1 session support to children and young people of a varied age range. Ability to develop good therapeutic relationships.

-Has experience of screening and triaging referrals, identifying safeguarding and following the appropriate procedures whilst supporting staff.

-Able to travel across Greater Manchester and work a varied shift pattern including Saturdays.

-Ability to evaluate your current practice and reflect on training.

-Computer literate and is able to navigate a data management system.

-Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

-Competent in undertaking risk assessments.

It is imperative that the successful applicant has a good working knowledge of Mental and Emotional Health Issues that young people face today, including interventions on how to support young people in overcoming these challenges. Due to the fast paced environment and use of computers for clinical record keeping, you will need to have a good level of IT skills. You will need to have experience of young people participation on all levels.

The Children's Society runs over 100 local services that help thousands of young people who desperately need our support, and we campaign to get laws and policies changed to make children's lives happier and safer.

Every day we're changing the lives of children in this country for the better - and with your help, tomorrow we can be there for even more.

The Children's Society is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies and procedures in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practices across our services.

Therefore, candidates applying for work in our CYP Directorate will be required to complete an “Employment history_template” document prior to interview. The fully completed document should be loaded by the candidate at the point of uploading your CV.

This vacancy closes at midnight on Thursday 8th July 2024. If, after 14 days, we have received enough applications we reserve the right to close the vacancy on Thursday 25th June.

Interview date TBC.

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About Us

Founded in 2007, KHULA Education is an award-winning South African NGO working in partnership with rural schools and underserved communities in deep rural South Africa to ensure children and youth can access a quality education and economic opportunity.

Over the past 17 years, KHULA has transformed schools that were previously failing into schools that compete at the national level; supported hundreds of young people to access tertiary education opportunities; and helped hundreds more on the path to employment. Each year, we support over 6,500 children, youth and more than 300 teachers. 

About the Role

KHULA Education is seeking an experienced and dynamic fundraising leader to lead KHULA’s fundraising and communication efforts in the UK and South Africa. The postholder will join us at an exciting time and help us to continue our growth trajectory which has seen our annual budget increase from £250,000 to £1 million in the past several years. Supported by the South Africa based CEO, and working closely with the UK Board of Trustees, the postholder will be joined by a new Fundraising Officer who you will line manage.

We’re looking for an entrepreneurial individual with strategic vision who will play an active part in developing KHULA’s future fundraising strategy. 70% of the role is focused on fundraising directly for our work, 30% on managing KHULA’s communications including donor newsletters and social media content (this may evolve with the recruitment of an Officer).

Key Responsibilities

• Steward, retain and grow the support of our existing donor portfolio: KHULA has an existing portfolio of donors including trusts, foundations, corporates, major donors, individual and regular givers, the majority of whom are based in the UK or South Africa. The post holder is responsible for managing these relationships, including bespoke reporting for trusts and major donors, leading donor meetings and involving our Board and CEO as appropriate.
• Donor prospecting and new business: researching and generating new donor leads as well as acting on opportunities provided by our Board and others, converting prospects into supporters of our programmes.
• ​​External communications: creating our quarterly e-newsletter to a database of ~2,000 supporters, managing our social media channels and the Annual Report, in addition to other ad hoc external communications.
• Fundraising innovation: leading on innovation in our fundraising approach, including creative campaigns to increase donations/recruit lapsed donors, developing products and offerings whilst considering cost effectiveness and ROI. Of particular interest is how to harness the giving potential of guests who are exposed to KHULA Education’s work when they visit Fugitives’ Drift Lodge in Rorke’s Drift.
• Financial management and admin: maintaining our donor database, working with the CEO to prepare our annual budget and fundraising forecasts.

Person Specification

Ideally you’ll have held a role with a similar scope of responsibilities around fundraising and communications, however you don’t need to have held a director level role before. Experience in a smaller charity and team is beneficial as you’ll need to be comfortable with both the strategic development side and inputting into wider planning, as well as being a leader who is willing to role up your sleeves and ‘do’.

We are particularly interested to hear from candidates who demonstrate most/all of the following attributes:

• A proven track record of personally delivering income of at least £1 million per year, including new business
• Experience in a fundraising leadership role and confidence in working alongside and advising at board level
• Experience in successfully fundraising from trusts, foundations, major donors and corporates, with experience in other areas (events, legacies etc.) also welcome
• Excellent proposal and donor communication writing skills (written samples of previous work will be requested)
• Self-motivated and able to work autonomously with a largely virtual team
• Comfortable acting in the capacity of charity ambassador, establishing new relationships and identifying new funding opportunities
• Ability to travel to occasional donor and board meetings (x3 per year), in/around London and annual trip to South Africa for 1-2 weeks.

Application Process

Please submit the following documents by email no later than 23.59pm British Summertime on Sunday 21 July:

1. Your CV
2. A cover letter explaining your suitability for the role
3. Up to 3 writing samples (preferably examples of fundraising communications e.g. donor proposals, reports etc.)

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the first stage Zoom interview on a rolling basis.

The role 

We’re seeking an experienced senior legacy fundraiser to join our ambitious Individual and Legacy team. We are growing as a team and legacy giving is at the core of our 5-year strategy. In this role you will be responsible for: 

• Setting the strategic direction of our legacy giving program and team 
• Instilling a culture of legacy giving amongst senior leadership and the wider organisation 
• Ensuring the legacy programme acquires new legacy supporters and maximises legacy income

About You  

• Proven ability of developing and leading a transformational strategic legacy giving program 
• Experience of influencing senior stakeholders  
• Experience of building and leading a team  

If this sounds like you – we’d love to hear from you! 

About Working for Us  

This is a fast-paced and growing organisation that is really committed to making a difference. Being a part of our team is being part of a thriving, positive, dynamic, successful, and welcoming community that is making an impact. We will support you and develop you should you wish this, and you get the opportunity to be involved in activities outside the scope of your immediate role. We care about your health and well-being and your work-life balance, and you will feel that your contribution is valued and matters.  

   

About Us   

Pancreatic cancer is a tough one but we're taking it on. It is tough to diagnose, tough to treat, and tough to research. For too long this disease has been side-lined. We want to make sure that everyone affected by it gets all the help they need. Together we are taking on pancreatic cancer. Underpinning this vision are our four values:  

• Courageous
• Collaborative
• Compassionate

We cannot achieve our vision without employing people who are committed to our vision, strategy, and values.  

  

At PCUK our ambition is to create an inclusive working environment that reflects the communities and audiences that we engage with and where everyone can be their true selves, where they feel respected, championed, heard, and supported.  We want our workforce to achieve their potential, understand their contribution and feel proud of their impact by creating a culture and organisation that is genuinely inclusive by advancing equality, diversity, inclusion, and belonging through our policies and practices.  

We believe diversity drives great outcomes by encouraging the different points of view that come from a diverse workforce. We want to hear from and engage with people whose experience of dealing with this disease may be very different depending on their individual circumstances and  background can think of no better way to do this than by ensuring that this role fully represents our intent therefore we are especially keen to consider applications from suitable applicants who consider themselves to be in areas that appear underrepresented within the charity sector.  

  

How to apply  

• You can download the Job Description and Person Specification for full details of the role. If you have any questions about this role that we’ve not answered, please get in touch with us.
• To apply, please complete the online application form, setting out why you are interested in the role and how you meet the person specification criteria. This information will be used to select candidates for interviews.  
• You will need to have the right to work in the UK as we are not able to provide sponsorship for this role. 
• Please note that interviews will be held remotely on w/c 29th July 

   

No agencies/sales call please – as a charity we work hard to keep our costs down and therefore will not be engaging agencies to support this recruitment. 

Grants & Fundraising Manager

In its 50 years The Haven Wolverhampton has supported women, children and young people by providing safe, emergency accommodation and community-based support services, along with a 24-hour telephone helpline, a web-based live chat and one-to-one support in a safe environment.

We are now seeking a proactive and organised Fundraising and Grants Manager to join our team. The successful candidate will assist in implementing the charity’s fundraising strategy, support grant application processes, and help build relationships with donors. This role is crucial in supporting the sustainable funding of our programmes and services.

Please take a look at the job description for full details of the role. Please note, this post is restricted to women due to the nature of the role. The Occupational Requirement under Schedule 9 (part 1) of the Equality Act 2010 applies.

Location: Wolverhampton

Contract: Permanent. Full time

Salary: £35,000- £40,000

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