Programme Manager Jobs in Harpenden

Mind BLMK works across our communities to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Working closely with a range of partners, we offer a number of activities from our wellbeing centres and local venues to make a difference to the mental health and wellbeing of people in Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes, and our aim is to make sure that no-one has to face a mental health problem alone.

Head of HR
Post no: 624
Reporting to: CEO
Office base: HQ, Flitwick
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £46,000 per annum
Hours: 37.0 hours per week, Monday to Friday

About the Role

This new role will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of HR within Mind BLMK. The role will join the CEO and Head of Finance and Head of Operations as part of the Executive team. We require a strategic thinker who can align HR practices with our objectives, foster a positive culture, drive talent management and foster employee development.

Mind BLMK has a workforce of around 90 people and a small infrastructure to support us to deliver our valuable services to the community. The Head of HR will be hands on and supported by a HR assistant but will also work closely with other departments to ensure development and implementation of policies and programs that support Mind BLMKs goals.

About You

The successful candidate will have significant experience in managing talent acquisition, employee development, compensation and benefits and employee relations, Minimum 2 years’ experience of strategic and hands on HR leadership and experience of securing engagement from staff, managers and department heads.

Key Duties

• Develop and implement HR strategies, processes and services aligned with our overall strategy and vision
• Lead the HR function and team
• Be a pro-active member of the Executive team
• Monitor, update, and advise staff and managers on HR policies and procedures, ensuring that they are adhered to and effectively communicated across the organisation.
• Manage the production of relevant and timely information for managers and the Board of Trustees to include but not be limited to KPIs, timetables for appraisals, probation reviews, sickness management and equality and diversity statistics.
• To be the lead from the Executive team on the Workforce board sub-committee each quarter
• Ensure the monthly payroll process is completed
• Oversee
  • recruitment, selection, onboarding and retention of staff and volunteers. Review the methods used for recruitment to ensure they are relevant and effective.
  • annual staff appraisal and staff survey processes.
  • review, and consult re the provision of wellbeing support for staff.
  • implementation and delivery of the learning and development plan to ensure that the workforce delivers service excellence, that the training is fit for purpose and meets the training needs of the organisation.
  • provision of professional, timely and accurate HR advice to managers on employee relations, performance management, and disciplinary cases and lead in more complex employee performance or disciplinary matters.
• Keep up to date with developments in employment related legislation for staff, freelancers and HR practices and contribute to own, teams and managers learning through effective communication and sharing of information.
• Maintain an effective workforce for HR department at HQ in line with Mind BLMK’s HR policies, procedures, and guidance (recruitment, line management, workload planning, support, and development of the HR staff).

Entitlements/benefits:

• 25 days Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Auto-enrolment NEST pension scheme (employer contributes 3%, employee contributes 5%)
• Westfield Health Plan – includes access to everyday healthcare and indemnifies towards the cost of routine health care.
• Discounts available through Blue Light Card & Tickets for Good
• In-house and external Learning and Development as appropriate for the role.
• Flexible Working On request (in line with Mind BLMK policy on Right to Request Flexible Working)

If you have a passion for working in mental health and possess the required skills, we would love to hear from you.

Closedown: 5pm on 24th February 2025
Interview date: TBC
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert early if enough suitable applicants apply
Start date: ASAP

Interested?

If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.

Mind BLMK has been committed to the Mindful Employer charter and the Disability Confident Employer Scheme since 2008.

Please note: Mind BLMK follows Safer Recruitment practices and we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Therefore all our roles are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

No agencies please.

Drive Partnership Practice Advisor

Location: Homebased

Travel Requirements: You will be required to travel throughout England and Wales, to sites when the role requires it

Responsible to: Program Project Manager/Deputy Director

Responsible for: Triage teams

Salary: Point 42-45 £44,637- 47,667 (a London Allowance will be applied to employees who live in London, plus 6% employers pension subject to an additional 2% contribution by the employee).

We are pleased to offer a starting salary at the beginning point of the salary band. This position offers opportunities for salary increases based on performance and tenure.

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days per week with flexible working hours and provision of an out-of-hours response to the Drive Director as needed. We will consider requests for 4 days per week.

Job type: Fixed term

Benefits:

· 25 to 30 days holidays per annum plus bank holidays (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)

· Contributory pension scheme including up to 6% employer contribution (subject to employee minimum 2% contribution)

· Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay

· Occupational sick pay of up to 4 weeks full pay and 4 weeks half pay over 12 months per year (depending on length of service and pro-rata for part-time employees)

· Access to Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: This is a rolling recruitment until recruited all the posts we need.

Interviews to take place: Online

About the role:

Working as a key member of the practice team, the Practice Advisor’s role is primarily to support and work alongside sites in the delivery of interventions from the three core strands of our work, to ensure they are delivering high quality interventions in line with the Drive Partnerships model and Respect standards. Tasks include training, quality assuring cases, and supporting and in some cases supervising the service managers and/or team leads in the continued development of their teams. It also includes being a key member of local forums and working with other members of the Drive Central team, local commissioners and local Drive partners, who are often Police Staff, local authorities and local voluntary sector provider, to think about the long-term development and sustainability of the projects.

The Practice Advisor supports new areas and services to mobilise and then works closely with them to ensure they are operating with fidelity to the model and to establish excellent practice. They will also be required to work with the key multi agency partners such as Police, IDVA and social care that are essential in making the project work.

The Drive Partnership is always trying to learn from delivery, and it is important that the Practice Advisor is able to identify themes that emerge across the sites they are supporting. Practice Advisors, alongside the different delivery strands managers, the deputy director and other members of the Drive Central Team look at ways to take these themes forward, continuously developing the models to ensure what is being delivered is best practice and compliments other strands of work such as national policy and systems change.

The Practice Advisors generally support multiple sites at once so need to be able to multitask and build effective communication across teams both internally and externally.

This is a very exciting opportunity to be part of a creative team, where each team member is encouraged to keep learning.  We aim to continuously development our work with perpetrators, keeping victims and children safe, not only within Drive Partnership sites but also through developing resources for the sector, such as online webinars for practitioners.

About you:

The candidate should have the following skills and experience:

· An excellent understanding of the IDVA and MARAC process and best practice when working with high-risk victims of domestic abuse.

· Experience of working with those with related/complex needs, for example substance misuse issues, mental health, offending history.

· Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and the ability to communicate effectively with different audiences.

· The ability to manage a complex workload, across multiple geographic regions, and effectively meet reporting deadlines and the needs of a wide range of stakeholders.

· Belief in the propensity for perpetrators to change their behaviour.

· A demonstrable commitment to improving responses to domestic abuse across all agencies working in the sector.

· Proactive, self-motivated and self-reflective, with a positive response to challenging situations and the ability to make effective use of support and supervision.

About Respect

Respect is a pioneering UK membership organisation in the domestic abuse sector.  Founded in 2000, we have built our expertise over the last 23 years in what was then a fledgling sector and recently have seen significant and rapid growth.

How to apply

Please visit our website for full job description and person specification, where you can find and complete the application form and equalities monitoring form.

Successful applicants must reside in the United Kingdom.

We would particularly welcome applications from people from a wide range of backgrounds and across all protected characteristics[1], particularly people from the following under-represented groups on our staff team:

· Black and minoritised people

· Deaf and disabled people

Salary: £60,000-£80,000
Contract: Permanent, part-time working considered
Location: Remote, UK-based
Closing date: Rolling

We have an excellent opportunity for a CEO working for an educational healthcare charity, which seeks to support healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa, initially through pharmacy education. You will report to the Board. As part of this role, you will lead the charity’s mission to support clinical pharmacy education, through overseeing the quality of lecture production, leveraging expertise in pharmacy, and securing partnerships for the training programme. Key goals include ensuring the strategic planning and implantation of the e-learning programme, and developing relationships with partners such as universities. You will look for additional funding from diverse sources to ensure financial sustainability for the future.

This role will offer you the exciting opportunity to act as an instrumental part of the charity’s growth by expanding its presence across sub-Saharan Africa, exploring opportunities in other healthcare professions like physicians and nurses. You will also manage two direct reports.

To be successful as the CEO, you will need:

• Proven experience running an organisation, ideally within the pharmaceutical or medical industry or within the charity sector
• Experience leading teams with a track record of growing income and headcount
• Demonstrable experience in developing organisational strategies
• A solid understanding of income and expenditure strategies, as well as the day-to-day management of budgets
• Ability to design and set monitoring and evaluation metrics ensuring the quality of the lectures and scholarships

If you would like to have an informal discussion, please call Ashby on 02030 062787 or email your interest along with your CV to [email protected].
Ashby Jenkins Recruitment are a specialist charity recruitment agency, we use our extensive sector knowledge and experience to match candidates to the most suitable roles. We take a relationship-led approach to recruitment, working ethically, supporting people to find their perfect role within the not-for-profit sector. 
We are passionate about improving equality across the sector, you can read more about our commitment to diversity here. 
If enough applications are received the charity reserve the right to end the application period sooner. 

We are currently looking for a Legal and Policy Adviser to join our growing team to drive forward our strategic legal and policy advocacy. This is an exciting opportunity to help build an ambitious movement to phase out oil and gas extraction in the UK.

About Uplift

Uplift supports efforts to create a rapid and fair transition away from oil and gas production in the UK. We strategically support, connect and elevate ideas and voices to set in motion a just transition away from fossil fuel production commensurate with the scale of the climate crisis.

The role

As Legal and Policy Adviser, you will collaborate with Uplift’s team and key partners to ensure that our collective work is underpinned by robust and forward-thinking legal and policy analysis. From supporting strategic litigation and legal advocacy to ensuring our politics team have a sound understanding of relevant policy frameworks, this is a diverse role at the heart of our work pushing a just transition away from oil and gas extraction. 

Uplift has taken and supported high-profile climate litigation and used legal insight to generate front-page headlines linked to our campaigns. Most recently, we have won the legal case against the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea. We have also generated legal analysis to support a wider network to participate in vital public consultation processes. 

The successful candidate will have exceptional legal and policy research skills, an ability to think strategically about law and policy opportunities, and a keen interest in climate and energy-related policy and campaigns. A strong commitment to Uplift's mission and core values is also required.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include:

• Support the delivery of Uplift’s responses to ongoing policy processes, litigation, law reform advocacy, and legal analysis, advancing Uplift’s objectives.

• Support the Principal Legal Adviser in executing strategic litigation opportunities and providing analysis and support to external lawyers and experts throughout.

• Develop legal and policy analysis to support campaign, communications and policy strategies, including support for key partners.

• Track ongoing policy and legal developments across Uplift’s core areas of interest to support identifying key opportunities and gaps.

• Analyse, interpret and synthesise legal and policy developments to support the Politics team in advising our network.

• Provide fact-checking and ad-hoc policy and legislative analysis for the Uplift team to ensure accuracy in Uplift’s public communications.

• Contribute to the wider work of the Research, Policy and Legal team, including building and maintaining relationships with key external partners.

About you

Our ideal candidate will have: 

• Experience in a similar or related role.

• Policy or legal knowledge focussed on environmental or social justice. A formal legal qualification or policy and legislative experience would be beneficial. Direct experience on the energy transition, fossil fuels, renewables or a just transition would also be beneficial, but Uplift will support the right candidate in developing this expertise.

• A demonstrable ability to provide compelling and novel analysis, including defining and executing strategic research projects.

• Exceptional writing and synthesis skills, and a very strong attention to detail.

• Motivation, initiative, exceptionally high standards, a collaborative approach, and associated qualities needed to work in a dynamic organisation with an ambitious agenda.

• A strong commitment to Uplift’s mission and core values of equity and climate justice. 

Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the core of Uplift’s values and therefore we strongly encourage applications from candidates whose backgrounds or accessibility/support needs mean they have been traditionally under-represented in the climate and environment sector. If you are unsure if you meet the requirements or feel you will be disadvantaged by the process then please email us so we can see how we might provide support. 

Unfortunately, we can only consider candidates who are already eligible to work in the UK.
 

Location: Remote (within UK)
Hours: Standard working hours 9.00 - 17.30 
Benefits: 3% employer pension contribution, Employee Assistance Programme, consideration of flexible working requirements and work/workplace adjustments where required 
Starting date: ASAP 
Closing date: Sunday 9th March 2025 - 11pm
Proposed interviews: w/c 17th March 2025

We are looking for an additional Community Engagement Officer to join our team working on a contract we hold with the Care Quality Commission.

Do you live in the North of England region? (Please note that this role is remote but you should be based in the North of England and will be required to travel within that region).

Do you have a range of excellent communication skills?

Do you have the skills and experience of engaging with a diverse group of individuals, organisations and groups who represent seldom heard communities?

Are you able to provide outstanding customer care and represent Choice Support in a positive and professional manner to both internal and external agencies?

Are you able to be home-based and have the ability to travel to different locations in the north of England?

Do you want to develop your skills, knowledge and experience of inclusion and diversity and work closely with our Care Quality Commission colleagues?

Then this is the role you’ve been looking for!

What we are looking for:

· A thorough understanding of inclusion and engagement work

· A thorough understanding of seldom heard communities

· To be able work to a high standard with a demanding and ever-changing workload

· Good communication and presentation skills

· Enthusiasm and a positive attitude

· The ability to manage and prioritise a demanding workload

What you’ll receive in return:

· A supportive and collaborative team

· Training and development

· Attendance bonus

· 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

· Life assurance

· Discounted shopping vouchers

Salary (UK): £23,589 plus benefits (Our pay philosophy ensures consistency across locations and salaries. The starting salary for this opportunity plus benefits depends on location of the candidate). 

Mary’s Meals is a global movement supported by people from all walks of life and we are focused on one goal – that every child receives a nutritious daily meal in a place of education. We continue to change the lives of more than 2.6 million children who receive Mary’s Meals every school day. We offer more than just a job, we offer the opportunity to support our global movement in a dynamic and inclusive environment with a real focus on personal development and flexible working. 

The role: 

Our Digital Content Library (DCL) is a key global resource for Mary’s Meals and an online record of all of our best stories, photography, videography and case study content. This role will give you the opportunity to work closely with this content and ensure that it is used effectively across the whole global family. 

As Content Coordinator, you will have responsibility for ensuring the highest quality content is uploaded, carefully catalogued and easily searchable. You should be confident and comfortable working with a wide range of staff and volunteers, providing training and resources, answering enquiries and proactively seeking opportunities for development of this key resource. You will also be responsible for the development of your own regular communication activity including our monthly newsletter for regular donors, The Next Chapter. Another key area of responsibility is the coordination of essential content reporting for our flagship campaign Sponsor A School and our Philanthropy reporting needs. 

Working as a key member of our Communications team and reporting to our Senior Content Manager, your key duties will include:

•  Review photography from our programme, identifying what content should be added to DCL, in consultation with Senior Content Manager (SCM)
• Uploading, tagging and cataloguing resources (inc. photography, videos, case studies and other copy) on DCL
• Administration of DCL, sorting content into relevant collections, ongoing maintenance and proactively seeking opportunities for development of existing structure and search functions
• Support international teams with their own content requirements, making recommendations from existing material
• Provide ongoing training for DCL users e.g. written resources, video tutorials and online workshops
• Management of relationship with DCL platform provider, Montala
• Regular analytics reporting on DCL and online content use and engagement, utilising this to inform future DCL development
• Support Marketing department with campaigns, using the DCL to share content effectively and to tight deadlines
• Work with Mary’s Meals’ international communications teams to coordinate monthly reporting schedule and content requirements for Sponsor A School and all Philanthropic reports

• Managing our monthly newsletter for regular donors – sourcing stories, coordinating content, copy editing written pieces and communicating this with relevant international communications teams across Mary’s Meals family

With strong IT skills, relevant cataloguing experience and a deep understanding of the impact of great imagery, you will be self-motivated individual who enjoys working independently when required and brings a positive organised approach to managing a varied workload. 

About us:

Mary’s Meals is a values driven organisation, we believe in the innate goodness of people, respect the dignity of every human being and family life and believe in good stewardship of the resources entrusted to us. In line with our values, Mary’s Meals is fully committed to a culture of safeguarding. 

If you are passionate about communications and storytelling and want to use your talents to make a real difference in the lives of children all over the world, we would love to hear from you.  Please click APPLY and send your CV and a covering letter to tell us why Mary’s Meals and this role is a great fit for you.  

Please note this is a 12 month fixed term position only

Benefits (UK Based):

• 34 days annual leave (pro-rated for part time working patterns) including bank holidays, increasing by 1 day each completed calendar year, to a maximum of 39 days (+ option to buy another week)
• Flexible working
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Life assurance
• Medical insurance for candidates located in Kenya, Liberia, Malawi and Zambia

• Pension - depending on the location of the candidate. Any pension contribution paid as part of salary will be subject to normal statutory deductions/ taxation

Closing date for applications is Friday 7th March 2025.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.

We do this through the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for 2 healthcare professionals to take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England. To apply for the role, you will need to be based in these regions:

• Midlands
• South East

What will be expected of you in this role

You’ll:

• Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with Parkinson's.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your region.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent the professionals in your region.
• Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
• Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times per year.

What expertise you’ll bring

You’ll:

• Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with extensive interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.
• Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

What you can expect from Parkinson’s UK

You’ll:

• Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role as a regional clinical lead.
• Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
• Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region. We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
• Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
• Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. a ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch, including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
• Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.

A bit more about the opportunity

Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience. 

Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.

We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing us with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.

Closing date for applications: 12 midnight on Sunday 16 March.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 24 March or week commencing 31 March. 

For further details of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Emily Dell, Professional Engagement Manager.

Since 2004 the MS Therapy Centre (NW) (MSTC) has been supporting those with Multiple Sclerosis to lead more positive, enriched lives by providing complimentary therapies, Oxygen treatment, support and wellbeing services.  It remains MS centric but also extends its reach to those with other neurological conditions, cancers and other specific conditions.

This is an exciting time to join our charity as we develop our new Centre based in Eccles alongside working on a strategy of cautious and sustained growth. We are looking for a dynamic and enterprising fundraiser to develop our work with trusts and foundations.  They must be as passionate as we are about helping our members attain all that they can and wish to achieve.

You will need to be a team player with excellent communication and people skills.  We require someone to be pro-active, resilient and good-humoured with excellent organisational and time management ability.  Whilst working remotely you must be able to commute to the Centre on a regular basis.  If you have a suitable background from working or volunteering in this area of fundraising then this could be an exciting opportunity for you.

To apply for this position please download the Job Description, Person Specification and Application form.

Parkinson’s UK works with health and social care professionals to transform Parkinson’s services across the UK.

We do this through the Parkinson’s UK Excellence Network (PEN), a network of around 6,000 health and care professionals with a shared vision: to build an expert Parkinson’s workforce and improve health and care services for people with Parkinson’s.

We bring together and support health and care professionals to share best practice, network and collaborate, share resources and education, and drive improvements to services for people with Parkinson’s and their loved ones.

Since its establishment in 2015, the Excellence Network has provided networking and collaboration opportunities for professionals across the different regions of the UK. In England, the Excellence Network is moving to a new regional model aligned to the 7 NHS England regions. The regional model in the devolved nations will remain the same: 3 regions in Scotland, 2 in Wales and 1 in Northern Ireland.

To help us deliver this new regional model, we are looking for 2 healthcare professionals to take on the role of Regional Clinical Lead on a consultancy basis.

We currently have vacancies in the following regions in England. To apply for the role, you will need to be based in these regions: 

• Midlands
• South East 

What will be expected of you in this role

You’ll:

• Be expected to co-opt a multidisciplinary leadership team to support you in your role. This team should reflect the multi-professional composition of regional services, as well as the geography and should include at least one person with Parkinson's.
• Drive engagement and participation with the Excellence Network at a regional level.
• Inspire, challenge and collaborate with the health and social care professional community to drive significant improvements to Parkinson’s services across your region.
• Act as a professional ambassador for the Excellence Network and help represent the professionals in your region.
• Engage with Integrated Care Board (ICB) leaders to help influence the development of your Integrated Care System (ICS).
• Work closely with the Professional Engagement team at Parkinson’s UK to organise and hold engagement opportunities in your region. This will include working with the team to hold and lead at least one in-person meeting in your region per year.
• Attend the annual in-person PEN National and Regional Clinical Leads meeting.
• Support the PEN national calendar of events through attendance or promotion. This includes Excellence Hub meetings and other activities centred around our national priorities.
• Work closely with the PEN National Clinical Leadership Team (CLT) to discuss and review national and regional priorities. Attend a virtual meeting with CLT 2 times per year.

What expertise you’ll bring

You’ll:

• Be a UK-based clinical healthcare professional, working in Parkinson’s or with extensive interest and expertise in the condition, with exceptional interpersonal and influencing skills. Healthcare professionals living with Parkinson’s are also encouraged to apply.
• Have a good understanding of the landscape of health and social care delivery, education and workforce development to support the strategic aims and objectives of Parkinson’s UK.

What you can expect from Parkinson’s UK

You’ll:

• Be formally welcomed and introduced to the Excellence Network and your role as a regional clinical lead.
• Be provided with an introduction pack, which outlines all the activities of the PEN at a national, regional and local level, so that you can gain an understanding of where your role fits in.
• Meet regularly with the Professional Engagement team to discuss and plan activity in your region, working to a co-developed engagement plan for your PEN region. We will be flexible, taking into account your individual needs.
• Meet with the Professional Engagement Lead or Associate Director of Policy & Health Strategy after 6 months in the role for a review meeting and then annually thereafter (or more frequently if required).
• Be provided with a set of resources and information to support you in your role eg. a ready made presentation on the PEN, data from the services within your patch, including relevant data from the UK Parkinson’s Audit.
• Be invited to an annual event for the National and Regional Clinical Leads, to provide updates, training and opportunities for discussion.

A bit more about the opportunity

Time commitment will be 0.5 days per week (1 programmed activity) to be worked flexibly across the month.

Monthly rate will be based on skills and experience.

Term of consultancy services will be set tenure of 3 years from date of appointment, with an option to extend once for a further 3 years.

We will also ask you/your employer to send across a monthly invoice to the Professional Engagement Manager at Parkinson’s UK and include a short paragraph outlining what you’ve done in the role each month. We can provide an example of this.

How to apply

Please apply by emailing us with your CV and a detailed supporting statement to show how you match what we’re looking for, as outlined above. Please state the area you’re based in your application.

Closing date for applications: 12 midnight on Sunday 16 March

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview and we’ll be aiming to hold interviews week commencing 24 March or week commencing 31 March.

For further details of the role or to have an informal conversation, please contact Emily Dell, Professional Engagement Manager.

Role Overview:

The Talent Set are delighted to be working with a respected charity to recruit a Senior Philanthropy Officer to join their fundraising team. In this role, you will focus on managing and growing relationships with high-net-worth individuals, as well as engaging both new and existing supporters.

You will collaborate closely with the Senior Philanthropy Manager to coordinate key fundraising events and drive the success of the charity's philanthropic initiatives. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact within a dynamic, purpose-driven organisation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively engage with new donor prospects and support the expansion of the Patron Programme.
• Conduct targeted research and outreach efforts to identify and engage new supporters.
• Organise exclusive engagement events to foster relationships with key donors.
• Deliver tailored stewardship to maintain and develop ongoing supporter relationships.
• Manage a portfolio of high-net-worth supporters, focusing on bespoke engagement strategies.
• Ensure timely and personalised stewardship for each supporter, maintaining up-to-date records and communications.
• Coordinate events such as intimate dinners or awareness-focused gatherings for major donors.
• Provide key support in organising major fundraising events, including annual dinners and other high-profile initiatives.
• Collaborate with the team to develop tailored proposals and provide regular updates to supporters.
• Work closely with other teams within Fundraising & Marketing to deliver collaborative projects and events.
• Be flexible in supporting event-based work, including evening or weekend commitments when necessary.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience in a similar philanthropy or fundraising role.
• Demonstrated success in building and maintaining effective relationships with supporters.
• Strong project or event management experience.
• Knowledge of philanthropy fundraising, with a focus on high-net-worth individuals.
• Excellent relationship-building skills, particularly with major donors.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and achieve targets.
• Strong written, verbal, and digital communication skills, with experience using databases like Raiser's Edge.
• Collaborative, adaptable, and team-oriented, with a willingness to work flexibly.
• A proactive approach to continuous learning and professional development.

What’s on Offer:

• A hybrid working pattern with just 2 days per-week in the organisation’s North London office.
• A competitive salary of £34,000 to £38,000 for the successful candidate.
• An exciting permanent role within a fantastic and progressive organisation that offers lots of development and growth opportunities.

How to Apply:

To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

Commitment to Diversity:

The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Role Overview:
The Talent Set is thrilled to be working with a fantastic charity as they search for a Community Fundraiser to support them for an initial 3 – 6-month role.

As Community Fundraiser you will develop and implement a national fundraising strategy, managing income and expenditure to maximise net income from community and events fundraising. Ensure compliance with regulations while driving income growth.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead staff and volunteers to execute a fundraising plan.
• Ensure compliance with Charity Law and fundraising best practices.
• Manage budgets to meet or exceed income targets.
• Maintain accurate financial records and Gift Aid tracking.
• Build relationships with key supporters, businesses, and organisations.
• Update and manage the organisation’s relationship database.
• Promote the organisation through presentations, events, and media.
• Plan and oversee fundraising events, ensuring regulatory compliance.
• Expand community fundraising programmes and support fundraisers.
• Conduct risk assessments and ensure health and safety compliance.
• Work with media to enhance awareness of fundraising activities.
• Collaborate across departments to maximise fundraising potential.
• Continuously improve fundraising activities and processes.
• Attend national fundraising meetings and training.

Person Specification:

• Proven experience in developing and delivering fundraising plans and events.
• Community fundraising and supporter development.
• Volunteer recruitment and management.
• Public speaking and stakeholder engagement.
• Budget management and achieving income targets.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM databases.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to apply relevant legislation.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently.
• Strong negotiation and influencing skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Event management and organisational skills.
• Willingness to travel and work flexibly, including evenings and weekends.
• Commitment to diversity and equal opportunities.

What’s on Offer:

• A day rate of £130 per-day + daily holiday for the successful candidate.
• A full-time opportunity, working fully remotely from anywhere within the UK.
• An exciting initial 3 – 6-month contract in a fantastic and exciting organisation.

How to Apply:
To apply, please submit your CV demonstrating your suitability for this role by clicking the “apply now” button.

We aim to get back to all successful candidate within 48 working hours.

Commitment to Diversity:
The Talent Set and our partner organisation are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practices, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants regardless of race, sexual orientation, disability, age, or gender. We actively encourage applications from a wide range of backgrounds and are always happy to make reasonable adjustments to ensure a fair recruitment process.

Are you a warm, self-motivated, and highly organised person who loves building relationships and making a difference? You’re great at engaging people over the phone, and, with the training we’ll provide, you’ll confidently and compassionately guide supporters as they consider leaving a gift to support.

We are keen to talk to you.

• Salary: £27,000–£30,000 (pro-rata) + benefits
• Location: Home based or the option of a desk at our office in Oxford
• Terms of appointment: Part-time 18.75 hours per week (0.5 FTE). Permanent
• Closing date: Friday 21 March at 9am
• Interview date: Interviews will be held in Oxford on Monday 31 March

Key responsibilities:

• Supporter engagement and stewardship
• Legacy fundraising and marketing
• Database and donor journey management

*More details can be found in the job pack.

Benefits include:

• 33 days’ annual leave, including bank holidays (pro-rata)
• Employer pension contributions up to 7.5%
• Fully employer-funded life assurance
• 24/7 employee assistance programme for emotional and practical support
• Tax-free home-working allowance
• Family-friendly employer
• Monthly in-person team days in Oxfordshire or the Chilterns (expenses covered)
• Hot-desking facility at Oxford office
• Fully paid-for professional development opportunities.

This post is subject to an occupational requirement under Schedule 9 of the Equality Act that the postholder be a practising Christian (see application pack for details).

Please see the application pack which contains more information and the job description for the role.

Community Clinical Nurse Specialist / Paramedic 

Location: Buckinghamshire Locality 

Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 pa Pro-rata (Rennie Grove Peace Band 7) 

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, part-time hours considered 

Closing date: 14 March 2025 at 12:00 noon 

Interview date: 24 March 2025  

The Role 

The purpose of the role is to provide high quality specialist palliative practitioner care, skills, advice and support to patients, carers and those important to the patient. This role will support the delivery of planned and unplanned care across our clients locations. 

You will therefore need to demonstrate your abilities in the following areas 

• Actively participate in the development of the organisations planned and unplanned community model of care. 

• Offer advice, support and education to the primary health care team as part of an interdisciplinary team. 

• The management of a specialist palliative planned care caseload within a set Primary Care Network (PCN) and cross cover other surgeries as required to maintain our service. 

• To work from an interdisciplinary approach to care. 

• To engage in the full range of activities consistent with the role of a Clinical Nurse Specialist/ Clinical Paramedic Specialist. 

• Demonstrate specialist skills and expertise in palliative care, the post holder will deliver high standards of personalised care. 

• Improve patient outcomes and experience by providing physical and emotional support to their patients, coordinating their care services, and informing and advising them on clinical and practical issues associated with their illness. 

• Participate activities such as audits and case reviews to improve the Hospice @Home service 

• Act as an ambassador within the community, actively demonstrating our values and positively promoting the specialist care we provide. 

• As required, work across geographical areas to support safe and effective service delivery. 

Are you ready to make a difference? Click 'Apply Now'... 

If successful, you'll join on the first working Monday of the month so they can best support you with their structured induction programme. 

Applications will be reviewed and invited to interview as received. Our client reserve the right to close the advert at any time, therefore they encourage applicants to apply as soon as possible. 

Our commitment to equality and diversity. 

Our client strive to continuously demonstrate their values. These values are embedded in their recruitment and selection process and they are fully committed to equality, diversity and inclusion in both their workforce and within their culture. 

Full-time (35 hrs per week)

Location: Brent

REF: SSW-251

Are you a proactive, highly organised and compassionate individual with a proven record of supporting vulnerable young people, who have multiple and complex needs within a supported accommodation setting?  Do you have sound experience of supervising staff and/or volunteers?

If so, St Giles has a highly rewarding opportunity for a Senior Support Worker to join us and to use your expertise to undertake Case Management and support Caseworkers and volunteers.

About St Giles Trust

An ambitious, well-established charity that helps people facing adversity to find jobs, homes and the right support they need.  Central to our ethos is our belief that people with first-hand experience of successfully overcoming issues such as an offending background, homelessness, addictions and gang involvement, hold the key to positive change in others.  

St Giles is now a kickstart employer, so we are part of the scheme which provides job opportunities for 16-24 year-olds who are currently on Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment.

About this key role

London Borough of Lambeth is commissioning a trauma-informed, multi-disciplinary residential support service for young people at risk of serious youth violence who are already caught up in the criminal justice system and at high risk of remaining part of the system. The service will work to enable young people to exit environments involving youth violence, reach their goals and aspirations and move on successfully to independent living, and importantly to sustain this life.

As a Senior Support Worker, you will lead by example, be the day-to-day expert within team and be a positive role model to the team of caseworkers and escalate concerns to the Team Leader or Service Manager. We will count on you to work with young people at risk of youth violence in residential settings and to provide support, advice and advocacy to them and their families, regarding accommodation. You will achieve this by using a strength-based approach and working through person-centred support plans designed to promote choice and control for young people.

The service will provide small-scale accommodation outside of Lambeth (London Borough of Brent) for young people, with a maximum length of stay of twelve months. A consortium of service providers will provide support services, alongside accommodation-based provisions to young people accommodated within the service.

What we are looking for

• Proven experience of engaging positively with vulnerable young people or other vulnerable groups 
• Experience of using support plans to enable young people to successfully access and sustain accommodation and support services
• Substantial experience of providing support, advice and advocacy and communicating effectively the needs of young people to other professionals
• Experience of working as part of a multi-agency team in a high intensity environment
• A relevant qualification to a good standard or be working towards one
• Excellent interpersonal, relationship-building and communication skills, both verbal and written
• A flexible, collaborative and professional approach to your work.

Please note this role requires Enhanced Adult and Children DBS Checks.

In return, you can expect a competitive salary, generous leave allowance, staff pension, flexible working, a mentoring programme, an advice and counselling service, season ticket loan and much more. 

We are an equity and inclusion confident employer. We welcome all applications and we particularly encourage applications from people of the global majority (black, brown, multi- heritage) and those who identify as disabled, neuroexpansive, neurodiverse, with any protected characteristics and/or social barriers or challenges. We value the empowering and informative impact that all lived experiences and diversity of thought can offer the organisation. 

St Giles will guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria set out in the Job Description for the vacancy. 

Closing date: 11 p.m. on 15 March 2025     

Interview date: 25 March 2025