Project Management Jobs

The Head of Health and Wellbeing, will be part of the Senior Management Team and will drive the success of our Health and Wellbeing strand, contributing to the achievement of the department’s strategic objectives. This role will develop and maintain partnerships, oversee the strand's growth, and manage a dedicated team.

Key Responsibilities:

- Manage the Trust’s Health and Wellbeing projects in line with their KPIs and within the proposed delivery plans.
- Write and oversee funding applications.
- Manage contractual expectations and reporting processes.
- Work with key stakeholders to identify areas for development within the city-wide provision.
- Produce high-quality written reports for internal and external purposes.
- Monitor and report on income and expenditure, monthly and quarterly, to the Executive team.
- Deliver, monitor and evaluate departmental expectations, aims and objectives.
- Lead the strategic health and wellbeing goals of PNECET to reduce health inequalities, leveraging the influence of Preston North End Football Club to create a lasting legacy across Preston.

Key Relationships:

- Reporting to the Deputy Chief Executive Officer.
- Line management of Health and Wellbeing programme Leads and Coordinators.
- Collaborate with health and wellbeing partners, PNECET staff, and external stakeholders.
- Engage with external commissioners and organisations to promote Health and Wellbeing programmes.
- Liaise with Preston City Council, Lancashire County Council, National Lottery, The Armed Forces Covenant Trust and other partners.

Key Performance Indicators:

- Success will be measured by the outcomes and impact of the programme against contractual expectations.
- The expansion and impact of Health and Wellbeing provision in Preston.
- Achievement of strategic objectives outlined in the Trust's "North End Together" strategy.
- Positive engagement with stakeholders, and the establishment of sustainable partnerships.

Working Arrangements:

- Full-time position, 37.5 hours.
- Office-based at PNECET with frequent travel within the community for partnership meetings.
- Flexibility required to accommodate evening and occasional weekend events and networking as part of programme delivery and quality assurance checks.

Corporate Partnerships Manager – Maternity Cover

Location: South West London (Office is based in Mortlake – 12 mins from Clapham Junction and 23 mins from Waterloo)
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - maternity cover role from September 2024 to June 2025
Job Type: Full time, 35 hours per week
Salary: £38,000 to £41,000 per annum depending on experience.

Somebody goes missing in the UK every 90 seconds. Missing People exists to ease the heartache experienced by those missing someone, and to help people who are away from home find their way back to safety. Our vision is for every missing child, adult and family left behind to find help, hope and a safe way to reconnect. We are a non-judgemental, highly skilled team of staff and volunteers working for everyone who needs us. We provide free, confidential support, help and advice by phone, email, text and live chat.
We coordinate a UK-wide network of people, businesses and media to join the search for the estimated 170,000 people who go missing each year.

Missing People is an independent charity that relies on donations.

THE IMPACT YOU WILL HAVE

As the Corporate Partnerships Manager – Maternity Cover – you will play a vital role in leading and managing your team to build the new business pipeline, build relationships with potential partners, undertake effective and successful proposal writing, ensure quality account management by others, and inspire long-term financial commitment to Missing People.

In addition to new business, you will manage a portfolio of high profile corporate partnership accounts across various sectors, including our rapidly expanding work in the transport industry. Your responsibilities include developing strategic connections, providing excellent stewardship, and expanding relationships with corporate partners and donors. By focusing on enhancing the corporate partner experience, you will drive engagement and help us reach our fundraising goals.

Could you use your Corporate Partnerships fundraising experience to support the charity in its fundraising targets as we expand our efforts in line with our charity strategy, 'From Crisis to Hope'?

ABOUT YOU

You will need to have experience of:

• working a corporate fundraising role, with a proven track record of developing relationships and exceeding fundraising targets;
• developing and monitoring the implementation of fundraising strategies, budgets and operational plans;
• managing people.

You will also have:

• Good networking skills and ability to build relationships with people at all levels;
• Ability to manage high profile people;
• Ability to motivate, enthuse and inspire others;
• Ability to develop and drive forward new projects and initiatives, taking the lead and/or working collaboratively with colleagues;
• Excellent communication skills, both formal and informal, in writing and with presentations.

ABOUT US

Would you like to work for a welcoming, caring organisation which makes a difference to people affected by the issue of missing throughout the UK?

Missing People is a friendly and supportive place to work. Working for Missing People means living our values. It’s a place where people are encouraged to ‘let fly’ so you can ‘make things happen’. We know you’re more than just a job title, and ‘be human’ is an important value here. You will find plenty of scope for personal development including: getting involved in cross-charity projects; leadership development or volunteer supervision; training; e-learning; and hearing about the latest topics from some of our amazing partners. We offer a range of enhanced family friendly benefits. We are happy to talk about flexible working in many of our roles.

HOW TO APPLY

If you want to be a lifeline when someone goes missing, click apply to read the full job description, and a letter from the Head of Public Fundraising and Partnerships. We look forward to receiving your application.

Include your CV and a brief covering letter explaining how you would be a good fit for this role.

Closing date: 23:59 on 4th August 2024. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early in the event of a very large number of applications, so Apply Now!
Interviews: 7th, 8th or 9th August 2024

Missing People is 14th on the Sunday Times “100 Best Not-for-profit Organisations to Work for” List 2019 and offers the below benefits:

• 28 days annual leave per annum/pro rata plus statutory holidays on appointment. Additional annual leave days awarded on length of service*
• Company pension contribution
• Life insurance (3 x salary)*
• Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including 24/7 support helpline
• Interest-free Season Ticket Loans*
• Additional maternity pay and leave*
• Additional paternity pay*
• Additional sick pay*

 *available after probation period passed

You may have experience in the following: Corporate Fundraiser, Fundraising Manager, Business Development Manager, Corporate New Business Manager, Corporate Partnerships Lead, Corporate Giving, Corporate Fundraising, etc.

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Community Engagement Coordinator - Wales

Location: The role will be based out of the BookTrust Offices in Cardiff.  BookTrust works in a hybrid and flexible way with an expectation of a minimum of 8 face to face collaboration days per month which could be at the Cardiff office, visiting partners across Wales and on occasions UK wide travel.  There will therefore be reasonable travel needed to fulfil the role, with occasional overnight stays.

Contract: Full-time, open to discussing flexible and part-time options

Salary:  £28,000.00 per annum.

BookTrust is the UK’s largest children’s reading charity. We know that children who read are happier, healthier, more empathetic, and more creative. They also do better at school. Working with every local authority in England, Northern Ireland and Wales and supported by a range of funders including the Arts Council England, Northern Ireland and Wales Governments, we reach over 3 million families a year via partners in schools, children’s centres, health visitors and libraries. This incredible network helps us to get children reading across the country.

We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic individual with a demonstrable ability to develop relationships and make connections across a wide range of people and groups. A strong communicator with the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse range of audiences, in writing, and in person.

You will have ideally worked within or across a particular community or region, in outreach or a project within the third sector and be a highly motivated individual with the ability to work and travel unsupervised across multiple projects simultaneously and to work at pace, often to tight deadlines.

A passion to make a difference for children and families with an interest in the benefits of literacy and reading to child development, the value of books, stories and rhymes and the role of parents, carers, and guardians in developing a love of reading would be valuable.

We are currently recruiting to two Community Engagement Coordinator posts.

To apply please send a copy of your CV to our webiste along with a covering letter showing how you meet the person specification and your motivations for applying for the role. Your covering letter should not be longer than two sides.

Closing date:   31st July at 11:59pm.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis; therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusivity

We aim to provide an inclusive recruitment process and actively welcome applications from diverse talent pools: minority ethnic candidates, candidates with disabilities and long-term conditions and candidates from underrepresented communities.

We are committed to equality of opportunity and want to ensure we have an accessible application process for all candidates. If you need any reasonable adjustments or would like us to do anything differently during the application process, please contact our HR team to discuss your requirements further.

BookTrust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The recruitment and selection process reflect our commitment to safeguarding therefore, the suitability of all prospective employees will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment, and pre-employment checks.

Schools Coordinator

We have an exciting and rewarding opportunity for a Schools Coordinator (Impact Officer) to work as the primary link between partner schools and the CYUK programme.

This youth social action charity challenges 18 to 25-year-olds to tackle educational inequality through a year of full-time social action. As mentors, tutors and role models in schools, they support pupils growing up in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.

There are two roles available – 5 days per week (OL16 4RX or WA14 1SR) and 3 days per week (M28 7JB).

Position: Schools Coordinator (internal title School Impact Officer)

Location: OL16 4RX or WA14 1SR - 5 days per week or M28 7JB – 3 days a week

Training Location: M12 6FZ - 1 day per week with occasional working from home

Hours: 5 days or 3 days per week, hours are 8:00-4:30 from Monday to Friday

Salary: £25,432 per annum pro rata (£15,259 for 60% part-time working hours)

Contract: 1 year contract with possibility of extension

Start Date: 12 August 2024 (some flexibility in this may exist)

Work Schedule: Term-time working (with the exception of the second half of August)

Closing Date: 9am on 7th August 2024, with last interviews taking place on the 9th August 2024.

The Role

We have a rewarding opportunity for a School Impact Officer to train, support and develop volunteers, monitor the programme through effective administration, data management and to build a deep partnership between the school and the charity.

The Impact Officer is based predominantly in a school and is the primary link between the partner schools and the programme and is the enabler of the programme delivery.  You will support a team of volunteer mentors, who support school activities by coordinating, managing and evaluating the programme.

The Volunteer Mentors also complete a Leadership and Development programme and you will work with them on a professional development plan to chart their continuous professional development and ready them for employment.

The role is primarily a school-based post from Monday to Thursday and is office based on most Fridays. See locations above.

About You

To be successful in this role you will need to be passionate about social change and serving a great cause. As the School Impact Officer, you will strive for excellence and support the core vision and values of the charity.

You will have:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Strong supervision skills, able to connect and communicate effectively with a broad range of stakeholders
• The ability to understand school leadership priorities
• Flexibility in your approach to meet volunteers and pupils developmental needs
• The ability to cope well with multiple demands and to ask for support in ambiguous situations
• Ability to prioritise work to meet tight deadlines delegate appropriately and apply problem-solving skills effectively
• Good IT knowledge
• A proactive attitude, with the ability to use initiative and a professional manner and approach

Whilst not essential experience of working in a school or with schools would be an advantage in this role.

If you want to make a real difference and believe that young people can change the world, we want to hear from you!

Please apply by uploading your CV and cover letter (two pages preferred) demonstrating your suitable experience, knowledge, skills and abilities and stating the postcode location you are interested in. Due to the high volume of CVs received, the charity can only respond back to the successful candidates.

Employee Benefits

As an organisation, particular emphasis is placed on fairness, well-being, and inclusion and offer a range of benefits for staff, including:

• Great holiday entitlement
• Training including degree-level qualifications
• Pension scheme enrolment starts at 4% as standard, and employee contributions are matched up to 5%
• Free eye tests and £20 off glasses
• Interest-free travel season ticket loans
• Interest-free bike loans under the “Cycle to Work Scheme”
• Interest-free Loans to assist employees with welfare or financial hardship
• 2 days per year to pursue volunteering opportunities and 2 days per year to support wellbeing
• Regular all staff wellbeing sessions with external wellbeing experts
• Reservist friendly employer - Bronze award
• Laptop and mobile phone

The charity is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all learners including young people.

Other areas of experience may include School Partnerships, School Partnerships Officer, School Partnerships Lead, School Impact Officer, School Impact, School, Primary School, Senior School, Early Years, EYF, Volunteer Recruitment, Teacher, Education, School Engagement, School Leadership, Volunteer Management, Volunteer, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement, Lead, Teaching Assistant, Teaching, Youth, Secondary School Teacher, Trainee Teacher, Teacher, Youth Support, Family Support, Children’s Support, Support Officer, EYF, Mentor, Youth Mentor, Volunteer Management, School Partnerships, School Liaison, Programme Officer, Programme Lead, Programme Support, Coordinator, Administrator.

Please note this role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of our client.

The FA is looking for a Safeguarding Manager to join on a 12 month fixed term contract, to work as part of the Strategic Safeguarding Team developing policy, procedures, standards, guidance, education and resources to support fun, inclusive and safe football environments, specifically across the Women's Player Pathway including Professional Game Academies.

You will implement The FA's safeguarding policy, procedures, standards and practices across the women's leagues and talent and player pathway including supporting safeguarding work with England National Teams and other major events.

Please note that the successful candidate will be required to work two days a week on site at either St. George's Park or Wembley Stadium, and attend meetings at either venue, as needed.

What will you be doing?

• Drive operating standards in the women's football pyramid and talent pathway, embedding safeguards in licence agreements and regulations, ensuring compliance monitoring is owned at club and league level, working closely with colleagues within the Womens National League and Professional Game Academies (PGA's), and the Safeguarding and Welfare Manager within the Professional Womens Leagues - NewCo, to ensure alignment where appropriate.
• Further develop the approach to audit and compliance and support the process to audit the safeguarding provision and support colleagues and clubs to implement the required safeguards across the women's football pyramid, talent and player pathway, including PGA's.
• Continue to identify and support the learning and development needs of football's Designated Safeguarding Officers/Club Welfare Officers across the women's football pyramid, the talent and player pathway, including PGA's delivering training and briefings as needed.
• Develop and deliver safeguarding and welfare training to specific relevant FA staff, consultants and volunteers, communicating effectively safeguarding policy and procedures, and emphasising the process for reporting concerns.
• Provide support as needed in the management of safeguarding and wellbeing concerns, ensuring appropriate records are maintained, overseeing all referrals to The FA's Case Management and Integrity teams and statutory agencies as required, implementing learning from incidents and referrals.
• Support the development of safer event and match/tournament delivery processes across the women's football pyramid, talent and player pathway.
• Support the development and delivery of research and insight projects across the women's game and support the delivery of actions to develop a safer culture.
• Support the development and implementation of The FA's Safeguarding Policy, including developing new guidance.
• Identify and develop any specific resources and materials to support safeguarding and wellbeing for player and parent education, including bespoke messaging about relationships of trust in the leagues, clubs and talent pathway.
• Support the embedding of safeguards in the open age game, including in the women's football pyramid, supporting alignment where relevant with the men's National League System.
• Ensure complaints relating to safeguarding matters are addressed, and that complainants are updated throughout the process and/or are signposted to relevant sources of support.
• Attend relevant internal meetings and regularly report updates to relevant Managers, Project Groups and Boards.
• Be an influential advocate for safeguarding and player wellbeing, promoting, communication and representing this work effectively internally and externally.
• Executes additional tasks as required in order to meet FA Group changing priorities.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures to ensure the highest standards of health, safety and wellbeing can be maintained.
• As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

What are we looking for?

Essential for the role:

Knowledge

• A professional safeguarding qualification and or relevant experience in a safeguarding / welfare role
• In depth knowledge of national child protection and safeguarding legislation, policy and implementation
• Knowledge of current issues that impact on the development of elite young players, particularly in the Women's game
• A sound working knowledge of data protection principles and practice
• Sound knowledge of equality legislation and inclusive practices as they relate to safeguarding and additional vulnerability

Experience

• Experience of implementing safeguarding policy and safer working practice guidance.
• Experience of developing digital resources
• Experience of supporting safeguarding and player wellbeing in elite sport pathways
• Experience of managing referrals with statutory agencies, attending strategy meetings and or case conferences
• Evidence of risk and crisis management experience

Technical Skills

• Ability to create inspiring presentations and present to a wide range of key stakeholders
• Advanced Reporting Writing skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office
• Excellent communication, management, presentation, and facilitation skills
• Reporting Writing skills
• Advanced Microsoft Office

Beneficial to have:

Knowledge

• An understanding of the case management processes, legislation and related statutory and voluntary infrastructure

Experience

• Experience of working in safeguarding in a sporting context
• Experience of developing tailored resources for different stakeholders
• Experience of differentiating learning materials and using a blended approach to learning

Technical Skills

• Basic Project Management skills

What's in it for you?

We are committed to ensuring everyone can flourish in their roles, to achieve this we have unique office spaces under the arch of the iconic Wembley National Stadium, which is the home of English Football. We are also delighted to offer a world-class, Elite Performance Centre, St. George's Park in Staffordshire which is an exceptional setting to develop and inspire high-performing England teams and leaders.

We pride ourselves in offering a competitive salary as well as great opportunities to develop and grow in your role. But that is not all; we also have a range of exciting benefits, some of which can be found below:

• Access to event day tickets at Wembley Stadium, alongside a host of regular internal events throughout the season encouraging you to connect and learn with your colleagues and look after your mental health and wellbeing.
• Free, nutritious lunches, at Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park.
• Free private medical cover.
• A contributory pension scheme.
• An additional Thank You days leave, volunteering days as well as 25 days annual leave.
• A hybrid working model offering greater flexibility.

For more information on what it is like to work at The FA, please visit our FA Careers page,

Our Organisation

The Football Association [The FA] is the not-for-profit governing body of football in England. It is responsible for promoting and developing every level of the game, from grassroots through to the professional game, and generates significant revenue to support investment into English football each year.

The FA oversees England international teams across men's, women's, youth and disability football, as well as running the National League System and FA Competitions including the Emirates FA Cup, Barclays FA Women's Super League, FA Women's Championship, and Women's Adobe FA Cup, and the world-class facilities of Wembley Stadium and St. George's Park, all with a purpose to Unite the Game and Inspire the Nation.

We currently work within a hybrid working model whereby the expectation is to work from your contractual location for part of the week, and as and when required by the team. The remaining days can be worked remotely. We will continue to monitor this model and it may be adjusted in future if deemed necessary.

The FA, For All, For You

Our equality, diversity and inclusion strategy forms an integral part of our long-term commitment to using our influence across English football to create a game free from discrimination.

A Game For All outlines three key strategic commitments - Lead the Change, Be the Change, and Inspire the Change - which will ensure tackling discrimination remains a core priority for English football for years to come.

We are a diverse workplace, aspiring to represent football across the country. The Football Association actively promotes inclusion and diversity, encouraging you to be the best version of yourself at work.

We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. If you have any particular requirements in respect of the recruitment or interview process, please mention this during your application.

As part of The FA's commitment to ensuring a safe environment for everyone in football, every employee will be required to complete a DBS check. The level of the check required will be based on the activity of the specific job role and in line with legislation and government guidance.

ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity.  We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.

THE ROLE
The Grants and Trusts Fundraiser will inspire grant bodies, charitable trusts, and foundations to support our mission. This is a key role in growing our funding to achieve our ambitious 2030 strategy. As part of the Grants and Trusts team, you'll craft and submit high-quality funding bids and projects, working closely with colleagues, partner organisations, and funders. The role will lead collaborative project teams, to present compelling cases to maximise funding opportunities, ensuring projects meet organisational and funder criteria. 
Attending external meetings to foster relationships and develop partnership agreements is vital to the success of this role, as is staying updated on funding trends to identify new opportunities and maintain the Trust's reputation with top-notch bids and reporting.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home with time spent on site and project visits (once a month depending on the project). You will also be expected to attend a team/departmental meeting in Grantham each quarter.

THE CANDIDATE
You will have experience creating compelling propositions that lead to tangible outcomes, excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills, and a proven ability to build partnership bids. Attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines are essential, along with strong written and verbal communication skills. The role requires a confident, enthusiastic team player who can inspire others and work collaboratively. You will be self-motivated, able to manage multiple projects with minimal supervision, and ambitious in achieving results. Experience in project development and management, including budgets, and an understanding of impact evaluation and reporting are also necessary.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.

WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, a 25-day holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.

OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION  
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else. 
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible. 
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible. 

Interviews will take place via Microsoft Teams on 3rd and 4th September 2024.

• Do you want to help build a world where everyone feels part of a community?
• Do you have experience of leading volunteers in different projects?

If you answered yes, this could be the role for you!

We’re looking for an experienced, part-time volunteer coordinator to deliver our extensive volunteer programme, featuring our Older People’s Befriending projects, our group assistants, our administrative volunteers and other volunteer opportunities. 

What we do

Time & Talents is a lively, busy community centre in the heart of Rotherhithe. Set in a leafy heritage building and ‘T&T2’, our second venue in Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, we offer something for everyone. With a history of 137 years of supporting people of all ages in Rotherhithe and Bermondsey, we bring people together for mutual support, fun and friendship, with a wide range of services and activities for older people and other adults, along with volunteering and children and families’ projects. Time & Talents is well-known for supporting isolated and lonely older people in the area. Our volunteer Befriending scheme is more than 40 years strong and helps around 75 housebound older people each year to have social contact they can rely on. Cycling Without Age (CWA), a newer branch of our volunteer work based on a Danish model, has transformed into Bicycle Befriending since the pandemic. Bicycle Befriending pairs trained cyclists with older people for regular rides round the parks in our specialist trishaws. The trishaws are also a big hit at our events! In addition to the Older Adults programme needs, we need volunteers each week to support our community groups and our administrative needs. Corporations often want to volunteer as teambuilding events or to help with our community offer, and this role plays a lead role as first point of contact for those queries as well. We are building our volunteer-driven offer whilst staying focused on our aims: ensuring that everyone feels part of a community and that no one is isolated or lonely.

The role

In this role, you’ll:

• Develop volunteering roles and projects in line with T&T’s aims across programme areas.

• Support programme areas to develop their volunteer roles and recruit, train and support those volunteers.

• Develop and coordinate the befriending and CWA projects at Time & Talents, including recruitment, training and support of volunteers and service users in these projects.

• Act as first point of contact for corporate volunteering inquiries.

About you

You have a track record in driving the excellent delivery of grant-funded community programmes in the third sector. You’re an emotionally resilient and experienced team leader with a growth mindset and plenty of grit. You’re flexible, accountable, take responsibility, are highly organised and skilled in multitasking and balancing priorities. You have experience of fundraising and maybe other types of income generation. You have strong relationship building skills – internally and externally - and build trust and credibility easily. You are passionate about the power of community to connect and support people.

About us

We are an energetic, experienced, and passionate team of 18, with a strong sense of shared purpose and a lively sense of humour. You’ll have the chance to make a big contribution to a growing, ambitious and innovative organisation which has doubled its reach and impact in recent years. This role is part time, with flexibility for regular evening and occasional weekend working. Time & Talents is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity, and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person that they are. We actively encourage applications from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences.

If you would like an informal chat about the job,please get in touch and we will be happy to speak with you. The closing date is 09:00 Monday 5th August 2024. 

Join Our Team – Fundraising Coordinator

We're looking for a dynamic individual to identify, secure, and manage funding opportunities. You will work closely with our Head of Business Development & Partnerships to implement our income generation strategy and grow new income streams including individual giving, legacies, corporates. This includes researching potential funders, preparing compelling grant proposals, managing funding applications, and maintaining relationships with donors and partners. Additionally, you will leverage data to demonstrate our impact and secure funding.

About Us:

Action for Family Carers is a well-established Essex-based charity dedicated to supporting unpaid carers and young carers. We've been making a positive impact for over 30 years.

About You:

You like to get results! You have experience in securing funding through grants, donations, partnerships and sponsorships. You have strong writing and communication skills for crafting compelling proposals. You also understand the value of accurate data when demonstrating impact of our services and have good data analysis and CRM skills. Most importantly, you will share our vision, our values and our ambition to do more for local families.

What We Offer:

· Salary: Band 7, £29,361 per annum FTE

· Contract: Permanent

· Hours: 21 hours per week - Flexible days/hours, hybrid office/home working

· Location: Brickhouse Farm, Poulton Close, Maldon, Essex, CM9 6NG

 

Benefits:

· Full induction and relevant training

· Contributory work-based pension scheme

· Access to a 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme

· Flexible working arrangements

Apply Now:

If you're ready to be part of a dynamic team, contribute to meaningful work, and make a positive impact, we want to hear from you! Apply now and help us continue changing lives at Action for Family Carers.

Read the full Job Description and Person Specification. Send your CV with a covering letter addressing why you meet the requirements of the person specification.

Closing date for applications 5pm, Friday 30th August 2024

Action for Family Carers is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Charity People is excited to be working with the brilliant SolarAid in the recruitment for a Website and Digital Fundraising Manager. A unique role that will have a huge impact on the fundraising team, reporting to the incredibly passionate Head of Supporter Growth.

Job Title: Website and Digital Fundraising Manager

Location: Remote working with travel to the London Office once a month

Contract: Permanent and full time

Salary: £38,588 - £44,363 per annum

About the organisation

Established in 2006, SolarAid is a UK based, international charity dedicated to bringing solar power to rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa.

Currently, there are nearly 600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa living without electricity. When the sun goes down at night, families are reliant on dangerous and expensive forms of lighting, such as candles and kerosene lamps.

Together with their social enterprise, SunnyMoney, SolarAid are pioneering innovative enterprise programmes that tackle poverty and climate change by providing access to clean, safe solar light to homes, clinics and schools. To date, they have distributed over 2.3 million lights, directly impacting over 11 million people.

Families across the continent can now rely on safe, renewable solar lights as the sun sets, but there is still a long way to go to achieve universal access to energy, and Solar Aid are stepping up our efforts to ensure communities otherwise left behind will have access to solar energy, creating instant sustainable change for people and the planet.

About the role

SolarAid have a small but very loyal base of individual supporters providing £1 million a year in donations, from sums of a few pounds to major gifts and, increasingly, legacies. Attracting donations from individuals that we wish to grow. This role will be important to help enable that.

The main purpose of the role is the management of the website and digital campaigns that support fundraising activities both online and offline

The total fundraised income is around £2.5 million, including corporates, and grants from foundations who also will check out our website.

Responsibilities:

• Management of the website and digital campaigns that support our fundraising activities both online and offline.

Projects within the first 12 months would include:

• Review the existing website and lead on a project to transition to a new platform, including seeking a provider and implementation
• Review and improve the online giving experience
• Potentially recruit a digital content role to provide relevant content to engage our audiences

Website and back-end

• Main responsibility for the technical back-end functionality of the SolarAid website, working closely together with the Digital Communications Manager who leads on content and front-end.
• Managing the relationship with SolarAid's web-agency, scoping, and leading development projects.
• Mainly responsible for website security and integrity, certificates, updates and plugins.
• Analytics and reporting
• SEO optimisation
• Donation functionality and platform integrations to continuously improve the supporter experience
• Website policies such as GDPR

Digital fundraising support

• Work closely with colleagues to understand and ensure the best possible supporter experience and journey
• Email Marketing
• Mailchimp email copy, setup and send
• Email analytics and reporting
• Supporter journeys for new and existing
• Google Grant setup and reporting
• Social media advertising
• Shopify for the online shop

About You

This is a great opportunity for an able and enthusiastic Digital Fundraising Manager, looking to progress to the next step in their career. You will have the following skills and experiences;

• Proven Website management experience, excellent knowledge of working in CMS systems and leading on more complex back-end and development projects.
• Proficient in effectively using data analysis tools (Google Analytics, Tag Manager) and user experience optimisation tools (HotJar), to inform future website project to optimise traffic and experience
• Email marketing experience, proficient in using proficient in using MailChimp and/or DotDigital, writing copy and setting up more complex email journeys
• Digital Fundraising experience, with a track record setting up digital advertising, a
• Experience producing budgets, reporting variances against the plan and re-forecasting
• Experience in using mass-email software, ideally Mailchimp

To kickstart the application process, please contact Seema Choudhury at Charity People today with your CV or profile. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. If you require any assistance or adjustments during the application process, please don't hesitate to reach out.

About the role

The Wilder Communities Officer will inspire and support community-led action for wildlife and empower local people to create more wildlife rich spaces on their doorstep.  Working with colleagues across the Trust, the officer will help to build a wilder future through local community action for nature, with a particular focus on rivers and wetland habitats, and linking in with our Species Survival in Hertfordshire’s Chalk Rivers project.

For a full copy of our recruitment pack and details of how to apply please visit our website.

Project summary - Species Recovery for Chalk Steams – Wilder Communities

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust has secured a grant from the Species Survival Fund, a partnership between Defra and the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

The Species Survival Fund is enabling the Trust to deliver an ambitious restoration programme for our chalk river and wetland habitats across 11.15km of the River Lea Catchment in Hertfordshire.  As part of the project, with additional funding, the Trust will be working in local communities to highlight the importance of our chalk streams and wetland habitats and enabling groups and individuals to take their own local action for wildlife.

This community organising work will initially focus on communities in and around Welwyn Garden City and Hertford.

How do we support you?

The Trust strives to be a positive employer supporting our staff through flexible and hybrid working, and training and development. We recognise the importance of our staff team and looking after their health and wellbeing. Our values and expected behaviours reflect the culture which the Trust seeks to maintain to ensure productive, efficient, effective and pleasant workplaces and roles.

In support of this, we offer an excellent benefits package, ranging from office perks, generous leave entitlements and financial benefits. You can find out on our website.

About the Trust

Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust is a local nature conservation charity.

We believe that wildlife should have space to thrive alongside our everyday lives and that everyone benefits from having access to nature.

Our staff team is enthusiastic, friendly and committed to making a difference.

Are you looking for an impactful role where you can lead marketing and communications initiatives across Asia Pacific and Latin America, helping to drive positive change in farm animal welfare? Join Compassion in World Farming International in our mission to transform the global food industry and make a lasting difference. As the Marketing and Communications Manager for Asia Pacific & Latin America at Compassion in World Farming, you'll lead strategic initiatives to help end the use of caged systems and promote sustainable farming.

About us:

Compassion in World Farming International was founded in 1967 in England by Peter Roberts, a British farmer who became concerned by the development of intensive factory farming. Over 50 years ago, Peter decided to make a difference and take a stand against this farming system. In his lifetime, Peter saw the demise of barren battery cages, veal crates and gestation crates in the UK, and in Europe achieved recognition that animals are sentient beings.

Compassion in World Farming is the leading international farm animal welfare charity, campaigning to improve the lives of millions of farm animals through advocacy, lobbying for legislative change, and positive engagement with the global food industry. Our established international Food Business programme aims to drive transformational change for animal welfare enabled by a reduction in the reliance on animals sourced foods and a shift towards regenerative farming. The Food Business team operates in Europe, the US, China and APAC LATAM, and more globally through the supply chains of our corporate partners.

About the role:

As our Marketing and Communications Manager, you’ll help build the strategic vision for helping to influence the global food industry. As part of this exciting position, you'll spearhead vibrant marketing and communications strategies across Asia Pacific and Latin America, championing the end of caged systems and promoting sustainable farming practices. Your responsibilities will include proactive and reactive PR, content management, event coordination, supplier oversight, and budget management. As our Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America) you’ll collaborate closely with the Head of Food Business APAC LATAM and regional teams, ensuring transparency through regular reporting on achievements.

About you:

We're seeking an exceptional candidate for the role of Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America), at CIWF, who brings with them a proven track record in developing impactful strategies, especially in digital and social media.

To succeed in the role of Marketing and Communications Manager (Asia Pacific & Latin America), you will need to have previous experience in demonstrating a proficiency in devising impactful strategies, particularly within the domains of digital and social media. You’ll have a proficiency in English, complemented by skills in languages such as Thai or Japanese, is not essential, but is advantageous. You’ll have to have strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with a sophisticated grasp of budget management and a genuine dedication to farm animal welfare. Previous skills and qualifications encompass an advanced degree or pertinent experience in PR, marketing, or communications.

Join us on a collective mission to shape a compassionate future for farm animals worldwide, while experiencing a workplace that truly cares for you:

• Enjoy an enhanced annual leave of 25 days per year, along with bank holidays *
• Free onsite parking at HQ
• Optional savings schemes * Embrace a fulfilling career that prioritises your well-being, while also enjoying Excellent Development opportunities
• Hybrid working model
• A defined Contribution Pension Scheme

Applications:

Cutoff date: 9th August 2024
1st Stage Interviews: W/C 19th August 2024

Please complete the online application form to upload your CV and a covering letter outlining how you meet the Person Specification detailed in the job description.

Please note that we reserve the right to commence interviews on a rolling programme.
Compassion in World Farming is absolutely committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone regardless of their background. We value diversity and live experience and acknowledge the underrepresentation of people from certain backgrounds, both within our organisation and across the sector. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups, whether these be of ethnicity, gender, identity, religion, physical ability, sexual orientation or other.

* dependant on role and location

To comply with legal requirements, as part of our selection procedure we ask all potential employees to prove their eligibility to work in the UK.

Location: HQ based (hybrid flexible working available with at least two days in office per week)
Job Type: Full-time, fixed term contract till 31st March 2025 (with possible contract extension, subject to additional funding)
Hours: 37 hours per week
Salary: £37,000-£42,000

You may also have experience in the following: Communications Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications, Public Relations manager, PR Manager, Marketing Management etc

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The Talent Set are delighted to be working with The Intensive Care Society. We are currently recruiting 2 exciting roles within their Communications team; Marketing Communications Manager, and Communications and Member Engagement Manager.

The Intensive Care Society offers a flexible working environment, with hybrid working and an expectation to go into their London office 2 days per week. 

Both roles will report into the Head of Communications and will play a core role in the Society’s communications team providing the intensive care community with the information they need to care for patients and to continue raising the profile of intensive care to the public and Government. You will lead projects and manage campaigns to grow the membership of the Society and create engagement opportunities and communication for members, focused on ensuring direct benefit and designed to promote member growth and retention.

Key Responsibilities:

· To play a leading role in developing strategic marketing and communication advice and advising the senior management team and CEO

· Manage and implement marketing campaigns from planning to delivery and evaluation, ensuring they are informed by clear objectives and integrated across agreed channels in line with the Society’s Strategy and Plans

· Raise the profile of the Society using all communication channels delivering a consistent message to all stakeholders.

· Work with all areas of the organisation to communicate workstreams through newsletters, social media, blogs, websites and other mediums. 

· Develop compelling content to highlight member successes and tell engaging membership stories. Utilise storytelling techniques to highlight member and sector achievements and contributions.

· Use our channels and networks to promote attendance across the Society’s event programme which includes one day seminar style events, the Intensive Care Society Awards and our flagship Congress, State of the Art.

· Take responsibility for data analysis and insight in relation to our website, email marketing, the CRM database, and streaming analytics to help inform decision-making and strategy, and also for reporting purposes across the organisation

· Work with Head of Communications to create informative and interesting press releases, press kits, newsletters, and marketing materials.

· Plan and manage design, content and production of communication materials to help tell the Society’s story.

Person Specification:

· A proven communications and/or B2C marketing professional with experience of using multiple channels for communications and B2C marketing purposes.

· Experience working with third parties to create content.

· Analytically minded with demonstrable ability to use data to improve future work.

· Experience managing both CMS and CRM systems 

· Experience and confidence in managing difficult and challenging situations and stakeholders.

To be considered for this position please apply with your CV as soon as possible, regrettably please note we may not be able to reply to each and every application.

We are committed to diverse and inclusive recruitment practises that ensure equal opportunity for everyone, regardless of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. We encourage applications from all backgrounds and will happily make reasonable adjustments to always ensure a fair process.

We work in partnership with Age UK Buckinghamshire to deliver the Hospital Discharge Support Service. The service covers the county of Buckinghamshire and aims to improve the experience of people leaving hospital, at what can be a very difficult time for them. Our teams work with patients to make this experience more manageable and to minimise the risk of readmission. This service supports people aged 18 who are leaving hospital after a stay. Older people are highly represented in this client group.

We are looking to recruit an experienced person-centred leader who is passionate about delivering services that make a difference to people’s lives. You will have responsibility of maintaining a high level of service delivery with impressive outcomes. You will lead a team of staff with oversight of each service area, will be highly organised, able to make decisions and use your initiative. The role will also involve monitoring service processes, systems, and workforce capacity to enable us to identify areas for change and improvement.

The purpose of the role is to manage and deliver the day-to-day operation of the service. Operating across Buckinghamshire, our discharge staff are based at both Stoke Mandeville and Wexham Park hospitals. Our community team are based in the Age UK Buckinghamshire offices in Aylesbury but reach out to serve residents across the county. Additionally, a team of volunteers provide additional capacity and reach. The post holder will be based at the office in Aylesbury but will be expected to travel across the two hospital sites when required,

The hospital teams operate 7 days a week supporting patients on discharge. Over a year more than a thousand patients will be taken home by our teams and helped to settle in safely. The community team will support residents post discharge, liaising with any other services, offering practical support to settle in at home such as shopping, light housework or picking up prescriptions and offering a regular call to ensure all is well.

The opportunities to make a difference are huge. If you think so too and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, we are keen to hear from you.

About us

Crisis is the national charity for people experiencing homelessness. We know that homelessness is not inevitable. We know that together we can end it.

It has never been a more important time for Crisis. With homelessness reaching record levels and a new Government taking power, we have an opportunity to keep homelessness high on the political agenda and secure the delivery of policy solutions that we know can build a future free from homelessness.

This role will play a key role in supporting our political influencing and public affairs activity, to establish Crisis’ relationship with the newly elected Parliament, and crucially provide the secretariat to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Ending Homelessness.

Location: Based in our London office (we are open to a range of flexible working options, in line with Crisis’ Hybrid-Working Policy. The team works in the office together one day per week, we can be flexible on this but attending in-person meetings in Westminster and for APPG events will be required) 

About the role

As Public Affairs Officer you will provide the secretariat for the APPG for Ending Homelessness, a well-established cross-party group, with broad interest and engagement from across the sector and who have successfully influenced Government on a range of issues relating to homelessness. The Public Affairs Officer will work with the APPG co-chairs and officers to agree a strategic programme of work and to deliver events, meetings and inquiries in adherence with parliamentary procedures. You will work with the wider Policy and Campaigns team to establish the APPG position on key homelessness and housing announcements, as well as managing the APPG communications via the website, mailing list and social media. Previous APPG activities have included inquiries into the previous Government’s commitment to end rough sleeping, homelessness amongst Ukrainian refugees and homelessness upon leaving public services.

You will also shape and help deliver Crisis’ public affairs activity, including in support of our national campaigns to secure the policy changes to end homelessness, and to increase awareness of Crisis more broadly. This includes shaping regular engagement with MPs and politicians to inspire them to work with Crisis, position us as experts, as well as delivering Parliamentary events and supporting our programme of activity at political party conferences.

The role sits within the campaigns team in the Policy and Social Change directorate, but you’ll collaborate with a wide range of teams across the organisation to identify public affairs opportunities and ensure people with lived experience are at the heart of our political influencing activity, including with Crisis frontline services.

We’re a passionate and supportive team, dedicated to our mission of ending homelessness.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have strong knowledge of parliamentary and political procedures, including experience of working with APPGs or similar groups of politicians. You will have excellent communication and organisation skills, attention to detail, and good ability to understand policy solutions and how best to communicate them to a range of audiences to inspire people to work with Crisis and the APPG.

Understanding or knowledge of homelessness or housing policy is desirable. You may have experience in; public affairs, policy, communications and public relations.

We believe diversity is a strength, and our aim is to make sure that Crisis truly reflects the communities we serve. We are actively working towards our organisation being a place where everyone can thrive and make their best contribution to our mission of ending homelessness for good. We know that the more perspectives, voices, and experiences we can bring to this work, the better. We particularly welcome applications from people who have lived experience of homelessness, and people from all marginalised groups, communities and backgrounds.

Working at Crisis

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including:

• Interest free loans for travel season ticket, cycle to work, and deposit to secure a tenancy
• Pension scheme with an employer contribution of 8.5%
• 28 days and option to purchase up to 10 additional days leave
• Enhanced maternity, paternity, shared parental, and adoption pay
• Flexible working around the core hours 10am-4pm
• And more! (Full list of benefits available on website)

Alongside our excellent staff benefits, we will support your ongoing development to build your skills, experience, and career.

When you join us, you will have the opportunity to join our staff diversity networks, which aim to champion issues across the organisation, enable staff to be their authentic and best selves and contribute to making Crisis a truly diverse organisation.  

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date: Sunday 4 August 2024 (at 23:59)

Interviews will be held W/C 13 August in person at our offices near Liverpool Street, London