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Independent Age is the national charity focused on improving the lives of people facing financial hardship in later life.
Our Helpline and expert advisers offer free, practical support to older people without enough money to live on. Through our grants programme, we support hundreds of local organisations working with older people across the UK.
We use the knowledge and insight gained from our support services and partnerships to highlight the issues experienced by older people in poverty and campaign for change.
We believe no one should face financial hardship in later life. We would love to find individuals from all walks of life and diverse backgrounds to join us on this journey.
Responsibilities and Person Specification:
Working closely with the CEO, the Director of Policy and Influencing and the Head of Policy and Research, the Head of Influencing will lead a powerful influencing programme. They will ensure that our work is centred around the experiences of older people in poverty, and that we undertake strategic and sustained influencing activity to persuade key decision makers and persuaders to support and act on our policy recommendations across the nations. Alongside providing cross organisational media communications support. The Head of Influencing will provide effective, inspirational, transparent and compassionate leadership and line management to colleagues in the Influencing department. This is one of two new roles in our well established Policy and Influencing Directorate, building on our commitment to drive forward policy change that tackles poverty in later life.
You should have a passion to tackle poverty in later life, and significant experience leading the development and delivery of overarching influencing strategies across the nations to effectively target decision makers and secure support for our policy calls. It’s also essential to be an experienced line manager and team player, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders across the nations to secure policy change.
For full details on the role and requirements, please read the job description and person specification. If your experience doesn’t align perfectly with all of the criteria in the person specification but you do meet most of them and are excited about the role, we encourage you to apply anyway.
This is a full-time role, 35 hours per week, which you can choose to work over five days or a 9-day fortnight.
What it’s like to work at Independent Age:
We celebrate diversity at Independent Age and champion the differences that make each of us unique. We actively support and encourage people from a variety of backgrounds, experiences and skill sets to join us and help shape what we do. We aim to attract and retain a wide range of talent and create an environment where everyone can feel safe, protected, welcome and included.
We offer great benefits including 28 days annual leave plus public holidays, a generous pension scheme with life assurance, and fantastic learning and development opportunities. We also offer a number of enhanced leave provisions and benefits.
We know that a good work life balance helps us perform at our best and supports wellbeing. Flexible working hours and hybrid working is standard for all (those contracted to work in the office usually attend 1 day per week). But if you need a different form of flexibility, we are always happy to talk flexible working.
You can find out more about what it’s like to work at Independent Age on the careers page of our website.
Application Process:
To apply, please submit a CV and a Supporting Statement, detailing how your skills and experience meet the criteria within the Person Specification, by visiting our jobs website (please do not hesitate to contact us if you have specific requirements and need support to apply in an alternative format).
To support our commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion our hiring managers use anonymous shortlisting. Therefore, please do not include your name, photo, or information to indicate your gender or age in your CV and supporting statement. Please do however include dates of employment. Please ensure the title of any uploads does not contain your name.
Independent Age is committed to safeguarding and follows Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding those we work with. We therefore ask that you supply your full work history with explanations for any gaps in the application documents you submit and, if offered the post, we will require two employment references including your current or most recent employer. A Basic DBS Certificate will be required for this role.
Closing Date: 23:59 on Monday 12th August.
Interview Dates: Interviews to be held in person on 27th and 28th August.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Mental Health Foundation is recruiting for a BAM Counsellor to support our BAM Team.
Deadline: 19th August 2024
Location: London
Salary: Starting salary 36,724 plus £3,285 London Weighting (Grade C: £36,724 to £40,755)
Hours: Full time
Contract type: This is a fixed term full time role ending August 2025 with the potential for extension, at 32 hours per week as part of our 32-hour week pilot. This is due to be reviewed in March 2025 and may revert to 35 hours per week.
Becoming A Man (BAM) is a two-year school-based counselling and mentoring programme that guides young men as they learn, practice, and internalise social-emotional skills, make responsible decisions for their future, and become positive members of their school and community. BAM was first developed in Chicago by Youth Guidance in 2001 and has been validated by two randomised control trials, having shown long-term positive outcomes for young people. Since 2020, BAM has been delivered in six secondary schools across Lambeth and Islington by the Mental Health Foundation (MHF).
MHF is seeking a new Counsellor to join the team in continuing the programme across schools in Islington. Strong interpersonal skills, the ability to work in partnership with teachers and school staff, effective leadership skills, and a background in youth engagement will be required.
What does the role involve?
· leading and facilitating four to five weekly BAM groups during the school-day, utilizing youth engagement, clinical counselling, Men’s Work, and Rites of Passage skills;
· collaborating with school administration, teachers, and other Mental Health Foundation programmes to provide and participate in professional development sessions.
Requirements
What skills, knowledge and experience are we looking for?
· The appointed person will be able to effectively engage diverse groups of young people in group activity and be proficient in recording confidential case notes in a timely manner.
· The appointed person will have lived experience of the issues encountered by BAM participants and/or proven experience of working in a therapeutic capacity with groups of young people.
Safeguarding is Everyone’s business – Mental Health Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all its beneficiaries, those who surround them, its staff, volunteers, and anyone else who comes into contact with its services and expects all trustees, staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to appropriate vetting procedures (proof of eligibility to work in the UK, proof of residency and satisfactory employment screening, including an enhanced DBS check and two most recent references) along with 3-year renewals of enhanced DBS checks. We are unable to provide sponsorship for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the UK.
Other information
How to apply
If you think your skills match and you’d like to be part of a dynamic and growing organisation, please complete and submit your application below. Please ensure you attach an up to date CV and statement of suitability answering all points of the person specification. Applications will close at 5pm on 19th August and we are unable to accept late applications. Interviews are planned for 28th and 29th August. You will be asked to deliver a presentation on the day of the interview.
We believe our people should represent the communities, organisations and individuals we work with. Diversity and inclusion is a strategic priority for us as an employer and mental health charity, and we are proud to be signatories of the Business in the Community Race at Work Charter and the Disability Confident Committed Scheme. Applications from under-represented sections of the community are actively encouraged.
If you have a disability, require any additional support or have any questions regarding the role, please contact us. We make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and during employment. Disabled candidates who meet all the essential person specification criteria will be offered an interview. Therefore, please do ensure you tick the relevant box on the application form and clearly indicate in your application/covering letter if you consider yourself to meet the requirements of the Equality Act 2010 / Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
We are currently operating mostly digital recruitment (including interviews via video conferencing). We have moved to a hybrid working model of a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the rest working from home.
We look forward to hearing from you!
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Enrych has been developing its strategic plan which will enable us to grow our impact and enhance the opportunities for disabled people. We are looking for a new Chief Executive who can take our strategic plans to the next stage and lead our Team of committed individuals to deliver these. We follow the social model of disability so work hard to remove the barriers which can prevent disabled people achieving their goals and aspirations. Our new Chief Executive will have a passion for equity and inclusion and a good understanding of disability issues. They will also be committed to supporting and developing our staff to be the best versions of themselves. We work with over 600 people with disabilities, multiple agencies and stakeholders and our income is derived from delivering contracts with local authorities and traditional fundraising.
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As a member of the ‘Training Ground’ project, we want you to engage with young people and enable them to reach their full potential with education, training, and employment (ETE) opportunities.
As an Employment Mentor you will help the young people to develop their skills, confidence and offer them guidance when entering the workplace.
The Training Ground programme uses the power of the club’s badge to engage with young people in the community. The project will provide one-to-one mentoring sessions and access to wraparound support, including physical activity sessions, employability and life skills sessions.
The programme will provide an opportunity for targeted groups of young people not currently in education, training or employment in Merton and Kingston to access training and work experience to enable them to gain the skills and confidence to gain employment.
The post holder will have experience in working with young people from a range of backgrounds, whilst also building professional relationships with employers and external stakeholders.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Wayfinder is our community led, relational homelessness programme. We're looking for a Engagement & Support Worker to join our small team and help support our participants and volunteers.
The post requires excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate with people from diverse backgrounds. The successful candidate will work as part of the Homeless Services Team to support clients across a number of our projects, with a primary focus on support our Wayfinder Participants.
The successful candidate will have experience of working with vulnerable, homeless people or disadvantaged groups. The post is a mix of practical involvement and administrative work and requires flexible working and adaptable thinking. Some evening and weekend working will be required as part of the role.
We are actively encouraging applications for this role from people with lived experience of homelessness or insecure housing.
Please note that the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, however a previous criminal conviction will not necessarily prevent you from undertaking this role.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To provide advice and support to clients to help them stay in their property or find and secure long-term accommodation.
- To work alongside other staff and volunteers to support clients in a way that acknowledges their identity, dignity and self-worth. Engaging with them to address the issues which have contributed to their current situation.
- To deliver activities, one to one support and group sessions to clients.
- To accompany clients to meetings with other agencies or healthcare professionals.
- To carry out dynamic risk assessments during all client interactions.
- Liaise pro-actively with social housing providers, private landlords and other housing providers on behalf of clients as required.
- To work with an appropriate and realistic number of clients as part of your own case load, as determined by your line manager.
- To adapt to working within different and varying community settings, showing flexibility and sensitivity to work alongside other staff and volunteers.
- To collect and keep accurate records, documentation and data that demonstrates impact and assists in monitoring clients’ progress. This includes providing data that supports the monitoring and evaluation of the overall performance of the charity.
- To keep up to date with the range of statutory and voluntary services established to assist adults with health, social welfare, financial, legal, housing and addiction problems and to advocate with these services on the clients’ behalf.
- To promote effective multi-agency working, sharing information appropriately in order to support clients in accessing service, advice and information.
- To work collaboratively across all GTM projects to ensure the best outcome for clients.
- To assist with the running of other GTM projects when required.
- To work with all staff and volunteers to ensure that all policies and procedures are adhered to, with a particular focus on Health & Safety and Safeguarding.
- To attend meetings, conferences or events relating to your role or the work of Greater Together Manchester, as agreed with the Homeless Services Manager.
- To undertake any training or development opportunities as agreed.
- To undertake any additional tasks required as agreed with your line manager or the Board of Trustees.
Transforming lives and communities across Greater Manchester
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EDI Committee Chair
We are looking for an EDI Committee Chair who will ensure that EDI-BIIDE runs through all that we do, in a way that aligns with our strategic objectives and our resources.
Position: EDI Committee Chair
Location: Remote or London based office
Duration: Initially three years with a potential to extend
Remuneration: £5,000 per annum + reasonable expenses.
Closing Date: 11th August 2024
Interview date: Week commencing 2nd September 2024
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible.
About the Role
We are looking for an EDI Committee Chair to provide direction to the organisation’s EDI-BIIDE Work and to lead the EDI-BIIDE Committee, ensuring alignment between the organisation’s EDI-BIIDE Action Plan and the organisation’s three-year strategy and resources.
You will ensure EDI-BIIDE is consolidated into all aspects of our work – for our members, our staff and, crucially, for the public with whom we and our members interact professionally. You will embed good governance practices in everything the Committee and its members undertake, abiding by the Nolan principles.
The EDI Committee Chair will lead with confidence and collaborate effectively across the organisation to champion the work of the Committee and be accountable to the Board of Trustees for delivery.
Key responsibilities include:
- In liaison with the EDI-BIIDE Committee, to review the organisation’s EDI-BIIDE work to date, and to devise a revised EDI-BIIDE Action Plan that aligns with the organisation’s three-year strategy and resources.
- Lead the EDI-BIIDE Committee and ensure the Committee’s business is conducted collaboratively and methodically and that the Committee takes decisions within its authorised powers (as delegated by the Board of Trustees).
- Liaise with the organisation’s Board of Trustees, staff, and other committee chairs on the Committee’s work.
- Ensure decisions taken by the Committee are clear and unambiguous, and that responsibility for taking forward action points is properly allocated.
- Attend events and other external events as required, acting as an ambassador for the organisation’s work on EDI-BIIDE.
- Report to the Board of Trustees on a quarterly basis on the Committee’s activities, highlighting achievements, and escalating risks and issues as appropriate.
- Draft briefing notes and communications pieces for internal and external audiences as required.
- In collaboration with staff, recruit and induct members onto the Committee as required.
- Conduct periodic reviews on the effectiveness of the Committee and its members and implement improvements as necessary.
About You
You will need to have the following skills and experience:
- An extensive understanding of legal and social EDI-BIIDE matters (including the contextual, political, climatic and social changing landscapes, to advance equity for stakeholders, the public and UKCP).
- Well-developed communication skills with attention to language meanings across different populations and audiences that promote equity, further collaboration, and uphold respect and dignity for all.
- Experience in embedding EDI-BIIDE principles and practices in an organisational context, understanding how to align EDI-BIIDE with wider business objectives, and working within resource constraints
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills with experience working in an influential role and driving cultural changes for individuals, groups, communities, boards, training and teams.
- Proven success in leading and chairing a committee in similar environments
- Ability to navigate complex and sensitive issues with tact, diplomacy, and empathy, and seek advice, guidance and support when necessary.
- Experience in effectively chairing meetings, and encouraging input from a diverse range of backgrounds
- Sufficient time to fulfil the demands of the role.
About the Organisation
The employer is the leading professional body for psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Alongside professional support for our members, we are the leading research, innovation, educational and regulatory body working to advance psychotherapies, and emotional and mental wellness for the benefit of all.
This is an exciting time to join as the organisation is currently consulting on a new organisational strategy, to be launched in autumn 2024.
You may have experience in areas such as Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Officer, EDI Manager, EDI Lead, Equality and Diversity Lead, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Partner, #INDNFP1
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
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Growing Hope is a charity providing free therapy for children and young people with additional needs in partnership with local churches across the UK. We aim to grow hope for children, hope for families and hope in Jesus.
Growing Hope was founded in December 2017 and has a vision to see 20 clinics set up across the UK by 2030. We have three clinics, King’s Cross, Brockley and High Wycombe, and we are currently setting up a forth clinic in Redbridge. Each clinic is a local CIO which runs in partnership with Growing Hope and the local church. We have worked with over 700 children, young people, parents, carers and siblings since we launched. As a national charity Growing Hope has trained over 1000 professionals & parents. We are continuing to expand, with the set-up of further local clinics on the horizon.
Growing Hope seeks a highly-motivated and experienced Director of Growth who is passionate about our mission. This position offers an exciting opportunity to lead and develop our Fundraising, Communications, Marketing and Clinic Growth functions. This will provide support for Growing Hope to continue making a tangible difference in the world and ensure the charity’s long-term sustainability and growth. We are looking for candidates who are committed to Growing Hope’s vision and values and can demonstrate these both within their interview and as they complete their job role. The Growing Hope values are as follows:
Hope - We believe Jesus brings hope to children, young people and families, even in the most difficult situations, and that underpins everything we do.
Community - We are accepting of all and want everyone to know they are seen, heard and belong.
Courage - We are brave, choosing honesty over comfort, and tackling problems because we want to change lives.
Innovation - We are innovative, flexible and creative in our approach, always aiming for excellence.
Generosity - We look out for others and share our time, encouragement, finances and skills.
This role will report to the CEO of the charity and will work closely as part of the Senior Leadership team. The Director of Growth will have oversight of Fundraising, Communications, Marketing and Clinic Growth within the charity. This will involve line management of the Fundraising Manager who oversees a small team including a Communications Officer (1.0FTE), Design and Campaigns Officer (0.6FTE) and Supporter Engagement Officer (0.6FTE). The charity has a vision to champion accessibility UK wide and to set up twenty clinics in partnership with local churches by 2030, there’s a current pipeline in progress to achieve this. As the charity grows we want to ensure that we have strong financial strategy and growth plans which enable us to achieve our vision. As a small charity, the role will require balancing practical tasks with strategic planning and management. The role will be based in King’s Cross with occasional events outside of the office. We envisage the focus of the role to be split with a 40% focus on income generation, 20% on Clinic Growth and 20% on brand, marketing and PR, all aspects of the role will include leadership and management.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Duties and responsibilities will be discussed and developed as the charity continues to grow, but will include:
Leadership and Management:
- Working as part of the Senior Leadership team to strategically support the running of the charity.
- Providing line management for the Fundraising Manager, Executive Assistant and other potential members of the team as the charity grows.
- Leading and participating in prayer and worship with the team in line with Growing Hope’s Christian values.
- Ownership of income raising of £710,000 for the national charity with a view to growth each year. In addition to this an income of approximately £100,000 for each local clinic and ensuring that income targets are met across the national and local charities.
Fundraising Strategy & Finance:
- Lead the development and execution of long-term financial plans in close alignment with the charity’s strategic goals from a Fundraising perspective.
- Reporting monthly to the Growing Hope senior team and trustee board on income, forecasts and plans to hit income targets.
- Manging the fundraising, marketing and communications budget lines.
- Oversee the process of forecasting and planning income for analysis of the leadership team and Board of Trustees.
- Support fundraising strategy development and long term planning for growth.
- Explore and implement strategies for ensuring best use of charitable funds, and maintaining financial sustainability.
- Explore and implement innovative strategies to ensure that Growing Hope are raising funds as effectively as possible at both a national and a local level.
Marketing and Communication:
- Overseeing and developing Marketing and Communication strategy across the charity, including PR development, socials and internal and external communications.
- Oversight of projects and campaigns running across Growing Hope.
- Promoting the Growing Hope brand both internally and externally.
- Developing strategies to support staff with understanding and working to the Growing Hope values.
- Oversight of marketing and advertising on behalf of the charity.
- Analysing key marketing performance metrics and using tracking tools to provide market research, forecasts, competitive analyses, campaign results, and consumer trends to formulate actionable insights for the marketing team.
- Formulating unique insights to understand the stakeholders from a marketing perspective.
- Using marketing insights to contribute towards the overall business strategy.
Clinic Growth:
- Supporting the Senior Leadership Team with strategic oversight of the clinic growth process and the vision for twenty clinics by 2030.
- Ensuring good reach of services across the UK.
- Exploring potential partnership for impact across the UK and beyond.
General:
- Sending letters and emails and making phone calls as required.
- Logging all actions on Salesforce database.
- Maintain data protection & confidentiality in line with Growing Hope’s policy.
- Ensure adherence to Safeguarding and wider Growing Hope policies.
Person Specification
The ideal candidate will have a genuine interest in working in the charity sector, an interest in additional needs and inclusion are highly desirable.
ESSENTIAL
This role has an Occupational Requirement to be a Christian, as permitted under Schedule 9, Part 1, of the Equality Act 2010.
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
- Experience in fundraising and strategically achieving income targets.
- Experience in marketing and communication.
- Proven experience in a senior leadership role, preferably in a charity or non-profit setting.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a focus on process improvement.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal.
- Strong working knowledge of HR, finance, IT, risk management and governance best practices.
- A collaborative leadership style and willingness to be a hands-on team player.
- Exceptional problem solving, analytical thinking and decision making abilities.
- Deep commitment and passion for the mission and values of Growing Hope.
DESIRABLE
- Experience, interest in or commitment to a career in additional needs and inclusion.
- Experience working with charities or nonprofits.
Please note, we may conduct rolling interviews as candidates apply. Flexible working requests considered.
Championing accessibility and providing free therapy for children and young people with additional needs, in partnership with local churches
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This is a unique and exciting opportunity to help deliver SSAFA volunteer support to the serving community.
You will work closely with the Serving Community Manager to develop SSAFA’s support to the serving community through its volunteer delivered Serving Community Teams and the Community Volunteering Service.
You will ensure a safe and quality service is delivered by volunteers, and support them from the recruitment and induction stage through to becoming a fully trained volunteer.
You will monitor and review the service, providing feedback on progress and areas of concern as well as statistical data to the Serving Community Manager.
You will provide support and supervision to Community Volunteers and ensure robust recording and handling of beneficiary data in line with SSAFA’s policies and procedures.
About the team
You will be part of a small innovative team working together to plan and deliver SSAFA’s support to the serving community, rolling out services which will assist volunteers in helping beneficiaries. You will work with all departments across SSAFA and with external stakeholders to raise awareness of the needs and challenges of the serving community and how SSAFA can help.
About you
We are looking for a highly organised individual to deliver volunteering support to the serving community. You will have a good understanding of the unique issues that the serving Armed Forces community may experience, and knowledge and experience of the charitable sector.
You will have experience of managing volunteers, have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to establish working relationships quickly.
As a proactive and motivated individual, you will have good project management skills in order to prioritise your time, and plan and deliver an exciting new services to the serving community.
About SSAFA
SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity is a trusted source of support for serving personnel, veterans and their families in their time of need. In 2022 our trained teams of volunteers and employees helped more than 59,000 people, including veterans, serving personnel (regulars and reserves) and their families.
SSAFA understands that behind every uniform is a person. And we are here for that person and their family, any time they need us and in any way, they need us.
Diversity and Inclusion at SSAFA
SSAFA exists to support a diverse range of beneficiaries within the armed forces community, and we believe diversity within our teams is key to ensuring we can deliver our services effectively. We thrive on differences and believe it is critical to our success as a worldwide charity. SSAFA is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace that seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We therefore encourage applications from all genders, races, religions, ages and sexual orientations, as well as parents, veterans, people living with disabilities, and any other groups that could bring diverse perspectives to our business.
SSAFA is committed to using the Disclosure & Barring Service to ensure we, as an employer, safeguard those we serve.
Review the benefits that SSAFA has to offer here.
No agencies please. Any unsolicited submissions from agencies will be accepted as a direct application from the candidate and no fees will be payable.
Closing date: Midnight on 28 July 2024. SSAFA reserves the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
Interviews: Week commencing 05 August 2024
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About Us:
Horizons Children’s Sailing Charity Plymouth is a vibrant children’s sailing charity dedicated to making the local marine environment accessible to all communities in Plymouth. With over 30 years of history, our mission is to offer inclusive sailing and wheelchair-accessible motor boating to children, young people, individuals with disabilities, and community groups who otherwise wouldn’t have these opportunities. Recently, we joined the Andrew Simpson Group, ensuring our growth and sustainability.
Become part of a dynamic team committed to enhancing the lives of young people and their families through innovative programmes and community engagement. As part of our Communications and Development department, you will play a key role in driving our fundraising efforts and outreach activities.
Key Responsibilities:
Fundraising Activities:
- Collaborate with the Fundraising Manager to identify and pursue local fundraising opportunities.
- Build and maintain relationships with local supporters and stakeholders.
- Research and submit grant applications to local trusts and organizations.
- Identify community partners and leverage these opportunities.
- Support the local fundraising action plan and provide data for impact reporting.
Outreach Activities:
- Develop effective outreach strategies with the Outreach and Communications Manager.
- Lead local efforts to attract children of Naval families to our programmes.
- Network with local communities and families to market opportunities.
- Serve as the primary contact for families and young participants.
- Engage with families and provide pathways for participation.
- Create supportive materials and report on local demand and opportunities.
- Attend local events and networking opportunities to promote our initiatives.
Programme Support:
- Provide support for event organization and delivery.
- Assist in the smooth running of the office and administration of the programme.
- Handle communications such as emails and phone calls effectively.
What We’re Looking For:
Essential:
- Experience in fundraising.
- Knowledge of office management and administration systems.
- Previous experience in outreach and marketing.
- Excellent communication and relationship-building skills.
- Proven ability to manage complaints and conflicts effectively.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Problem-solving abilities with sound judgment and decision-making skills.
- Good financial management skills with budgetary experience.
- Proactive and able to identify areas for improvement.
- Exceptional time management, organizational, and planning skills.
- Team player with the ability to work across multiple sites.
- Highly motivated and capable of working independently to high standards.
Desirable:
- Degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant field.
- Experience in digital marketing, including social media platforms and website management.
- Experience in the charity sector.
- Knowledge of sailing/watersports.
- Experience working with diverse staff, volunteers, and customers in a non-profit setting.
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a meaningful mission to support young people and their families.
- Work in a collaborative and supportive team environment.
- Engage with the local community and make a tangible impact.
- Opportunities for personal and professional development.
Are you excited about the prospect of working in the environment sector at the grass roots level?
Are you interested in local energy issues that address the climate emergency? If so, we have a great opportunity for you.
You’ll be working in CSE’s Local and Community Empowerment team whose mission is to ensure that all communities feel inspired and able to play a meaningful role in the transition to a more sustainable and fairer energy system.
Pay and conditions
- The role is full-time (37.5 hours per week).
- The salary for the role will be £23,820 – £25,369 per annum
- You will be entitled to 25 days paid holiday (plus statutory holidays).
CSE offer a range of benefits including (but not limited to):
- Subsidised bike purchase
- Tech Scheme
- Life Assurance
- Health Cash plan
- Retail discounts and discounted breakdown cover
Specific responsibilities
An applicant appointed to the role will be expected to:
- Engage with a range of stakeholders, potentially building community groups, local authorities, town and parish councils, and voluntary sector organisations to take action on climate change.
- Provide administrative support for timely delivery of project activities, accurate record keeping and robust reporting across a range of CSE projects and initiatives.
- Help with the planning, promotion and delivery of training sessions, workshops and events.
- Represent CSE on a range of projects, in external, in-person and online meetings and events.
- Develop materials and approaches to promote our projects, activities, reports and publications to ensure effective engagement with our target audiences.
Essential attributes for this role include:
- O’level/GCSE Maths and English
- Basic understanding of the broad themes driving the sustainable energy, fuel poverty and climate change work of CSE.
- Highly organised and able to manage time and busy workload.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience of working as part of a team.
Please note, the above is an overview of the skills required for this role. To see the full list of essential and desirable skills please see the attached job description.
How to apply
To apply, please download and complete the application form available from our website. Your application should demonstrate your suitability for the role against the criteria outlined in the person specification.
The closing date for applications is 12:00 midnight on Friday 16 August 2024.
Interviews are expected to take place Wednesday 11 September at our offices in Bristol though this date is subject to change.
If invited to interview, we will ask you to provide evidence of eligibility to work in the UK.
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Corporate New Business Lead (fundraising) Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, at least once a month.
We are seeking an experienced, confident, and proactive person to join our team. You will be an integral part of the charity, leading on the majority of new business within our Corporate Partnerships Team, building your own pipeline, and partnerships, whilst acting as resident expert for external corporate opportunities.
Join Our Team!
Salary: £34,000 - £38,000 (35 hours FTE) depending on experience
Hours: Full Time (35 hrs per week)
Place of work: Hybrid/Flexible with a requirement to attend our offices in Hatfield, Herts, at least once a month.
You will be ambitious in vision, feeling confident to develop strategic multi-year partnerships from the beginning. This is a role you can really make your own and know that your success does make a difference. By succeeding in this, we are helping to build better diagnosis, better care and better lives for everyone affected by Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
About us
We're the UK's leading charity for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.
A diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis is life-changing. Over 500,000 people in the UK are living with a lifelong disease many people have never heard of, and for which there is no known cure.
Crohn’s & Colitis UK funds research, provides award winning information and support and raises vital awareness by increasing the public’s understanding of the conditions, and what it means to live with debilitating symptoms. But we need to do more. We need to be a louder voice in the marketplace. Our ambitious plans for 2024, will help to make a real difference to every supporter’s journey with us. If this excites you - join us!
About you
The role is suited to someone who:
- Has a proven new business track-record developing partnerships with commercial and corporate organisations across multiple sectors, ideally operating at five and six figures
- Experience of managing corporate fundraising partnerships, ideally from within the charity sector
- Demonstrable knowledge of the commercial sector and how to access decision makers
- Enthusiastic, highly motivated, and a good networker
- Confident in presenting and pitching presentations to a variety of stakeholders
- Both empathetic and resilient, with an open, honest, and flexible approach to work
- Enjoys a challenge, is self-motivated and is open to new ideas
- Excellent project and time management skills, with the ability to effectively manage competing priorities
- Good numeracy skills and ability to analyse and report on financial performance
- Excellent communication skills, verbal and written
- Is a strategic thinker, and a team player.
- Is a fantastic communicator, able to build and maintain effective relationships with our stakeholders.
- Has experience of working with databases
A full description of the role and responsibilities can be found within the job pack.
Benefits of working for Crohn’s & Colitis UK
If you are successful, you will be joining a dynamic organisation with an amazing culture. We offer competitive that include:
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing one day per year up to 30 days
- Pension scheme
- Flexible working options
- Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity pay
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
- Wellbeing programme
- Interest free loan for season tickets
- Cycle to work scheme
- Free parking and secure bike locks
- Training and development financial support and/or study leave
- Performance review and development scheme
How to apply
Please submit a CV and supporting statement outlining why you’d like to apply, how you fulfil the person specification, and what you feel you will bring to the role, so you’ll need to refer to the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Monday 12th August 9.00am
Please note: no applications will move forward within the recruiting process without a supporting statement. Applications will be assessed as and when they are received, and interviews arranged, so we may close the position before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
We are an inclusive employer and offer equal opportunities to all regardless of an individual’s age, disability, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership status, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.
We are not a licensed sponsor at this time. Any offer of employment will be made subject to the applicant residing in the UK and a valid right to work in the UK being provided.
We will not be accepting any contact from Recruitment Agencies or Media Sales
We break taboos, drive pioneering research, bring people together & campaign to improve lives. We are leading the fight against Crohn's & Colitis
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As the Bullingdon Community Connections Coordinator you will work with the Community Connections Officer (CCO) to initiate and develop projects and partnerships between the community and prison, to generate opportunities for purposeful activity contributing to the reintegration of individuals into the community.
The role will encompass building further connectivity between the prison and more of its local communities, linking grassroots and larger organisations with the prison and increasing the connections and opportunities for individuals on release. This will include involving Voluntary and Community sector (VCS) Infrastructure charities across Thames Valley to support the work within their areas.
You will be joining us at an exciting time in the development of Bullingdon Community Connections Project. You will have a passion for community work and a good understanding of the Voluntary Sector. Your day-to-day work will be varied and will involve liaising with a variety of groups and organisations. We are looking for someone who is self-motivated, supportive and has good communication skills. This role is a fantastic opportunity for someone who loves to network, to communicate with others and contribute to life-changing work.
Enabling a diverse voluntary and community sector to flourish in Oxfordshire. We do this by providing advice, information and training.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Purpose
Our mission is to inspire, involve and empower older people in Scotland, and influence others so that people can enjoy better later lives. To help us achieve that, our Individual Giving fundraiser will aim to acquire new donors and maximise income from existing donors.
As an Individual Giving Fundraiser you will plan, develop and implement a programme of individual giving campaigns to acquire new one-off cash and regular donors, secure repeat donations from our warm database and upgrade donors to maximise and grow our induvial giving income.
You will analyse and monitor performance of campaigns and make tactical and strategic recommendations to enhance results using the full marketing mix. You will lead on developing donor journeys for our existing and new supporters ensuring donors feel valued and understand the impact their donations make.
Living our values, you will approach the role with integrity, while involving, inspiring and empowering our teams, so that together we can create better outcomes for older people in Scotland.
What you’ll do
Individual Giving
· Using a storytelling technique develop and deliver all aspects of direct marketing appeals ensuring effective and emotive copywriting and by working collaboratively with colleagues and external suppliers to deliver within budget and meet income targets.
· Co-ordinate all aspects of Age Scotland’s donor acquisition programme to develop and build our individual donor base using traditional and digital channels.
· Lead the creation and implementation of donor journeys to recruit, retain, upgrade and re-activate donors. Review and make recommendations where appropriate.
· Explore, develop and test new ways of recruiting new donors and generating income.
· Lead the creation of a strategy to re-activate lapsed donors.
· Develop and implement plans to recruits payroll giving donors.
· Work with colleagues throughout the organisation to identify, engage and cross-sell individual giving opportunities to key stakeholder groups.
· Evaluate all campaigns and prepare reports and recommendations for the development of individual giving based on data and insight.
· Provide expertise and guidance on all matters relating to Gift Aid, including maximising income, and work closely with the fundraising and database administrator to ensure gift aid declarations are processed timely and accurately.
· Project and forecast income.
· Support the development of a mid-high level donor strategy.
Fundraising administration and processes
· Work closely with the Fundraising & Marketing Assistant to warmly thank donors for their support and ensure an exceptional level of donor care.
· Capture monthly income from the different individual giving income streams on the fundraising database.
· Lead on tracking individual giving income to meet targets and ensuring costs are within budget.
· Project and forecast income and contribute to annual operating plan.
· Ensure the website is up to date with individual giving fundraising activity.
· Ensure all individual giving activity is run in compliance with the Chartered Institute of Fundraising codes of practice.
· Maintain accurate and up to date records and accept responsibility for the safe and secure handling and storage of confidential information, and in accordance with GDPR and Age Scotland’s own data protection policies.
· Work with the fundraising and database administrator to ensure gift aid claims are processed accurately and timely.
Other Duties
· When required, support in taking donations or setting up regular donations over the phone.
· During peak campaign periods support in the processing of donations.
· Attend, present and participate in events and meetings, as appropriate, to represent and promote Age Scotland’s interests.
· Work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that each income stream feeds into and supports others so that funds are maximised.
· Ensure that all activities are carried out in accordance with relevant legal and regulatory conditions.
What you’ll bring
Experience:
· Minimum 2 years’ experience within a similar role.
· Demonstrable experience of delivering direct marketing appeals and a proven track record of securing income using the full marketing mix.
· Experience of managing individual relationships.
· Experience of developing existing income streams and new successful fundraising initiatives.
· Experience of ensuring activities and fundraising materials are aligned with brand and tone of voice.
· Experience of working in a target driven environment and of meeting or exceeding targets.
· Proven experience of copywriting and storytelling to create engaging content.
· Experience in project management, reporting and analysing results (desirable).
· Experience of using website content management systems (desirable).
· Experience of monitoring budgets (desirable).
· Experience of using Raiser’s Edge or similar CRM (desirable).
· Experience of monitoring budgets (desirable).
Qualifications:
· Member of the Institute of Fundraising (desirable).
Knowledge, Skills & Qualities:
· Knowledge of Gift Aid, GDPR and fundraising best practice.
· Excellent communication skills – both written and oral – and the ability to communicate to a variety of audiences and write concise and engaging copy.
· Ability to work on own initiative but to also work closely with colleagues and managers across a variety of functions to achieve objectives.
· Strong people skills with the ability to develop and cultivate relationships.
· Excellent interpersonal, listening, communications, presentation and networking skills including the ability to make a compelling case for support.
· Ability to win people over and convey ideas succinctly and persuasively.
· Good organisational skills, ability to work flexibly, prioritise workloads, manage competing demands and work under pressure and to tight deadlines.
· Team approach and ability to work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure that each income stream feeds into and supports others so that funds are maximised.
· Competent user of Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
· Knowledge of current fundraising trends and social and political issues particularly in relation to Scotland’s older people (desirable).
· Ability or knowledge of storytelling techniques in fundraising (desirable).
· Confidence in public speaking and to a range of audiences (desirable).
Additional requirements
· Desire to seek out professional development opportunities and to shadow other fundraisers to learn and grow.
· The role requires occasional travel in Scotland and occasional weekend work.
· Commitment to the aims and vision of Age Scotland and the ability to demonstrate our values (Empowering, Inspiring, Inclusive & Integrity) in your work.
· Commitment to work alongside and support volunteers.
· An understanding of and commitment to equal opportunities.
· Willingness to work from the Edinburgh Office as part of the role (NB, travel costs from home to the office will not be reimbursed by Age Scotland.)
· Employees are expected to have a suitable homework space with a good broadband connection for occasional home working.
· Employees are expected to undertake any and all other reasonable and related tasks allocated by their Line Manager.
· Employees enrolled in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA or 2FA) will be expected to install and maintain an app on either their personal or work mobile device.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Head of Data
A truly excellent opportunity has just arisen for a Head of Data to join an excellent children's hospice!
As the Head of Data, you will develop and implement a comprehensive data strategy to support the organization's mission. This involves translating complex data needs into clear dashboards and ensuring data quality for various reporting needs, including external stakeholders.
You will collaborate with data champions across the organization to drive data-driven decisions, ensuring data is accessible, well-understood, and fit for strategic and tactical purposes. Your expertise in data management—including structures, definitions, modelling, and visualisation—will be crucial in coaching and implementing changes.
Your role will be central in fostering a data-centric culture within the organization. By leveraging your skills in data leadership, project management, and analysis, you will ensure sustainable growth through effective data management practices, enabling the organization to make informed decisions and achieve strategic goals.
Skills required for the Head of Data are:
- Experience in PowerBI and visualisation tools
- Great knowledge of Raisers Edge And/or NXT
- Line management & strategy experience
- An expert communicator and have the ability to work with senior stakeholders
Head of Data / Head of CRM / Database Manager / Data Manager / CRM Manager
This is a great chance for a Head of Data to really make a mark within a well-known Hospice and lead them to revolutionise how they use data.
Salary: £55,000 - £60,000
Location: Guildford or Hampton - 3 Days a week
Apply now for immediate consideration regarding this excellent opportunity.
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The Third Age Trust is seeking to appoint a Learning Officer to support learning across the u3a movement. The post will be focused on growing the national & online learning provisions, in a way that serves and supports local u3a activity.
This is an exciting time for the u3a movement, with many members open to new ways of learning. The Learning Officer will support the development of our online learning provision, enabling the sharing of resources and networking between members. They will also facilitate national learning events and projects. Prospective candidates will be confident in their ability to use digital software and be able to support members to access new technologies. The person will be a key link between stakeholders within the movement including volunteers and external partners. Working with the Learning Manager and Member Services Team to deliver the learning programme and achieve u3a objectives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.