Project Manager Jobs in United Kingdom
Impact Evaluation Manager
Permanent, FTE 1.0
£52,500 per annum
Drinkaware is a small, independent charity with a big presence. Our vision is to reduce alcohol-related harm and create an environment where it is easier to drink less. We make use of our extensive research into UK drinking habits to develop user-friendly resources that help people make the practical changes they need. Over 800,000 people have used our MyDrinkaware app and other digital tools.
We are excited to be recruiting an Impact Evaluation Manager, with hybrid working arrangements possible. This is a key position within the Impact team in the Insights Directorate.
You will push our understanding of our impact with rigorous, quasi-experimental and innovative evaluation methods.
You will bring your extensive experience in evaluation design and research, project and relationship management, and tendering and contract supervision to improve and increase the power of Drinkaware’s insights into what works (and what doesn’t) in reducing alcohol harm. You will bring excitement, energy, innovation and robustness to the evaluation of digital tools, campaigns and marketing and partnership projects, ensuring that internal and external stakeholders are fully engaged and receptive to learning from insight.
Our Drinkaware staff team is friendly, professional and inclusive. We care about what we do and how we work together and bring our values to life. Drinkaware invests in staff development through regular one to one meetings, a generous individual training budget, teatime tutorials and staff awaydays, and an annual learning and wellbeing grant. Drinkaware’s benefits include:
· Competitive salaries
· 38 days leave (including Bank Holidays)
· Matched company pension scheme
· Life assurance cover
· Company sick pay
· Employee assistance programme
· Annual learning & wellbeing grant
· Perks and discount platform.
To apply
For further information please refer to the attached job description and our applicant privacy policy and read more about Drinkaware on our website.
Apply for this post bycompleting this application. You should submit an up-to-date CV (no more than 2 pages) and a two-page covering letter that outlines how you meet the requirements for this role and what you would bring to Drinkaware. Drinkaware reserves the right to assess candidates as they apply and arrange interviews ahead of the published closing date, so early application is recommended. Interviews may be carried out in person at our Moorgate offices.
FINAL CLOSING DATE: Monday 18th November, 5:00pm
Drinkaware is committed to equality and diversity and welcomes applications from all backgrounds and sections of the community.
No agency support is required
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Summary
- Work collaboratively with the Housing Project Manager to set up and deliver the project.
- Build and maintain relationships with dioceses, parishes, cathedrals etc. to encourage interest and commitment to housing initiatives.
- Use the Mapping tool to research housing opportunities at the request of dioceses.
- Handle applications to the small grants programme, working with the Grants Panel to assess their merits and decide and communicate the outcome of applications.
- Work collaboratively with the Housing Project Manager to set up and deliver the project.
- Expertise in the use of Geographical Information Systems and spatial data, and in interpreting the data they reveal.
- An understanding of the structures of the Church of England, its missional objectives and how housing initiatives fit within the church's priorities.
- Sufficient numeracy and financial literacy to deal with grant applications and help the grants Panel to reach informed decisions.
- Experience of local voluntary-sector social-action projects.
- Attention to detail - including planning for meetings, conferences etc.
- A salary of £46,577 per annum plus age-related pension contributions between 8-15% of salary. We will also match any pension contributions you make up to an additional 3% of salary.
- 25 days annual leave (increasing to 30 days within 5 years) plus three additional days
- Flexible working hours and location.
- Structured induction programme and access to a range of development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Access to Occupational Health, and an Employee Assistance Programme
- Opportunity to the Civil Service Sports & Social Club, and get involved in a range of staff networks, groups and societies
Job Title: Sales & Partnerships Administrator
Salary: £24,570, plus £3,000 London Weighting where applicable
Closing Date: 14th November
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Job Location: London / Midlands / North. The role is based from home with travel to the London office for work meetings about twice a month
Interview: mid-November
Start date: ASAP
About the organisation
We believe that every young person should have the opportunity to fulfil their potential and make the most of their education. We’re passionate about reducing the educational barriers our students face, helping them to pursue a career in their chosen field and follow their dreams.
Our mission is to support students from under-resourced backgrounds to access top universities, through a unique combination of tuition and in-school mentoring. We work with them to make good applications, get the grades and transition to university.
The programme combats educational inequality and improves social mobility by raising students’ grades and supporting them to understand the pathway to a top university. Students who receive support from our programme are almost twice as likely to attend top universities as statistically similar students, according to UCAS.
Safeguarding Statement
The Access Project is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the organisation.
Our values
Empowerment - We support students and our people to develop the skills and knowledge to accomplish their goals.
Courage - We encourage our students and our people to be authentic, innovative and ambitious in order to reach their full potential and deliver our mission.
Impact - We evolve our programmes through an evidence-led approach, supporting our students to achieve their best outcomes.
Inclusion - We respect and value individuality and engage diverse voices to achieve our mission.
Ownership - We hold ourselves accountable in all our actions and efforts. We ask “What can I do to improve my results?"
About the role
This role is available at an important time for The Access Project as we expand on our mission to support many more young people on our programmes, moving into new regions and new schools and with new partners. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong administrative skills and experience in managing administration across a number of areas, with an ability to organise and prioritise and with a strong focus on accuracy and efficiency in undertaking a range of key administrative tasks to support the team. The individual will have an interest in developing their experience and a deep passion for our mission to support students to place and succeed at selective universities.
The Sales & Partnerships Administrator plays a key role in ensuring that the sales and fundraising functions run smoothly and efficiently, with a focus on supporting across the team with key administrative duties.
Role responsibilities
Working across Sales and Fundraising, the administrator will be responsible for:
Maintenance of data, financial records and shared systems:
- Updating Salesforce for Sales & Fundraising including reporting through Salesforce
- Updating website and SharePoint sites, ensuring all data is up to date and relevant
- Supporting the delivery and responses to sales and fundraising enquiries, including automated and mass contacts (e.g. emails)
- Monitoring Payroll Giving and supporting with the administration of Individual Giving, including acknowledging /receipting donations
- Collating data for bids and reports and ensuring it is kept up to date/refreshed regularly
- Coordinating with Delivery Team to prepare case studies and maintaining these with uploads to Salesforce with updates as required
Undertaking research and preparing reports for sales and partnerships:
- Undertaking and reporting on research into sales and fundraising leads and events
- Supporting development of event and promotion collateral, including pitch decks
- Preparing drafts and data for partner reports
- Undertaking partner and funder due diligence
Supporting development of external communications and events:
- Developing newsletters
- Preparing partner updates and report, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of reports
- Supporting event preparation and where needed, attending events in person
Team support:
- Recording and uploading minutes and actions from Team Meetings
- Preparing action logs and reminders on actions
- Holding the team event, leave and absence calendars
Other administrative duties as required to support the smooth and efficient operation of the Sales and Partnerships Directorate
Person specification:
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage administration accurately
- Effective time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Good IT skills including MS 365 and apps
- Ability to research and analyse information, and present information clearly
- Ability to work in a team and use initiative
- Value driven and passionate about tackling educational disadvantage, with a commitment to our mission and values
Benefits:
- 25 days annual leave p.a. (pro rata) plus Bank Holidays and 5 days Winter closure
- PerkBox – offering nationwide shopping discounts, gym memberships, holidays, learning and much more
- Employee Assistance Programme, a 24-hour helpline for staff
- Online Medical assistance – access 24/7 to a qualified GP within minutes, with referrals and prescriptions available same-day
- Interest-free travelcard loans
- Cyclescheme loans
- 3 paid Volunteering Days
- Employer’s pensions contributions (3%)
- CPD options
- The Access Project welcomes requests for flexible working arrangements
Equal Opportunities Statement
The Access Project is an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. If you believe you have most of the skills to fulfil the role we encourage you to apply. Amongst staff at our organization, there is under-representation of people who are Black, Asian or people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled, care-experienced, from low socio-economic backgrounds, and who are LGBTQIA+ . We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience in reference to our mission
We are proud to be a Level 1 Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments please contact us.
Disclosure of a Criminal Record
The Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 1986 applies to posts where there is access to children. This means that applicants for employment that involves working with children and young people must disclose anything listed in their criminal record, with the exception of protected cautions and convictions. All Disclosures are carried out in the strictest confidence and are made only in connection with your application for employment and for no other purpose. The application for a DBS check at a level appropriate to the job role will be activated before your first day of work. Members of staff who are not eligible for a standard or enhanced DBS check are required to undertake a basic DBS check only in line with legal requirements. If you are selected for appointment to the role, you will be subject to this procedure.
References
All appointments are subject to verification of employment and suitability of the candidate for the post applied for. We reserve the right to approach any previous employer for a reference and to verify their identity but will request your permission before doing so. If you have experience of working with children, please include this as one of your references.
The UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is looking to recruit a Communications and Engagement Manager for a Maternity Cover for up to 1 year.
In this role you will have the opportunity to lead processes and activities in support of the design and delivery of the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub’s (UKHIH) global communications and engagement strategy under the direction and guidance of the UKHIH Director.
The role will require you to have strong campaign and project management skills and a passion for driving the conversation around humanitarian research and innovation by delivering integrated multi-channel communications campaigns to engage the key stakeholders and drive impact around our work.
The role also leads UKHIH’s convening work – bringing together stakeholders (e.g., innovators, academics, and humanitarians) through a range of mechanisms to promote and facilitate collaborations that focus on new and improved approaches, processes, and systems that make humanitarian action more effective.
The UKHIH Communications and Engagement Manager will work closely with Elrha’s communications team to align communications as part of a broader organisational development process and strategy, contributing to ongoing communications efforts for both Elrha and UKHIH during a period of strategic change.
Your application will need to demonstrate:
- Experience of planning and delivering multi-channel communications strategies in a way that is timely, targeted, impactful and ethical.
- Experience in the international development or humanitarian sector, including an awareness of humanitarian issues and the way that the humanitarian system operates in terms of relevant media, networks, and organisations.
- Excellent track record of Experience of managing external communications suppliers and agencies.
- Experience supporting diverse teams in the development of communication and engagement strategies and capacity development.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and develop creative content across digital, print and other mediums.
- An understanding of transitioning brands through organisational change processes.
- Experience with event management including webinars, round tables, conference events, workshops and networking events.
- Strong written and design skills to inform the development of high-quality content for publication and to support partners to summarise complex information in clear, non-technical language.
- An understanding of how to track the impact of communications and engagement activities.
If you want to be part of an organisation that creates positive change in the humanitarian sector, then join us and we’ll give you every opportunity to succeed.
We offer:
- Remote working as standard – staff can access office bases in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh and Manchester if required/ appropriate. We expect staff to attend team meetings and away days in person as required.
- As standard we work 35 hours per week. We are also happy to discuss flexible working patterns and many of our staff work non-standard working hours.
- Our benefits include minimum 5% employer pension contribution (3% employee contribution), life cover, organisational sick pay, family friendly pay and leave schemes; incremental increase in annual leave (25 day basic entitlement) depending on length of service, opportunities for learning and development, a comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) and retail discounts platform.
- Please read through the Information for Candidates document for further information to support your application, including details on Our Values, Strategy, Benefits and Salary.
Note for applicants:
- Candidates must have the independent right to work in UK at the time of appointment as we are unable to support visa sponsorship for this role.
- Please read through the job description for a detailed list of requirements, and ensure you complete the personal statement to explain how you feel you meet the requirements of the role and why you feel this is next career move for you.
- When applying you will be taken through the Save the Children UK recruitment system. Elrha is an independent subsidiary of SCUK and benefits from some SCUK systems and processes.
Closing date: Tuesday 19th November 2024
Interview dates: Wednesday 4th December 2024
About UKHIH
Founded in 2020, the UK Humanitarian Innovation Hub (UKHIH) is an initiative hosted by Elrha, a global organisation committed to solving complex humanitarian challenges, and is funded by the UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office (FCDO). Our mission is to address significant humanitarian issues through rigorous research and innovative solutions. We achieve this by bringing together diverse stakeholders from both within and beyond the humanitarian sector, fostering collaboration, co-creation, and the mobilisation of resources. This approach integrates the perspectives of crisis-affected communities with the expertise of humanitarian actors, leveraging UK and global capacities to develop effective, relevant solutions.
Since its inception, UKHIH has been at the forefront of advancing humanitarian innovation through Accelerated Innovation Collaborations (AICs), which are high-impact partnerships that drive major advancements in the field via a shared strategic learning process. A key feature of these collaborations is the inclusion of researchers from Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) through the UKHIH fellowship scheme, allowing for invaluable insights and strengthening local capacities. Additionally, UKHIH supports the Humanitarian Rapid Research Initiative (HRRI), which conducts real-time research on emerging crises, producing pivotal reports on issues such as ethical concerns in Afghanistan, response capacities to cholera, and the humanitarian impacts of natural disasters like the Turkey/Syria earthquake and the Pakistan floods. More recently, UKHIH has expanded its efforts to include ecosystem development within the humanitarian sector, focusing on UK capability mapping and exploring emerging technologies to tackle future challenges effectively.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Elrha is committed to diversity and equality of opportunity in all aspects of our work both external and internal. We strive to be an inclusive employer and particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups such as returning parents or carers who are re-entering work after a career break, people who are LGBTQ+, from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic backgrounds, with a disability, impairment, learning difference or long-term condition, with caring responsibilities, from different nations and regions, and from less advantaged socioeconomic backgrounds.
Please ensure you read the full job description, the Candidate Information pack, and complete the Personal Statement as requested in the application process. We look forward to hearing from you.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Action against Medical Accidents (AvMA) is the UK charity for patient safety and justice. Our purpose is to support people who have experienced avoidable medical harm, improve patient safety across the healthcare system, and influence policies to ensure accountability and quality care for all.
The Policy and Campaigns Manager will play a crucial role in advancing the strategic objectives of AvMA by developing and implementing effective policy initiatives and campaigns to improve patient safety and access to justice for those affected by avoidable medical harm.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Domestic abuse has blighted women’s lives throughout history. We’ve been helping women in London recover from its effects since 1996. Our specialist counselling transforms the mental health and wellbeing of women who have suffered physical, emotional or sexual abuse, financial exploitation or coercive control, and we have assisted well over 15,000 people to date. Add your skills to our closely-knit all-female team and you can help thousands more on the road to recovery.
As a Senior Communications Manager, you will be responsible for planning and delivering effective communications that reach, engage, motivate, and resonate with media, clients, fundraisers, and policy makers across a range of channels.
We are looking for someone with a strong news sense and a demonstrable background of proactively getting organisations involved in the conversations that matter – while reflecting the confidential nature and sensitivities around domestic abuse and mental health. We want to proactively generate more awareness of our work, capitalising on our unique position in the women’s and mental health sectors.
The role will be responsible for proactive and reactive media relations; effective engagement on social media; developing engaging content for our website; supporting on Calls for Evidence and drafting copy for marketing materials, including our e-newsletter. A highly autonomous role, you will work closely with our fundraising, counselling, and research teams.
Our ideal candidate would also have experience of working on fundraising and awareness campaigns; and the ability to create content on social media in line with branding guidelines. Experience in developing communications strategies and reporting on Key Performance Indicators are essential.
Hours: 35 hours per week, flexible working. Part-time will be considered, minimum of 28 hours over four days. Mondays and Fridays are core working days.
Location: Office based with remote working available – minimum of 50% of working hours in Woman’s Trust Office, Edgware Road/Paddington, NW1.
In return, you can expect exceptional career satisfaction plus an excellent package of benefits including:
- Flexible working
- 25 days' annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and 3 mandatory days (prorated for part-time employees)
- Cycle to work scheme
- 3% pension contribution
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
To find out more and apply with your CV, please visit our website via the apply button.
Closing date: Monday 15th November 2024.
Interviews will be held week commencing 18th November 2024.
This post is open to women only. The Equality Act 2010 pursuant to Schedule 9, Part 1 applies
Senior Business Development Co-ordinator - 18-month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Oxfordshire
Salary: £35,000
Hours: 35
Job Type: Full time
Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract
Key Purpose:
This role encompasses the day-to-day running of RABI’s mental health training programme. To include liaising with individuals and organisations seeking training; working with RABI’s specialist training providers; budgeting and invoicing, monitoring and evaluating the service.
The role will seek to explore possibilities for the development of the service, including working with external organisations across the sector to upskill and empower their staff.
Leading on and supporting into other pilot service projects will also be included. This could include project management, research and writing proposal documents.
The role involves cross departmental working, particularly with the Service Delivery, Fundraising, Volunteering and Finance departments to ensure both the smooth running of the service, but also the development of it to ensure it reaches its full potential.
Implementing relevant procedures and processes, revising and facilitating continuous improvement will be key to the success of the role, with a focus on gaining impact reporting and integrating the service into the CRM.
Building and maintaining successful working relationships both internally and externally and ensuring the highest standards of service delivery are essential to the role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify and develop opportunities to engage with prospective strategic corporate partners around mental health training.
- Lead the management and delivery of RABI’s mental health training.
- Work with other RABI departments to ensure promotion of RABI’s mental health training and maximise the opportunities it provides.
- To collect and track data on the effectiveness of the mental health training, and impact reporting.
- Work to develop RABI’s mental health training service to maximise its impact and effectiveness across the wider farming community.
- To integrate the mental health training service from booking through to invoicing and reporting, within the CRM system, to ensure all data is captured, relationships managed, and reporting provided.
- To support the delivery of new projects and pilots as required, including scoping, researching, project management and reporting.
- To support the Business Development team in developing policies and processes to ensure the smooth running of the department.
- To attend, contribute and chair where appropriate, meetings, briefings and reviews with existing and
- potential partner organisations and service providers.
- Be an ambassador for Business Development internally within RABI and with external organisations.
- Demonstrate commitment to Safeguarding, Equality and Diversity and Health and Safety promoting a safe and inclusive environment.
- Undertake any other responsibilities commensurate with the post which management representatives may require.
Person Specification:
Essential
- High computer literacy and technical skills including the use of Microsoft Office programmes, databases and CRM systems.
- Experience of developing excellent relationships with high level corporate organisations.
- Ability to represent RABI and lead meetings with large audiences and partner-based events.
- Significant knowledge and experience of working collaboratively with organisations and stakeholders at all levels.
- Advanced research skills and proven record of environment scanning success.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to understand and translate complex information to a variety of audiences.
- Negotiation and influencing skills and the ability to work with people at all levels with tact and diplomacy.
- Experience of developing and delivering presentations and pitches.
- Excellent organisation skills and the ability to manage own workload and priorities.
- Ability to travel throughout England and Wales and work unsocial hours on occasion.
- Affinity with the goals and objectives of RABI.
- Proven Project Management experience, including planning, monitoring & evaluation.
- Flexible, resilient and solution focussed working with sensitivity, integrity and without prejudice.
- A full UK driving licence.
Desirable
- Project management background.
- Training background.
- Farming background or knowledge of the farming community environment.
This role profile is not exhaustive and is subject to review in conjunction with the post holder according to future developments at RABI.
Early applications are encouraged for this position as shortlisting and interviews will take place on a rolling basis. We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a suitable application prior to the deadline.
RABI is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and aims to ensure that all employment practices secure equality of opportunity and that no prospective or current employee receives less than favourable treatment at RABI as a result of their sex, sexual orientation, age, race, religion, belief, ethnic origin, disability, marital, or for any other reason which cannot be shown to be justifiable. Our recruitment process strives to ensure that individuals are selected only based on their relevant skills, experience, qualifications and abilities.
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Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for developing a strategy and vision for all community food activities and developments within Pecan. You will focus on ensuring the programmes have dignity at their heart and work towards seeing an end to foodbanks. You will work with the projects to support them to collaborate and work together. You will play a key role in the organisations aim of transforming the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
- Line manage and appraise staff in line with Pecan’s procedures: Foodbank Manager, Pantry Manager, Operations Manager, and the Development Manager Community Food Programmes.
- Demonstrates strong financial literacy and business acumen.
- Develop and oversee food strategy for Pecan’s food services, implementing the vision to end the need for food banks, re‑imagining the food services offer and including a cash-first approach.
- Develop and manage partnerships with authorities, corporates, churches, community groups and networks to support the successful development of programmes.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Strong experience of managing multiple projects.
- Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
- A strong understanding of community food programmes.
- Demonstratable history in achieving targets.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- An effective networker.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
- Experience of organisational development.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.
Start Date: December 2024 or January 2025
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Using Anonymous Recruitment
This organisation is using Anonymous Recruitment to reduce bias in the first stages of the hiring process. Our system keeps your personal information hidden until the recruiter contacts you.
This role is a core part of Pecan’s senior leadership team (SLT), working to develop strategic direction and playing a play a key role in the organisation’s aim to transform the lives of the most disadvantaged people in our community.
You will enable Pecan’s frontline team to deliver the highest possible standards of service. You will have responsibility for Employment Support, Southwark & Lewisham Women’s Service and Together community projects. This role also oversees Marketing & Communications and Partnerships. It will work closely with the Fundraising Manager and is the Safeguarding Lead and the Equalities Lead
When working for Pecan, you can expect to become a valued member of a diverse and supportive team. In addition to a place in our 35-year legacy, you will receive a generous holiday allowance, pension contribution and life assurance cover. You can also expect regular team meetings and social opportunities, and a variety of other benefits as outlined in our recruitment pack.
Main Responsibilities:
- To play a significant role in the pastoral care and wellbeing of staff and volunteers ensuring they feel supported and safe at work and have access to wellbeing support
- To develop and deliver services supporting women affected by the criminal justice system and for local women seeking support, information and community.
- To develop and deliver contracted services to enable people to gain employment.
- Expand the offer to reduce isolation and increase community cohesion as well as tackle some of the barriers facing people.
Key Requirements (specific skills, qualifications required):
- Strong experience of managing contracts.
- Experience of managing staff and volunteer teams.
- A strong understanding of the community, employment, women’s or criminal justice sectors.
- Experience of establishing new contracts.
Desirable knowledge/expertise
- An effective networker.
- Experience of the voluntary and community sector.
- Experience of working across a spectrum of church cultures and types.
- Experience of organisational development.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Closing Date: Wednesday 6th November 2024, 9am
Interview Date: Week commencing Monday 11th November 2024, Details TBC.
Start Date: ASAP
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
Please read the Recruitment Pack containing the Job Description for more information. To apply please submit the following:
- CV
- Covering Letter, no more than 2-sides of A4 paper, expanding on your passion for this area of work and describing how you meet the Job Description/Person Specification, as set out in the Recruitment Pack.
Please note that applications that do not contain BOTH the CV and Covering Letter as described above cannot be considered. Candidates that have not been contacted by the interview date or within 2 weeks of submitting an application if it is an open recruitment, have not been shortlisted for interviews.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Operations Manager
We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Manager to join the team in this part-time, remote working role.
Position: Operations Manager
Location: Remote (travel to Edinburgh is required, up to 4 times per year)
Hours: Part time, 25-30 hours per week
Salary: £34,000 pro-rata
Contract: Fixed Term Contract - 18 Months
Closing Date: 5pm on Friday 8th November
Interviews: 18-19 November
The Role
The purpose of this role will be to manage and deliver administration services associated with operational areas including Technology and Data, Human Resources, Health and Safety, and Facilities. You will be responsible for supporting or leading business improvements to policies, processes and ways of working within these areas to ensure a more efficient and effective business as usual approach moving forwards.
Why join the team?
You will be offered on the job training and support for your development alongside other fantastic benefits:
- Opportunity to work your hours flexibly
- 35 days annual leave per year (pro rata) including the opportunity to take most bank holidays when you choose
- Employer pension contribution of up to 6%
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced Maternity Pay
- Budget for personal development and training
- Positive organisation culture with a firm understanding of supporting remote (hybrid) teams
- Opportunity to help share live music with people who may not otherwise get to experience it.
About You
With project management and change management knowledge and skills to support you in this role, you will have experience of:
- Coordinating and delivering administration services.
- Business improvement projects and reviews.
- Working with different stakeholders to explore policies, processes and ways of working.
This is a remote working role but you will be required to travel to the Edinburgh offices up to 4 times per year.
When applying for this role you will be asked to submit a CV and Covering letter of no more than 2 sides of A4.
About the Organisation
The charity seeks to give joy through live music through the provision of live music sessions for people receiving care or treatment in healthcare settings across the UK, including those who are vulnerable, the elderly, those with dementia and in critical care.
Live music concerts are presented by individual or small groups of skilled musicians who have been carefully selected through a process of audition. Sessions are tailored to the both the setting and the audience to ensure that they can reach and connect people, encourage communication and meaningful interactions and evoke emotions and memories to make people feel good one tune at a time.
The successful applicant will require a DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) or equivalent check.
The charity is committed to becoming an organisation that reflects society and promotes diversity and inclusion, and would particularly welcome applications from people who are currently under-represented, including disabled people and those from Black, Asian and other minority ethnic communities.
You may have experience in areas such as Operations, Operations Manager, Operations Lead, Operations Supervisor, Operations Team Leader, Finance and Operations, Operations Support.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
Project Officer
Salary:£18,000p.a. pro-rata (£30,000p.a. FTE)
We also offer 27 days of annual leave (pro-rated for hours worked) plus bank holidays and a birthday day off, 8% employer pension contributions, a core hours system of working and enhanced family friendly policies.
Contract: 12 months fixed term
Hours: 21 Hours per week (we are flexible with how this may work for you)
Location: Office/hybrid based, within the borough of Kirklees
Keep Britain Tidy is the nation’s favourite environmental charity, campaigning on a range of environmental issues, effecting change at both a local and national levels.
We are seeking a dynamic and friendly project officer to oversee the day-to-day delivery of a community engagement and behaviour change campaign in Kirklees.
This 12 month project, reporting in to the project manager is a partnership between food and drink manufacturers, local government and our charity.
Working in a busy marketing and communications team, the project officer will work to understand and engage local communities through research, engage community leaders to adopt and amplify our campaign and understand the impact of our work, and work with stakeholders on the ground. You will organise events, materials, reports and updates, but first and foremost, you will be the face of our charity within the community.
This is an exciting role within a fast-paced charity. You will have a proven track record in community/ grass roots engagement, event management and all round organisation.
All our roles benefit from generous holiday entitlements and pension contributions, including the opportunity to join the UK’s first net carbon pension scheme and to receive extra days leave for using alternatives to flights. If you have any special requirements for interview just let us know.
If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description. After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us, please apply here: XXX
As part of the application process you will need to answer 3 questions, submit your CV and complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.
Please submit your application before the closing date.
The deadline for applications is 09:00, Monday 11 November 2024
For successful candidates, interviews will be held via Microsoft Teams on 27, 28 or 29 November 2024
If you require an in person interview, please let us know.
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We are seeking to recruit to the post of Business and Estates manager at Lindsey Lodge Hospice and Healthcare. The role is pivotal in ensuring the smooth operation of our hospice facilities as well as developing our management information systems. The postholder will join the executive team and undertake a high degree of variety and multiple responsibilities including but not limited to the development of a business and analytics functions, oversight of the Hospice's environment as well as lead responsibility for both capital and non-capital projects.
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Turn2us is a national charity tackling poverty and the structural causes of financial insecurity. We work with co-producers and partners to provide people in financial crisis with the means and agency to get back on their feet, build resilience, move forward with their lives and thrive.
As an equal opportunities employer, we are committed to equity, inclusion and diversity and the value people from different backgrounds bring to a team. If, like us, you believe everyone has the right to have enough to live on, and you are ambitious about eradicating poverty, join us and build your career with a charity dedicated to ensuring dignity and equity for all.
We are seeking an experienced Campaign Mobilisation Manager to design and deliver high impact campaigns, manage and grow our network of campaigners, and centre the voices of people with lived experience of financial insecurity.
This is an exciting opportunity in our growing Policy & Influencing team to establish a robust campaigning function for Turn2us, with a strong focus on system change and the impact of stigma.
We are looking for someone who is passionate about our mission to challenge the systems and perceptions that cause financial insecurity. You will bring experience of developing and delivering high impact and creative influencing campaign strategies with a focus on centring the voices of people with lived experience.
We want to hear from applicants with a strong understanding of how policy, public affairs and campaigning interact to create social change, and the digital skills to build and grow an online network of campaign supporters.
We offer flexible working patterns, both in terms of hours and remote working. Please note that all employees are required to work from the office a minimum of 4 days a month.
Some roles may be required to be in the office more often than others and this will be agreed with the hiring manager upon starting at Turn2us.
Please note that all job offers are subject to 2 – 3 satisfactory references and a disclosure satisfactory to Turn2us from the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
Closing date: 11/11/24 at 09:00
Interview date: 20/11/24
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About the role:
The Gray's Inn Road supported accommodation project is a 16-bed short stay accommodation service which holds a critical position in the endeavour to address rough sleeping in the London Borough of Camden. The service, funded by the Department of Levelling Up Housing and Communities and the Greater London Authority, in partnership with One Housing Group and Camden council aligns with the strategic vision to make rough sleeping rare, brief, and non-recurrent in Camden. Although there is not a defined maximum stay, the service is designed to be a ‘short stay’ project and will aim to move people on into suitable housing options after 3-6 months.
As a complex needs support worker, your primary purpose is to provide comprehensive, trauma informed support to residents within a psychologically sensitive accommodation setting. Your role will encompass a wide range of responsibilities aimed at ensuring the wellbeing, safety and development of residents.
You will be responsible for holding an individual caseload, undertaking detailed assessments, onwards referrals and adopting a Team Around Me (TAM) approach to support. You will also create tailored interventions to individuals facing multiple disadvantages such as homelessness, mental and physical health challenges, trauma, substance use and contact with the criminal justice system. This will include assisting with practical daily tasks, facilitating access to educational and employment opportunities, maintaining a safe living environment in line with organisational policy.
Your role will also involve daily shift delivery, operational functions and collaboration with key partners and stakeholders such as Connect Forward, Camden Adult Pathway, In Roads substance misuse service, FOCUS and Camden Routes off The Streets. Compliance with health and safety standards, accurate record-keeping, and adherence to relevant policies and procedures are integral aspects of your role. Additionally, your commitment to continuous learning, reflection, and contribution to service improvement initiatives will contribute to the overall quality of care provided to residents.
About you:
- The ability to assist individuals who face multiple disadvantages to identify their personal goals and guide them through the process of change.
- Managing challenging situations in relation to people, including responding calmly to crisis and deal promptly, effectively and safely to complex situations.
- Knowledge of financial support available to clients to ensure income maximisation, rent payment, and increased financial resilience.
- Understanding of professional boundaries and their importance when delivering trauma informed support. This includes demonstrating a non-judgemental approach to working with multi-disadvantaged / complex needs clients and to promote a strengths-based approach.
- Strong time management skills, ability to work on own initiative, manage competing priorities and maintain high standards.
- Willingness and ability to work on a rota system of early and late shifts, which may include some variable hours including some evenings and weekends.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important info:
Closing Date: Tuesday 5th November at midnight
Interviews to be held: Candidates will be invited to interview as applications are received, please submit your application as early as possible. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient and suitable applications for the role.
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
Preventing homelessness, transforming lives.
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We’re looking for a dynamic Marketing and Communications Manager to lead our talented team delivering impactful marketing, communications, and media initiatives at the British Psychological Society. In this varied role, you will be leading on the delivery of our marketing and communications strategy, focusing on member acquisition, retention, and engagement, utilising digital solutions to promote our membership, qualifications, registers and CPD offerings.
Your expertise in communication will be essential as you cultivate strong relationships with journalists and media contacts, driving proactive media opportunities to enhance our profile.
You’ll also play a crucial role in monitoring current issues in psychology and the psychological workforce, advising on communications strategies and supporting our campaigns that influence change.
We’re looking for someone with significant experience in communications and public relations, ideally within a not-for-profit or membership organisation. You should have a proven track record in managing marketing functions and cultivating media relationships, with the adaptability and solutions-focused mindset to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Join us in advancing the discipline of psychology and making a real impact on society.
We offer a friendly, values-led working culture with an excellent benefits package that includes:
- Agile and flexible working
- Generous leave entitlement
- Occupational pension scheme
- London weighting of £3,500 for candidates living within the M25
- Cycle to work scheme / free eye care vouchers / Winter flu vaccinations
- Tailored learning and development
- Employee Assistance Programme counselling
- Life Assurance Scheme
- Discounts scheme with local and national organisations
Due to the large number of applications we receive, it is not possible to update you on the progress of the application until after the closing date. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
Interviews will be arranged as applications are received, so this role may close early. The British Psychological Society is committed to a culture of equality, diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community, irrespective of your background or circumstances. We are only able to accept applications that can demonstrate a right to work in the UK as we are unable to sponsor people requiring a work visa.
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