Project Officer Jobs in Charing Cross, Greater London
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SCIE Vision
We are committed to building a society which enables people who draw on social care to live fulfilling lives.
At the SCIE, we are driven by our values:
· Progressive – always learning and developing.
· Inclusive – working together for equality, diversity, and fairness.
· Credible – evidence-based, robust, and reliable.
· Transparent – open and honest.
The role:
A great opportunity for you to join our small friendly team and make a real difference to people’s lives by:
· Ensuring that SCIE’s evidence, drawn from research and people’s lived experiences, influences social care policy and practice.
· Developing and delivering influencing strategies, drafting policy papers and legislative briefings, and managing relationships with various stakeholders and key partners.
· Growing SCIE’s profile as an influential, informed, and powerful voice in the social care sector.
· Positioning SCIE to work as a partner to government, responding independently to new government policy, supporting and advising on a range of national policy programmes, initiatives, and influencing guidance and practice.
· Producing high-quality research and evaluations demonstrating what works and makes a difference in social care, promoting evidence-based good practice.
What we are looking for:
· Knowledge of the policy and political landscape developed from previous experience working in a policy or public affairs role, either in government, the civil service, charities, or non-governmental organisations.
· Proven experience developing and delivering public affairs strategies and leading influencing activities.
· Proven experience producing policy papers and applying policy research skills, such as evidence gathering, analysis and reporting.
· Proven experience as a strategic and analytic thinker who can influence policymakers with persuasive arguments, policy ideas and campaigns.
· Proven ability to manage a wide range of internal and external stakeholder relationships, including at senior levels, and to engage with people with diverse viewpoints and backgrounds.
What we offer in return.
We offer excellent staff benefits including a competitive salary and homeworking allowance. We provide an employer pension contribution above the statutory minimum, an award-winning employee assistance programme, and an attractive holiday package which rises with length of service.
If you would like to access the application form in a different format or if would like any assistance that might help improve your experience while completing the application, please contact us.
LOCATION - Remote with travel required across the UK
Are you looking for an exciting and rewarding new role in 2024? Apply for the Impact and Evaluation Senior Officer role at homelessness charity Emmaus UK.
About Emmaus
Emmaus is a secular organisation supporting homeless and socially excluded people by providing a home for as it is needed, meaningful work in a social enterprise and a sense of belonging and community. There are currently 30 Emmaus communities in the UK stretching from Glasgow to Dover and Norfolk to South Wales, collectively supporting more than 850 people. There are also 3 Emmaus groups working towards the development of services in their areas. We understand that a home is more than just a roof over your head; it’s somewhere to belong, where you feel part of a community, and that’s what Emmaus offers.
About the role
We are seeking an Impact and Evaluation Senior Officer, working with the Impact and Evaluation Manager, Director of Partnerships and Federation Development and with federation members.The role will be central to the delivery of strategic commitment to work together to record, study, continuously improve and broadcast our collective impact.
It’s an exciting time for the Emmaus Federation as we roll out a new In-Form (salesforce) CRM system and interlinked Monitoring Evaluation and Learning (MEL) Framework.
The role will play a crucial part in implementing, gathering feedback and developing new systems and tools to be utilised by Emmaus communities.
The role will be varied in nature, one day might involve conducting interviews with people experiencing homelessness, then next providing support to a member of staff to improve a communities MEL practice, the following day might involve analysing a data set and writing a briefing paper.
Who are we looking for?
The Impact and Evaluation Senior Officer will play a key role in supporting the Emmaus federation to understand and demonstrates the impact of our work.
The ideal candidate will have strong theoretical and practical evaluation skills coupled with the people skills to make this work accessible to a range of stakeholders.
They will need to be comfortable working as part of a remote team and able to travel to Emmaus communities across the UK to work with staff and companions.
What we offer
· £34,199 pro rata (based on a standard working week of 37.5 hours)
· Working hours: Can be delivered flexibly, Monday – Friday
· Contract: Permanent
· Pension: Stakeholder pension with employer contribution
· Annual leave: 25 days + Bank Holidays + 3 concessionary days leave
· Training & development: Individually tailored induction. Ongoing training and development
· Volunteering: 2 days allowance each year
· Employee assistance: 24/7 employee assistance scheme is available
· Flexible working: Options available, subject to the requirements of the role
· Life assurance: Death in service lump sum of 3 x salary
To apply
To apply for the role, please complete our application form and equal opportunities monitoring form and email us by 12pm on Wednesday 06 November 2024.
Please ensure you download the job pack and refer to the job description and person specification when completing your application form.
Those shortlisted will be invited to an interview conducted via Microsoft Teams on Monday 18 November.
If you would like to arrange an informal discussion about the role, please email us.
Equal Opportunities
Emmaus UK provides equal opportunity for all job applicants and employees and is committed to providing a work environment free of discrimination. We are dedicated to an inclusive culture, and we strive to create a workplace where teams of people with diverse backgrounds, characteristic, perspectives, ideas and experiences work together. We welcome applications from all individuals irrespective of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, marital status or parental responsibilities.
To ensure fairness and consistency to select the best candidate for our roles, all our applications are anonymised up until an interview has been confirmed so that shortlisting is based solely upon the suitability of the candidate’s experience.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The purpose of this role is to support the Digital Communications Manager in promoting, strengthening and protecting the reputation of the Academy by delivering and evaluating short- and long-term digital campaigns across key communications channels that engage and influence new and existing audiences.
You will achieve this by creating high-quality, engaging written and visual content that is on brand and optimised for different audiences and digital channels used by the Academy including social media channels (LinkedIn, X, Instagram, YouTube and Bluesky), email, and our website. You will work collaboratively with colleagues and external partners, including influential UK and international medical researchers as well as patients, carers and the public, to help shape our work.
You will strive for excellence to develop an understanding of the Academy’s audiences and an ability to tell impactful stories in a compelling way. You will be agile in how you work on multiple long- and short-term projects and will work well under pressure to meet short deadlines.
You will behave with integrity to build effective relationships quickly, developing trust as you collaborate widely with colleagues, digital content creators, biomedical scientists and peers from partner Academies, charities, universities and government bodies, both national and international. You will act on evidence from data insights to deliver factually sound and impactful communications that resonate with our Fellows, grant awardees, public, patients, researchers and policymakers.
We’re looking for someone with the energy and passion to actively seek diversity and inclusion across our communications activities. Someone who lives our values of kindness and resilience by modelling healthy working practices and supporting wellbeing and work-life balance for colleagues, collaborators and most importantly themselves.
Benefits
- Salary progression framework
- Hybrid and agile working
- 29 days annual leave including Christmas closure dates, plus Bank Holidays
- Pension (The Academy offers a flexible contribution structure with a minimum employer contribution of 8% up to a maximum of 13% of gross salary, with an employee contribution ranging from 3% to 8%)
- Life assurance
- Season ticket travel loan (interest free)
- Family-friendly benefits - enhanced maternity and paternity leave (subject to qualifying period), coaching for parents returning to work
- Subscription to Headspace and Class pass
- Staff training to support your development including EDI training
For more information and to apply, please visit our careers page.
Closing date: Midday on Monday, 4 November 2024.
Interview dates: 14, 15, 18 November 2024 (held online).
The Holocaust Educational Trust (HET) is a registered charity working with schools, colleges and communities across the country to raise awareness about the Holocaust and its relevance today.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Education and Production Officer to join our team based in Central London. After several years of research and development, we have recently launched Testimony 360, a brand-new digital programme for UK secondary schools that uses interactive survivor testimony and virtual reality to innovatively teach about the Holocaust. Through the programme, students can have a personal and conversational experience with a recording of a Holocaust survivor before seeing some of the sites they experienced for themselves using virtual reality headsets, all without leaving their classroom.
The successful candidate will serve as a member of the Trust’s Testimony 360 Team, responsible for the digital post-production and testing of interactive recorded testimony to ensure its fluency and usability in the classroom. We are looking for an individual with confident IT skills and the ability to quickly learn how to use new technologies and programmes. As an expert in Holocaust education, you will also contribute to the successful delivery of our Testimony 360 programme through weekly in-person school visits during term time or as required.
Responsibilities
Post-Production, interactive survivor testimony
· Lead on the development (post-production) of interactive testimony, including clipping, annotation, data/metadata input, and Alpha/Beta testing. Throughout testing, leading the training process which ensures the system’s accuracy.
· Maintain regular contact with our partner organisation, the USC Shoah Foundation, including progress updates, shared learning, required training.
· Support colleagues undertaking training and/or working on supportive post-production.
· Logging activity and decisions regarding the post-production editing process, as discussed with members of the Testimony 360 team and/or USC Shoah Foundation.
· Organise and deliver Alpha and Beta testing stages, working directly with students both online and in-person to deliver test sessions and action necessary follow up (to ensure learning from test sessions is fed back).
Delivery
· Contribute to delivery of Testimony 360 through regular, in-person school delivery as part of the wider team, ensuring that the programme is delivered through a robust pedagogical approach. Expected to deliver Testimony 360 one every two weeks throughout term time.
· Plan and deliver Beta testing sessions as part of the development of the interactive testimonies, sharing knowledge and expertise with other Education Officers supporting in this delivery.
· The successful applicant may also be expected to deliver educational sessions to students, teachers and our young Ambassadors outside the Testimony 360 programme and throughout the year. In-person sessions will take place in the UK and sometimes abroad.
General
· We expect all members of the Education team to share their learnings and expertise both internally and externally. This role will require discussions about our learnings from Testimony 360 with the wider Education team, and we encourage consideration for how these learnings might feed into our wider educational offer.
· As an educational charity, we must ensure that education about the Holocaust is the core of all work. To this end, members of the Education Team are responsible for supporting the wider teams as they develop, plan and deliver on broader public engagement, fundraising, and awareness-raising initiatives.
· You will also be required to carry out any other reasonable request by the Director of Programmes, Chief Executive, or Senior Management Team.
Read our job description for full details.
Please Note:
All applicants must be eligible to work in the UK at time of application.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults at risk. Therefore, all applicants will undergo strict vetting procedures and safeguarding checks before appointment and relevant pre-employment checks (this includes but is not limited to: DBS checks, qualification checks, reference checks and identity checks). This role involves regulated activity relevant to children, therefore It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
This 12 month project will help load accurate new and historic data onto our new CRM, MS Dynamics. You will work on designing new processes for importing current and ongoing financial transactions from our trusted suppliers. This will involve working with data and fundraising colleagues, selecting the most appropriate technology, writing the documentation, training others as well as ensuring accurate and timely loading of the data once live.
In May we launched our new CRM Dynamics 365 with small data sets in a staggered approach working team by team. This post will support our fundraising team to ensure they have accurate and up-to-date supporter information, enabling timely communications with donors and precise monthly financial reconciliations.
You will be a detail-oriented and self-motivated professional with proven experience in managing data imports and ETL processes. With strong data analysis skills and ideally experience of loading data into MS Dynamics, you understand how to transform data to support decision-making and ensure accurate financial reconciliations.
London’s Air Ambulance Charity continues to develop a supportive and enabling environment that gets the best out of our people. We promote a culture of progression and professional advancement offering a range of learning and development opportunities. In addition we offer flexible working options, wellbeing packages and family friendly employment policies.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About the Role
We are seeking a Programmes Delivery Officer within our Global Relationships Team, whose role will be to support our vision to equip the Methodist Church in Britain to be a growing, evangelistic, inclusive, justice-seeking Church for the 21st century.
Reporting to the Deputy Director of Global Relationships, the successful candidate will be a collaborative and professional member of the Global Relationships (GR) team within the Mission Team as it fulfils its strategy in response to Our Calling and a Methodist Way of Life.
In this post, you will focus on the following priorities:
- develop and implement our People to People programmes, including long-term Mission Partnering, Encounter Worldwide, Encounter Together, Global Mission Fellows, the incoming Evangelists Programme, Church Twinning and more.
- help facilitate and strengthen ongoing relationships between Partner Churches and the Methodist Church in Britain, and provide Methodist people with unique opportunities to learn and engage in mission in a variety of global contexts.
- promote the work of global relationships with children and young people at 3Generate, their annual gathering.
About You
Key Requirements
- Graduate qualification in mission, development studies, project management or equivalent, together with relevant experience.
- Excellent understanding of the global mission context in the 21st Century.
- Proven ability to work cross culturally and to relate to persons within different globally based organisations.
- Highly organised and able to track multiple areas of work.
- Availability for occasional on call and out of hours work.
It is a requirement that applicants have the right to work in the UK.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
For an informal discussion with a member of the team please see our website for GR Admin contact details.
If you have questions about the vacancy or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please see our website for HR contact details.
Closing Date: 4 November 2024
Interviews: 21 November 2024
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Job Title: Partnerships and Project Support Officer
Location: London/Hybrid
Salary: £33,715.76 per annum
Weekly Hours: 35
Reference: YMC1050320
Overview
This role bridges the Strategic Partnerships team in Fundraising and the Federation Strategy group, supporting YMCA England & Wales in securing and delivering impactful projects for young people and communities. You'll work on national programmes, helping build project infrastructure, monitor progress, and support local YMCAs.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Coordination: Support the setup and delivery of new initiatives, ensuring effective infrastructure and resource management.
- Monitoring & Reporting: Develop systems to track and report on project outcomes, providing key data for funders and internal use.
- Communication & Relationship Management: Maintain strong communication with internal and external partners, facilitating smooth project execution.
- Support to Local YMCAs: Manage contracts and agreements with local YMCAs, providing administrative support as needed.
- Federation Strategy Support: Assist in strategy coordination, including tasks like organizing meetings and preparing reports.
Requirements
- Proven experience in project coordination
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to manage data, reporting, and relationships effectively
Why this Opportunity is Exciting!
- This is an exciting opportunity to contribute meaningfully and bring a positive impact to young people and communities through the YMCA network. For example: There’s a wonderful new project which will allow YMCA to support more people during the cost-of-living crisis and you’ll help by liaising with local YMCAs, collating impact data which provides oversight to the project’s success.
- You’ll be crucial in supporting the overarching YMCA strategy by co-ordinating actions from working group meetings.
- You’ll be central to the strategic planning process, helping YMCA to tackle the issue of youth homelessness.
- You’ll work across the federation and the wider fundraising team giving the opportunity to collaborate with so many wonderful colleagues across multiple disciplines.
- The sheer variety of the role affords an incredible opportunity to learn and the scope for career development is vast!
What Next?
Please apply! We would love to read your cv and one page cover letter which should outline why you would be a great appointment for YMCA England&Wales.
Our recruitment process is anonymised and candidates' names are hidden. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds, particularly those from disabled and Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) candidates. Safer recruitment is important to us and the successful applicant will be asked to provide two references. They will also be required to complete a safeguarding self-declaration, safeguarding training and undertake a DBS check.
Supported Accommodation Worker (Future Roots Project)
Salary Banding: £27,500 per annum with potential to progress through salary band. Plus additional payment for overnight shifts on occasion.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time, 37 Hours Per Week
Location: Welwyn Garden City / Hatfield, Hertfordshire- Candidates must have a full driving license and use of own vehicle for business purposes
Herts Young Homeless is an independent charity and has been supporting vulnerable young people in Hertfordshire since 1998. We are professional, passionate, collaborative and supportive charity that provides guidance to young people in need of support.
Future Roots Supported accommodation is located in Welwyn Garden City. We are looking fo a Supported Accommodation Worker who will support the 5 Housemates to learn the skills they require to live independently, whilst ensuring the accommodation is a safe and homely environment to live in. The role will require a reasonable degree of flexibility, to respond to the needs of the house. This may include changes to working patterns or additional ‘sleep in’ nights’’ paid at an additional rate.’’support.
How will you make a difference?
You will be creating and establishing a considerate, proactive and empowering environment where those living in the home take responsibility for themselves and their journey towards independent living. You will help co-ordinate and deliver a solution focused training package, that encourages the young person to take responsibility for all areas of their lives and promote healthy, successful outcomes. You will support them to achieve a successful move on in their life and you will be instrumental in ensuring that those living in the house accept and abide by the house rules.
The young people we support are amazing, inspiring and courageous. The challenges they face can test even the most resilient and they often lack the support needed to see them through difficult times; leaving them stressed, anxious and overwhelmed. We are looking for those who have the passion, patience and empathy to support our young people to overcome barriers and move forward in their lives, encouraging and enabling them to achieve and succeed.
What can we offer you?
- A supportive, knowledgeble team and organistion
- 25 days annual leave per annum (in addition to Bank Holidays & Public Holidays)
- An additional annual leave day on your Birthday
- Holiday Purchase Scheme
- Access to Blue Light discount card
- People's Pension Plan contribution
- Group Life Insurance plan
- Opportunities for personal and career development
- Monthly draws to win ‘lunch on your manager’ or ‘leave work early’
- Medicash & Employee Assistance Programme - support with wellbeing & personal struggles/ Heath Cash Back Scheme
What will you be doing?
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Manage a varied caseload with differing timescales and deadlines.
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Be involved in the screening and interview process of potential new Housemates.
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Build a professional and trusting relationship with the young people to enable to them to engage with the support and improve their situation and prospects.
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Provide 1-1 and group support and opportunities to learn identified life skills for independent living, using a range of tools and skills, including hyh’s ASDAN training package.
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To identify any risk factors and ensure appropriate measures are in place.
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Sleep at the accommodation overnight on an adhoc basis and in the case of an emergency or organsiational need. An additional payment will be made to cover for any overnight shifts required,
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Report any safeguarding (child protection) concerns to your line-manager and refer as appropriate
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Be part of a team responsible to ensure the property is meeting all requiredstandards, which will include:
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Regular Health and Safety checks
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Co-ordinating Building maintenance
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Risk Assessments
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To promote and facilitate Youth Engagement across the service
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Engage effectively in multi-agency working, developing collaborative relationships and partnerships with relevant staff in a range of agencies to broker and co-ordinate support for young people.
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Ensure all service administration tasks are completed to a high standard and in a timely manner.
- Immerse hyh’s values into your professional practice at all times.
- Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with external agencies and partners to ensure we are a provider of choice.
- Actively participate and provide valued contributions in supervision, team meetings and other meetings as appropriate.
- Work as part of a team by supporting, communicating, and engaging with your colleagues.
What can you bring to the team?
- Candidates Must have a full clean driving license and use of own vehicle for business purposes
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the problems facing homeless young people.
- Ability to engage and motivate young people, strong interpersonal skills including the ability to be appropriately assertive
- Excellent understanding of confidentially with strict professional boundaries and personal integrity
- Excellent planning, organisational & time management skills
- An understanding of the voluntary sector and the constraints placed upon voluntary sector organisation (desirable)
- Have a flexible working approach to the needs of the service users.
Full JD available..If you are passionate, conscientious and take pride in doing a job well and making a difference, then we would love to hear from you!
Application and Interview Process
To apply please go to our website and click the link or QR code to apply. We require a covering letter or Video showcasing your skills and experience relevant to the role along with you CV. Please ensure you upload these to our recruitment portal.
Recruitment morning will be held on 11th November 2024 and if successful there will be a personal interview stage held on 13th November 2024. If you need any reasoable adjustments throughout the interview and application process please contact us and we will endeavour to support your needs.
Our promise to you
Herts Young Homeless promises to act with the upmost integrity and respect when it comes to handling your data and will not share your details with any other client without 1) discussing the opportunity with you first and 2) without your verbal or written consent for us to do so.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Description
Job Title: Finance Officer
Reports to: Office Manager
Location:Borough High Street, London SE1
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 28 hrs per week (over 4 days)
Salary: £24,000 (£32,200 FTE)
Background and purpose
Background and purpose
We are the only UK-wide charity for all those affected by a genetic bleeding disorder; a community of individuals and families, healthcare professionals and supporters. For 70 years we have campaigned for better treatment, been a source of information and advice, and supported people living with long-term conditions.
We want to ensure that everyone affected by a bleeding disorder:
- Lives the best life that they can
- Never feels alone or isolated
- Feels empowered and confident
We do this by:
- Raising awareness about bleeding disorders
- Providing support at all life stages
- Influencing and advocating on policy and access to treatment
More than 36,000 men, women and children in the UK have a diagnosed bleeding disorder, and the number rises every year. Membership of The Haemophilia Society is free and open to all.
The role
- To provide administrative support to the CEO and Office Manager in managing, processing and troubleshooting various accounts and transactions, to ensure income and outgoings are timely and accurately recorded.
Main responsibilities:
- Accurate and timely processing of Invoices on Xero
- Obtaining authorisation of the budget holder for the expenditure
- Preparing Income batches on Access CRM
- Creating new records on Access CRM
- Managing petty cash transactions
- Processing credit card income
- Processing credit card expenditure
- Issue invoices to customers based on services rendered and/or goods sold
- Review and process employee expenses
- Making bank deposits and keep up records
- Tracking expenses as they relate to specific projects
- Validating invoices against items or services received
- Checking all financial transactions for accuracy
- Answering calls
- Provide additional support as required
- Helping with Annual Audit
- Fielding all finance enquiries both internal and external
- Creating DD instructions
- Reconciling account software with the bank account.
Requirements:
- To be successful in this role, you’ll need to have at least some previous experience in a similar role.
- You’ll have an analytical and methodical approach, maintaining the highest levels of accuracy - attention to detail is crucial
- You’ll also have good working knowledge of Office 365, Excel, Xero and Access CRM, or a similar database system.
General:
- Be an effective member of the team, recognising, respecting and promoting the different roles and diversity of the individuals in the team and presenting a positive impression of the team and the organisation.
- Undertake any other tasks that may be requested.
- Be prepared to travel throughout the UK and to work varying hours including evenings and weekends as required. This post is subject to advanced DBS clearance and appropriate references.
THS is an equals opportunity employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Purpose of the job
The PMO Manager is responsible for designing and managing the framework within which projects are created and managed to support strategic decision making and enable successful delivery of programmes and projects. They will lead on management of UK Youth’s programmes by monitoring and supporting effective processes, governance and good practice. Sitting in Charity Services, they will be a centre of excellence for project management and governance across all functions and the charity as a whole, ensuring consistency and continuous improvement.
Experience
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At least 3 years’ proven experience in successfully managing complex projects and delivering operational efficiencies.
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Demonstrable experience of designing, implementing and monitoring project governance and PMO processes and controls.
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Demonstrable experience in change management.
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Experience resolving complex organisational challenges
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Experience building strong customer relations, promoting ideas and influencing decision makers
Who we are
UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that the youth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes.
UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to mass inequality of access to youth services for young people. To find more about us and how we make an impact, please visit UK Youth Website.
Why work at UK Youth?
UK Youth is a leading charity that exists to ensure all young people are equipped to thrive and empowered to contribute at every stage of their lives. We work with others to ensure that theyouth sector is strengthened, supported, and that provision is youth-led, evidence-informed and delivers high-quality outcomes. UK Youth plays a unique role in addressing; the lack of investment in the youth sector, the lack of cross-sector understanding in how youth work makes a difference and the limited opportunities to embed effective solutions. These factors lead to massinequality of access to youth services for young people.
What we can offer you
We offer a competitive range of benefits, good work/life balance, excellent learning and development opportunities and vibrant organisational culture:
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Flexible/Agile Working
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27 days annual leave plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time employees)
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Funded training provided in; Safeguarding, GDPR, Information and Cyber Security & Equality & Diversity
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Other training available in support of your personal and professional development
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Pension scheme (currently UK Youth match employee contributions up to 5%)
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Membership of our life insurance scheme which would pay-out up to 4 times your salary
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Employee Assistance Programme to support employees both professionally and personally
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20% discount off bookings at Avon Tyrrell, our New Forest Outdoor Centre, including camping, lodges and outdoor activities.
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IT equipment provided for the duration of contract
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CycleScheme and TechScheme
How to apply
If you would like to be considered for this fantastic opportunity, please complete an application via our completely anonymised recruitment system provided by Applied which looks to create a fair and unbiased application process for all.
Closing date: Sunday 20th October 2024 at 11:59pm (midnight)
First Round Interview date(s) proposed: W/C 28th October 2024
As this role involves working in a regulated environment with young people, any offer will be conditional to satisfactory background checks, which include criminal record check and employment reference.
**Please note that this opportunity is an 18 Month Fixed Term Contract**
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are looking for a Finance Officer to join our Finance team at Samaritans. As Finance Officer, you’ll support the Branch Finance function and branch treasurers, in particular leading the annual Central Charity contribution (‘New Branch Contribution’/NBC) process with affiliate branches and handling administrative tasks on branch banking.
You’ll have previous experience working within a Finance/Accounts department, with good Microsoft Excel skills. You’ll be highly organised and have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Permanent
• Part time (0.5 FTE/ 17.5 hours per week), we are flexible in how these hours are worked across a week
• £17,000-£18,000 actual/ £34,000-£36,000 FTE per annum
• We are passionate about flexible working, talk to us about your preferences
• Hybrid working: Linked to Ewell, Surrey office. A blend of working from home, the Ewell office and other locations for team meetings.
• In-person working: Meeting in person is something we value. Once per week in the office is preferred (the team often work together once per week). Mandated in-person meetings will be in place from Jan 2025. This is around 2 days per month and further information can be found on our careers website.
The Team
The team is supportive, friendly and has a positive energy. The workload is varied and by working with volunteers and treasurers, you’ll support those at the forefront of our service. If you want to make a real difference to people’s lives – this is the role for you!
The Role
We have 201 branches across the UK and Ireland. The core of this role involves coordinating the annual Central Charity contribution process, reviewing NBC calculations, co-ordinating invoicing and receipts, and escalating NBC queries, with total NBCs amounting to £0.7m-£1.3m a year. You will also be supporting our branch treasurers with banking processes and other administrative matters that are key to managing the finances of our branches.
What’s in it for you – our benefits
So, you want to work for us? Good choice. We like it here too. We offer competitive salaries, flexible and hybrid working to suit your needs, family-friendly policies, 28 days annual leave inclusive of wellbeing days and a matched pension contribution up to 5%. You’ll have a structured induction and ongoing projects, secondments & learning opportunities. We also have colleague-led affinity groups made up of people with shared identities.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority. We have a staff community of Mental Health First Aiders, a Health Cash Plan and an Employee Assistance Programme. You’ll have free subscriptions to Headspace (your personal guide to mindfulness, sleep, focus, movement, and more) & Perkbox (an employee benefits platform with online exercise classes). That’s not all. We listen to your ideas and have staff forum and social committee networks.
Being Inclusive: We recognise the enormous benefits and the social justice imperatives of ensuring diversity at every level of our organisation. Samaritans is wholly committed to inclusion and diversity and to building a culture and environment where everyone is appreciated for the unique person they are. To ensure Samaritans is representative of those we support and who support us, we particularly welcome applications from Disabled, BAME and LGBTQ+ candidates, as these people are under-represented at Samaritans.
Application: If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply. You’ll be asked to upload your CV and a one page (maximum) cover letter, outlining your transferable skills and experience and what attracted you to apply for the role
Applications close at midnight on 3 November with video interviews likely to be held in the week commencing 11 November.
If you're ready to lead impactful change and contribute to our mission that fewer people die by suicide, apply today.
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Summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pioneering Project, as we develop pathways to faith on the Roundshaw Estate.
With significant grant investment from the Church of England, we are now setting up a Pioneering Project to develop these pathways, with new innovative spaces being added along the way. We will then train and support other Estate partner churches across the Southwark Diocese to try out our approach, contextualising our models of mission to their communities if appropriate. This is a really exciting project that will make a huge positive difference to individuals and communities. As such, we are looking for an experienced Operations Director to manage this project and oversee the team that will be recruited.
This role is vital to ensure we deliver on the agreed outcomes of the project over 5 years, which will involve:
- project oversight
- team management and recruitment, so new team members can thrive in their roles
- direction of our operational processes, including developing our finance, IT and communications (including a new website) to support the project.
We would love someone in this role to have a passion for Jesus, a drive to make our processes and systems as fruitful as possible, with the ability to nurture a joyful and motivated team. The team to be recruited includes a Children and Families Pioneer, a Media pioneer, and in 18 months will grow to include a Youth Pioneer, Music & Worship Pioneer and Pioneer Curate. The team will be part of the existing Springfield staff team overseen by their Pioneer Vicar.
There is a genuine occupational requirement that the post-holder be a practising Christian.
You will have significant experience of managing and delivering successful projects and enjoy juggling multiple elements with proactive problem-solving skills. You will have a good understanding of how to manage budgets.
You can find out more in the information pack, and read more on our website at springfieldchurch(dot)org(dot)uk, or do not hesitate to ring Pioneer Vicar, David, on 07871-705-794 for more information.
About Us
At Applied Microbiology International we fundamentally believe that global challenges need to be solved by global, interdisciplinary experts. We are the oldest microbiology society in the UK and with more than half of our membership outside the UK, we are truly global, serving microbiologists based in universities, private industry and research institutes around the world. We publish an industry-leading magazine, The Microbiologist, and in partnership with Oxford University Press, we publish three internationally acclaimed journals.
AMI has been recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2024, being acknowledged as one of the happiest places to work in the UK. The Sunday Times Best Places to Work recognises and celebrates the best employers in the UK based on feedback from employees and an independent assessment of workplace culture, leadership, and employee engagement and wellbeing.
About You
The post-holder will provide key support to the Policy and Diversity Manager to achieve the policy objectives set out in AMI’s strategic plan; ensuring AMI’s community are engaged on key areas of policy and aware of relevant policy developments by contributing to the AMI newsletter, website, The Microbiologist magazine, social media, other digital platforms and networking events. They would also ensure that all activities under this remit are delivered to an excellent standard, and in line with AMI’s strategy.
Candidates will have knowledge of policy structures relevant to science and technology along with excellent research and analytical skills, and the ability to grasp unfamiliar subjects and report as concise recommendations. They will have strong communications skills to communicate with a wide-ranging audience.
Closing date: 25th October 2024
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted
Please note that this role will be remote, and interviews will be virtual.
For more information, please visit our website
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Vocations and Placements (18-30) Development Officer
Location: Hybrid (Cliff College Derbyshire or London) or Home-Based
Hybrid Working: Connexional Team staff based at Methodist Church House or Cliff College have a hybrid work pattern which is currently 2-3 days in the office.
The Vacancy
The Methodist Church is at an exciting point in the development of its ministry with young adults (18-30). We are seeking to appoint someone with enthusiasm and passion for seeing young adults connect with God and explore their calling as a follower of Christ.
This role is integral to the delivery of the Young Adult Ministry Development Plan, and will focus on the following priorities:
- The management, development and advocacy of a new Young Adult Mission Placement Scheme, which aims to provide opportunities for young adults to be employed (or volunteer) in mission-focused placements in local churches and circuits where they can explore their vocation.
- Advocating for, supporting and enabling creative and relevant young adult ministry to be started and embedded in circuits and districts by journeying with local circuits/districts, providing advice and mentoring as appropriate to pilot creative projects for young adults to engage with and grow in discipleship and vocation.
An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required for this role, the cost of which will be incurred by the Methodist Church.
This post holds a Genuine Occupational Requirement for the post holder to be a member in good standing of a church in association with Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CBTI) or equivalent.
About You
Key requirements
- Degree/professional qualification in a relevant field, or substantial equivalent work experience
- Experience of working with youth/young adults and passionate about growing young adult ministries
- Highly organised and proven ability to successfully develop and manage complex projects.
- Proven ability to work independently as well as collaboratively.
- Willing to travel and to work occasional weekends and evenings.
Our Culture, Values and Benefits
Thank you for considering joining our inclusive and welcoming team that strives for excellence and values employee wellbeing.
We value and support all those who join our team through a positive work-life balance augmented by generous annual leave (plus an extra 3 days over Christmas/New Year), TOIL, flexi-leave and an on-site Wellbeing Adviser service. We offer a generous occupational pension scheme, where the Methodist Church will pay double the employee contribution up to a maximum of 16% employer contribution.
The Methodist Church is an inclusive and supportive employer. We are actively committed to encouraging applications from people of all backgrounds. We welcome applications from people of Black, Asian and other Minority Ethnic groups. We also welcome applications from people living with disabilities.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early. If you are interested, we encourage you to send us your application as soon as possible.
Closing Date: 12 November 2024
Interview Date: 26 November 2024
The calling of the Methodist Church is to respond to the gospel of God's love in Christ and to live out its discipleship in worship and mission.
Global Fund for Children (GFC) works to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong, and valued.
Join us in our mission to power the potential of young people.
We partner with innovative, locally-led organisations, helping them deepen their impact and build their capacity for social change. By pairing flexible funding with targeted capacity development support, we help our partners grow stronger and more responsive to challenges on the ground.
Over the last thirty years, we have invested more than $60 million in over 1000 community-based organisations around the world. Our work advances the rights of children and youth across four focus areas: education, gender equity, youth empowerment, and freedom from violence and exploitation.
As the Development Officer for Strategic Partnerships, you will join a multinational team of caring and committed individuals who believe in investing in bold ideas to help grassroots organisations deepen their impact and advocate for children’s rights.
We value courage, excellence, learning, partnership, and inclusion, as well as kindness and passion. Our partners’ visions for change inspire all we do. Feedback and learning inspire us to do better, and we strive to be youth centered.
What is the role?
Are you a Partnerships and Fundraising professional, passionate about the potential of children and young people?
Global Fund for Children is looking for a Development Officer to join our global Strategic Partnerships Team in an exciting new UK-based role. Your main responsibility will be to help steward our active relationships with donors and supporters around the world, manage delivery of key grant outputs, and build relationships with philanthropic funders and foundations.
This role will require engagement with our global staff team, alongside senior leadership and key stakeholders, and our expansive network of community partners around the world. You’ll help to develop strategies that build our relationships with key donors, ensuring all our reporting output is of a consistently high quality. This role will have a truly global reach with a primary focus on supporting programming and donor relationships for our work in the UK, Europe and Africa.
You will be passionate about maintaining the quality and performance of all our outputs to donors and supporters, and have a track record of being highly organized, an ability to manage multiple priorities and an ability to work to a deadline, to ensure we achieve our ambitious goals and objectives.
You will be just one part of a growing and extremely ambitious and successful Development, Marketing and Communications (DMC) team based in the UK, US, and around the world. You will play an important part in the successful implementation of projects with our staff team based in more than 20 countries globally – including colleagues from Programs, Finance, Learning & Evaluation, and Safeguarding.
What will you be doing?
• Manage the global calendar of donor deliverables for the Development team
• Consistently create and deliver compelling reports and other donor deliverables, according to our grant agreements, including collecting data, writing content, reviewing financial information, and ensuring compliance details.
• Work collaboratively across the Development team, engaging with key stakeholders, to deliver on strategic goals and KPIs.
• Liaise with Program and Finance colleagues to share grant requirements and reporting expectations, build reports and deliver high -quality stewardship items.
• Work alongside the team to keep an accurate record of donor relationships in Salesforce, including stakeholder information, notes from meetings, reporting and submission deadlines, and correspondence with donor staff
• Build and develop new relationships with prospective foundation donors and foundation fundraising strategy in collaboration with Senior Manager and Vice President for Strategic Partnerships
• Represent the organisation, both internally and externally where opportunities arise, including donor visits, public events, and partner convenings
• Keep abreast and keep the wider team updated of best practices and trends in the philanthropy sector, scoping out strategic opportunities to help us engage new prospective donors
• Contribute to the development of a strong values-based team culture across different countries, areas and streams of work
What are your experience and skills?
Our ideal Development Officer for Strategic Partnerships will have:
• Outstanding organizational skills, including ability to plan, prioritize and manage a varied workload to meet deadlines
• Excellent writing skills, including development of compelling communications to engage donors and prospects
• Strong interpersonal, influencing and relationship building skills with the ability to work across teams and build strong internal and external networks
• Passion for supporting and developing people to achieve their potential
• Experience working in a hybrid setting across a variety of time zones, and the confidence and the ability to work with minimal supervision in a busy team.
• Experience working with a development/fundraising team to deliver financial goals or partnership deliverables.
• An understanding of the funder and wider philanthropy system in the UK, US, and/or globally
• Appreciation for working with community-based organisations towards a shared goal
• Experience coordinating with a diverse range of colleagues to develop concept notes and funding proposals
• Knowledge of children and young people programming and / or experience in the international development sector preferred
What can we offer you?
Our team dreams big.
We work together to build a world where all children and youth are safe, strong and valued.
GFC fosters a caring work environment that promotes collaboration, respect, and professional development. We set standards of excellence and quality in our work, firmly believing that children and youth deserve the best we can offer.
We believe that every person has equal rights, and we affirm the diversity that enriches our globalized world. In line with these core values, it is our policy to actively seek diverse candidates from a variety of backgrounds who are committed to Global Fund for Children’s mission.
Our values shape our vision, guide our daily decision making, and signal to the world what to expect when you encounter Global Fund for Children. We hold ourselves to these values to best serve our local partners and the children and youth they support. We attract talented people from all over the world because we believe deeply in living our values.
Salary – UK-based salary range for this role will be £40,000 - £45,000, depending on experience
Weekly hours – 35 hours per week.
Holidays – 30 days annual leave and 8 public holidays. The basic annual leave allowance increases to 35 days after 4 years of continuous employment.
Flexible Working Location – This is a hybrid position that is based in the UK. GFC is open to applications to those who will regularly visit our London office.
Learning – GFC encourages professional development as a part of our culture and values. GFC provides regular opportunities for training, collaboration, and mentorship. Employees may access professional development funds to support continued learning.
Benefits - We strive to build a culture that embraces care and wellbeing.
Our global employee benefits include:
• Private healthcare insurance plan with comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage
• Generous paid time off (annual leave, enhanced sickness leave, wellbeing days, sabbatical leave, family friendly leave)
• Flexible work arrangements - remote/hybrid/compressed work schedules
• Pension plan contributions - employees are auto-enrolled on the GFC workplace pension scheme. 8% employer contributions with 4% employee contributions
• Employee Assistance Services
• Team Building and Social Committees
*Other benefits may apply, depending on the location of the employee
How do I apply?
In line with our values of courage, passion and inclusion, to apply for this role, please share your thoughts on the following questions along with your CV:
1) What excites you most about this role and how is it directly connected to your skills and experience?
2) What experience of fundraising and strategic partnership working would you bring to this role?
The deadline for applications is Friday, November 1st at 5pm UK Time.
Global Fund for Children partners with local organisations around the world to help children & youth reach their full potential & advance their rights
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