Project Support Jobs

Do you thrive in a hands-on technical role while also inspiring and leading a team?

Are you passionate about leveraging technology to drive digital transformation in the educational sector?

Can you transform strategic goals into actionable technology plans and ensure their successful delivery?

Are you a senior technical generalist enthusiastic about being in a leadership role?

If your answer is "Yes" to these questions, Learning on Screen is looking for you!

About Us:
Learning on Screen is a leading provider of educational media services, dedicated to enriching the educational experience for post-16 education through high-quality, innovative, and accessible media resources. We support educators, students, and researchers by offering a range of services including broadcast recording, media streaming, and digital archives. Our mission is to leverage technology to enhance learning and teaching in post-16 educational institutions everywhere.

Role Overview:
We are seeking a dynamic Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to lead Learning on Screen’s digital development team. The CTO will drive technological innovation and execute a comprehensive product and technology roadmap, ensuring our digital products and services align with our strategic goals. Reporting directly to the CEO, the CTO will collaborate with key executives to advance our mission in post 16 educational media innovation. Responsibilities include managing a diverse digital team, overseeing high-quality digital platforms, ensuring system reliability and security, and maintaining regulatory compliance. The CTO will play a crucial role in our long-term growth, leveraging emerging technologies and strategic initiatives.

Key Requirements:

• Be Hands-On: Significant experience in writing code and actively contributing directly to digital development projects.
• Lead by Example: Expertise in agile development practices, driving team adoption and improving delivery.
• Relate to People: Strong interpersonal skills to build effective relationships and align the team with strategic goals.
• Represent Technology at a Leadership Level: Ability to challenge and collaborate with the CEO and leadership team, presenting technical concepts clearly. 
• Be Product Focused: Clearly articulate the value of technical work in terms of its impact on the organisation and its members.

Core Responsibilities:

• Technology Strategy Development: Develop and implement a comprehensive technology roadmap aligned with Learning on Screen’s strategic objectives.
• Leadership and Team Management: Lead, mentor, and develop a diverse team of IT professionals, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Product Development and Management: Oversee the full lifecycle of digital products, ensuring high-quality, scalable, and user-friendly services.
• Technical Operations: Ensure the reliability, security, and performance of all technical systems and infrastructure.
• Stakeholder Collaboration: Align technology initiatives with strategic objectives, communicating effectively with stakeholders.
• Cybersecurity, Compliance, and Risk Management: Ensure compliance with relevant regulations and standards, overseeing cybersecurity strategies.
• Data Strategy and Analytics: Develop and implement a data strategy to optimize digital products and services, leveraging data for actionable insights.

Benefits:

• Flexible Working Hours: 4 days (80% / 28.8 hours)
• Remote or Hybrid: Work from the comfort of your home or join us at our London office as needed.
• Competitive Salary: £48,000 to £52,000 actual, depending on experience. (£60,000 to £65,000 FTE)
• Professional Development: We encourage continuous growth and provide resources to enhance your skills.
• Make an Impact: Contribute to the future of digital learning in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation.

How to Apply: If you are ready to take on this exciting challenge and make a significant impact on the future of educational media, please submit the following to our recruitment page via the "Apply via Website" button below:

1. CV
2. Cover letter outlining your relevant experience and qualifications
3. A completed Equality Monitoring form

Application Deadline: Monday 15th July 2024

 Interviews: W/C 22nd July 2024 

Learning on Screen is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Join us in driving digital transformation and innovation in educational media!

For over two decades, Social Investment Business has provided finance and support to charities and social enterprises. We empower these organisations to do what they do best - serve the communities they operate within. 

For further inforation on what we do, our values and our generous beneifts please visit our website.

Our values are: People First, Curious, Bold, Collaborative, Accountable

About this role:

Reporting to the Head of Credit Risk and Portfolio Management this role plays an important part in the provision of loans and blended funding (loans and grants) to our charity and social enterprise customers.

We are looking for someone who has previous experience of lending, relationship management and managing a portfolio of business/organisation loan customers. This is a great opportunity for someone to be involved in making a difference to people.  We need someone who is passionate, proactive, can work well autonomously and as part of a team and is flexible, adaptable and can manage competing priorities.

Members of the investment team are based in different regions across England.  This role will primarily manage customers within London, the West of England, South of England and South West of England, although some customers may be located right across the UK. Regular customer visits will be a requirement of the role as well as in person team meetings. We are looking for applicants based in London or the area to the West or South West of London (within circa 2 hours travel time from London) to ensure you are able to easily reach customers across these regions.

 Key responsibilities

Relationship Management

1. Responsible for managing a portfolio of SIBs smaller investments (loans and grants) and acting as the primary point of contact for all communications with those customers.

2. Build and maintain strong working relationships with all investees within your portfolio, arranging in-person visits and/or video meetings on a regular basis and when otherwise needed.

3. Collect, review and report on monitoring information from loans/grants recipients which is predominatly financial information (management accounts, annual accounts and  forecasts) and social impact progression.

4. Ensure scheduled loan repayments due from investees are received in line with agreed schedules and take action where not received.

5. Proactively identify emerging support needs and recommend methods to address these, including sources of external advice/support.

6. Discuss potential variations to the terms of loans or grants with investees and prepare and submit loan variation recommendations to internal committees including the SIB Investment Committee, including challenging situations where the customer is in default or financail distress.

7. Undertake assessments of new loans and develop relationship to orginate new loan applications.

8. Undertake AML/KYC, eligibility and fraud checks on new borrowers.

9. Drawing up loan and security documentation where required.

10. Arrange drawdown and disbursements of funding.

11. Generate new SIB customers through referrals from customers within your portfolio and your own professional networks.

General

12. Support and/or lead on relevant investment team projects as and when required.

13. Take enquiries from and provide guidance to applicants on all SIB funds.

14. Provide constructive suggestions to improve ongoing processes and input into the design and development of new products.

15. To work within the organisation's values, principles and processes to achieve operational excellence.

16. To adopt our continuous improvement and learning ethos.

17. To support and embed equality, diversity and inclusion into day-to-day behaviours and activities within your role as well as contributing more widely across SIB’s commitment to E, D & I.

18. To support and contribute to the implementation and delivery of SIB’s strategy.

19. In agreement with manager to undertake other tasks and work on cross team projects that support the objectives of SIB as required.

Core competencies

· Experience of managing or working with a portfolio of business/organisation loan customers.

· Ability to analyse and make objective judgements based upon complex written and financial information.

· Previous experience of assessing loan applications.

· Experience of interpreting and understanding data on Microsoft Excel.

· Credit assessment training or a good understanding of company financial accounts.

· Good negotiating, influencing and problem solving skill.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills that can be adapted for a variety of  audiences.

· A team player who enjoys working in collaboration with other people.

· Ability to work using own initiative, manage own workload, be a self-motivator and work remotely.

· A passion to help financially viable charities and social enterprises access funding.

· Commitment to equalities and customer care.

· Commitment to quality, diversity & inclusion, and customers.

· Excellent communication skills.

· Team player with the ability to work independently.

Desirable competencies

·  Knowledge of the voluntary, community, and social enterprise sector.

· Capital project experience

Content Producer (Video)

Location: Wilson Carlile Centre, Sheffield (Hybrid)

Salary: £27,885 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hours per week (full-time)

Contract: Full Time, Open Ended

Occupational Requirement: This post is subject to an Occupational Requirement under the provisions made in the Equality Act 2010 that the post holder has an active faith in Jesus. The successful candidate must be in agreement with the vision and values of Church Army

DBS: A DBS check is not required for this post. However, all staff are expected to read and comply with Church Army’s Safer Ministry Policy.

Church Army & The Role

For over 140 years Church Army has equipped and empowered people to share the good news of the gospel in accessible ways across the UK & Ireland.

We go to places where hope is hard to find; journeying with people, giving them the opportunity to meet and connect with the God who restores and brings life in all its fullness. And this is what compels us: our vision for everyone to encounter God’s love and be empowered to transform their communities.

We are an army of hope with good news to share. Igniting faith in Jesus; restoring life: physically, emotionally, spiritually.

As Content Producer (Video), you will create high-quality videos showcasing Church Army's impactful work across the UK. You'll plan, shoot, and edit videos for social media and digital platforms, producing compelling content that supports our organisational objectives.

As part of a team of digital and creative professionals, you’ll travel to various project sites across the UK to capture stories that highlight the transformative work of Church Army.

Main Responsibilities

Planning and conducting video shoots at Church Army Project sites across the UK and Ireland.

Managing all aspects of video production, from pre-production planning, including script approval and shoot scheduling to shooting, and editing.

Operating various video production equipment and maintain technical proficiency with cameras, sound equipment and other visual production tools.

Creating engaging video content for social media platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X and YouTube.

Working closely with the Content Producer (Stories) and Copywriter to ensure a unified and consistent message across all content formats.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

The successful candidate will have:

In-depth understanding of video production processes and techniques.

Knowledge of social media platforms and their video content requirements.

Proven experience in planning, Shooting, and editing videos for digital platforms and demonstrated experience with motion graphics and video editing software.

Technical skills in operating video production equipment.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills and experience working collaboratively within a creative team.

Data analysis skills to measure the effectiveness of video content.

A creative and innovative mindset with a keen eye for detail and a passion for storytelling and creating impactful content.

A willingness to travel to various project sites across the UK.

Benefits

Church Army employees get access to a variety of different benefits, to see what benefits you would be eligible for please check the job pack linked below.

WeCare – Provides access to a 24/7 online GP, mental health support service, get fit programmes, counselling and wellbeing support.

LifeWorks – LifeWorks allows employees to access ‘employee perks’ which supplies exclusive discounts, cashback, gift cards and cinema deals.

Cycle to Work Scheme – CycleScheme allows you to purchase a new bike and accessories through Church Army. With no upfront payment it can save you 25% – 39% with tax-effective monthly repayments.

Specsavers Eye Tests – Employees who habitually use display screen equipment for their job, will be eligible for an eye test voucher with Specsavers.

Annual Leave: 25 days per year, plus bank holidays

Closing Date: 29/07/24

Interviews: w/c 12/08/24

Location : Based in Rotherham (but you may be required to visit our other sites in South Yorkshire for training and development as needed)

Hours : Full time (9-5 / mon-fri)

Salary : £26,000

Contract Term : Permanent (subject to 6 month probationary period)

Start Date : ASAP

Are you passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people?  We are looking for a supportive and nurturing person to join our Rotherham team.  This is a fantastic opportunity to join an award winning nationally recognized organization that strives to make education accessible for learners who have struggled to cope in mainstream.

Some of the perks of working at The Really NEET Project

• 10 weeks paid holiday per year (during school holidays)
• Vitality Health package (with no employee excess to pay on claims)
• Royal London Pension Scheme
• 45p per mile for any work related journeys
• Minimal teaching hrs with small group sizes compared to mainstream education settings
• Dedicated time allocated for planning time, innovation and creativity

Main Roles & Responsibities

• Deliver quality on-site youth work to help all our young people overcome multiple complex educational barriers.
• Help create and maintain a safe environment for our young people, where they feel confident approaching any staff member if they have a worry or problem.
• Carry out learner pick-ups and drop-offs when required, ensuring that the necessary business cover has been added to car insurance and that tax and MOT are in place and maintained
• Responsible for the planning and delivery of Maths Functional Skills lessons in line with the NCFE curriculum
• Delivering high quality lessons that include differentiation and extension tasks
• Working with students from Pre-Entry to Level 2 and GCSE if required
• To plan and provide one to one support and sessions with students when required
• Responsible for comprehensive marking and written and verbal feedback for students
• To develop high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning that keep students engaged
• To manage support staff effectively, involving them where appropriate with the planning and management of pupil’s learning
• To complete all associated organisation/administrative work, preparation and marking including exam entries
• To place, prepare, develop and evaluate courses and course materials, and where appropriate, supervise course provision

Who will I be changing the lives of?

All of our learners have some level of additional need and as a result all have an Educational, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).  Some of the most common areas of need that we see are Social, Emotional, Mental Health (SEMH), Autism (ASC), ADHD although we work with learners with a much broader range of needs. 

We currently have projects in Rotherham, Barnsley, London and The Midlands.

If you want to work somewhere that values both its staff and its learners, then Really NEET would welcome your application.

What to expect from the recruitment process –

1. Application form submitted and reviewed by the panel
2. Shortlisted candidates invited to a first stage interview
3. Candidates who are successful at the first stage interview will be invited for a second stage assessment which may consist of an in tray task, scenario presentation or microteach along with time with the learners and a tour of the workplace.
4. Candidate selection – the panel will review any applications and a selection decision made
5. Recruitment Manager will make contact with applicants to let them know the outcome of their interviews

All applications must be submitted by 10th July 2024 with interviews being held the following week. All candidates should be notified of the outcome of interviews within 3 working days. (subject to change)

For more information on this role and our organization please visit our website.

Please Note: This position is subject to a 6 month probationary period.

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake a DBS Enhanced Clearance check (Disclosure and Barring Service).

We are recruiting for two Peer Support Leads: 

The Hepatitis C Trust has developed projects nationally whereby peers use their lived experience of injecting drug use and hepatitis C, to provide education and training to increase awareness of hepatitis C, reduce stigma, and promote access to testing and treatment for people living with hepatitis C. 

Do you have experience of working in drug services and with volunteers? Have you been affected by hepatitis C, or have you supported anyone who has hepatitis C? We are looking for a passionate and skilled peer lead who has excellent communication and organisational skills. We require a good standard of education and welcome creativity and innovation in all our work.  

Alongside a growing team, these posts will continue the development and delivery of the Hepatitis C peer project, recruiting and supporting volunteer peers across Bristol, and also Bath, Weston, and surrounding areas. Working in partnership with hepatitis C clinical teams, drug and alcohol services and homeless service providers, the post will coordinate delivery of educational workshops, hepatitis C testing in community settings, ensure that service users are referred and supported through hepatitis C treatment and care. 

These posts will require extensive travel across the region and it’s desirable the postholders have a clean driving licence and have their own vehicle for work related travel. 

If you would like to apply, please visit our website.

Anna Freud is a world-leading mental health charity for children, young people and their families. Our mission is to close the gap in wellbeing and mental health by advancing, translating, delivering, and sharing the best science and practice with everyone who impacts the lives of children, young people and their families. More information about Anna Freud is available on our website.

We value diversity and aim to have diverse workforce that reflects the community and our service users, in line with our vision, values and inclusion commitments. We encourage applications from all sections of the community.

The Research Officer will join our Applied Research and Evaluation Division to support various projects, generally focussing on children and young people with multiple needs. The post-holder will be expected to contribute to and drive forward quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis, literature reviewing, dissemination of findings and day-to-day project management. 

A degree in psychology, mental health or a relevant discipline, or significant experience working as a Research Assistant is essential for this role. The ideal candidate will have research experience, including, design, ethics approval, data collection and analysis. The successful candidate will be able to independently use statistical packages to manage data.

This is an excellent opportunity to work across a thriving research team focusing on applied research for real-world settings around children’s mental health and wellbeing. The successful candidate will have exposure to and gain insight from a range of expertise and research techniques, largescale, real-world research and knowledge mobilisation to inform practice.

If you are organised, collaborative and motivated, then we encourage you to apply to join a team of highly successful and energetic people, with strong links across Anna Freud and University College London.

Please note that successful candidate(s) will be asked to evidence their Right to Work in the UK post-job offer – we do not hold a sponsor licence therefore we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship.

Location

Hybrid working (a mixture of onsite and home/remote working). Staff are working onsite for at least 20% of their working hours either at our London site (4-8 Rodney Street, London N1 9JH) or our Northern Hub (Huckletree, The Express Building, 9 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester M4 5AD).

Contract duration

6 months, fixed-term.

Closing date for applications

Midday (12pm), Friday 19 July 2024

Notification of interview

Shortlisted applicants will be notified no later than Thursday 25 July 2024. During shortlisting, applicants are anonymously assessed using the criteria visible in the Job Profile. Please note: due to the high volume of applications received, we will not be able to provide feedback to unsuccessful applicants.

Interviews

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 31 July 2024.

How to apply

Please visit our careers website to register and apply online. We are unable to accept CVs and kindly request no contact from agencies.

The vacancy

Here at Peabody, we have an opportunity for a Female Specialist Support Worker (equivalent to Female Specialist Housing Caseworker) on a Permanent on a full-time basis at our female only scheme in Stoke Newington.

The service is part our Complex Needs Service in London, a supported housing scheme for single homeless females aged 16-21 years, including care leavers and ex-offender with high support needs.

We support young women to gain independence, supporting them holistically to reach their goals/aspirations and move on to independent living.

We are looking for female applicants only for this role as it is an all-women’s service. The Equality Act 2010, Schedule 9, Part 1, Paragraph 1 applies to this post.

What we’re looking for:

• Do you have a background working with vulnerable young females (18-21 years) within either a social housing, education, or charity sector where the focus is their development and personal growth?
• Do you have lived or professional experience of managing complex needs, which include homelessness, mental health or any other high risk or high harm behaviours or high vulnerability?
• Do you have experience of working with young people who have challenging behaviour or conflict where you can engage, be approachable and provide required constructive support?
• Do you have thorough and up to date knowledge of safeguarding and trauma informed principles?

If so, this role is perfect for you!

A bit about the role:

As a Female Specialist Support Worker (Specialist Female Housing Caseworker), you will work with a team of highly motivated, compassionate, and dedicated colleagues to help young women prepare to live independently.

Your role is to support a caseload of 18–21-year-olds, all with varying needs, so they are ready to live independently after a period of 12 months.

If you have ever wanted a job where you can really make a positive difference to someone’s life, then this is it!

Some of the key results for the role include: 

• Being able to work closely with your colleagues and a range of external agencies.
• Plan and deliver fun and meaningful activities for young people living at the project.
• Keep the project clean and tidy.
• Bring a discreet and sensitive approach with strong professional boundaries.
• Understanding safeguarding and being able to provide support around the benefit system. 

Key Points:

This role will require an Enhanced DBS check.

You must be able to work shifts between 8AM to 4PM and from 2PM to 10PM across 7 days per week including bank holidays?

You must have thorough knowledge and/or experience of Safeguarding Young Adults. 

Development opportunity, if you do not already have an NVQ level 3 in a related subject we would be willing to support you achieve one!

A bit about us: 

It started over 160 years ago with one man’s desire to improve the lives of poverty-stricken Londoners. Today, we have 107,000 homes and 220,000 residents across London and the Home Counties and around 20,000 care and support customers. But the desire remains the same – to create homes and communities where people can flourish.

Here just a few of the benefits for working at Peabody:

• 25 days’ annual holiday plus bank holidays  
• Flexible benefits scheme, including options for Healthcare, Dental care, Critical illness cover, vouchers, technology scheme and access to a discount portal.
• 4 x Life Assurance
• Professional development by access to "paid for" apprenticeship programs and qualifications
• Two additional paid volunteering days each year  
• Family friendly policies
• Up to 10% pension contribution matched 1:1

Are you ready to apply? 

PLEASE NOTE: As an employer, Peabody does not provide sponsorship as a licenced UK employer.

To be considered for the position of Female Specialist Support Worker, please click on the ‘Apply Now’ button and submit both your CV and a bit about why we should consider you for the role.  

Closing date: 15 July 2024

Interviews will be held week commencing 15 July and 22 July

Contract type Permanent

Weekly hours Monday - Sunday 37.5 hrs 08:00-16:00 & 14:00-22.00 shifts

Property Resources Officer

The Vacancy

We are offering a unique and exciting opportunity to join in the work of the Connexional Property Support team and the wider Methodist Church in delivering its strategic plan to make the best use of its buildings for mission in local communities across the country.

Working alongside the Director and colleagues within the team, you will be helping to provide the essential support and guidance the team offers to Trustees, Ministers, Connexional colleagues and the wider church.

Your role will be varied, including supporting colleagues in their specific areas of work and expertise - from listed buildings to net zero initiatives.  You will also lead on engagement with Trustees and alike who are seeking advice and guidance in relation to a variety of property resource needs.  This could be through the provision of proactive support of and input into, relevant forms of guidance, communications and funding, community engagement, training and good practice.

Alongside this, you will lead on the communications and resourcing to the District Property Officer network and other relevant networks, across the Connexion.

You will also support the Director in the administration of property related grants.

About You

We are looking for someone who wants to make a positive contribution to the work of the Property Support team and be equally comfortable collaborating in a team environment or under your own initiative.  You will have experience supporting a senior team, and preferably have property or project management experience, although this is not essential.

As the role will underpin and contribute to supporting the team’s work with external colleagues, particularly the District Property Officer network, it is essential that you are comfortable in engaging with a range of stakeholders, and have excellent organisational skills, particularly in terms of resourcing and training.

The role will be very collaborative with team colleagues, and therefore experience and ability to plan, research and assimilate new information alongside the analysis and delivery of projects will be an essential quality.

We are a collaborative team and therefore welcome applications from those who wish to contribute to the work of the team in a positive and proactive way.

If you want to know more about the role, then we will be happy to answer any queries – see the contact details below.

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. 

If you have questions about the vacancy or wish to discuss it in more detail with the Director of Property Support; or require reasonable adjustments to be made at any stage of the recruitment process, please email HR (contact details on our website).

Closing Date: 7 July 2024 

Interview Date: 18 July 2024

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

We are excited to recruit a Community Organiser for our Newport Parent Power project. This role offers a meaningful, paid professional development opportunity. The Brilliant Club will work in partnership with Jesus College, University of Oxford and King’s College London to engage with parents in Newport. The parental engagement model used will be based on the successful Parent Power South London and Oldham Parent Power projects. 

• Jesus College, University of Oxford is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college combines the highest standards of academic excellence in teaching and research with a vibrant, inclusive and supportive community. Our 650 undergraduate and graduate students come from a wide range of backgrounds, countries and cultures. We aim to attract the brightest minds, and are committed to raising aspiration and improving social mobility through a programme of bursaries and outreach. The College was founded in 1571 by Queen Elizabeth 1, at the request of a Welsh lawyer and clergyman called Hugh Price, and our beautiful Dining Hall, Chapel, and Principal’s Lodgings are still used for their original purposes today. The historic Fellows’ Library houses our collection of early printed books, and our stunning quadrangles provide an oasis of green; bustling with life in the summer months. We embrace all the wonderful Oxford traditions, and also celebrate many unique to Jesus College itself, such as our annual St David’s Day celebrations to mark our Welsh origins.
• King’s College London is an internationally renowned university delivering exceptional education and world-leading research. We are dedicated to driving positive and sustainable change in society and realising our vision of making the world a better place. Through our commitment to exceptional education, impactful research and genuine service to society, we are creating positive change in our communities, both in London and on the world stage. Our Vision 2029 looks forward to our 200th anniversary in 2029 and sets out our ambitious plans in five key areas: 

                   •    Educating the next generation of change-makers;

                   •    Challenging ideas and driving change through research;

                   •    Giving back to society through meaningful service;

                   •    Working with our local communities in London;

                   •     Fostering global citizens with an international perspective.

Parent Power supports parents and carers to develop skills in community organising and advice and guidance on accessing higher education, empowering them to make change to support their children’s future and ensure that they have a fair chance in education and their future careers.    

 Working with us, the Community Organiser will:  

•   Support local pupils from underrepresented backgrounds by empowering their parent/carers to become higher education experts  
•     Receive community organising training from Citizens UK and develop transferable skills  
•     Build campaigns to combat local educational barriers with parent/carer communities.
•     Join a nationwide community of community organisers making a significant impact on university access.

Person specification 

Time and Resource Management

•    Essential – Able to plan sessions in an organised and efficient manner and adhere to agreed deadlines.
•    Essential – Excellent timekeeper, ensuring prompt arrival to meetings and 1-1s; well organised within 1-1s and sessions.
•    Essential – Capable of adapting quickly to new systems/ processes.
•    Desirable – Confident in using digital systems for delivery of online sessions, consistent record-keeping and monitoring.
•    Desirable – Experience of creating resources.

External Stakeholder Knowledge and Management

•     Essential – Ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of children and young people.
•     Essential – Professional approach to problem solving with a range of stakeholders involved in the project.
•     Essential – Awareness of role as a visitor within a school and parent/carer community; understanding of the other commitments held by professionals within a school and by parent/carers.
•     Essential – Understanding of, and commitment to furthering, The Brilliant Club mission.
•     Desirable – Prior experience of community focused work.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand and relate to the barriers faced in the local community.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand the barriers young people face to university access and some of the ways these might be overcome.
•     Desirable – Ability to understand the current climate in the UK school system and some of the challenges young people and parent/carers might be facing.

Communication

•    Essential – Awareness of how to engage parents and adapt university style learning for a school setting.
•    Essential – Able to communicate in a timely and professional way with all project stakeholders.
•    Essential – Able to take a relational approach to communication with parent/carers, especially in 1-1s.
•     Desirable – Experience of group facilitation.

Developing Self and Others

•     Essential – Able to identify strengths and areas of development, open to feedback.

Role Specific Knowledge and Skills

•    Essential – adhere to information security policies included in the charity’s ISO 27001 manual and complete information security training

Role specific Experience and Qualifications

•    Desirable – Holds a qualification at Level 4 or above (as listed here) or has prior experience of community focused work.

The Model of Care and Quality Improvement Officer role is all about making sure that the care and support models developed and implemented by the National Gambling Support Network (NGSN) are effective, efficient and of high quality. The post holder will support the work around the current and ongoing development of the model of care to make sure that the NGSN is delivering against best practice and evidence-based interventions, supporting quality improvement.  

You'll be working with the Quality and Performance Manager and providers to: 

• Develop and implement an NGSN model of care. 
• Monitor quality and performance standards as part of the commissioning process.
• Support the tracking of the evaluation and delivery of related project milestones.
• Work with colleagues so that findings of good practice and/or lessons learnt are built into future service planning, delivery, and improvement.
• Work with colleagues to build capacity, quality and continuously improve performance standards within GambleAware and commissioned services. 
• Provide quality and performance information of the peer review process, contributing to interim evaluation reports and outputs where appropriate. 

We're looking for someone with good knowledge of healthcare delivery models, and experience in applying quality improvement methodologies to drive measurable improvements in healthcare outcomes. You'll need a track record of successfully supporting the development of quality improvement projects from conception to implementation. And you'll be a great communicator and know how to work with and engage people.           

We're asking for a lot, and in return we're offering a range of benefits that support employee wellbeing and that make GambleAware a great place to work. 

Hours:                          Full-time, permanent, 37.5 hours per week (Flexible hours considered)

Responsible to: Global Head of Brand and Content

Direct reports:  Brand and Content Producer x 2

Location:                     Truro, Cornwall (Hybrid) or Remote (UK Only) with frequent travel to our HQ, Truro Cornwall

The Role

The ShelterBox Content Manager will be passionate about storytelling. They will have a deep understanding of our supporters and what motivates them and will be responsible for delivering an audience focused annual content plan. The purpose of the Global Brand and Content team is to help establish ShelterBox as an international household name with a proposition built on trust, understanding and affection. Engaging storytelling sits at the heart of our organisation and drives activity across multiple teams. We strive to connect our supporters with the stories of the communities we support around the world and always aim to gather content in an ethical way – listening to, and amplifying the voices of, the communities that we support.

Who are we looking for?
The Content Manager will plan and oversee the production and delivery of high-quality, response-based multimedia storytelling. They will drive our content gathering activity across all our live responses and capitalise in times of rapid onset disasters. As well as be responsible for delivering an annual content plan that supports the needs of our fundraising and communications output in the UK and around the world. Understanding how the audiences in different countries / teams may be similar or different is key. Developing creative attuned to this audience understanding is vital as is the ability to scan for storytelling opportunities for key themes or evergreen ‘always on’ content needs.

This role will also be responsible for sharing content, managing Asset Bank, and promoting the latest available content internally with team leads as well as making story suggestions for campaign ideas or fundraising products / events.

Creation of, and delivery against, an annual content strategy will be your main responsibility so you should be able to plan, juggle multiple tasks and understand your audience. It's vital that you work to understand our audiences and their needs, to design and deliver a program of activity that serves the right kind of stories, at the right time, in the right way.

You will need to set clear objectives and prioritise workload for your team and yourself and measure results. Ensuring the flow of quality content in the form of case studies, information and insights, film and photography are crucial in allowing us to take the ShelterBox story to new audiences, creating fertile soil for fundraising asks to flourish.

Duties will include but not be limited to:

• Oversee the gathering, managing, and sharing of great written, photographical and film content (briefing, creating, and editing)
• Develop and implement a content strategy that seeks to increase the frequency, quality and variety of case studies, photographs, video, and other content from around the world. Also supporting bespoke requests to increase awareness and support amongst specific audiences/stakeholders.
• Work with teams in the UK and around the world, to develop an annual content plan that is audience focussed and seeks out opportunities to connect supporters with our work in new and exciting ways.
• Lead focus groups and insights to ensure we understand our audience and their storytelling needs and adapt creative accordingly.
• Champion ethical storytelling internally and externally and work with Global Head of Brand & Content to develop and implement an ethical storytelling content strategy across all responses.
• Responsibility for budget management, including monthly variance, future forecasting and exploiting opportunities for investment (against KPIs/objectives) and cost savings. Supporting the annual budgetary cycle.
• Responsibility for content gathering processes, template development and overall ways of working to support content Producers workflow
• Manage the briefing, support, and management of in-country content gatherers, from a content and brand perspective. Working to ensure the continued flow of information, designed to update supporters on our relief efforts around the world.
• Working with the Training department to develop an ongoing training scheme for staff, volunteers, and specialists. Train, nurture and support a multi-layered network of field content gatherers.
• Responsible for Asset Bank (or other DAM) and its continued improvement.
• Responsible for the line management of brand and content producers, ensuring successful delivery against project work, effective support and guidance and providing direct report support
• Responsible for purchasing stock content in times of major disaster
• Lead on editorial meetings – ensuring we are developing stories to support upcoming communications needs
• Responsible for ensuring that all content producers maintain an up to date understanding of how ShelterBox operates, that they remain on top of their training requirements, and they maintain strong working relationships with the response team community and deployable IPD staff
• Manage content responsibilities for specific responses alongside Content Producers
• At times produce branded content – be that written content or video content
• Coordinate the Content team studio inventory and oversee the audit, and purchasing of AV equipment
• Support the fundraising team, and others, to tell the ShelterBox story in an authentic way
• Support celebrity content development.
• Support the provision of B-Roll for PR and media engagement.
• Support the organisation-wide strategic plan objectives
• Keep within the charity’s aims and objectives
• Some travel in the UK and Internationally may be required at times.

Please read the full JD and person specification for further information. 

Can you help us tell the story of the 200 amazing people who support refugees via the Leeds Asylum Seekers Support Network? And can you help us connect with the folks who will offer donations if they know more about our impact? 

The Community Fundraising and Communications Coordinator will

• Lead on LASSN's Community Fundraising – responsible for developing and delivering a community fundraising strategy that maximises the amount of funds generated by volunteers and supporters, local community groups and individuals.
• Lead on the implementation (and review) of LASSN's communications strategy - ensuring that LASSN's staff, volunteers and experts by lived experience, are central to the production and promotion of LASSN's key messages; the work and impact of LASSN are shared effectively with key audiences; communications support and enhance LASSN's fundraising efforts.

The person we appoint will

• Share LASSN's commitment to ensuring asylum seekers, refugees and other migrants at risk of harm are safe, respected, supported and empowered to rebuild their lives free of persecution;
• Have a successful track record of identifying and supporting individuals, groups and institutions to raise funds for values-led organisations or charities like LASSN.
• Be an excellent communicator, in person, online, and in print, and be committed to building the confidence and capabilities of everyone at LASSN.
• Understand the strengths and potential of different communication platforms (e.g., print, social media, film) and be able to use these to convey the values and impact of LASSN's work.
• Enjoy working flexibly in a small, friendly team – and alongside 300 motivated and talented volunteers and supporters from a wide variety of backgrounds.
• Be a confident self-starter, able to design, plan and deliver campaigns – and to enthuse and engage other people.
• Commit to helping ordinary people find ways to make Leeds a friendlier, more welcoming city.  

Their can-do approach and ability to complete tasks to agreed deadlines will play a vital role in the smooth running of a team that values diversity, kindness, and high standards of support.

Applicants are asked to submit a CV with a cover letter of no more than 1200 words, demonstrating how they meet the personal specification and job description with the subject "Application CF&COMMS + your name". 

This post is funded by LASSN's unrestricted reserves and is offered on a fixed-term contract for 12 months. The future of this role will depend on the success of the post holder in securing funds to pay for their role beyond this fixed term and the value the role has added to LASSN's work.

The closing date for applications is 9 am Monday, 15th July 2024

Shortlisted candidates will be informed by 5 pm on Friday 19th July 2024

Interviews will be held on Tuesday, 30th July 2024

People with lived experience of migration and relevant skills and experience are strongly encouraged to apply.

Leeds Asylum Seekers' Support Network: Charity Number 1092647

Transforming Lives for Good (TLG) are a national Christian charity working in partnership with local churches to give struggling children a hope and a future. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an individual to join our award winning (Sunday Times Best Not for Profit to work for) team as Supporter Development Fundraising Lead. 

The Supporter Development Fundraising Lead will play a crucial role. We are looking for a high energy, passionate fundraiser who is highly relational. You will work towards the income targets including regular, one off and mission pot donations. In addition, you will understand goals that work together with income, including acquisition and stewardship targets, applying your strong knowledge of the Code of Fundraising Practice across all our activities and ensure we work in a compliant way.   

The ideal candidate will be familiar with fundraising methods including prospecting, research, making initial contact, and growing a connection to our movement through one-to-one conversations and other communications channels. We’re looking for somebody who is highly organised and able to deliver events from concept to finish. You will also be a team player, able to engage and motivate other team members to get on board with fundraising and bring their expertise to the process.  

TLG is a Christian charity and, as a team, we want to bring our faith to the work we do; as such, we are recruiting an individual with a strong and vibrant Christian faith. TLG is also committed to safeguarding children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS. We would welcome applications from candidates from diverse backgrounds, to enable us to better reflect the needs of the communities we serve.
Applications will be reviewed on application prior to the closing date. We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date if a suitable applicant applies. The date of interviews is to be confirmed.

About the organisation

nia has been delivering services to women, girls and children who have been subjected to sexual and domestic violence and abuse, including prostitution, since 1975. The organisation has three main aims: to provide services for women, girls and children who have experienced men’s violence; contributing to ending male violence against women and girls, and to inform and influence policy and public awareness.

East London Rape Crisis provides free, confidential specialist support for women and girls who have been raped or experienced any other form of sexual violence or abuse at any time in their lives, regardless of whether or not they have reported to the police. We offer confidential and independent support. Services include advocacy, emotional and practical support, one-to-one counselling and group work. The service is provided across Barking & Dagenham, Hackney, Havering, Redbridge, Newham, Tower Hamlets and Waltham Forest.
nia is a professionally approved member of Rape Crisis England and Wales; an umbrella organisation supporting Rape Crisis Centres across the country. Rape Crisis is completely independent of the government and the criminal justice system.

About the post

We are seeking to recruit to the following posts, all funded until March 2025:

Job Title: East London Rape Crisis Counsellors (Employed)
Job Ref: nia 166
Hours: 14 hours per week
Salary: £11,800- £13,200 (£29,500 - £33,000 full time equivalent) depending on experience and qualifications
Location: East London

Job Title: East London Rape Crisis Counsellors (Employed)
Job Ref: nia 167
Hours: 24 hours: (a min of 10hrs and max of 24hrs available which can be covered between 1-2 posts)
Salary: 24 hrs - £20,228.57- £22,628.57 (£29,500 - £33,000 FTE equivalent) depending on experience and qualifications. 10 hrs: £8,428.57- £9,428.57 (£29,500 - £33,000 FTE equivalent) depending on experience and qualifications
Location: East London

In the role of Counsellor, you will provide one to one counselling and group therapy to survivors of sexual violence. You will work as part of a growing feminist Rape Crisis service that is developing to meet the needs of women and girls. Counselling is delivered face to face, online and via the phone.
We are looking for counsellors who can provide a commitment of a minimum of 10 and maximum of 24 hours a week of counselling services. 

About you

We are looking for highly organised and self-motivated women who are passionate about ending violence against women, girls and children. You will have a ‘can-do’ approach and demonstrable commitment to nia’s feminist approach to supporting women and their children to be safer and well.

CV’s will not be accepted. 

Closing date: 10am, 10th July 2024
Interview dates: 18th July 2024, 22nd July 2024, 25th July 2024

The posts are subject to an enhanced vetting and barring check and open to women only. Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR), Schedule 9 (Work; Exceptions), Part 1 (Occupational Requirements), of the Equality Act (2010) applies.