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·Do you have experience of implementing a fundraising strategy in line with the ambition of an organisation?
·Do you have knowledge about fundraising in the arts sector, including best practice, trends, opportunities and challenges?
·Do you have experience of working collaboratively with colleagues across different areas of an organisations operations i.e., finance and education?
·Do you have experience of working with a CRM system to support your workflow and track progress as well as record financial data?
·Do you have previous experience of writing successful Trusts and Foundations applications?
·Do you have knowledge of GDPR, data protection and fundraising compliance?
·Do you have line management experience?
If you have some or all of the experience mentioned above - we would love to hear from you!
Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures is an award-winning, ground-breaking British dance-theatre company, famous for telling stories with a unique theatrical twist. Since 1987 New Adventures has changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works that have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.
New Adventures is a charity, and its principal funder is Arts Council England. As well as producing award-winning productions which dazzle audiences across the globe, New Adventures is committed to playing a meaningful role in diversifying the dance landscape for future generations. The company’s Take Part work reaches thousands each year through transformative workshops and masterclasses to schools and communities across Britain; the company’s many strands of talent development work nurture the best emerging talent from communities across the UK, springboarding them into our company and the wider sector.
The Head of Development will support Matthew Bourne’s artistic vision by leading on the development and delivery of the New Adventures Fundraising Strategy to maximise voluntary income, particularly through Trusts and Foundations and Major Gifts. The post holder will work proactively to identify, cultivate engage and maintain excellent relationships with new and current donors and supporters as well as supporting the cultivation and stewardship of Corporate Supporters.
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The Evidence and Impact Officer will play a key role in improving Become’s approach to monitoring and evaluation, strengthening our research and evidence base, and ensuring that our policy influencing and service development is underpinned by robust evidence. This role will be part of the Policy, Campaigns and Communications department, but will work closely with colleagues in the Services department and across the organisation to deliver impact. We are looking for someone who is motivated, analytical, is passionate about improving the lives of care-experienced young people, and has a good understanding of research methods and data analysis.
Become, the national charity for children in care and young care leavers, is here to make a difference to individual lives right now, and the care system as a whole for future generations. We believe that young people who’ve experienced care should have the same chances as everyone else to live happy, fulfilled lives. We put young people at the heart of everything we do – helping them to be powerful agents of positive change in their own lives, in the care system and in society.
Your application and answers will be anonymously reviewed to ensure fairness and help remove bias from the application process. You’ll need to send us your CV, but it’ll only be considered if you score well on the anonymous review. Please do not include any additional wording or messages on the application.
As an organisation serving children in care and care leavers, we are keen to receive applications from people with experience of care. We actively seek to bring diversity of perspectives and experience, and especially welcome applications from those from racially marginalised communities and people with disabilities. We also ask all applicants to fill in an Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form so we can better understand the diversity of applicants. This is anonymous and will not be connected to your application.
If you would like an informal chat before applying, please contact Matt Blow, Policy and Public Affairs Manager to arrange a convenient time.
Please tell us if there are any reasonable adjustments we can make to assist you in your application.
Interview details:
Interviews will have two parts:
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A session with young people;
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A panel interview with Become staff.
These interviews may be held virtually, using a video calling app (Zoom or Microsoft Teams) or face-to-face in person at our location in Central London. If access to technology/WiFiis difficult for you, please contact us so we can assist in making suitable arrangements.
Become also wants to ensure fairness in all of our interviews so all successful shortlisted candidates will be sent the interview questions in advance.
Interviews will take place:
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Young people’s panel: 20th September
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Staff panel: 26th September
Please note:
Before continuing with your application, you must have a Right to Work in the UK. Although the role is hybrid, we do not offer work visas or sponsorship for any candidates based outside of the UK.
To apply for this role, you will need to:
Provide us with a copy of your CV;
Answer the questions below in no more than 400 words per question, providing relevant examples to demonstrate how you meet the skills and experience required;
Complete the Equity and Diversity Monitoring Form (this is not compulsory but the information is very useful to us).
The charity for children in care and young care leavers.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a skilled and experienced HR professional? Can you combine excellence in administration with great people skills? Do you enjoy working as part of a team towards shared goals? Then this role might be for you.
BMS World Mission is looking for a skilled and experienced HR Officer to join our People and Culture team. As part of the P&C team, you will create a positive, engaging and professional work environment, where our people can thrive. You will have the opportunity to help strengthen our culture and uphold BMS core values.
As the HR Officer, you will play an important role in HR operations, providing administrative support for the key HR processes spanning the employee lifecycle, from recruitment and onboarding to leavers. This includes ensuring our policies and processes represent best practices, maintaining the staff handbook, and ensuring that the online HR software is used to its full potential.
As the HR officer, you will:
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Be professional and confident.
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Be approachable, with effective interpersonal skills.
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Be discreet with confidential and sensitive HR matters.
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Be in full support of the vision and mission of BMS.
Excellent communication and IT skills, along with precision and attention to detail, are essential.
The successful applicant will be a committed Christian. The nature of this role means that this is a specific occupational requirement.
Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire / Flexible working.
This role can be office-based or hybrid. Coming into our office regularly in Didcot is preferred (for example one or two days a week on average). However, we are happy to appoint a candidate who lives too far from Didcot to attend the office regularly, if they are able to be flexible to come to Didcot as required. The cost of travel to BMS Didcot, whether on a regular basis or infrequently, would be borne by the employee.
Hours: 35 hrs. per week/full time
Employment type: Permanent
Salary range: £25,855 to £30,678 per annum
Closing date: 9 am, Tuesday, 10 September 2024
Interview date: Wednesday, 18 September 2024
This is a permanent position based in the UK, and the role requires that the applicant has the right to live and work in the UK. We do not offer any sponsorship, relocation costs, or visa assistance.
If you would like to discuss this role further, please feel free to contact Sujit Varpe, HR Business Partner, BMS World Mission. Otherwise, Please apply through our website.
BMS World Mission mobilises people, resources and skills across the Global Church to share the good news of Jesus and practical hope they’re need
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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As the dedicated charity for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, the Imperial Health Charity helps hospitals do more through grants, arts, volunteering and fundraising. The charity supports five hospitals—Charing Cross, Hammersmith, Queen Charlotte’s & Chelsea, St Mary’s, and the Western Eye Hospital.
You’ll join a team of three, including Fundraising Manager (line manager), Senior Fundraising Manager and a Fundraising Officer. Supporting with the delivery of the fundraising portfolio, you will provide excellent supporter care to people taking part in events or organising their own activities, as well as managing fundraising products. You will also lead on specific event activities, such as gaming fundraising.
This role is ideal for someone with experience in the charity sector, particularly in community or events fundraising, where you’ve supported or assisted a team with fundraising efforts. Excellent professional development opportunities are on offer and you’ll work on exciting projects.
As Fundraising Officer, you will:
- Provide excellent supporter care to fundraisers taking part in events or organising their own fundraising activity by providing support, guidance and fundraising materials
- Be responsible for managing the fundraising database, including receiving and accurately inputting donations onto the database
- Achieve your own income targets and objectives through proactively seeking out opportunities to promote fundraising among patients and NHS staff across hospital sites and in the local community by utilising existing contacts and developing new ones
- Proactively seek opportunities to grow community and events fundraising income, working in partnership with hospital departments and the wider community
- Promote events and campaigns to the local community, including businesses, schools, patients and NHS staff
Ideal skills and experience:
- Previous experience in a fundraising role in the charity sector, ideally events and/or community fundraising
- Experience of sporting and challenge events fundraising
- Experience working with a wide variety of people and delivering excellent customer service
- Familiarity with fundraising codes of conduct and best practice
Don’t meet every single requirement? The Imperial Health Charity are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.
We recognise that some of your experience may be from unpaid roles as well as paid employment – please include any voluntary work if it helps to show why you are the right candidate for the job.
Employee benefits include:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing by one day a year up to a maximum of 33 days), plus an extra day’s holiday to be taken one week either side of your birthday
- Generous employer pension contribution of 10% of annual salary
- Staff Arts Club providing free entry to London galleries and discounts to music, cinema and theatre events
- Enhanced Maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Enhanced Sick leave and Compassionate leave
- Support towards healthcare costs, including eye tests and dental, and support with mental health through counselling; additional access to gym discounts
- Interest-free season ticket loan
- High street discounts via Blue Light Card
- £1,000 individual training allowance per year
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, so please apply ASAP.
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A4ID is a global charity with a vision to see the law and lawyers play their full part in the global eradication of poverty. The mission of A4ID is to be an authoritative voice of the legal community, to inspire and enable lawyers to join the fight against poverty, and to ensure that legal support is available for those engaged in that fight.
A4ID seeks to recruit a dynamic, vibrant and experienced Policy, Research and Learning (PRL) Officer who will champion and be responsible for supporting the development of A4ID’s policy, research and learning portfolio. In collaboration with the Programmes Team and under the supervision of the Policy, Research and Learning Lead, the PRL Officer will conduct cutting-edge and rigorous research, write policy papers and briefs and creative content for articles, reports, and presentations to communicate A4ID’s policy recommendations.
You will also have the opportunity to work with experienced staff across the organisation, and the PRL Officer will ensure that A4ID has up-to-date, relevant evidence and creative policy solutions on salient issues as delegated by the Policy, Research and Learning Lead in close consultation with the CEO, CPO and the Programmes team. You will contribute to the effective delivery and successful administration of the Law and Development Training Programme (LDTP) in the UK and in the development and roll-out of other learning offerings in close consultation with the PRL Lead and the Programmes team. The role requires a deep understanding of the intersection between law and international development, strong analytical skills, and the ability to translate complex research data into actionable policy recommendations.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.
Closing date: 15 September 2024.
CPAG is looking for a welfare rights expert to manage our Early Warning System.
With a new government in place this is a great time to join the Advice and Rights Team at CPAG as we look to influence policy makers and parliamentarians and support the advice sector in delivering a fair and comprehensive social security system in the UK.
The Early Warning System (EWS) collates evidence of long-term concerns and developing issues within the benefit system, from the advice sector and beyond. EWS evidence is used to develop and promotes improvements to the benefits system with our colleagues in the Policy Team, as part of our work to end child poverty.
The EWS officer will actively promote the EWS, encouraging contributions from advisers and claimants. The EWS officer will record and analyse case studies as well as the issues which arise on our advice services, to provide insight on the impact of changes to the benefits system and evidence for our campaigning and research work.
You will play a key role in responding to calls for evidence and consultations, and liaison with the DWP and other policy makers. You will work closely with the advice sector through publications, briefings and events such as seminars and conferences, to increase advisers’ awareness of the concerns highlighted by the EWS and to promote solutions to support claimants.
We welcome applications from individuals with the skills and experience outlined and we can be flexible about working arrangements. We operate a hybrid working system and would be happy to discuss any flexibilities required. CPAG is committed to equity, diversity and inclusion which you can read more about in the job pack.
For more information about this post and to apply download the EWS Officer job pack and application form from our website.
If you have questions or need specific arrangements or reasonable adjustments to take part in the selection process please contact us at the email address listed in the application pack.
Closing date for applications: 9am Monday 9 September 2024.
Interviews will be held online during the week commencing Monday 16 September 2024.
Child Poverty Action Group works to prevent and end child poverty – for good.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Team: Innovation
Location: Remote
Work pattern: 21 hours working each Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
Salary: Up to £24,817 per annum (pro rata of £41,363)
Contract: Permanent
We are the UK’s largest cat welfare charity. All over the country, our passionate employees, volunteers and supporters are using their kindness and expertise to make life better for millions of cats and the people who care for them.
Will you join us and make life better for cats?
Responsibilities of our Senior Innovation Officer:
- Leading collaborative innovation cycles and sprints using an insight led innovation approach to develop new products and optimise existing activity
- Support the Innovation Manager to deliver overall Marketing and Income Generation targets by working across the directorate to manage innovation and new product development
- Identify, plan and develop new opportunities from end to end; from insight gathering and analysis to conducting pilots and stakeholder management
- Support the development of an innovation culture, building a culture of audience led decision making and supporting all Marketing and Income Generation teams to incorporate the innovation process and techniques into their work
About the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team:
- We sit within the Strategy, Knowledge & Innovation team
- Our team is responsible for shaping and building innovation across our directorate to deliver income growth and drive awareness across a diverse audience
- We currently have a team of 4, 5 once vacancy is filled
What we’re looking for in our Senior Innovation Officer:
- Experience of working within Fundraising
- Experience of supporting the delivery of an Innovation Strategy
- Significant experience of project management including stakeholder management & innovation projects
- Ability to manage and prioritise a high workload and multiple complex issues and tasks in a changing environment with tight deadlines
- A good working knowledge of fundraising disciplines
What we can offer you:
- range of health benefits
- 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with length of service
- Salary Finance, which empowers you to take control of your financial wellbeing
- and much more, which you can learn about
Interested? Here’s how to apply:
Application closing date: 2nd September 2024
Virtual interview date: 11th & 12th September 2024
Applications may close before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment. Please note, applications received after the closing date may not be responded to.
If you’re enthusiastic about this opportunity but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we encourage you to apply anyway and demonstrate how your experience is transferrable. You may be just the right candidate.
If successful, your recruitment journey will include:
- Anonymised application form
- Virtual interview via Microsoft Teams
Please note, the process may change slightly dependent on application numbers. We will inform you of any relevant changes.
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Community Fundraising Officer
Salary: Competitve- Self Emplyed
Responsible to: Executive Director
Main Purpose: To implement the fundraising strategy and generate over £200,000 annual income for the organisation
About MEWSo: Middle Eastern Women and Society Organisation (MEWSo) is a women's charity run by and for women from ethnic minority communities. The majority of the communities we serve are from Middle Eastern, North African, and Asian backgrounds. Our mission is to defend and protect women from violence both at home and in the wider community, help them rebuild their lives through tailored advice, guidance, and support, and campaign for their equality and human rights to be respected.
Job Overview: MEWSo is seeking a dynamic and experienced Fundraising Officer to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementing the fundraising strategy and generate over £200,000 annual income for the organisation. The ideal candidate will have a good background in fundraising, excellent communication skills, and a passion for our mission.
Main Duties and Responsibilities:
· Working with the Executive Director, ensure an effective fundraising strategy consistent with MEWSo’s business plan for sustaining the Advice Department and project activities in Islington, Westminster and pan-London
· Research and identify potential donors and their priorities
· Write fundraising applications and budgets and/or tender documents
· Proactively seek funding opportunities and maintain a pipeline of different sources of funding, including one year and multi-year grants from trusts and foundations
· Engage the Chair and Board Members in pursuing fundraising opportunities.
· Assisting in the search for opportunities for tendering, contracts and grant applications to funders and donors
· Maintain accurate and up-to-date information on all submissions, grant-funded projects and donors
· Produce regular fundraising activity reports to track and monitor progress
· Be the first point of contact for trustees, staff and partners for all fundraising queries
· Attend fundraising events when needed
Skills/experience:
Essential:
1. Excellent understanding of the funding landscape
2. Track record in building successful donor portfolio (trust and foundations)
3. Experience of developing new funding applications from scratch
4. Experience of involving and empowering disadvantaged individuals and groups
5. Experience of liaising with statutory providers and voluntary organisations
6. Experience in building partnership work with sister organisations, ideally from the VAWG sector
7. Excellent knowledge of issues and challenges to women experiencing domestic abuse, including especially harmful practices
8. Good IT skills, MS office including Word, Excel, Outlook, and Power Point,
9. Administrative skills and ability to set up systems for monitoring and reporting
10. Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
11. Fluent in English
Desirable:
1. At least 3+ years in a similar role
2. Track record in building successful donor portfolio (corporate donors, individual donors)
3. Experience with securing funding through crowdfunding platforms
4. Experience with working with volunteers
5. Experience in donor reporting
6. Experience in project management, including MEL frameworks
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Job Title: Global Communications Officer
Reporting to: Senior Global Communications Manager
Contract Type: Full time (37.5 Hours) Permanent
Principal Location: London
Salary: £27,000-£30,000
Part 1: Role Purpose:
Street Child is looking for a dynamic, confident individual with a passion for communications and a drive to make a difference.
We need a Global Communications Officer who is adaptable, personable, has an attention to detail and is ready to tackle any task with gusto. We are looking for someone who can drive forward our owned channel development, grow our website traffic and social media channels whilst maintaining strong platform engagement rates to generate fundraising.
Our ideal candidate will also create fresh campaigns with market cut through, develop clear, creative collateral, support our growing global advocacy efforts and identify opportunities for telling stories from Street Child’s programmes around the world. An eye for design and some basic editing skills is a bonus.
Part 2: Key Responsibilities:
1. Social channel content creation, maintenance and development
- Lead on the development and maintenance of the Street Child social channels, pushing forward our social strategy with a relentless focus on growth and engagement. Develop, create, and manage engaging content for our social media platforms (e.g., Instagram, Facebook, X, LinkedIn, TikTok), including identifying strategies for viral and timely content.
- Craft compelling copy and visuals that align with our brand voice and promote Street Child programmes around the world.
- Identify and leverage emerging trends and opportunities for Street Child’s social media presence.
2. Day-to-day website content updates & maintenance
- Lead on the day-to-day content updates and maintenance of the Street Child website, working to a turnaround time of 48 hours for business-as-usual activity.
- Work with external web developers to ensure Street Child’s website is optimised for raising awareness of our work, engaging supporters and raising funds.
- Develop high-quality written and visual content optimised for web, including managing our blog to ensure a steady output of content on Street Child programme areas, including primary education work, education in emergencies, and humanitarian programmes.
3. Communications resource for global fundraising teams
- Support the strategic development and communications needs of European and North American entities, ensuring a strong cohesive global voice for Street Child.
- Support global fundraising teams on all communication resource needs, including but not limited to event publicity/promotion, key appeal content and community resource generation.
- Support the creation of content/collateral for fundraising teams.
- Support the development of corporate communications, including but not limited to the design of impact reports, event promotion and publicity.
- Work with colleagues in other fundraising teams to establish communication calendars and plan for their respective areas of work, identifying communication needs and deadlines ahead of time.
4. Global advocacy communications support
- Support the delivery of global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
- Support corporate communications strategies around global advocacy events, such as UNGA and World Economic Forum.
- Craft compelling advocacy messages for Street Child-owned channels, working closely with our global programmes experts to position the organisation as though-leaders in the global education sector.
5. Wider MMC support
- Support the delivery of key content and assets for media.
- Support the contracting of in-country photographers and videographers.
- Support the individual giving donor mapping and communications development, helping to deepen and develop our donor relationships and increase unrestricted fundraising.
- Able to represent Street Child appropriately both internally and externally.
- Carry out all reasonable requests that are within the broad remit of the role.
- Support the delivery of the Annual Report.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
About Us:
The Welcoming Association (TWA) Edinburgh is the only organisation in Edinburgh that specifically supports New Scots (asylum seekers, refugees and migrant people). The organisation has helped New Scots since 2000 by ensuring they feel at home in their new communities.
The Welcoming builds community by connecting locals and New Scots through social and cultural exchange and collaborating with others to share knowledge and influence positive change. We run a high-quality and responsive ESOL programme, employability, befriending, and energy advice, and offer many cultural activities, and have a unique track record of working with New Scots.
Role Overview:
We seek a passionate and motivated Community and Trust Fundraising Coordinator to join our team. This role is vital in securing funding from trusts, foundations, and the local community to support our ongoing projects and initiatives. The successful candidate will work closely with the CEO to identify funding opportunities, build relationships with key stakeholders, and craft compelling funding proposals.
Additional information
Please note that you must already be eligible to work in the UK to be employed by The Welcoming Association.
The post holder will work from The Welcoming’s office on 20/1 Westfield Avenue, Edinburgh, EH11 2TT.
Equality, diversity and inclusion are at the heart of The Welcoming. We welcome applications from BAME people, applicants with lived experience as refugees, or working with refugees, asylum seekers and vulnerable adults.
Application notes
Interested applicants are encouraged to contact The Welcoming Association’s CEO, Tesfu Gessesse, to discuss the role informally.
The closing date for this position is 12 noon on Thursday 19th September 2024.
An application form is available for download below.
Please email applications for the attention of Sophie Revesz, Admin and HR Manager.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We’re looking for a Data Officer to join our growing Young Sounds team. You will fulfil an important cross-organisational role, working closely with the team to collate and analyse the data collected through all our programmes.
About Young Sounds UK
Young Sounds exists because musical talent is everywhere but opportunity isn’t: family finances and other obstacles too often get in the way. We’re here to change this in two key ways:
• We support young musicians from low-income families with funding and other help;
• We support music education through training, advocacy and research.
We became an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation in April 2023 and also joined an expanded cohort of National Youth Music Organisations (NYMOs). We currently support around 900 individual young people across the UK every year and demand for our support is increasing. It’s an exciting time to join a pioneering organisation at the forefront of British music education.
The role
The Data Officer will fulfil an important cross-organisational role, working closely with the team to collate and analyse the data collected through all our programmes. Young Sounds is a reflective organisation. We’ve always invested time and effort in seeking out, understanding and demonstrating the difference our programmes are making. We believe in learning from experience. This is what we mean by evaluation.
Since 2023 we have committed to evaluating all three of our main programmes, each of which tackles a key barrier to young people’s musical progression. Each quarter we review our progress against both our Arts Council England Activity Plan (where measures of success are agreed annually) and the actions we’ve set for each year against each of Arts Council England’s four Investment Principles. We believe that data plays an integral part in telling the story of our work, and we regularly draw upon the information collated through evaluation to update our wider funding base (e.g. Trusts and Foundations) on the work we are doing. The Data Officer will work with the External Evaluator to enable us to report effectively and accurately on our progress to all our funders.
Working relationships
Reporting to the Finance and Operations Director you will also work closely with the External Evaluator, Development Manager, Finance Officer, and other members of the wider Young Sounds team.
Place of work
Home-based, with occassional travel for meetings.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Women’s Aid in Luton is a dedicated charity committed to supporting women and children exposed to gender-based violence and exploitation. Our mission is to ensure they are safe and have access to the necessary intervention, support, and advice to live free from fear and harm.
Our core values are diversity and inclusion, collaboration, advocacy, and innovation. Our team members embody these values daily, striving to practice in an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory manner and fostering professional cultures that recognise and challenge oppression in all forms.
We are excited to announce an opportunity for an Education & Training/Volunteer Coordinator to join our team.
Where: Luton
Hours: 15 hrs per week
Salary: £11,700 per annum dependent on experience
About the role:
- Oversee the day-to-day administration and supervision of volunteers.
- Coordinate the educational and training programme offered by Women’s Aid in Luton.
About You
- You are deeply committed to supporting women and children affected by gender-based violence and exploitation.
- You have previous experience in volunteer coordination, education, or training roles, preferably within the charity sector.
- ·Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities effectively.
- ·Excellent verbal and written communication skills, capable of engaging and motivating volunteers and stakeholders.
- You work well in a collaborative environment and are able to build positive relationships with team members and volunteers
- You have a proactive approach to problem-solving and can handle challenging situations with empathy and professionalism.
- You are dedicated to practicing in an anti-racist and anti-discriminatory manner, recognizing and challenging oppression in all forms.
What we will give to you:
Women’s Aid in Luton is a workplace where you are respected, and your wellbeing comes first.
Below are some of the benefits that we offer as an employer.
- 25 days holiday (+ bank holidays)
- Flexible working arrangements
- Comprehensive Health Coverage: We provide access to a wide range of health services including dental, optical, and practitioner services such as physiotherapy, chiropractic, and more. We also provide free health coverage for employees' children under 18, making sure the whole family is supported.
- 24/7 GP Support: Our employees have around-the-clock access to GP advice lines and virtual doctor services.
- Free Counselling: We prioritise mental health by providing a 24/7 counselling hotline and up to six face-to-face counselling sessions and access to clinical supervision
- Prescription Reimbursements: Employees can get reimbursements for NHS prescriptions, reducing their out-of-pocket healthcare costs.
- Personal Accident Cover: Our employees are safeguarded against permanent disability, accidental death, and dental trauma with our personal accident cover.
- Exclusive Discounts: Working with us gives access to an array of exclusive discounts on food shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships, dining out, tech, travel, and more.
- Life Event Support: We offer financial support during significant life events with our Birth & Adoption Grant.
- A friendly and supportive team
- A monthly paid wellbeing hour
- Training, career development & progression opportunities
Please read attached Job Description and Role Specifics for a more detailed outline of responsibilities
Due to the sensitive nature of this role, we will be considering female applicants only in accordance with the provisions of the Occupational Requirement (Equality Act 2010, pursuant to schedule 9 part 1)
If this sounds like you and you’d like to begin your journey with Women’s Aid in Luton, then we’d love to talk to you.
We aim to reduce the devastating impact of gender-based abuse/exploitation on all women and children, through safeguarding, empowerment and education.
Location: Big C’s Head Office, Centrum, Norwich Research Park, Norwich, NR4 7UG but with regular work across the organisation and travel to events from time-to-time.
Contract: Permanent/Full time
Hours of Work
35 hours per week, generally Monday to Friday with evening and weekend working as required.
Salary £73,000 - £80,000 (subject to skills and experience)
This is a rare opportunity to become the leader of a well-respected and much-loved local charity. The role requires a strong leader of people, someone with a wide corporate and commercial skill set, able to develop and implement robust strategic business/financial plans whilst also remaining in touch with the needs of local people affected by cancer.
As the key public face of the charity, the Chief Executive will promote Big C’s cause externally, building strategic partnerships that address internal and external issues and truly make a difference to individuals, families and communities.
Under the leadership of the Chair, governance and frameworks established with the Board of Trustees, and working with the Executive Team, the successful candidate will establish a compelling business plan, ensuring that everyone is engaged and motivated to achieve Big C’s mission, vision and charitable aims, through fostering innovation, managing the financial health of the charity.
Sustainability is essential both for the organisation and service users. This role is multifaceted and requires the highest standards of personal and business ethics, commercial thinking and innovation to drive our charity forward. The Chief Executive will be pivotal in maximising the benefits Big C brings, whilst being mindful of the current economic challenges.
About Big C
As a regional cancer charity, Big C is here to support anyone in Norfolk and surrounding counties affected by cancer, including those with a cancer diagnosis, their family and loved ones from diagnosis and treatment through to life beyond cancer.
Big C has raised over £45 million to fund its growing services, £25 million in the past nine years alone.
The charity greatly benefits from the donations raised by its loyal community supporters, local businesses, legacies and grants from community funds and trusts. Income is also generated via 11 charity shops across the region.
Big C is proud to invest in ground-breaking projects at Norwich Research Park. Carried out by leading scientists in their field, the research is making a local, national and international difference in the fight against cancer, now and in the future.
Why choose Big C?
As an employer, Big C is passionately engaged in its commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and has been awarded Gold Accreditation in the Best Employers Eastern Region twice. We are proud to be able to offer a supportive working environment with a focus on employee wellbeing and recognition of the importance of a good work/life balance.
Our head office is ideally situated within Centrum and provides a bright, modern, welcoming and accessible working environment.
Big C's Core Values are Respect, Empathy, Support, Trust and Honesty. These provide a benchmark for behaviour across the organisation. If you share these values and have the skills and experience, we would love to hear from you.
Subject to eligibility/scheme rules, benefits include:
- 5% employer pension contribution
- 35 days holiday per annum, inclusive of bank holidays, rising to 37 days after 5 years.
- Company sick pay
- Life assurance
- Health cash plan
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
- Cycle to work scheme
Further information and an application pack which includes the job description is available from Big C’s website
To apply, please complete the online application. Please attach your CV, which should be no longer than three pages, along with a cover letter that highlights how your skills and experience make you a suitable candidate for this challenging role. Within this, please briefly explain why you are interested in the position of Big C’s Chief Executive.
If you have any questions about this vacancy, please contact Caroline Roberts, People Manager in confidence. Please also contact Caroline if you need assistance with alternative formats for your application.
Recruitment Process
· The application deadline is Sunday 1 September 2024
· Interviews/assessment day is scheduled for Tuesday 17 September 2024
· Interview location: Big C, Centrum, Norwich Research Park, NR4 7UG
We are a local, people-first charity, committed to working collectively to provide outstanding cancer support, when and where people need it.
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This organisation is scheduling interviews as applications come in. They're ready to hire as soon as they find the right person. Don't miss your opportunity, apply now!
Reports to: Ark Schools Finance Director
Direct Reports: 3 x Senior Finance Managers and a wider regional finance team (Finance Managers/Officers/Assistants) totaling 16 across 8 schools (as of August 24)
Location: South London region
Contract: Permanent
Pattern: Full Time (standard hours 9am – 5.30pm).
Closing date: 16/09/2024 at 10am
1st round interviews (virtual): 26/09/2024
2nd round interviews (in person): 04/10/2024
Salary: £75,000 to £85,000 (depending on experience)
About the role:
The Regional Finance Director will provide the overall leadership and management for all aspects of finance to Ark Schools in the South London region. The role will be focused on ensuring processes are embedded across all schools; supporting schools new to the network (or with new staff structures) with transition as well as leading, with regard to finance, on strategic projects within the schools.
Our ideal candidate will be able to demonstrate:
- Experience in the implementation of financial processes, planning and reporting
- Extensive experience in successfully managing and motivating a team
- A highly organised and proactive approach to work
Key Responsibilities:
- To be responsible for all aspects of finance at the academies and developing the in-school finance teams to provide a high-level service to their principals and operations leads
- To be a member of the South London Senior Leadership Team, with responsibility for strategic financial management and financial performance
- To work with Ark Central, and other academies in the Ark network, to develop, implement and embed standardised processes and procedures
- To be responsible directly to the Schools Finance Director for the strategic financial management in all schools in the region
- To control, monitor and evaluate the academies’ finances, ensuring compliance with financial requirements and value for money
- To ensure clear and timely management and financial accounts as required for the Regional Director, Principals, Local Governing Bodies, and Ark Central
- To work with the Operations Leads to negotiate, manage and monitor contracts, tenders and agreements for the provision of services to the Academies, to ensure that services are delivered to a high quality and support the operation of the Academies
- To work with the HR Business Partner to oversee all matters relating to payroll, including Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs queries, National Insurance, benefits in lieu of pay (travel loans etc.), Give as You Earn scheme, and to ensure that appropriate controls are in place and robust checks are made in relation to the monthly payroll
- To be responsible for ensuring the region’s processes for pensions management and reporting are in place. This includes monthly and annual returns as well as audit, working with the HR Business Partner and school HR teams, as applicable
- To develop, enable and strategically lead a team of finance staff to deliver the vision for the region against its strategic priorities and timescales
- To arrange or deliver finance training for staff in South London, maintaining an on-going review of need
- To drive forward change and initiatives which promote regularity, propriety, value for money and best standards
Key Requirements:
- Professional accountancy qualification, including significant post-qualifying experience
- A record of Continuing Professional Development activities
- Right to work in the UK
- Experience of strategic financial planning and supporting decision-making
- Experience of leading and managing budgeting and reporting processes in an organisation
- Extensive experience of managing and motivating staff and monitoring performance against targets
- Knowledge and experience of financial management systems and processes
- Strong financial management skills
- Strong people management skills, with highly developed interpersonal and motivational skills
- Ability to prioritise and manage conflicting demands
- Strong organisational, project management, and planning skill
About Ark
We’re an international charity, transforming lives through education. We exist to give every young person, regardless of their background, a great education and real choices in life. In the UK, we’re a network of 39 schools, educating around 30,000 pupils in areas where we can make the biggest difference and we’re recognised as one of the highest achieving academy groups in the country. We want to change the lives of children everywhere, not just in our own schools. So, we create and incubate Ventures designed not only to help pupils in Ark schools, but also to improve education systems.
You’ll be joining a group of like-minded, ambitious individuals who work collaboratively and are all committed to our core mission, that every child has the potential to succeed. Having just celebrated our 20th anniversary, we are shaping our goals for the next 20 and there has never been a more exciting time to join us.
Benefits
- 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, rising with each year of service up to 30 days after 3-years’ service. This entitlement is pro rata for part time employees. This entitlement excludes bank holidays
- Full office closure between Christmas and New Year
- Hybrid working, with a combination of visiting schools and our new state-of-the-art office in West London working alongside network colleagues.
- Regular social events, monthly free breakfast, and daily free fruit are available when in the central office
- A flexible approach to working with understanding and consideration for work life balance and personal commitments
- As an Ark employee, you will have the opportunity to be part of the TPT (The Pension Trust) scheme, our workplace pension scheme where we make an 11% contribution; you are not required to contribute towards this scheme unless you choose to. Depending on your role you may also be entitled to LGPS which is a defined benefit scheme where you contribute a percentage based on how much you earn (as do we) in exchange for a guaranteed amount in your pension pot every year
- Access to high-quality professional learning throughout your career, offering both face-to-face sessions and a bespoke online learning platform
- Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest-free loans available for season tickets or a bike, gym discounts offering up to 40% off your local gym and free eye tests
How to Apply:
To apply, please send your CV and supporting statement via the link by Monday 16th September.
For an informal conversation about the role please contact our exclusive recruitment partner, Rosemary Pini of Allen Lane via the agency website.
We will be assessing applications as we go and reserve the right to close the process early. As such we thoroughly recommend an early application.
Do you want to take the next step in your career at The Queen’s Nursing Institute ("The QNI"), a highly successful national community nursing charity?The QNI is looking for a Communications Officer to join our team. The post holder will be a key contributor to the QNI’s communications work.
This is an exciting role which will allow someone with creativity and precision to grow and demonstrate their potential, in a supportive and friendly team environment.
There will be particular emphasis on digital content and support to the QNI’s digital infrastructure including websites, social media, and other platforms such as Mailchimp.
Responsibilities:
- Contribute to marketing and communications campaigns.
- Manage and develop social media channels, including Mailchimp, Twitter/X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Instagram.
- Report on media engagement, including press coverage, social media analytics and mentions, Google analytics, email response rates, etc.
- Support colleagues with content creation.
- Database administration and support in migrating to a new CRM.
- Financial administration, e.g. reporting online donations, online shop sales, etc.
- Oversee processing and fulfilment of orders from the QNI's online shop, provide customer support, track sales and inventory.
For the full Job Description and Person Specification, please refer to the Job Pack.
Interviews will be held in person at our London office on Friday 13th September.
About The QNI:
- The QNI is the oldest professional nursing charity in the world and is a leading voice for nurses working in the community.
- Our values of excellence, inclusivity, partnership, independence, advocacy, legacy and integrity underpin the charity’s strategic plan 2021-2025, which is included in the Job Pack.
- The job is within the Communications Team, working closely with all QNI staff.
Benefits:
- Learning and Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to training opportunities.
- We offer 25 days annual leave per year, in addition to all Bank Holidays.
- We offer up to 10% employer contribution to pension scheme.
- Interest-free season ticket loans.
We believe high quality nursing care should be available for everyone, where and when they need it.
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