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At Qube we are working in partnership to make a difference in Shropshire by providing volunteer brokerage and governance support to voluntary groups and organisations.
The role of the Volunteer and Infrastructure Officer is to support the Volunteer and Infrastructure Team Lead within the Voluntary and Community Support team providing high quality information, support and expertise in infrastructure support opportunities available to groups and organisations within Shropshire.
The Volunteer and Infrastructure Officer promotes volunteering and encourages new volunteers to come forward for the benefit of Shropshire groups, organisations and communities. They provide governance advice, support, and guidance to local community/charitable groups and organisations, including support to staff/volunteer managers on volunteer recruitment and retention and develop working relationships with community led/based local groups to support future growth and sustainability.
They will also offer and make aware training opportunities and provision to support group and organisational compliance and safety.
This is currently a fixed term position until 31st March 2025 with extension possible dependent on further funding.
Beat is recruiting a Helpline Advisor to support the team in responding to the significant demand from those affected by eating disorders. Beat are receiving more contacts than ever before, this is an opportunity to make a difference to the lives of each and every person that gets in touch, this includes sufferers, family, friends, supporters and more. Working as part of the Helpline team, the Helpline adviser’s role is to ensure that incoming contacts from our beneficiaries receive high quality, timely support when they need it.
For more information and job description on this role please visit our website.
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Job Title: Senior Manager / Manager - Corporate Partnerships and Events
Reporting To: Director of Corporate Partnerships & Fundraising
Contract: Permanent – Full time
Location: London (expectation of minimum 3 days a week at our City of London office)
Salary Range: £38,000-£57,000 per annum (job title and salary both dependent on level of experience)
Street Child, one of the world's fastest growing children's charities, are searching for a high-quality corporate partnerships professional with events experience to help maximise the multi-layered opportunities flowing from the charity's unique relationship with Liberty Global plc.
Working directly into the Director of Corporate Partnerships & Fundraising the position will play a pivotal role in leading the strategic partnership delivery and fundraising events function for the Street Child/Liberty Global partnership, for which Liberty Global won 'Business of the Year' in the 2021 Third Sector Business Charity Awards. The role will:
1. Support excellent delivery of existing key pillars of the partnership with Liberty Global (e.g. annual 2-day European 'Big Ride' cycle/run/walk event; and spectacular Autumn London Fundraising Gala - with a combined attendance of 1,200+ & revenues of £2m+).
2. Explore and deliver on new activities and opportunities to further grow the quality and impact of the partnership, involving close collaboration with both internal and external Communications teams.
3. Work closely with our Partnership Development and New Business function to maximise the extraordinary potential of the warm introductions, often at a highly influential level, Liberty provide to their wider corporate community of subsidiaries, partners & vendors – spanning the tech, media, finance/banking, consulting, legal & other professional services spaces.
4. Support and lead on other cross-organisational events as required, including our Spring Gala and Christmas Carol Concert.
This is a phenomenal opportunity demanding a highly professional, strategic thinker and responsive fundraiser with strong relationship-building, and classic 'account management' skills. The role will suit an individual who thrives when working under pressure and with senior stakeholders and has had at least some experience in the delivery of major fundraising events. The ideal candidate will have experience managing partnerships involving both challenge events and gala dinners, and will also possess the propositional instincts, credibility and quality to recognise and successfully progress fresh opportunities.
Street Child is passionate, ambitious and agile - we look for staff who embody these qualities. Street Child is a friendly and supportive yet demanding environment - we look for team-members who have high standards, expect high standards of others and want to push, advance and make an outsized impact.
We are either looking for professional with a solid track-record in corporate fundraising, preferably in the international humanitarian/development space - or from an impressive corporate or events background and demonstrating a clear commitment to moving into this type of role.
A strong commitment, and passion, for seeing the rights of every child, everywhere to be 'safe, in school and learning' is assumed.
This is a London-based role, expected to work out of Street Child's City of London HQ a minimum of 3 days a week. International travel should be expected – minimum 3-4 trips a year. Exceptional candidates who are seeking part-time work (min 3 days a week) will be considered.
Swalcliffe Park is an ‘Outstanding’ specialist day and residential school providing education, therapeutic support and residential care for secondary aged boys all of whom have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Condition ASC. We offer excellent working conditions in a beautiful location with opportunities for career development and training staff. The school also has ‘Advanced Level’ Autism Accreditation and an ‘Enhanced Practice’ commendation.
The Communications Specialist will play an integral role in raising the profile of the school locally, nationally and internationally.This role will work collaboratively with the CEO and Principal to develop and implement the school’s communications and marketing strategy to promote the school’s work and reputation. It is a hands-on role managing design and print, websites and all forms of media in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and would suit someone who enjoys balancing operational and strategic tasks. There will also be a focus on newsgathering and storytelling across various channels (including online, print, and social). The role will also necessitate involvement in advertising (off and online), PR, events, digital marketing and social media.
The successful candidate will have or be:
- A degree level education with relevant marketing and/or communications qualification;
- Successfully undertaken a similar role, in a complex, busy, service-driven culture;
- A proven track record of designing and delivering successful communications campaigns and activity;
- Managed and produced content to support a wide range of communications;
- Willing to work strategically and operationally and be hands on within this role
- Self-motivated and able to work independently; working in a consultative way, managing ‘clients’ and working with minimal direction and input from others unless required as part of a collaborative brief;
- Proficient in developing profile raising strategies and planning and seeing through their implementation
- Excellent copy writing skills; being able to tell a story which reflects our ethos and culture
- A keen eye for detail in line with brand guidelines
- Proficient and up to date digital marketing and IT skills as well as design and/or communication software such as Microsoft Suite, Photoshop and Canva
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; effective in a variety of settings and with a range of people.
- Able to remaining calm under pressure and readily meet deadlines
Benefits include:
- Term time working; 39 weeks; based on site, with occasional opportunity for hybrid working
- Annual Leave – 7 weeks plus Bank Holidays pro rata to be taken in school holidays
- Pension scheme – NEST
- Employee Assistance Programme, free lunchtime meal and parking
- CPD development and supervision
For more information, please go to our website. A Job Description/Person Specification and application form are available from the school’s website.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an enhanced disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you a Governance professional who wants to build an effective risk and governance function in one of the UK’s leading homelessness charities?
We are looking for someone to join the Governance and Compliance team in the role of Head of Risk, Governance and Reporting. This key role will oversee processes which manage organisational risk, support the Board and Chief Executive in their governance responsibilities, and ensure all regulatory reporting is completed to a good quality and to timescale. In this role you will:
- Develop and oversee processes which manage organisational risk: the strategic risk register, the internal audit service and first line legal advice services.
- Support the Board and the Chief Executive in fulfilling their governance responsibilities for the charity ensuring compliance with relevant regulatory authorities and standards.
- Ensure regulatory returns and assessments are made on time and to a good quality, and support with regulatory inspections.
- Provide line management, support, and development to the Governance Officer.
- Work closely with the Director of Governance and Compliance and deputise as required.
You will be required to work flexibly for two days per week from our Central Office in Tower Hill, London. This allows for in person collaboration, team building, line management and other relationship building opportunities. We support a flexible approach to work with opportunities for agile working for the rest of your week; from home, or other St Mungo’s London or regional locations.
About you
We are looking for someone who can drive a culture of good governance and compliance within a complex organisation. You will be supported in this role to develop your skills and expertise whilst knowing that every day you are making a positive difference to some of the most vulnerable people in society. If you can demonstrate the below, we encourage you to apply.
- You will be a qualified company secretary or governance professional, or willing to work towards obtaining relevant qualifications.
- You will have excellent communication and influencing skills, able to advise a variety of people including colleagues, the Board and senior managers on a range of complex legal and regulatory issues.
- A methodical approach to work, with excellent planning and organisation, able to manage projects and multiple priorities within tight deadlines.
- Experience of leading and managing staff, or the capability to develop these skills.
How to apply
To view the job description and guidance on completing your application form, please click on the ‘document’ tab on the advert page on our website.
To find out more and apply please go to the St Mungo’s careers page on our website.
Closing date: 10am on 10 July 2024
Interview and assessments on: 23 and 26 July 2024
We are working hard to create a diverse and fully inclusive culture where everyone feels valued and we welcome applications from all under-represented groups, particularly Global Majority candidates who are underrepresented at this management level.
What we offer
- Excellent Development and Growth Opportunities
- A Diverse and Inclusive Workplace
- Great Pay and Other Benefits
NHS Providers is the membership organisation for the NHS hospital, mental health, community and ambulance services that treat patients and service users in the NHS. We help those NHS foundation trusts and trusts to deliver high-quality, patient-focused care by enabling them to learn from each other, acting as their public voice and helping shape the system in which they operate.
NHS Providers has all trusts in England in voluntary membership, collectively accounting for £115bn of annual expenditure and employing 1.4 million people.
We are recruiting a policy officer to join our busy, supportive and high performing team. The current focus of this role is to support our analysis and influence of the national policy agenda on NHS funding and finances. This portfolio is one of the most high profile, broad and reactive areas of work in our organisation. In a given week you may be asked to do some of the following:
- Analyse a new piece of financial guidance for senior NHS leaders, and draft a briefing for members
- Devise a project plan, with support from the policy advisor, to gather insights from trust leaders on financial performance
- Write briefings for senior leaders at NHS Providers ahead of key stakeholder meetings, sometimes within tight deadlines
- Conduct research into a new policy area, and horizon-scan for upcoming milestones
- Collaborate with communications colleagues to draft a press release or blog about the financial and operational challenges facing trusts
- Organise logistics for a roundtable between our members and NHS England
Background knowledge of the NHS would be advantageous but is not essential for success in this role. The key requirements are set out in the person specification below, but particularly:
- to have an appreciation of the policy implications of the portfolio and interest in learning about the detail of these
- ability to organise your workload (with support from the policy advisor)
- strong written and verbal communication skills
- ability to build effective working relationships both within and, where appropriate, outside the organisation.
The role will be of interest to all applicants who wish to broaden their experience of health policy and develop their understanding of the NHS.
We actively support equality of opportunity for all our staff and welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief. We particularly encourage applications from those from underrepresented communities.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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
We believe in the power of the social economy to build a more equal society.
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Join a team with a bold mission – at Swindon and Gloucestershire Mind, we are dedicated to reshaping the landscape of mental health and emotional wellbeing in our community. The Autism Practitioner will work with people across Swindon with Autism and mild to moderate mental health concerns at pre/post assessment stage. Your role is all about providing a collaborative and tailored approach.
What You'll Do:
Collaboration and Efficiency: Work hand-in-hand with other local agencies/organisations to effectively deliver a wide variety of wellbeing support for people with Autism.
Innovation and Empowerment: Channel your passion into providing evidence-based interventions, elevating the mental health and emotional well-being of the people we serve, while opening doors to life's possibilities.
We have 3 contracts available 2 x 30 hours and 1 x 17.5 hours per week
We provide advice and support to empower anyone in our local communities experiencing a mental health problem.
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Job description and person specification
Salary: £27,291 - £31,974 FTE (depending on skills and experience)
Contract: Permanent, Part-time (28 hours per week)
Reporting to: Head of Finance, Training, and Operations
Reports from: People and Culture Officer, IT and Data Officer
Location: Sevenoaks Wellbeing Centre, with flexible working options including part-time remote work.
About West Kent Mind
West Kent Mind enriches lives through better mental health by offering support to get well, stay well, and thrive. As an ambitious, award-winning organisation and a proud member of the Mind federation, we value collaboration, partnership, creativity, and growth. Working with us means engaging in projects that positively impact people's lives, fostering personal growth, and finding satisfaction in the work accomplished. You will be surrounded by supportive individuals committed to making a difference, which can instill a sense of purpose and determination.
About the Role
As our Operations Lead, you will work closely with the Head of Finance, Training, and Operations to ensure smooth daily operations. You will oversee the day-to-day operational flow of the office, ensuring West Kent Mind runs efficiently and effectively.
Who You Are
Your experience can be paid or voluntary, full or part-time, in the UK or overseas.
- Project Management: Demonstrable project management experience and transferable skills to support others.
- Data Presentation: Ability to understand and present data effectively through reports and presentations.
- Process-Driven: Committed to delivering efficiency, consistency, and quality, optimising our charity resources.
- Tech-Savvy: Adaptable and willing to learn new systems and software in a modern office environment.
- Operational Advocate: Passionate about the importance of effective and efficient operational support.
What You Will Offer Us
- Sector Experience: Experience in a small organisation, with a focus on developing and delivering impactful operational support.
- Operational Support: Familiarity with providing high-quality support in a busy and varied environment.
- Efficiency: A knack for creating order and being the first point of contact for colleagues.
- Proactive Attitude: Eager and ready to tackle any task with a willing attitude.
- Microsoft Office Proficiency: Competent in using Microsoft Office Suite, especially Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Excel.
- Communication Skills: Strong communicator, both face-to-face and in writing.
- Team Supervision: Some experience in supervising, coaching, and developing team members.
Key Responsibilities
- Operational Expertise: Serve as the go-to expert for building and internal processes, supporting colleagues in their daily work.
- Health and Safety Compliance: Oversee Health and Safety, including annual inspections, policy development, training, and risk assessments.
- Contingency Planning: Maintain plans and registers to address potential risks and safeguard assets.
- Team Supervision: Supervise the People and Culture Officer and IT and Data Officer, maintaining standard operating procedures.
- Administrative Support: Assist with operational administrative support, contract management, and developing ad hoc projects.
Adopting Our Fundraising Culture
West Kent Mind values a fundraising culture where all staff, volunteers, and trustees contribute to fundraising efforts. Whether securing funding for your area, writing thank-you notes to donors, or creating testimonials for grant applications, everyone is expected to embrace this ethos.
Benefits
Passionate Team: Work with a dedicated team making a positive impact.
Holidays: 23 days a year, increasing with service up to 30 days, plus bank holidays. Additional three days between Christmas and New Year (pro-rata for part-time).
Learning: Opportunities for coaching, training, and professional development, including free Mental Health First Aid training.
Pension: Auto-enrollment in our pension scheme with a 3% salary contribution.
Employee Assistance Programme: Access to confidential advice, counseling, and online tools.
Application Process
Please refer to our website and the attached documents for the job description and person specification.
For informal discussions, contact us via the website. Send a current CV and a statement (no more than 2 sides of A4) evidencing how you meet the points under ‘Who you are’ and ‘What you will offer us’.
Due to application volume, we may not acknowledge every application.
Please complete an Equality & Diversity monitoring form on our website. This information is processed anonymously.
Interviews are scheduled for 22 and 23 July 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be notified by 17 July 2024.
Please note: You must provide evidence of the right to live and work in the UK without restrictions for this role. We cannot sponsor visas.
We look forward to receiving your application.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Westway Trust as an Adult Learning Tutor (ESOL), starting in September 2024.
Westway Trust is a community-guided organisation located in North Kensington which runs an adult learning programme of accredited and non-accredited provision across a range of subjects. We aim to enable people to progress in work, in learning and in life. Our learners come from a variety of backgrounds and have different prior experiences of learning.
We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced ESOL Tutor to design and deliver high quality learner-centered teaching and assessment experiences to our adult learners from pre-entry level up to level 1, whilst supporting the Adult and Community Learning Manager to achieve the Trust’s strategic objectives.
This is a sessional term-time role. Working hours will be discussed and agreed at the interview stage.
Key responsibilities of the role include:
Teaching
- Plan, prepare and deliver high-quality teaching and learning sessions, workshops, and tutorials in line with the curriculum requirements and the needs of individual learners, ensuring learning objectives are met.
- Assess learners’ abilities and identify areas for improvement, tailoring teaching and learning methods and resources accordingly.
- Develop and deliver consistently engaging and interactive sessions, utilising a variety of teaching techniques and materials to enhance learners’ understanding and engagement with the subject/topic.
- Set and mark assignments, tests, and examinations, providing constructive feedback to learners to support their learning and improvement.
- Establish and maintain a positive and inclusive learning environment, actively promoting learner participation, motivation, and confidence in professional development.
Administration
- To identify materials and equipment/resource needs to assist the provision of teaching and learning by students.
- Maintaining up to date course files and submitting accurate data on attendance and achievement within agreed deadlines.
- Preparing groups of learners for accredited assessment (exam or portfolio) & non-accredited assessment (RARPA), marking assessments and taking part in internal moderation and/or consultation meetings with appropriate Trust staff.
- Providing feedback on appropriate documentation for example observation, IQA reports etc.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience:
Essential
- Proven successful track record of planning and delivering high quality teaching of accredited and non-accredited provision in a relevant subject and at appropriate level(s).
- Experience of teaching adult learners of mixed abilities and an understanding of appropriate teaching strategies in a similar role.
- Experience of devising course outlines and schemes of work.
- Experience of assessing and recording progress, both in accredited and non-accredited learning and supporting learners.
- Knowledge and experience of working with a variety of exam boards.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written and the ability to work as part of a highly collaborative team.
Desirable
- Understanding of the RARPA (Recognising and Recording Progress and Achievement in non-accredited learning) system.
- Experience of working/teaching refugees and or asylum seekers.
- The ability to speak another language.
Qualifications:
Essential
- Hold a recognised teaching qualification such as CELTA, DELTA or TESOL or
- A full teaching qualification for working in adult learning (DTLLS, PGCE or DET)
- A minimum GCSE English Grade C or equivalent
Benefits of working with us:
- Great location in the heart of Portobello, North Kensington
- Free gym membership at health club one minute walk from the office
- Pension scheme
- Life Assurance
- Free eye test voucher
- Investor in People (IiP) employer
The application deadline is Sunday 14 July 2024 when applications will be reviewed and shortlisted for interview. However, we reserve the right to close the application early (an early application is strongly recommended)
We exist to work together with the local community to enable North Kensington to thrive.
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Business Support Coordinator
Location: Leeds, LS12 2AE
Salary: £24,020 - £30,790 per annum
Our client is one of England’s most successful home-grown charities. They provide free, confidential support for alcohol, drugs, housing, or mental health in friendly local places across the UK. They are committed to fair chances for all and making sure everyone can access the help and support they need to realise their potential. By joining their teams of passionate individuals, you will be contributing to making this happen. You can really make a difference by believing in their service users and their ability to make positive changes when they don’t always believe in themselves.
The Role
An exciting opportunity to join their admin team as Business Support Coordinator. This role is all about providing business support to the Forward Leeds management team. This role would be well suited to someone who is extremely organised, methodical in approach and with proven business administration skills and has experience in minute taking.
Key Responsibilities
· To ensure consistency of approach with regard to systems and monitoring across the Units
· To collate FL systems data as required.
· Provide ‘document control’ to the Forward Leeds section of the company extranet.
· To provide direct admin support to the Directors and Management Team.
· To support the Directors to plan and organise meetings, Away Days, Conferences and events.
· To work alongside the quality and performance manager in Leeds and support them with regulatory compliance requirements and governance issues.
· To support the Forward Leeds Board and Intergrated Governance Board
· To support the Chairs of various meeting within the FL Governance Framework ensuring that invites, papers and actions are sent out in a timely manner.
· To attend meetings and produce efficient minutes within 7 working days.
· To work closely with the Directors, Quality and Performance Manager and quality team
· to provide on-going quality assurance support.
Skills and Qualifications
· Outstanding IT skills
· Excellent minute taking abilities
· Excellent organisation skills
· Proficient in Microsoft Office programmes
· Experience in gathering and collating data and producing financial and statistical reports
· Experience in producing high-quality written work
· Experience of Quality Systems
Benefits
· A rewarding role that allows you to make a tangible impact in your community.
· Opportunity for professional growth and development in the field of substance misuse and criminal justice.
· Collaborative and supportive work environment.
· Generous annual leave entitlement (27 days, plus bank holidays, increasing to 32 after 1 years’ service)
· Annual leave purchase scheme
· Enhanced occupational sick pay
· Enhanced employer contribution to your workplace pension
· Death in service benefit
· Free Will writing
· Eyecare vouchers
· Blue light card discount
· Fantastic learning and development opportunities, including free training courses
· Work-life balance- flexible working and family-friendly policies
· Happy, Healthy You! – their wellbeing offers for their workforce
· Employee Assist Programme and the companies Support Networks
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable company, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
The organisation welcome applications regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, disability, or ag
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Are you passionate about social justice and have a heart for young people?
You’re in the right place.
Citizen Church, launched in 2020, and is a Church in Wales church with three campuses in South Wales, and part of the Holy Trinity Brompton network.
Citizen’s vision is to play its part in the evangelisation of the nation, the revitalisation of the church and the transformation of society. Their mission is to break the stereotypes of church, to breach loneliness, to bring people home and to build the kingdom in Cardiff, Wales and beyond. Citizen has partnered with Resurgo to deliver the Spear programme in the heart of South Wales.
They are looking for a new Assistant Coach, to work alongside the Centre Manager, as part of the team at Citizen Church to deliver the Spear Programme, equipping and empowering unemployed 16–24 year olds to overcome barriers to employment and turn their lives around by moving into sustainable work or further education.
The important stuff
Salary: £21,500 p.a. pro rata for part-time role (£10,750)
Hours: Part time, 2.5 days per week, between 9.30am – 5.30pm, Tuesday – Thursday (with some flexibility and occasional evening or weekend work for events such as Spear Celebrations)
Location: Citizen Church, Cardiff
Closing date: We are interviewing on a rolling basis and might close the application early if we find the right candidate.
Application: Please click 'Quick Apply' to submit your application for this role.
Download the application pack below for more information.
Personal qualities we’re looking for
- An active Christian, able to personally represent the values and beliefs of Resurgo and Citizen Church
- A commitment to grow and learn spiritually and as a Christian leader, and a desire to learn and understand coaching techniques
- Passion for social justice and for working as part of the church to transform communities, especially supporting young people in employment or education
- High emotional intelligence, a sense of humour and fun!
- Confident communication and interpersonal skills, both over telephone and face to face; particularly a confidence in group facilitation
- An ambitious and self-motivated individual with the ability to prioritise workload, exercise initiative and work well under pressure.
Key Responsibilities
Spear Programme
- Lead group sessions of up to 10 young people, using coaching skills to transform their mindsets, and to maximise their potential in stepping into the world of work
- Prepare and deliver coaching sessions on a weekly basis and find creative ways of developing ongoing relationships with Spear Trainees. This includes running application workshops with past Trainees as well as maintaining records and reporting on statistics.
Relationship management
- Build and manage relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including referrers, local businesses, and other organisations
- You will support with job fairs, mock interview days and welcoming external visitors to the centre
Church Community
- The Spear Coach is directly employed by Citizen Church, meaning you are part of a vibrant church staff team and submerged in an exciting faith community
- Help to raise the profile of the Spear programme within Citizen Church and build a network of supporters and volunteers from the congregation
- Other ad hoc church responsibilities from time to time.
Please apply by submitting your CV and a Cover Letter
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Background Information:
Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge (MindTHNR) has a strong reputation for delivering good quality counselling services for over 20 years, achieving positive recovery outcomes.
This is a BACP accredited service and operates using a volunteer counselling placement model alongside paid clinical counselling staff, delivering bereavement counselling to adults living in Newham.
The Counselling Coordinator will be required to complete, oversee and screen clinical counselling assessments and referrals, provide administrative and data support for the smooth running of the counselling services including managing administrative assistants, and provide duty management to therapists in accordance with safeguarding policies and procedures.
Management Structure:
All Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge staff are accountable to the CEO. The Counselling Coordinator will be supervised by the Counselling Service Manager who reports to the Operations Director.
Overall Purpose of the Post:
The Counselling Coordinator will be required to effectively support the coordination and supervise the activities of Newham Bereavement Service and Tower Hamlets Bereavement Service at an operational and clinical level to ensure that it meets its contractual obligations and KPI’s. Currently this service consists of bereavement counselling, brief counselling, and early bereavement support.
Key Responsibilities of Post
1. Management
1.1. Ensure the delivery of the service is in accordance to the contractual agreement
1.2. Effectively monitoring the database, looking for outliers and rectifying this on the Views database system.
1.3. Monitor and manage service capacity in accordance to contractual KPI’s
1.4. Ensure counsellors are at capacity within their individual caseloads and maintain effective clinical work at this level.
1.5. Monitor, identify and report any gaps in volunteer staffing levels both planned and unplanned to the Counselling Services Manager and take appropriate action
1.6. To provide duty management to therapists (counsellors) and support / guide them in accordance to safeguarding policies and procedures
2. Training
2.1. To support the Volunteer Counselling Placement Programme
2.2. To support the recruitment and induction of Volunteer Placement Counsellors in line with Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge policies and procedures.
2.3. To support with ensuring that all new volunteers understand how to use the Views and IAPTus database system to meet the quality and recording requirements of the counselling services.
2.4. Ensure that all administrative assistants understand how to use the Views and IAPTus database system to meet the administrative requirements of the counselling services.
2.5. Consult with counsellors and provide guidance for extensions and signposting where necessary
2.6. To work with the team to coordinate and deliver periodic training workshops for counsellors according to service needs as part of their continuous professional development and to promote team building
3. Clinical
3.1. Complete clinical counselling assessments and recommend interventions for clients referred to the service.
3.2. Coordinate and oversee clinical counselling assessments and referrals to the service
3.3. Manage referrals received by this service ensuring that all relevant client information is accurately and regularly updated onto the Views system
3.4. Screen referrals to the service for counselling in accordance with the service’s inclusion and exclusion criteria
3.5. Identify inappropriate referrals and discuss with the Counselling Services Manager
3.6. Ensure that the service is operating to full capacity in order to maintain required KPIs for waiting list levels
3.7. Manage client queries and related administrative requirements including answering the phones, data input, allocations to counsellors, updating care pathways and schedules, sending appointment letters and other communication.
3.8. Act as Duty Manager as required and respond to safeguarding issues and risk in an appropriate manner
4. General Duties
4.1. To support service monitoring and patient feedback mechanisms in partnership with the management team.4.2. To contact clients at the top of the waiting list and book in clients to the counsellor’s diary and send follow up client and GP letters when needed
4.3. To monitor discharge procedure by discharging people who have not engaged
4.4. To promote the services to other professionals, GP’s, IAPT providers within Tower Hamlets and Newham
4.5. To develop the profile of services in Tower Hamlets and Newham by maintaining close links with referral sources in particular local GP’s
4.6. To take measures to increase the accessibility of the service, by targeting under-represented groups in Tower Hamlets and Newham multicultural community. To promote cultural awareness and sensitivity in the process of service delivery
4.7. To ensure the service is operating within the BACP code of Ethics and Practice and complies with the BACP Quality Standards
4.8. To attend service contract meetings when required
Duties required of all Mind in Tower Hamlets and Newham employees
5. To work unsocial hours as required, evening and weekends as the service needs are identified and cover required
5.1. Undertake the induction programme as devised
5.2. Participate in staff meetings, team meetings, supervision meetings, appraisals, consultancy, training, team development sessions, working groups and other meetings as required, reporting back as required
5.3. Provide cover for staff who are absent, at the direction of the Counselling Services Manager
5.4. To be administratively self-servicing, with good organisational skills
5.5. Share responsibility for the effective use of systems and procedures for service users, finance, staff communication, and dissemination of good practice and effective working methods within Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge
5.6. Share responsibility for health and safety practices, safeguarding or suicidal risk and reporting any concerns to line management and taking immediate action as required
5.7. Undertake all duties in accordance with Mind in Tower Hamlets, Newham and Redbridge’s policies, with particular reference to the Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety policies, and work towards their continuing development and implementation.
This job will be reviewed periodically in line with the organisation’s Business Plan. The role as described is not exhaustive and so there may be other areas which are the responsibility of this role
Qualifications
1.
Counselling or Psychotherapy qualification to Advanced Diploma level or above
E
2.
Accredited membership or registration with any recognised professional body or prepared to work towards this within the first 6 months in post
D
Experience
3.
Substantial and demonstrable experience of providing psychological interventions of at least 1 years post qualification
E
4.
Experience of managing client’s risk to self/others and making onward referrals to secondary care services, crisis teams, CMHT’s and safeguarding referrals. Also able to guide others in conducting comprehensive risk assessments and onward referrals accordingly
E
5.
Experience of the use of clinical outcomes measures, (eg. CORE-10, PHQ9 and GAD7)
E
6.
Experience using of IAPTus, Views or similar patient database system
D
7.
Experience of engaging and communicating effectively with a diverse range of people, including clients, staff and other professionals
E
8.
Experience of keeping accurate records and writing clear and concise case notes, reports and other forms of communication both internal and external
E
9.
Demonstrable experience of screening referral suitability and knowledge of suitability within the stepped care framework
D
10.
Experience of working with volunteer counsellors including recruitment, induction and line management
D
11.
Experience of delivering training/presentations to a range of audiences, ideally on topics which relate to mental health and wellbeing
D
12.
Experience of developing and running group-based treatment interventions
D
Skills and Knowledge
13.
Ability to work independently and as part of an integrated multi-disciplinary team
E
14.
Ability to prioritise and manage own workload and use own initiative in identifying and solving problems
E
15.
Ability to work flexibly and work unsocial hours, as required
E
Qualities
19.
Ability to influence and lead others to achieve shared goals
E
20.
Ability to work flexibly and work unsocial hours, as required and help others
D
21.
Demonstration of respect for diversity, inclusivity, and good working relationships
E
22.
Upholding ethics and organisational values
E
23.
Demonstration of commitment to own learning and continuous improvement through training and development
E
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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About the Organisation
Together We Learn is a small international development charity with a vision to break the cycle of poverty in Ethiopia by enabling disadvantaged children to access quality education.
We have been working closely with our Ethiopian partner organisation for over 25 years to achieve this. Our UK team is a small, close- knit team that supports the fundraising, international communications, and project delivery of the Ethiopian team.
Our approach is to work alongside state education infrastructure, addressing a range of needs related to access to and quality of education, as well as children’s wellbeing.
Our work with schools includes school infrastructure projects - providing safe, local schools - and supporting teachers with training and resources to inspire children to flourish in the classroom. We also work closely with the children, their families and communities to understand and address the issues they face at home and how these impact their ability to attend and concentrate in school.
We are at the start of a new strategic phase with a focus on building the capacity of our Ethiopian partner organisation to shift the power and be more locally-led in our work.
We are particularly interested in hearing from candidates with a connection to Ethiopia, or from the African diaspora.
Sponsorship Coordinator
The Role: The Sponsorship Coordinator works closely with the Ethiopian team to facilitate sponsor communications and support the smooth delivery of our student sponsorship programme. They are responsible for reviewing and sending student updates collected by the team in Ethiopia to our international sponsor community; liaising with the Ethiopian team to deliver key sponsorship activities; and engaging new and existing sponsors in the sponsorship programme.
Reports to: Chief Executive
Hours: 15 hours per week (part-time role 40%)
Salary: £8,620 per annum (21,548 pro rata)
Location: London office, preference for hybrid working, remote applications considered, employee must be living in the UK.
(We are also seeking a part-time Project Coordinator (40%) and would consider applications to work in both roles. If you wish to apply for both, please state this in your cover letter)
Responsibilities
Ethiopia team liaison and sponsor communication (70%)
- Work closely with the Sponsorship Manager and Coordinators in Ethiopia to ensure the timely and effective delivery of sponsorship activities and reporting.
- Maintain good relationships with sponsors by responding to sponsor enquiries in a prompt and friendly manner and encourage continued support for the sponsorship programme through the provision of engaging, informative and culturally aware/sensitive student updates and newsletters.
- Manage a small pool of student volunteers to produce quality reports for sponsors.
- Facilitate additional monetary gifts from sponsors to their sponsored student including individual gifts, private school support and home improvement.
- Monitor sponsorship finances, including use of Salesforce, checking sponsorship payments are received and seeking to resolve any finance problems.
- Safeguard the data relating to sponsors and beneficiaries in line with the organisation’s policies.
- Assist in the promotion of the programme to recruit new sponsors and promote the sponsorship programme on occasion, through online initiatives or attending events.
Monitoring and evaluation (20%)
- Support monitoring and evaluation of the programme by ensuring the timely collection of data by the team in Ethiopia, collating, analysing and formatting data for review, leading discussions on impact review and supporting discussions for continuous programme development. Including managing office volunteers to support our work in these areas.
- Support the Ethiopian team to track and understand markers of good quality, sustainable programming and to continuously improve upon these.
Other (10%)
- Support with building the capacity of the Ethiopian team through working practices and training in relevant areas.
- Support the Ethiopia sponsorship team to develop, include and adhere to programme policies and procedures, with special attention to safeguarding.
- Communicate about our work with stakeholders via writing blogs, newsletter and Annual Report chapters.
This job description is not to be regarded as exclusive or exhaustive. It is intended as an outline indication of the areas of activity and may be amended in the light of the changing needs of the organisation.
Person Specification
The lists below specify qualities and experience that we feel would be essential or desirable for this role. However, we would like candidates to apply regardless, if you can provide an explanation for why another skill, experience, or characteristic makes you a good fit for this role.
Essential
- Understand and share the organisation’s vision and mission
- Ability to work remotely within an international team, working sensitively across cultures, respecting differences and collaborating for a shared goal
- Motivated, with a friendly, helpful attitude
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Good written and verbal communication skills
- Proactive approach to addressing problems and identifying solutions
- Good attention to detail, producing work of a high quality
- Proficient with Microsoft packages, including Word, Excel and Publisher
Desirable
- Experience of working across cultures
- Experience in admin, NGO work, or in an education setting
- Understanding of global poverty issues, pedagogy, work to support children, or international development
- Experience of working or living in Ethiopia, or other developing countries, or a connection to habesha or other African culture
- Relevant degree
How to Apply
To apply for the role please read the job description above and send your CV and a cover letter. The cover letter should include the reason for your interest in the role, how you meet the person specification, or what skills you could bring to the role, and how the part-time role fits with your situation.
Applications will be reviewed after June 30th and interviews will be scheduled for the week commencing 6th August.
(We are also seeking a part-time Project Coordinator (40%) and would consider applications to work in both roles. If you wish to apply for both, please only apply once and state this in your cover letter)
To apply for the role please read the job description above and send your CV and a cover letter. The cover letter should include the reason for your interest in the role, how you meet the person specification, or what skills you could bring to the role, and how the part-time role fits with your situation.
Applications will be reviewed after July 30th and interviews will be scheduled for the week commencing 6th August.
(We are also seeking a part-time Project Coordinator (40%) and would consider applications to work in both roles. If you wish to apply for both, please only apply once and state this in your cover letter)
Programme Information Analyst
Contract: Permanent, Full Time,
Location: The role will be based in the UK or one of the following countries where WaterAid works, subject to right-to-work eligibility in the respective countries. Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, or South Africa
For the UK Location, we offer hybrid working: A minimum of 40% of working time is spent face-to-face, in a WaterAid office. For UK-based staff, WaterAid is located at Canary Wharf, London and this will be your location and contract base.
Salary & Benefits: Salaries and benefits for different countries will vary in line with the successful candidate's location and depending on experience. If UK-based: £43,668 - £45,851 (depending on experience) or equivalent established grade F in the country of employment.
About WaterAid:
Want to use your skills in data analysis and reporting to play a vital role in making clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene normal for everyone everywhere?
We need passionate, creative and dedicated people. In return, you will be encouraged and empowered to be yourself at your very best. Together, we will make a bigger difference.
Join WaterAid as our Programme Information Analyst to change normal for millions of people so they can unlock their potential, break free from poverty and change their lives for good.
About the Team:
The WaterAid Programme Operations Team team enables the effective management of the International Programmes Directorate (IPD) through the provision of robust high quality programme management policies, processes, tools, management information and systems so that programme staff are empowered to undertake effective planning and delivery of programmes and projects as well as ensure high quality reporting of programme performance to the wider organisation.
About the Role:
As our proactive and strategic Programme Information Analyst, you will identify information needs of key stakeholders, and define and develop reports and dashboards in response to these needs.
In this role, you will be responsible for improving the quality of key programme performance data through supporting the embedding of quality assurance processes, setting standards and tools, and providing training.as well as strengthening the capacity of CP and regional colleagues to systematically collect, analyse and use programme data to inform decision-making processes and organisational learning.
You'll also:
- Be responsible for the collation and analysis of operational and consolidated programme information for key audiences and reporting processes (including the Global Performance Measurement framework).
- Organise, analyse, makes accessible and promote programme data at a global level to inform global decision-making, learning and reporting
- Represent Programme Operations in organisational and cross-department data quality and data management initiatives
- In response to organisational and user requirements, define, develop, manage, maintain and update a suite of reports and dashboards that provide data for reporting, Country Programme SMT decision-making and key programme information for UK staff.
About You:
- Demonstrable experience of gathering and analysing requirements.
- Demonstrable hands-on experience of designing and building reports and dashboards using a variety of tools.
- Experience using and managing data collection and analytical platforms.
- Excellent writing skills, ability to disseminate and communicate complex information in a clear and concise manner.
Although not essential, we also prefer you to have:
- Experience and expertise at writing SQL queries within SQL Server or similar tool
- A general understanding of the WASH sector, and Programme and Project Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation.
Closing date: Applications will close at 23:59 on Sunday, 21st July 2024. Availability for an interview is required for 25 and 26 July 2024. Remote interviews will be via Microsoft Teams
How to Apply: To see the full job pack, please click 'Apply'. Please apply by submitting your CV and a mandatory cover letter answering the following three questions in one document either Word Document or PDF format. Please note that applications without a cover letter will not be accepted.
- Describe your experience of designing and developing reports and dashboards
- Explain how you have assisted with improvements to data quality
- Describe how you have identified the information needs of a variety of stakeholders
Pre-employment screening: To apply for this post, you must be able to demonstrate your eligibility to work in the respective country. All pre-employment checks will be carried out according to the applicable laws in the respective countries. All our UK-based vacancies require a basic Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check to comply with our Safer Recruitment policy.
Our Commitment
Our People Promise:
We will work with passion and focus to ensure safe and sustainable water, toilets and hygiene are available to everyone, everywhere. WaterAid is a place of purpose - where people have a real commitment and shared responsibility for the impact we have. We are a global community with diverse backgrounds and perspectives, motivated by inspiring, stimulating work. We are determined to put the wellbeing of our people first, to be a place where people feel safe and able to contribute their voice and truly live our values.
Equal opportunities:
We are an equal opportunity, disability-confident employer and are dedicated to achieving the highest standards of diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, beliefs, customs, traditions and ways of life. This includes, but is not limited to, race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion, national or social origin, health status, and economic or social situation.
Safeguarding:
We are also committed to protecting everyone we come into contact with. We have a zero-tolerance approach to abuse of power, privilege or trust across our global work, and any form of inappropriate behaviour, discrimination, abuse, bullying, harassment, or exploitation. Safeguarding the people and communities we work with, our staff, volunteers and anyone working on our behalf is our top priority, and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously.
Our vision is a world where everyone, everywhere has sustainable and safe water, sanitation and hygiene.
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