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Are you an influential leader looking for a new challenge? Would you like the opportunity to shape the next decade of this leading charity’s future?
Children’s Heart Surgery Fund (CHSF) is looking for a new CEO, someone who will be able to build on the success of the past but influence a new future - could this be you?
CHSF provides vital funding and resources to support the Leeds Congenital Heart Unit in providing life-saving medical equipment, parent accommodation for families and essential ward resources. At CHSF they recognise that caring for people with congenital heart disease involves so much more than just treating the heart itself, which is why they care for the heart, mind, family and future.
The Role
The CEO will be responsible for providing leadership, direction and overall management of Children’s Heart Surgery Fund, ensuring the charity delivers its mission, strategies and charitable objectives. Duties will include:
- Producing clear strategic and annual plans to determine the development and future direction of the charity in close collaboration with the Board of Trustees and staff team.
- Leading the charity’s commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and developing and maintaining an inclusive culture where CHSF staff feel valued, motivated.
- Building strong relationships and work in partnership with the hospital and other charity partners that complement and support CHSF current and future objectives
- Overseeing the management and coordination of service delivery and quality standards
- Leading on the overall fundraising strategy, identifying growth targets and quarterly income projections and leading on the appropriate use of reserves
The Person
We are looking for a visionary leader! An adaptable, charismatic and influential individual who is passionate about the values, ethos and mission of the charity. The skills and experience we are looking for include:
- A demonstrable track record of working in a senior strategic leadership role within a charitable context
- Evidence of working with staff teams and board members to ensure strong and effective financial management
- Strong networking and influencing skills with an expertise in building and leading successful strategic partnerships
- Strong and clear communication skills and a competence with public speaking, along with an ability to deliver messages to a variety of audiences
- A deeply rooted motivation to support patients and families with congenital heart disease.
This position offers a competitive benefits package and although Leeds based, offers the opportunity for hybrid working.
If you believe that you could be the right person shape the next decade of the charity’s future then get in touch for more information, or apply here before COB on Monday 5th August. Interviews have been scheduled for 19th, 20th and 21st August.
Please note: If you would like to submit an application or express your interest in an alternative format, such as audio or video upload, please contact either Charlie or Leanne who will be happy to advise on this.
Please also be aware that Charity Horizons use anonymous recruitment methods when submitting shortlists for all our roles and we only work with organisations that are happy to engage with us in this way.
Charity Horizons is an equal opportunities employer and as such actively promotes equality, diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from all suitable candidates irrespective of age, disability, hidden disability, race or national origin, religion or belief, gender, gender expression, political view, sexual orientation, medical condition and pregnancy.
Utilities Administrator
Job type – Permanent
Salary - £26,478
Location – Hybrid role (Office and Home working) Candidate to be based at any of the following locations Birmingham Derby or Nottingham.
Who we are:
We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. We house and support over 2000 disadvantage young people and adults across England and Wales and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
What we are looking for:
An experienced Utilities Administrator to lead and be responsible for the management and administration of the utilities in Nacro Housing’s residential properties including gas and electricity, water and council tax accounts along with managing other accounts.
This will include problem solving, devising and implementing solutions through the postholder developing new processes and good practice to improve efficiency and reduce expenditure.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Trouble shooting on problems in relation to utilities management, especially gas and electricity supplies, changing ineffective ways of working to deliver effective and sustainable processes.
- Establish and lead on regular meetings and develop an effective working relationship with Nacro’s contracted energy management company to hold it accountable and to maximise benefits to Nacro in relation to gas and electricity supplies.
- Provide progress reports for the Head of Housing on utilities management issues as required.
- Ensuring an accurate list of properties is maintained and updated, reconciling existing property databases, ensure changes are appropriately communicated.
- Liaison with energy companies to manage and administer, meter changes/replacements
- Ensuring gas and electricity meter readings are collected by local operational teams, then collated and passed to energy companies.
- Directing and liaison with energy companies on queries and issues relating to energy accounts and meters.
We are ready and waiting to receive your online application.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Paul Phillips - Head of Property & Asset Management. Email:
The Landmark Trust is seeking a new member of a successful Development team that raises philanthropic funding in support of our award-winning heritage conservation projects.
Our charity saves historic buildings in danger of being lost forever. We are passionate about heritage, conservation, crafts skills, and making precious places available for all to enjoy. We have an ambitious pipeline of new rescue projects across the UK – ranging from a WW2 control tower in Hampshire to a 1720s Palladian villa near Edinburgh – which depend on the success of our fundraising.
This is a key new role in a programme of philanthropic giving from trusts, foundations and individuals supporting capital appeals and other areas of Landmark’s work including the island of Lundy.By managing your own portfolio of supporters and prospects you will bring high standards of donor care to grow income and sustain long-term relationships.The role reports to the Development Manager (Major Gifts). Includes trusts prospect identification and research, writing compelling proposals, case studies and updates to demonstrate our impact.
Newcomers say we're a friendly bunch who work hard, where everyone has a clear purpose, and we all pull together towards a common goal. We are a flat, agile organisation, proud and passionate about the work we do.
Some travel will be required for site visits, meetings, and events to engage supporters and prospects face to face with the Landmark Trust’s varied work throughout the UK.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
As Head of Advocacy, you will lead the development and delivery of Medical Justice’s advocacy programme, drawing on our evidence of the harm caused by immigration detention, to secure lasting change through combinations of research, policy, parliamentary, and media work, as well as contribute to strategic litigation.
Reporting directly to the Director, you will lead our experienced team advocacy team, help develop our strategic objectives and shape our emerging Senior Management Team.
We particularly welcome applications from people with lived experience –
Support from Experts by Experience Employment Network
Medical Justice is a member of the initiative so candidates with lived experience for our jobs can receive its support with reviewing covering letters, CVs, and interview preparation, as well as give encouraging and constructive feedback to applicants during and after the application process, subject to its volunteers’ availability.
If you are an expert by experience (a refugee or a migrant with direct, first-hand experience of issues and challenges of the UK asylum or immigration system), you can ask for an independent and confidential support for your job application from the Experts by Experience Employment Network. Please follow the link in the application pack to request support and they will confirm if they can match you with a mentor to support your application.
- see the Application Pack for more details.
Main duties and responsibilities
- Develop the advocacy team’s expertise in all of the ways our evidence can be used to effect change, including policy work both with the Home Office and NHS England who commission healthcare in immigration detention, parliamentary work, media work, and to contribute to strategic litigation, and how and when they interrelate.
- Understand and keep updated on what is happening with immigration detention policy, including matters that influence it, such as the literature on health issues of detainees, key legal judgements, inquests, reports by official monitors and parliamentary committees, responses to parliamentary questions, parliamentary debates, research produced by other organisations, and information that you glean from FOI requests.
- Keep abreast of the wider political context that may influence immigration and detention policy.
- Represent Medical Justice at external meetings and events.
- Participate in Home Office, NHS England and monitoring bodies’ stakeholder forums.
- Participate in formal and informal ad-hoc NGO groupings. - Work both reactively and pro-actively, identify opportunities for securing change and prioritise work according to its strategic importance as well as ‘return on investment’.
- Work with the Director and the Head of Casework to ensure ;
- Further develop Medical Justice’s Strategy and ensure that strategic objectives across the organisation are impactful, current and coherent.
- Developments that affect detention policy are shared within Medical Justice.
- Issues experienced in our casework are documented and used in our advocacy work.
- Our material is robust so that we maintain credibility as an organisation which is vital for our advocacy work as well as for the use of our medico-legal reports in clients’ individual legal cases.
- Develop the monitoring and evaluation framework for our advocacy work. - Facilitate the meaningful involvement of people with lived experience of detention Medical Justice advocacy work, including in its design and development.
- Line-manage the Parliamentary & Research Analyst and the Researcher, including providing support in terms of personal development/training and well-being. There will also be line-managing responsibilities for some periods of an individual on the Casework Trainee programme for people with lived experience, once it is introduced.
Research / line-management of the Researcher
- Consulting colleagues, other NGOs and lawyers to identify research projects that draw on medical evidence from our casework that would have the most impact, including carrying out research for strategic litigation and supporting such litigation.
- Collaborate with other organisations as appropriate.
- Lead the team in conducting research and provide periodic feedback of policy implications regarding the emerging findings to others within the organisation for consideration.
- Lead the team in the producing analysis of research and audits of our MLRs, writing up into required formats, including research reports, text for inclusion in policy work, submissions, witness statements, briefing papers for parliamentarians, and media articles.
- Together with colleagues, offer suitable material for peer review publication and contribute where appropriate to research carried out by medical professional bodies and others.
- Contribute to the further development of the Medical Justice datasystem and its functionality.
Policy work
- Carry out policy work with the Home Office, NHS England and their contractors – this may include responding to consultations, and challenging issues proactively.
- Build relationships with the Home Office, NHS England, and monitoring bodies – make sure Medical Justice is included in all relevant consultations and alert others if they have been missed out.
- Collaborate as much as is sensible with other organisations to get the best outcomes for people in detention.
Parliamentary work / line-management of the Parliamentary & Research Analyst
- Oversee our work as the secretariat for the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Immigration Detention, raising awareness of immigration detention amongst parliamentarians and priming them to take action. Work to ensure the APPG brings together parliamentarians with experts, NGOs, lawyers and people with lived experience to amplify our collective impact.
- Oversee the briefing of parliamentarians for challenging unjust policies, asking parliamentary questions, holding parliamentary debates, opposing parliamentary approval of harmful policy amendments, and assisting parliamentarians in tabling amendments to relevant Bills.
- Oversee submissions parliamentary committees to inquires they hold as well as the briefing of committee members and clerks.
Galvanise Medical professional organisations
1. Work with Royal Colleges, the British Medical Association and others to galvanise their communities, encouraging helpful evidence from them, and organising events with them.
Media
1. Work both with the Director and on your own to create mainstream and social media opportunities to promote the work of Medical Justice and the needed content.
General
- Provide reports for staff and/or trustees as requested.
- Respect and comply in full with Medical Justice patients’ confidentiality requirements and contribute to developing our own policy in this area.
- To work flexibly as a member of a team and the organisation and undertake other reasonable duties and responsibilities at the request of the Director.
- To assist the smooth running of the organisation, working with other Medical Justice staff and the trustees to meet overall objectives, including strategic and operational planning, participation in periodic appraisals, and contribute to organisational development. Also, attending and assisting with relevant events as appropriate.
- To promote Medical Justice policies including our equal opportunities and anti-discrimination policies.
- To be self servicing, to pro-actively share relevant information and expertise within the organisation, and to keep all records, statistics and qualitative information in accordance with Medical Justice policy and practice.
For more information about Medical Justice, this role, the Person Specification, Guidance notes for completing the application form, and the application form, please download the application pack
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you passionate about nature’s recovery in our cities and towns? Do you have expertise in urban ecology and knowledge of nature-based solutions to contemporary challenges? We are currently seeking a Senior Ecologist (Urban Nature Recovery) to deliver vital work protecting nature across our urban landscape.
Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust is one of 46 local, independent Wildlife Trusts and is the charity that works to make the environment of Birmingham and the Black Country (Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton) a better place for wildlife and people through conservation management, environmental education, advocacy, and community involvement.
As a wildlife charity serving a heavily urbanised area, a major element of our work is to provide the ecological evidence that supports the designation of wildlife sites and informs the protection of nature in the face of urban development.
This is an exciting and rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to nature’s protection and recovery in Birmingham and the Black Country. The post holder will undertake ecological survey and management planning work to underpin the protection of local wildlife of great value to people, communities and organisations across our region.
This will be a varied role that will include biodiversity survey and site assessment work, biodiversity net gain calculation, development of the Trust’s engagement with nature-based solutions, and advancing the organisation’s staff, members’, and partners’ understanding of urban ecology. The successful applicant will be very well-organised, with a high level of attention to detail, and used to prioritising a complex workload. You will have excellent ecological survey skills, and the confidence and ambition to affect conservation outcomes through the provision of high quality ecological evidence. Above all you will be driven by a commitment to see nature’s recovery across Birmingham and the Black Country’s urban landscape.
Flexible role, based in our offices within Birmingham, but with the option of working from home, as required. Some travel regionally and nationally; a full UK driving licence is required for this role.
Benefits include 28 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), a 7% employer contribution pension, flexible and hybrid working opportunities, an Employee Assistance Programme and working alongside a supportive and friendly group of nature lovers!
To find out more information or apply for the role, please click the APPLY button to be taken to our website, where full job details can be found.
This role will require the successful candidate to undertake a basic DBS check as part of the pre-employment checks.
Please note that we are not a UK visa sponsoring organisation. Therefore, you will need to be
able to demonstrate that you have the right to work in the UK if you wish to apply for this
role.
We are committed to ensuring transparent and non-discriminatory recruitment and employment. As a progressive charitable organisation, we champion equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristic.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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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!
Do you feel motivated to help victims of stalking?
Do you want to shape the future of our response to stalking and personal safety?
Do you have resilience and flexibility, to meet the demands this role brings, and enjoy working in a sharing and learning environment?
If yes, then read on.
ABOUT SUZY LAMPLUGH TRUST:
This post represents an opportunity for the right candidate to join the UK’s founding personal safety charity and leading authority on stalking.
The Suzy Lamplugh Trust was born out of the tragic story of Suzy Lamplugh, a 25-year-old estate agent who went missing whilst at work in 1986, was never found, and was eventually declared deceased in 1993. The Trust was set up in Suzy’s name and continues to be a pioneer in reducing the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression and violence - with a specific focus on stalking and harassment – through education, campaigning and support.
You will be working for a growing charity that delivers high value impact to those we train, those we educate, those we support and to the general public through our campaigning and policy work. Our Stalking Helpline offers support and advice to thousands of victims of stalking every year, while our bespoke advocacy teams work closely with partners and stakeholders across the Violence Against Women and Girls’ (VAWG) sector, the criminal justice system, and both statutory and non-statutory services to ensure our clients can live a live free from abuse and fear.
We are an organisation that has:
- been responsible for training over one million lone and frontline workers across all sectors in personal safety;
- campaigned heavily and played a pivotal role in driving changes in the law to better protect people across the UK; and
- supported over 75,000 victims and survivors of stalking since the inception of our National Stalking Helpline and stalking advocacy service.
ABOUT THE ROLE:
This role is about making a difference, supporting the most vulnerable, standing up against what is wrong, driving systemic change, and holding decision makers to account. We work hard so our beneficiaries sleep better at night, so families can reunite at the end of the working day, and so that victims of harassment and stalking are given the chance to regain control of their situations.
- As Director of Finance, HR and Governance, you will lead, continually improve and be held accountable for the Trust’s financial performance.
- You will have overall responsibility for HR and core areas of organisational support including IT, GDPR, and office administration.
- You will be a pivotal member of the Executive Team, providing strategic leadership in developing and managing Finance, HR and Governance.
- You will contribute to the implementation and delivery of the Trust’s strategy to secure long-term financial health and growth, enabling us to achieve our vision and mission.
Please read the attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details.
As an Equal Opportunities employer, the Trust strives to maintain a diverse and inclusive culture representative of the communities we seek to support.
WHAT WE OFFER IN RETURN:
In return for our staff’s commitment and dedication, we offer a range of benefits, including:
- Hybrid working (minimum 40% in the office)
- Flexitime Policy
- 28 days annual leave (which increases after 3 and 5 years to a maximum of 33 days pro rata) + public holiday
- Special leave for life events, such as 1 day off for moving house and a paid day off for your birthday
- Pension scheme with 5% employer contribution
- Health & Wellbeing App with access to advice, counselling, support and a wide range of discounts
- Occupational Sick Pay (which increases after 3 years)
- Cycle to Work scheme (cycle racks on site)
- Interest-free travel loan for annual season ticket
- Regular all-staff off-site meetings and events
DISCLAIMER: Applications without a covering letter will not be considered.
All applicants must have the legal right to work in the UK.
To reduce the risk and prevalence of abuse, aggression and violence - with a specific focus on stalking and harassment
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Are you an experienced events professional ready to apply your skills to positively impact the lives of children with cardiac conditions and their families?
Charity People are partnering with Children's Heart Unit Fund (Chuf) to find a new Events Fundraiser to raise vital income to support the essential work they do. A Northeast Charity of the Year award winner, Chuf has fantastic support across the region.
Salary: £25,000 – £33,000 per annum
Contract: Full-time, permanent position, 37.5 hours a week
Benefits: 25 days + bank holidays increasing with long service, 5% employer pension contribution, full flexible working between 6am-11pm, holiday buy back scheme up to 5 days, plus more
Culture: Exceptional! Flexible, life and family-friendly
About the charity:
Chuf supports heart Heroes and their families; “for hearts, for families for life”. They do this through supporting innovative research, providing equipment, facilities, and aftercare, and offering services to support both the physical and mental health.
Working across the Children’s Heart Unit at Freeman Hospital and the six district hospitals across the Northeast of England their aim is to help where the NHS can’t, providing support to these children and their families as soon as they require specialist care.
Chuf has a phenomenal culture, they are a values-led charity, and the values of being always there, championing the little things, committing to doing the right thing, and being a place for everyone underpin all that they do.
About the role:
Chuf are looking for an Events Fundraiser to join their lovely collaborative fundraising team. You’ll work with the Director of Fundraising and Operations to develop their events strategy and offering and grow events fundraising to raise awareness and support for Chuf. You’ll plan and deliver a wide range of Chuf events, working with the fundraising team to ensure you meet objectives, raise funds, and provide an excellent experience for supporters.
The Events Fundraiser will also provide excellent supporter service to all enquiries from members of the public via phone, mail, in person and online to encourage their support. You’ll feed into social media contributing to successful online awareness and fundraising. You’ll also build and manage relationships with suppliers and gift in kind fundraisers through correspondence, phone calls, invitations and visits.
About you:
This opportunity would really suit a highly organised, and relationship focussed events pro with bags of energy and top-notch communication skills. You’ll be an organised self-starter who can think and act strategically, as well as plan and deliver activity, you’ll have the confident to work with the rest of the team and be collaborative in your approach.
To apply for this role, we'd love to see you showcasing:
· Experience in large scale event management
· The ability to develop sustainable positive relationships with key stakeholders
· Demonstrable experience of managing projects and balancing multiple critical priorities.
· Demonstrable successful project management skills, including effective time management
· Excellent attention to detail and commitment to high standards of work.
Most importantly, you’ll be passionate about making a difference in the lives of the children and families that Chuf supports.
If you’re excited about this role like we are, please send a profile or copy of your CV to Ellen Drummond and Priya Vencatasawmy at Charity People who will fill you in on next steps.
Deadline to apply: 9am Monday 12th August
Interviews: between Monday 19th and Wednesday 21st August (to take into account summer holidays)
Charity People actively promote equality, diversity and inclusion. We match charity needs with skills and experience of candidates, irrespective of age, disability (including hidden disabilities), gender, gender identity or gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, or sexual orientation. We do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater results for the charities we work with.
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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!
OPPORTUNITY
This is a unique opportunity for an astute, super-efficient, fast learner to join the first international climate campaign organisation focused on the steel sector, one of the largest and least-challenged drivers of climate change. We are seeking a dynamic executive assistant who can effectively support the leadership team management in a fast-moving and developing organisation.
ABOUT THE ORGANISATION
SteelWatch is a new international civil society organisation established in June 2023, driving corporate accountability in the steel sector and urgent climate action. Our vision is a steel sector that underpins a thriving zero-emissions economy. Our priority is for the steel industry to get on track for a 1.5 degree warming trajectory this side of 2030.
ABOUT THE ROLE
As a member of the first international climate NGO specialising in steel decarbonisation, you will work with other SteelWatch team members located across Asia-Pacific, Africa and Europe. The Executive Assistant will be a vital team member, providing critical, executive administrative support to enable the Executive Director and SteelWatch Leadership team to operate effectively. The duties associated with the role will evolve significantly as SteelWatch evolves. The Executive Assistant reports to the Executive Director.
Key Responsibilities
The role is focused on supporting the Executive Director and SteelWatch Leadership team on a number of tasks, not limited to:
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Manage diaries, schedule appointments, set up meetings, adapting to priorities.
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Organise and book travel arrangements according to diary needs and internal policies.
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Arrange and prepare for meetings with external partners, allies, donors and industry meetings, handling logistics (timing, location, travel, virtual arrangements)
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Draft supporting materials (e.g., presentations) and assist with minute-taking, ensuring team input.
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Track and manage written communication with key external contacts, including funder updates.
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This role will also support several core governance and operational activities, not limited to:
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Support the Supervisory Board and Management Board in effective decision-making by ensuring clear agendas, logistical support in organising these meetings, plus minute taking, sign-off and circulation.
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Assist with key organisational processes and tasks, collaborating closely with the Operations Lead and team members on new staff recruitment, contracting and onboarding processes.
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Support research and delivery against organisational goals, monitor Director expenditure, manage system and IT tool access for staff and consultants, and maintain filing and other administrative systems.
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Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The ideal candidate will bring a proactive, creative and tactful approach to making logistics and relationships run smoothly in a busy, evolving, international organisation. They will maintain the highest professional standards and possess strong interpersonal communication skills. In addition to a great eye for detail and persistence, the ideal candidate will have the ability to navigate ambiguity and drive action forward in a fluid context and will enjoy doing so. Additionally, they will have enthusiasm for a start-up culture, demonstrating a willingness to lean into each other’s roles and support team members as needed.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Location: The position is remote, and the location should be in a time zone within two hours of Central European Time. The UK location is a benefit. You must have the right to work in your location, and you will be employed in that country. SteelWatch is unable to support any visa application process.
Work environment: The work is mainly remote, although some face-to-face meetings are essential, within Europe. Working hours are flexible. Team members are currently located in Japan, the UK, Spain, Germany and the Netherlands, and the team will continue to grow internationally. There will be some early mornings or evenings to accommodate interactions across time zones, with the flexibility to adjust your weekly schedule accordingly. Travel will be required to collaborate with allies and meet the team in person.
Terms and salary: The role is expected to be long-term and managed via an Employer of Record. The initial contract will be for 12 months, if feasible, within local employment regulations. While we envision this as a full-time role, we are open to other options (minimum 60% unless a job share). Please specify your preference in your application, and if part-time, state the number of days per week.
The UK salary for this position is in the range of £28,000 to £34,000 per annum, pro rata, based on experience. Comparable salaries in other countries are based on market rates.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
We understand the power of diversity in driving better results. Every new addition to our team represents an opportunity for SteelWatch to embrace fresh perspectives and innovative approaches. We aim to make SteelWatch an inclusive, nurturing, and imaginative workplace, committed to equal opportunities for all. We invite applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to differences in gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, and cultural identity, especially from those underrepresented in the climate movement. Please let us know if you need accommodations or support during the application process.
CODE OF ETHICS
All SteelWatch team members, consultants, and supervisory board members are required to adhere to SteelWatch’s Code of Ethics.
Our Mission is to turbo-charge the transformation to a decarbonised steel sector that enables the environment, communities and workers to thrive.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Leading on the development of content for our new online educational programme
Digital Education Coordinator
Permanent contract
Part-time, 25 hours per week
Hybrid role, Aylesbury HQ
Salary £26,000 per annum, pro-rata (£18,571 per annum, actual)
Are you looking to use your digital and creative skills? Are you looking for a new challenge in a dynamic and supportive team?
We are looking for someone to join our Services team to help us deliver and grow our online modular educational programme for health care professionals. Applicants will need a can-do attitude, great organisational skills and be ready to develop strong relationships with a whole range of clinical experts. You will have a strong eye for detail and the ability to stay focused while being approachable.
This is the perfect role for someone who has experience of:
- Developing or delivering information and educational content online
- Working with healthcare professionals
- Using learning management systems
Lymphoma Action is an employer of choice, with staff receiving excellent benefits such as life assurance, an employee assistance programme, flexible working, generous holiday entitlement and enhanced entitlements to sick pay and maternity leave. Download the Recruitment Pack to find out more.
We are the UK’s only charity dedicated to lymphoma, the UK’s fifth most common cancer. We’ve been providing expert information and wide-ranging support for more than 35 years, helping thousands of people affected by lymphoma.
We have developed a great working culture that focuses on our key values, as well as prioritising a creative, inclusive and supportive environment.
This is a hybrid role, offering the flexibility of office-based and home-working. There will be some need to come into the office, so proximity to Aylesbury would be an advantage.
Closing date: Friday 2 August, 12pm
Interviews: Thursday 15 August
Interested?
If you would like to find out more, please click the apply button. You will be directed to our website to complete your application for this position.
We actively welcome applications that will help increase the diversity of our workforce, welcoming applications from those with disabilities and from minority groups and from different backgrounds and experiences.
Please note that applicants need to be resident in the UK and have the right to work in the UK.
No agencies please.
We're seeking a skilled and dedicated individual to join our team as a Youth Opportunities Coordinator. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with proven experience of working with young people, and for a candidate who is ready to stretch their skills and develop further into a specialist role.
In this role, you will play a vital role in designing, implementing and coordinating activities for the Young People’s Opportunity Programme with young people within our accommodation services in Greenwich.
Your mission: to support and empower young people to develop the lifelong tools they need to lead fulfilling lives outside the confines of traditional services.
About the Role:
Defined and developed through best practice, our Youth Opportunities Program has been developed to initiate and support the process of change through workshops and sessions, such as art and arts for therapy, sport & health as well as wellbeing and life skills.
The program has elements which are accredited and tailored specifically towards moving NEET young people into employment, training and education.
As the Coordinator, you will be developing and delivering programs within services alongside the frontline support team and working with the wider Opportunities team to build new content and share sessions which have achieved the best results.
About you:
- You bring experience working with young people who struggle with change and motivation.
- Your toolkit includes practical skills in motivation and coaching young people.
- Your approach is creative, analytical, trauma-informed and rooted in person-centred ways of working.
- You can creatively inspire opportunities for our young people to thrive and to develop to their highest potential.
- Can multi-task and manage working under pressure.
- Strong team-working and interpersonal skills, maintaining a collaborative approach to supporting young people achieve the outcomes and goals we support them to set for themselves.
About us:
Single Homeless Project is a London-wide charity. Our vision is of a society where everyone has a place to call home and the chance to live a fulfilling life.
We help single Londoners by preventing homelessness, providing support and accommodation, promoting wellbeing, enhancing opportunity, and being a voice for change. From supporting people in crisis to helping people take the final steps towards independence and employment, we make a difference to 10,000 lives every year across all 32 boroughs.
We offer you more than a job; we offer you a chance to be part of a compassionate, driven team that's committed to making a real difference in people's lives. You'll have the opportunity to lead, co-create, and inspire change while enjoying a collaborative, growth-oriented environment.
Join us in creating a brighter, more hopeful future for individuals in need.
Important Info:
Closing Date: Sunday 17th August midnight
Interview Date: Thursday 29th August
This post will require an Enhanced DBS check to be processed for the successful applicant.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Location: Home-based with regular travel to the London office
Job Type: Full time, 37.5 hours
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary: £27,646.92 - £30,718.8
There’s never been a better time to join the team! Our client have launched an ambitious new strategy – and they want you to be part of it. There are loads of reasons to love cycling, even if you’re not someone who cycles. From cutting pollution, to making us healthier and happier, cycling can help us all thrive.
Our client want everyone to enjoy the benefits cycling offers to people and the planet. They’ll be sharing more information on their strategy soon but, it will focus on encouraging more short journeys by bike; promoting cycling as a popular, enjoyable, and safe activity for everyone; and striving to make every cycling experience a great one. Go with them on their journey and help them have more impact than ever before!
This role will support their member communication including leading on planning and delivering CycleClips, their weekly member email, and their thematic newsletters. Working closely with commercial colleagues, you will support marketing campaigns for member acquisition, fundraising and promoting exciting products like their popular off-road routes. Using your digital marketing expertise, you will play a supporting role on their behaviour change programmes to help identify and sign-up people to relevant programmes.
Tell them why you are the person to drive impact in this capacity. Explore the attached job description for full details on this exciting opportunity. Complete the application form expressing why you are the right candidate for this opening. Focus on gearing your supporting statement to exemplify how your skills and experience match the requirements of the role, directly referring to the person specification. This enables the selection panel to assess your relative strengths against the specified criteria.
They are an inclusive organisation and would particularly welcome applications from candidates from a broad range of backgrounds. They strongly believe that diversity strengthens their work. If you are already passionate about cycling, that’s great, many of them are too! But if you are simply really excellent at what you do, no matter what your background, that is what matters most.
Applications close at 9:00am on Friday, 07 August 2024. Interviews will be taking place 14 August 2024.
You may also have experience in the following: Communications Officer, Internal Communications, CRM, Marketing Assistant, Marketing Executive, Marketing Officer, Communications Executive, Communications, Public Relations manager, PR Manager, Marketing Management etc
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Benefits: Read more about the excellent benefits we offer on our profile page
Contract type: Fixed term contract up to 31 March 2027
Travel: Although you will be based in the Cardiff office, travel will be required within the region approximately 3-4 times per month.
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Join us and use your skills, knowledge, passion and energy to help us achieve a future free from arthritis.
Do you have good practical experience of working alongside volunteers? Could you use your knowledge of volunteering best practice to help provide our volunteers with the best possible experience. If yes, you might want to consider joining our new Volunteer Experience Team based in 5 locations across the UK. We have exciting opportunities within our new Volunteer Experience Team to recruit new Volunteer Experience Coordinators as part of our 3-year sustainability plan in which we aim to expand and empower our network of volunteers delivering services to people with arthritis.
Our new Volunteer Experience Team is based within our People and Culture Directorate which delivers all our people related services across the Charity. We work together to ensure that Versus Arthritis is a great place to work and volunteer and that everyone feels, engaged, motivated, supported, valued and included and able to do their best for people with arthritis.
About the role
Our Volunteer Experience Coordinators provide best practice guidance at a local level to Versus Arthritis volunteers. Over the next three years you’ll be supporting the growth and diversification of our volunteer force and introducing new sustainable products (including digital) and processes to support them.
In this role, you will focus on empowering our volunteers by ensuring they receive a high-quality experience through forging relationships with them and ensuring they have what they need to carry out their volunteer roles. For example, you’ll be triaging queries, inducting and supporting new volunteers, delivering workshops particularly around digital awareness and competency, and encouraging networking between volunteers.
About you
If your knowledge, skills and experience include the following then we’d love to hear from you:
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Great spoken, written and presentation skills.
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Ability to adapt communication style to audience.
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Ability to assimilate information and help drive forward change.
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Ability to build positive relationships quickly and to facilitate interactions between individuals and groups of people.
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Good IT knowledge and ability to share information with others.
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Ability to manage competing priorities and changing requirements.
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Strong collaborative team player as well as able to work effectively on own initiative.
*As a hybrid worker the expectation is that you will spend around 40% of your working time in our office spaces or working in community settings. As an inclusive employer we will consider home-based working for anyone where office-based hybrid working would be a barrier to being able to work for us, for example for someone living with a long-term health condition or disability.
Benefits
Your excellent benefits include:
- Flexible hours, environments and working practices to promote a healthy work/life balance.
- Health and wellbeing support – including the Employee Assistance Programme (free confidential 24/7 support with mental health, legal and financial queries).
- Simplyhealth cash plan.
- Supportive and inclusive culture, with a wide range of employee networks and support groups available to join.
- Learning and personal development opportunities.
- Competitive annual leave, with the option to buy/sell up to five days per year.
- Generous pension plan, with employer contribution of up to 10%.
- Life Assurance plan (4 x salary).
Application deadline and shortlisting
- We advise candidates to apply early as we reserve the right to close applications ahead of this date.
- Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
We do not wish to receive contact from agencies or media sales.
Interview
Interviews expected: in the week commencing Monday 12 August using Microsoft Teams
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee you will be offered an interview if you disclose a disability and demonstrate sufficient evidence within your application that you meet the essential criteria for this role. We will also make any reasonable adjustments you may require for your interview.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
ABOUT US
The Woodland Trust is the UK’s leading woodland conservation charity. We want to see a world where trees and woods thrive for people and nature. The Trust engages and inspires people to make their difference tackling the nature and climate crisis helping protect, restore and create our vital woods and trees.
THE ROLE
The Tree Equity Officer will lead on our vision that by 2030 we would like to see the added protection of existing trees and en route to 1 million more trees established in Scotland’s urban areas that currently have a low Tree Equity Score (TES). They will be responsible for establishing and developing partnerships with others to deliver exemplar projects across Scotland that demonstrate and communicate benefits of improving TES. The Tree Equity Officer will Advocate to embed use of TES in Local Area Plans/LA strategy of city authorities and encourage city authorities to raise funding for improving TES in their cities.
As part of the Scotland Team, they will be responsible for working together collaboratively with other colleagues across the Trust to develop and oversee the delivery of a Tree Equity strategy. They will work with policy and advocacy colleagues to influence local and national government and others to embed Tree Equity as a tool to inform and direct urban forestry and green space delivery and preferably embed within policy.
This is a Hybrid working role, where you’ll work part of your time at home and part of the time from one of our Regional Offices based in Edinburgh, Scotland. Our Hybrid Working Policy is flexible, and the frequency of time spent in your contracted office will vary across teams and job roles.
THE CANDIDATE
You will have excellent knowledge, experience and passion for urban forestry and/or urban green infrastructure. You will also have experience and understanding of the operation of local government and planning. You’ll be able to inspire and influence others to promote and embed Tree Equity delivery.
A key part of this roles requires programme and project management skills and experience in developing strategies and plans to deliver outcomes, particularly in urban greenspace.
You will have the ability to collaborate with other teams and colleagues to develop and lead the delivery of a Tree Equity strategy to ensure woods and trees are valued and recognised in key policies and decisions at a national level. You’ll have great research and analytical skills being able to communicate and tailor complex information to different audiences, building positive relationships internally and externally using your skills to influence stakeholders.
Our Organisational Nature enables us to better understand what it means to be part of the Woodland Trust, empowering us to make an impact, every day. We want you to be able to role model our values; ‘Grow Together’, ‘Focus’, ‘Explore’ and ‘Make it Count’ to ensure each of us plays our part in helping to protect, restore and create our woods and trees.
WHAT TO EXPECT BY JOINING A TEAM AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
There’s no other organisation like the Woodland Trust. Joining the team, you will be making your contribution to tackling the nature and climate crisis. In return, we recognise and value our people. You'll have our full support, training and opportunities for professional development, along with a contributory pension, life assurance, good holiday allowance and the opportunity to work flexibly from home.
OUR COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY & INCLUSION
At the Woodland Trust, we want to reflect and represent the full richness of diversity in the UK. Fewer of our employees are Black, Asian or minority ethnic; disabled; from lower socio-economic backgrounds or under 25; so we are particularly keen to receive your application if you are from one or more of these groups. We can also discuss anything you may need to achieve your full potential at any stage of the process. We assess your application solely on your demonstrated suitability for the job. Nothing else.
To ensure anonymised recruitment, if you have uploaded your CV, shortlisting panels do not see your CV until shortlisting has been completed. Before submitting your application, please ensure you have completed the supporting information section with details of experiences that clearly evidence as many aspects of the job description as possible.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. If you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
Interviews will be held via Teams on Wednesday 21st August and Thursday 22nd August.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Utilities Administrator
Job type – Permanent
Salary - £26,478
Location – Hybrid role (Office and Home working) Candidate to be based at any of the following locations Birmingham Derby or Nottingham.
Who we are:
We are a national social justice charity with more than 50 years' experience of changing lives, building stronger communities and reducing crime. We house and support over 2000 disadvantage young people and adults across England and Wales and you could now help us make an even bigger impact going forward.
What we are looking for:
An experienced Utilities Administrator to lead and be responsible for the management and administration of the utilities in Nacro Housing’s residential properties including gas and electricity, water and council tax accounts along with managing other accounts.
This will include problem solving, devising and implementing solutions through the postholder developing new processes and good practice to improve efficiency and reduce expenditure.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Trouble shooting on problems in relation to utilities management, especially gas and electricity supplies, changing ineffective ways of working to deliver effective and sustainable processes.
- Establish and lead on regular meetings and develop an effective working relationship with Nacro’s contracted energy management company to hold it accountable and to maximise benefits to Nacro in relation to gas and electricity supplies.
- Provide progress reports for the Head of Housing on utilities management issues as required.
- Ensuring an accurate list of properties is maintained and updated, reconciling existing property databases, ensure changes are appropriately communicated.
- Liaison with energy companies to manage and administer, meter changes/replacements
- Ensuring gas and electricity meter readings are collected by local operational teams, then collated and passed to energy companies.
- Directing and liaison with energy companies on queries and issues relating to energy accounts and meters.
We are ready and waiting to receive your online application.
If you have any questions or would like to have an informal chat regarding the role, please contact Paul Phillips - Head of Property & Asset Management. Email:
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Purpose of the Job:
This role is within our crisis alternative service – Safe Space - which is an out of hours service providing a safe and welcoming space for people who are feeling distressed and experiencing crisis. The service operates 365 days a year from 12:00pm(midday)-11:30pm across all of our boroughs. The shift pattern for this role is 4:30-11:30pm. This will be on a rota basis across support workers.
Staff within the service will provide person-centred, practical and emotional support, face to face or via telephone on a one-to-one or group basis to individuals experiencing mental health crisis. This will consist of 1:1 support; de-escalating and providing interventions, signposting for specialised or longer-term support, and delivering collaborative self-management plans with clients to improve mental wellbeing. The aim of this service is to de-escalate and prevent further crises.
The objectives of the service include:
- To improve the mental wellbeing of people experiencing mental health crisis in HFEH.
- To provide support to clients accessing the service- for instance: signposting, de-escalation, planned wellbeing activities etc.
- To contribute to an improvement in individual mental wellbeing.
- To remain a source of independent support for all clients.
- To treat service users with respect, dignity and personalised support
- To raise awareness of mental health services available with the goal to improve long term mental health and reduce social isolation
- To increase self-management skills of those accessing the service
- To reduce the use of police, ambulance and statutory mental health services whilst experiencing crisis.
- To reduce the use of statutory crisis services by people experiencing mental ill health without positive outcomes for the individual.
Key Responsibilities:
- Providing a person centred and recovery orientated approach in all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Promoting people’ rights and responsibilities
- Working collaboratively with clients to understand their needs and developing flexible and realistic crisis support packages/person centred plans
- Listening to clients and encouraging positive steps towards self-management of crisis and recovery
- Providing advice, information, practical and emotional support to clients
- Proactively recognising the indicators of deteriorating mental health and facilitate appropriate action, whilst liaising with relevant agencies e.g. CATT, Emergency Duty Teams, CMHTS, etc
- Engaging with clients to show empathy, inspire hope and promote recovery
- Establishing supportive, empowering and respectful relationships with clients and carers/ family
You will have:
- Minimum of 1 year working in mental health services and with clients experiencing mental health distress and crisis
- Experience of managing challenging behaviour and dealing with clients with complex needs
- Experience of managing safeguarding risks and understanding legal requirements for safeguarding adults and children
- Evidence of continual professional development
- Understanding of the Recovery Model in mental health
- Understanding of the principles of trauma informed care
- Understanding of suicide prevention and safety planning
- Understanding of the relationship between mental health and social issues and how these issues may impact on physical, mental and emotional wellbeing
- Understanding of relevant legislation and policies
- Awareness of issues in mental health service provision
- A good understanding of mental health conditions
- Experience of working with vulnerable individuals
- Creative and flexible approach to working with individuals
- Ability to deal with stressful and difficult situations in a calm manner and de-escalate challenging situations
Benefits of working with us:
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays per year, increasing by 1 day per full year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days) [pro rata].
- Employee Rewards and Benefits Platform/Wellness Hub (Perkbox)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Flexible working
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) including free counselling sessions
- Paid time off for medical appointments
- Training and personal development opportunities
- Access to shared resources and training opportunities via Mind Federated Network
How to apply:
Please provide your CV, and a cover letter demonstrating how you meet the requirements of the Person Specification (see JD attached) and why you want this role.
We are an equal opportunities employer; and are proud to employ a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons from all backgrounds.
HFEH Mind are committed to creating and fostering a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk. Our safer recruitment practices support this by ensuring that there is a consistent and thorough process of obtaining, collating, analysing and evaluating information from and about candidates to ensure that all persons appointed are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults.
Post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.