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Community Catalysts is a well-established, social enterprise working across the UK to make sure that people who need care and support to live their lives can get help in ways, times and places that suit them.
We see the world differently and celebrate the strength of people and community. We know how to help local people help other local people and we bring our values, creativity and passion to everything we do.
Our primary role is to work as a catalyst within communities to build on the strengths of people, communities, and organisations to ensure that people who need support to live their lives can be part of strong, inclusive, communities with real opportunities to connect, create and contribute.
We use our expertise to help communities, organisations, authorities, and policy makers to deliver the transformational change in services or systems needed to make this a reality.
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary person to lead our efforts in driving forward development and innovation initiatives.
As the Director of Development and Innovation you will be responsible for leading strategic development activities, working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to identify new opportunities, and overseeing the implementation of innovative solutions that align with our mission and objectives.
This role requires a creative thinker with a strong background in product and business development, project management, stakeholder engagement, and a passion for making a positive impact in the health and care sector.
You will have the opportunity to use your skills and experience to develop and enhance all aspects of our work to increase our impact and reach and shape the future direction of the organisation as a whole.
This is an exciting time to join Community Catalysts. We are growing and reaching more people and places. If you share our vision and values and would like to be part of our dynamic team, we would love to hear from you.
Home based with a UK-wide remit and some travel including overnight stays required.
Closing date for applications is 5pm on Monday 2nd September 2024.
Interviews will consist of a one-hour Teams presentation/discussion on Tuesday 10th September 2024 and an in-person interview in Birmingham on either Monday 16th September 2024 or Tuesday 17th September 2024. We welcome applications from people from all sections of the community.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Role
As a Practice Consultant, you will proactively support your Head and line manager, demonstrating leadership and a strong, supportive role in your team’s contribution to delivering the provision of high-quality support in strategic and operational environments. You will be skilled and confident about building high-trust relationships, contributing to securing a strong network across the UK and quality within our accreditation services.
You will take responsibility for motivating yourself and will build a wide skill set both personally and within the team, sharing expertise and encouraging everyone to work at their best together. Practice Consultants act as a critical friend to local areas and services, supporting, advising and guiding them through a combination of free and paid-for expert support. You will build relationships with national partners and local areas to develop coordinated, dynamic responses to domestic abuse and related safeguarding issues, seeing the whole picture for each family member to keep people safe sooner.
In order to complement our existing expertise in the Practice team, we would be particularly interested to hear from applicants with backgrounds in domestic abuse, criminal justice, health and social work.
This is a fixed-term role until June 2025 with the possibility of extension, and we will consider full-time and part-time hours.
Benefits
- 34 days’ holiday, including public holidays
- Eyecare vouchers
- Employee assistance programme
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Individual learning budget
- Flexible working, e.g., compressed hours
- Pension scheme with 4% employer contribution
- Clinical supervision
- Enhanced sick pay
- Restorative practice training
- Cycle-to-work scheme
- Childcare vouchers
- Holiday purchase scheme to buy up to an additional 5 days
- Professional development fund
- Time off in lieu
If this challenge sounds as exciting to you as it does to us and you believe you have the qualities we have described, please take a look over the job description and submit a 500-word cover letter and CV.
Closing date: 9am on Monday 12th August 2024.
SafeLives is a committed provider of equal opportunities for all; please see our job description for full details.
No agencies, please.
Communications and Fundraising Coordinator
The new role of Communications and Fundraising Coordinator will be the first role in PDA Society which is exclusively dedicated to increasing our sustainability.
Position: Communications and Fundraising Coordinator
Location: Home-based with occasional prearranged in-person meetings
Hours: Part-time, 30 hours per week (hours may be worked flexibly over a minimum of 4 days a week)
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £15.87 an hour (Actual salary £24,757 - FTE £28,883)
Benefits: 4% employers' contribution to pension (can be uplifted to 6% with increased employee contributions), truly flexible working in an organisation that understands and values neurodivergence and carers responsibilities.
Closing date: 5pm on 14th August
Interviews: 27th August 2024
About the role:
Supported by our Communications and Community Manager, you will play a key part in our fundraising and communications and developing how we talk about the impact of our work.
Key areas of responsibility include:
· Ensure our social media and email communications are welcoming, informative and useful for the PDA community.
· Build relationships with trusts and grant-giving organisations and write successful funding applications that help us to grow.
· Develop the communications around our training offer and demonstrate to different audiences how our training could help them with the challenges they are facing.
· Grow the number of individuals who make regular donations by developing the journey people take to become donors and ensuring that all donors know the difference they are making through their generosity.
· Provide digital support and stewardship for community fundraising events, making sure that people who raise money for us feel valued and know the difference they are making.
About you:
We're looking for an excellent communicator and copywriter who is confident crafting engaging messaging for various audiences, has incredible attention to detail, and cares about the difference we are trying to make as a charity. You’ll be able to work autonomously in a remote environment, and in exchange, you’ll get to work with a friendly and supportive team who will be committed to seeing you thrive.
We welcome applications from individuals with experience in fundraising, communications, and marketing, or candidates who have relevant transferable skills. The first stage of the application is anonymous and allows you to demonstrate the skills you would bring to the role.
About the organisation:
The PDA Society is the only specialist PDA charity in the UK. We provide information, support and training about PDA for individuals, families and professionals. Our goal is to try and make life better for PDA people and their families – we believe that happy, autonomous lives are possible. Our strong commitment to research underpins every step we take towards improving understanding, support and outcomes for PDA people in the future.
You may also have experience in areas such as: Communications, Marketing, Marketing and Communications, Fundraising, Campaigning, Digital Marketing, Digital Communications, Communications Officer, Marketing Officer, Marketing and Communications Officer, Fundraising Officer, Digital Marketing Officer, Digital Communications Officer, Fundraising, Fundraiser.
PLEASE NOTE: This role is being advertised by NFP People on behalf of the organisation.
A fantastic opportunity has arisen to join our Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team as Legacy and In Memory Manager.
The Legacy and In Memory Manager will be responsible for growing Legacy and In Memory income to meet agreed annual targets. You will inspire people to give, developing and implementing a strategic cultivation and stewardship programme, building upon, and expanding YHA’s successes to date.
This is a hybrid role, with the post holder expected to be in the office on agreed dates.
What can YHA offer you?
YHA is somewhere a little different, certainly not your average office. YHA offers a fantastic benefits package including:
- We pay £34,664 - 38,000 per annum - this is a full time (37.5 hrs / week) role.
- You will get access to YHA’s staff discount and cash back portal.
- Free YHA Membership each year.
- 10 nights free hostel stays per year for you and up to 3 friends or family.
There’s lots more benefits to working for YHA so please visit our YHA Jobs website to find out more.
What will you be doing?
Working with the Fundraising and Supporter Engagement Team you will be:
- Working with the Senior Individual Giving Manager to develop, manage, and plan to grow Legacy and In Memory donations.
- Ensuring all materials produced are accurate and compliant with relevant data protection, charity, gift aid legislation and the Fundraising Regulator’s Code of Fundraising Practice.
- Representing and protecting the charity’s interests in the administration of Legacies, in line with Probate Law, Estate Administration Law, Institute of Legacy Management best practice and Charity Commission guidelines. Keeping abreast of all developments in legislation and regulatory control which cover Legacy and in memory fundraising activity.
- Liaising with the Senior Individual Giving Manager to shape, plan and deliver a Legacy and In-Memory strategy that delivers income growth, maximising the conversion of donors into Legacy Pledgers.
- Supporting other teams and members, undertake activities, develop reports in a timely manner and in line with best practices.
- Developing and assisting in a programme of training around legacies and reporting.
What Skills and Experience do you need?
- Experience of developing and implementing a Legacy and In Memory strategy, marketing activity and supporter engagement
- Experience of cultivating supporters through to a Legacy ask
- Experience of developing and delivering stewardship plans for enquirers, donors and legators
- Experience of developing and implementing legacy marketing plans
- Experience of working with and managing external agencies
- Experience of delivering Legacy cultivation events
- Experience of reporting and analysing
- Experience of using specialist Legacy databases and/or a CRM database and legacy administration
- Experience of charity law in relation to Legacies, Gift aid, and information management
- Speaking confidently to supporters and colleagues about legacies
- An understanding of YHA, its Charitable Objects and the sector
- An understanding of the importance of confidentiality and handling sensitive information
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Packages (e-mail, word processing and spreadsheets)
- Flexible approach to working, including some weekend working and occasional visits to the network. Ability to travel across the network and to stay overnight when delivering supporter events
- Results focused whilst displaying integrity in own behaviour and dealings with others
- Proactive self-starter, with the ability to work on own initiative
We value lived experience just as much as previous skills and knowledge. We offer a robust induction, ongoing training, and further development, however, some of our roles will have further skills requirements.
How do you apply?
Submit your CV and complete the application form (it’s a short one, we promise!). Please also attach a cover letter / personal statement as part of the application process.
If you need any assistance, please visit the contact page on the YHA Jobs website and someone from the team will help you.
PLEASE NOTE All relevant checks are in place to ensure safeguarding and legal requirements of safer recruitment are adhered to.
Enrich the lives of all, especially young people, by providing brilliant hostel stays and experiences that improve physical health & mental wellbeing.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
The Third Age Trust is seeking to appoint a Learning Officer to support learning across the u3a movement. The post will be focused on growing the national & online learning provisions, in a way that serves and supports local u3a activity.
This is an exciting time for the u3a movement, with many members open to new ways of learning. The Learning Officer will support the development of our online learning provision, enabling the sharing of resources and networking between members. They will also facilitate national learning events and projects. Prospective candidates will be confident in their ability to use digital software and be able to support members to access new technologies. The person will be a key link between stakeholders within the movement including volunteers and external partners. Working with the Learning Manager and Member Services Team to deliver the learning programme and achieve u3a objectives.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
We are seeking a Fundraising Officer to join the Foundation during an exciting period of growth. You will work as part of a small team to deliver our fundraising strategy – we aim to grow fundraised income to £1 million annually by 2027 to fund vital work across the Peak District. This is a key role within the Foundation and is a great opportunity for someone wanting to build experience across all areas of fundraising, as well as grant-making.
About Us
The Peak District is the UK’s oldest National Park and has a special place in so many people’s hearts. But the Park is in crisis. We need to restore threatened habitats, create bigger and better homes for wildlife, protect our cultural heritage and inspire the next generation of nature champions to protect the park in the future. The reality of climate change means that repairing our natural landscapes is more important and urgent than ever.
The Peak District Foundation is an independent charity which works to create a Peak District which is thriving for nature and people and is protected for future generations. We are building a community of supporters who are working with us to protect and improve the Peak District for everyone, forever.
About the Role
This role is an opportunity to develop your fundraising skills and gain experience across a broad range of incomes streams while also providing essential administrative support across our small charity. You will support the Director and Fundraising Manager with fundraising from grant makers, individual donors and corporate partnerships. You will already have strong digital skills and will take the lead on developing our digital fundraising through expanding the effectiveness and reach of our social media. You will oversee the administration of our Peak Partners scheme for businesses and lead on signing up new bronze and silver level partners. You will also lead on community fundraising - supporting individuals and groups who want to fundraise for the Foundation. The role will also include helping to distribute much-needed grants to projects across the National Park.
This role would be ideally suited to someone with a digital communications background who wants to develop skills in fundraising, or an individual with some fundraising or sales experience who is looking to move into the environmental sector. You will be a confident communicator and willing to muck in and be a key part of our small friendly team.
The role is advertised as full time, but we are open to part-time applicants (see job pack for further details).
To create a Peak District which is thriving for nature and people and is protected for generations to come.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Slavery is the fastest growing crime in the world. There are thought to be 50 million people enslaved worldwide and, based on our own research using police data, more than 100,000 victims in the UK alone.
Justice & Care is an anti-slavery organisation working internationally to address slavery and human trafficking, provide release and care for victims, dismantle criminal networks and bring perpetrators to justice. It works to protect communities at risk from traffickers and spark systemic change by working with policy makers and other key stakeholders.
Our Purpose: Joining forces to end modern slavery.
Our Mission: By bringing together specialists, we work to prevent slavery, to release and care for victims, to uncover and dismantle criminal networks and to spark systemic change.
Our Values: As an organisation we have a set of core values that underpin and inform all we do:
• We are collaborative
• We are courageous
• We are experts
• We are relentless
• We are pioneering
This role
We are recruiting for a new role providing EA support to the CEO and administrative support across the organisation.
Justice and Care is at an exciting moment with the imminent launch of a new ten-year strategy and this role will be a key part of our team and play a vital role in helping us achieve our vision.
This role will report to the Head of HR but will provide EA support to the CEO and ad hoc support to other members of the Senior Leadership Team. The role will provide administrative support across the organisation so will get to work alongside all teams.
Your main responsibilities will include;
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High volume diary management for the CEO and providing ad hoc diary support for other members of the Senior Leadership Team.
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Management of Board meetings including coordinating dates, venues and preparing and circulating Board reports.
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Office Management including liaising with suppliers / brokers, relationship management with office landlord and overseeing office supplies and equipment
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Internal event organisation (e.g. staff away day, Christmas party, Leadership meetings), including budget management, venue booking, overseeing delivery on site.
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Management of travel arrangements for the CEO and ad hoc management for other members of the Senior Leadership team.
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Hosting visitors to the UK office including management of travel arrangements and itineraries.
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General team administration including managing video conferencing, team calendar events, upkeep of Intranet and shared team documents.
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Managing the relationship with the IT contractor, procuring IT equipment and dealing with any breakages
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Managing work experience placements in the London office.
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Point of Contact - being the first point of contact for general external enquiries, overseeing our generic email address, managing calls on the office phone and managing physical post.
Please visit our website to view the full job description and for details of how to apply.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Saferworld is an independent international organisation working to prevent violent conflict and build safer lives. We work with people affected by conflict to improve their safety and sense of security, and conduct wider research and analysis. We use this evidence and learning to improve local, national and international policies and practices that can help build lasting peace. Our priority is people – we believe in a world where everyone can lead peaceful, fulfilling lives, free from fear and insecurity. We are a not-for-profit organisation operational in 12 countries across Africa, Asia and the Middle East.
We are seeking a dedicated and dynamic individual to join our team as an Administrative and Logistical Support Specialist. This role has two distinct areas of responsibility: providing administrative and logistical support for the smooth running of our London office (70%) and assisting with the general operations of the Trustees, including coordination of Board meetings (30%). The balance of these responsibilities may vary on a day-to-day basis.
This role requires a candidate who is well-organised, adaptable, and proactive. Strong administrative, numeracy, communication, and IT skills, along with proficiency in using the Microsoft Office suite, including SharePoint and our organisational Intranet, are essential. Most importantly, the successful candidate will be a team player who is willing to learn and bring a positive, enthusiastic attitude with a proactive, can-do approach. If you are looking to contribute to a dynamic team and make a significant impact on our operations, we would love to hear from you.
Knowledge, qualifications and experience
• Previous experience in a similar administrative role
• Experience in supporting multiple functions in an international organisation
• Experience in delivering high-quality, written communications
• Knowledge of Health and Safety best practices and UK GDPR legislation is desired
• Excellent IT skills, particularly in Office 365 applications. It is desirable to have experience using SharePoint, which is used within Saferworld
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About us and what we do
Be the Business was established as an independent charity in 2017 by a group of prominent business figures led by our chair Sir Charlie Mayfield, in response to the UK’s poor productivity performance. For more than fifteen years, the UK’s productivity growth has been negligible, and we have fallen behind many of our international peers. At Be the Business we’re working on what needs to be done to reverse this.
Having received seed funding from the government we are now fully financially independent. Our strategy has a clear focus on delivering three key areas that we know will increase our impact:
- Build on our proven ability to innovate by testing and learning what engages business leaders and makes a real difference to their business’s productivity.
- Further our influence by developing the impact of our knowledge and insight, and making it valuable for partner organisations.
- Apply our expertise by delivering market-tested services proven to boost business productivity, and enhance the professional development of executives.
About the role
This role is important in amplifying the work we do and furthering our influence with corporate enterprises, small businesses and the government. You will shape our messaging and communications with stakeholders, especially through the production of our thought leadership and publications, as well as helping drive engagement with stakeholders through different channels including media and socials. You will work closely with the Head of the Knowledge Centre to provide the expertise needed to make this team a success.
Key responsibilities of the role
Thought Leadership Reports
Content Development
- Work across the organisation with other teams to create impactful content.
- Provide writing and editing support for thought leadership reports, ensuring high-quality content with a clear narrative, compelling headlines, and a consistent tone of voice.
- Provide detailed feedback when collaborating with freelancers.
- Create forewords for our CEO, ensuring alignment with the report’s themes.
Design Collaboration
- Work closely with our design agency on the report's design, ensuring it aligns with our brand guidelines.
- Conduct a final edit of reports to ensure overall quality assurance.
Project Budgeting
- Monitor and manage the budget related to report production and promotion.
Promotion and Distribution
- Have ownership of the promotion and distribution of content and its tracking, so that we can learn what works and continuously improve.
- Develop and provide copy for social media posts, ensuring effective promotion of reports.
- Build and manage report landing pages on the website, incorporating UTM parameters.
- Create press release landing pages on the website and manage related media plans.
- Assist in devising and executing media plans for report launches.
Media relations
- Developing media relations strategy that includes National, Regional and Trade publications.
- Draft and pitch press releases about Be the Business’ work.
- Lead on reporting for media output, producing slides for review at team and management meetings.
Publications
- Lead the calendar of report publications for Be the Business, in coordination with the other parts of the organisation.
- Set and maintain tone of voice across any external publications.
CEO profile
- Lead on drafting speeches, op-eds, and commentary for the CEO including management of social media output.
- Produce and manage LinkedIn content and engagement.
- Develop and agree a strategy for raising CEO profile.
Stakeholder engagement
- Assist in organising and supporting events such as policy briefings, roundtables, and stakeholder meetings.
- Drafting communications to stakeholders including government and leading businesses.
- Contribute to the implementation of stakeholder engagement plans to support advocacy initiatives.
- Support the creation of content for the website.
*Please note this is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities and may be revised from time to time as per business needs.
Skills and Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in communications or adjacent functions.
- Ability to work closely with the CEO and leadership team
- Excellent writing and communication skills
- Experience of using social media to build brand awareness
- Research skills and the ability to assess information critically and distill key messages
- Project management experience including the publication of reports
- Able to manage your time effectively
- Ability to work as part of a small, collaborative team
Application process
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter, a CV and a few samples of their writing.
As a CRM Database Coordinator, you will support the promotion of all CHAS supporter activities and products by developing cost effective marketing across all channels and maximising value from existing and potential supporters.
You will be part of a small team providing specialist technical expertise in the day-to-day running and management of the CRM and the relevant processes and procedures which allow the smooth management of data and financial information.
Job Purpose
Working within the culture, ethos and philosophy of CHAS, this post will be responsible for harnessing the financial value in our database through the use of database driven marketing. The post holder will support the promotion of all CHAS supporter activities and products by developing cost effective marketing across all channels and maximising value from existing and potential supporters.
This multi-disciplinary role will work as part of a small team providing specialist expertise in the day to day running of the CRM and the relevant processes and procedures which allow the smooth management of data and financial information.
Main Tasks
▪ Data Management
▪ Income Management
▪ Administration
▪ Support training of colleagues in new processes and applications
▪ Information Governance Job Activities Data Management
▪ Ensure there is a controlled environment for the effective management and use of data across all development teams
▪ Maintain data standards, ensuring that all data input is accurate, consistent, and timely and adheres to best practice
▪ Assist with prospect research and provide data that will enhance understanding of supporters
▪ Assist the CRM Database Marketing Manager with data segmentation and audience profile development and testing strategies to optimise all supporter communications in line with the Fundraising Strategy
▪ Provide appropriate levels of database training across all Development teams and provide database induction for new staff,
See attachment for further responsibilities
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Sightsavers is looking for a Senior Learning Advisor to lead on the implementation and continuous development of the Disability Inclusive Development programme's learning strategy.
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000
Location: UK remote - with occasional travel to Haywards Heath, West Sussex when required
Contract: 18 month fixed-term contract
Hours: This is a full-time role with some flexibility around hours worked and some home working
The Disability Inclusive Development (DIDIF) programme started in July 2018 and is a six year, £29.5m FCDO funded commercial contract managed by Sightsavers DIDIF Fund Management Team (FMT). The DIDIF programme is managed using a payment-by-results and New Engineering Contract (NEC3) contracting model. It is also adaptively managed. The DIDIF consortium consists of ten partners who work on innovation and scale projects across the programme's four thematic areas: health, education, livelihoods and negative stereotyping and discrimination. We work in six countries: Bangladesh, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda. The FMT is responsible for the programme's management: finance & risk; monitoring, evaluation and learning; adaptive management; reporting and quality assurance; governance; contract management; consortium management and donor relations.
The Senior Learning Advisor leads on the implementation and continuous development of the DIDIF programme's Learning Strategy (also called "the Learning Architecture"), a component of the DIDIF programme's MEL Strategy.
The Senior Learning Advisor leads on establishing the learning priorities for Learning Architecture's four operational areas (project, programme, consortium and organisation) and ensure those learning priorities meet the programme's strategic objectives. At this stage of the programme, the focus is upon delivery. Key duties include:
- Providing technical direction to all Learning Architecture projects and oversee implementation and delivery.
- They are responsible for the timely, quality delivery of learning products developed by the FMT.
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Leading teams to deliver programmatic, consortium and organisational learning products as well as delivering products individually.
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Managing quality control processes and tools to support consortium partners to deliver robust learning products
- Matrix-managing a project team of FMT members and/or consultants responsible for delivering programme, organisational and consortium learning products on time and on budget.
- Leading on the design and creation of high-quality programme learning products
- Providing expert technical support and guidance for FMT and consortium partners in the development and dissemination of high-quality learning products
Please read the job description for full details
There is some flexibility around working hours within this role, however we anticipate it being a minimum of a four-day week role. To enable a handover with the current post holder, we are keen for a late September (or earlier) contract start date.
To succeed in this role you will need:
- Extensive experience working in the international development and/or the humanitarian sector
- Senior-level experience in monitoring, evaluation and learning, specifically learning
- Demonstrated ability to manage large, complex piece of work and produce key deliverables on time
- Line and matric management experience is desirable
This is a varied role, please read the full job description for further details
Benefits
Sightsavers offers some fantastic benefits. Our comprehensive benefits package includes generous annual leave allowance, pension, season ticket loan, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym memberships and wellness discounts. If you choose to work in or are visiting our collaborative, modern office space, you will find it an easy 20-minute train journey from Brighton or 45 minutes from London.
Closing date: 11 August 2024
To apply for this exciting opportunity, please complete an application via our recruitment portal. Please note that there will be an expectation that you can occasionally visit our modern and collaborative offices in Haywards Heath, West Sussex (RH16 3BW). We anticipate that remote interviews will take place between Tuesday 20 August and Friday 23 August 2024. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide published written samples in advance of attending interview.
As an equal opportunity employer, we actively encourage applications from all sections of the community. Sightsavers is a Disability Confident Leader and qualified people with a disability are particularly encouraged to apply.
In line with its commitment to safe programming and recruitment, Sightsavers participates in the inter-agency Misconduct Disclosure Scheme (MDS) administered by the Steering Committee for Humanitarian Response. Through collaboration with other MDS members, Sightsavers aims to ensure that there are no sexual exploitation, abuse or harassment issues relating to potential new hires and that we can respond systematically to checks from fellow MDS members. This ensures our work is accountable, delivered to a high standard and supports safeguarding across the development and humanitarian fields.
As CTA's Business Development Manager, your role involves increasing the uptake of MiDAS training and growing CTA membership. To do this you will need to have/develop an in-depth knowledge of the sector, be able to conduct your own research, develop relationships with our key stakeholders, and track performance metrics.
Responsibilities
Promoting CTA services, increasing uptake, and retention.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing members, ensuring their satisfaction and engagement to retain our existing membership.
- Develop and foster relationships with local authorities, umbrella organisations, charities, voluntary organisations and other stakeholders across the UK to promote CTA membership offerings.
- This will include creating a promotional package for CTA membership to be delivered to organisations across the UK.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive marketing and outreach strategy to promote MiDAS training courses.
- You will do this by collaboratively working with MiDAS customers, training providers, local authorities, and community organisations to raise awareness of MiDAS and its benefits. This will include running workshops, webinars, and information sessions to educate potential clients on MiDAS standards and certification that encourage participation in MiDAS training.
- Build and maintain connections with commercial organisations affiliated with CTA, ensuring strong relationships, and the offers are relevant adding value to CTA membership.
- Identify and pursue new business opportunities, including creating focused campaigns to attract new members and boost membership sales. This will include collaborating with CTA’s Country Directors and Development Officers to share these campaigns and involve them in the process.
- Using available internal MiDAS sales and participation data, develop a thorough understanding of who purchases and uses the product and how this can be leveraged to increase participation in the training programme and drive its income.
- Responsible for contributing to the MiDAS / Training newsletter
- Make the best use of social media, including content creation, to promote CTA membership and training offering.
- Work with senior leadership group to develop our sales systems and processes.
- Provide excellent customer service to address inquiries, resolve issues, and encourage membership renewals.
Research, analysis and reporting
- Develop and implement strategies to identify trends within the Community Transport sector and beyond. In doing so you will identify potential new stakeholders, potential threats, opportunities and areas for growth.
- Monitor developments within the wider voluntary and transport sector and adjust strategies accordingly.
- Use these insights to regularly provide feedback to the leadership group and make recommendations for growth.
- Track and report on key performance indicators related to MiDAS training and CTA membership. Including providing regular updates to management on progress, challenges, and opportunities.
Person Specification
Essential
Experience & Qualifications
- Extensive experience in business development and/or sales roles, including the creation of metrics for setting targets and measuring success.
- Experience and understanding of the community & voluntary sector.
- Experience of building strong working relationships with colleagues, partners and external stakeholders at all levels (including senior leaders) to deliver results on behalf of an organisation.
- Experience leading and participating in collaborative endeavors with other organisations through partnerships and alliance building.
- A qualification or experience relevant to the role and evidence of continual professional development.
- Experienced in creating marketing packs, promotional material, and presenting that material in varying formats.
- Experience working at both regional and national level.
- Ability to harness opportunities and develop campaigns to promote and sell services.
Desirable:
- Experience working within a community transport, membership organisation, transport, or community and voluntary organisation; ideally in a business development/sales position.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential
- Excellent interpersonal and organisational skills, with an emphasis on collaboration and working well in a team.
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, including confidence to speak and present to different audiences.
- Ability to collect and interpret data and use it to drive planning and delivery of strategy. Highly motivated to deliver success.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Willingness to challenge the status quo and received wisdom to find more effective ways of delivering outcomes.
- Strong IT and digital skills – including MS Office and digital communication tools.
- The ability to work on your own initiative and prioritize workload.
- Strong attention to detail.
Values & Attitude
Essential:
- A demonstrable commitment to our organisation’s values.
- Strong commitment to, and understanding of the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion.
Full job pack available on the Jobs section of the Community Transport Association UK website.
Your application should include the following two things:
- A personal statement that’s no longer than two sides of A4. Share your motivation for applying for the role and how you meet the essential requirements from the knowledge, skills and abilities section of the Person Specification. An up-to-date, detailed CV including all relevant employment history and key achievements in your most recent role(s).
- Please also ensure your CV has your email address, phone number including names and contact details of two people who can provide references, one of whom should be your most recent employer. We will only request references once we have chosen an applicant we wish to appoint. Also, ensure your CV does not contain personal data such as DOB, gender, nationality, etc.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Our ambitious Next Stage initiative works to ensure that artists and music creators who have access requirements can thrive within the music industry. We run a growing network of disabled music creators alongside a vibrant programme of events, lead an engaged group of talent development organisations and funders, and are engaged in projects to influence the industry to improve accessibility.
This new role will support the Artist Development Manager to deliver Next Stage by coordinating our peer support programme for disabled artists and creators and the onboarding process for new members of our network. The role will also assist with the production of content sharing the voices of network members on our website and social media and provide meeting and event support as required.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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Mentell is seeking a seasoned and proactive Executive Assistant to deliver top-tier administrative support to our Chief Executive Officer, Head of Fundraising and Trustee Board. In this newly established position, you will bring your expertise and efficiency to support daily operations and our senior leaders in a dynamic environment.
Mentell is a UK charity that provides men’s groups, in-person and online for males aged 18+ to talk in a safe and confidential space, free from advice and judgement. We raise awareness of men’s mental health issues, suicide risk and support men through the challenges of life’s journey.
About the Role:
The Executive Assistant will be at the heart of the charity's activities, providing an efficient organisational hub around which the charity operates. Your key responsibilities will include coordinating diaries, managing meeting logistics, and handling agendas and minutes with precision. We have established a new office home in Stockport and are growing fast, building partnerships with social prescribers, GP practices and numerous other bodies as we seek to support as many men as possible.
This role offers a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of a growing men’s mental health charity. Given the high-paced nature of this position, you must be exceptionally organized, adept at time management, and capable of meeting tight deadlines under pressure.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive administrative support to the CEO, Head of Fundraising, and Trustee Board, ensuring seamless communication and preparation of agendas and minutes.
- Liaise with internal and external stakeholders, maintaining confidentiality and a professional and discreet approach.
- Manage online systems to enhance administrative efficiency and support team needs.
- Conduct research and gather information to aid senior decision-making processes and special projects.
What We’re Looking For:
- At least 3 years of experience in a similar role, supporting senior management and building strong working relationships across all levels.
- Exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to prepare comprehensive papers, reports, and presentations, and take effective minutes.
- Proven experience in improving administrative systems and working to empower a wide range of stakeholders including senior leaders, staff team and highly committed volunteers.
- Ability to conduct thorough research and provide relevant information for senior decision-making and special initiatives.
- Familiarity with the health or charity sector is a plus, with a good understanding of charity governance and compliance being highly desirable.
Skills and Qualities:
- Highly proactive and capable of working independently with minimal supervision.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, able to communicate confidently and professionally at all levels.
- Ability to draft clear, well-structured communications and documents.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills, able to thrive in a busy and varied role.
Working Hours:
Part-Time (We envisage the working pattern to be 5 hours per day from 9.30am or 10am, with a break for lunch. Although mainly office-based, there would be the opportunity to work from home one day per week on any day other than Wednesday.)
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The British Academy – the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences - is seeking an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Manager to join our Governance & Fellowship Office, providing key support in the delivery of the Academy’s overall EDI ambitions across all aspects of its work.
The Role
Working closely with the Academy’s senior management and workstream leads within other teams, you will oversee the delivery of the Academy’s ambitious EDI activity and strategy. With experience of supporting and delivering EDI initiatives in similar contexts (HE, research funding, fellowship bodies or the charity sector), you will be responsible for both overseeing current and ongoing EDI activity, as well as initiating new areas of work as needed.
You will need excellent communication skills, to be able to liaise and report internally across all levels but also to provide high-quality external communications and act as an ambassador for the Academy and its work.
You will have up-to-date knowledge of the statutory and best-practice contexts of EDI matters and be able to bring these to inform the Academy’s activity, acting as both internal adviser across Teams and the Fellowship and an ally for staff, researchers and the audiences we serve. You will have an understanding of the specific EDI challenges within the UK HE funding and research sector, and work closely with internal and external partners to develop responses and new initiatives. You will have the opportunity to design and deliver new EDI initiatives, but also to influence our governance and accountability processes to ensure EDI outcomes are measurable and effective. You will play a key role in implementing the Academy’s cross-cutting EDI strategy, and ensuring this is evidence-based and supports our role as a key player in the UK HE and Research landscape.
This post sits within the Governance and Fellowship Office and reports directly to the Head of Fellowship Engagement & Governance. This Team supports the Chief Executive and the President of the British Academy, as well as its executive and strategic committees (Council and Senior Management Team). The Office also provides core Fellowship support, including their biannual meetings, nomination and election processes and a number of Fellowship engagement activities. This means that not only will your EDI activity be embedded across the main governance functions of the Academy, but you will also have the opportunity to work closely with senior stakeholders and decision makers across all of our work.
About the Academy
The British Academy is the UK’s national body for the humanities and social sciences, established by Royal Charter in 1902. We mobilise these disciplines to understand the world and shape a brighter future. Today’s complex challenges can only be resolved by deepening our insight into people, culture, and societies. With a Fellowship of around 1,400 leading national and international academics, the Academy invests in researchers and projects across the UK and overseas, engages the public with fresh thinking and debates, and brings together scholars, government, business, and civil society to influence policy.
The Academy currently has five directorates: Communications & Marketing; Development, Policy, Research, and Resources, plus a small Governance & Fellowship Team. We have increased staffing in the last 12 months and expect to continue to grow this year.
Working at the Academy
Our senior management team have worked with staff to foster a culture of collaboration, respect, and empathy, in which all contributions are recognised as we work towards our common goals. Our people strategy and working practices focus on building strengths and sharing insights, with learning & development, wellbeing, and equality, diversity & inclusion at the centre of how we operate as an organisation. Investing in our staff and encouraging a healthy work/life balance is central to our success, as we move forward and continue to grow.
Terms and conditions
The British Academy is based at 10–11, Carlton House Terrace, London SW1, a Grade 1 listed building. We offer a competitive benefits package, including a 35-hour working week, with hours and location worked flexibly under our hybrid-working policy, 34 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holidays, a subsidised canteen and an excellent occupational pension.
How to apply
We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, in line with our commitment to creating a diverse and inclusive working environment, promoting equal opportunity, and addressing under-representation. We will make reasonable adjustments to support disabled job applicants and offer an interview to those meeting the minimum selection criteria.
To apply, and to see the full job description and our workplace values, please follow the link to access the Applied recruitment platform.
Applications must be received no later than 12:00 noon on Monday 12 August 2024.
Please contact the HR team if you have any questions.